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dult
II Ie Que
no forming
The Highland Par Depart-
me 0 Parks and R ti n i
now plications [i r t
Adult Softball League. The
will four divisio :
'. omen, O>� and M n'
SOaooover.
The Men' League entry fee
. $200 w hUe the other three are
$185. Registration dates are May
3 (Women' ) y 4 (Men' ),
May 6 (Co-Ed), and May 7 (Sen­
io ). For more information call
869-5262
Player ign
letter of intend
with WSU
The Wayne State Football
Program recently announced
ptayers woo igned national let­
ters of intent to play for the Tar­
tars. Local playe woo signed
me: Eric Greene (Ox1y), Fred
Ruffin (Southw tern), Todd
B (Cody), Ken Daniels
(Southwestern), Al Burks (Bene­
dictine), and Carl Ro eboro
(Bishop Gallagher).
Renaissance
in top ten
The Renaissance Girls Soft-
ball Team, The Phoenix, have
. of
nand t
PSL ftball team in history to be
ranked in the top ten by the
Micligan l:Jigh Scbool Athletic
ociatidn. -The Phoenix are
ranked ninth.
High hool
ports update
Here' the following high
school scores from the week of
April 19-26, 1993
April 19 - Softball
Renaissance 15, Northwest-
em?
April20-BasebalI
Renaissance 10: Western 4
Henry Ford 10, Chadsey 6
Willow Run 20, Highland
Park 0
April 22 - Baseball
am Tech 9, FInney 3
Southeastern 12, Denby 6
Oak Parle 7, Highland Park 4
SoftbeU
Mackenzie 13, Chadsey 5 .
'Redford 28, Cooley 5·
Renaissance 13 HemyFord3
Southeastern 18, Kettering 14
SOuthwestern 30, Western 11
April 28 - Baseball
Winners: Pershing, South-
eastern, Cas Tech, Murray-
Wright ford, Renaissance,
Macke e, and
Southw em
priJ 24 - Baseball
Mackenzie 10, Eco e 8
Southfield-Lathrup 11-6,
Renaissance 1-5
April 26-
Cha ey 22, Western 10
Denby 11, Northern 9 .
Renassance 20 Mackenzie 5
King 5, Murray-Wright 4
Redford 16, Southwestern 5
By HARRY ANDERSO
Sp.c I to th. 'lchlgan C
DOlT-Upon winning la t
year's Second Divi ion Champion-
hip in the Great Lake Soccer
Leagu (GLSL), th Detroit African
Stars re now looking for better
thin thi son.
The African Stars are in th
GLSL' First Divi ion thi on
and Team Manager ana Solomon i
very happy a out th ituation after
th African Stars went through a hia-
tus for a couple of ons.
"We were forced to pull out from
the game d to financial problems,"
Solomon said. "Wh n we came ba k
to play in the GLSL we weren't al­
lowed to play in the First Division
becaus we were out ofth lea u for
two years."
Solomon explained that the Afri­
can Stars were signed to th Sec­
ond Division and the same year
captured the GLSL Second Division
Ti!!.e.
"WE ED THE right to en-
ter the Second Divi ion," Solomon
explained. ';We have tremendous
playe h re."
Twenty-two players make up the
Detroit African Stars. The majority
of the players, naturalized American
citizens, are from the Africa.
The Detroit African Stars origi­
nated in 1976 as just the African
Stars. After two years as a team, they
ran out f mon y and couldn't oper­
tat m. Aft r two mor y ars
went by th group Brot Unit d
onned in 1980 to r pI th
ri nt, but problems till e -
i t d.
Detroit Middle Schools:
By HARRY ANDERSON
Michigan Cit/zen
The Detroit Public Schools has
been running their middle chool
basketball program for boy and girls
for two years. And, according to
some of the co ches, student partici­
pation is very high, with some
schools experiencing trong fan, pa­
rental and fa ulty support.
Coaches ay that the stud nts who
participate in the basketball program
African .Stars prepare for game.
Field (Chicago and Wyoming) to
play games. We are organizing com­
mittees to look into them."
"We wer till pra n 10 as a
group and having games against ea h
ot r," he aid. "What happen d w
we were attr ting n w ruits who
want d to join our club."
