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This year marks the 100th anniversary of the club and the TCT will kick off its Michigan centennial celebrations in Wyandotte as 38 vintage and classic trailers and motorhomes will be on display and open to the public during downtown Wyandotte’s Special Interest Friday Evening Event April 26th from 5–9 p.m. The campers will be parked in the Theater Lot, Elm and 1st Street, and tours are free to the public.

Tin Can Tourists is the oldest trailer and motor coach club in the country.

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The group, originally known for the distinctive TCT logo, has grown throughout the past century and now boasts over 2,000 club members and over 40,000 Facebook followers.

Among the more than three dozen vintage campers expected on Wyandotte are a 1935 Bowlus,as well as two campers from the 1940s and half-dozen pre-1960 models.

“Each one is a beautiful example of America’s love affair with the emerging concept of leisure time, family vacations, and freedom on the open road,” said Forest Bone, the club’s national president.

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Student’s films win two Best of Show awards Paula Neuman Wyandotte Warrior

Darian Henderson has survived a lot in his 18 years — some pretty bad experiences he doesn’t talk about much.

But he’s determined to turn his life into something positive, something better, something that matters.

And if his short spoken-word documentary about himself and his insights is any indication, he’s doing that — and doing it with his own creative flair.

His documentary, titled simply “D,” won a Best of Show award at the recent Digital Arts Film Television Film Festival.

So did a short film Darian wrote and narrated called “Superhero.”

He makes films as a second-year member of the Downriver Detroit Student Film Consortium, which meets each Sunday at the Downriver Council for the Arts home in Wyandotte.

Scott Galeski, a former cop turned filmmaker who founded and manages the group, is deeply inspired by Darian.

All of the students he chooses for the consortium inspire Galeski, but there’s just something about Darian that grabs him and holds on tight.

“He’s had a pretty rough go, but he keeps standing up and going at life,” Galeski said.

He is hard on Darian, Galeski admitted. The teen gets no free passes from the mentor. Nevertheless, making films with Galeski has meant a lot to Darian.

“It’s cool and it’s work,” the 18-yearold said. “If you put in the work that’s necessary, the fun’s going to come along with it. I like the group of kids we’ve got. Galeski’s OK, too.”

He offered a small, rare smile when he said that. Darian knows what Galeski means to him, and what he means to Galeski.

The bond was demonstrated for all to see when the former cop was recently honored by Roosevelt High School as a “distinguished graduate.” From the podium, Galeski took the opportunity to give a gift to Darian.

The cop presented the 18-year-old with his U.S. Congressional Police

Film-making and basketball are a big part of Henderson’s life.

Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest honor for law enforcement officials.

The medal was presented to Galeski in 1999 by the late Congressman John Dingell in recognition of his four years as an undercover narcotics officer in Detroit and his decades of police work.

“I really had to think about giving him the medal,” Galeski said. “I

thought of the impact of him having that and being able to tell the story and pass that down in his own life.”

Darian’s life changed dramatically when he was about 10 years old.

“That was about the time stuff started getting patchy,” he said. “I wouldn’t say I was lost, but … I wanted to be a kid, but I was going

through so much stuff, I felt like I had grown people’s responsibilities.”

Darian was bounced around a lot after that.

“I had to adapt quickly,” he said.

“And seeing the things around me — I wanted to do better.”

He ended up living with a family in Wyandotte and going to Roosevelt, where he is a point guard on the basketball team. He also plays for the Downriver BadBoyz travel team.

“My whole thing has been basketball,” said Darian, who is 6’3” and speaks in a bass voice Galeski compares to that of the late Isaac Hayes. “That’s been the thing that kept my mind off of things. I wasn’t the best, so I had to work a lot harder. Hard work can’t phase me.”

This fall, he’ll play basketball for Lake Michigan College in Benton Harbor, where he’s been accepted. The school has a film club, and Darian said he might get involved with that once he gets the lay of the land.

And he’ll adapt to yet another move in his life — the way he has learned to adapt, just by being true to himself.

“One big thing for me, I was always so worried about, like, how I was going to fit in and stuff like that,” he said.

“Looking back, you don’t have to try to fit in. For me, it was just, like, finding what you do. For me, it was sports.”

His advice for younger kids: “Just find your own thing and stick to it.”

Darian is determined to pass on the lessons he’s learned. He has a group of friends he cherishes.

“We’ll chill, just kick it, play video games, watch movies,” he said.

