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Western will go for its sixth straight Detroit Public School League title against Detroit King at 7 p.m. Monday at Comerica Park. The goal is to become the first PSL team to reach a state final since 1972, when Western lost to Royal Oak Kimball, 3-1, in the Class A final.
Ask Ned Stojkovic about Walled Lake Central's success and he will tell you it’s about technique. That’s the short answer, but it takes more than the proper technique for athletes like Cullen Prena and Josephine Jackson to become so successful.
A 6-foot-2, 220-pound left-handed hitter, Benedetti, who signed with Michigan, has power to all fields. He has three home runs this season with eight doubles and 17 RBIs. He’s struck out just twice and has a .648 on-base percentage.
Tom grew up on Detroit's east side and has lived there for about 26 years, with stops in Ann Arbor and Southern California along the way.
His main beat is high schools; it's the area he started in and continues to have a passion for. He has also covered other areas such as colleges (beat writer for Detroit Mercy and Oakland University men's basketball teams) and professional sports. He's also done radio and television work, including a show called Prep Ticket that runs on Comcast Local, and STATE CHAMPS!, a show that airs on MYTV20 and is re-broadcast on Comcast Local.
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