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Thursday, July 1, 2010 • HERITAGE NEWSPAPERS/A2 JOURNAL
West not quite the best Local All-Stars can’t lift team past talented East squad
Photo by Jonathan Knight/A2 JOURNAL
Local high school baseball players, from left, Miles Sorise (Pioneer), Al Zeiher (Saline) and Andrew Dillon (Lincoln) stand in the dugout at Comerica Park. The three, along with Milan’s Michael Craig, participated in the 29th Annual High School All-Star Game.
By Mike Larson A2 Journal
Although the MHSAA’s Division 1 Baseball Championship was between two teams from the west, in the year’s final high school game of the season, it was the east side that prevailed. On Monday night in Detroit, two 18player teams, made up of the best players in the state, met at Comerica Park to play in the 29th Annual Michigan High School Baseball Coaches Association All-Star Baseball Classic. The local area was represented by four players on the West team as Miles Sorise (Ann Arbor Pioneer), Michael Craig (Milan), Andrew Dillon (YpsilantiLincoln) and Al Zeiher (Saline) were selected to play. Although Sorise and Zeiher played for the Division 1 state title on Saturday, the players were unable to help their West team overcome the explosive hitting of the East squad, as the East All-Stars won the game convincingly, 12-2. The East team jumped out to an early lead, as the squad scored four runs in the top of the first inning, buoyed by a tworun triple by Warren Mott’s Ben Filimon. In the bottom of the first, the West team was set down in order. Leadoff man Jon McCann of Mount
Pleasant grounded out to shortstop, then Zeiher flied out to left field and Dillion stuck out to end the inning. Neither team scored in the second inning, but the West team added two more runs in the third and held on to a 6-0 lead at the top of the fourth when the West team failed to answer back. In the fourth, the East team added another pair of runs when Nolan Wilson of Western International and Ryan Lech of L’Anse Creuse North both scored after a stand-up triple by Gibraltar Carlson’s Patrick Lancaster. In the bottom of the fourth, the West team, which was coached by Bob Foreback of Goodrich, continued to struggle, as the team’s batters were set down in order. After the East team failed to score in the top of the fifth, the trailing West team treated the crowd of over 1,100 to one of the most exciting moments of the evening. Alex Lakatos of Forest Hills Central led off the inning with a towering home run to left field, which cleared the bullpens at Comerica Park. The tally finally put the West team on the board. After a pair of West strikeouts, Sorise dug in for his first at bat. The graduating senior hit a slow roller back to the pitcher and was thrown out to end the inning. However, Lakatos’ blast
made the score 8-1. Neither team was able to score until the East team struck again in the top of the seventh inning when team added another run to go up 9-1. In the eighth, the East All-Stars added three more runs to add to their already commanding lead. Trailing 12-1 in the bottom of the eighth inning, Sorise hit a single to center field for his first hit of the night, and later scored the West team’s second run of the game when he slid safely into home after a wild pitch. The final score ended 12-2 but Sorise said he didn’t care. “It’s just great to be able to play in this game,” he said. “It’s an honor. I would have liked to win it, but, you know, we won a state championship, so that’s pretty good too.” Over the weekend, Sorise’s Pioneers defeated Saline to win the Division 1 state championship. “It’s a fun game, and I was glad to be a part of it.” Sorise finished the game 1-for-2 with a single. Zeiher, who was named Mr. Baseball, the honor given to the state’s best player, went 1-for-3 with a single, Dillon when 1for-3 with a single and Craig went 0-for-1. Mike Larson can be reached by email at Mlarson@A2Journal.com
SEVEN-DAY FORECAST FOR WASHTENAW COUNTY Thursday
Thu. night
Friday
Sunny and pleasant Clear and chilly
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Sunny and nice Sunny and pleasant Mostly sunny and warm
to 79° 71° to 77° 42° to 48° 73° 48° to 54°
83° to 89° 52° to 58°
85° to 91° 56° to 62°
Temperatures: High/low for the week .................................. 86°/51° Normal high/low ........................................... 81°/60° Average temperature ......................................... 71.8° Normal average temperature .......................... 70.6° Precipitation: Total for the week .............................................. 1.87” Total for the month ............................................ 4.10” Total for the year ............................................. 16.46” Normal for the month ....................................... 3.16” Normal for the year ........................................ 16.55”
Afternoon rain
Some sun; warm and humid
85° to 91° 58° to 64°
83° to 89° 55° to 61°
81° to 87° 54° to 60°
Temperatures
High
Lansing 74/51 Mason 74/50
Dexter 74/47 Chelsea 77/47 Manchester 77/48
Low
Tecumseh 78/49
61 67 51 55 Fri.
