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Saline's cross country teams won two races at the Fall Preview at Huron Meadows Metropark Thursday.
The Hornets entered teams in the girls 3200 and boys 3200 events and won both.
In the boys' race, junior Samuel Jackson won in the first race of his career. He completed the course in 11:15.8 - almost 25 seconds faster than the second-place runner. Saline then placed six straight runners, from 5th to 10th place. Jack Zaske, Josiah Koch, Dominik White and Gregor Morton completed the scoring for Saline. Christian Rice and William Rosales completed that Hornet run.
Saline finished with 23 points - 39 better than second-place Woodhaven.
In the girls' race, Kaylie Livingston of Whitmore Lake finished first in 12:01.1. She was followed in by six straight freshman Hornets, led by Mackenzie Sellenraad (12:33.6). That 2-7 sweep also included, in order, Sienna Snyder, Grace Roth, Abby Roth, Cora Conley and Corynn Gady.
For more pictures, mostly of the boys' race, click here.
Partly Cloudy , with a high of 38 and low of 16 degrees. Sunny in the morning, cloudy for the afternoon, overcast in the evening, clear overnight.
I have to commend the Saline City manager and engineer for keeping their cool and for their professionalism during the three hour Mill Pond Dam town hall meeting.
I think what's insulting is that the city is bloating the numbers to bolster their case.
Logically, the dam has no practical use. Of course, it's going to cost more. Of course, there's a level of risk there. Of course, over some period of time, it's going to cost more to maintain than a stream.
Life cycle cost analysis is certainly appropriate when considering new assets, but it may not be as appropriate when evaluating existing assets.