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FINAL: @DeLaSalle_BB 67, Grand Blanc 58
Your Pilots are basketball state champs for the first time in school history!
#GoPilots #PilotPride
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We're happy to announce that Gjon Djokaj, the head coach at Walled Lake Northern the past three seasons, is the Pilots’ new basketball coach. #PilotPride
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.@t_nichols30 wins the game on this putback! The Pilots are going back to the Breslin!
FINAL: @DeLaSalle_BB 50, St. Mary's 48
DLS will play winner of Grand Rapids Northview-Kalamazoo Central in an @MHSAA Div. 1 semifinal game Friday at the Breslin Center at noon.
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FINAL from @MHSAA Division 2 state final at Ford Field: @DLSFootball_MI 41, Traverse City Central 14
Your Pilots are the 2021 Div. 2 state champs!
#GoPilots #PilotPride
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.@NinoCarter04 with the game-winning bucket for @DeLaSalle_BB! Pilots win in walkoff fashion, 53-51.
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Congrats to our boys on capturing the 2021-22 @MHSAA Division 1 basketball state championship! It's a season that will never be forgotten!
Congrats on making all of Pilot nation proud, @DeLaSalle_BB!
#BOOM #PilotPride
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Congrats to senior @BrettStanley30 on being the winningest wrestler in @delasallehs history, with 154 career victories to his name!
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Here's freshman @PGlassnor performing a beautiful rendition of the National Anthem on his saxophone before last night's varsity @DeLaSalle_BB game!
We love seeing our DLS student-athletes excel both on and off the court/field!
Video credit: @TheDZoneBBall
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.@DeLaSalle_BB advances to the MHSAA Div. 1 Final Four Thursday at 3 p.m. at the Breslin Center! Congrats to @coach_djokaj & the Pilots! #PilotPride
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BREAKING NEWS: @DLSFootball_MI has found a Week 2 opponent! The Pilots will play @RougeFootball Friday at 7 p.m. at Wayne State's Tom Adams Field.
Can't wait for this must-see matchup with the 2019 Division 3 state champion Panthers & 2020 Div. 3 state finalists!
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Great win for the DLS Pilots tonight over the #1 ranked Brother Rice. Congrats Pilots!
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Proud to see @DLSFootball_MI ranked as the No. 1 team in the state of Michigan for the 2021 season!
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FINAL: @DLSFootball_MI 49, Franklin 14
Your Pilots advance to the 2021 @MHSAA Division 2 state championship game for the 2nd straight year!
#GoPilots #PilotPride
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We are proud to say that senior Brett Stanley, an all-state football player & wrestler & all-@CHSL1926 baseball player, is up for the @DAC_Detroit HS Athlete of the Year!
Find out more about the award at dacathleteoftheyear.com or by watching this video: piped.video/V9YCXD3zHZ0
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.@DeLaSalle_BB beats the @UDJCubs, 64-59, for the Division 1 Regional 7 championship!
#GoPilots #PilotPride
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FINAL: @DLSFootball_MI 35, Grosse Pointe South 20
Your Pilots are Region 4 District 2 champs!
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Congrats to our regional champion Pilots (17-7)!
Next up for @DeLaSalle_BB is a quarterfinal matchup with @CHSL1926 rival Orchard Lake St. Mary's Tuesday at Calihan Hall. It's bound to be a good one!
#GoPilots #PilotPride
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FINAL from the Breslin Center: @DeLaSalle_BB 59, Grand Rapids Northview 45
The Pilots advance to the @MHSAA Division 1 state final! Opponent will be winner of Grand Blanc-Belleville. Tip-off is set for 12:15 p.m. tomorrow at the Breslin.
#GoPilots #PilotPride
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.@BDrogosh connects with Tristan Nichols for his 3rd TD pass of night! Pilots lead 21-0 over GP South with under 9 minutes to go. #gopilots @coachrohn @DLSFootball_MI
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Congrats to senior @BrettStanley30 on being named the 2021 @CHSL1926 Walt Bazylewicz Male Athlete of the Year!
He's De La Salle’s second ever student to win the award -- the first having been current DLS math department chairman Joe Novak, who won the award in 2003
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.@AdleyTamario soars through the lane & finishes with the POWERFUL one-hand slam!
#GoPilots #SCTop10
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.@DeLaSalle_BB celebrating its regional championship -- the first ever regional title won at the Bill Fox Gymnasium! #PilotPride
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DLS Athletics welcomes Denarryl Rice, new DLS varsity basketball head coach!
And he's ready to work.
Read about Coach Rice here: tinyurl.com/DLSRice
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Congrats to @DLSFootball_MI on reaching the @MHSAA Division 2 state championship game for the 2nd straight season!
