Mario Marougi had a great senior season last spring with the Orchard Lake St. Mary’s High School boys rowing team. His varsity 4 and varsity 8 boats were winners at St.Mary’s Laddie Cup Regatta on Orchard Lake and the Scholastic Rowing Association of Michigan boys state championships at Kensington Metropark.
Read MoreEven if you haven’t read our previous article on Jonny “Magic” Mansour (“Fighting for Heritage,” October 2025), his name should sound familiar. Mansour, who turned 26 on July 22, is a 5’10” lightweight boxer out of San Diego with a 7-0 record, including two knockouts.
Read MoreIn the same year the World Cup dominated soccer headlines, the debut of a semi-professional club team founded by a 22-year-old Chaldean American made waves closer to home. Former high school, club, and college soccer goalie turned soccer advocate and entrepreneur Fadi Tatar of Sterling Heights is the driving force behind the Hills Club Futbol team, based in the Auburn Hills, Rochester Hills, and Bloomfield Hills area.
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