When the Blissfield Athletic Department hosted the 2013 Blissfield Hall of Fame induction dinner Saturday, Sept. 14, Steve Cannon, class of 1978; Bonnie Brown, class of 1985; Rob Henning, class of 1988; Corey Horky, class of 1993; Juanita Navarro, class of 1999; Michael Melvin, class of 2002 and Denny Thompson, class of 1969, took their official place in Blissfield athletic history.
For Chad Hutchinson’s full story on the induction dinner, please see the Sept. 18, 2013, edition of The Advance.
DELTA, Ohio — Lydia V. Miller Karl, 93, of Delta, formerly of Blissfield, passed away Monday, September 16, 2013 at Fulton County Health Center. She was born January 3, 1920, in Lenawee County, Michigan, to William and Rachel (Goodwin) Miller. On March 12, 1964, she married Martin Karl Sr., and he preceded her in death in 1984. Lydia was a former member of the Blissfield First United Methodist Church and was currently attending the New Horizon Community Church in Delta. While living in Blissfield, she was active with the Blissfield Senior Center and enjoyed being a member of the Silvertones Band. When she moved to Delta five years ago, she became active with the Archbold Senior Center. Lydia is survived by her daughter, Betty (Richard) Betterton of Delta, grandchildren, Rachel June of Texas and Shannon Patrick Betterton of Colorado; great granddaughter, Savannah; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her husband she was preceded in death by her siblings: Mary Shelden, Leo Miller, and Harvey Miller Sr. Funeral services will take place at 1 p.m. on Thursday, September 19, 2013, at Wagley Funeral Home, Tagsold Chapel in Blissfield with Pastor David Rison officiating. Burial will follow at Pleasant View Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the funeral home on Wednesday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. In lieu of flowers, contributions in memory of Lydia may be made to her daughter to assist with funeral expenses. Online condolences and memories may be shared at www.WagleyFuneralHome.com.
The Whiteford Bobcat cross country teams competed Sept. 3 in Hudson where the men’s team placed fifth and the women’s teams was sixth in competition. They also competed Saturday, Sept. 7, at the Tiffin Carnival, one of the largest cross country invitationals in the nation.
Blissfield women’s cross country team placed third at both the Erie Mason Relays and the Archbold Invitational last week. The Royals scored 57 points at Erie Mason Tuesday and 80 points in Archbold Saturday. The men’s runners put in solid performances despite not having enough to score as a team.
The Britton Deerfield varsity volleyball team hit the road for the Clinton Invitational Sept. 7. Despite coming off the win against the Cougars earlier in the week, BD was unable to find their winning ways and went 0-3 in pool play.
The Patriots fell to Ann Arbor Green Hills 20-25 and 13-25, followed by a loss to Blissfield 15-25 and 18-25, and finished with a losses to Manchester 5-25 and 18-25.
The Patriots pulled out a clutch win over Lenawee Christian Sept. 3, 3-2. BD held on for the win by scores of 22-25, 25-23, 25-20, 24-26 and 15-13. The victory puts the Lady Patriots’ record at 2-6-1 overall on the season and 0-0 in the TCC.
The Blissfield varsity men’s soccer team looked like a team possessed as they exacted some revenge defeating the Manchester Dutchmen 5-3 on Sept. 5. The Royals’ victory came after posting a 0-2 record against Manchester last season.
On the first cool Friday night of the football season that fell on Friday the 13th, skill and drive with a little bit of luck resulted in a mixed bag of gridiron results this week.
Britton Deerfield raised its season record to 2-1 Friday night with a big football win over visiting Whitmore Lake, 39-22. But the win was tempered with concern for Patriot quarterback Cody Meinert, who was injured after passing for two touchdowns and rushing for two more.
Tri-County Conference fans called the Whiteford-Clinton football matchup the league game of the week as the two unbeaten laid their records on the line on Friday the 13th. The night proved an unlucky one for the Bobcats who found themselves on the short end of a 33-8 loss to the Redskins and saw their 2-0 record fall become a 2-1 tally at the end of the evening.
And the Blissfield-Hudson rivalry continues. After Hudson had big scores and ensured their opponents had none to begin the season, the Blissfield Royals gave the Tigers all they could handle Friday night. The Royals still haven’t won a game this season, but as they hosted Hudson, they kept it nail-biter close going into the fourth quarter down by two, 14-12, before the Tigers scored another touchdown and PAT to seal a 22-12 victory on the road. However, the Royals scored two touchdowns to spoil LCAA foe Hudson’s 2013 shutout record while showing a much-improved defense and offense.
By the way, it was Blissfield Athletic Hall of Fame introduction night at the Blissfield game with the actual induction dinner Saturday night, Sept. 14.
For the complete stories and photos from all these area high school football games and the Blissfield Hall of Fame event, please see the Sept. 18, 2013, edition of The Advance. Continue reading “FRIDAY FOOTBALL: BD gets the win”
RIDGEWAY TWP. — Looking at his cell phone allegedly caused a 53-year old Hudson man to crash the pickup he was driving into a moving train last Tuesday on Blissfield Highway south of Pocklington Road.
Shortly after the vehicle crashed into the westward-moving train, it burst into flames. However, the driver was able to escape the vehicle before it caught fire. John Koser was taken to the hospital from the scene.
According to Michigan State Police Trooper Bill Strouse, Jr., at the scene, Koser received a citation.
This is an alert from CodeRED Weather Warning. Moments ago, the National Weather Service issued a Flash Flood Warning for your location from 9:13 AM September 9 until 2:00 PM September 9.
BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
913 AM EDT MON SEP 9 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
LENAWEE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN UNTIL 200 PM EDT
AT 908 AM EDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE
WARNED AREA. DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED BETWEEN 1 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN
HAD ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS NORTHWEST LENAWEE COUNTY. SPOTTER
REPORTS ACROSS HILLSDALE COUNTY INDICATE OVER 5 INCHES OF RAIN
WITH FLOODING ONGOING. THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE
ENTIRE COUNTY THROUGH THE MORNING. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3
INCHES IS LIKELY.
RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
ADRIAN…BLISSFIELD…HUDSON…TECUMSEH…ADDISON…BRITTON…
CEMENT CITY…CLAYTON…CLINTON…DEERFIELD AND ONSTED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS…COUNTRY ROADS…AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS. IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED ROAD…TURN
AROUND.
The Britton Deerfield women’s cross country team repeated as champions of the Addison Kuenzer Invitational meet Saturday, Sept. 7. The men placed fifth at the event.
More details will be reported in the Sept. 11 edition of The Advance. Please call 517-486-2400 to subscribe for weekly details from the area’s best sports reporting team.
