Wednesday, October 24, 2012
As a prize, Patch will donate $200 in the name of the Ravens to Children’s Miracle Network at Beaumont Hospital and Berkley Patch will run a photo of the rival football team as its Facebook page banner Thursday.
The Berkley Bears football team may have won the "Fight Against Childhood Cancer" game Oct. 19, but the Royal Oak Ravens took the title of most-spirited in Patch's photo upload contest between the cross-Woodward Avenue rivals. Fans from both teams shared 1,053 pictures and videos of their school spirit and colors by the Oct. 21 deadline, with Royal Oak submitting 643 photos and one video and Berkley submitting 409 photos and 3 videos. As a prize, Patch will donate $200 on behalf of the Royal Oak Ravens to Children’s Miracle Network at Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak and Berkley Patch will run a photo of the Ravens football team as its Facebook page banner Thursday. Ahead of the matchup, players raised money for Children’s Miracle Network at…
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
The football teams will reignite their rivalry Friday during the "Fight Against Childhood Cancer" game, with a quirky new trophy on the line.
A tradition will be born Friday night when the Royal Oak Ravens take on the Berkley Bears during the "Fight Against Childhood Cancer" game: The winner will take home a quirky new trophy dubbed "The Curb." The prestigious chunk of cement will serve as the spoils when the squads reignite their cross-Woodward Avenue rivalry during the charity game. Royal Oak High School Athletic Coordinator Pam Moore, with the help of the Royal Oak Department of Public Service, secured the 30-pound piece of Woodward Avenue curb to serve as a trophy for the two teams, Ravens' Head Coach Ryan Irish said. "We wanted to create a rivalry where we can compete for something, regardless of how many games we won during the season," Irish said. " 'The Curb' will be …
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Patch will donate $200 in the name of whichever high school has the most uploads by 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 21, in honor of the "Fight Against Childhood Cancer" game that will reignite the cities' rivalry Friday.
The Berkley Bears and Royal Oak Ravens face off Friday night in a charity football game that reignites the cross-Woodward Avenue rivalry and Patch is getting in on the action! Players are raising money for Beaumont Children’s Hospital in Royal Oak, Children’s Miracle Network at Beaumont and the C.S. Mott Children's Hospital in Ann Arbor ahead of the matchup, which organizers have dubbed the "Fight Against Childhood Cancer game." It will be the first time Royal Oak and Berkley have played each other since 2005, Berkley High School football coach Jeff Burnside said. The game also will be the first time the Bears have taken on the consolidated Royal Oak squad since George A. Dondero High School and Clarence M. Kimball High School merged to …
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Leslie Ellis
1:58 pm on Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Ha, ha! That's a very fitting and "punny" suggestion! more ›