Weekly Choice - Section B - January 19, 2012

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by Mike Dunn
PELLSTON -- The wins
keep coming for the Pellston
Hornets and the points keep
coming for 6-foot-4 senior
guard Christopher Hass.
It was a milestone week for
Hass in his incredible four-
year varsity career as the
Hornets defeated Ski Valley
foes Central Lake and
Onaway to push their record
to 8-0 overall and 6-0 in the
league.
Hass, a first-team All-State
pick in Class D last year who
has already committed to
Div. I Bucknell University,
drained the nets for 40 points
on Tuesday, Jan. 10, in the
Hornets' 83-54 triumph over
Central Lake and he scored
31 in the 80-32 win over
Onaway on Thursday, Jan. 12.
Hass finished the week with
2,031 points for his career
with at least 13 games left
and possibly several more if
the Hornets are able to make
a playoff run.
At the time of this writing,
Hass was hotter than Texas
chili from the floor. He has
scored at least 31 points in
his last five games and is on a
pace that could land him a
spot among the top 10 or 15
scorers in Michigan prep his-
tory before its all said and
done.
Hass is already one of just
34 prep players to reach the
2,000-point plateau and, bar-
ring injury, hell just add to
his growing totals in the
games to come. Jay Smith of
Mio, who played from 1976-
79, is the all-time scoring
leader with an amazing 2,841
points followed by Mark
Brown of Hastings (1982-85)
with 2,789.
Ironically, one person who
Chris may never catch is his
older sister Stephanie, who
scored a whopping 2,732
points in a four-year prep
career when she played for
Harbor Light Christian from
1998-2001. Stephanie, who
actually scored 3,054 points
counting her eighth-grade
year on varsity, graduated as
the states all-time leading
female scorer, though that
honor passed last year to
Central Lake grad Jasmine
Hines.
Scoring points admittedly
seems to be imbedded in the
Hass family genes but any-
one who watches Chris play
knows he does much more
than just score points. The
lithe, smooth-flowing senior
guard can also handle the
ball, pass efficiently, battle
under the boards and play
suffocating defense.
In addition to his 40 points
against Central Lake, Hass
grabbed nine boards with six
blocked shots, four steals and
three assists. It was a fairly
typical stat line for him.
And he wasn't alone, of
course. One reason why
Pellston is undefeated this
year is because of the talent
that surrounds Hass on the
Hornet court.
Dependable Dale Stark
delivered a double-double
against the Trojans with 15
points and 11 rebounds and
senior forward Andy Hamlin,
a 1,000-point scorer in his
own right, tamed the twine
for 13 points with seven
boards. Coach Cliff Hass also
noted the intense defensive
pressure applied by frenetic
Jake Friedenstab and rugged
By Mike Dunn
ONAWAY Two words
aptly describe Onaway girls
basketball coach Marty Mix:
energetic and optimistic. You
could throw in the word
motivational, too, and intelli-
gent.
Mix, a former All-State
Onaway basketball star him-
self in the late 1990s whose
college career was cut short
by a knee injury, has infused
the Onaway girls program
with a heavy dose of his high-
octane personality and the
results have been outstand-
ing. Mix, in his eighth season
at the varsity helm, has over-
seen a remarkable resur-
gence in the Cardinals hard-
wood fortunes, leading the
girls to a Ski Valley champi-
onship and district champi-
onship in 2006 and a place
among the top tier of the
highly competitive confer-
ence year after year.
On Monday, Jan. 9, Mix
won his 100th game as the
varsity coach when the
Cards famed softball slugger
Molly Cleaver connected big
time in the clutch from the
baseline to give Onaway an
improbable come-from-
behind buzzer-beating victo-
ry over Ski Valley rival Forest
Area. At the time of this writ-
ing, Onaway owned a 6-3
overall record and 3-3 in the
league.
Mix was naturally thrilled
with the win and with pass-
ing the first major milestone
of his burgeoning hardwood
coaching career. The fact that
victory No. 100 came in such
dramatic fashion and came
in the home gym made it
even more special for Mix.
What a night! Mix said
recently in his typically
upbeat manner. I was so
happy for the girls to come
from behind and get the win
and I was really happy that it
came on the home floor.
Thats where my first win
came, too. I have to admit, it
was pretty special.
Mix said he had been rem-
iniscing with his wife Kara
about everything that had
taken place while he was
accumulating those 100 wins
and he admitted to getting
emotional.
Im in my eighth year now
and theres a lot thats hap-
pened, he said. The girls
Ive been able to coach have
been so awesome and
theyve made it such a joy for
me. Weve shared so many
great memories and a lot of
great moments together. It
does get pretty emotional
thinking about it.
And I think, too, of all the
people Ive been able to meet
and network with and the
friendships Ive gained.
Without basketball, there
would be a huge void in my
life.
In addition to being the
girls coach, Mix is also the
Onaway athletic director and
he is an assistant principal.
He also coaches cross coun-
try in the fall and track in the
spring for both boys and
girls. When hes not teaching
and coaching, Marty and his
lovely bride and soul-mate
Kara are also raising three
energetic young boys: 8-year-
old Jager, 6-year-old Jadin
and 2-year-old Jerzi.
Mix is often effusive in the
praise of his players and he
handles defeat with consum-
mate grace, often compli-
menting the opposing team
and coach. He is genuinely
humble when talking about
himself, however. When
asked about his own accom-
plishments, he typically
mentions the work ethic of
his players and how theyve
supported him and bought
into his program.
Mix will talk about lucky
and blessed hes been to be at
Onaway at the right time and
place. Hell talk about how
supportive his wife Kara has
been of his passion for the
hardwood and how her sup-
port has enabled him to give
the attention that has been
necessary to the girls hoops
program.
Rarely will he say anything
at all about himself.
Mix also has high praise for
assistant coach and lifelong
friend John George.
John is an amazing JV
coach and assistant, Mix
said. Hes been with me
every step of the way. Ive
never experienced a win
without him at my side.
Mix and George were
teammates at Onaway and
they were also college room-
mates. They stood up for
each other at their weddings
and John is also godfather of
Marty and Karas three boys.
John, like Marty, is blessed
with a wife who is supportive
of his basketball endeavors
in spite of the long hours
away from home during the
season.
A lot of credit belongs to
John, Mix said. Hes been an
instrumental part of our suc-
cess year in and year out. He
runs an outstanding JV pro-
gram and hes a great mentor
to the girls. Ive been very,
very fortunate to have him
with me. Needless to say,
were both very blessed to
have wives who are so under-
standing and supportive.
The major highlight of
Mixs hardwood coaching
career thus far has been win-
ning the conference and dis-
trict titles in 2006. Another
highlight is his niece, Allie Jo
Nave, surpassing 1,000
points in her notable four-
year varsity career as well as
being the schools all-time
leader in assists. He also
counts it a highlight and an
honor to go against out-
standing conference coaches
such as Kevin Foster at St.
Mary, Al Becker at Central
Lake and Heather Huff at
Johannesburg-Lewiston year
after year.
Two of the things Mix is
most proud of that have hap-
pened during his tenure as
coach is Onaway earning
academic all-state honors
seven years in a row and
some of his players going on
to compete successfully at
the college level.
Megan Murphy, who
played an integral role in the
2006 Cardinal success, is a
four-year letterman at
Madonna University.
Sharpshooter Hayley
OMeara, a prolific scorer for
the Cards, is now playing for
Aquinas College after two
productive years at Alpena
Community College. Long-
armed Payton Lupu is in her
second year at ACC and two
other players, Danielle
Chapman and Ashlee Bishop,
also played two years at ACC.
Mix has enjoyed success by
every measurable standard,
including the won-lost log,
during his years as coach. He
still regards success in devel-
oping character as of primary
importance, though.
Ive always told our kids
success isnt measured by
how many wins you have, but
by what you can take away
from what weve accom-
plished, he said. Are you a
better person from what
youve learned here? Will
what you gained here help
you to make good decisions
and set positive goals as you
go through life? Those are the
things that really matter.
I just hope the impact that
John and I have been able to
have through coaching
matches somehow the
impact the girls have had on
us. Its been very rewarding.
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FOR WEEK OF JAN. 8 - 14
KYLE
RUGGLES
PETOSKEY HIGH
SCHOOL
Ruggles the rocket launcher had an
unbelievable week for the surging
Northmen, scoring the game-winning
goal in OT against both Cadillac and
Fenton and also scoring twice in the
win over Gaylord.
Onaway girls coach recently surpassed
100 victories; Cardinal program has
blossomed under his leadership
Prolific Pellston senior surpasses 2,000 points in his storied career as Hornets beat
Central Lake and Onaway
SECTION B
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Upbeat Marty Mix is in his eighth season of pointing the way for the Onaway
varsity girls program.
Chris Hass joined elite
scoring club last week.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 2012
Mix still thrilled to be coaching
Hass surpasses scoring milestone
Basketball
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The girls Ive been able to
coach have been so awesome
and theyve made it such a joy
for me.
