Cross Country 2010

Allen Park Coach Lynn Ketlehut has reason to be excited this season, having graduated only one senior.

“Our goal is to be at the top by the league meet,” he said. “We expect to contend barring injuries. The kids have worked a lot of miles.”

The Jaguars have 16 runners led by three seniors in co-captains Mallory Nemeth, [...]

Football preview: Downriver League

Football preview: Downriver League | freep.com | Detroit Free Press.

Big number: 1,092 — When border rivals Allen Park and Southgate meet on Sept. 24, the number of days since Allen Park has beaten the Titans. The Jaguars had never lost consecutive games to Southgate prior to last year.

Coaches’ poll: 1. Southgate Anderson, [...]

Open Letter to Southgate Schools

The Southgate School District still has not provided any details for parents living in Allen Park on how their kids are supposed to get to Davidson Middle or Anderson High School, despite the fact that it’s a several mile walk crossing several major streets.  This is a letter I wrote to the Davidson principal.  Any reply [...]

Southgate School District Makes Bus Cuts

Southgate School District Makes Bus Cuts – WWJ Newsradio 950.

While they’re not closing any schools, the Southgate district is doing away with some busing. The district voting this week to cut busing for eighth through twelfth grades — and to move to “one-way busing” for sports teams.

Superintendent Dave Peden said neighboring Trenton schools [...]

Titans top Jags

Down to its last chance Saturday afternoon, Southgate got a seventh-inning single to tie a Division 1 regional.

They added three more runs an inning later to wrap up the title and extend their season.

The Titans (24-18) topped host Allen Park 5-2 on Saturday to punch a ticket to yesterday’s quarterfinals. Anderson faced Garden City at the [...]

Southgate Anderson over Saline in Softball Regionals

For weeks, the Saline softball team had competed at a different level, putting together all the components needed for a successful post-season run.

But when the Hornet’s playoff journey reached the regional stage Saturday, everything that had gone right in reaching this point suddenly reverted back to mid-season struggles.

There were too many walks, a costly fielding error [...]

Southgate Schools Still Over Budget

SOUTHGATE — The school district’s 2010-11 fiscal year budget — with a $5.1 million deficit — was approved Tuesday by the Board of Education.

There is no fund balance in the district’s yearly budget of $44 million, and officials are expecting expenses of about $48.4 million, plus overspending of about $723,000 from the current budget.

“We’ve got to [...]