Each month we make a post where you can let people know what you're thinking about stories in the news items, tell about some fun things you did (or want to do) and share your observations of what's happening in the great outdoors.
June in Leelanau means graduation, strawberries, baseball and the return of bare feet and beaches!
This June we're going to join with Absolute Michigan and Taste the Local Difference to promote local food and also to take our coverage of Leelanau County and northern Michigan to a new level!
Photo credit: Washed ashore Empire MI beach by 1Cher
Head back to May 2008 or ahead to July 2008!
The Leelanau Enterprise has a pair of nice features on St. Mary (with its graduating class of 15) coming from behind to nip the state's #8 ranked team Holton 8-7 and coming from behind again to beat Mesick 8-5 for the school's first-ever Regional trophy.
The Eagles took momentum and a lot of fans to the quarterfinal game in Gaylord:
“I’m not sure there was a lot of traffic in Leelanau County,†said Eagles’ coach Steve Plamondon while reflecting on his squad’s 7-2 loss to Rudyard Tuesday. “We had a huge fan base there.â€
St. Mary, which finished the season with a 28-7 record, could not put together another final inning rally in the loss, instead leaving the bases loaded in the seventh on a grounder for the final out in a storybook season.
Read Regional title is one for the St. Mary record book and in the Enterprise.
The Traverse City Record-Eagle reports that Lake Leelanau St. Marys Eagles topped Glen Lake 10-7 to win the Division 4 district title. St. Marys defeated Leland 12-2 in its opener while Glen Lake earned a 12-5 victory over TC Christian.
The Eagles (26-6) head to the regionals at Traverse City St. Francis on Saturday (June 9) where they will face Holton (22-5).
Photo: And the Games Have Begun by Mayr.
All this "snow, wind and teens" has me looking south, to Spring Training with the Detroit Tigers in Lakeland, Florida. Head over to Absolute Michigan for a whole lot of preview and if you make the journey to Lakeland, drop me a line or postcard ... or take me along if you are feeling particularly magnanimous!
Speaking of postcards, here's a photo from 1991 of Allan Trammell by James Phelps (available for purchase at JMP Photography).
Final Update: Suttons Bay fell to Hudsonville in the state semifinal by a score of 5-1 last night (June 14), the latest casualty of an unbeaten streak stretching 3 years - Congratulations ladies on a wonderful season!
Last night, Suttons Bay defeated Ludington 2-0 to capture regionals. They face Hudsonville Unity Christian (26-0) in Sparta - go Ladies (we'll TiVo the World Cup for you!)
In regional action in Elk Rapids Tuesday night, Suttons Bay defeated Tawas 3-0 (Michigansoccer.net). They will face the winner of the Lakeview / Ludington game tomorrow night (June 8th) at 7 PM in Elk Rapids. Also see: Suttons Bay defeated Kingsford 2-1 to win the girls district soccer championship.
Glen Lake hurdler Bryan Sevensma capped a perfect season by setting a new meet mark in the 300 hurdles in the Division 4 state meet. He also barely missed another record in winning the 110 hurdles in 14.8 (by .16 seconds).
The St. Marys Eagles defeated Glen Lake 9-4 to win the Division 4 district softball title. They will face Frankfort (at Frankfort) this Saturday, June 10 (call St. Marys for game time at 256-9636). Regional Update: Frankfort defeated the Eagles 10-0. Congratulations on a great season!!
In district baseball action, Glen Lake advanced to regionals by defeating St. Marys 9-0 in the opener and Leland 8-2. The Comets recorded a 12-1 win over TC Christian in the opener. Glen Lake will face Frankfort (at Frankfort) in regionals on Saturday. Regional Update: Glen Lake fell to Frankfort 12-7 in the Regional opener.
The Traverse City Beach Bums open their inaugural season at Weurfel Park (located at Chums Village business park off U.S. 31 south of Traverse City) this week and the Record-Eagle has a nice feature introducing you to the baseball team and the ballpark. The Wednesday opener culminates almost six years of plans and preparation by club owners John and Leslye Wuerfel.
Read Play Ball! in the TC Record-Eagle
Traverse City Beach Bums web site
**NEW** Traverse City Beach Bums Photo GalleryÂ
Baseball History: Traverse City Resorters
The Record-Eagle also has a great feature on the Resorters, Traverse City's minor league ballclub of the early 1900s that featured future major leaguer Bundy Brief. The team played in the Michigan State League against the Cadillac Chiefs, the Muskegon Lumbermen and the Holland Dutchmen.
Photo courtesy John Russell / Great Lakes Images and Traverse City Beach Bums