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By Mike Dunn
GAYLORD Give the
Bellaire Eagles their due.
Coach Stan Sextans battle-
tested squad gave a fine exhi-
bition of two-way basketball
at the court of Gaylord St.
Mary on Thursday, Jan. 14,
outscoring the scrappy
Snowbirds by a 58-33 margin.
The Eagles pushed their
record to 8-0 overall and 5-0
in the Ski Valley and set up a
HUGE league showdown
with unbeaten Pellston that
took pace on Tuesday of this
week after this issue went to
press. That game was played
in Bellaire with another one
scheduled down the road in
Pellston.
The effort was certainly
there for St. Mary as blue-col-
lar seniors Pat Switalski,
Gabe Nowicki and Luke
Wisniewski and company
hustled continually and
made the Eagles work for
their points throughout the
game. But at the other end,
St. Mary struggled against
the taller, deeper Bellaire
defense and had to battle to
get open looks at the iron.
Switalski paced the
Snowbirds with 10 points.
Gus Meriwether, one of the
more dangerous backcourt
shooters in the league this
season, paced the Eagles
with 20 points and Reese
Koepke, fresh off reaching
1,000 points in his previous
outing against Central Lake,
added 13. Mitch Teetzel tal-
lied eight for the visitors.
The Snowbirds of coach
Ken Blust played at
Mancelona on Tuesday of
this week and are on the road
again on Thursday, Jan. 19,
against Ski Valley foe Inland
Lakes. The boys return home
on Wednesday, Jan. 25,
against Central Lake and are
home again on Friday, Jan.
27, against Forest Area.
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By Mike Dunn
TRAVERSE CITY Host
Traverse City West jumped
to an early lead and main-
tained it the rest of the way,
defeating Gaylord 62-46 on
Thursday, Jan. 12, in a Big
North clash.
Graeme Placek scored 17
of his 23 points in the open-
ing stanza as the Titans
jumped to a commanding
21-6 lead on the scoreboard.
The Titans improved to 6-3
overall and 3-2 in the league
while Gaylord slipped to 4-5
and 2-3.
Big man Trevor
Commissaris was a force
inside for West, especially at
the offensive end, hitting for
a game-high 27 points. He
also had 13 rebounds and
two blocked shots.
Reliable senior forward
Troy Gahm paced Gaylord,
draining the nets for 17
points.
ON TUESDAY, Jan. 10, the
Blue Devils won big on the
road, outscoring St. Ignace
84-43 to push their record to
4-4.
We finally shot the ball
the way that were capable
of," said Gaylord coach Tim
O'Rourke.
Senior forward Troy Gahm
staked Gaylord to an early
lead, scoring 13 of his game-
high 25 points in the first
quarter. Tyler Frisch also
helped the Blue Devils in the
early going, coming off the
bench to bury a pair of 3-
pointers.
Big men Zach Lundell and
Michael Skerratt controlled
play under the boards, each
hitting for 14 points, and
O'Rourke also noted the
fruitful, smart play of cere-
bral point guard Tyler
Cherry and the excellent
floor game of senior Austin
Pearson.
Gaylord won the JV game
61-39 behind the cracker-
jack shooting of Zach Perry,
who cracked the nets for 15
points, and cat-quick Felix
Iseler, who put 12 on the
board. Ryan Chrencik tallied
eight, dominated the boards
and provided much need
leadership.
Gaylord (4-5, 2-3) played
at home against the Sault on
Tuesday, Jan. 17, and plays
on the road this Friday, Jan.
20, against Big North foe
Cadillac.
Basketball
Gaylord boys fall to Titans
Blue Devils fall to Big North foe after win at St. Ignace; Gahm strikes for 17 in loss
Scrap-iron tough St. Mary senior Luke Wisniewski
(20) vies for a rebound during the Bellaire game
Thursday.
St. Mary senior Gabe Nowicki looks up as he pre-
pares to battle for a rebound following a free
throw.
St. Mary sophomore Nick Harrington defies gravity
as he goes high to launch one for the Snowbird JV
squad.
Basketball
St. Mary boys fall to
Eagles
Unbeaten Bellaire justifies its high Class D ranking with
super showing on court of Snowbirds
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By Mike Dunn
GAYLORD The Petoskey
Northmen came to the
Sportsplex ice on Friday rid-
ing a wave of momentum
and it showed in their Big
North hockey clash with host
Gaylord.
Petoskey rallied from a 3-1
second-period deficit to post
an impressive 7-3 triumph.
The rally, coming on the
heels of a dramatic overtime
victory against Cadillac two
days before, pushed
Petoskeys winning streak to
four games and gave the
Northmen a 3-3 mark in the
league and a 6-6-1 record
overall.
Petoskey increased the win
streak one more time on
Saturday afternoon with
another overtime victory, this
one against non-league foe
Fenton, to go over .500 with a
7-6-1 log. With the loss to
Petoskey, Gaylord fell to 7-6-
1 and 1-2-1 in the Big North.
It was the second loss of the
season to the Northmen,
who seemed to have
Gaylords number this year.
Gaylord led 2-1 after the
first period and 3-1 at the
4:30 mark of the second peri-
od after Nick Shear slammed
one home for his fifth goal of
the season.
After that, though, it was
all Petoskey as the visitors
improbably scored six unan-
swered goals against the nor-
mally unflappable Blue
Devils.
Senior slap-shot specialist
Kyle Ruggles, who possessed
a piping hot scoring hand in
Petoskeys three wins last
week, recorded Petoskeys
first goal and had two for the
game. Ken Forton and Skye
Pieffer also tallied twice for
the visiting Northmen and
sophomore Ben
Schartzfisher found the back
of the net as well. Pieffer and
Hunter Stinger helped put
the sting in the Northmen
attack with two assists
apiece. Nick Tromley, Tanner
Davis, Aaron Cook, Derek
Smith and Patrick Gitre had
lone assists.
Junior goaltender Breanna
Merriam was quite busy but
notched the W for
Petoskey, rejecting 27 of 30
Gaylord shots.
Those finding the net for
the Blue Devils in addition to
Shear were dangerous Derek
Axford, who lit the lamp for
the 11th time this season,
and spitfire senior Spencer
Bajko, who connected for his
team-high 14th goal. Willie
Gelow picked up two assists
and Mitchell Lawton and
Cole Muzyl each had one
assist.
Gaylord sought to regroup
from the Petoskey defeat in a
hurry. The Blue Devils played
at Cadillac on Wednesday of
this week after this issue
went to press, and they
return home Friday for
another Big North duel with
talented Traverse City
Central.
ON SATURDAY, Petoskey
played at home against
Fenton and won again in
overtime by a 5-4 margin. It
was Ruggles the rocket
launcher doing the damage
in the extra session for the
second time in three days.
Ruggles scored the game-
winning goal in OT against
Cadillac and he accom-
plished the feat again, this
time just halfway through the
first minute of extra play.
Ruggles tallied twice in the
game, building his season
total to a whopping 19 goals
in 13 games. The senior cen-
ter is not shy about seeking
help on the ice either. He also
has 11 assists, averaging
nearly one assist per game in
conjunction with his torrid
scoring pace.
Petoskey held a 4-2 lead at
one point but Fenton showed
lots of scrap, coming from
behind to tie the score in reg-
ulation.
Cook was cooking with gas
from his forward post, scor-
ing in the first and third peri-
ods to stake the Northmen of
coach Brent Ward to a 2-1
lead. Ruggles and Forton also
scored in the third period for
the Northmen but that was
not enough to put away the
stubborn visitors.
Kyle Lexie scored his sec-
ond goal of the game with
less than two minutes left in
regulation to tie the score at
4.
It didnt last that way for
long, though, as the relent-
less Ruggles ended the affair
abruptly with his OT goal,
with an key assist from
Stinger.
Forton had two assists in
addition to his goal and Gitre
also had an assist.
Petoskey played on the
home ice Wednesday against
state-ranked Traverse City
Central. The Div. II-ranked
Trojans came into that clash
unbeaten in the league at 6-0
and with a 10-3-1 log overall.
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Surging Northmen outscore Gaylord
Ruggles shines as Petoskey pushes to five-game winning streak, sweep perennial rival Blue Devils
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TRAVERSE CITY The
Gaylord freshmen boys of
coach Iron Mike Neff
played hard all four quar-
ters and never let up on
Thursday, Jan. 12, in an
impressive 67-38 victory.
The Blue Devils improved to
8-1 with the nice win.
Blayne Baker was in
bazooka mode for Gaylord,
blasting his way to a game-
high 24 points. Steven
Fitzek fired in a dozen
points and Collin Watters
splashed the nets for 11
points.
We did a nice job of
pushing the ball up in the
first half and played solid
defense in the second
half, Neff reported.
