Tuscola County Sports

I bleed red and white. Because I am a glutton for punishment, this Friday night I am going to play in the Millington-Vassar alumni football game. I committed to this thing awhile ago, and I was going to change my mind, until I spoke with Jason Germain the other day, and he just convinced to go through with it. I haven't strapped on the pads since my senior year at Millington all the way back in the fall of 1991. I guess there are a few reasons why I want to play: 1. The game is in Vassar. I never had the chance back in my playing days to play at Vassar. I played against the Vulcans for three straight years (they didn't have a freshman team back then), but every year it was in Millington. Because of scheduling, wherever you play as a JV is where the game is played when you are a junior. And my senior year, the Tri-Valley East was formed, so the game was put in Millington again. The chance to play in Vassar sounds like fun. 2. The players . I heard some Millington greats f...

It's been awhile since I've been on here. I've been busy lately...the kids have kept my hands full and work has kept me pretty busy. With not much going on around the area lately, there hasn't been much to talk about around here. There are some new happenings lately, though, and with the beginning of football season a little more than a month away, let's start with that. Talkin' football...alumni games. This year, there are as many as four alumni football games in and around the Tuscola County area. Sandusky and Cros-Lex kick off the fun on Saturday, July 21, with the second annual meeting of these teams to take place at Pioneer Field in Croswell. After two straight years of shutting out Mayville (13-0 in 2005, 47-0 in 2006), Kingston will now play host to the alumni of Peck on the night of July 27, with kickoff scheduled for 8 pm. Millington and Vassar will play the second edition of their game on Friday, August 3, kickoff at 7 pm. That game will be played a...