And he is friends with a young guy going through some of the same stuff Darian has experienced.

“I told him, ‘I’m going to be here to help you,’” he said. “The things I’ve been through — I feel like I’m pretty wise for my age. Anybody that knows my life story — they say they would never have guessed it. I don’t walk around with my head down. I try to stay positive.”

These are the opening lines from “D,” the award-winning film written by and narrated by Darian: “I wasn’t born with a silver spoon. I’ve lived a lot of places and I’ve seen a lot of things. I don’t want sympathy. I just want you to believe in me.”

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Young adults with autism learn job skills and more at Mixter Institute for Transition Paula Neuman Wyandotte Warrior

Young adults from all over Downriver with moderate to severe autism are continuing their education after high school at the Mixter Institute for Transition.

At Mixter, the students, ages 18-26, learn a wide variety of job skills, from how to fill out a job application, create a resume and act during an interview to working with power tools. It all depends on the individual, of course.

Each student affected by autism spectrum disorder has his or her own unique symptoms.

The disorder affects nearly 20,000 Michigan students, and impacts the way individuals function socially and in a work environment. Often, communication, social interaction and behavior skills are problematic.

The Mixter students, most of whom live at home with parents, are learning how to be as independent as possible, said principal Jessica Fessler. That’s the educational goal at the institute at 3301 Electric Ave. in Lincoln Park, and the approach teachers take with each student is individualized based on his or her needs and abilities.

Teacher Jason Reese of Wyandotte started his Mixter construction workshop for students in 2010 with $400 and some borrowed tools, he said.

“It started as a classroom to give the students a safe space to develop fine motor skills and other skills,” Reese said. “We started out introducing them to simple projects like birdhouses.”

The workshop now has become a self-funded “micro-enterprise.”

The students in the workshop learn how to safely use power tools, and about blueprints, tool care, and math and English as it applies to basic construction, he said.

And they make a lot more than birdhouses now.

The cornhole sets the students make are the most popular of their projects, which include pallet signs, baseball bats and furniture.

I always tell them: This is their workshop, not my workshop.

The possibilities are unlimited, and many students enjoy belonging to a class that promotes such confidence and self-worth. ~ Jason Reese “We’ve had a wait list for nine years now for cornhole boards,” Reese said.

The young adults in the workshop get more out of the construction endeavor than the practical skills they learn, he said.

“One of the things I love about this is that they take great pride in coming here,” Reese said. “I always tell them: This is their workshop, not my workshop. The possibilities are unlimited, and many students enjoy belonging to a class that promotes such confidence and self-worth.”

He asked a Lincoln Park student if he could do a quick paint job on a project.

“I am John Frederick,” the young man said with a grin. “I can do anything.”

In the Mixter sewing and craft workshop, students — under the

supervision of paraprofessional Donna Laloue of Lincoln Park — make the bags filled with dried corn to go with the cornhole boards.

“They cut the fabric and sew it by machine and by hand,” Laloue said.

“They make pillows and aprons for our market. And a lot of kids will bring their own clothes in and I’ll show them how to mend things.”

The market at Mixter features many student-made items besides pillows and aprons. The students make soap, jewelry, body scrubs, seed bombs for planting, baked goods and much more. The student-operated market also features a resale shop with a host of items, including clothing and housewares. Donations, which are sorted, repaired when needed, and cleaned by Mixter students, are welcome.

The market is open to the public from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m Monday through Friday. And on Fridays, the school host a farmers market, featuring the many herbs and vegetables grown in the Mixter garden and horticulture classroom.

Teacher Chandra Bonnau of Canton recently got $10,000 in grants to expand her gardening and horticulture classes at the school. The outdoor garden got its start last spring, and it’s a growing enterprise in more ways than one. Raising vegetables has enhanced student awareness of nutrition and healthy living besides teaching them valuable skills. Plans are afoot to expand the 2.5-acre outdoor garden this year.

The horticulture students, including Southgate residents Scott Baxter and Brenden Cook, work on raised garden beds built by other Mixter students, using grow lights when the weather isn’t conducive to outdoor work.

Recently, a group of students, working together, were transplanting herb seedlings.

Teamwork doesn’t always come easily to autistic students. It’s taught and encouraged at Mixter as a necessary job skill. From the ceiling in the horticulture classroom hang dried roses and other flowers. The students use the dried petals in the soaps they make.