On Tuesday, Jan. 10, the
Blue Devils sank visiting
Harbor Springs in a real
nail-biter, edging the Rams
71-11.
Blaker blistered the nets
for 17 points and was joined
in double digits by Fitzek
(15) and hustling Marcus
ORourke (14). Defensively,
Collin Watters was as relent-
less as the sea waves under
the boards. Coach Neff also
noted the unselfish play of
Sam Rinke, who did a nice
job dishing out the ball.
We moved the ball up the
court really well and every-
one was able to contribute
to the win, Neff said.
The young Blue Devils
played at home against Sault
Ste. Marie on Tuesday, Jan.
17, and are on the road this
Friday, Jan. 20, against Big
North foe Cadillac at 6 p.m.
Devils of coach Neff push to 8-1 mark
with overpowering victory at court of
T.C. West
Basketball
Gaylord frosh boys
win again
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LOCAL SPORTS
By Doug Derrer
TRAVERSE CITY --
Victories over Northern
Michigan Hockey League
foes Mid-Michigan and
Manistee last week evened
the Reps overall record at 7
wins and 7 losses, and left
them at 2-1 in league play,
one game behind talented
Cheboygan.
On Wednesday, Jan. 11, the
Reps traveled to Gladwin to
take on the Mid-Michigan
Storm and skated to a 5-2
win.
Zack Bargys even-strength
goal with 4:54 left in the
opening period gave the Reps
a 1-0 advantage heading into
the first intermission. Nick
Fisher and Andrew Dzierwa
assisted on the Bargy goal.
Mid-Michigan tied the con-
test four-and-a-half minutes
into the second period, but a
power play goal by the Reps
Quinn Lightning Lyman
two minutes later with assists
from Zach Hill and Josh Hill
restored the Reps one goal
advantage.
Bargys second goal with
8:12 left in the middle period
gave the Reps a two-goal lead
with help from Nate Wilson.
A Storm goal with 1:44
remaining brought Mid-
Michigan within a goal.
Third-period goals by P.J.
Heger and Zach Hill gave the
Reps a 5-2 win. Kevin
Bazooka Banducci and
Wilson assisted on the Heger
goal while Gavin Uitvlugt and
Nick Sicinski assisted on the
Hill goal.
John Posler earned the win
in net for the Reps by stop-
ping 15 of the 17 shots he
faced.
On Friday, Jan. 13, the Reps
battled Manistee at Center
Ice Arena, their first home
game since December 17,
and they came away with a 3-
0 victory.
Junior Claire Huhta
improved to 4-0 in net for the
Reps and the shutout low-
ered her goals-against-aver-
age to 1.55 per game.
Zach Hill gave the Reps an
early advantage. The sweet
scoring touch of Cracker
Zach accounted for two
first-period goals for the Reps
with Heger drawing assists
on both goals, and Sicinski
also getting an assist on the
second Hill goal.
Hill set up Bargy for a goal
in the second period and the
Reps defense controlled the
Chippewas offense through-
out the game, limiting
Manistee to just seven shots
on goal.
The Reps face a couple of
tough opponents this week-
end when they travel to
Grand Rapids Forest Hills
Northern on Friday and
Muskegon Mona Shores on
Saturday.
Hockey
Reps win twice to
even record
Wins over NMHL goes Mid-Michigan and
Manistee leave Reps one game behind
Cheboygan
Basketball
Grayling boys fall to Gladiators
By Mike Dunn
TRAVERSE CITY The
Grayling boys forced 33
turnovers against high-cal-
iber Lake Michigan
Conference opponent
Traverse City St. Francis on
Tuesday, Jan. 10, but could
not generate enough output
at the offense end to outscore
the host Gladiators.
The Vikings slipped to 6-2
with the tough, hard-fought
62-53 defeat. St. Francis
improved to 6-1 with the win
and 4-0 in the league.
Grayling trailed by just a
point, 43-42, entering the
fourth quarter but the
Gladiators, who did a mas-
terful job of keeping the
Vikings prolific Steven Enos
under wraps, had a 19-11
advantage on the scoreboard
over the final eight minutes
of the game. Senior center
Sean Sheldon, who will be
playing at William & Mary
after graduating, scored 11 of
his 24 points in the fourth
quarter for the Glads.
Our team battled in this
game throughout the entire
contest, noted Grayling
coach Rich Moffit. I was
pleased with the fact that we
forced St. Francis into 33
turnovers and held them to
62 points in a game which
had a high number of posses-
sions. Our team also kept its
composure throughout the
contest, despite not getting
many breaks in the game.
We struggled from the
floor and the free throw line,
he added. We also struggled
to take care of the basketball.
Many of our turnovers were
due to poor spacing with our
press breaker and our transi-
tion game. We will learn from
this game and improve.
The 6-foot-4 Enos drew
special attention from the
Gladiators and was limited in
his ability to create open
looks. He finished with five
points, well below his season
average, though he did pull
down nine rebounds to go
with two blocked shots, five
steals and three assists.
Senior guard Zane Tobin
zoned for a team-high 10
points while junior wing
Scott Parkinson and senior
forward Devon Dawson each
put eight on the board. Long-
armed senior center Griffin
Dean tallied seven with
seven boards. Senior forward
Tom The Beast Burrell
buried six points and versa-
tile senior guard Riley Zigila
sank five.
Burrell bulled his way to
seven rebounds and Zigila
hauled in six to go with three
steals. Dawson and
Parkinson patrolled the floor
with purpose on defense,
recording four and three
steals, respectively.
The Vikings play host to
Boyne City this Friday, Jan.
20, in another huge league
clash with a talented foe.
Vikings force 33 turnovers in loss but could not match points with St. Francis
Ronnie Schlosser in the
game.
Pellston held just a 33-25
halftime lead against the
Trojans but pulled away in
the third quarter.
Hass contributed six
assists, four blocks and four
steals along with his 31
points in the win over
Onaway. Hamlin hit for nine
with 15 boards and four
assists and crafty point guard
Zak Kruskie set the table like
a Food Network chef, notch-
ing six assists to go with his
eight points.
Friedenstab found the bot-
tom of the net for 10 points
with eight boards, including
seven offensive rebounds.
Max Ketterer collected seven
points with 10 boards and
Dale Stark struck for 10
points.
"It was a good team effort,"
Coach Hass reported. "Lots
of people rebounded well."
The Pellston JV improved
to 7-1 with a 60-49 victory
over the Cardinals. Cougar-
quick Connor Kintz connect-
ed for 24 points to pace the
Hornets and Wild Will Seldon
rocked the iron for 12 points.
Pellston had a HUGE Ski
Valley game at Bellaire on
Tuesday of this week after
this issue went to press. The
Eagles of coach Stan Sextan
were also 8-0 and 5-0 in the
league going into that con-
test. The Ski Valley powers
meet again in Pellston on
Feb. 15.
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By Mike Dunn
WEST BRANCH The
Petoskey girls won their sec-
ond game of the season
Friday and their first Big
North contest, outscoring
host Ogemaw Heights 58-27.
Junior forward Kelsey Ance
turned in a solid perform-
ance, tickling the nets for a
game-high 22 points and she
also stood tall under the
boards, generating 14
rebounds as the Northmen
improved to 2-8 overall and
1-4 in the league. Ogemaw
slipped to 3-7 and 0-6.
Katelyn Crittenden con-
tributed to the cause as well,
putting 12 on the board and
tall junior center Megan
Tompkins cast a long pres-
ence in the paint, scoring
eight and keeping the
Ogemaw girls from getting
comfortable under the
boards. Tompkins finished
with four blocks.
Ance was fast and furious
at the defensive end, collect-
ing three steals, and she
notched three assists as well.
Crittenden showed good
floor vision, setting the table
like a southern hostess while
recording six assists and she
had five rebounds and four
steals also. Kati Lewis helped
the cause, too, cleaning the
glass with elbow grease and
grabbing five boards.
Petoskey lost the JV game
38-30 in spite of nine points
from Asia Abram-Craig and
seven from Abby Blanchard
to go with eight rebounds.
Petoskey also fell in the
freshmen game 29-19,
though Sarah Yankoviak
yanked the ball through the
hole for six points and Mari
Hibbler hammered the nets
for five.
Petoskey played host to
Charlevoix in a non-league
game on Tuesday, after this
issue went to press.
