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by Mike Dunn
CHARLEVOIX -- The
Grayling boys of coach Rich
Moffit won a pair of league
games on the road last week
to push their record to 8-3
overall and 5-2 in the Lake
Michigan Conference.
On Tuesday, Jan. 24, the
resilient Vikings edged host
Charlevoix in a thrilling end-
to-end battle, one of those
32-minute wars the Lake
Michigan Conference has
been known for through the
years. Senior lefty guard Zane
Tobin put a stake in the heart
of the Rayder faithful, light-
ing it up throughout the
game and then draining sev-
eral key free throws down the
stretch to help put Grayling
over the top.
Zane was in the zone all
game long, making the twine
dance to the tune of 32
points and he went 9-of-10
from the stripe. Zane sank a
key jumper with 32 seconds
to go to give Grayling a 66-65
lead and hit all four of his free
throw attempts in the waning
seconds to assure the Vikings
maintained the lead. He also
pulled down 10 boards for a
double-double in the tight
game.
As a team, Grayling hit 8-
of-10 free throws in the
fourth quarter.
"Our team did a great job
of making plays down the
stretch to seal the victory,"
Moffit reported. "I was very
pleased with our free throw
shooting in the fourth quar-
ter.
"Zane played an outstand-
ing game, hitting some big
free throws down the
stretch," he added. "Riley
Zigila was outstanding at
both ends of the court. Tyler
McClanahan hit some key
pressure free throws. We
had a number of people con-
tribute in this win."
Zigila zeroed in for 15
points and was a flying force
on defense as well, covering
the floor like a fresh coat of
wax as he recorded five
steals. Smooth-striding sen-
ior wing Steven Enos struck
for six points to go with eight
rebounds, six assists and
three steals.
McClanahan, a super
sophomore, and Tom "The
Beast" Burrell each scored
four and Burrell also bulled
his way to seven rebounds.
The Vikes' 6-foot-8 senior
center Griffin Dean, the cere-
bral Dean of Down Under,
was also big into Windex,
cleaning the glass for eight
rebounds.
Andrew Potter had a big
game for the Rayders, hitting
for 25 points to go with seven
assists and six rebounds. Will
Jeakle also hit for 18 for the
talented Rayders, who fell to
6-4 overall and 3-3 in the
league.
In the 55-34 win at East
Jordan on Friday, Jan. 27,
Tobin tamed the twine for 15
points to lead a balanced
scoring assault. Scott
Parkinson, Burrell, Enos and
McClanahan took turns
making the net spin, each
hooking up for seven points,
and Dean was dominant
down low once again,
accounting for five points.
The versatile Enos was the
Vikings' two-way engine, as
usual, grabbing a team-high
nine rebounds, dishing off a
team-high six assists and
tying for team-high honors
with five steals. Dean and
Burrell played big inside,
each hauling in eight
rebounds while Tobin took
down six boards and
Parkinson pulled in five.
The suffocating defensive
pressure of the Vikings
resulted in several steals.
Zigila was in Zap Mode on
defense once again, equaling
Enos's total of five steals.
Tobin was into piracy also,
notching three steals.
"I was pleased with our
defensive intensity through-
out the game," Moffit said. "A
number of players received a
lot of playing time."
Grayling played at home
against Roscommon on
Tuesday, Jan. 31,
and are home
again this Friday,
Feb. 3, against
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Grayling senior wing Steven Enos flies high as he drives to the basket to
deliver a deuce during the East Jordan game.
In the unlikely event that senior Zane
Tobin (12) misses this shot, senior center
Griffin Dean (42) is in perfect position for
a rebound.
Grayling junior Scott Parkinson defies gravity as he turns to fire a
pass to an open teammate on Friday.
Devon Dawson (1) and Griffin Dean (42)
form an impenetrable wall of defense for
the victorious Vikings.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2012
Grayling boys win LMC pair
Basketball
SPORTS
PHOTO BY BOB GINGERICH
PHOTO BY BOB GINGERICH
PHOTO BY BOB GINGERICH
GAYLORD -- The Gaylord
girls basketball program is
once again hosting the annu-
al Coaches vs. Cancer game
and it will be held on Friday,
Feb. 10, against Big North foe
Alpena.
Coaches vs. Cancer is a
collaboration between the
American Cancer Society
and the National Association
of Basketball Coaches that
empowers coaches, their
teams and communities to
join the fight against cancer.
This event will not only raise
money to help the Society,
but teach our players and
other students the valuable,
charitable, and character
building lessons.
Those who would like to
join the fight against cancer
can purchase the Cancer T-
shirts. These T-shirts can be
pre-ordered and pre-paid to
Kelli Parker or Lori Smith.
They can be contacted via e-
mail: parkerk@gaylord.
k12.mi.us or smithl@gay-
lord.k12.mi.us
There are mens sizes and
youth. If you wear the T-shirt
to the game on Feb. 10 you
get in free plus get entered in
a raffle for prizes.
Last day to order will be
Feb. 7. Checks can be made
to Hyperactive Designs. The
T-shirts will also be available
to purchase at the game.
Short sleeve shirt is $10 all
sizes and long-sleeve shirt is
$15 all sizes.
Purchase special T-shirt and join in fight against cancer, also
get in free for game that night
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By Mike Dunn
GAYLORD This was a
defining week for the No. 2
ranked St. Mary girls of coach
Kevin Foster. The unbeaten
Snowbirds faced two formi-
dable Ski Valley foes back-to-
back and earned a pair of
impressive victories to virtu-
ally assure themselves of the
Ski Valley championship in
2012.
The victories over
Johannesburg-Lewiston and
Onaway pushed St. Marys
record to 13-0 overall and 11-
0 in the Ski Valley.
First up was the rematch
with perennial cross-county
rival Johannesburg-Lewiston
on the road on Tuesday, Jan.
24. The Cardinals of coach
Heather Huff came into the
game with an 11-1 record,
their only loss coming at the
hands of St. Mary in Gaylord
back in December.
The No. 2 ranked
Snowbirds broke open a
close game in the third quar-
ter on their way to earning a
57-34 victory.
St. Mary led just 23-21 at
the half but used a strangling
defense to generate some
turnovers and push to a 14-
point lead in the third quar-
ter.
We got off to a great start
in the first quarter but strug-
gled in the second quarter,
reported St. Mary coach
Kevin Foster. In the third
quarter, Kari (Borowiak) and
Karli (Jacob) combined for 22
points and our defense really
stood out. We created nine
turnovers in that quarter.
Foster was particularly
pleased with the way
Borowiak and backcourt
mate Chrissy Smith played
defense in the quarter and
throughout the game against
J-Ls dangerous junior point
producer Abby Schlicher. The
coach also noted the tough,
physical play inside provided
by Michelle Samalik and
Mary Spyhalski.
At the other end of the
floor, it was Borowiak who
was St. Marys Backcourt
Bombardier in the decisive
third quarter, ripping the
nets from downtown three
times to score 13 of her
game-high 25 points. Jacob,
the savvy, rawhide-tough
four-year varsity starter, tal-
lied nine of her 12 points
from her wing post during
the quarter.
Karli, who has a way of tak-
ing her game up an extra
notch in the big ones, fin-
ished a productive night at
Johannesburg with 11
rebounds for a double-dou-
ble to go with six steals and
five assists. Smith struck for
eight points and also record-
ed five assists.
On a night when J-L bat-
tled to find an offensive
rhythm, it was Katelyn
Weaver who led the way with
a strong effort, scoring a
team-high nine points and
grabbing eight rebounds.
