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Comet Old Timers Still Got The Hustle

A large enthusiastic crowd was not disappointed as the former boys of spring put on a very entertaining and spirited ballgame. The Comet veterans were divided into even and odd (year of graduation) squads and a 7 inning game was played with a few minor revisions of the rules.

When the dust settled the "evens", scoring 2 runs in the bottom of the seventh, defeated the "odds" 9-8.

The weekend activities were scheduled as a part of the Reed-Custer High School Homecoming. The fun kicked off Friday evening, October 7th, with an informal social at Jones-eez on Kennedy Road in Braidwood.. The meet and greet took place after the Comets' Homecoming football game. On Saturday, October 8th an informal golf scramble was held at the Silver Oaks golf Club at the Braidwood Recreation club. Former Comet, Jeff Saltzman headed up the event The Old Timers' game took place at Comet Park on Sunday, October 9th at 2:00 PM.

Current Comet Head Coach Jerry Cougill and his staff organized the weekend and were pleased with the results. "To be honest, we were worried we would not have a good turnout. We had a lot of positive feedback from our inaugural game last year, but our advance sign-ups were lagging behind what we thought they would be. However, in the last days of the signups, a lot of guys came forward and we ended up having a nice turnout. The weather was great, nobody got hurt and everyone had a lot of laughs. Everyone agreed, the guys played very well."

Cougill continued, "We want to thank the Braidwood ambulance crew, including Chief Ken Heberer and Deputy Chief, Scott Favero for coming out to give us some back up, as well as John Jasper, Ray Odom and Diane Costain for their technical help at the game. We also want to thank Red Folkestad and Joe Spiezio for serving as honorary base umpires and Chris Irvin and Adam Satorius for umpiring the plate and bases. We also appreciate the RCHS Athletic Boosters for running the concession stand."

"We definitely plan to make this a tradition during Homecoming weekend and are looking forward to making the event bigger and better.  It is a good thing for Comet Baseball and a good thing for RCHS."

During the contest the following awards were presented.
     The Most Senior Comet-Tom Jasper ('66)
     Farthest Returner- Josh Meents (Ohio) and Jason Loveland (Tennessee)
     Still In His HS Uniform Award- Jeff Richey ('87)

The roster of participants:
1969- Chuck Kuchar
1974- Deb Keymon Jasper
1975- Wally Evans, Rich Walden\

1976- Kurt Stehlik
1977- Ty Klover
1985- Brian Dubois,

1986- Todd Folkestad
1987- Bill Asbridge, Jeff Richey,
1988- Tom Gill, Jerry Williams,
1990- Casey Spence, Ken Holcomb
1992- Brian Graf
1995- Jason Loveland, George Weaver,
1997- David Iwaniw

1998- Tanner Griffin, Chad Klover, Brandon Ricketts
2000- Jarrod Lunsford, Matt McCullough

2001- Justin Meents, Darcy Phillips
2002- Brian Earley

2003- Andy Michaels

2004- Josh Meents

2005- Jon Hooper

2006- Tim Brown, Jeff Thomas

REGISTER NOW!! Old Timers' Game and Golf Outing Will Highlight Baseball Alumni Homecoming Weekend

The Second Annual Reed-Custer Comet Old Timers' Game and a newly instituted Homecoming Open golf outing highlight the homecoming weekend festivities for the R-C baseball program. The RCHS Homecoming is scheduled for October 7-9. The schedule for the weekend is as follows:

Fri., Oct. 7 Homecoming Parade.-1:45 PM

Homecoming Games vs Seneca-5:30 PM (Fr-So Game)

Informal Meet & Greet at Jones-Eez,

551 W. Kennedy Rd.-Following game

Sat., Oct. 8 Homecoming Open Golf Trny at Braidwood Rec.-11:00 AM

Sun., Oct 9 Old Timers' Baseball Game at Comet Park-2:00 PM

Batting Practice On The Field at 1:00 PM

The parade will commence at the Intermediate School, 162 South School Street and will proceed east on Main Street to the high school.

The Homecoming football gme will feature the Comets and new Head Coach and R-C alum, Nick Klein, vs the Irish of Seneca School.

The meet/greet at Jones-eez is open to everyone, including parents and friends, and will begin immediately following the Varsity contest.

New to the weekend festivities is the Homecoming Open, sponsored by the baseball team, but open to all golfers. Cost to enter the 4 person scramble is $100 per golfer ($75 for BRC Silver Oaks members). The fee includes a meal and $1 beers/soft drinks. There will be a $400 prize to the winning team if all slots are filled. Registration information is available at the high school, the BRC, or by contacting Jeff Saltzman at 815-530-0546.

A popular event last year, the Old Timers' Game, is open to any former Comet Baseball letterman, or Bat Girl, who graduated at least 5 years ago. Old Timers must complete the form found on the "Registration" navigation bar. Registration forms will also be available at Jones-eez on Friday night, or at the game on Sunday. There will be vintage Comet jerseys, caps and t-shirts for sale at the game on Sunday. Prizes will be awarded for the oldest Comet and for the Comet who traveled the longest distance.

Special Old Timers' Game Rules...
1. Our Homecoming Old Timers' Game is played for fun and for reuniting team mates.
2. The Dubois Rule-no pitch can be thrown over 70 MPH (automatic ball and a $1.00 fine!)
3. Team rosters will consist of even and odd year graduations (evens vs odds).
4. "Creative scorekeeping" will keep the game close headed into the final inning.
5. The game will consist of 7 innings. RCHS catchers and gear will be on hand if needed.
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