Northmen snap five-game skid, win first
Big North game; Ance notches
double-double
Basketball
Petoskey girls win
on road
3rd & 4th Grade Girls
January 14
Megan Grusczynski ..............24
Lauren Allen..........................18
Mariah Krone ........................18
Caroline Korte .......................16
Mackenzie Wright .................14
Elizabeth Cook........................8
Emylee Grish...........................8
Kendall King............................8
Angela Drummond.................6
Jazlyn Hagenbuch...................6
Mandy Hopp ...........................6
Tara Madej ...............................6
Alyce Vermilya.........................6
Arielle Vermilya .......................6
Abby Zimmerman...................6
McKenna Hogle.......................5
Gracie Blust .............................4
Raychel Fennell .......................4
Rebecka Grish .........................4
Chloe House............................4
Kinzie Jeffers............................4
Madison Marsack....................4
Morgan Monchilov .................4
Lily Schrader ...........................4
Alex Steffes...............................4
Sydney Townsend ...................4
Brei Baker ................................2
Callie Brand.............................2
Alexis Day ................................2
Christina Harbin.....................2
Sydney Kaiser ..........................2
Amanda Korff ..........................2
Holly Kussrow..........................2
Lizzy McClure..........................2
Mckenzie Vanderveer .............2
Eliza Handley ..........................1
3rd & 4th Grade Boys
January 14
Brady Hunter.........................26
Jacob Book.............................16
Gavin Weaver.........................15
Brennan Isler.........................12
Andrew Koenig......................11
Cordell LaRose ......................10
Aaron Latuszek......................10
Jacob Thorold........................10
Conrad Korte...........................9
Jacob Needham.......................8
Logan Finnerty........................7
Alex Powers..............................7
David Pulaski...........................6
Griffin Lompra ........................5
Joseph Boswood......................4
Rico Brown ..............................4
Matt Davidson.........................4
Tyler Hartz...............................4
Logan Murrell..........................4
Nolan Roehrig .........................4
Jack Holscher...........................3
Austin Vanderveer...................3
Rowen Anderson.....................2
Regan Distel ............................2
Vincent Hummel ....................2
Cameron Cosby.......................1
Jeffrey Dickson........................1
Elijah Fisher.............................1
Harrison Kalember .................1
Trevor Moore...........................1
Erik Oldenburg........................1
5th & 6th Grade Girls
January 15
Avery Bebble..........................10
Hannah Blunt..........................6
Emma Cherry..........................6
Olivia Jeffers ............................6
Alicia Korff ...............................6
Ajaina Day ...............................4
Allison Pensyl ..........................4
Kamryn Curtiss .......................2
Savanna Gapinski ...................2
Emma Gapinski.......................2
Alyssa Marsack........................2
Emily Panosso.........................1
5th & 6th Grade Boys
January 15
Cade Coonrod.......................21
Ethan Piehl ............................13
Trent Lompra ........................10
Blake Wright ..........................10
Davis Eyth................................8
Zach Lauster............................8
Tyler Madej..............................6
Adam Sobeck...........................6
Coleman Cerveniak ................5
Nate Byrne...............................4
Colin Goff ................................4
Jacob Neville............................4
Omar Prado.............................4
Noah Wohlfeil..........................4
Andrew Chiles .........................2
Cole Clark ................................2
Justin Grish..............................2
Mason Monchilov...................2
Stephen White.........................2
James Brazelton ......................2
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Basketball
Top Scorers
Basketball
Petoskey boys ring up road win
By Mike Dunn
WEST BRANCH At one
end of the floor, the Petoskey
boys unveiled the long guns;
at the other end, they put a
thick, suffocating veil over
the Ogemaw Heights offense.
The result was an impressive
75-24 victory Friday at the
court of the Falcons.
Petoskey moved to 10-0
overall and 5-0 in the Big
North with the expected tri-
umph.
The Northmen had the
long-range radar rolling big
time, making the twine
dance from downtown 12
times in the game.
Senior Zak Lewis was
zoned in like a laser from
beyond the arc, connecting
six times, and deadly Jake
Mullin made frequent visits
to 3-point land as well, hook-
ing up four times. Lewis
paced the Northmen with 21
points and Mullins landed 19
on the board.
Senior forward Joe
Robbins rocked the iron for
10 points to go with nine
rebounds before joining all
the starters on the bench in
the third quarters.
Erik Davenport sparked a
high-octane effort from the
reserves, hitting for 10
points. Logan Ackerman and
Tyler Budreau filled the air-
ways with 3-point traffic and
they each tickled the twine
from downtown.
Senior point guard Quinn
Ameel earned five assists and
Lewis generated a double-
double with his 11 rebounds.
At the defensive end, the
Northmen gave up points
about as willingly as Scrooge
gave up legal tender. The
Northmen led 33-12 by half-
time.
Jordan Moore scored six
points to pace the Falcons,
who slipped to 2-6 and 1-4.
Petoskey also won the
much more competitive JV
game, 56-44. Shea Whitmore
shagged the nets for a game-
high 23 points to help
Petoskey improve to 6-4. Joe
LeBlanc busted the iron for
15 points and Hunter Viles
was on target for 14 points
and he also pulled the trigger
on eight assists.
The Northmen are on the
road Thursday against Big
North foe Alpena.
Cheboygan 69
Rogers City 53
CHEBOYGAN Sweet-
shooting Isaiah Woodard had
a big night for host
Cheboygan, draining the nets
for a game-high 32 points,
including 17 in the opening
stanza, as the Chiefs
outscored Rogers City 69-53
on Monday.
The Chiefs took an early
lead, then held off a late
Rogers City rally to secure the
hard-fought victory.
Josh Vogelheim paced the
Hurons with 19 points.
Forest Area 58
Mancelona 57
FIFE LAKE The
Mancelona boys of coach
Rick Duerksen very nearly
came away with a league vic-
tory on the road Thursday,
Jan. 12, but Forest Area was
able to hit a late shot and
outscore the Ironmen by the
narrowest of margins, 58-57.
Freshman phenom
Brandon Dingman delivered
a big-time shot in the clutch
for the Ironmen, swishing a
15-foot jumper to give
Mancelona a 57-56 lead with
time running out. The
Warriors were able to come
down and score with 7.5 sec-
onds to go, however, when
Bob Steile stuck in a driving
layup. That proved to be the
difference in the outcome as
Mancelona lost another
heartbreaker.
Steile struck for 26 points
to lead his team and
Jermaine Nix scored nine.
The unflappable Dingman,
who appears to have a
notable varsity career ahead
of him, topped the scoring
charts for the Ironmen, con-
necting for 24 points.
On Tuesday, Jan. 10, the
Ironmen outscored Onaway
48-35 as Dingman stuffed the
stat line with 10 points, nine
boards and four steals.
Senior strong man Austin
Spires sank seven points and
pulled down seven boards in
the win.
The Ironmen (3-5, 2-3)
entertain Ski Valley foe
Johannesburg-Lewiston on
Thursday, Jan. 19.
Central Lake 63
Johannesburg-Lewiston
47
CENTRAL LAKE
Johannesburg-Lewiston bat-
tled hard but fell on the road
to Ski Valley foe Central Lake
on Thursday, Jan. 12. With
the 63-47 loss, J-L slipped to
2-5 overall and 1-4 in the
league while the Trojans
improved to 4-4.
Wyatt Kemnitzer connect-
ed for 26 points, including
four 3-pointers, to pace
Central Lake and Pat
Sutherland hit for 11.
Chris Nagy nailed down 11
points to lead the Cardinals.
J-L played home against
Inland Lakes on Tuesday of
this week and goes on the
road Thursday, Jan. 19, to
face Mancelona.
Mackinaw City 53
Alanson 36
ALANSON Mackinaw
City rallied from a halftime
deficit Thursday, Jan. 12, to
outscore host Alanson in the
second half and post a 53-36
victory in Northern Lakes
Conference action. Mack
City improved to 4-3 overall
and 3-2 in the league while
Alanson slipped to 0-7 & 0-4.
Noah Morse and Jonah
Johnson led the way for the
Comets. Noah made the
twine dance to the tune of 22
points and Jonah also had a
whale of a game, hitting for
10 points.
Eric Temple turned in a
solid game for the Vikings in
defeat, scoring 19 and pulling
down 11 boards. Bobby
Sproule and Cody Wicker
each tallied six and Brandon
Kuchnicki grabbed 14
rebounds.
Boyne City 69
Inland Lakes 15
BOYNE CITY Inland
Lakes struggled to get any-
thing going offensively
against the tough, talented
Boyne City boys on Thursday,
Jan. 12. The Bulldogs scored
just six points in the first half
and ultimately lost by a 69-15
margin. The Ramblers
improved to 5-2 while I-
Lakes slipped to 2-4.
Storm Maybank hit for five
of the Bulldogs' 15 points
and Josh O'Connor scored
four.
Jay Redman rang up 18 for
Boyne while Keegan
LaBlance struck for 15, Corey
Redman for 13 and Ryan
Carson for 12.
On Tuesday, I-Lakes took
on Forest Area in a highly
competitive clash and fell in
a close one, 60-52.
Senior Josh OConnor col-
lected 21 points for the
Bulldogs in the defeat.
Bob Steile struck for 17 and
Justin Burke for 14 to lead the
Warriors.
Burt Lake NMCA 81
Maplewood Baptist 48
BURT LAKE Northern
Michigan Christian Academy
gave the home fans another
dizzying display of offensive
might on Thursday, Jan. 12,
assaulting the iron in an
impressive 81-48 triumph
over Maplewood Baptist of
Kinross.
