Renaissance Rebellion

#6 posting 2.19.2008
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MICHIGAN REPORTS
It is the first winter postseason in Michigan. Here are all the scores (from the Detroit Free Press)
A
Oxford beat Waterford Kettering 35-33 in overtime. Fraser beat Warren Woods Tower 52-49. plus other results in the Detroit Free Press.

Hudsonville beat Jenison 56-49. East Grand Rapids beat Forest Hills Eastern 45-41 in 2 OT. From the Grand Rapids Press.

Kalamazoo Loy Norrix beat Mattawan 64-53. From the Kalamazoo Gazette.

St. Johns upset Lansing Sexton 50-44 in overtime. From the Lansing State Journal.

B
Detroit Renaissance beat Highland Park 76-24 with 11 Renaissance players sitting in the stands amid an internal matter. Apparently there is a player-parent vs coach rebellion simmering. The parents want the coach fired. From the Detroit Free Press and the Detroit News.
editorial---why now? why pick this fight right before regions? Sometimes players and parents have to pull their boots up and overcome obstacles. Not everything is going to be milk and cookies. Coaches want to win. They will play the best. If they don't, they lose. My advice rise above it all and perform. Don't throw wrenches into the season now. On the outside looking in it makes it seem petty, and whining, not big time.
If you have the Dick DeVenzio book "There's Only One Way to Win" go to chapter 4 and read about what great coaches think about parents and their complaints.
DeVenzio in another book has advice for parents. In "Think Like a Champion" go to the 75th entry. It gives a clear indication what parental involvement should entail. Here is a snippet from that reading (talking to parents)--"realize that you have done this (stepping in, getting involved) for yourself. Not for your son or daughter. The best thing you can do for sons and daughters, once you have permitted them to become involved in a sport, is to let them play it out. If it's too painful for you, let them quit. But don't butt-in.
For every time a parent has successfully butted in, there are probably twenty thousand parents who should have kept out."

Unity Christian beat Zeeland East 35-30. From the Grand Rapids Press.

C & D
The Traverse City Record Eagle has a roundup of C& D action.

POINT PARADE
A
Melissa Veltkamp, Hudsonville 25 vs Jenison 56-49
Ondrea Hughes, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 24 vs Mattawan 64-53
Tavelyn James, Detroit Mumford 24 vs Detroit International 62-21
Trenia Barbee, Wayne Memorial 23 vs Garden City 50-42
Shanice Turner, Flint Northern 22 vs Lapeer West 69-45
Oliva Stander, Grosse Pointe North 22 Detroit Finney 61-16
Michelle Blaine, Utica Eisenhower 22 vs Sterling Heights 65-46
Chaniese Turner, Flint Northern 22 vs Lapeer West 69-45.
B
April Douglass, Dearborn Heights Robichaud 25 vs Ypsilanti Willow Run 40-32
Terrie Miller, Fowlerville 24 vs Lake Fenton 70-51
Sara Cubr, Riverview 24 vs New Boston Huron 51-40
C
Laura Heinz, Clinton 26 vs Manchester 63-53
Ashley Slade, Kingsley 25 vs Mesick 57-17
Krista Juliet, Manton 22 vs Forest Area 55-38
Elizabeth Hamlet, McBain 22 vs Lake City 63-26
D
Jasmine Hines, Central Lakes 29 vs Alba 76-31
Sammy Theui, Marine City Cardinal Mooney 24 vs Kingston 71-33

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