“We do a lot in here,” Fessler said proudly. “I have the most creative staff around.”

Another new thing at Mixter last year was a formal dance, a masquerade.

Photos from the event are posted in a hallway.

“It was a ton of fun,” Fessler said.

“We’ll definitely do that again.”

The young men and women at Mixter also socialize in clubs based on student interests, including Movie Club, Motown Club, Men’s Club, Women’s Club, Cat and Dog Club, Anime Club, Video Gamers Club, Karaoke Club and Yoga Club.

The students participate in Special Olympics, and practice their sports at school.

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Continued from page 5 Mixter this month is holding a poster contest for students to create anpexpression in honor of Autism Awareness Month. A variety of their posters also are posted in a hallway. The contest winners will be determined by a vote of students and staff.

Many people with autism can become easily overwhelmed by sights, sounds and social interactions. For those students, the school has a socalled Blue Room — a comfortable, quiet space to promote calmness.

“We want them to learn to ask for this, to recognize when they need a break,” Fessler said.

In the school cafeteria, supervised students work and serve the food. Everything at Mixter becomes a chance to teach students employment skills.

Many of the students already have supervised parttime jobs in local businesses all around Downriver.

“The businesses have been absolutely wonderful to us,” Fessler said.

And some students, also with supervision, deliver Meals on Wheels to elderly people in need. That, too, has been very successful and helps promote interactions with the community, the principal said.

“When they go out and leave us, we’re hoping they’ll at least be working at a part-time job, and that they’ll have as much independence as each student can achieve,” Fessler said.

On Friday, April 26, the school will hold an open house from 1 to 2:30 p.m., when students will showcase their talents. The resale shop and market will be open all day, and a car wash fundraiser will take place at the school from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. and from 1 to 2:30 p.m. that day.

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Putting the pieces together Puzzle Parent support group benefits, autistic kids, parents and their helpers Hank Minckiewicz Wyandotte Warrior

The first thing you notice about a gathering of the Downriver Puzzle Parent’s autistic support group is how normal everything seems.

The group held its Spectrum Spectacular art show for children on the autism spectrum at the River’s Edge Gallery in Wyandotte on April 13 and when you walked through the door, you could have been attending an event involving kids and families from any elementary school Downriver.

Parents greeted each other with hugs and smiles, kids ran about hollering and seeking out friends and, after a while, juice mustaches were en vogue after the snack and drink table got a workout.

The artwork was not quite the level usually presented by the gallery, but the artists were no less proud as they showed off their work to happy parents, grandparents and friends.

There was art made from puzzle pieces, paintings, drawings, little bird houses and treasure chests and multimedia art.

It was a happy and excited throng that filled the upper level of the gallery.

And beaming over this joyous scene was Lisa Vilella, founder of both Mimi’s Mission Charity and the Puzzle Parents group.

The whole “normalcy” thing is part of the package, according to Vilella “Austic kids are the only kids introduced that way,” she said. “Parents will say, ‘this is Joey, he has autism.”

We’ve got to stop that. These kids have autism, that’s not who they are.”

Trying to get kids - and their parents - to recognize that they are not defined by their affliction is one of the goals of Puzzle Parents, Vilella said.

“These kids have autism,” she said.

“They have it, they are going to have it. Our goal is to try and help them deal with it. We want to put them in situations where they can learn how to handle themselves.”

The Puzzle Parents actually grew out of Mimi’s Mission. Mimi’s adopts

families every Christmas and a couple of years ago, Vilella noticed that about 20 of the adopted families had autsitic children. After inquiring further, she realized that these parents had few options and little support in their struggles with the disorder. And the Downriver Puzzle Parents organization was born.

Their first meeting, at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, drew about 20 people.

Today, just over two years later, a

strategies that they have found work with children on the spectrum, talk about getting together for play dates and they view interactive demonstrations. For some, just the hour or so alone with other adults and a break from watching their child is the highlight of the month.

The break is made possible by Traci Hopper, a teacher in the Airport School District, who brings along some of her high school students to help

typical Downriver Puzzle Parents get-together attracts 80 or more.

And the reason for the growth of the program is pretty clear - it’s something that is needed, something that has been missing.

The Downriver Puzzle Parents, which is open to residents of all Downriver communities, meets twice a month at St. Stephen’s and the meetings are something everyone involved looks forward to.