David Thompson pulled
the trigger for 23 points to
lead unbeaten NMCA and
Paul Chatfield tamed the
twine for 19 points to go with
10 boards and 10 assists for a
triple double. Aaron
Chatfield nearly had a triple
double as well, generating 17
points, 12 assists and eight
steals, and Will Lovitt lit it up
for 11 points.
NMCA pushed to a 5-0 log
with the win.
Northmen post impressive 75-24 victory at Ogemaw;
Isaiah leads the way for Cheboygan; Mancy loses heartbreaker
LOCAL SPORTS
By Tom Eustice
TRAVERSE CITY The
Cheboygan hockey team
earned an impressive 8-0 tri-
umph over the Northwest
Warriors at Traverse City
CentreIce on Thursday, Jan.
12.
Chiefs sophomore goalie
Kaleb Wood was impreg-
nable. Wood shut out the
Warriors for his second win
of the season.
The Production Line of
Gordie Howe, Sid Abel and
Ted Lindsay -- aka Chief sen-
iors Jake Elmore, Eryn
Eustice and Jordan Yost --
burned holes in the score
sheet, recording 15 points in
a mercy rule-shortened two-
period game.
Defenseman John Garst
started off the Chiefs scoring
in the first period after taking
a pass from Sam Charboneau
and skating in from the point
to hit a wrist shot and put the
Chiefs up 1-0.
A few minutes later Hunter
Filice launched a slap shot
from the point and Jordan
Yost, camped out at the top
of the crease and enjoying
the scenery, deflected the
shot in for the Chiefs 2nd
goal.
The Warriors skated hard
in the first period and made
the Chiefs work for their
scoring chances, and the
period ended 2-0 Chiefs.
The Chiefs outshot the
Warriors 18-2 in the period.
The second period proved to
be much different, however,
as the short-handed
Warriors, playing with only
10 skaters, began to wear
down.
With the Chiefs in a short-
handed situation, it was Doc
Eustice getting loose on a
breakaway after a nice pass
from linemate Elmore. Eryn
launched a sizzling wrist shot
that propelled against the
inside of the post and went in
to put the Chiefs up 3-0. A
few minutes later it was
Undertaker Elmore splitting
both defensemen and bury-
ing a shot to go up 4-0.
Eustice and Yost assisted on
the play.
With 10:04 to play in the
second period, the
Undertaker buried another
one. To no ones surprise,
Elmore had assists from line-
mates Eustice and Yost to put
the Chiefs up 5-0.
At the 7:38 of the period
John Grantner got on the
board for the Chiefs with an
assist from opportunistic
Josh Stempky. That put the
Chiefs up 6-0.
One minute and 20 sec-
onds later Eustice popped in
a rebound to go up 7-0 with
assists from -- guess who? --
Jake Elmore and Jordan Yost!
The Chiefs Production Line
was fast becoming the Mass
Production Line.
With 3:26 to play in the
second period Yost slammed
in his second goal of the
game with an assist from
Elmore to put the Chiefs up
8-0.
The eight-goal mercy rule
allowed the clock to run from
that point until the end of the
period, when the game was
officially over. The Chiefs
outshot the Warriors 38-6.
Cheboygan (11-1-1) plays
Friday, Jan. 20, against
Benzie Central in the open-
ing round of the Alpena tour-
nament. The Chiefs will also
be playing in either the con-
solation game or the tourney
finals on Saturday.
Hockey
Chiefs shut down Northwest Warriors
By Mike Dunn
WEST BRANCH The
Petoskey girls won their sec-
ond game of the season
Friday and their first Big
North contest, outscoring
host Ogemaw Heights 58-27.
Junior forward Kelsey Ance
turned in a solid perform-
ance, tickling the nets for a
game-high 22 points and she
also stood tall under the
boards, generating 14
rebounds as the Northmen
improved to 2-8 overall and
1-4 in the league. Ogemaw
Katelyn Crittenden con-
tributed to the cause as well,
putting 12 on the board and
tall junior center Megan
Tompkins cast a long pres-
ence in the paint, scoring
eight and keeping the
Ogemaw girls from getting
comfortable under the
boards. Tompkins finished
with four blocks.
Ance was fast and furious
at the defensive end, collect-
ing three steals, and she
notched three assists as well.
Crittenden showed good
floor vision, setting the table
like a southern hostess while
recording six assists and she
had five rebounds and four
steals also. Kati Lewis helped
the cause, too, cleaning the
glass with elbow grease and
grabbing five boards.
Petoskey lost the JV game
38-30 in spite of nine points
from Asia Abram-Craig and
seven from Abby Blanchard
to go with eight rebounds.
Petoskey also fell in the
freshmen game 29-19,
though Sarah Yankoviak
yanked the ball through the
hole for six points and Mari
Hibbler hammered the nets
for five.
Petoskey played host to
Charlevoix in a non-league
game on Tuesday, after this
issue went to press.
Northmen snap five-game skid, win first Big North game; Ance notches double-double
Basketball
Petoskey girls win on road
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Girls Hoops
Snowbird girls
just keep winning
by Mike Dunn
GAYLORD The third-
ranked St. Mary girls of
coach Kevin Foster just keep
winning, and winning
impressively.
The Snowbirds pushed
their record to 9-0 overall
and 7-0 in the Ski Valley with
a pair of lopsided wins last
week, defeating host
Mancelona 68-28 on
Wednesday, Jan. 11, and
outscoring Inland Lakes 65-
28 on Friday.
Spitfire sophomore guard
Kari Borowiak has been a
beast with the ball in her
hands, either blistering the
nets for scores or finding
open teammates for assists.
Borowiak tamed the twine
for a team-high 24 points in
the win over I-Lakes and she
wasnt the only one assault-
ing the iron for the high-
powered Snowbirds.
Backcourt mate Chrissy
Smith canned 15 and senior
wing Karli Jacob, reliable as
the times tables, connected
for 11 points.
In the win over
Mancelona, it was the
relentless Borowiak blister-
ing the nets once again, this
time for a game-high 22
points to pace St. Mary and
she was Miss Blackbeard on
defense as well, recording six
steals. Jacob, in the fourth
year of an outstanding varsi-
ty career, scored 14 with five
assists and five steals.
Smith sank a dozen points
and earned a double-double
with a whopping 13 assists
and strong-armed senior
Michelle Samalik locked
down on 13 rebounds.
Kallie Derrer delivered 10
points to pace Mancelona,
which fell to 1-7 overall and
0-6 in the Ski Valley.
St. Mary played defending
league champ Central Lake
on Wednesday after this
issue went to press. The
Snowbirds go on the road on
Tuesday, Jan. 24, for the huge
rematch with perennial
cross-county rival
Johannesburg-Lewiston.
Johannesburg-
Lewiston 77
Mancelona 38
MANCELONA The
Johannesburg-Lewiston girls
of coach Heather Huff
pushed their record to 9-1
overall and 6-1 in the Ski
Valley with a workmanlike
77-38 triumph at the court of
Mancelona on Friday.
The hard-charging
Cardinals led just 14-10 after
the first quarter but broke
things open in the second
quarter, outscoring the
scrappy Lady Ironmen 18-6.
Brittany Cherwinski bust-
ed the nets for a game-high
21 points and she also pulled
down 11 rebounds for a dou-
ble-double. She notched five
assists as well.
Silky-smooth junior two-
way warrior Abby Schlicher
struck for a triple-double
that was very nearly a
q u a d r u p l e - d o u b l e .
Acetylene Abby torched
the twine to the tune of 14
points to go with 10
rebounds and 10 assists and
she also helped fuel the
famed fiery defensive pres-
sure of the Cardinals, record-
ing seven steals.
Junior Miranda House was
afire from the field also,
rocking the iron for 17 points
while Hannah Huff and
Gabby Coppersmith each
connected for six.
Vanessa Batchelor put 12
on the board to lead
Mancelona, which slipped to
1-8 and 0-7.
J-L won the JV game 65-15
as Hurricane Hailey
Weaver wreaked havoc,
recording 15 points and 14
boards. Julia Nieman nailed
14 points and she and
smooth Sydney McKenney
each had five steals. Abbie
May and McKenney each
scored eight.
ON WEDNESDAY, the
Cardinals held off I-Lakes for
a thrilling 44-41 triumph at
home. Schlicher calm as a
windless sea strode to the
charity stripe and sank a pair
of key free throws with 8 sec-
onds left to help put J-L over
the top.
Abby finished another fre-
netic night with 15 points,
nine steals and five assists.
Tiffany Nickert turned in a
tough performance, tallying
eight with six boards.
Cherwinski hit for eight with
four boards and four steals
and the long-armed Huff hit
for four points with a team-
high seven rebounds. House
hammered the nets for six
points.
