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Joe Palka, the most successful coach in Saline High School football history, is stepping down.
Palka, who was once assistant principal and assistant athletic director at Saline High School and who is now a physical education teacher, is retiring from education at the end of January. He’s also leaving his high school football coaching position.
Palka will become the next coach of Adrian Collegee Football. A press conference is planned for Monday.
Palka was hired in 2012 by former Athletic Director Rob White. He immediately transformed a middle-of-the-road football program into a state powerhouse.
More to come.
Palka's record at Saline.
Wins | Losses | Tie | SEC Champ | District Champ | Regional Champ |
10 | 2 | 0 | x | x | |
9 | 2 | 0 | |||
12 | 2 | 0 | x | x | x |
10 | 1 | 0 | x | x | |
11 | 1 | 0 | x | x | |
7 | 2 | 0 | x | ||
11 | 2 | 0 | x | x | x |
8 | 2 | 0 | x | ||
8 | 2 | 0 | x* | x | |
9 | 1 | 0 | x | ||
8 | 3 | 0 | |||
9 | 2 | 0 | x | ||
112 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 2 |
Patchy rain possible, with a high of 38 and low of 32 degrees. Overcast in the morning, light snow during the afternoon and evening, clear overnight.
What Jonathan Sanderson and his team have accomplished in their first 3 games is truly remarkable at Saline. As a kid, I grew up watching a basketball player named Mark Brown from Hastings, Michigan in the mid 80’s. He and his team provided a similar experience for the Hastings community. Go Hornets!