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BIRMINGHAM - Sophomore Laynie Tousa scored the game's only goal as Saline defeated Troy Athens, 1-0, in the MHSAA Division 1 soccer semifinals on Wednesday at Birmingham Seaholm High School.
Saline will play in the state championship game against Byron Center at 4 p.m., Saturday at @ MSU - DeMartin Soccer Stadium. It's Saline's second-ever trip to the state championship game. In 2015, the Hornets defeated Grand Blanc, 4-0, to win the crown.
Saline's performance was masterful, especially in the second half, when the Hornets gave up few chances.
A little more than midway through the increasingly physical second half, the Hornets scored the game's only goal. Nada Derneika took a long free kick from the right sideline, about 25 yards out. Sienna Snyder's header attempt was kicked back out as the Red Hawks swarmed the crease. A Red Hawk tried to play the ball past Tousa, who stopped a defender from playing the ball out of danger and then stole the ball, took two steps in and fired a perfect shot past the goalie and into the net with her left foot.
Thundery outbreaks in nearby, with a high of 85 and low of 64 degrees. Sunny for the morning, thundery outbreaks in nearby during the afternoon, overcast in the evening, clear overnight.
Dan cites large dollar amounts yet much of the support the rec center needs is due to past neglect/lack of support from the city and continual deferral of routine maintenance.
How many Michigan municipalities with less than 10,000 people can afford to maintain a rec center the city's size?
To name a few:
Flat Rock Michigan 2023 10,239 residents, beautiful fairly new community center with fabulous aquatic center, gym, and other exercise equipment (population under 10K when built, median income lower than Saline as well as lower house values).