Lahser's Elena Miller is Bloomfield Hills' Athlete of the Spring Season

The Knights junior track and field standout wins the Bloomfield Hills poll against a strong field of candidates.

Thousands of votes were cast to celebrate the region’s top athletes from the spring season and in Bloomfield Hills, Lahser High School track and field standout Elena Miller was voted the Patch Athlete of the Spring Season. Just like in her athletic performances, Miller finished strong in the week-long vote. She trailed in the poll until the final day and results show that a final push Wednesday afternoon and evening propelled her to victory. Fans found creative ways to support their athletes, from sending out email blasts to posting on Facebook walls and Tweeting. Since all the nominees deserve recognition for their accomplishments, we've included those that earned the most votes from their respective Patch communities. Please lend your …

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Vote Now: Bloomfield Hills Area Athlete of the Spring Season

Choose from a list of deserving candidates for Patch Athlete of the Season from the Bloomfield Hills area high schools.

High school athletes in Bloomfield Hills area had plenty of great performances this season. Now, we want to hear from our readers which one they thought was the best. Be sure to vote by 9 p.m. Wednesday, June 27. Final results will be posted on June 29. Here are the candidates: Mollie Fox - Sophomore, Lahser High School, Tennis - Mollie Fox gave her team a big boost by winning a regional title in No. 1 singles to help her team qualify for the state tournament. Fox beat Farmington Hills Mercy’s Winnie Karoub in the finals. Fox was one of six Knights players to reach the finals match, but the only girl to win a title. In the finals, she made it to all the way to the semifinals where she lost to eventually state champion Abby Perkins from …

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Ferndale’s Lexie Brisson-Fast: May 28-June 2 Patch Athlete of the Week

The Eagles varsity girls soccer team’s leading scorer captures the crown!

Ferndale’s Lexie Brisson-Fast wins the Patch Athlete of the Week title for May 28-June 2 to give the Eagles their first winner of the spring season. After a week of unscientific polling among Patch readers in Oakland County, Brisson-Fast had 92 votes or 46 percent of the total votes cast (200). She beat Athens shortstop Melissa Palmer, who had 78 votes (39 percent), in a close vote. Brisson-Fast helped Ferndale capture a district crown Saturday with three goals in a 5-0 win over Hazel Park. After the Vikings held her team scoreless for 20 minutes, the senior scored twice to the Eagles an advantage and help pave the way for the school’s first district title. Other athletes in the poll included: Taylor Morrissey – Berkley High School (…

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Vote Now: Patch Athlete of the Week, May 28-June 2

Vote for your favorite prep sports athlete in Oakland County or write in an athlete you think deserves recognition. You have until Friday at 9 a.m. to register your vote!

Vote here to help choose the Patch Athlete of the Week of Oakland County for the week ending June 2. Last week, Lahser starting pitcher Neal Krentz won the Athlete of the Week poll to give the school its second straight winner. Vote for one of the following or write in your own candidate in the comments: Erin Finn – West Bloomfield High School (track and field): Erin Finn set a new all division record Saturday at the Division 1 state finals in the 3,200 meter run. She won an individual title with a time of 10:17.86. Finn broke Rochester’s Megan Goethal’s 2010 record by nearly five seconds (10:22.75). Haley Zemmer – Troy Athens High School (softball): The pitcher helped Athens capture the school’s first district title since 1997. Zemmer hit…

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Timothy Rath

9:02 am on Tuesday, June 5, 2012

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Vote Now: Patch Athlete of the Week, May 21-26

Vote for your favorite prep sports athlete in Oakland County or write in an athlete you think deserves recognition. You have until Friday at 9 p.m. to register your vote!

Vote here to help choose the Patch Athlete of the Week of Oakland County for the week ending May 26. Last week, Lahser tennis player Mollie Fox won the Athlete of the Week poll to give Bloomfield Hills its second straight winner. Will there be a third this week? Vote for one of the following or write in your own candidate in the comments: Neal Krentz – Lahser High School (baseball): No pitcher was hotter the last week of the season than Bloomfield Hills Lahser’s Neal Krentz. In three appearances on the mound, he went 15 innings, striking out 17 batters, only allowing three walks and had an ERA of only 0.40. He did it against some strong competition; all three had 20 or more wins. At the plate he reached base with hits in all three games. …

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Vote Now: Patch Athlete of the Week, May 13-19

Vote for your favorite prep sports athlete in Oakland County or write in an athlete you think deserves recognition. You have until Friday at 9 a.m. to register your vote!

