Lions Kill Hornet Hope For Baseball Title
The Saline Hornets dropped an 8-7 decision to South Lyon, ending a chance at the league crown. Coach George Agin eyed a Thursday win at Chelsea to forge a possible second-place tie in the Southeastern Conference. Gary Acree struck out nine in five innings but has elbow tendon issues, while Tom Mann and Rick Berry contributed, and Dave Bell drove in two with bases loaded in the first. Saline led 6-0 after two before the late rally fell short.
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South Lyon
George Agin
Chelsea
Hornets
Agin
Gary Acree
Gary
Tom Mann
Rick Berry
Dave Bell
Saline Nine
Xog
All Sports Banquet date moved to May 25
Saline Kiwanis re schedules the fifth annual All Sports Banquet to May 25 to host U M football coach Bumn El liott as speaker. The event at Saline High School an all purpose room remains open to the public with tickets available from the high school or Kiwanis members.
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U-M
Hornet
Saline High
Saline Kiwanis
Chile
Clem Corona
Kiwanis
Little Leaguers Sign Up Saturday At Diamond
Boys who want to play in Little League must bring registration slips to the diamond Saturday afternoon. Raymond Mallory will be there to sign up players and parents should obtain slips if they do not have one. Mallory urges parents to consider helping with management roles.
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Raymond
Mallory
Saline Track Team Dominates Milan as Hor Net Narrowly Edges South Lyon
Saline tracksters won five events plus a 1 mile relay in 3 50 5 led by Larry Ferguson Bruce Fritts Art Haeussler and Dan Laskey. Haeussler excelled in high jump 18 2 and 880 2 08 1 while Laskey took 440 in 54 4. Rich Harris placed high in sprints, with second in 100 and 220. The Hor nets fell 58 60 to South Lyon Thursday.
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Saline
Milan
Hornets
South Lyon
Larry Ferguson
Bruce Fritts
Art Haeussler
Dan Laskey
Ron West
Haeussler
Rod White
Fred Franz
Dave Blinn
Mike Burke
Rich Harris
Tin
Gary Ernst
John Bell
Doug Hoppe
Doug
Gary Betts
Gary
Dennis Ticknor
Ken Martin
Jery Lake
John Davis
John Lake
Bob Hutchison
Harris
Hornet Jayvees Fall By One Run In Lions Game
South Lyon juniors and Saline both lost by a single run with Saline defeating Milan 14-4 after a high scoring affair. Dale Bishop earned the win for Saline in six innings while Bill Levlett and Glen Burkhardt led Milan with two hits apiece. The relay team clocked 3 45.38 and Chelsea duel looms Thursday as the Southeast Conference meet nears.
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South Ivon
Hornet
Saline Boys
Milan
Bill Levlett
Dale Bishop
Saline
Glen Burkhardt
South Lyon
Larry Jedele
Saline Library Hours Under Discussion
Saline library board to meet at 7 30 p m May 16 to discuss possible changes in hours. Saline Jayvees lost as Larry Jedele took the loss in a game at Saline with South Lyon offense tallying three runs seven hits and no errors.
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Saline
South Lyon
Saline Jayvees
Dave Girbach
Larry Jedele
Friendly Neighborhood hosts slides at luncheon
Mrs. Dwight Carr will host a dessert luncheon at 1 p.m. May 11 for the Friendly Neighborhoods group. Mrs. Simon Braun will present slides of Japan. In sports, the Jayvees led 1-0 before South Lyon tied at five and won 6th. The last game is Thursday versus Chelsea.
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Dwight Carr
Simon Braun
Japan
South Lyon
Jayvees
Chelsea
Softball Enthusiasts Plan Evening Organization Meeting
All men interested in playing softball in the summer recreation league are urged to attend an organizational meeting Thursday May 18 at 8 p.m. The meeting will be held at the storage building behind the Junior High School according to Jim Feldkamp.
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Jim Feldkamp
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