Athletic insights from Jim Hunt on high school sports
In a discussion with Jim Hunt University of Michigan athletic trainer, he warns that tight socks and improper footwear cause injuries, urges lighter equipment, stresses conditioning and diet, and notes the need for students to balance sports with study. He laments limited high school attention to spring sports and calls for better support of prep baseball and track programs.
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Milan Track Stars Dominate Meet With Multiple Wins
Milan tracksters led by O'Donnell who won two hurdles and the shot put, tied for first in shotput with Jerry Bies, and Kersey swept sprints and jumps. The team also won the 880 yard relay with Earl Thompson, Al Hassa, Ivory Taylor, and others. They head to Central Michigan College next Friday for the Schools Relay event.
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Técumséh
Jerry Bies
Kersey
Earl Thompson
al Hasse
Ivory
Taylor
Jim Emfitid
Bill Burger
Jay ‘Wildfongs
Milan
Central Michigan College
Huréa
Baseball Schedules Show Compact Week of Local Games
Schedule listings outline matchups across Monday to Friday with teams including Dexter Hartland Manchester Saline Milana Ypsilanti Chelsea Ann Arbor West week. The fragmentary notes show school and community teams planning league games at various home courts and fields throughout the week.
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Dexter
South Ce
Manchester
Boysville
Hartland
Ane
Bedford
Sarin Toews
Ypsilanti
Roosevelt
Flat Rock Saline
Milana
Ypsilanti Lincoln
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Lansing
Gaines Sonadwied
League of the Lakes
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South Lyon
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Manchester South Lyon Lead League With Top Starts
Manchester and South Lyon hold 2 win 0 loss records atop the league after easy wins. Hartland was defeated 9 to 0 while county rivals powered by Connie Gonger and Bruce Kirk blasted a 420 ft home run as Dutchmen beat Boysville 11 to 0 with Gonger fanning 15.
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Léague of ‘the Lakes
Manchester
South Lyon
Hart ‘Land
Connié ‘Gonger
Kirk
Boysville
Gonyer
Saline Takes Third in Triangular Track Meet
Saline High School finished third at a triangular track meet held in Ann Arbor in poor conditions. U High won with Dexter second and Saline totaled 68 1/2 points. Dak Bee was second with 84 2/9 points in the team standings. Taylor won the 180 yard low hurdles in 23.4 seconds. Carrico edged Jim Bradley for the mile in 5:07, signaling a potential title threat. Armbruster won the 880 in 2:14.2, while Wooding and teammates posted top finishes in several events.
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South Lyon Knights beat Pinckney to claim league win
South Lyon topped Pinckney 16 to 3 Monday with 19 runs off two Pirate pitchers and 14 Pinckney errors in their first league triumph. Frei Atchison earned the win. Thursday, South Lyon rallied to defeat Hartland 6 to 3, overcoming an early 1-0 deficit as Hollis Garrett pitched and the Lions scored three in the seventh to seal it.
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Bowlers Lead A M Chevrolet As Season Highs Are Set
A M Chevrolet posted the top team game 958 while Sam Steiner rang up a 624 series and Don Dornbush had a high 257. Marty's Restaurant George's Bar and R B Tool No 2 shared four point wins with Brown. Final MSBA standings show A M Chevrolet 3731 and George's Bar 2761. Dr Ishino of Michigan State University earns a Fulbright to teach at Tokyo University 1958 59.
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Pirates beat Dexter’s Dreadnoughts in windy 5 to 2 game
Dick Kennedy the Pirates star pitched a strong game striking out 11 of the Dexter lineup and allowing only two hits. Dennis Clark led Pinchuey with three singles while Mark White added two. Dexter had defeated Boysville 9 to 3 earlier in the week.
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Fifth Annual Football Coaches Clinic At MSU May 1 8
Michigan State University hosts the fifth annual Football Coaches Clinic at Kellogg Center with coaches from Michigan and nearby states attending May 1 to 3. Highlighted by the Old Timers Game on May 3 at Spartan Stadium pitting former Spartan stars against the 1958 squad.
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Area Baseball Rescheduled After Weather Delays
Saline athletic director Bill Batley announced the completion of the jr. baseball schedule. The Huron League set next week’s lineup with games including Roosevelt at Flat Rock and Saline at Milan on April 29. May 1 features Saline at Dundee and Flat Rock at Lincoln among others.
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Saline
Bill Batley
Roosevelt
Flat Rock
Milan
Lincoln
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Dundee
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Clinton
Tecumseh
Railsplitters top Saline to tie for league lead
Lincoln Downs Railsplitters defeated Saline 6 to 2 to move into a first place tie with Flat Rock in the Huron League baseball race. Dick Valentine earned the win with five innings and two singles allowed. Tracey Cook closed with two hitless innings. Jim Hodges hit a first inning homer for Lincoln.
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Railsplitters
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Dick Valentine
Tracey Cook
Jim Hodges
al Adiskas
Hal Jonas
McCarwitz
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Malocha
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