The night, which starts at 6 p.m. and runs until 8, begins with dinner and, of course, desert. Then the kids head downstairs to play games and play with their friends, while the parents stay upstairs for a support group meeting.

At the meetings, parents discuss

watch and tutor the kids.

The program is especially good for some of the parents who have a hard time letting go of their children. Because they are overprotective or simply afraid that their child might have an episode in their absence, many parents wear themselves down with constant supervision. Being separated for a short while and seeing the high school students handle the situation is a huge relief to them.

Some have even taken to hiring the high school student to babysit in their homes, so mom or mom and dad can get away for an evening.

Hopper said that was one of the goals she had in mind when she started brings students to the meetings.

“It gives (the students) an understanding of what these kids are like and hopefully the parents will see that they can handle things and use them as babysitters,” she said. “It’s a good way for parents to get a little break.”

For the kids, the meetings are clearly a joy.

“I love coming to the meetings,” said seventh-grader Jacob Beddingfield.

“We get to go downstairs and have a lot of fun.”

Beddington, an only child, has bonded with some of the younger kids at the Puzzle Parents and now it is like he has little siblings, said Vilella.

After dinner, the kids simply play or do arts and crafts and the second meeting of every month is the birthday meeting. Cupcakes with candles are handed out and ‘Happy Birthday’ is sung to that month’s birthday boys and girls.

Like Mimi’s Mission, Puzzle Parents is a volunteer organization and Vilella has recruited many, including sisters Lynda Cullen and Robbin Gates.

Vilella got Gates to help out and Gates brought her sister, who has sewing skills. The result? Lynda Cullen has sewn more than 120 weighted blankets and lap throws.

Weighted blankets and throws have proven to have a calming effect on people with autism, but they can be expensive, so Cullen did a little research, found out how to make them and began sewing.

“Lynda and Robbin are the sweetest people ever,” said Vilella.

And they, like Hopper and others, are pure volunteers. They do not have autistic children or grandchildren. They just came to help and got hooked.

It’s easy to see why. Puzzle Parents in an amazing group doing amazing things for people who can use the help.

If you have an autistic child and think Puzzle Parents is an organization that is right for you or if you’d just like to help out a wonderful group, check out their Facebook page

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CULINARY CAPERS Evelyn Cairnes Wyandotte Warrior

Among the most extraordinary shopping extravaganzas in the Downriver area are the spring and fall rummage sales of the Episcopal Church Women of Grosse Ile’s St. James Episcopal Church.

The sales, scheduled for May 3 and 4 and Oct. 4 and 5, offer literally thousands of items, including high-end women’s clothing in a “French Room,” an accessories boutique, children’s toys and clothing, antiques, indoor and outdoor furniture, electronics, tools and much much more. Proceeds are earmarked for the charities supported

by St. James.

Hours for the spring sale are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 3, and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

May 4. Items will be on display both inside and outside the church, which is located at 25159 East River Road.

Donations of items are accepted beginning two weeks before the sales, and that’s when some 40 to 70 Church Women begin the arduous tasks of sorting and pricing the mountain of contributed items, stopping only for lunch. Workers volunteer to provide main dishes and desserts for lunch using favorite recipes from the organization’s exceptional cookbook, which was published in 2015.

The Episcopal Church Women’s Cookbook ($20) is still available, but in short supply. Three of the members’ favorites follow. I’ve made all three of them and enjoyed every bite.

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Wyandotte Roosevelt High School grads Joe Palamara (left) and Scott Galeski were recently inducted onto the school’s Wall of Fame. Palamara, whose father Sam was the longtime recreation director in Wyandotte and is also a member of the Roosevelt Wall of Fame, has served the Downriver community first as a state senator and currently as a county commissioner. Galeski had a distinguished career as a police officer in Wyandotte and today works with Roosevelt students in an award-winning film production program.

Correction Sierra Clark’s name was misspelled in last month’s edition of the Wyandotte Warrior. Clark is part of a group that collects plastic grocery bags and turns them into “plarn” (plastic yard) that other members of the group use to make waterproof sleeping mats for homeless people. We regret the mistake.

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Lets keep our shopping dollars downriver As virtually everyone knows, I write a lot about the pursuit of the excitement and satisfaction of excellence in retail that only independent retailers can bring.

Virtually all the businesses are local and independent, too

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My travels always include such a search; you never know when or where you’ll find something that lights you up.

And lighting ourselves up is important, to the point that nearly everything else takes a back seat.

