SUNDAY, JULY 23, 2017 ■ THE DAILY TELEGRAM ■ ADRIAN, MICHIGAN B1 THIS DATE IN SPORTS 1976: The last NFL All-Star game is held and is shortened when storms hit Chicago. The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the All-Stars, 24-0. SPORTS 2000: , at 24, becomes the youngest player to win the career with a win at the British Open.

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Clinton’s Fauser wins state championship Clinton sophomore Austin Fauser dominated Forest Akers East at Michigan State to claim the Division 4 individual state title, shooting a two-day 139, beating Mitch Lowney's 143 for Clarkston Everest Collegiate. Ayers Fauser became the first Lenawee County golfer to claim a retires state title since 1975, according to available records, when John Gibson won the after historic Class B title for career Tecumseh. Fauser was the After 38 seasons leading county Golfer of the the Sand Creek football Year, as he led the program, coach Ernie Ayers Hudson wrestling Redskins all stepped down as the PHOTO BY to a TCC title and a Aggies’ leader. Since taking TOM HAWLEY/ claims state title sixth-place finish in over the program in 1979, THE MONROE NEWS the state finals. Sand Creek went 264-124-1, The Hudson wrestling made 20 playoff appear- program went to its ninth ances, won 14 Tri-County straight Division 4 state final Conferences, went to eight and won it for the sixth time state semifinals and in that span. The Tigers reached the state title game dominated New Lothrop, TELEGRAM PHOTO which had been a thorn in in 1992. BY MIKE DICKIE Scott Gallagher was their side the last three named the new head coach. years, in Mount Pleasant, as Gallagher was an assistant they topped the Hornets 51-13 in the final. under Ayers and also spent Hudson's nine consecutive team finals appearances is an time as an assistant at MHSAA record. Adrian College after leading The Tigers will be looking to make it 10 straight next season Lenawee Christian to the after graduating two starters. Cougars’ first playoff berth in 2010. TELEGRAM PHOTO BY DELORIS CLARK-OSBORNE DELORIS BY PHOTO TELEGRAM

Hudson baseball makes run to state title game After an 11-29 season a year ago and going 4-10 in the Lenawee County Athletic Association, the Hudson baseball team peaked at the right time. The Tigers won a district TELEGRAM PHOTO BY title and then went on to JOHN DISCHER earn two comeback wins in regionals, beat No. 8- ranked St. Joseph Lake Michigan Catholic in the County grapplers Lenawee County was well quarterfinals then and No. strong at represented at the 2017 10 Gaylord St. Mary in the individual wrestling state semifinals. the Palace meet at the Palace of Auburn A loss to No. 2 Portland St. Hills with four state Patrick in the state final champions and brought the season to an end, three more taking but with a load of talent second place. returning, including All-Stater Clinton's Noah Blake Borck, the Tigers could The most memorable Comar completed make another playoff run next a perfect season, season. taking the Division 4 moments from this 112 title, while Drew Marten won the Division 2 TELEGRAM PHOTO 130-pound title for Tecumseh with a one-loss season. BY MIKE DICKIE Hudson's Jordan Hamdan won the 119 title, while past school year in teammate Tylor Grames won the 189 title. The Tigers got runner-ups in Zach Bailey (285) and Tucker Sholl (112), while Noah Nieman of Blissfield prep boys sports took second at 145. By Kristopher Lodes, Daily Telegram Sports Writer

Adrian football captures district title After losing in the regular-season finale 24-17 to Bay City John Glenn and falling to 5-4 on the season, Adrian's football season could've been over. But the Sand Creek Maples were able to sneak into the Division 3 playoffs basketball unbeaten as the last team announced and made the most of their Hudson football wins newfound life. in regular season Adrian district championship traveled to Hudson's stellar sports The Sand Creek boys Grosse Ile and school year began in the fall basketball team won the won 27-20 in with the Tigers' football Tri-County Conference , program coming off a 4-5 championship, posted a before season to go 10-2 and win a perfect 20-0 record in heading to Division 7 district title. the regular season and Milan, where Hudson went 8-1 in the climbed to No. 3 in the the season regular season and won the Class C rankings. began with a Lenawee County Athletic Led by Lenawee 27-13 loss, Association championship. County Coach and beat the The Tigers got some of the Year Tory Big Red hardware after shutting out VanSickle, the Aggies had a 28-13 to win TELEGRAM Detroit Delta 43-0 and then the district year to remember PHOTO BY Sand Creek 27-0 in a title. The with a solid group of MIKE DICKIE matchup of the county’s season best offense against the seniors. Sand Creek concluded county’s best defense to won its first TCC title with a loss in win the district title. since 1996-97 and the regional final at Hudson posted four became just the third TCC River Rouge. Adrian in a row, before team to finish the regular had as many playoff falling in the regional to season undefeated. The wins (two) as it did Detroit Loyola. Aggies’ average margin of each of the past victory was 18.8 points. three seasons. Unfortunately, the season didn't TELEGRAM PHOTO end how Sand Creek imagined. BY BASHAR ALSHABI TELEGRAM PHOTO BY DELORIS CLARK-OSBORNE

HONORABLE Madison Morenci football MENTION basketball stuns ends Clinton’s  Tecumseh football Sand Creek winning streaks beats Adrian in OT: Adrian football might have It was truly an Clinton football's streaks of 40 straight made the playoffs, but up-and-down season for regular-season wins and 30 straight Tri- Tecumseh still has the the Madison boys County Conference wins Maples’ number. The basketball team, but the came to an end when Indians made it five biggest up came in the Morenci edged the Redskins straight wins against opening round of Class C 20-17 in overtime. Tyler their archrival, which districts when the Trojans VanBrandt’s touchdown was recently voted knocked off undefeated Sand pass to Garrett Smith on the No. 2 MHSAA Creek, 64-61. fourth-and-10 provided the football rivalry by Donovan Slates led winning points in overtime. Football Addix, but Madison with a game-high Clinton’s regular-season this one was a thriller. 17 points, as the Trojans streak lasted from Aug. 24, Tecumseh won 20-14 battled back from an early 2012 to Sept. 23, 2016. It in overtime on a 11-2 hole and had a slim ranks as the third longest fourth-and-goal 31-26 deficit at the half. such streak in county touchdown pass from The Trojans went on to history. Alex Foss to Lukas win their second straight Morenci also ended Coker, before the district championship and Hudson’s regular-season defense shut down third since 2014. win streak that lasted 33 Adrian’s final games from 2008 to 2011. possession. TELEGRAM PHOTO BY DELORIS CLARK-OSBORNE TELEGRAM PHOTO BY JOHN DISCHER