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CANTON TOWNSHIP - Saline's varsity soccer team opened the season with a victory over Grand Blanc before dropping games to Salem and Clarkston in the Balconi Invitational at Plymouth-Canton Educational Park Saturday.
Saline is 1-2 to start the season.
Saline opened by defeating Grand Blanc in penalties. Grand Blanc opened the scoring early in the game before Connor Mitzel set up Michael Bryant's goal.
In the penalties, Drew Barker, Christian Rossi, Michael Bryant and Behrman scored for Saline before Mitzel scored the game-winner.
Saline's second game against Salem, who went to the regional final last year, was close, too. The Hornets outplayed Salem in the first half. Salem scored the game's only goal in the second half. Behrman played goal for the Hornets again with Gunnar Bohlender being "somewhat banged up" according to coach Ryan Williams.
The Hornets' final game of the day was against Clarkston, another regional finalist last year and a team considered one of the top five teams in the state.
Saline fell behind 3-0 and lost 6-4.
Coach Williams was disappointed by the loss.
"I was disappointed in our lack of competitiveness. They have some of the top kids in the state and we were caught sleeping and a little flatfooted," Williams said. "Once we started playing I saw a lot of positives."
Keeper Riley Behrman was under siege for the first 40 minutes of the game.
"Riley played great today. There could have easily been more goals against us today.
Saline got on the scoreboard late in the first half with Sean Courtney scored while sprinting up the left wing.
In the second half, Rossi scored as he zipped through a crowd and ripped a shot into the goal from the top of the box.
Moments later, after a Clarkson goal on a free kick, Drew Barker won a 50/50 battle after a throw-in, split the defense and wired a shot into the goal.
Barker added another goal when his corner kick glanced in off a Clarkston player.
The Saline Post has more than 300 photos from the Clarkston game in this online gallery.
No, the motion to approve & adopt was made by Ceo, seconded by Lesch. If you're interested in an unedited/unredacted version of Monday's meeting, the link to the video recording of our budget work session and regular meeting is provided below -
Thank you to those Council members who support the citizens and the Rec Center.
Please note, the rec center now requires 1/3 to almost 1/2 of its operations be funded by the City of Saline taxpayers. Approximately 10% of our City population uses the facility, while 2/3 of the members are non-resident. It’s time the non City residents of the Saline community pays its fair share.
What happened with the funding for the needed repairs at the Recreation Center? With all of the programs and community services provided at the Recreation Center, the nearby communities spending tens of millions of dollars to build new Recreation Centers, and the number of members/high usage for the Center and part
The mayor and city council love to spend taxpayer dollars frivolously. More and more $$$ into the rec center, that needs to stop. We still don’t have drinkable water and yet the city keeps raising rates. Can’t speak for everyone but I would much rather have clean water than a “lazy river!”
Sorry, Toby Crotty. Do not align to your assessment or thoughts. While nearby communities are spending tens of millions of dollars to build Recreation Centers (because of their value to citizens and communities), Saline is in the fortunate position of already having a very good facility in place which now needs to
You avoided my main point. The rec center is a nice amenity for those that use it. However, it is not a necessity. Clean safe water that we pay exorbitant rates for IS a necessity for EVERYONE!
The unprofessional behavior while in the supposed role of being a journalist when talking to that protester is ridiculous. The incorrect information and “facts” you spewed during the conversation are just par for the course. Thanks for showing up!
I agree with your comments about this journalist. I use the word journalist loosely here, as a journalist should be bringing forth the views of the people they are interviewing, not bringing their obvious bias into every forced conversation.
I understand the right 4 peaceful protests, why expose children to hate and show disrespect to our flag, what is that teaching the children. As a Korean Veteran I oppose anyone disrespecting our countries FLAG, shame on the protesters,