Onaway played at Onaway
in a big league clash on
Wednesday, Jan. 18. The
Cardinals are home again on
Friday, Jan. 20, against
Pellston and home on
Tuesday, Jan. 24, in the big
rematch with St. Mary.
Mio 65
Fairview 27
MIO The Mio girls
turned up the heat on the
home floor Monday, using
their press to keep Fairview
under wraps in a 65-27 victo-
ry.
The Thunderbolts used
their defensive pressure to
ignite their transition
offense. Shelby Satkowiak
and Nona Rhoads each sank
14 points and Jalen DeFlorio
found the iron for 12.
Tiffany Roop tallied eight
for Fairview.
Mackinaw City 48
Alanson 29
MACKINAW CITY The
host Comets rebounded
strongly from the loss to
Boyne Falls two days before,
pushing their record to 7-3
overall and 6-1 in the
Northern Lakes Conference
with a solid 48-29 triumph
over Alanson on Thursday,
Jan. 12.
Courtney Wallis loaded
the cannon and helped put
the boom in the Comet
offense, connecting for a
game-high 21 points.
Claudia Alexander was a reg-
ular cave woman inside,
clubbing her way to a dou-
ble-double with 13 points
and 10 boards. Point guard
Hailee Paquet put the V in
versatile, recording eight
rebounds and seven assists
and covering the floor like a
fresh coat of Comet wax on
defense, generating nine
steals.
The Comets led 23-11 at
the half and 34-19 after three
quarters.
Becca Lynn showed up
strong for Alanson in defeat,
ringing up 16 points and
racking up 17 rebounds for
the Vikings, who slipped to
3-6 and 3-5.
Mack City won the JV
game 42-24 as Cyclone
Chelsey Closs swept her way
to a triple-double, sinking 17
points with 11 rebounds and
10 steals.
T.C. St. Francis 72
Grayling 26
TRAVERSE CITY Host
Traverse City St. Francis had
too much firepower for
g a me - but - out ma nne d
Grayling in a Lake Michigan
Conference tilt on
Wednesday, Jan. 11.
Alyssa Morley made eight
points for the Vikings, who
Liza Erickson led St.
Francis (6-1, 3-0) with 14
points and Cassie Williams
hit for 13.
Bellaire 41
Pellston 20
BELLAIRE Pellston
played hard but could not
produce enough points on
Tuesday, Jan. 10, in a 41-20
loss to host Bellaire.
Tori Kirsch tagged the
twine for seven points and
pulled down seven rebounds
to lead the Hornets and sen-
ior Shelby Hughey struck for
five points with five boards.
Chelsye Bartsch paced the
Eagles with 12 points.
Pellston fell to 1-7 and 1-5
in the Ski Valley and Bellaire
improved to 3-4 and 2-4.
Ellsworth 62
Alba 44
ELLSWORTH Tianna
Windish of Alba was tuned
in from 3-point land, hitting
four times from beyond the
arc and scoring 18 points but
it wasn't enough to offset the
balanced scoring of
Ellsworth on Wednesday,
Jan. 11, in Northern Lakes
Conference action.
Emily Veenstra scored 18
points to lead Ellsworth to a
62-44 victory while Tara
Essenberg buried 15 points
and Kari Steenwyk hit for 12.
Ellsworth went to 5-4
while the Wildcats (0-5, 0-5)
were still searching for their
first win.
Third-ranked St. Mary stays unbeaten with league
wins; Joburg pushes to 9-1 log; Mio turns up defensive
heat; Mack City improves to 6-1 in league
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10- Beak
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15- Crazy as ___
16- Draft classification
17- Muscle weakness
19- Rat-___
20- Crack
21- Sullenly ill-humored
23- Unemployed person?
26- Rug rat
27- Rubber
28- Knobbed
29- Perfume the air
30- It beats rock
31- Blame
34- Official records
35- Lacking interest
36- Boy or man
37- Mom-and-pop org.
38- Overwhelming fear
39- Fine fur
40- Less fatty
42- Capital of Estonia
43- Insignificant
45- Lounges
46- Something causing peril
47- Guide
48- Bone-dry
49- Glow with heat
54- Branta sandvicensis
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57- Energy units
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MICHIGAN HIGH SCHOOL
BASKETBALL RANKINGS
BOYS GIRLS
Class A team rankings
1. Detroit Pershing 9-0 (No. 1 in previous week's
rankings)
2. Romulus 6-2 (No. 2)
3. Lansing Eastern 8-1 (No. 3)
4. Detroit King 9-1 (No. 4)
5. Clarkston 8-0 (No. 5)
6. Saginaw Arthur Hill 9-2 (No. 6)
7. Warren De La Salle 7-1 (No. 7)
8. Saginaw 7-1 (No. 9)
9. East Lansing 5-1 (No. 10)
10. Taylor Truman 7-0 (No. 11)
11. Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills 7-3 (No. 8)
12. Petoskey 10-0 (No. 12)
13. Kalamazoo Central 4-3 (No. 13)
14. Kalamazoo Loy-Norrix 6-1 (No. 16)
15. Niles 7-0 (No. 17)
16. Zeeland East 9-0 (No. 21)
17. Ypsilanti 5-3 (No. 23)
18. Bay City Western 5-3 (No. 24)
19. Greenville 9-0 (No. 25)
20. Detroit Renaissance 7-3 (No. 15)
21. Rockford 6-2 (NR)
22. Jackson 5-4 (NR)
23. Okemos 5-3 (No. 19)
24. Troy Athens 8-1 (NR)
25. Southfield-Lathrup 8-1 (NR)
Class B team rankings
1. Lansing Sexton 7-1 (No. 1 in previous week's
rankings)
2. Lansing Catholic Central 7-0 (No. 2)
3. Stevensville-Lakeshore 8-0 (No. 3)
4. Muskegon Heights 5-2 (No. 5)
5. Wyoming Godwin Heights 9-0 (No. 6)
6. Detroit Community 6-3 (No. 4)
7. Birmingham Country Day 5-3 (No. 7)
8. Cadillac 6-1 (No. 8)
9. Otsego 7-0 (No. 9)
10. Detroit Crockett 6-2 (No. 11)
11. Harper Woods Chandler Park 5-4 (No. 10)
12. Grand Rapids Christian 5-3 (No. 12)
13. Benton Harbor 6-4 (No. 13)
14. Bridgeport 8-0 (No. 14)
15. Detroit Chavez 7-1 (No. 15)
16. Sturgis 7-1 (No. 17)
17. Dearborn Heights Robichaud 6-2 (No. 20)
18. Sparta 6-2 (NR)
19. Detroit Douglass 6-5 (No. 16)
20. Dearborn Divine Child 7-1 (No. 18)
21. St. Joseph 5-2 (NR)
22. Dowagiac 5-2 (No. 19)
24. Shepherd 7-1 (No. 23)
25. Marshall 4-2 (NR)
Class C team rankings
1. Detroit Consortium 6-1 (No. 1 in previous
week's rankings)
2. Flint Beecher 10-0 (No. 3)
3. McBain 7-1 (No. 3)
4. Schoolcraft 5-1 (No. 4)
5. Shelby 7-0 (No. 7)
6. Pewamo-Westphalia 8-0 (No. 8)
7. Detroit Loyola 8-1 (No. 5)
8. Traverse City St. Francis 6-1 (No. 6)
9. Madison Heights Madison 6-1 (No. 10)
10. Madison Heights Bishop Foley 7-0 (No. 11)
11. Southfield Bradford 6-2 (No. 9)
12. Detroit Midtown 5-0 (No. 13)
13. River Rouge 5-5 (No. 12)
14. Detroit Allen 7-3 (No. 14)
15. Melvindale ABT 6-3 (No. 20)
16. Saginaw Buena Vista 5-4 (NR)
17. Clare 7-1 (No. 19)
18. Beal City 7-1 (No. 18)
19. Elk Rapids 5-2 (NR)
20. Delton-Kellogg 7-0 (NR)
21. Flint Hamady 8-0 (No. 22)
23. Mt. Clemens 6-2 (NR)
24. Rudyard 8-1 (No. 24)
25. Negaunee 7-1 (No. 25)
Class D team rankings
1. Wyoming Tri-Unity Christian 9-0 (No. 1 in
previous week's ranking)
2. Southfield Christian 6-0 (No. 4)
3. Fulton 6-1 (No. 2)
4. Bellaire 8-0 (No. 3)
5. Pellston 8-0 (No. 5)
6. Boyne Falls 6-1 (No. 6)
7. Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary 6-1 (No. 7)
8. Carsonville-Port Sanilac 6-0 (No. 8)
9. Climax-Scotts 8-0 (No. 9)
10. Munising 8-0 (No. 10)
11. Cedarville 7-0 (No. 11)
12. North Adams-Jerome 8-1 (No. 13)
13. Posen 6-1 (No. 14)
14. McBain Northern Michigan Christian 6-2 (No. 15)
15. Powers North Central 6-0 (No. 18)
16. Battle Creek St. Philip 7-0 (NR)
17. Allen Park Inter-City Baptist 6-1 (NR)
18. Eben Junction Superior Central 5-1 (No. 12)
19. Baldwin 6-0 (No. 16)
20. Muskegon Catholic Central 7-2 (No. 20)
21. Ewen-Trout Creek 6-1 (No. 21)
22. Marcellus Howardsville Christian 8-0 (No. 22)
23. Portland St. Patrick 7-1 (No. 23)
24. Carney-Nadeau 6-2 (NR)
25. Bear Lake 8-1 (No. 24)
Class A team rankings
School (First-place votes) (Record) Points
1. Detroit Pershing (5) (9-0) 75
2. Detroit Martin Luther King (8-1) 68
3. Lansing Waverly (9-0) 62
4. Grand Haven (8-1) 59
5. East Kentwood (9-1) 55
6. Clarkston (10-0) 48
7. Flushing (7-0) 45
8. Inkster (9-2) 37
9. St. Johns (8-1) 34
10. Midland (8-2) 26
Others receiving votes: Romeo 20, Dearborn Edsel
Ford 13, East Lansing 11, St. Clair Shores Lake
Shore 7, Grand Rapids Northview 6, Macomb
Dakota 6, Farmington Hills Mercy 5, Caledonia 4,
Royal Oak 3, Grand Ledge 3, Cedar Springs 3,
Richland Gull Lake 3, Pontiac 2, Rockford 2,
Kalamazoo Central 1, Saginaw Arthur Hill 1, DeWitt
1.
