Ypsilanti High chooses new mascot..........The PHOENIX

OK, oddly YCD is OK with this choice. Yes, Braves is better but instead of something horrible, Phoenix is a name that can be worked with, you've got the bird angle the fire angle so you have some room to have some fun.

Now, YCD may have to show SOME what a Phoenix really is and here is ONE conception of the mythical firebird.

So there is ONE artist impression. Now does it come in purple and gold?

Seriously, the student choice of Royals was the BEST replacement choice but some administrators cannot stand it when THEY don't get to choose FOR kids so here we are with Phoenix. We'll see about this but it COULD have been worse, much worse if Board member Andy Fanta had his way, Ypsilanti would have been saddled with the HORRIBLE his choice of, get this, "Olympians".

"Olympians could permeate the totality of our school district," said Fanta. Yeah, so can a bad sewer line, Andy

Ypsi and Chelsea game times for Friday announced

Hot off the presses and from MHSAA, both Ypsilanti and Chelsea football teams will host their first round playoff games at 7pm.

Be there or be square, aloha

Big ups to Chelsea, Ypsilanti, both in MHSAA playoffs

Both Ypsilanti and Chelsea have qualified for the MHSAA football playoffs (and yes those of you looking in from Milan--but only the Washtenaw County part of Milan) and both will play HOME games this weekend.

From the MHSAA site:

R3-D2: Tecumseh (6-3) 69.889 at Chelsea (9-0) 115.556
R4-D2: Carleton Airport (8-1) 86.889 at Ypsilanti (8-1) 96.889

Well played coaches and players and all you fans who supported them.