Brittany Cherwinski tallied
seven and battled hard
inside, pulling down 10
rebounds. Hannah Huff
hauled in seven boards and
scored six and Schlicher, who
drew enemy jerseys like mag-
nets all night long, still deliv-
ered four assists and record-
ed four steals.
ON THURSDAY, Jan. 26,
the Snowbirds outscored
Onaway 73-47 and once
again it was Bombardier
Borowiak launching the
long-range artillery.
Borowiak, who had a mon-
ster week, made the twine
twitch to the tune of 30
points as she hit 6-of-7
attempts from 3-point land.
Once again, St. Mary
pulled away as the game
went along. The Snowbirds
led the scrappy Cardinals of
coach Marty Mix by just a 30-
24 margin at the half but
used a big third quarter to
create separation on the
scoreboard.
Borowiak busted the nets
to score 14 of her teams 19
points in the quarter.
Just like the Joburg game,
when Karli went inside the
defense sagged on her,
Foster said. That opened
things up for Kari and she
had another big night.
Jacob, reliable as a sun dial,
had another big night, too,
connecting for 19 points with
nine rebounds and seven
steals. Smith struck for 14
points and was super with
her passing, offering fresh
servings all game long like a
Food Network chef. She fin-
ished with nine assists.
Mary Spyhalski showed up
strong inside, cleaning the
glass for 13 rebounds.
Foster credited Onaway
with a solid effort in defeat.
They gave us a tough time
in the first half, Foster said.
Theyre a much-improved
team.
Kallie Shimel struck for 19
to pace the hardworking
Cardinals (8-5, 5-5), who had
won six of their previous
seven games coming in.
Sammie Freel found the bot-
tom of the net for 16 points.
Foster was anticipating a
tough challenge this week
against non-league foe
Harbor Springs.
Onaway played Mancelona
on Tuesday, Jan. 31, after this
issue went to press.
Basketball
Great week for Snowbird gals!
Back-to-back win over SVC contenders Joburg and Onaway virtually clinches title for unbeaten St. Mary
Gaylord frosh boys win
two more
Basketball Basketball
By Mike Dunn
GAYLORD It was a week
of rugged challenges for the
Gaylord freshmen boys of
coach Iron Mike Neff but
they responded to the chal-
lenge.
The Blue Devils played two
very tough opponents,
Petoskey and Grayling, on
the road and pulled out two
hard-fought victories. Coach
Neffs Iron Curtain defense
was the catalyst of the wins
that enabled Gaylord to push
its record to 11-1 this season.
In the 64-44 victory at
Grayling, the Blue Devils
pulled away in the second
half after leading the scrappy
Vikings just 31-27 at the half.
Marcus ORourke rocked
the iron for 19 points to pace
Gaylord. Bazooka Blayne
Baker launched 15 points to
fuel the offense and reliable
Cole Butler penetrated
through the paint like a knife
through butter as he canned
13.
Coach Neff also com-
mended Collin Watters and
Steven Fitzek for a terrific
job controlling the boards
and blocking shots.
We finally pulled away
from Graylings tough
defense in the second half,
Neff reported. We outscored
them 13-0 in the third quar-
ter and that was the turning
point in the game.
In the 66-50 triumph over
Petoskey on Tuesday, Jan. 24,
it was Butler blistering the
nets for 17 points to lead the
way while Bazooka Baker
blasted the iron for 15 points
and Fitzek fired in 14.
Gaylord (11-1) played at
Ogemaw Heights on Tuesday,
Jan. 31, and return home this
Friday, Feb. 3, against Big
North foe Traverse City
Central for a 6 p.m. tip-off.
Blue Devils employ Iron Curtain defense to outscore tough
opponents Petoskey and Grayling
Basketball
Senior forward is eighth from Pellston to eclipse 1,000-point career mark; he reaches milestone in
home win vs. Forest Area
Hornets' Hamlin hits scoring mark
by Mike Dunn
PELLSTON It was
another scoring milestone
for a Pellston boys basketball
player in the span of a few
short weeks.
On Tuesday, Jan. 24, senior
forward Andy Hamlin scored
17 points in a lopsided 81-45
victory over defending Ski
Valley Conference champ
Forest Area to eclipse the
1,000-point scoring mark.
The nimble 6-foot-5 Hamlin,
whose notable prep career
has been punctuated by
dependability, is the eighth
Hornet player to reach that
prestigious milestone.
Earlier in January, senior
teammate Christopher Hass
became the first player from
Pellston, and one of only 23
ever in Michigan, to reach
the 2,000-point plateau.
The deadly Hass-Hamlin
duo -- which may otherwise
be known as H&H Pellston
Point Manufacturers,
Incorporated -- has wreaked
havoc with hardwood oppo-
nents for years, and the two
prolific scorers are not nearly
finished yet. The twine-tam-
ing pair not only produces
plenty of points but the boys
also help the Hornets gener-
ate digits in the "W" column.
The dominant win over
Forest Area on Jan. 24 was
followed by an equally domi-
nant 68-29 win at home over
league foe Johannesburg-
Lewiston on Friday, Jan. 27,
and propelled Pellston to a
10-1 record overall and 8-1 in
the Ski Valley.
Hamlin canned a jumper
late in the Forest Area game
to reach the 1,000-point
plateau and added another
basket later to finish the
night with 1,003. He also had
four steals in the game.
Coach Cliff Hass, who has
done a masterful job this sea-
son of blending the talents of
the entire team to produce a
formidable force, said
Hamlin was "very smooth
and very relaxed" during the
contest.
"It was a great accomplish-
ment for a fine young man,"
the coach reported.
Hass hit for a game-high 22
points against the Warriors to
go with 10 assists, seven
rebounds and four steals.
Max Ketterer, one of a num-
ber of talented teammates
who surround Hass and
Hamlin on the floor, also
reached double figures with
10 points and showed up big
inside, pulling down seven
boards.
Jake Friedenstab buried
nine points with four steals
and four rebounds and
turned in his typically frenet-
ic defensive pressure. Zak
Kruskie zeroed in for eight
points with four rebounds to
help the cause.
"We ran the court well and
got a large number of transi-
tion buckets," Hass said.
Justin Burke scored 20
points to lead the Warriors
(4-4, 3-3), who were without
their leading scorer.
ON FRIDAY in the win over
visiting Johannesburg, Hass
hammered the nets for 37
points with eight steals and
six rebounds while Dale Stark
struck for 10 points with six
boards and Hamlin cleaned
the glass like Windex, pulling
down 10 boards.
Coach Hass noted the
defensive pressure from
Hamlin, Hass and
Friedenstab as the catalyst to
victory.
"We kept dialing it up
defensively until Joburg
started to heat up offensively
in the fourth quarter," Hass
said. "Great team aggressive-
ness defensively and we ran
the court well again."
Senior strong man Sean
Aisthorpe tallied nine to lead
the game-but-outmanned
Cardinals of coach Charlie
Lovelace and Cole Nagy con-
nected for eight.
Andy Hamlin
Gaylord frosh girls
win big
BOYNE CITY The Gaylord
freshmen girls fought their
way to a tough 36-24 triumph
over host Boyne City in non-
league action on Thursday,
Jan. 26.
Cierra Woods was a two-
way whirlwind for the Blue
Devils in the victory, canning
a team-high 17 points to go
with 13 rebounds for a dou-
ble-double and also covering
the floor like wall-to-wall
carpeting on defense, record-
ing eight steals. And she was-
nt the only one percolating
for the Blue Devils on this
night.