When my grandfather opened Chelsea in 1943, Wyandotte was a retail shopping hub, a world apart from anything else in the Downriver region. There were others in the metro Detroit area, and Wyandotte held its own against all regional districts where shopping was done.

There were three movie theaters with four screens, shoe stores, department stores, 5 & 10 stores, furniture stores (maybe a dozen of them, ask Scott at White Furniture), newspaper headquarters, banks galore, clothing stores to beat the band….

Wyandotte was a beehive of activity, a community hub that naturally drew folks, where they could see neighbors and get all their shopping done.

Unless they wanted to go to Detroit, meaningful and close by alternatives were scant.

There was no Southgate at the time and Riverview was just a small village. Not so long ago, the landscape was as different as to be another region entirely.

Things change. As the region ballooned in population through the 50s and 60s, it spread, and fostered a new era of retail in formats called strip centers and then malls.

Downtown retail hubs like Wyandotte across the country withered, suffering reverses

and diminishment as these new, hotshot retail destination location places prospered.

Some actually died, nearly all of them were and still are shadows of that former golden era.

But Wyandotte has found a new core in which to build a reputation as a hub: The restaurant and bar industries have invested a mint in Wyandotte, establishing and furthering a breadth of fantastic options to imbibe and ingest.

Every one of them is local and independent.

I used to bemoan the phenomenon of a tired and poorly attended downtown eatery scenario, while the likes

of Applebees and Olive Garden and Red Lobster were always packed. Today, that scene has shifted fairly dramatically.

Turns out, there just weren’t enough “authentic” and wellexecuted restaurants. Corner bars throughout the city remain, but the growth has come from quality establishments, serving solid to excellent food, in a one-of-a-kind environment.

The real thing. Right here in Wyandotte, in large focus.

Our region (outside of Wyandotte actually exists, it turns out) is blessed with other places to eat as well; some new establishments, others old and re-energized places, all with a common basis: Real and

authentic and not cookie cutter.

Places where everybody knows your name, if you get my drift.

There’s more, of course.

When I joined our company in 1972, there were three banks in town: Wyandotte Savings Bank, National Bank of Wyandotte, and Downriver Federal Savings Bank - all local banks.

We just had a new investment, resulting in a new credit union in our downtown, the first ever, I believe? A few new retail joints have joined the fray, and are contributing to the reputation as well, for Wyandotte as a place to go for cool things, unique things, artful things.

We don’t need our version of what the big box and national chain stores offer. What is offered in Wyandotte is, for lack of a more communicative word, “cool.” And that is just what the doctor ordered.

Places that can operate among the bars and restaurants, offering a different mix of products, more creatively displayed, and with some very unique faces doing the explaining of what it all means, what each product is actually all about.

The millennial generation is so widely derided for being the cause of today’s retail issues. The truth is: They want real. This generation of people agrees with me (so they are correct, of course) in seeing the sea of sameness of stores at shopping mall after mall across the country, offering their version of the same, bland, meaningless stuff that is not worth the investment.

So they avoid those places like the plague, because they are the plague, having infested a once unique and varied landscape of uniqueness with disposable nonsense.

Millennial’s support for wineries and distilleries and the joints that offer those unique products is heartening and so encouraging. This generation wants places like Wyandotte to thrive, because they love that vibe. While there are countless members of prior generations that share that passion for “real,” those generations also enabled the infestation.

Businesses like mine are doubling down, daring to be different, and insisting on quality and scarcity of availability.

It’s an interesting time.

Remember, you can be a part of creating the next true wave of authentic and unique in Downtown Downriver. OK, and all of Downriver, for that matter.

Flea Market aids Lions Club

The 26th annual Flea Market and Antiques Sale to benefit the Wyandotte Lions Club was hosted by the Yack Arena on April 6. Several thousand shoppers came through the doors of what is the clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s biggest fundraiser of the year of the year.

Last year, the Wyandotte Lions gave away neary $18,000 to worthy charities, including Penrickton Center for Blind Children, Leader Dogs for the Blind, the Michigan Eye Bank and transplantation center; the Lions Hearing Center of Michigan, the Beaumont Silent Children Fund for uninsured children with speech and language impairments and the Downriver Family YMCA.

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HIGH WATER LEVELS IN THE DETROIT RIVER HAVE PROMPTED WAYNE COUNTY TO INSTALL TEMPORARY ORANGE BUOYS NEAR THE GROSSE ILE “FREE BRIDGE.”