Next up for the 12-0 Pilots is Traverse City Central (12-1). Game is set for Friday at 1 p.m. at Ford Field.
#GoPilots #PilotPride
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THE PILOTS OF DLS VARSITY SOCCER ARE DIVISION 2 STATE CHAMPIONS!!!!!! STATE CHAMPIONS!
DLS VARSITY SOCCER STATE CHAMPIONS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 19 YEARS!!!!! WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU, PILOTS!!!
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Regional Champs! Clutch late game FTs and an amazing game high 30 pts for Phoenix Glassnor! Way to go Pilots! @DeLaSalle_BB @DLSPilotsAlumni @coach_djokaj #pilotpride
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.@DeLaSalle_BB is the Division 1 Regional 7 champion!
Up next for the Pilots is a quarterfinal round contest with Macomb Dakota Tuesday at Detroit Renaissance.
#GoPilots #PilotPride
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Our seniors were honored as part of Senior Night at tonight's varsity basketball game (from left to right: Luke Wilking, Caleb Reese, Stavro Kiryakoza, Tamario Adley, A.J. Whitehead & Jack Nelson).
Thanks to these 6 young men for all that they've done to make Pilot nation proud!
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.@DLSFootball_MI blanks Port Huron, wins District Championship. It's the 10th district title in program history.
READ MORE: delasallehs.com/discover-de-…
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De La Salle Celebrates National Signing Day, 15 Student-Athletes Sign with Colleges
STORY: delasallecollegiate.bigteams…
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It's still officially ring season at De La Salle! Our @DeLaSalle_BB squad got its rings today for capturing the 2021-22 @MHSAA Div. 1 state championship, the first in school history for the basketball program. Congrats again to our boys on the historic season!
#BOOM #PilotPride
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Congrats to juniors Michael Sulaka and Nino Smith, plus @DeLaSalle_BB head man Gjon Djokaj, on their respective postseason honors from the Associated Press!
They each contributed tremendously to the Pilots' unforgettable, history-making 2021-22 season!
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Congratulations, Adam Broski, who signed his commitment to Michigan State University for baseball! Go Spartans! @DLSPilots
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Congrats to these 10 @DLSFootball_MI student-athletes on signing with colleges/universities to continue their football careers!
They'll always be remembered as champions and most importantly, as members of the De La Salle family!
#NationalSigningDay #PilotPride
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FINAL from Tom Adams Field: @DLSFootball_MI 45, Roseville 14
Your Pilots are @MHSAA Division 2 Regional 4 champs!
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🙏 for Mitchell and his family from the entire @delasallehs community
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Senior three-sport athlete @BrettStanley30 has undoubtedly left his mark during his time at @delasallehs.
Read his story HERE: delasallehs.com/discover-de-…
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De La Salle football (@DLSFootball_MI) team gathers to support front-line health workers at Ascension Macomb-Oakland Hospital
#PilotPride @DeLaSalleAD @DeLasallehs @Ascensionorg @Ascension_MI bit.ly/2Z9dYGd
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Former @DLSFootball_MI head coach Paul Verska, who led the Pilots football program to its first ever state championship in school history in 2014, giving the 2021 team a pep talk before its state title game on Friday!
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Before we play, we pray!
Our @DeLaSalle_BB team tips off against Grand Blanc in the @MHSAA Div. 1 state championship game at approximately 12:15 p.m. at the Breslin Center!
#FaithinYou #PilotPride
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The @DLSFootball_MI are headed back to Ford Field for the 3rd straight year and will try to earn their second straight State Championship! Congratulations Pilots! @coachrohn @DLSFootball_MI @DLSPilotsAlumni
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District Champions!!! Pilots fight to the finish with a final score of 57-41!!! @DeLaSalle_BB @DLSPilotsAlumni #gopilots
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FINAL: @DLSSoccer_MI 2, Fraser High School 0
Your Pilots are Division 1 District 15 champs!
Up next: The Pilots will take on Troy High School in a Div. 1 Regional 4 semifinal match. Kickoff is set for Tuesday, Oct. 26, at 5 p.m. at Rochester Hills Stoney Creek HS.
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During halftime of tonight's varsity basketball game, @DLSFootball_MI was honored for winning the 2021 Div. 2 state championship.
Congrats to the Pilots once again on capturing the state title & for going undefeated (13-0) for the first time in school history!
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The scene after the game, with our state champion @DeLaSalle_BB squad celebrating with the BroZone! Mission accomplished!
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Congrats to our @MHSAA state champion @DeLaSalle_BB team on being named Academic All-State in Division 1!
What a great season it was for our Pilots, both on and off the floor!