Sat.
Sun. Mon.
THIS WEEK’S CONDITIONS Weekly UV Index and RealFeel Temperature®
8
79
8
80
8
88
8
90
8
91
7
91
7
92
Thu. Fri. Sat. Sun. Mon. Tue. Wed. The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index™ number, the greater the need for eye and skin protection. 0-2 Low; 3-5 Moderate; 6-7 High; 8-10 Very High; 11+ Extreme. The patented AccuWeather.com RealFeel Temperature is an exclusive index of effective temperature based on eight weather factors. Shown are the highs for the day.
REGIONAL CITIES City
Thu. Hi/Lo/W
Fri. Hi/Lo/W
Sat. Hi/Lo/W
City
Ann Arbor 74/45 Ypsilanti 77/47 SALINE 74/45 Belleville 77/49 Milan 78/47 Dundee 75/49 Monroe 75/52
Adrian 75/51
Adrian Ann Arbor Battle Creek Bay City Detroit Flint Grand Rapids Kalamazoo Lansing Livonia
75/51/s 74/45/s 77/54/s 76/51/s 77/54/s 75/48/s 78/53/s 77/52/s 74/51/s 77/55/s
79/56/s 76/51/s 80/58/s 80/57/s 81/58/s 81/54/s 81/59/s 82/58/s 78/56/s 80/59/s
86/61/s 86/55/s 87/62/s 86/60/s 87/65/s 88/60/s 88/65/s 88/63/s 86/62/s 88/65/s
Manistee 73/50/s Midland 77/52/s Muskegon 74/53/s Pontiac 74/52/s Port Huron 71/44/s Saginaw 76/53/s Sault Ste. Marie 74/52/s Sturgis 75/53/s Traverse City 75/55/s Warren 77/56/s
Thu. Hi/Lo/W
Fri. Hi/Lo/W
Sat. Hi/Lo/W
City
87/73/t 80/61/pc 64/55/pc 97/70/s 59/42/t 90/82/r 80/57/s 57/40/pc 82/61/pc 77/57/t
88/75/s 86/67/s 68/57/c 97/71/s 62/46/pc 91/82/sh 80/58/s 59/41/pc 79/59/sh 74/58/t
88/75/s 88/71/s 68/54/pc 96/71/s 64/47/pc 90/82/sh 81/58/s 61/41/pc 77/55/pc 74/57/t
Detroit 77/54
Athens Berlin Buenos Aires Cairo Sterling Heights Calgary 77/56 Hong Kong Jerusalem Johannesburg London Windsor Mexico City 76/56
Shown is Thursday’s weather. Temperatures are Thursday’s highs and Thursday night’s lows.
Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2010
SUN AND MOON The Sun Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday The Moon Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday
Rise 6:03 a.m. 6:03 a.m. 6:04 a.m. 6:04 a.m. 6:05 a.m. 6:06 a.m. 6:06 a.m.
Set 9:15 p.m. 9:15 p.m. 9:15 p.m. 9:15 p.m. 9:14 p.m. 9:14 p.m. 9:14 p.m.
Rise Set 11:54 p.m. 11:06 a.m. none 12:06 p.m. 12:16 a.m. 1:06 p.m. 12:38 a.m. 2:07 p.m. 1:02 a.m. 3:10 p.m. 1:29 a.m. 4:15 p.m. 2:02 a.m. 5:23 p.m.
