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Romulus AD outlines athletics rebuild: restored softball, baseball and girls flag football; focus on middle‑school pipeline
Summary
Athletic Director Jurish told the board the department is rebuilding programs and hiring local coaches; restored teams include softball (17 players) and baseball (21 players), and a Detroit Lions partnership supports girls flag football (15 players). Jurish emphasized mandated middle‑school outreach and improved communications.
Athletic Director Jurish delivered a midseason update to the Romulus Community Schools board on April 13, saying the department is in the midst of a "rebuild" aimed at restoring sustainable programs by hiring coaches with local ties and strengthening middle‑school to high‑school pipelines.
Jurish summarized program restorations and participation figures: the softball program has been reestablished with 17 players; baseball has 21 players; and girls flag football, supported through a partnership with the Detroit Lions, has 15 players. "We're rebuilding programs. We're restoring opportunities that didn't exist," Jurish said, adding that…
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