Abigail Haskill hammered
the nets for eight points to
help the cause and long-
armed center Julia Swat
Em Chwatun was a fear-
some force down low, deliv-
ering a whopping 19
rebounds with four points
and five steals. Aimee
Kilbourn and Tanner Arkfeld
were big into piracy as well,
turning up the notch on the
defensive intensity meter to
full volume. Aimee notched
seven steals with her three
points and Tanner took eight
steals with her two points.
Ashley Zeiter zapped the nets
for two points and pulled
down two rebounds.
This was great win with a
super effort by the entire
team, said coach Terri
Woods. I'm really proud of
the improvements the girls
are making in each game.
Gaylord was home against
Ogemaw Heights on Tuesday,
Jan. 31, and plays at Traverse
City Central on Thursday for
a 6 p.m. tip-off.
Woods is two-way whirlwind for Blue Devils in non-league
victory over Boyne City
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Basketball
Petoskey girls outscore Blue Devils
By Mike Dunn
GAYLORD The Petoskey
girls came to Gaylord on
Tuesday, Jan. 24, and
reversed an earlier loss to the
Blue Devils with a 54-25 vic-
tory. It was the third win in a
row for surging Petoskey, and
the Northmen gals pushed it
to four in a row with a win at
home over Cadillac on
Friday.
Petoskey improved to 4-8
overall and 3-4 in the league
with the win at Gaylord and
the young Blue Devils of
coach Frank Hamilla fell to 7-
7 and 3-4.
Petoskey puts its height
advantage to good use at
Gaylord, giving up points and
rebounds grudgingly
throughout the game.
Junior forward Kelsey Ance
and junior center Megan
Tompkins cast a long shadow
under the boards at both
ends for Petoskey. Ance put a
game-high 15 points on the
board and the 6-foot-3
Tompkins tallied 12. Ance
also pulled down 11
rebounds and Tompkins
hauled in six.
Katelyn Crittenden helped
the Petoskey cause as well,
turning the twine for nine
points. Ance and Crittenden
passed with precision as well,
each garnering four assists.
Gaylords chief scorer
Mackenzie Edwards didnt
have a moment alone in the
game. Mac drew Petoskey
defenders like magnets,
especially when she attempt-
ed her signature baseline
jumper. She still finished
with a team-high eight points
but the points did not come
easily.
Ashley Bartow drained a
deuce just before the buzzer
ending the first half to bring
Gaylord within nine points,
23-14, but the Blue Devils
were never able to get
untracked offensively in the
second half.
Bartow and Lauren Mead
each scored four points and
Stephanie Buttrick, who bat-
tled hard off the bench,
scored three and sophomore
Maddie Hamilla scored
three. Junior point guard
Sarah Polena handled the
ball efficiently against the
tight Petoskey defense and
played her usual playmaking
role.
Gaylord played host to
Ogemaw Heights on Tuesday,
Jan. 31, and plays at T.C.
Central on Thursday, Feb. 2.
On Friday, Feb. 10, the girls
are home again against Big
North foe Alpena.
ON FRIDAY, Jan. 27,
Petoskey outscored visiting
Cadillac 44-31. The victory
pushed Petoskeys win streak
to four and its record to 5-8
and 4-4. The Vikings fell to 8-
5 and 5-3.
Tompkins stood tall in the
paint once again, earning a
double-double with 15
points and 10 boards and she
also blocked two shots and
dished off four assists with a
fine all-around effort. Ance,
the left hook of the
Northmens potent 1-2 offen-
sive punch, also tallied 15
with 13 rebounds for a dou-
ble-double of her own and
she issued five assists.
Petoskey, playing leech-
like defense, led 18-9 at the
half and 35-18 after three
quarters. Cadillac did make a
run to pull within 10 points
in the fourth quarter but the
Northmen would not allow
them to get any closer.
Sophomore Kati Lewis
sank six off the bench to help
fuel the victory. Alyssa
VanWerden and Katelyn
Crittenden did an excellent
job shadowing Cadillacs cat-
quick guard Nicole
Bruggema during the con-
test.
Bruggema and Mary-
MaRae Baker each scored six
points to lead Cadillac, which
hit just 22 percent from the
floor against the denying
Northmen defense. Mary
Emington had seven assists
for the Vikings.
In the JV game, Abby
Blanchard scored 10 with six
rebounds for Petoskey in a
42-25 loss. Abbey Fuller
scored 12 for the Cadillac JV,
which improved to 12-1 on
the season.
The Northmen played host
to Traverse City Central in a
league contest on Tuesday,
Jan. 31.
Northmen play tall as they reverse earlier
loss to scrappy Gaylord; defense fuels
Petoskey victory over Cadillac
Sophomore Maddie Hamilla (11) surges to the hoop for Gaylord in the game
against Petoskey.
Whenever Gaylord junior Mackenzie Edwards
attempted to score she was surrounded by a sea
of blue jerseys.
Junior forward Kelsey Ance
scores two of her game-high 15 points as Sarah
Polena (21) and Lauren Mead (23) defend.
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by Doug Derrer
TRAVERSE CITY -- The Bay
Area Reps split a pair of home
games over the weekend and
their record is now 8-10 on
the year.
On Friday, Saginaw Swan
Valley/Hemlock rolled into
town and rode the hot goal-
tending of Finnish exchange
student Niklas Niemi to a 2-0
win.
The Titans scored a goal by
Brian Fisk with 7:25 remain-
ing in the opening period
and that would be the only
scoring of the game until
Swan Valley added an empty
net goal with 19 seconds left
in the contest. John Posler
also played well, stopping 20
of the 21 shots he faced in net
for the Reps.
On Saturday the Reps'
rugged defensive corps of
Josh Hill, Quinn Lyman,
Grant Smith, Gavin Uitvlugt,
Deryk Henderson, Mike
Druskovich and Dakota
Derrer limited the Mid-
Michigan Storm to just two
shots on goal, helping goalie
Claire Huhta earn a 4-0
shutout win.
Nate Wilson scored a
power play goal for the Reps
with 7:15 to go in the first
period with an assist from
Zack Bargy.
Nick Fisher found the back
of the net for the Reps with
5:45 to go in the middle peri-
od with assistance from
Andrew Dzierwa and Mark
Mol. P.J. "Hammer" Heger lit
the lamp for the Reps with 29
seconds left in the second
period and The Hammer
struck twice, closing out the
scoring with a power play
goal with 4:03 left in the con-
test.
Kevin "Bazooka" Banducci
and Zach Hill assisted on the
first Heger goal and
Druskovich and Banducci
assisted on Hegers second
goal.
The Reps are off until
February 8 when they host
Cadillac and then on the
weekend of Feb. 10-11 they
travel to Trenton to partici-
pate in the Michigan
Interscholastic Hockey
League Showcase tourna-
ment.
Reps rebound from loss to Swan Valley, sink Mid-Michigan Storm to salvage split
Hockey
Reps splits two home games
Petoskey junior center Megan Tompkins controls
an offensive rebound and shoots as Allie Gooding
(22) defends.
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Basketball
Grayling girls split LMC games
By Mike Dunn
GRAYLING The Grayling
girls of coach Joe Powers split
a pair of Lake Michigan
Conference games last week,
outscoring visiting
Charlevoix 61-49 on the road
on Tuesday, Jan. 24, and
falling at home to talented
East Jordan by a 61-47 score
on Friday. The Vikings were
6-7 overall and 2-5 in the
league after the two games.
In the exciting win over
Charlevoix, Grayling fell
behind by 15 in the first quar-
ter only to come storming
back, outscoring the Rayders
34-19 in the second half.