Last
RIVER LEVELS As of 7 a.m. Monday
Jul 4 New Jul 11 First
Jul 18 Full Jul 25
Thu. Hi/Lo/W
Fri. Hi/Lo/W
Sat. Hi/Lo/W
80/56/s 80/58/s 80/58/s 78/58/s 77/53/s 80/59/s 81/58/s 80/57/s 84/60/s 80/62/s
84/61/s 87/61/s 86/61/s 88/64/s 85/56/s 85/62/s 82/61/s 85/63/s 88/65/s 89/65/s
Thu. Hi/Lo/W
Fri. Hi/Lo/W
Sat. Hi/Lo/W
Montreal Moscow Paris Rio de Janeiro Rome Seoul Singapore Sydney Tokyo Warsaw
67/57/pc 77/54/s 90/66/s 78/66/s 87/66/s 83/72/pc 87/79/t 60/38/s 83/75/sh 81/56/c
77/64/pc 69/52/s 92/66/t 77/66/s 86/69/s 88/75/c 87/79/t 61/41/c 84/75/sh 79/55/s
82/66/s 76/47/pc 82/67/r 76/66/s 87/69/s 86/68/pc 87/78/r 62/42/pc 82/74/r 82/58/s
WORLD CITIES
Pontiac 74/52
Howell 74/51
Hillsdale 75/51
Tue. Wed. Thu.
Milan’s Michael Craig (top) takes a swing during Monday night’s all-star baseball game, while Lincoln’s Andrew Dillon does the same. The pair, along with Pioneer’s Miles Sorise and Saline’s Al Zeiher, played on the West team in the game. The West was defeated by the East 12-2.
City
85 86 80 80 85 83 83 65 61 63
Flint 75/48
Durand 75/50
Jackson 74/49
PAST WEEK’S TEMPS
Wednesday
Mostly sunny
ALMANAC Statistics for the week ending Monday, June 28
Tuesday
Photo by Jonathan Knight/A2 JOURNAL
Flood Current stage stage Ecorse Creek Dearborn Heights ........................... -- .......... 2.27 ft Huron River Ann Arbor ................................... 16 ft ........ 13.02 ft Mallets Creek Ann Arbor ........................................ -- .......... 3.44 ft Mill Creek Dexter .......................................... 12 ft .......... 6.49 ft River Raisin Manchester ...................................... -- .......... 4.56 ft
NATIONAL CITIES City
Thu. Hi/Lo/W
Fri. Hi/Lo/W
Sat. Hi/Lo/W
City
Thu. Hi/Lo/W
Fri. Hi/Lo/W
Sat. Hi/Lo/W
Atlanta Boston Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Dallas Denver Honolulu Houston Kansas City Las Vegas Los Angeles
84/68/t 74/56/s 79/57/s 81/58/s 73/54/s 87/74/pc 93/61/pc 90/75/s 86/77/r 82/62/s 106/78/s 79/62/pc
84/66/pc 73/61/pc 84/61/s 82/62/s 78/59/s 93/76/pc 92/61/pc 88/75/s 89/77/t 83/65/s 103/77/s 77/62/pc
85/69/pc 81/66/s 88/65/s 87/64/s 85/65/s 92/76/pc 90/56/pc 88/74/s 92/77/c 88/71/s 101/78/s 77/62/pc
Miami Minneapolis New Orleans New York City Orlando Philadelphia Phoenix Pittsburgh St. Louis San Francisco Seattle Wash., DC
91/80/t 84/65/s 89/76/t 77/64/s 92/75/t 79/60/s 111/88/s 73/51/s 84/61/s 67/52/pc 65/51/c 83/62/s
91/78/pc 85/68/s 90/76/t 80/68/s 88/75/c 80/64/s 112/86/s 79/57/s 84/66/s 70/53/pc 67/51/pc 81/63/s
89/78/pc 89/70/s 90/78/c 86/72/s 90/74/pc 88/68/s 108/83/s 84/59/s 90/72/s 74/56/pc 69/55/pc 87/67/s
Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice.
NATIONAL OUTLOOK Temperatures 7/1 - 7/7
Precipitation 7/1 - 7/7
LAKE LEVELS Lake Normal Current Lake Erie ............................. 580.11 ft ...... 571.58 ft Lake St. Clair ........................... 575 ft ...... 574.42 ft
ABOVE NEAR BELOW NORMAL NORMAL NORMAL
ABOVE NEAR BELOW NORMAL NORMAL NORMAL