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.@BeesleyWill (class of '22), Brady Drogosh (class of '23) and Rhett Roeser (class of '24) might all be graduating from @delasallehs at different times, but guess what, they're brothers for life and will always have a state championship to cherish!
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Gjon Djokaj, former head basketball coach at De La Salle Collegiate, will leave his position to pursue a new opportunity at the collegiate level.
#PilotPride
Read about it here: tinyurl.com/DLSDjokaj
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.@DLSFootball_MI looks to make a return trip to Ford Field, as it takes on Livonia Franklin this Saturday, Nov. 20, at 1 p.m., at Hazel Park High School!
Buy your tickets HERE: gofan.co/app/school/MI9931
LIVESTREAM: nfhsnetwork.com/events/hazel…
#GoPilots #PilotPride
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Congratulations on your 200th CAREER WIN, Coach Rohn!!! AMAZING!!!!
We are so very proud to have you represent the Purple & Gold!!!
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.@DLSFootball_MI outscored U-D Jesuit, 137-21, in three contests this season.
Up next for the Pilots is an @MHSAA Division 2 district championship matchup with Grosse Pointe South.
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Congratulations to Coach Dan Rohn on winning MHSAA Div. 2 State Coach of the Year, awarded by the MHSFCA! #PilotPride
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REGIONAL CHAMPS! The Pilots defeated the Blue Devils of Grosse Pointe South 62-58 to win the MHSAA Region 8 Championship. The Pilots move on to the quarterfinals against Orchard Lake St. Mary's at Calihan Hall at the University of Mercy on Tuesday, March 21 at 7 p.m. #PilotPride
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Next up for @DLSFootball_MI on its trek to the @MHSAA Division 2 state title game is the Div. 2 Regional 4 final vs. the Roseville Panthers!
Game's set for Saturday at 1 PM at @waynestate's Tom Adams Field.
TICKETS: gofan.co/app/events/425473?s…
LIVESTREAM: nfhsnetwork.com/events/mhsaa…
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.@DeLaSalle_BB is district champs!
NOTE: 2-0 score is the result of Warren Fitzgerald having had to forfeit due to COVID.
The Pilots advance to the regional semifinal round Tuesday at 7 p.m. vs. Detroit King. Game will be hosted at DLS.
#GoPilots #PilotPride
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NEWS: Pilots Add Detroit Cass Tech Assistant Gary Abernathy to Football Coaching Staff
STORY: delasallecollegiate.bigteams…
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FINAL: Ann Arbor Huron 55, @DeLaSalle_BB 39
Congrats to our Pilots on a great season in @coach_djokaj's first year at the helm!
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Head coach Dan Rohn announces his @DLSFootball_MI staff for 2020 season
#PilotPride @coachrohn @DeLaSalleAD bit.ly/2z4RgDU
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Some of the best photos from this weekend! Congrats again to our Pilots on capturing the first basketball state title in school history!
#BOOM #GoPilots #PilotPride
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.@BDrogosh connects with @t_nichols30 for a yard 13 TD reception! Pilots lead OLSM 42-14 with just under a minute to play in the 1st half. #gopilots
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.@MMuragin, a class of 2023 EDGE rusher, had a big night for the Pilots, with multiple sacks and even a TD catch!
It was the definition of a dominant performance, from start to finish, for Muragin & @DLSFootball_MI, against a big-time foe in Muskegon!
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Congratulations to the De La Salle Varsity Football team for being named the Macomb County Team of the Year!
Well deserved! It's a great day to be a Pilot!
#PilotPride #AboveTheLine @coachrohn @DLSFootball_MI
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Congrats to senior @BeesleyWill, @DLSFootball_MI's all-time leading tackler (259 career tackles), on being named to the 2021 @freepsports All-State Dream Team!
He'll go down as one of the greatest student-athletes to ever don the Purple and Gold!
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Your Pilots pulled out an incredible, two-OT victory at the 2021 @HWFoundation Tip-Off Classic! What a great way to start the 2021-22 campaign!
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De La Salle Baseball Bags a 'Moose,' John Musachio Hired as Pilots Skipper
Read more about the hire HERE: delasallecollegiate.bigteams…
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.@DLSFootball_MI beefs up coaching staff for 2021 season, hires longtime Clinton Twp. Chippewa Valley HS assistant Tyler Alwardt
PRESS RELEASE: delasallehs.com/athletics-ho…
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Congrats to @DeLaSalle_BB (7-0) on its victory over Detroit Pershing in the 2021 Motor City Roundball Classic!
Also, congrats to @NinoCarter04 on being named the MVP of the game!
#GoPilots #PilotPride
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Congrats to our Pilots hockey team (22-4-1) on capturing the @MHSAA Division 3 Region 23 regional championship!
