The Apollo High School quick recall team made their third visit to the “motor city” in four years and placed fifth in the 4th Annual University of Michigan-Dearborn Season Opener Classic in Dearborn, Michigan, on October 18. The tournament featured 18 teams (17 Michigan teams and Apollo).

Apollo went 4-2 in the tournament, outscored their opponents 2,500 to 1,600 and brought their season record to 12-4. They went 4-1 in the preliminaries and advanced to the playoffs as the No. 6 seed. They went 0-1 in the playoffs, losing to the No. 3 seed. Michael Boone led the team in scoring, followed by Katrina Boone, A.J. Estes, Tyler Sagardoy, Elizabeth Rogers and Emily Pearl.

In addition to the competition, the Apollo team toured Greenfield Village in Dearborn. Greenfield Village, built by Henry Ford as a 90 acre outdoor museum, is filled with buildings of historical significance, including the Wright Brother’s Cycle Shop, Thomas Edison’s Menlo Park Laboratory Complex, the original Ford Motor Company Factory and Henry Ford’s Birthplace.