Silent Assassins

Under the radar, they've done wonders.

Lakeland's Jessica McNabb and Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes' Abby Troy, are a pair of unheralded two-sport stars that have quietly been integral cogs in their respective teams' spectacular regular seasons.

McNabb, a junior, was inserted into the Lakeland softball lineup early in the season following a down start and with her manning first base, the Eagles took flight, finishing with their eighth straight 30-win campaign. She is hitting .335 from the plate with a slugging percentage over the .600 mark. Off the diamond, McNabb is one of the best female high school bowlers in the state, currently being recruited by a number of top college programs.

Troy, a senior, is the standout lead-off hitter for the WOLL softball team – ranked No. 8 in the state in Division 4 – and a star defender on the Lakers girls soccer squad –ranked No. 1 in the state –, signed to continue her career on the pitch next year at the University of Detroit-Mercy. Last week, she slapped a game-winning RBI single in the Lakers' exhilarating come from behind defeat of arch-rival Marine City Cardinal Mooney in the CHSL championship game. Last spring, Troy helped take WOLL to a state crown in soccer and two years ago as a sophomore she was a starter on the Lakers' 2009 CHSL title team on the softball field.

The main reason McNabb and Troy go a tad underappreciated is because they are both surrounded by such talented teammates; MSU-signee Kelsey Cleary, ace spinstress Michelle Stiltner and co. for Lakeland/Toledo-signee Megan Topolewski, super soph Ava Doetch and co. for WOLL)

But don't get it twisted, neither the Eagles nor the Lakers would have been able to climb to the heights they have so far this season without the top notch services of my main homegirls Jessica and Abby!!!!

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