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Cops & Robber’s Game
By
Julie Freeman
Friday,
December 3, 1999 the Engadine High School Seniors played a very exciting
basketball game against Police Officers. This Cops and Robber’s game was held
to raise money for the Senior’s Class.
The team of “Cops” came from the State
Police Post in Newberry, Manistique, St.Ignace, and Sault Ste. Marie, along with
Bay Mills PD and an officer from the DNR law division. (Player Dennis Kleeman,
from the MSP Manistique Post, is one of Engadine’s past alumni).
The team of “Robber’s” were Tiffany
Metcalf, Melanie Graham, Wade Smith, Andrew Ocko, Nate Neumeyer, Emily Outwater,
Emily Reid, Joey Bowers, Scott Rutherford, Heather Livermore and Josh Ott. Their
coach was Joel Schultz
Other Senior’s helping were Belynda
Lamb, Luke Formolo, Wendy Kerridge, and Hillary Goetschy who worked the candy
sale.
Taking tickets, at the door, was Ruby Lewis.
Sarah Whitney sold tickets
for the cake raffle.
Live
coverage of the game was held on WNBY’s radio station.
The Engadine Eagle’s Band played, while
Sarah Whitney beautifully sang the Star Spangle Banner.
Official, Joe Weber tosses the ball up and
six-foot, number 24, Emily Outwater and 6’4 number 52, an Officer of the MSP
Manistique Post jumps for the ball and the game begun!
It was an exciting game, but what added to
the fun was when a foul was made. For every foul, the seniors or Officers made,
they had to collect one dollar from the stands to play in the game again. 
This
is where the “Keystone Cops” played by Jerry Derusha and Pastor Tim Miller
came in. The person who made a foul was hand cuffed and couldn’t participate
in the game until they collected at least one dollar from the crowd. (Many gave
generously, more then the one-dollar!) As the game progressed the seniors became
uncooperative, when they made a foul they RAN from the Cops, making this a very entertaining show!
At
half time, Randy Graham provided a fatal vision goggle demonstration. Seniors
did a variety of demonstrations with the basketball while wearing special
goggles that gave them impaired vision. This demonstration showed how eye-hand
coordination is affected, not only while playing a sport but especially when
operation a motor vehicle when someone is under the influence of alcohol or
drugs.
The
senior’s would first bounce the ball, tossed it to another player, shoot a
basket and walk a straight line, without the goggles on. 
Then
they tried to do the same thing with them on, needless to say they couldn’t
control their actions well. This was a very influential demonstration.
Santa
Claus also made an appearance during half time where children were given candy
and could sit on his lap for pictures and of coarse to tell Santa what was on
their Christmas list.
The
game was close at halftime, 35 to 27 with the Officers in the lead. The seniors
pulled ahead in the third scoring 47 to 45. Then in the exciting fourth quarter,
with a score of 60 to the Seniors 61, number 20 Steve Seccia from the MSP
St.Ignace Post came out from no where, with one second remaining, shot and made
the basket as the buzzer rang. The game ended with the Officers scoring 62 to
the Eagles 61.
The
Traveling Award was given to the winning team.
Senior Joey Bowers received the
Senior class advisor, Duane Stachler was very please with such a wonderful turnout. Over 900 dollars was raised and will go toward the Senior’s Class trip to Florida in the Spring. Everyone was greatly appreciated for showing such wonderful community support, where approximately 250 to 300 people attended this fun, First Annual Cops and Robber’s game!
Keystone
Cops, Jerry Derusha and Pastor Tim Miller of the Naubinway Mennonite Church.
They have Lester Livermore in handcuffs. Lester is very supportive, especally
when it comes to kids, he's always there for them and is more then willing to
lend a helping hand with all activities at the school.