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Our Faces Gleam for SJH By Dan Ward So I was going to write my usual recap, but let’s face it, St. Johns got thumped. I’m writing a brief recap of the game and the season. But first, I want to say something to the Seniors, some of whom played their last game of football…
We Gather ‘Round The Winning Team By Dan Ward I’ve been waiting a couple of weeks to be able to use that verse of the fight song. It’s been a challenging few games, where I felt St. Johns was the better team on the field but not on the scoreboard. But finally, on Friday night,…
We gather around By Dan Ward One thing I’ve always enjoyed about St. Johns. We travel well. In every sport I’ve been involved in. In high school, it was football, wrestling, and track until now, where I help coach youth football, help coach wrestling, and generally follow St. Johns around the state. When the team…
When We Celebrate By Dan Ward You have probably noticed my theme by now, but unfortunately, we lost to Haslett. BUT… Fear not, faithful readers, we have plenty to celebrate because it’s Senior Night. Senior night means we celebrate #2 Bryce Pratl, Wide Receiver extraordinaire. We celebrate #3 Bryson Martinez, Running Back and Kick Returner.…
In the Evening By Dan Ward The Friday Night Heroes traveled to Mason this week. The Bulldogs, with losses to DeWitt, Haslett, and Williamston, are the best 2-3 team in the state. The Redwings, sitting at 4-1, were in for a dogfight. St. Johns received the opening kickoff, and Lucas McCastle got them out to…
We’re Gonna Fight So Hard To Win This Game By Dan Ward Well, that was a rough one. Coach Schmitt had this to say: “Hats off to Williamston tonight. They played an incredible game. This was not who we are tonight. We did not execute well in all phases of the game. We will learn…