With the win, the Purple and Gold tied the school record for most wins in a single season (22; first happened in 2011)!
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.@DLSFootball_MI (3-4) got back to basics Friday night, with solid defensive play and a steady dose of the ground and pound, and soared past @RVille_Football, 58-14, in the first round of the 2020 MHSAA state playoffs.
READ MORE: delasallehs.com/discover-de-…
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Congrats to @DLSFootball_MI, after its 21-16 victory over Brother Rice Friday night, on being ranked No. 1 in Division 2 and No. 4 in the Super 10 of longtime @freepsports prep sports writer @MickMcCabe1's latest weekly rankings!
RANKINGS: freep.com/story/sports/high-…
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De La Salle Collegiate is committed to providing the best possible high school experience to all students.
We are proud to have been ranked the #2 private high school in Michigan for student-athletes to attend.
READ MORE: mlive.com/highschoolsports/2…
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FINAL: @Pilots_Baseball 6, Detroit U-D Jesuit 3
The Pilots win game one of their doubleheader against Detroit U-D Jesuit on Opening Day at Brian Kelly Field!
Sophomore @rhett_roeser notched the win on the mound, throwing a complete game & finishing with 11 Ks.
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Here are your 2023 MHSAA REGIONAL CHAMPIONS!!
Congratulations to DLS Varsity Football!!
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It was a jersey-themed walkthrough for @DLSFootball_MI Thursday!
The Pilots take on @CHSL1926 Central Division rival @DCCfootball Friday at 7 p.m. at @waynestate's Tom Adams Field, as part of @delasallehs's 2021 Alumni Reunion Weekend!
#GoPilots #PilotPride
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A great story here from @statechampsmich on the terrific start to the season for @DeLaSalle_BB in @coach_djokaj's first season at the helm!
#GoPilots #PilotPride
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Amazing night for our Pilots yesterday. Last night our De La Salle Pilots unveiled their 2022 Basketball and Football State Championship Banners! Congrats to these programs for all their success! We are so proud of you!@coach_djokaj @coachrohn @DLSFootball_MI @DeLaSalle_BB
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.@delasallehs extends its congratulations to Coach George Porritt of @OLSMFootball on an outstanding Hall of Fame career!
Porritt finished 14th all-time in wins, to go along w/ 7 state titles & 14 league titles. Thank you for 32 years of dedication to student-athletes! #Respect
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Another great, well-deserved accolade for one of the best student-athletes to ever walk the hallways at @delasallehs! #PilotPride
Congratulations @BrettStanley30 on winning the Catholic League's "Walt Bazylewicz Athlete of the Year Award". Brett is an outstanding multi-sport (football/wrestling/baseball) athlete and an even better young man. He is only the 2nd DLS athlete to win the award (Joe Novak, 03)
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FINAL from game 2 of doubleheader vs. Detroit U-D Jesuit: @Pilots_Baseball 2, U-D Jesuit 1
Junior Gabe Jones went the distance, striking out 11, en route to the extra innings win! Also, senior Matt Bartoy tallied two more base hits.
Congrats to DLS on sweeping the doubleheader!
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ICYMI: De La Salle's Turnover-Happy Defense Leads Pilots to 45-14 Regional Final Victory over Roseville
RECAP: delasallecollegiate.bigteams…
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ICYMI: Pilots Leave No Doubt, Throttle Traverse City Central, 41-14, in @MHSAA Division 2 State Final
RECAP: delasallecollegiate.bigteams…
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Our boys celebrating inside the locker room after their victory over Traverse City Central in the @MHSAA Division 2 state final!
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FINAL: @DLSFootball_MI 41, Renaissance 13
The Pilots improve to 1-0 on the 2022 season! Next up is a big non-conference test with Muskegon next Friday at Lawrence Tech University.
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#ICYMI: BOOM! Pilots Are Basketball State Champs for First Time in School History
RECAP: delasallecollegiate.bigteams…
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Congrats to @dlswrestling on capturing the district championship + to senior @BrettStanley30 on recording the 150th win of his HS wrestling career!
#GoPilots #PilotPride
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Congrats to @DeLaSalle_BB (15-7) on capturing the @MHSAA Division 1 District 29 crown!
Next up for the Pilots is a regional semifinal contest with Roseville Monday at Troy Athens High School. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m.
Buy your tickets for the game HERE: gofan.co/app/school/MI9931
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.@MickMcCabe1 has @DLSFootball_MI ranked No. 1 in Mich. in his preseason poll for @freeppreps!
As McCabe pens,
"The Pilots are defending Div. 2 champs and the best team in the state regardless of division. Drogosh could be the best leader in the state."
freep.com/story/sports/high-…
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