Vote here to help choose the Patch Athlete of the Week of Oakland County for the week ending May 19. Last week, Andover baseball player Emerson Misch won the Athlete of the Week poll. Vote for one of the following or write in your own candidate in the comments: Ben Hill – Royal Oak High School (Track and Field): Ben Hill qualified for the state finals in two events at the Farmington Regional on Saturday. He won a regional title in the 3,200 meter run (9:44) and with teammates Max Benoit, Blaine Anderson and Adam Quinn he also qualified for the 3,200 relay. The relay team finished in first with a time of 8:05. Erin Finn – West Bloomfield High School (Track and Field): Erin Finn had no problem getting back to the state finals at the …

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Vote Now: Patch Athlete of the Week, May 7-12

Vote for your favorite prep sports athlete in Oakland County or write in an athlete you think deserves recognition. You have until Friday at 9 a.m. to register your vote!

Vote here to help choose the Patch Athlete of the Week of Oakland County for the week ending May 12. Last week, Birmingham Seaholm baseball player Spencer Eick won the Athlete of the Week poll. Vote for one of the following athletes, or write in your own candidate in the comments: Kathy Quigley – Seaholm High School (Lacrosse): Kathy Quigley helped the Birmingham United varsity girls lacrosse team go 3-0 last week. She had three goals and three assists in a 22-6 win over Lake Orion to start the week on Monday. On Thursday, she had three goals in a 14-8 win over Sacred Heart and on Friday she had five more goals and two assists in a big 14-2 win over Troy. Emerson Misch – Andover High School (Baseball): Emerson Misch was a difference-maker …

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Seaholm’s Spencer Eick: April 30-May 4 Patch Athlete of the Week

Maples’ Spencer Eick tops Berkley’s Stephanie Miller in biggest athlete of the week contest ever!

Seaholm’s Spencer Eick won the Patch Athlete of the Week title for April 30-May 4 in one of the biggest weeks of voting yet. The Maples baseball player picked up nearly 7,500 votes after a week of unscientific polling among Patch readers in Oakland County, or 41 percent of the total votes cast (18,158). He edged out Stephanie Miller from Berkley High School, who also received strong support. The Bears’ soccer player had 40 percent of the votes (7,337). Eick came out on top after strong week at the plate for Seaholm. He went 3-for-4 with two doubles, four RBI and three runs in a 14-3 mercy rule win over Berkley last Friday. A day earlier, he helped the Maples avoid getting swept in a doubleheader against Harrison with a home run and two …

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Vote Now: Patch Athlete of the Week, April 23-28

Athletes from West Bloomfield, Bloomfield, Troy and Lake Orion are in this week's poll. Vote or write in an athlete you think deserves recognition. You have until 9 a.m. Friday!

Vote here to help choose the Patch Athlete of the Week of Oakland County for the week ending April 28. Last week, Troy Athens softball player Haley Zemmer won the first Athlete of the Week poll for the spring season. Vote for one of the following or write in your own candidate in the comments: Email nominations to Patch sportswriter Mike Niziolek. Nominations must be received by noon Friday for consideration for the next week's poll. Please include a photo or photos of your nominee and detailed information on why he or she is a deserving candidate for the weekly award. Weekly winners are eligible for Patch Athlete of the Season recognition.

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Troy Athens’ Haley Zemmer: April 16-21 Patch Athlete of the Week

Red Hawks starting pitcher tops Berkley’s Ian Kobernick in a competitive week of voting.

Troy Athens softball player Haley Zemmer won the Patch Athlete of the Week title for April 16-21, earning 48 percent of the 1,697 votes cast this week. Zemmer, who netted 818 votes, edged out Berkley baseball player Ian Kobernick, who had 32 percent of the votes (559 votes) in a week of unscientific polling among Patch readers. Zemmer won three games last week for the Athens varsity softball team. She pitched complete games in both games of a doubleheader against Birmingham Groves on Wednesday. She won both, striking out 19 batters over two games. At the plate, she had an RBI double in the first game. Friday, in a rain-shortened 9-0 win over Stoney Creek, Zemmer struck out nine batters in five scoreless innings. Other poll results: Dominic…

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