HOLLY, Michigan – The Holly Hurricanes Soccer Club will be conducting tryouts for the U-13 girl’s travel team at 6 p.m. on Monday, June 14, 2010 at Sherman Middle School, 14470 N. Holly Road.

Tryouts are open to current, former and future club members who wish to play premiere- level travel soccer in association with the Michigan Youth Soccer League. Call (810) 423-4323 for more information.

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Holly Youth Football is not a...

HOLLY, Michigan - Regardless of the fact that summer is right around the corner, it’s not too early to start thinking about football and cheerleading!

The last registration for Holly Youth Football and Cheerleading is from 6 until 7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 18, 2010 at Holly Elementary School, 801 E. Maple St., Holly.

Football players who will be in the third through sixth grades next year can register for $125 per student. Cheerleaders who will be in second through sixth grades next year can register for $90 per student. Cheerleaders must be present at registration.

All registering children must have a physcian-completed physical form before the first practice, and all registration fees must be paid in full at the time of registration.

For more information on the football program, contact Brett LaClair via email at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or the cheerleading representative via telephone at (248) 328-0096.

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Kyle Van Boemel

SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP, Michigan – Kyle Van Boemel picked up his first golf club at the tender age of 4, and he’s been swinging ever since, playing golf several times a week mainly with his dad, John, or anybody else who will drive him to the course.

With his dad up north for a guy’s fishing and golf weekend, Kyle, 11 turned to the next best thing, his cousin Ryan Bennett, 14, a member of the Romeo High School golf team.

On Sunday, April 25, Kyle asked his mom, Denise Van Boemel if she would give Ryan and him a lift to Windmill Ridge Golf Course, 12751 Big Lake Road to get in a quick nine.

Denise obliged and before she had even gotten to the end of Big Lake Road, her cell phone rang.

“They were screaming on the other end of the line when I answered,” Denise said. “At first I thought something was wrong, but I then realized they were celebrating –Kyle had gotten a hole in one.”

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Kyle Van Boemel has been playi...

Kyle said he teed off on the first hole, a short 74-yard par 3 using his 9-iron.

“I hit the ball well and it came down about 12 feet to the left of the pin,” Kyle said. With a fierce spin, the ball rolled to the right and directly into the cup.

“We couldn’t believe it,” Kyle said. “We were jumping up and down, screaming - we went crazy.”

With plans to someday join the Holly Broncho golf team, Kyle’s first “ace” probably won’t be his last.

“You have good days and bad days out on the course,” Kyle said. “It’s always a challenge, but that day on Windmill Ridge – well, that was definitely one of the good days.”

HOLLY, Michigan – Rain managed to hold off long enough on Saturday for the teams that make up Holly’s Little League Association to ring in Opening Day with style!

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Led by the Holly Police Department, a colorful stream of uniform-clad players paraded from the Holly Post Office down Maple St. to the Karl Richter Campus for Opening Day ceremonies on the main field.

After teams assembled in the infield, Holly Little League Coordinator, John Copley welcomed the crowd of parents and players to the 2010 Holly Little League Opening Day.

Copley thanked the many sponsors for making the day and the season possible, before asking players to recite the Little League Pledge.