University Liggett Athletic has announced the hiring of Andre Rison as the Knights' Interim Head Football Coach. Rison has been elevated into the role after serving as the Offensive Coordinator last season. Rison comes with NFL All-Pro pedigree!
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Coach Cimini has been the face of Liggett Baseball for 17 years as he has led Liggett Baseball to win 5 State Championships and has over 500 wins! He will be moving on to Windermere Prep in the Orlando, FL for his next chapter.
Thank you for everything, Coach Cimini!
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Congrats to our very own,
@JarrenPurify
, Detroit High School Baseball Player of the Year‼️
Thank you to the Detroit Sports Awards, Detroit Free Press, USA Today Network, and the Children’s Hospital of Michigan.
We’re excited to announce the addition of Coach Justin Robinson to Liggett Baseball as our new Pitching Coach! Coach Robinson boasts 5 years of pro experience and runs the Detroit Prospects Training program! He’s helped hundreds of student-athletes earn scholarships to college!
We’re excited to announce another addition to the
@LiggettKnights
coaching staff — Coach John “Diesel” Dombrowski! He is a St. Clair Shores native that comes to us most recently from
@waynestbaseball
. John will be an awesome asset to our Catchers and Infielders!
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It’s the Annual Negro Leagues Weekend at
@Comerica
celebrating African Americans and their contributions to baseball!
@JarrenPurify
+
@service_oliver
were recipients of the “bat passing” as former and current
@tigers
players pass the torch to future generations of baseball! ⚾️
Congrats to
@JarrenPurify
on being named
@MaxPreps
Michigan Baseball Player of the Year! Jarren led our Knights to the Div. 2 championship game batting .437 with 15 doubles, 31 RBI, 44 R and 8 HRs. He has also garnered 1st Team All-State honors and is Detroit Sports Awards POY‼️
The Legendary University Liggett Varsity Baseball Head Coach, Dan Cimini, joins rarefied air in the 500 WIN CLUB in today’s win over U of D in Game 1 of their double header‼️
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Congrats to Jay Ricci (‘94), Head Varsity Baseball Coach‼️
Jay is an alum and a former D1 player for
@DaytonBaseball
. He has high baseball IQ and exhibits effective leadership qualities that model the attitudes and behaviors we expect from our student-athletes.
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Liggett Baseball advances to the Division 2 State Championship game! Joey Randazzo pitches a complete game shoutout and Oliver Service sends in two runs at the bottom of the 6th to put the Knights on the board!
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#MakeHistory
…and just like that Lil ol’ University Liggett School sweeps
@OLSMBaseball
to end their 84 game unbeaten streak. The Knights prevailed 3-4 in both games of the DH…walk off RBIs from
@PrestonBarr9
&
@service_oliver
Proud of these young men! Hats off to OLSM…incredible team!
Congrats to our Head Football Coach, Kevin Glenn, on his induction into the CHSL Hall of Fame tonight for his accomplishments as a multi sport prep star at St. Martin DePorres, a record holder at Illinois State University, a CFL legend…and now a University Liggett Knight‼️
Congrats to our East vs. West All-Star selections Oliver Service & Jarren Purify‼️
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Jarren is already off to Clemson University, but Oliver Service is in action tonight representing the East (and our Liggett Knights).
You should probably worry about your own team and players and stop judging young men who are excited. We have the utmost RESPECT for OLSM and their amazing streak! Their players and coaches are top notch and do things the right way! It was 2 GREAT games of baseball…
University Liggett Head Football Coach and
@NFL
legend, Andre Rison, is interviewed by
@TheD_Zone
during their inaugural 7 v 7 showcase hosted
@uniliggett
on July 16th. Coach Rison sheds some light on what he’s most excited about this season.
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University Liggett’s very own, Jarren Purify, will get the start today for Clemson University Baseball at 4:00pm! Tune in on the ACC Network on YouTube TV, Hulu+TV Live, fuboTV or Sling! You make us proud, JP!
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Congratulations to
@DanCimini1
for national recognition by the
@ABCA1945
(American Baseball Coaches Association) as National High School Regional Coach of the Year‼️ Coach Cimini has also won District COY and Regional COY (MI) on the year!
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#EverythingCounts
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Knights come from behind to prevail over Cardinal Mooney 44-21 and are playoff bound! Junior DT
@drew_j_1921
leaves it all on the field as he has more sacks than games played (11 on the year) and Junior RB
@GStacy622
goes well over 100 yds with 4 rushing TDs!
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Congratulations to Senior Shortstop and
@ClemsonBaseball
commit, Jarren Purify, who has been selected to represent us in the
@MHSBCA1
EAST-WEST game at
@ComericaPark
on June 26th‼️
These are your 2022 Liggett Knights Football All-Catholic & All League Honorees: Josh Pierce, Louie Gormely, Jake Martin, Ryan Jones, Zach Hill, Manny Coates, Jack Jones and Eddie Narva (not pictured).
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After an awesome prep career and untimely injuries ahead of his Senior baseball season
@JackJones_2023
has successfully recovered and is stronger than ever! He will join
@MSUBaseball
in August as a two-way player, but pitching will be his primary responsibility!
