Articles tagged: recreation
Updated July 25: Upcoming golf scrambles: Rotary Club, EMU baseball outings planned
Posted: Jul 25, 2012Check here for upcoming golf scrambles and events in the Ann Arbor area. To have your event listed, send information to sports@annarbor.com. Read more »
City tennis season concludes with men's and women's double championships and juniors tournament
Posted: Aug 01, 2011The annual men's and women's Ann Arbor Area Community Tennis Association doubles tournament drew 210 participants and concluded Sunday. The last day of city tournament tennis also included a town tennis celebration. The winners in ... Read more »
Mats Ljungman beats Garrett Halpert to earn 4th career Ann Arbor singles championship
Posted: Jul 17, 2011A four-time champion was crowned in the Ann Arbor City Tennis Tournament, but not the heavy favorite entering action Sunday. Mats Ljungman, 53, from Ann Arbor, won his fourth career city title by capturing the ... Read more »
Ann Arbor City Singles Tennis Tournament concludes today
Posted: Jul 17, 2011The final day of play in the 2011 Ann Arbor City Tennis Tournament begins today with some intriguing matchups before the championships this afternoon. Read more »
Festive atmosphere the winner at annual Firecracker 5K run in Ann Arbor
Posted: Jul 04, 2011Luke Sushynski was exhausted after finishing the Firecracker 5K in downtown Ann Arbor with a time of 26 minutes, 54 seconds. It was the first time Sushynski participated in the race, and he was so ... Read more »
Slideshow: Images from the Fourth of July Firecracker 5K in Ann Arbor
Posted: Jul 04, 2011Nicholas Katsefaras of Pinckney was the first of the 878 runners and walkers to cross the Firecracker 5K finish line Monday in downtown Ann Arbor, completing the course in 15 minutes, 53.6 seconds. Melanie Maxwell ... Read more »
There's still time to enter the 'light-hearted' Firecracker 5K event in Ann Arbor
Posted: Jun 29, 2011No matter how many runners show up Monday for the Firecracker 5K run in downtown Ann Arbor, race sponsor business manager Will Smith expects the event to retain its summer holiday atmosphere. “It’s definitely a ... Read more »
Former Eastern Michigan golfer Darby Peters among early leaders at Michigan PGA Women's Open
Posted: Jun 28, 2011Darby Peters, who recently wrapped up her golf career at Eastern Michigan, shot a first-round 74 Monday and is five strokes off the lead of the Michigan PGA Women's Open. Read more »
Sarah Hoffman completes three-peat, captures Ann Arbor City Golf Championship
Posted: Jun 26, 2011Note: This story was updated to correct the university Shannon Fraser will attend. For the third year in a row, Saline’s Sarah Hoffman is the winner of the Ann Arbor City Golf Championship, and while ... Read more »
Tri-Goddess race benefits participants and Skyline High School
Posted: Jun 25, 2011When Susan McQuiston lined up to start her first triathlon at the age of 44, her training partner, Stephen Murphy, insisted on starting the race beside her. At 6 feet tall, the 27 year-old classmate ... Read more »
Slideshow: Images from Ann Arbor Rec & Ed's opening day of baseball and softball
Posted: Jun 18, 2011The annual Ann Arbor Rec & Ed opening day for youth baseball and softball leagues included Detroit Tigers mascot Paws. Paws threw out the first pitch at Veterans Memorial Park, and AnnArbor.com photographer Angela J. ... Read more »
Registration still open for Burns Park Run on Sunday
Posted: Apr 27, 2011It’s not too late to register for the Burns Park Run on Sunday, one of the longtime staples of the area running calendar. Read more »
with poll: Better weather will bring work on 5 Washtenaw County bike path projects
Posted: Mar 04, 2011Here are five path projects Washtenaw County residents can look forward to in Pittsfield Township, Ypsilanti Township, Northfield Township, the city of Chelsea and in and around Hudson Mills Metro Park in Dexter. Read more »
with slideshow: Guide to the Ann Arbor area's best sledding hills
Posted: Dec 12, 2010The first storm of the 2010 sledding season arrived on December 12. To celebrate, here's last year's guide to sledding, updated throughout. From the poem, "A Primer," by Bob Hicok in The New Yorker, May ... Read more »
Ypsilanti's Vixen Fitness expanding to third location despite the tough economy
Posted: Dec 05, 2010"Whip your hair! ... Roll your hips! ... Turn that sexy dial all the way up!" You couldn't tell it by the faces of the half-dozen women Danielle Green was training that night - they ... Read more »
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