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Saline scored two goals in the game's first 15 minutes and held on to defeat Okemos, 2-1, in the home opener at Hornet Stadium Friday.
Saline improved to 1-0-1. The Hornets tied Walled Lake Northern on the road Tuesday.
Semiors Emily Hornberger and Paige Martin scored for the Hornets. Carly Reese stopped all but one shot behind a protective defense.
Coach Leigh Rumbold was pleased with the team's start.
"I thought the first 15 minutes we played really well. We showed good composure with the ball. We made penetrative runs," Rumbold said. "It was a good start with good finishes by Emily and Paige. After that, we got a little bit sloppy and lost our composure a little bit. We had good patches in the second half, but I feel we need to get a little bit better and put a good 40-minute period together in either half."
The game wasn't five minutes old when Hornberger opened the scoring.
Hornberger described the play.
"Paige had a really good run down the sideline, crossed it in, and I just hit in, first time. It felt great," Hornberger said.
About 10 minutes later, Martin struck. from 31 yards out with a shot over the goalie and into the corner of the cage.
"Jessie (Rein) found some space down the line and she played me in on my diagonal run and I was able to take a few touches and chip it over the goalie," Martin said.
About five minutes later, Okemos replied with a goal on a free-kick.
That was it for the scoring - although the Hornets did manage several chances, including two from freshman Sienna Snyder. The Okemos keeper prevented one goal with a diving save. Snyder just missed the corner on another poke.
In the second half, many of Saline's best chances came on corners played in by Abby Gray.
The Hornet defense locked down around their goalie and allowed perhaps one dangerous shot from a tough angle.
The Hornets were glad to win their home opener.
"It's great. It's our last first home game (for the seniors) that we're ever going to play here. It's really great to back out here under the lights," said co-captain Abby Gray.
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Saline hosts Huron at 7 p.m., Tuesday.
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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,