Our girls played a very
physical Charlevoix team,
Powers reported. Even
though Charlevoix made a lot
of shots to start the game, our
girls kept working hard and
eventually got the lead. It
was a great win for us, espe-
cially on the road.
Charlevoix, fueled by the
hot hand of Sydney Carlson
and Kelsey Way, led 17-6 after
one quarter before Grayling
started using its press to pull
close in the second quarter.
Charlevoix still led 30-27 at
the half but the visiting
Vikings were gaining
momentum.
I was very proud of my
girls because they systemati-
cally fought back, Powers
said. Our press was causing
havoc for them and in the
second quarter and we start-
ed converting on our shots.
By the half, we cut the deficit
to three.
Grayling finally turned the
tables in the third quarter,
taking a lead it would not
relinquish.
It was a fresh jolt of Jo-Go
juice supplied by junior Jo
Hamlin that helped turned
the tide, as usual. Hamlin,
who is putting an outstand-
ing season together, generat-
ed points along with team-
mates Cierra Prosser and
Alyssa Morley as the Vikings
started to pull away and cre-
ate some separation on the
scoreboard.
Hamlin hit for a game-high
18 points to pace the Vikings
and she was joined in double
digits by Prosser (13) and
Morley (12). Hamlin also
hauled down a team-high
eight rebounds and recorded
three steals and three assists.
Maddie Benardo contributed
her usual gritty play in the
paint to help the cause, scor-
ing seven and grabbing seven
boards.
Cool Caitlin Prosser passed
with precision, netting three
assists with four points.
Scrappy senior guard Josie
Swander, Cierra Prosser and
Benardo helped tighten the
tentacles of defensive pres-
sure for Grayling, each
recording two steals in the
contest.
Coming out of halftime,
we wanted to just keep play-
ing the right way, Powers
said. We were able to take
the lead by the end of the
third quarter and eventually
stretched out the lead. Our
biggest lead was at the end of
the game winning by 12.
Carlson scored 15 to pace
the Rayders while Way
wound up with 13 points and
12 rebounds.
ON FRIDAY, the Vikings
lost to East Jordan on the
home floor. The Red Devils
height advantage gave
Grayling some problems and
made it difficult to keep up
on the scoreboard.
East Jordan is a very tough
team with quick guards and
strong posts, Powers said.
We knew it would be an
extremely difficult game for
us but we put everything we
had into it. East Jordan had
the lead the entire game but
we cut it to four late in the
third quarter but couldn't get
any closer.
They were extremely
tough down in the low post.
Teams with good posts create
a lot of problems for us since
we aren't very big.
Hamlin did manage to
fight through the East Jordan
maze of defenders to lead all
scorers with 21 points in the
contest and she also grabbed
six rebounds. Cierra Prosser
tallied seven, Maddie
Benardo six and Caitlin
Prosser five.
Senior Josie Swander gave
a strong effort inside, pulling
down 11 rebounds to go with
three steals and four points.
Alyssa Morley was tough
defensively as well, recording
four steals.
The girls played really
hard, Powers said. Since
about half of our team is sick
right now, it was a gritty effort
by the girls. We have to give a
lot of respect to East Jordan
because they played really
well.
Val Peters paved the way
for the victorious Red Devils,
putting 17 on the board.
Vikings outscore host Charlevoix on
Tuesday, play tough in loss to talented
East Jordan on Thursday
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Maddie Benardo (12) defends the basket against
East Jordan during Fridays game at the Viking gym.
Left: Cierra
Prosser
(11) vies for
a rebound
during
Fridays
game while
teammate
Josie
Swander
(4) boxes
out.
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By Mike Dunn and Tom
Eustice
GAYLORD The Gaylord
and Cheboygan hockey
teams seem to bring the best
effort out of each other.
Friday at the Sportsplex the
two well-coached teams met
for the second time this sea-
son and for the second time
they engaged in a well-
played, back-and-forth battle
that was not decided until
late.
For the second time, it was
the Chiefs of coach Craig
Coxe who prevailed, this time
by a score of 5-3 with an
empty-netter to clinch things
at the end. Gaylord didnt win
in front of the large home
crowd but did give a gritty
effort, coming from behind
to tie the score in the third
period and giving those in
attendance for the annual
REACH OUT fundraiser
much to cheer for.
Gaylord slipped to 7-9-2
after the tough loss while
surging Cheboygan, which
was coming off its first-ever
win in the Alpena Booster
Tournament, pushed its
record to 14-1-1.
The Chiefs opened the
scoring 7:49 into the game
when Ice Doctor Eryn
Eustice slapped a severe one-
timer from the top of the
crease after a nice pass from
Jake Elmore from behind the
net to put the Chiefs up 1-0.
Linemate Jordan Yost also
assisted on the play and it
looked like the Chiefs prolif-
ic Production Line was off
and running again with three
points.
Much of the first period
was fast, up-and-down
action with both goaltenders,
Nick Watson for Cheboygan
and Peter Lawton for
Gaylord, playing a level
above the skaters. Then with
6 seconds to play in the first
period, Blue Devils senior
Jay Lindgren popped one in a
power play for his second
goal of the season to tie the
game at 1-1.
The Chiefs received a
penalty shot with 7:36 gone
in the second period but
Lawton was up to the task,
stoning the Chiefs Sam
Charboneau to keep the
game tied 1-1.
Then with 9:08 gone in the
period, the elusive Eustice
picked the puck out of the air
and tapped in his second
goal of the game to put the
Chiefs up 2-1, this time with
an assist from Yost. About
four minutes later and the
Chiefs on a power play, Yost
slammed in his first goal and
third point of the game to put
the Chiefs up 3-1, with
Production Line mates
Eustice and Elmore assisting
on the play.
Cheboygan led 3-1 after
two periods before Gaylord
rallied to tie the score as spit-
fire senior forward Spencer
Bajko slapped one home on a
power play at 5:27 and
opportunistic Nick Shear lit
the scoring lamp with his
seventh goal of the season
two minutes later. Shear
snuck in and stood next to
the post like he was invisible.
Linemate Bajko spotted him
well enough, though. He
picked out Nicks pink jersey
and threw a pretty cross-ice
pass right on Schears stick
and Nick slammed it home to
tie the game.
Slick sophomore Zack
Schley then scored what
proved to be the game-win-
ner for the Chiefs with 10:04
showing on the clock, putting
the visitors ahead 4-3 with
help from Charboneau and
D.J. Sayers. The ever-danger-
ous Elmore finally sealed the
victory for the Chiefs with an
empty-net goal, hitting home
following a face-off with 22
seconds remaining.
Lawton faced 35 shots and
Watson faced 26 for the
Chiefs. Both goalies had big
saves at different junctures in
the fast-moving contest.
Watson faced 12 Gaylord
shots in the second period
and turned back every one.
Lawton stood tall in the nets
after Cheboygan got the two-
goal lead, refusing to wilt
while allowing his team an
opportunity to come back
and tie matters in the third
period.
Gaylord continued to put a
lot of pressure on the Chiefs
defense and the unflappable
Watson was able to with-
stand the barrage with great
help from defensemen Stan
Swiderek, Kasey Lofgren,
Nate Stempky, John Garst
and Hunter Filice. Watson
heard several knocks on the
door but he never let anyone
in.
The relentless Bajko
recorded his 16th goal and
his 12th assist in the game.
Tom Lindbert also had an
assist for the Blue Devils.
For Cheboygan, Eustice
had two goals and an assist to
lead in the scoring column.
Yost and Elmore, the other
members of the Production
Line, also helped the cause.
Yost had a goal and two
assists and Elmore a goal and
an assist. Seth Duncan,
Charboneau and Sayers also
had assists for the Chiefs.