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High water levels in the Detroit River have prompted Wayne County to install temporary orange buoys near the Grosse Ile “free bridge.”

The buoys are there to make sure boaters steer clear of a bridge support pier on the upstream part of the bridge.

A metal structure on the edge of that pier is partially underwater right now.

“That pier is on a rock pile basically in the middle of the river,” Township Supervisor Brian Loftus said. “It used to have wood timbers controlling it, but on the upstream side, most of the wood has washed away over the century and a half that it’s been there. With the high water, part of the metal structure on the edge of that pier is partially submerged.

“The buoys mark the perimeter of the entire crib — the supporting pile of rocks — which is probably 300 feet long from end to end.”

Boating season officially begins April 15.

“The water is unseasonably high,”

Loftus said. “It usually starts rising this time of year, and stays fairly high through the middle to end of June.

Then it gets consistently lower. But it hasn’t gone down. The water levels have been high for the last couple of years.”

That’s not necessarily a bad thing for island residents and others.

“There’s a lot less dredging taking place, but there are some shoreline and erosion concerns,” Loftus said.

Most of the island’s west shoreline is protected by sea walls, and the few natural shorelines on the east side of Grosse Ile are probably already underwater now, he said.

He’s heard no complaints from

residents about the high water levels.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is forecasting possible record high water in Lake Erie for May. The lake that adjoins the island’s southern end has risen 4 inches over the last month, and the water level is expected to keep going up. If spring weather is rainy, the lake could be about 2 feet over normal levels in May, according to the Army Corps.

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Powerful Bears looking for tennis titles Shane Preston Wyandotte Warrior

The Roosevelt girls’ tennis team has wasted little time in impressing on the courts this spring and will look to carry its early season success into the season in hopes of bringing a Downriver League title back to Wyandotte in 2019.

Roosevelt boasts a talented team from top-to-bottom and has run out to a 3-0 record to open the season thanks to an experienced roster.

The Bears has brought back a league champion at the top of their singles lineup when senior Cherish Antoine assumes her role at No. 1 singles after winning a Downriver League championship last season.

Joining her is senior Brooklyn Neifert at No. 2, freshman Reese Blackledge at No. 3 and junior Maddy Van at No. 4 singles.

At doubles, the Bears are looking to seniors Cecilia Kujawa and Sarah Haener at No. 1, juniors Grace

With this lineup and this team and the way these girls work together, our goals are to win the league, win the region and maybe place in the top-12 or so in the state ~ Coach Pat Haley Waggonner and Madison Balsis at No. 2, juniors Sydney Tarnowski and Reilly Crosby at No. 3 and seniors Braylen Matulonis and Kenedi Harmon at No. 4.

Senior Hannah Gripp will also see time at No. 4 singles and doubles.

Roosevelt coach Pat Haley is optimistic with the season outlook this spring with a deep and experienced roster that doesn’t feature some of the top-heavy expectations from years gone by.

“This year, our strength is that we’re pretty deep throughout the whole lineup,” Haley said. “For the past

few years, I’ve relied on the top of my singles and the top of my doubles and hope for a win somewhere else and this year, I think I can win anywhere.”

The early returns have been encouraging with the Bears running up a 3-0 victory, including it’s first league win against a talented rival.

On April 11, Roosevelt kicked off its league season with a 5-3 victory over DRL opponent Trenton.

The Bears tallied victories from Blackledge at No. 3 singles (6-3, 6-0) and Van at No. 4 singles (6-1, 6-3).

At doubles, the Bears earned wins

from Kujawa and Haener at No. 1 (6-4, 4-6, 6-0), Tarnowski and Crosby at No. 3 (6-4, 7-5) and Matulonis and Harmon at No. 4 (6-4, 6-1).

With a big league win to open the DRL season, Haley and the Bears have a number of specific goals for 2019.

“With this lineup and this team and the way these girls work together, our goals are to win the league, win the region and maybe place in the top-12 or so in the state,” Haley said.

On April 9, the Bears swept Riverview 8-0.

Roosevelt earned victories from Antoine at No. 1 (6-1, 6-2), Neifert at No. 2 (6-4, 6-4), Blackledge at No. 3 (61, 6-1) and Gripp at No. 4 (6-2, 6-1).