"We de ided t r furbi h our-
lv and go b into the game and
play in th Great Lake Soccer
Leagu ," h aid.
The African Stars pra tree at the
Wayne State Intramural field on
West Warren and the John Lodge
Service Drive during the week while
their homc game are played at
h lc C llege In Li ia. Th
would li pI Y th ir am in
Detroit if they couJd find a field.
"We would like to play at Belle
I te, but fans would have a hard time
getting on the isl nd especially on Solomon says the fields they play
weekend" Solomon aid. "We are on must be approved by the Oreat
looking into Patton Park (Dix Road, Lakes Soccer League and meet the
Southwest Detroit) and Hammerberg requirements and standards et up by
. the United States Soccer League
(USSL). and the Football Interna­
tional Federation Association
get valuable experience in the funda­
mentals of hooting, dribbling, p
ing, rebounding and defense. The
. students learn more than basketball,
they learn re ponsibility-good
grades are a prerequi ite to playing.
Middle chool ba ketball i a
good idea, but the program needs to
be expanded to include other sports
su h as VOlleyball, baseball oftball,
tennis and swimming som coaches
say.
These programs are offered in
high chool and can be varsity sports
in the middle chool, according to
Charles Fobb , head volleyball/ oft­
ball coach at Cas Tech.
"Having thes four sports would
be great for the middle chools,"
Fobb said."It's not the co t of run­
ni r.D t�ese programs, but the need to
find omeone to teach and organize
. them."
"A L T PEOPLE don't
know how the e gam are played.
Earhart' AI n Avery put up shot 9 in t Burton Intern tiona I In recent mlddl
conte t t Ca Tech.·
chool
(FIFA).
AS FOR THE obtaining a spon­
or, Solomon said that has been one
of the team's main road blo
"We need support from the com­
munity groups, the city council and
the mayor," Solomon aid. "To play
our IS-game schedule we need $250
league fee, $17 for the First Division
entry fee and $70 as a bond. Another
. .
problem is getting goal posts which
cost $2,500 a set. "
"We're willing to work with any­
one or promote any organization
who'll ponsor us. We're now out
SOliciting foods for a sponsor to help
us get through the season," he said.
For now all players who partici­
pate pay an annual cl ub fee of $50 for
the year.
r
Some kids are taught the wrong way
and most high chool coaches have to
re-teach them" he said.
Fobbs also explained that these
ports take minimum equipment to
play.
"For oftball and basebaJl most
kids buy their own glov and ho ,"
he aid. "Helmets are also minimum
equipment and fields are plentiful.
For tenni there are lots of courts
around the city and the nets are al­
ready in place. All the kids have to do
is bring their own rackets and hoes.
"As for volleyball, the ball do
c t $25 to 5 each, and nets with
the entire etup co t $3,500 each. The'
board has the budget to get involved,
we just need t find people that are
committed."
- Fobb -explained that mo t subur­
ban and Catholic school tudents
start playing organized baseball,
, ftball v lleyball and tenni in the
fifth grade, giving them an advantage
over Detroit students,
The PSL should consider these
ports as part of their program.
Another sport that some coaches
would like to see at the middle school
level is swimming.
ALTHOUG VERY FEW
schools have pools, there are a num­
ber of recreation centers willing to .
have middle school students on their
teams.
One suggestion has been to allow
th recreation centers to go into the
middle schools and ign up students
for swim teams and programs. This
wouldn't place any burden on the
Detroit Public Schools. In fact, it
would give them a partner to work
with.
Middle school basketball is a
great idea, but let's expand the sports
program to benefit our kids.
SPORTS QUIZ
By Lnrry Duncan
winning percentage in the American
League I t year?
8. Wh t pitcher had the high t
winning percents e in the National
Lea ue la t ye r1
Sports Quiz Answers
1. Randy J hn n 241� 2. J hn
Smoltz 215� . Kir y Puck tt I ,4
Gary Sheffi ld 323� 5. 0 nnis
rsley 51 nd Ric Aguilera 41; 6
Le Smith 43; 7. Mike Mussina 18-
.7 3; 8. BobT w bury 16- 7 2
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