Class B team rankings
1. Goodrich (5) (9-0) 75
2. Grand Rapids Catholic Central (10-0) 69
3. Portland (10-0) 58
4. St. Joseph (9-0) 55
5. Detroit Country Day (Beverly Hills) (8-1) 53
6. Ludington (9-0) 44
7. East Grand Rapids (9-0) 42
8. Dearborn Divine Child (8-2) 41
9. Hudsonville Unity Christian (8-0) 28
10. Jackson Lumen Christi (9-1) 24
Others receiving votes: Paw Paw 22, Freeland 21,
Chelsea 10, Kingsley Area 8, Midland Bullock
Creek 7, Holland Christian 7, Spring Lake 5, Eaton
Rapids 4, Frankenmuth 4, Gladstone 4, Olivet 3,
Onsted 3, Haslett 3, Grand Rapids South Christian
3, Hamilton 2, Three Rivers 2, Grand Rapids-West
Catholic 2, Carrollton 1.
Class C team rankings
1. Niles Brandywine (4) (10-0) 74
2. Morley Stanwood (1) (8-0) 65
3. St. Ignace La Salle (9-0) 62
4. Kent City (9-0) 60
5. Concord (10-0) 57
6. Flint Hamady (9-1) 42
7. Grass Lake (9-1) 37
8. Saginaw Valley Lutheran (8-0) 33
9. Clare (7-0) 31
10. Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett (5-2)
22
Others receiving votes: Reese 19, New Lothrop 15,
Lincoln Alcona 14, McBain 12, Houghton 10,
Traverse City-St. Francis 9, Muskegon-
Western Michigan Christian 9, Lawton 5, River
Rouge 5, Mendon 4, Johannesburg-
Lewiston 4, Marlette 3, Manton 3, Negaunee
2, Riverview Gabriel Richard 2, Pewamo-Westphalia
1.
Class D team rankings
1. Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart Academy (3) (10-0) 73
2. Gaylord St. Mary Cathedral (8-0) 66
3. Waterford Our Lady Of The Lakes (7-1) 65
4. Eben Junction Superior Central (2) (10-0) 63
5. Marine City Cardinal Mooney Catholic (6-2) 39
6. Climax Scotts (9-1) 38
7. Deckerville Community (9-1) 36
T8. Bark River Harris (8-1) 30
T8. Mason County Eastern (8-1) 30
10. Posen (8-2) 29
Others receiving votes: Athens 24, Crystal Falls
Forest Park 21, Waldron 15, Engadine 14, Hillsdale
Academy 13, Lansing Christian 11, Watersmeet 10,
Brimley Area 8, Bear Lake 7, Ewen-Trout Creek 7,
Carsonville-Port Sanilac 1.
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Our Mission: A Spirit filled family of God united in our fear and love of Christ and
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Daily Word
THURSDAY: Psalm 139:12-14 New American Standard Bible (NASB) 12 Even the darkness is not dark to You, And the
night is as bright as the day. Darkness and light are alike to You. 13 For You formed my inward parts; You wove
me in my mothers womb. 14 I will give thanks to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Wonderful are
Your works, And my soul knows it very well.
FRIDAY: Job 10:10-12 New American Standard Bible (NASB) 10 Did You not pour me out like milk And curdle me like
cheese; 11 Clothe me with skin and flesh, And knit me together with bones and sinews? 12 You have granted me
life and lovingkindness; And Your care has preserved my spirit.
SATURDAY: Job 33:4 New American Standard Bible (NASB) 4 The Spirit of God has made me, And the breath of the
Almighty gives me life.
SUNDAY: Jeremiah 1:4-5 New American Standard Bible (NASB) 4 Now the word of the LORD came to me saying, 5
Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, And before you were born I consecrated you; I have appointed
you a prophet to the nations.
MONDAY: Revelation 21:5-8 New American Standard Bible (NASB) 5 And He who sits on the throne said, Behold, I
am making all things new. And He *said, Write, for these words are faithful and true. 6 Then He said to me,
It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give to the one who thirsts from the
spring of the water of life without cost. 7 He who overcomes will inherit these things, and I will be his God and he
will be My son. 8 But for the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and immoral persons and
sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their part will be in the lake that burns with fire and brimstone, which is the
second death.
TUESDAY: Titus 3:5-7 New American Standard Bible (NASB) 5 He saved us, not on the basis of deeds which we have
done in righteousness, but according to His mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy
Spirit, 6 whom He poured out upon us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, 7 so that being justified by His
grace we would be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
WEDNESDAY: Romans 8:15-17 New American Standard Bible (NASB) 15 For you have not received a spirit of slavery
leading to fear again, but you have received a spirit of adoption as sons by which we cry out, Abba! Father! 16
The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are children of God, 17 and if children, heirs also, heirs of God
and fellow heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him so that we may also be glorified with Him.
I see myself, as a mature Woman of God who has been challenged in
my faith over the years. Most importantly, I see myself as loved beyond
measure by God who knows me and calls me by name.this is a blessing
beyond measure, indeed! One that I would have never traded out of in
spite of the various difficult challenges Ive faced. This gift of being
enclosed in Gods enfolding love is such an amazing gift. There have been
times of great difficulties that Ive faced in my life and in those hard times,
Ive felt such closeness to Gods power and presence that I would actually
thank God for such hard times. Its counter-intuitive, for sure! Doesnt
make any sense, yet this is what the ancient mystics and patriarchs and
matriarchs of our Christian faith write of.union with Christ, loved
beyond measure, indeed.
This complete fellowship and union with their Higher Power their
Source their Savior that the things of this world fade away and the
union with Christ is more powerful than any mere human, temporary dif-
ficulty. How does this gift come to be in my life? It comes from several
actions on my part: being attentive to my faith journey through study of
Gods Word, being attentive to increasing my love of Gods people, and
being attentive enough to ask Christ to reside deep within my soul and
Spirit and guide me daily. Sounds clear and simple but it surely is not
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my Will and being receptive to Gods Will in my life and through Christs
love for me I can do it! It is worth every bit of effort to have this gift. A
blessing indeed. Shalom ~ Pastor Kate
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PETS
DOG TRAX GROOMING. Downtown
Gaylord, 220 Michigan Ave. Call for
your appointment today, 989-705-
TRAX (8729)
RESORT & VACATION
PROPERTY
VACATION RENTAL: 1 or 2 weeks on
Panama City Beach, _ price. Last 2
weeks of February, 2012. Condo
sleeps up to 4. 1 week, $600. Both
weeks, $1,000. 989-731-2000
SERVICES
DJ/KARAOKE SERVICE available for
weddings, clubs or parties.
References and information at
www.larryentertainment.com. 989-
732-3933
SERVICES
EFFICIENT HEATING AND COOLING.
Furnaces, Air Conditioning, Sales
and Service. Quality Workmanship
989-350-1857
FRED'S TV & APPLIANCE SERVICE.
33 years experience. In home serv-
ice. 989-732-1403
ROSE'S ALTERATIONS & CRE-
ATIONS specializing in creations of
all kinds; personal clothing repairs,
all formal attire, all bridal attire &
accessories. Furniture upholster-
ing, draperies, costumes. Also
offering knitting & sewing classes.
Call now, 231-818-5917.
Cheboygan
SNOW REMOVAL
SNOWPLOWING: Gaylord,
Vanderbilt, Wolverine areas.
