DeDoes, Defensive Deeds Lead The Way written by Steve DeDoes for Toledo Hawks Baseball (originally published on toledohawks.com) August 5, 2011 – In their second game of the day – and their final game in NABF World Series pool play – the Toledo Gold Hawks advanced untarnished into Saturday elimination play with an exciting 5-3 [...]

Gold Hawks Eliminated from Series, Great Season Comes to a Close written by Steve DeDoes for Toledo Hawks Baseball (originally published on toledohawks.com) August 6, 2011 – In a quarterfinal game at the NABF World Series, the Toledo “Gold” Hawks saw a highly-successful season come to a swift and disappointing conclusion with a loss to [...]

Richard Baseball Does Detroit, Wins CHSL (Again) in Overtime by Steve DeDoes for FGR Baseball (originally published at fgrbaseball.com) May 26, 2010 – The Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard baseball team finally got to play on the big stage, after being denied the chance to earn their 2009 championship at Comerica Park in Detroit.  For 2010, [...]

Fourth Foley Faceoff Falls to Fighting Irish; Friday Feat Forges Final by Steve DeDoes for FGR Baseball (originally published at fgrbaseball.com) June 18, 2010 – The typical barrage of hot hitting – keyed by Nolan Breymaier’s first-inning home run – was combined with the typical cool of senior pitching stalwart Mattie DeDoes to vault Ann [...]

A Piece of Boyhood Left Behind In Battle Creek by Steve DeDoes for FGR Baseball (originally published at fgrbaseball.com) June 19, 2010 – When senior co-captain Mattie DeDoes rapped a two-run single in the first, Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard players, coaches, and fans saw their visions of a MHSAA state title in high-definition.  When the [...]