Chelsea soccer played hockey with Saline. Uh…wait. Chelsea soccer faced Saline. In soccer, I mean. It just happened to be a very physical soccer game.
Category Archives: Chelsea
Photo of the Simultaneously Exercisin’ Now: 4 May 2011
Chelsea’s South School* participated in All Children Exercise Simultaneously 2011. What is that, you ask as you don’t click that link? Well, as that website proclaims, millions of kids get outside and exercise all at once “in a symbolic gesture of fitness and unity.” For the benefit of all of us, I’m going to stifle all my natural sarcastic responses to such idealistically empty phrases and just say the kids enjoyed getting outside and burning off some energy for half an hour. (I’m sure the teachers were glad to have the kids burn off some energy, too.)
*(Yes, I know it’s officially named South Meadows Elementary now, but when I was a kid it was just plain South School, and I didn’t approve the name change. Does my stubbornness in adhering to old names mean I’m getting old? Probably. But it’s inevitable, so…why fight it? Rabble rabble rabble.)
At the end of the half hour, local insurance agent Rick Eder presented a check to South Elementary principal Lisa Nickel and gym teacher Mike Bareis.
Photo of the Lacrosse Now: 2 May 2011
Chelsea lacrosse faced Romulus. In the interest of full disclosure: I’ve held a grudge against anything from Romulus ever since I got a speeding ticket from that absurd speed trap on Eureka Road south of the airport. So…yeah, I was happy to watch Chelsea beat Romulus.
Photo of the Softball Now: 30 April 2011
While Chelsea baseball was playing in the Akel Marshall Baseball Invitational, Chelsea softball had its own tournament going on.
Photo of the Baseball Now: 30 April 2011
After the ceremony for Akel Marshall, Chelsea played some baseball.
Photo of the Coach Honorin’ Now: 30 April 2011
Prior to this season, longtime Chelsea baseball assistant coach Akel Marshall decided to end his coaching career after 31 years. To honor his years of service to the baseball program, former players and coaches came back to the stadium for a ceremony at the beginning of the Chelsea Baseball Invitational.
JV baseball coach Brian Sayers painted Marshall’s jersey number behind home plate:
Marshall has never been one to seek or enjoy the spotlight, but as he stood with CHS baseball players past and present, the smile on his face said he didn’t mind the attention this time.
Among other gifts, Marshall received a framed jersey…
…and a painting of him in action coaching third base during the 2010 season.
Longtime head coach and close friend Wayne Welton delivered an emotional speech.
Marshall threw out the ceremonial first pitch to kick off the invitational, now named the Akel Marshall Baseball Invitational.
As a permanent tribute to Marshall’s 31 years of coaching, the staff unveiled a 6 banner on the fence in left center field. It’s shown here as senior Patrick Roberts stands on second base during the first game of the day.
Photo of the Lacrosse Now: 27 April 2011
Chelsea lacrosse faced Saline.
In the middle of the game a Saline player had a Chelsea player lined up for a good solid hit…until the Chelsea player slipped on the wet turf. Because of that, the hit didn’t go quite as planned. Here, take a look:
He did jar the ball loose, so I suppose the hit served its purpose. But I doubt that’s how he envisioned the hit in his mind.
Photo of the College Committin’ Now: 27 April 2011
Chelsea senior Lauren Dark committed to dive for EMU; I made a visit to the local pool to get photos of her for the Standard.
First, Lauren and her coach:
And then Lauren and her parents:
Photo of the Baseball Now: 23 April 2011
Chelsea baseball faced Portage Northern.
(He successfully avoided the tag — though not by much — and was safe at third.)
