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Sports briefs Tennis clinics at GLHS start in May
GRAND LEDGE - Tennis clinics are scheduled at the Grand Ledge High School tennis courts during the following dates: May 23-27; June 20-24; Aug. 1-5. Parents can download the registration form from: http://gl-tennis.weebly.com. Mike Richey will be directing the clinics and they will be staffed by current and past players from the high school tennis program. Contact Richey at Beagle Elementary or by email at: richeym@glps.k12.mi.us.
Swim Club sign-up set for April 11
GRAND LEDGE - Grand Ledge Swim Club spring registration will be held Monday, April 11 from 6-7p.m. in the bleacher area above the pool. All swimmers should come prepared to swim that night. Visit glscdolphins.com for more information or call Jennifer Thomas at 517-803-8080.
Volleyball clinic offered at AIM High
DIMONDALE - MSU Womens Volleyball and LAVA are offering a free instructional league Kickoff! Instructional players (Grades 3-6) are welcome to participate. It will be held at AIM High on Tuesday, March 29 from 6-7:30 p.m. Email Coach Bob @ talonsdad@comcast.net .
March 27, 2011
Delta taking late soccer registration
DELTA TWP. - Delta Township Parks and Recreation is accepting late registrations for their spring youth soccer program. Registration forms are at www.deltami. gov/parks or at the Parks office, 7710 W. Saginaw Hwy. The registration fee is $45. Call 517-323-8555.
Sports G.L.Waverly icers wrap up season at banquet
By SCOTT YOSHONIS
syoshonis@lsj.com
The Grand Ledge-Waverly hockey team ended their 2010-11 season with the team’s annual awards banquet on March 6. The Comet-Warriors finished the season with a 17-7-3 record and a fourth-place finish in the Capital Area Activities Conference league standings. The team also won all three regular-season tournaments it played in this year, the Andy Hanichen Thanksgiving Classic, the Grand Ledge-Waverly Varsity Hockey Invitational, and the Tri-City Chiefs Invitational Tournament. GL-W head coach Brian Clifford said that he will look back on the year with some fondness. “The kids faced a lot of adversity this year, but came together as a group to have a successful season,” Clifford said. “It was an honor to coach such a bunch of hard working kids.” The Comet-Warriors played at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor in an outdoor game vs. New Boston Huron that ended in a 1-1 tie on Dec. 7, and then attended the MSU vs. U of M outdoor game as a team on Dec. 12. But it wasn’t all smooth going during the course of the year. The team lost four players in early January due to injury and were missing as many as seven by midJanuary, when the bulk of the CAAC league schedule is played.
Photo courtesy of Kevin Barnas
The Grand Ledge-Waverly hockey team poses with the trophy they earned by winning the Durand Invitational, one of the three tournaments the Comet-Warriors won in the 2010-11 season.
Awards
The banquet awards gave Rookie of the Year to Drew Isaacson, Most Improved Player to Brandon Coates, Sportsmanship Award to Peter Blanchett, Charlie Phillips Academic Awards for the highest GPA to Adam Epstein and Brad Kurzynowski. Defensive Player of the Year went to Adam Epstein, Most Valuable Player to three time all-CAAC and LSJ Dream Team goalie Austin Hull
and and the Spirit Award to Blake Opie. The Joe Thorne Award, presented to the Comet-Warrior who has the best work ethic, went to Jack Klingbiel and Most Popular Player award went to Sterling Barnas. Offensive player of the year went to Klingbiel with his teamleading 28 points, and the Senior of the year Award went to Hull. Best dressed award went to Dominic Roy, the Perseverance Award went to Collin Witt, and
the President’s Award went to Teresa Hull for her seven years of service to the Comet-Warrior program. The Hobey Baker award for performance on and off the ice went to Klingbiel. Also announced at the banquet were the team’s league awards. Klingbiel, Isaacson and Hull all made CAAC All-League First Team and Vince Gessler, Brad Kurzynowski, Treven Fech and Epstein made CAAC All-League Honorable Mention.
Recreation briefs Youth, adult swim lessons starting
DELTA TWP. - Registration for youth and adult swim lessons sponsored by Delta Township will begin on March 22. Classes will run between March 29 and May 26. Call 484-5600 or go to www.deltami.gov/parks .
Library announces Run for Reading
DELTA TWP. – A 5K Run/Walk & 1/4 Mile Kids FunRun will take place on Saturday, April 2, starting at 9 a.m. Participants can sign up as runners, walkers or walkers with strollers. Proceeds will benefit the Delta
Township District Library. The library is at 5130 Davenport Drive. Contact Cherry Hamrick, Library Director, delta5K@dtdl.org or at 321-4014.
through sixth graders is just around the corner, and signing up takes just a few clicks at www.glvolleyball.com. Sponsored by the Grand Ledge Volleyball Booster Instructional League Club, the effective program happens April 12-May 19 sign-up in progress on Tuesdays and ThursGRAND LEDGE - This days in the high school’s year’s Spring Volleyball In- new gym. structional League for third Third and fourth grad-
ers from 5:30-6:30 pm, while fifth and sixth graders participate from 6:30 7:30 pm. The registration deadline is April 1, and you can apply online or get a form in your daughter’s school office. Cost is $75 and includes a T-shirt. Check out facebook fan page at “Grand Ledge Volleyball.”