Gaylord wore pink jerseys
for the annual REACH OUT
game. Proceeds from the
night when to the Otsego
Memorial Hospital
Mammorgraphy Assistance
Fund which helps uninsured
or underinsured women in
Otsego and Montmorency
counties to afford screening.
Hockey
Gaylord bows to visiting Chiefs
Schley hits game-winner late in third period for Cheboygan; Fridays game at Sportsplex is annual Reach Out fundraiser
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All ages are welcome for camp. At 1 p.m. each Sunday there will be a youth skills camp. At 2 p.m. a junior high skills camp
and at 3 p.m. a high school advanced skills camp.
All camps feature instruction in hitting, defense and pitching. The high school camp also includes base running and offen-
sive and defensive strategies.
The cost of the camp is $20, payable the first Sunday of attendance.
The camp is staffed by the Alma College coaching staff and players. For information, call the Alma College baseball office at
(989) 463-7017.
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Basketball
Petoskey boys outscore Blue Devils
PETOSKEY In a preview
of the Class A district opener
on March 5, the Petoskey
boys played host to Big North
rival Gaylord on Tuesday, Jan.
24, and parlayed an early
lead into a workmanlike 63-
48 victory over the scrappy
Blue Devils of coach Tim
ORourke.
It was the 37th straight
home win for Petoskey,
which led 11-0 to start the
game and 19-9 after the first
quarter and maintained an
arms-length lead over the
pesky, hardworking Blue
Devils the rest of the way.
Petoskey, which had a one-
point victory over Cadillac
later in the week, improved
to 12-0 and 7-0 after the
Gaylord game while the Blue
Devils slipped to 4-7 and 2-5.
Gaylord did a nice job
defensively of keeping the
Northmens dangerous back-
court duo of Zak Lewis and
Jake Mullin from ringing up
the points all over the place,
but the good teams like
Petoskey find ways to adjust
and coach Dennis Starkeys
troops did just that on this
night. With the Blue Devils
focusing on keeping Lewis
and Mullin under wraps, the
task of scoring went to senior
forward Joe Robbins and
guard Sam Baumgartner, and
the pair responded.
The athletic, 6-foot-3
Robbins had a particularly
strong showing, draining the
nets for a career-best 23
points, and Baumgartner not
only canned 11 for the
eighth-ranked Northmen,
but he also recorded five
assists, often on passes
directed to Robbins.
ORourke was pleased with
the defensive pressure
applied by Troy Gahm, Tyler
Frisch and Cam Taylor on the
high-scoring Lewis and
Mullin but acknowledged
that neutralizing a high-pow-
ered offense like Petoskey is a
very tough challenge, espe-
cially when others like
Robbins and Baumgartner
can step in the void.
Robbins killed us,
ORourke said flatly after-
ward.
The coach was happy with
his teams effort, though,
especially in a very tough
environment. After the first
quarter, I thought we settled
down and did a great job, he
said.
Starkey, who has exhibited
class in all his years as coach
and mentor of young men,
was complimentary of
Gaylord after the game.
Starkey credited Gaylord
with a solid effort, especially
in light of Petoskeys early
lead in the contest.
Mullin still struck for eight
points and Lewis for six in
the game and the pair did
some nice things away from
the ball as well. Mullin
notched five assists and
Lewis recorded four assists
and five steals.
Gahm, who is quietly hav-
ing a super season for the
Blue Devils, buried 19 points
for the Blue Devils. Big man
Zach Lundell battled hard,
exchanging bruises inside
with Petoskeys forwards.
Lundell scored 10 and gritty
guard Tyler Cherry plucked
the nets for 10 points as well.
Petoskey won the JV game
54-38 as Shea Whitmore
struck for 20 points and
Hunter Viles pulled the trig-
ger on 13. Hardworking
Cotton Neff and Zach
Pasternak each scored seven
points for the Blue Devils.
Gaylord faced Big North
foe Ogemaw Heights on
Tuesday, Jan. 31, after this
issue went to press and is
home Friday, Feb. 3, against
Traverse City Central.
For a report on Petoskeys
one-point victory over
Cadillac, see the boys hoops
roundup in this issue of the
Weekly Choice.
Unbeaten Northmen take early lead, hold off Gaylord for 37th straight home victory
Boys Hoops
Unbeaten Northmen edge Cadillac
By Mike Dunn
CADILLAC Senior guard
Zak Lewis was right on target
when it counted the most
Friday, nailing a jump shot in
the final seconds to lift
Petoskey to a nail-biting 48-
47 victory over host Cadillac.
The win enabled eighth-
ranked Petoskey to remain
undefeated at 13-0 overall
and 8-0 in the Big North and
put the Northmen on track
for their third straight league
championship. Cadillac,
which was ranked sixth in
Class B going into the game,
slipped to 8-2 and 5-2.
Traverse City West is also 5-2
in the league and tied for sec-
ond in the standings with the
Vikings.
Petoskey also extended its
winning streak in the Big
North to 28.
Lewis led a balanced
Petoskey scoring ledger with
16 points and backcourt Jake
Mullin made the net dance to
the tune of 12 points.
John Simons, the Vikings
talented 6-foot-8 senior
guard bound for Central
Michigan next year, scored 16
and fellow guard Jalen
Brooks added 11. Simons
also pulled down 14
rebounds.
Tyler DeKryger and Simons
hit back-to-back buckets to
put Cadillac ahead 47-46
with about a minute to play
in Fridays seesaw affair. The
Vikings had a chance to add
to their lead at the free-throw
stripe with 23.7 seconds to go
but did not connect, giving
Petoskey the opportunity to
come back and win it at the
end.
In addition to nailing the
clutch game-winner with the
game clock winding down,
Lewis also did a stalwart job
defensively of keeping the
smooth-as-silk Simons from
dominating play. Simons
came in averaging more than
30 points per game. Mullin
pulled down seven rebounds
and recorded three assists.
Joe Robbins and Peter
Kelbel contributed solid min-
utes under the boards, espe-
cially on the defensive end,
and shifty Sam Baumgartner
provided quality minutes off
the bench as well.
Petoskey bowed in the JV
game 50-36. Joe LeBlanc tal-
lied 19 and Shea Whitmore
nine for the young Northmen
(7-6) and Justin Liptak scored
13 for the Vikings.
Petoskey played at
Traverse City Central on
Tuesday, Jan. 31.
Central Lake 53
Inland Lakes 42
CENTRAL LAKE Inland
Lakes jumped to an early
lead but host Central Lake
ultimately prevailed 53-42 in
Ski Valley action Friday. The
Trojans improved to 6-5
overall and 4-4 in the league
while I-Lakes, which was
coming off a narrow loss to
Mancelona earlier in the
week, fell to 2-6 and 2-5.
Austin Jensen paced a bal-
anced Bulldog attack with 12
points and Josh OConnor hit
for 11. Dustin Cochran pow-
ered his way to 12 rebounds
in the loss. The Bulldogs
raced to a 10-1 lead to start
the game but fell behind by
halftime. The Bulldogs were
still within three points in the
fourth quarter but they went
cold from the stripe and were
not able to keep pace.
Trevor Papineau put 16
through the iron to lead
Central Lake and Zack
Harvey hit for 15.
Todd Athley tallied 12 for
the I-Lakes JV in a 48-40 loss
to the Trojans.
Mio 53, Atlanta 44
ATLANTA -- Visiting Mio
earned a hard-fought 53-44
victory over game Atlanta on
Friday in a North Star League
clash.