Reasonable rates. 24/7. 989-983-
4590
WHEEL HORSE tractor with snow-
blower, Runs excellent. $350 obo.
989-350-6260
SNOWMOBILES
FOR SALE: 3 Snowmobiles. Call for
information. 231-585-7406, 989-
350-7413
STORAGE
APS Mini-Warehouse of Gaylord
has 5x10 units available for just
$30 a month. No long term con-
tract necessary. In town, safe stor-
age. Larger units also available.
Call 989-732-8160.
BUCK PATH Mini Warehouses start-
ing at $15 month. 989-732-2721
or 989-370-6058
Heated or Cold storage available
for Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall,
989-732-0724
TRUCKS
1997 F-350 XLT. 7.3 turbo diesel,
210,000 miles, 8 foot Western
snowplow, many new parts, $5,500
or best. 989-732-5878
WANTED
ALUMINUM BOATS and trailers, out-
board motors, boat seats, fishing
equipment, etc. 231-585-7406
WANTED
WANTED TO BUY: WOOD BURNING
COOK STOVE. 989-619-0652
Wanted: BUYING STANDING TIM-
BER. Top prices paid, free esti-
mates. 989-335-0755
Wanted: OUTBOARD MOTORS, any
size, running or not. Call 231-546-
6000
Wanted: Used Cooking Oil. We will
recycle those large containers of
used cooking oil from your deep
fryer. Maxx Garage. 989-732-4789
Wanted: Used motor oil.
Transmission oil and hydraulic oil.
Maxx Garage. 989-732-4789
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2002 Dodge Grand Caravan SE
Loaded,
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2003 Ford Focus ZTW Wagon
30+ mpg, auto, PW, PL, CD,
new front brakes
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great gas mileage $199 A MO.
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2215 US 31 North
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Stow-N-Go seating
$250 A MO.
2009 Dodge Grand Caravan
2215 US 31 North
Petoskey
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4x2, fully loaded
$250 A MO.
2008 FORD ESCAPE XLT
2215 US 31 North
Petoskey
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2006 Dodge Durango SUV
4WD, 3rd seat,
spotless, PL,
PW, air
$1,500 DOWN
APS
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Storage Units
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Our fenced storage area provides safe and
secure storage of your belongings.
Easy access with our in-town location.
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989-732-5892
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FOR THE PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY ELECTION
TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF OTSEGO COUNTY, STATE OF MICHIGAN;
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NEWER HUGE HUD HOME
with 4 Beds, 2 Baths in Guthrie Lakes. Nearly 2,000 Square Feet Living
Space. Large Master Suite, Fireplace and Family Room. Some TLC Required.
Guthrie Lakes Offers Deeded Access to 2 Lakes, Clubhouse and Heated Pool.
$48,000. MLS #275830
NEW
PRICE!!!
Move-in
Condition
Newer 3 Bed, 2
Bath HUD in
Lake
Arrowhead.
Laminate and
Tile Floors,
Vaulted Ceiling,
Steel Roof. Nice
Play Fort for
Kids. On 3 Lots. Comes with Deeded Access to All Sport Lake plus Other Ammenities of
Lake Arrowhead Assn. (Clubhouse, Pool,Trails, Etc.) $57,500. MLS #275907
JUST IN TIME FOR
WINTER FUN!
Impeccable 3 Bed, 2 Bath
Chalet with 2 1/2 Garage
and Deeded Access to Big
Bear.You'll Also Find Tile
Floors,A Wood Burning
Fireplace, Full Basement,
Natural Gas Heat and
Central Air. Seller says what
the heck, throw in a Home
Warrenty and give em the
Mineral Rights too!
$124,500.
MLS #276389
SPARKLING
3 Bed, 2 Bath Country
Ranch on 30 Acres. Spotless
Country Kitchen, Hickory
Cabinets, Center Island, 6
Panel Oak Doors, Marvin
Windows,Vaulted Ceiling &
Vermont Castings Wood
Stove for Up North Feel.
Recently Completed Full
Finished Basement. 2 1/2
Car Garage, 60 X 40 Pole
Bldg w/ 12Ft Walls.All Surrounded by Rolling Acres of Maple, Beechwood
and Birch. $279,000. MLS #275255
$10,000 PRICE DROP!
Even More Affordable All Sport
Lake Front Cabin with Storage
Plus. Quaint 2 Bed, 1 Bath
Cottage with Tongue & Groove
Knotty Pine Interior,Wood
Burning Insert and Central Air to
Keep You Comfortable All Year
Long. 48 Feet of Frontage on
Synder Lake for Swimming,
Boating, Fishing. 2 Garages with
a Workshop for Toys. Paved Drive
and Whole House Generator.
$162,900. MLS #268065
Featured Home
On the Market
Buying a
Home with
Resale
Value
Compliments of
Ed Wohlfiel
Part 2 of 2
Bedrooms and
Bathrooms
Three and four bedroom
houses are the most popular
among homebuyers, so if you
can stick in that range you will
have more potential buyers
when it comes time to resell.
Five is okay, too, as long as you
do not have to pay too much
extra for the additional bed-
room.
There should always be at
least two bathrooms in a house,
preferably at least two and a
half. One bathroom with a
place to wash up for day-to-day
visitors, one for the master bed-
room, and at least one to be
shared by the other bedrooms.
Closets, Garages, and
Laundry
Walk-in closets are extremely
desirable for the master bed-
room. For the rest of the house,
just be sure there is plenty of
closet space. Dont forget space
for linens and towels.
Garages add to the resale
value and you should always
make sure to get at least a two-
car garage. Lately, three-car
garages have become desirable
in some areas of the country.
The laundry facilities should
be located somewhere conven-
ient on the main floor of the
house, but not in a place it will
create an eyesore. Think about
whether you want to walk up
and down stairs when carrying
loads of laundry.
The Kitchen
Family activity centers
around the kitchen, so this is
the most important room of the
house. Larger kitchens are bet-
ter, and they should be provid-
ed with modern appliances.
Obviously, the dining room and
breakfast nook should be locat-
ed adjacent to the kitchen. In
newer houses, the family room
should also be extremely close
to the kitchen.
There should be easy access
to the back yard, as there will be
occasions for barbecues and
outdoor entertaining. In addi-
tion, it should be a short trek
between the garage to the
kitchen so hauling groceries in
from the car does not become a
horrendous chore.
Fireplaces
The only room where you
absolutely have to have a fire-
place is the family room. A fire-
place in the living room may be
nice, but you pay extra for it and
will probably rarely use it. At
best, it serves as a focal point of
the living room, but does not
add much in real value.
Ranch home, Gaylord
John Koske, Koske Realty Co., Gaylord (989) 732-1012
Real Estate
By Jim Akans
This weeks featured home is a beautiful, nicely maintained ranch
style home set upon five gorgeous acres of property northeast of
Gaylord.
There is something very comforting about a ranch style floor
plan. With approximately 1,800 square feet of main level living
space in this home, there is also plenty of easily accessible space for
the growing family to enjoy, as well as lots of room to accommodate
family and friends that come for a visit. The design includes four
well-sized bedrooms and four baths, with three bedrooms on the
main level and a huge 17 by 17 bedroom in the finished basement.
Thats right. There is nearly another approximately 1,800 square
feet of living space in the basement, bringing the total potential liv-
ing area in this home to a whopping 3,600 square feet!
Among the highlights of the home include a large kitchen with a
huge pantry, which opens to an adjoining dining room that has lots
of windows embracing the gorgeous outdoor views. The living room
features a stately brick fireplace with wrap around wood mantel and
raised brick hearth. Convenience features include a main level utility
room, an attached two-car garage, and lots of closet storage through-
out both levels.
In addition to the large fourth bedroom on the lower level, the fin-
ished basement also has a bath, family room with wood stove, den
area, workshop, exercise room and more.
The five acres of property embracing this wonderful
home features a gently rolling terrain and mix of
wooded and open areas. It is truly a picturesque
Northern Michigan setting year round.
This is spacious ranch home on five acres is listed at
just $165,000.
Call Koske Realty today for a private showing. (989)
732-1012 or email john_koske@yahoo.com
Spacious ranch home
on five acres near Gaylord
REAL ESTATE SALES STATISTICS
Provided to you by and based on information from the Water Wonderland
MLS, Inc. for the period January 2, 2012 through January 8, 2012.
(RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES ONLY)
DAYS DOLLAR VOLUME NUMBER OF NUMBER OF
COUNTY ON MARKET SOLD UNITS SOLD UNITS AVAILABLE
Alcona 0 $0 0 51
Alpena 0 $0 0 317
Antrim 0 $0 0 57
Cheboygan 136 $307,000 4 401
Crawford 0 $0 0 183
Mackinac 0 $0 0 72
Montmorency 202 $41,000 2 178
Oscoda 252 $24,500 1 132
Otsego 267 $117,500 2 347
Presque Isle 258 $139,500 2 230
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