Beavers hold strong, rally, take the lead, but fall to Pinconning

PINCONNING – After starring on the mound, behind center and on the hardwood for BHS, John Mishler played some baseball at CMU prior to earning his bachelor’s degree in education and collecting a teaching job back home in Beaverton. Coach Mishler has decided to channel his energy into other fields after devoting a great deal of time coaching baseball at Beaverton for 26 years, John orchestrated his final hurrah last week in the district semi-finals versus the perinneal juggernaut baseball mastodons, the Spartans of Pinconning. Beaverton rallied in thrilling fashion to take a 4-3 lead in the top of the 7th inning and lost as Pinny unleashed an offensive flurry to prevail in the bottom of the 7th, 5-4.