Never More Proud

Mattie DeDoes Takes Tough Loss, but Passion and Heart on Display July 17, 2012 – To see Mattie DeDoes pitch on this warm summer evening in Richmond, Indiana was to see something special.  Not that DeDoes was superb on this night (although he was very good); he didn’t win, nor did he dominate.  Those kind […]

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Concordia University Basketball – Previews by Steve DeDoes

(Note: this promotional language, and the publications that are presented as links below, were created November 2011 to publicize the basketball teams at Concordia University, Ann Arbor.  Steve also serves Concordia University as play-by-play and P.A. announcer for basketball and football.) Don’t Miss The Story ! – CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY BASKETBALL, 2011-12 Attention:  to the media […]

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Gold Hawks Sweep Pool, Fly Over Cardinals

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 […]

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Proud Flight To The End of 2011

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 […]

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Snap, Crackle, Pop !!!

Cereal City Reverberates With Sound of GR Bats by Steve DeDoes for FGR Baseball (originally published at fgrbaseball.com) June 15, 2010 – Battle Creek’s C.O. Brown Stadium – which has seen decades of state high school playoffs, national amateur finals, professional and minor-league teams – never saw a better exhibition of hitting than the one […]

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Calm, Cool, Collected . . .

DeDoes Was, Fans Weren’t–but Gabriel Richard Wins Regional, Advances to State Playoffs by Steve DeDoes for FGR Baseball (originally published at fgrbaseball.com) June 12, 2010 – Another playoff matchup with Clinton loomed large throughout the week leading up to the regional tournament. In 2008, the Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard Fighting Irish came from behind to […]

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Final-ly !! Irish Are Two-Time Champs

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, […]

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All the Way to the Last Day

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 […]

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The End of the Innocence

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 […]

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