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We recently had another University Liggett School legend return to support our Knights.
Madison Ristovski!
@madisun_1
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•Gatorade Player of the Year ✔️
•Michigan Miss Basketball✔️
•PARADE All American ✔️
•U-M single-season record for 3-point field goal % (.466) ‘13-14
Congrats to our very own, Coach David Dwaihy, on leading the
@DetroitCityFCW
to an undefeated season and victory as
@USLWLeague
Central Conference Champions for the first time in their history! Shout to Nate Northup who was an integral piece as Asst. Coach as well!
#GoKnights
On their 25th anniversary, our University Liggett School Girls Ice Hockey team 3-Peats as STATE CHAMPIONS over their crosstown rival
@GPSouthHS
!
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#NoPlaceLikeHere
Congrats to
@ryanjones95
on receiving The Larry Merx Competitive Scholarship this past weekend! The Michigan HS Football Coaches Association awarded Ryan not just for his athletic prowess, but also for personal excellence in school and in the community.
#GoKnights
#GoRyan
It’s official! Liggett will take on
@DetroitCentral1
in their pre-district playoff game this Friday at 7:00pm under the lights @ Healey Field‼️
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Hats off to our Baseball Pre-Season All-American and All-Region Selections! We had 9 total players recognized from University Liggett School‼️
Jarren Purify, Oliver Service, Reggie Sharpe, Jack Jones, and Preston Barr were selected as
@PerfectGameUSA
Pre-Season All-Americans ⚾️
Our Girls Ice Hockey team advances to the Division 1 State Championship Game for the 3rd consecutive year and will face off against their cross town rival Grosse Pointe South for the 4th time this season‼️
This one is for all the marbles‼️
#GoKnights
3/11 at 2p USA Hockey Arena
Congrats to
@JarrenPurify
on being named
@PrepbaseballM
’s Player of the Year, Division 2 Player of the Year, Co-Position Player of the Year, Elite Top 25, Starting 9, and All-Region! What a way to cap an incredible career for Purify‼️
Congrats to
@JarrenPurify
on yet another 1st Team All-State & Dream Team Selection‼️
• .437 avg.
• .517 obp.
• .765 slg.
• 52 H
• 31 RBI
• 44 R
• 8 HR
• 19 SB
• 77 QAB
Liggett Baseball advances to the Regional Final with the 2nd consecutive perfect game from Senior INF/RHP, “Joey Ballgame”‼️
#GoKnights
#MakeHistory
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Knights Win‼️
They split the DH vs North Branch.
@PrestonBarr9
logs the W with 8Ks (3 IP), 4 R, and 3 SB on the day!
@ZachHill248
played great with (2) 2B + 5 RBIs between the two games! Shout out to
@riccijoa22
for his first Varsity win!
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Liggett Football closes out the regular season with its 4th straight 40 point game! They scored 40+ points in 6 of their 9 games this season!
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Next up: PLAYOFFS‼️
@service_oliver
continues to make us proud as he was named Player of The Game yesterday as his
@mlbdraftleague
team, Mahoning Valley Scrappers, defeated the State College Spikes. Here are a couple of his doubles from last night‼️
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•3/4
•3 Doubles
•BB
Knights earn neighborhood bragging rights over crosstown rival in 1-0 Win over Grosse Pointe South‼️
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#NoPlaceLikeHere
Gary Stacy, Goal
Maksim Johns, Shutout
University Liggett Knights prevail yet again over OLSM 4-1 to be named
@CHSL1926
Champions for the fourth straight year‼️
@ancona_sofie
opened up the scoring and was followed by Louisa Dragovic and Avery Welsh (x2). Brooklyn Peshl was incredible in goal with 21 saves.
#GoKnights
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Dream Team Catcher and MLB prospect Oliver Service (‘23) answers the question, “Why Texas?” On
@ThePrep3
podcast! Listen in to hear why
@TexasBaseball
was a dream come true for Oliver!
Game Winner!!!!!!
#19
Gudenau top shelf with 1.6 seconds to go! What a game from both teams... Final score University Liggett 2 Grosse Pointe South 1
#TraditionofExcellence
@uniliggett
Congrats to our very own,
@ancona_sofie
! 2023-2024
@MGHSHL
MISS HOCKEY! Sofie led Division 1 in scoring all season while maintaining a 4.08 GPA! She is one of the absolute best student-athletes our school has seen…she is an even better human being!
You make us proud, Sofie!
Congratulations to Girls’ Soccer on becoming REGIONAL CHAMPIONS‼️
Seniors, Brooke Summers & Luci Boyle, put points up on the board in the 2-0 victory over Jackson Lumen Christi.
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Congrats to Boys
#Soccer
on becoming Back 2 Back
@CHSL1926
Champions in their 4-1 win over
@BFC_Athletics
. Cass Cooley scores twice, Claudio Cavallo and Bobby Harthorn add one each‼️
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Girls’ Hockey taped their sticks as a sign of unity with the families, friends, and community members that are grieving the lives taken from us at Michigan State University. 💚🏒
#SpartanStrong
#MSU
#GrossePointe
#BetterTogether