HOME RUN DERBY FUNDRAISER
May 9, 2012
It’s every young male athlete’s dream to make a game winning shot and
end up on ESPN and in Sports Illustrated. For 16 year old Wes Leonard
that accomplishment was sadly found through tragedy. After making the
last second victorious basket, Wes suffered cardiac arrest due to an
enlarged heart and passed away. Out of the ashes of that tragic tale rose
the Wes Leonard Heart Team, an organization whose goal is to provide
life saving AEDs (Automated External Defibrillator) and training to all
Michigan schools.
On June 27th the schools of Michigan’s Southwestern Athletic
Conference, which Wes’ high school Fennville is a member, will come
together for the Inaugural All-SAC Home Run Derby. Co-organized by
Hartford High School Athletics volunteer Jerrod Birmele, Gobles High
School junior Seth Johnson and Decatur High School senior J.T. Kawaski,
the derby will take place at Gobles High School Baseball Fields starting at 4:30pm. Consisting of an invitation
only 16 player bracket, each school in the conference will be represented by one batter, with the remaining
spots going to Johnson, Kawaski, and two wildcards which will be determined by the baseball season’s stats
leaders.
Local businesses and private donors will have a chance to donate and sponsor the event. T-shirts, trophies
and prizes will all be made possible through the generosity of those parties. Anyone seeking more information
and/or would like to donate/sponsor can contact Jerrod Birmele by e-mailing jerrod_birmele@hotmail.com or by
calling (269) 208-5049. Any and all donations and sponsorships will be accepted and are very much
appreciated. More information concerning the Inaugural All-SAC Home Run Derby will be available at http://www.
sacathletics.org leading up to the June 27th event.
DERBY RULES INFORMATION
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BASEBALL
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May 21, 2012
On Monday night, a few SAC schools played non
conference games getting ready for next weeks
district action.
Lawrence hosted Mendon and took game one
6-0 but fell in the second game, 5-2. Fennville
dropped two at home with Coloma. Saugatuck
traveled to Zeeland West and fell 2-10.
Bangor traveled Bloomingdale and the Cards
jumped all over the Vikings scoring 3 in the first, 7
in the second rolling to a 12-2 win. Lawton lost to
Schoolcraft at home, 0-6.
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DECATUR RAIDERS
2012 SAC CHAMPIONS
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SOFTBALL
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May 21, 2012
Lawrence hosted Mendon in a pair of games and fell
in both games, 1-9 and 5-13. Gobles took two games
from Hopkins 1-1 and 5-1 highlighted by Senior Lydia
Gildea's grand slam in game one.
Saugatuck got a road win at Zeeland West 3-1.
Bloomingdale dropped two home games at the hands
of Loy Norrix, 5-9 and 2-14.
Lawton hosted Schoolcraft and picked up a 7-4 win
as Erika Whittington picked up the win.
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HARTFORD INDIANS
2012 SAC CHAMPIONS
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TRACK
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May 23, 2012
The weather was perfect for the 2012 SAC Track & Field Championships hosted by Gobles on Wednesday.
Team Champions for the meet were Hartfords Girls and Watervliet Boys. For the season, in the North, the
Bangor Boys were regular season champions with Gobles Girls taking top honors.
In the South the Lawton Girls finished as champs with Watervliets Boys taking the regular season crown.
Big winners for the evening were Gobles Laura Dietrich winning the 800, 1600 and 3200 runs. Brock Thumm
from Watervliet winning the 200 and was on the 4 x 100, 4 x 200 and 4 x 800 winning relay teams. Bangor girls
won both the 4x100 and 4x200 relays. Bangor's Tim Howard won both the Shot Put and Discus. Gobles Rita
Morris won the Long Jump and was on the winning 4x400 relay team. Watervliet's Patrionna Patterson won the
100 and 200 meter dashs. Bloomingdale's Jessica Bryant won the High Jump with a meet record of 5'4" jump.
The jump also set Bloomingdale's school record.
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GOLF
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May 17, 2011
On Thursday night the SAC Golfer played the final round before next weeks championship round. Gobles
continued to take charge winning the team meet with a 182 over second place Saugatuck. Marcellus' Quin Rice
was the individual medalist for the day with a round of 40.
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GIRLS SOCCER
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May 9-2012
Fennville's Jessica Solis scored on a second half goal with an assist from Tyler Diaz and that proved to be the
game winner as Fennville defeated Saugatuck 1-0.
May 7, 2012
Bangor hosted Fennville on Monday night. Fennville's Jessica Solis had 3 goals and Tyler Diaz had 2 goals
and an assist as Fennville defeated Bangor 7-3.
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