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First Section II champs in Colonie history honor coach (w/photo gallery)

Jim Franco by Jim Franco
August 4, 2022
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A group of Colonie High grads from 1969 to 1973 met at Cook Park to honor former coach and teacher Leonard Muhlich (Jim Franco/Spotlight News)

A group of Colonie High grads from 1969 to 1973 met at Cook Park to honor former coach and teacher Leonard Muhlich (Jim Franco/Spotlight News)

COLONIE — Fifty years ago, Colonie High won its first Section II baseball title.

And on Friday, July 29, members of the team, and other athletes from the classes of 1969-73, honored their coach, Leonard Muhlich.

 

The guys getting together to hoist a few, catch up and talk about old times is nothing new, but they outgrew the backyard of Frank Donato and they moved it the to Cook Park.

“It’s a humbling experience. My time at Colonie was a great experience, fantastic. The kids I had, the players I had, the people I worked with, the administration. ” Muhlich said after receiving the award. “When I look at your faces, and some of you are in your 70s, I still see kids. It is such a great feeling.”

As coach, Muhlich had 298 wins, won three Section II championships — including the first in 1972 — and led his squad to several other Section II finals. The longtime coach and teacher will be inducted into the Colonie High Athletic Hall of Fame this fall.

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