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Principal: Gavin Johnson
Athletic Director: John Thompson
Athletics Department Assistant: Connie Zaske
Trainer: Matt Ferrell
Conference: Kensington Lakes Activities Association
Nickname: Bulldogs
School Colors: Orange & Black
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Head Softball Coach Hiring
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Brighton Athletics is excited to announce to addition of two outstanding individuals to lead its Softball program following the retirement of the long time and very successful. Ms. Pam Lee-Campbell.
Mr. Rob Barr of Brighton and Ms. Jill DeRoche a Brighton Alumnus and Howell resident will jointly be responsible for the leadership of Brighton's softball program as it embarks on what will be an exciting new chapter for a program that through the years has been a successful both on and off the diamond.
Mr. Bar is a past collegiate athlete and graduate from Indiana University, Purdue University of Indianapolis whose full time employment is as the Director at the Detroit Athletic Club and comes to Brighton Athletics with 12 years of coaching experience in a number of sports outside of his time in the game of softball.
Ms. DeRoche, a member of Brighton's 2003 State Championship team and former Miss Softball graduated from CMU with a degree in education after an extremely successful pitching career for the Chippewas competing against some of the country's best teams like U of M and UCLA. Ms. DeRoche most recently taught and coached Softball and Volleyball in Arizona before returning to Michigan.
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New Brighton Boy's Basketball Head Coach
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Brighton InterSCHOLASTIC Athletics is pleased to announce the hiring of Mr. Tony Sweet of Grand Ledge, MI. as its new Head Program Coach for Boy's Basketball.
Athletic Director, John Thompson commented we are very excited to welcome Coach Sweet into the Head Coaching ranks at Brighton. Coach Sweet brings 25 years of successful high school coaching experience with him to our community.
Coach Sweet is a graduate of Grand Ledge High School where he excelled in Football, Basketball, and Baseball earning all league honors in all three sports while being recognized as the basketball teams most valuable player.
Coach Sweet and the Basketball staff will be available to meet players and parents on Wednesday, September 1st @ 6:00pm in the BHS Auxiliary gymnasium. At 6:30pm there will be an open gym until 8:00pm.
His basketball coaching experience includes the following:
- Grand Ledge High School JV Boy's Basketball Coach 1984-1992.
- Leslie High School Varsity Basketball Coach 1993-95.
- Grand Ledge Varsity Basketball Coach 1996-2010, career varsity record at Grand Ledge: 179-115.
- Two time Capital Area Conference Coach of the Year.
- CAC Champions in 2003, District Champions in 1998 & 2000.
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| Fall: 466 |
Winter: 332 |
Spring: 561 |
| Seniors: 182 |
Juniors: 236 |
Sophomores: 263 |
Freshman: 306 |
High School Participation: 1355
Middle School: 818
Total Brighton Interscholastic Athletic Participation: 2,173
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- 67% of all high school students who participated in athletics were scholar athletes
(3.0 GPA or higher during the season in which they participated)
- 38 of the top 50 (76%) of Brighton High Schools top 50 graduates were student athletes.
- 987 students participated in at least one HS sport or 46 % of BHS population.
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Fall
- Girls Cross Country - State Finals Qualifier, 23rd in MI
- Girls Golf KLAA West Division Champs, State Qualifier, 7th in the State
- Boys Soccer KLAA West Division Co-Champions
- Girl's Swim KLAA West Division Co-Champions, 7 State Qualifiers
- Volleyball - KLAA West Division Champions and MHSAA District Champions
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Winter
- Girls Bowling KLAA West Division Co-Champions, 1 State Qualifier
- Boys Basketball KLAA West Division Co-Champions
- Competitive Cheer MHSAA Regional Qualifier
- Gymnastics MHSAA Team State qualifier, finished 6th in the State, 4 Individual State Qualifiers
- Pom Qualified for Nationals and finished 18th in the nation
- Girls Ski MBISSL Champion, 1 State Qualifier
- Boy's Swim 8 State Qualifiers
- Wrestling MHSAA Team District Champions and Regional Runner-up, 1 Individual State Qualifier
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Spring
- Baseball KLAA West Division, Lakes Conference Champions
- Boys Lacrosse KLAA Lakes Conference Champs
- Girls Lacrosse KLAA Lakes Conference Champions, MHSAA Regional Champions and State Championship Runners-up.
- Track & Field Girls: 8 State Qualifiers, Boys: 3 State Qualifiers
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State Wide Recognition: BAS Director of Athletics, Mr. John Thompson was recognized as the South East Michigan Athletic Director of the Year and also was selected to serve on the MHSAA Board of Directors.
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Dear BAS Parents and Guardians
Brighton Athletics is pleased to announce a new partnership w/AT&T.
When the need arises in your family or business to shop for products and services such as: Advance TV, High Speed Internet, Home phones, Cell Phones and more. We hope you will consider AT&T.
When you purchase AT&T products either on line at www.godogs.org or at the AT&T store here in Brighton (Green Oaks Village Place Mall) a portion of your order goes to Brighton Athletics!
Online:
Go to: www.godogs.org click on "learn more" in the green box at the top
of the page.
AT&T store: Green Oaks Village Place Mall at 9424 Village Place Blvd., Brighton, Mi. 48116
Should you make a purchase at the store please be sure to have your Sales Consultant tag any purchases you make at the store as Brighton Athletics.
Thanks for your continuing support of Brighton Area Schools and Bulldog Athletics. Make it a great day, and as always. . . .Go Dogs!
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