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SEPTEMBER 25, 2024 Vol. 33, No. 20
Sheriff Anthony Wickersham
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SPORTS
SHORT GAME IMPROVEMENTS PAVING WAY FOR UTICA GOLF’S SUCCESS
BY ERIC CZARNIK eczarnik@candgnews.com
STERLING HEIGHTS/SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Golden Corridor of M-59/Hall Road will not be a golden opportunity for crooks and criminals, if a police partnership between Sterling Heights and Shelby Township proves itself. The Sterling Heights and Shelby Township police departments are uniting to carry out Operation Direct Impact, which will assign their respective directed patrol units to collaborate while keeping an eye on the border between the two communities. Those officers reportedly plan to ticket or arrest people who are violating traffic laws, narcotics laws, weapon laws and more. In a Sept. 11 statement from the Sterling Heights Police Department, SHPD Chief Dale Dwojakowski said that criminals “don’t stop at city borders, and neither should our efforts to stop them.” In a Sept. 12 email, SHPD Capt. Mario Bastianelli said discussions over the patrol unit collaboration have been taking place over the past couple of weeks. He said the SHPD is always seeking ways to keep residents safe, and they are also exSee POLICE on page 11A
BY JONATHAN SZCZEPANIAK jszczepaniak@candgnews.com
TOP RIGHT: Utica juniors Cali Kaczmar, left, and Riley Burton celebrate a strong start during their matchup against St. Clair on Sept. 18 at Stony Creek Metropark Golf Course. ABOVE: Utica junior Riley Burton putts during a league matchup against St. Clair.
UTICA — If Utica girls golf was going to make a name for itself this season, it was going to have to tighten up one particular area of its game. The girls were efficient off the tee and could do some damage with their irons, but the short game would end up being the Chieftains’ downfall when it was all said and done. So when first-year head coach Anthony Adamo took over the program, his point of emphasis didn’t start with their long game. “We started at the green and we worked back,”
Photos by Patricia O’Blenes
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