Micah Thomey tamed the
twine for 13 points to pace
the victorious Thunderbolts
and senior guard Grant Price
put 11 on the board.
Junior sharpshooter
Garrett Badgero garnered 16
points to lead the Huskies,
who battled hard in defeat,
and Josh Eising sank 10.
Mancelona 42
Inland Lakes 40
INDIAN RIVER
Mancelona staged a furious
second-half rally to edge host
Inland Lakes 42-40 on
Wednesday in a thrilling Ski
Valley clash.
I-Lakes led 30-18 at the
half but had difficulty getting
into an offensive rhythm in
the second half as
Mancelona slowly inched its
way back into contention.
Freshman firestorm
Brandon Dingman fueled the
Ironmen rally with a hot
hand. He finished with a
game-high 14 points and
sophomore forward Justin
Spires put seven on the board
and pulled down 13
rebounds. Mancelona, which
improved to 4-5 overall and
3-3 in the league, hit 8-of-10
free throws in the fourth
quarter.
It was a tough loss for the
gritty Bulldogs, who fell to 2-
5 and 2-4. Josh OConnor
canned 12 points to pace the
home team and Dakotah
Davedowski delivered 11.
I-Lakes won the tense JV
game 39-37.
ON FRIDAY, Jan. 27,
Mancelona dropped a 53-29
decision to league-leading
and No. 2 ranked Bellaire.
Junior Kyle Schepperley
scored seven and grabbed
seven rebounds for
Mancelona (4-6, 3-4) in the
loss. Angular Reece Koepke
cracked the nets for 18 to
lead the Eagles and Gus
Meriwether scored 10.
Alba 58, Alanson 27
ALANSON Gary Pawson
put the punch in the Alba
offense on Wednesday, mak-
ing the twine dance to the
tune of 26 points as the visit-
ing Wildcats outscored
g a me - b ut - o ut ma nne d
Alanson 58-27 in Northern
Lakes Conference action.
Mark Mallard made 12 to
help the Wildcat cause and
Joe Dixon added 10 as Alba
improved to 3-4 overall and
2-2 in the league.
Both Brandon Kuchnicki
(13 points, 14 boards) and
Bobby Sproule (10 points, 16
boards) had a double-double
for winless Alanson (0-10, 0-
6) and Cody Wicker notched
four assists.
Ellsworth 49
Wolverine 48
WOLVERINE Chris Wise
hit a pair of clutch free
throws with 12 seconds to
lead visiting Ellsworth to a
tense 49-48 victory over
Wolverine in Northern Lakes
Conference action on
Wednesday, Jan. 25.
Seth Purgiel put 11 on the
board to pace the Wildcats,
who slipped to 4-5 overall
and 4-3 in the league. Tyler
McCauley, David Reese and
Kyle Frost cooled the nets for
eight points apiece in the
close defeat.
Matt Barraw hit for 12 to
pace the Lancers (3-6, 3-2)
and Wise hit for 12, including
the key free throws at the
end.
Johannesburg-Lewiston
49, Onaway 40
JOHANNESBURG The
host Cardinals of
Johanneburg defeated the
visiting Cardinals of Onaway
49-40 on Wednesday in Ski
Valley action. J-L improved to
3-5 overall and 2-4 in the
league after its second win
over Onaway this season and
the visiting Cardinals slipped
to 1-8 and 0-7.
J-L coach Charlie Lovelace
was pleased with how his
team handled the ball, com-
mitting just eight turnovers.
The game was tight until
the fourth quarter, when
Onaway was forced to start
fouling and J-L began to hit
its free throws and gain some
separation on the score-
board.
Senior Gunnar Owens
pulled the trigger for 17
points and also showed up
big inside, pulling down 14
rebounds. Strong-armed
senior center Sean Aisthorpe
canned 13 to go with 13
boards to also record a dou-
ble-double.
Central Lake 55
Gaylord St. Mary 46
GAYLORD Short-handed
St. Mary put up a valiant
effort on Tuesday, Jan. 24,
against visiting Central Lake
but it wasnt quite enough to
earn a victory in the Ski Valley
clash.
The scrappy Snowbirds of
coach Ken Blust were with-
out the services of rawhide-
tough starters Gabe Nowicki
and Luke Wisniewski and tal-
ented sixth-man Mike
Stutesman, who were out of
the country doing something
much more important in
terms of eternity on a mis-
sions trip to the Dominican
Republic. Still, the Snowbirds
scrapped, clawed and battled
to the end against a pretty
good opponent before losing
55-46. The Snowbirds fell to
4-5 overall and 3-3 in the
league while the Trojans
improved to 4-5 and 3-4.
Junior Matt Spyhalski
sprinkled the twine for a
team-high 13 points and he
also notched four assists with
a solid showing. Sophomore
Charles Strehl struck for
eight points with five
rebounds. Patrick Switalski
and Jake Blanzy had seven
and six points, respectively.
Lewiss clutch jumper in final seconds puts Petoskey
over the top; Mio outscores host Atlanta; Mancy
prevails narrowly over I-Lakes
Girls Hoops
Joburg bounces back with win
By Mike Dunn
FIFE LAKE The
Johannesburg-Lewiston girls
returned to the W column
in a big way Thursday, Jan.
26, going on the road to post
an impressive 49-31 victory
over Ski Valley foe Forest
Area.
The Cardinals, rebounding
from the 57-34 loss to No. 2
ranked Gaylord St. Mary ear-
lier in the week, used their
trademark balanced scoring
attack and suffocating defen-
sive pressure to ride to the
win and push their record to
12-2 overall and 9-2 in the
league. The Warriors, who
had been playing well in
recent games, slipped to 4-7
and 2-5.
Forward Brittany
Cherwinski bounced 14
points through the rim to
pace the Cardinals on this
night and she also grabbed
seven rebounds. Versatile
junior guard Abby Schlicher
turned in a typically tough
two-way performance, light-
ing it up for 13 points and
covering the floor on defense
like a fresh coat of wax while
recording six steals.
Hannah Huff patrolled the
paint with purpose, pulling
down 11 rebounds, and she
also scored eight and made
five steals. Katelyn Weaver
had a Windex night inside as
well, cleaning the glass for
nine rebounds to go with six
points and Miranda House
made her presence felt inside
as well, grabbing six
rebounds.
Marissa Ingersoll paced
Forest Area with 11 points
and Courtney Birgy scored
eight with nine boards.
J-L played at Bellaire on
Tuesday, Jan. 31, and returns
to the road on Tuesday, Feb.
7, to face Inland Lakes in a
rematch of a game that went
to the wire before the
Cardinals pulled it out on
Schlichers buzzer-beater.
Inland Lakes 44
Pellston 16
PELLSTON Morgan
Hanel continues to shine big
time for I-Lakes this season.
On Thursday, Jan. 26, Morgan
mauled the nets for a game-
high 21 points as the
Bulldogs outscored game-
but-outmanned Pellston 44-
16 in Ski Valley action. The
win pushed I-Lakes above
the .500 mark with an 8-7 log
overall and 7-5 in the league.
The hustling Hornets fell to
2-10 and 2-8.
Pellston coach Barbara
Ingraham was pleased with
how her team scrapped and
hustled in the game and
played hard for 32 minutes in
spite of the score.
Senior Sammie McNitt
sank four points and record-
ed four steals for the Hornets.
Dana Zulski and Hailey
Cameron also scored four
points each and Hailey
hauled in four rebounds.
ON TUESDAY, Jan. 24, I-
Lakes suffered a 39-36 set-
back to Bellaire in league
play. Katelynn Brendly bust-
ed the nets for 16 points to
lead the Bulldogs. Katie
Thornton tallied 11 to pace
the Eagles (6-5, 4-4).
