Coaches look around, see girls stretching for practice, and wonder where the rest of the team is. Right after the school season ends in June, the Amateur Athletic Union season begins. And the indoor winter season beckons to athletes who can't get enough sprinting, jumping and throwing. In a perfect world, yes, the Ypsilanti Braves could win the Class A girls track and field title. But Braves Coach Tom Micallef knows better.
Injuries are one thing.
You have to be healthy the day of the state meet, and that's always a question mark. But thanks to a coach from Dearborn and a steady influx of Michigan talent, the University of Alabama-Huntsville has established itself as the sport's southern capital. Football player Pesci hits for cycle, drives in 11 David Pesci's favorite sport is football, but he will always remember a baseball game from his junior year. Coach Norm Taylor takes his Trojans to the title game. Lake Shore teams are a family affair Ted Kozak has the pleasure of keeping his baseball life in the family.