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34 June 4 • 2015
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Steve Stein
Contributing Writer
B
urt Hurshe was first honored
by the Michigan High School
Athletic Association for 20
years of service as an official.
Then it was 30 years. Then 40 years.
Last month, it was for 45 years.
"It's nice that the MHSAA recogniz-
es officials," Hurshe
said. "The annual
awards dinner is
great:'
Hurshe isn't slow-
ing down. The 2012
Michigan Jewish
Sports Foundation
Pillars of Excellence
Burt Hurshe
award winner offici-
ated about 200 high
school football, basketball, baseball
and softball games this school year.
By his own admission, he's mellowed
through the years. He made just one
ejection this school year, in a baseball
game.
"I've been an athlete and a coach,
so I understand why people react to
calls," he said. "I often tell a coach, 'I
want to keep you in the game. Your
team needs you."'
One of the highlights of Hurshe's
2014-2015 high school officiating sea-
son took place recently during a base-
ball game at Oakland University.
Hurshe said a player on one of the
teams reacted to comments directed
at him by players on the other team by
making an obscene gesture and yell-
ing at the other team's dugout while he
was playing in the field.
After being informed about the
situation by the other umpire, Hurshe
talked to the youngster who did the
yelling and gesturing.
To diffuse the incident, Hurshe
asked the player to apologize immedi-
ately to the opposing coach.
"I put my arm around the kid like
he was my own child and we walked
to the dugout," Hurshe said. "The kid
apologized and the coach accepted his
apology.
"He told the kid he understands the
adrenaline is flowing because everyone
is competing out there and he hoped
he learned a life lesson from what he
did.
"The coach hit it out of the box with
his reaction. He could have asked for
the kid to be kicked out of the game.
This is why we have adults coaching
and officiating in high school, helping
these kids learn:'
Hurshe retired after 40 years as
a physical education teacher — 31
in Southfield Public Schools — but
retirement wasn't his cup of tea. He's
finishing his third year as a substi-
tute teacher in the Waterford School
District, teaching several subjects.
In addition to the Pillars of
Excellence honor, Hurshe has been
inducted into the Detroit Catholic
League and Cooperstown (N.Y.) Youth
Baseball halls of fame.
Temple Kol Ami's Michael Halbany
pads the score with another run in
the 13-4 win over Shaarey Zedek.
Softball Starts
And they're off!
The InterCongregational Men's Club
Summer Softball League' s 20th season
has begun, with a league record 16
teams playing opening weekend games
May 17.
No games were played May 24 dur-
ing Memorial Day weekend.
League games are played at 9 a.m.,
10:20 a.m. and 11:40 a.m. Sunday
mornings on all three diamonds at
Community Sports Park near Keith
Elementary School and diamond #2
at Drake Sports Park, both in West
Bloomfield.
Each team will play 15 regular-sea-
son games and everyone will make the
single-elimination playoffs. Semifinals,
championship and third-place games
will be Aug. 23 at Community Sports
Park.
For game details, standings and
photos, go to mensclubsoftball.org. ❑
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