Ellsworth 43
Wolverine 19
ELLSWORTH Dana
Neumann and Emily
Veenstra controlled play
inside for host Ellsworth on
Thursday, Jan. 26, as the
Lancers posted a 43-19
Northern Lakes Conference
victory over Wolverine.
Neumann posted 12 points
with 17 boards and the long-
armed Veenstra tallied 10
with 16 boards as Ellsworth
pushed to 8-5 overall and 7-2
in the league and avenged a
37-27 loss at Wolverine earli-
er in the season.
Becky Papi pounded the
nets for seven points to pace
the Wildcats (5-6, 3-4).
Alanson 60, Alba 47
ALBA Sweet-shooting
seniors Becca Lynn and
Alyssa Graham launched an
assault on the iron for visit-
ing Alanson on Thursday,
Jan. 26, as the Vikigns
outscored Alba 60-47 in an
exciting Northern Lakes
Conference tilt.
Lynn and Graham crashed
the nets for a combined 52 of
their teams 60 points, each
putting 26 on the board. The
pair took turn taming the net
in the second half to lead a
comeback from a 27-23 half-
time deficit.
Becky Madden pulled
down 13 boards and point
guard Alivia Litke set the
table like a southern hostess,
dishing off nine assists as the
Vikings jumped to 5-7 overall
and 4-5 in the league.
Tianna Windish washed
the nets for 20 points to lead
the winless Wildcats (0-8, 0-
7), who battled hard in
defeat.
Pellston 41
Mancelona 33
PELLSTON The host
Hornets snapped a seven-
game losing streak with a
hard-fought 41-33 triumph
over visiting Mancelona on
Tuesday, Jan. 24.
Dana Zulski zapped the
nets for 12 points to pace
Pellston and tall Tori Kirsch
connected for 11 points with
11 rebounds. Senior
Samantha McNitt also
helped the cause, scoring
eight.
Christina Sloan and
Vanessa Batchelor each tal-
lied seven for Mancelona,
which slipped to 1-11 and 0-
10.
Onaway 58
Central Lake 45
ONAWAY The Onaway
girls of coach Marty Mix won
for the sixth time in the past
seven games, outscoring vis-
iting Central Lake 58-45 on
Tuesday, Jan. 24, in Ski Valley
action.
The Cardinals jumped to
an early lead and held off the
Trojans in the second half to
secure the win and push their
record to 8-4 overall and 5-4
in the league.
Temera Lupu lit it up for
the Cardinals, tickling the
twine for a team-high 17
points and sweet-shooting
Kallie Shimel sank 11.
Sheila Crouse had a big
night for the visitors, scoring
27.
Onaway battled hard later
in the week but lost 73-47 to
No. 2 ranked St. Mary. Shimel
showed up big for the
Cardinals against the talent-
ed Snowbirds, putting 19 on
the board, and Sammie Freel
found the bottom of the net
for 16. Sophomore Kari
Borowiak blistered the nets
for 30 points to pace the
high-powered Snowbirds.
Onaway (8-5, 5-5) faced
Mancelona on Tuesday, Jan.
31, after this issue went to
press.
Cardinals return to W column vs. Forest Area; Hanel helps I-Lakes outscore Pellston; Lynn and
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By Mike Dunn
GAYLORD Gaylord
played host to the annual
Northern Michigan Wrestling
Championships on Saturday.
The event, one of the most
prestigious in the state each
year, drew 32 teams from all
across the north country and
the U.P.
Traverse City St. Francis
claimed first place handily
with 178.5 points followed by
U.P. powers St. Ignace (126)
and Escanaba (122) with
perennial mat power Rogers
City (97.5) in fourth.
Gaylord was the most suc-
cessful of the area teams with
nine grapplers who earned
medals with a top-eight fin-
ish.
Rugged senior Trey Leach
of Onaway was the lone tour-
ney champion among area
teams, capturing first place
for the Cardinals at 160
pounds with four straight
victories. Graylings Brandon
Handrich pushes his person-
al log to 33-3 with his third-
place finish at 152 pounds.
GAYLORD, which is very
young this year, showed its
amazing depth and why the
Blue Devils are so tough in
dual meets. Hunter Warden
(160) was the top finisher for
Gaylord, capturing fourth
place with a 2-2 log on the
day, but the Blue Devils also
had four fifth-place medal-
ists and four sixth-place
medalists to earn eighth
place in the final team stand-
ings with 87 points.
Earning fifth-place for
Gaylord were Chadd Hall
(130), Trent Hunt (145),
Tristan Gregory (171), and
Seth Lights Out Lashuay
(112), who rebounded from a
close decision loss to round
two to take out Isabella
Manyen of Whittemore-
Prescott and David
Brinkman of Benzie Central
with first-round falls.
Hall, who has a team-best
38-7 record so far this season,
lost a razor-thin 2-1 decision
to J.J. Sadler of Munising in
the second round but came
back to take close decision
wins over Jake Roza of Benzie
Central and Nick Lock of
Pinconning. Hunt, who has
an excellent 35-7 record, also
lost a narrow decision in the
second round and did the
same thing Hall did, earning
close decisions over Jared
Maycunich of Escanaba in a
stirring battle and over Zach
Perrault of Elk Rapids in the
consolation bout for fifth
place.
Capturing sixth-place for
the Blue Devils were: Alex
Webber (152), Eric Mason
(189), Jose Iseler (103) and
Jeff Heinz (119).
ONAWAY, which earned a
13th place finish overall, had
three medalists and they all
fared well.
Leach, a lunch truck on the
mats at 160 pounds, went 4-0
on the day to push his per-
sonal record to 29-4. He
earned a 3-0 decision over
Gaylords tough Hunter
Warden in the semifinals and
then outscored Marquettes
highly regarded Curt
Calovecchi by a 5-3 margin in
the finals.
Also shining for Onaway
were Joe Traynham at 103
and two-time state qualifier
Alex Fullerton at 140. Truck
Traynham cruised by
Cameron Urban of Rogers
City with a major decision to
capture third place and
Fullerton delivered a KO to
R.J. Centala of Alpena in the
second round.
GRAYLING, which earned
a tie for 15th place with
Forest Area in the final stand-
ings, had the second largest
number of medalists among
area teams with five.
Handrich lost his shot at
the 152-pound title with a 4-3
defeat at the hands of
Kingsleys tough Luke
Szymchack in the semifinals
but earned a 6-3 decision
over Gladstones Brandon
Gagnon to capture third
place in that tough weight
class. Cave Man Cody Elmy,
a bruiser for the Vikings at
119 pounds, took fourth
place and owned a very
respectable 35-5 record at
the end of the day.
Jeff Myers earned seventh
place at 189, winning three
straight after a first-round
loss to Kingsleys Josh Parks.
Ghaygr Toomey (125) and
Zack Cheney (130) both took
eighth place.
MIO had three medalists
on the day.
Zach Mack was a Truck at
125 pounds for the
Thunderbolts, rallying from a
semifinal loss to Richard
Bentley of St. Igance to post a
5-2 decision over Caleb
Jernigan of Roscommon in
the consolation finals.
Jon Lucas (285) earned
sixth place and Harley Foust
(140) took eighth place for
the Thunderbolts.
MANCELONA also had
three medalists in the tour-
ney.
Tough Tyler Aldrich (160)
took sixth place, earning a
narrow decision over Jon
Calo of Boyne City in a
thrilling, seesaw battle to
assure himself of a medal
before dropping a decision to
Dalton Jarvis of Cheboygan
in the fifth-place finals.