At doubles, Kujawa and Haener won at No. 1 (4-6, 6-2, 6-2), Waggonner and Balsis won at No. 2 (6-4, 6-3), Tarnowski and Crosby were victorious at No. 3 (6-1, 6-1) and Matulonis and Harmon completed the sweep at No. 4 (6-2, 6-2).

The Bears opened the season back on March 26 with a 7-1 win over Dearborn Fordson.

Bears hope to get baseball struggles straightened out It’s been a tough start to the season for the Roosevelt baseball team as a difficult non-league portion of the campaign has given way to an equally tough start in the Downriver League.

It certainly did not help that Roosevelt’s league schedule included two of the most powerful DRL teams right at the top of the list.

After beating Taylor High School 9-3 in its Downriver League opener, the Bears fell to Woodhaven 12-1 and Carlson 10-0 in back-to-back games. Last year Woodhaven reached the Division 1 state title game.

Donavan Canterberry had two hits against Woodhaven and scored his team’s only run during the outings against the league-leading foes.

The 2019 Bears are, Canterberry, Brayden Calhoun, Calvin Castillo, Jacob Denison, Dominic Duprie, Jacob Gilbert, Joshua Hughes, Ryan Kuzma, Julian Ladesma, Logan McGraw, Ryan Meade, Jose Pacheco, Nicholas Szolach and Christopher Taylor.

Things lighten up a bit for Coach Brian Cotner’s Bears in the coming weeks as Edsel Ford, Anderson, Melvindale and Taylor are among the scheduled opponents.

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Bears hope to get on the winning track It’s been a bit of a bumpy start for the Roosevelt softball team this season as an 0-2 non-conference portion of the schedule has given way to a 1-2 Downriver League start.

The Bears lost a non-league doubleheader to Flat Rock before beating Taylor High School 7-1 in their DRL opener. But Roosevet ran into trouble after that, falling to Woodhaven 9-3 and Carlson

Lauryn Fratangelo is set to fire.

12-7.

In the loss to Woodhaven, Nadia Caldwell had hits and two RBIs and Jordan Tarrence had an RBI and a run scored.

The Bears hope to get on a bit of a better roll with a coming non-league doubleheader with Monroe Jefferson and league games against Anderson, Edsel Ford, Taylor and melvindale in coming weeks.

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Roosevelt soccer program still looking for its footing Shane Preston Wyandotte Warrior

Roosevelt has developed a rich history of success in several prep sports, but is still in the process of finding its footing on the soccer field.

So far in 2019, the Bears’ legs seem to be working just fine.

Roosevelt features a relatively new soccer program compared to its Downriver League counterparts, but the team has already seen significant growth in its early years after turning in its first winning season last year and running out to a 7-3-1 record this spring.

Roosevelt coach Gene Stephens entered the season with a goal of finishing in the top half of the

Downriver League for the first time in team history and attributes much of the early strides towards this achievement to the amount of cohesiveness on his experienced team.

“The chemistry is just amazing this year,” Stephens said. “They know each other well, so they know where to pass and they know where to run for they pass. They’ve all just really matured.”

Senior captain Lillie Corby has returned at goalkeeper for the Bears after making the transition from being in the field as a defender midway through the year last season and has continued to make strides for Roosevelt.

The Bears also rely heavily on senior captains Erin Replogle (center midfield) and Lizzie Gilbert (center

midfielder) along with senior Becca Amison (right defender).

Junior forward Bella Kohlstrand is one of the most dangerous goal scorers on the team and helps spearhead an offense that also features junior right midfielder Kylee Gabert.

Junior Alina Kosinski’s speed has been useful at center defender for the Bears this spring as she plays a prominent role along with junior Elliana Sawicki in stopping opposing offenses.

Olivia Harder – a sophomore – was named the fourth captain for the team and has performed well at center defender this spring as has sophomore midfielders Alayna Jacobs and Mia Morford.

Junior reserves Kara Amison, Kate

Simpson and Kaylee Fuller provide loads of depth for the bears at outside midfield and forward this spring, which has helped with Roosevelt’s improved offense in the early going.

“We’ve scored more goals this year because we’re playing smarter, we’ve gotten much better at sending and receiving passes and we’re taking good shots,” Stephens said. “Last year, we played well, but they’ve really, really grown this season.”

That growth has led to the most successful start in team history this season with a record of 7-3-1 with the Bears outscoring their opponents 24-12 Roosevelt kicked off the 2019 season on March 20 with a 4-1 win over Dearborn Edsel Ford.

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