Michael Meadows (119)
took seventh place, earning
three straight wins after an
opening-round defeat,
including an 11-6 decision
over Greg Sancrant of
Ogemaw Heights in the sev-
enth-place finals. Keegan
Richardson (285) claimed
eighth place for the Ironmen.
CHEBOYGAN had one
medalist in the tourney.
Dalton Jarvis earned fifth
place at 160 pounds, pushing
his personal record to 23-6
this season.
Dalton dispatched of Gage
Richards of Roscommon in
the opening round before
losing a decision to eventual
champ Trey Leach of Onaway
in the second round. He
bounced back with a pin of
Mio senior Clarence Smith in
the wrestlebacks to assure
himself of a medal, then
decisioned tough Tyler
Aldrich of Mancelona 7-5 in
the fifth-place finals.
Wrestling
Gaylord hosts Northern Championships
Blue Devils have nine medalists; Leach of Onaway is lone champ among area schools
CHEBOYGAN This Friday,
Feb. 3, the Cheboygan hockey
team plays host to perennial
rival Petoskey in the annual
Skate for the Cure fundraiser
with the festivities starting at
6:15 p.m. and game time at 7
p.m.
At the game, the Blueliners
will be selling additional T-
shirts, raffle tickets and provid-
ing various colored ribbons for
donation. If you would like to
make a donation or be a part of
the fundraiser in another way,
please call Jordan Yosts moth-
er, Debra Yost at (231) 625-
2654.
Last year, the fundraiser
brought in $5,555 for the
Oncology Department of the
Cheboygan Area Hospital and
this year the goal is $6,000. The
hospital will be using the funds
to purchase reclining chairs
that people rest in while they
receive their chemo treat-
ments.
On Saturday, Feb. 4, at 7
p.m., the Chiefs will host the
Mid-Michigan Storm for
Senior Tribute Night. This is a
special night to feature the
seniors of the team, several of
whom are four-year lettermen.
Each player will be featured for
a few minutes in the limelight.
We will share their accom-
plishments, introduce their
persons of positive influence,
coaches, parents and grand-
parents, said Annette Eustice.
Hockey
Cheboygan hosts
fundraiser on Friday
Skate for Cure brought in $5,500 last
year for Oncology Department at
Cheboygan Hospital
These photos of the Gaylord wrestling team were taken by
Rob DeForge on the home mats Wednesday as the Blue Devils
of coach Jerry LaJoie officially earned their fifth straight Big
North Conference championship with dominating wins over
league foes Traverse City West, 73-0, and Ogemaw Heights, 57-
9. Jose Iseler (103), Seth Lights Out Lashuay (112), Roger
Gordon (125), Chadd Hall (130), Hunter Warden (160) and Eric
Mason (171) all went undefeated in league competition this
season to earn All-Conference honors for Gaylord. (photos by
Rob DeForge of rdsportsphoto.com)
By Mike Dunn
PETOSKEY It was a win-
ning weekend for the
Petoskey hockey team. The
Northmen snapped a three-
game losing skid in impres-
sive fashion, outscoring the
Northwest Warriors 9-1 in a
mercy-shortened home con-
test on Friday, Jan. 26, and
then going south to Saginaw
and posting a 7-5 victory over
talented Saginaw Nouvel on
Saturday.
The wins pushed Petoskey
to 9-9-1 for the season.
In the win at Saginaw,
Petoskey jumped to an early
lead and held off a late
charge by Nouvel.
Petoskey point producers
Skye Pieffer and Kyle Ruggles
each had big games, combin-
ing for three goals and seven
assists. Sky Pilot Pieffer
propelled a pair of goals in
the high-scoring battle and
also generated three assists.
Ruggles the rocket launcher
made the twine in the back of
the net dance one time and
also recorded four assists.
Ben Schwartzfisher,
Hunter Stinger, Aaron Cook
and Ken Forton also lit the
scoring lamp for the victori-
ous Northmen. Kevin
Hansen helped the cause
with some sweet feeds for a
pair of assists while Ken
Forton and freshman Mike
Forton each had one assist.
Petoskey led by scores of 6-
3 and 7-4 but had to battle to
the end against the deter-
mined home team.
Another freshman,
Michael Whittaker, was
between the pipes for the
Northmen and earned the
victory with a solid effort.
ON FRIDAY at Griffin
Arena, the Northmen broke
their losing skid in a big way,
outscoring the visiting
Northwest Warriors by a 9-1
margin in the annual "Pink in
the Rink" fundraising con-
test.
Petoskey improved to 8-9-
1 on the season and raised
more than $2,000 for the
Patient Assistance Fund of
the Northern Michigan
Regional Health System
Foundation.
Pieffer and Ruggles were
an unstoppable force, com-
bining to score five of
Petoskey's nine goals in the
mercy-shortened game. They
each had two assists as well.
Aaron Cook, Tanner Davis,
Derek Smith and freshman
Mike Forton had lone goals
in the big win. Kenny Forton
helped fuel the offense with
two assists and Davis, Ian
Morrison, Ben
Schwartzfisher, Hunter
Stinger, Patrick Gitre and
Chay Worden had lone
assists.
Breanna Merriam stopped
10 of 11 shots sent her way to
secure the victory.
The Northmen travel to
Cheboygan on Friday for
what should be a humdinger
of a non-league contest. It is
a special fundraiser night for
the Chiefs of coach Craig
Coxe, who will be wearing
purple when they take the ice
with an excellent 14-1-1
record this season.
Hockey
Petoskey sweeps weekend foes
Northmen snap losing skid, push record back to .500 mark with wins
over Saginaw Nouvel and Northwest Warriors
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on FEBRUARY 8, 2012 for OTSEGO COUNTY
in preparation for the
PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY ELECTION on
FEBRUARY 28, 2012.
THE CITY OF GAYLORD AND THE TOWNSHIPS OF OT-
SEGO COUNTY WILL HOLD THEIR PUBLIC ACCURACY
TESTS BEGINNING AT 11:45 AM AT THE OTSEGO COUNTY
BUILDING IN THE OLD CITY COUNCIL ROOM.
BAGLEY TWP. James Szymanski ELMIRATWP. Susan Schaedig
CHARLTON TWP. Ivan Maschke HAYES TWP. Richard Ross
CHESTER TWP. Melissa Szymanski LIVINGSTON TWP. Elizabeth Mench
CORWITH TWP. Debbie Whitman OTSEGO LAKE TWP. Lorraine Markovich
DOVER TWP. Janet Kwapis CITY OF GAYLORD Rebecca Curtis
Are you interested in making a
difference in your community!
The Michigan Association of United Ways AmeriCorps program is
looking for team players who will commit one year of national serv-
ice to serve Michigan residents statewide. Currently, we have a
membership position available in Gaylord serving at the Otsego
County United Way. Our AmeriCorps members provide Community
Resource Navigation services under the direction of Otsego County
United Way`s Executive Director.
If you are considering a career in the nonprofit field, or are inter-
ested in making a difference, please contact Lorraine Manary at 989-
732-8929.
Our program provides a $12,100 living allowance, a $5,550 educa-
tion award, health and childcare benefits, travel opportunities, and an
opportunity for professional development. The Michigan Associa-
tion of United Ways has a strong commitment to diversity and is an
Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, providing equal
opportunities to all those qualified without regard to race, ethnicity,
religion, national origin, gender, age, marital status, disability, or
sexual orientation.
If you are interested in the exciting possibilities offered, please com-
plete the online application at
www.americorps.gov and contact
Lorraine Manary at 989-732-8929 or
Laura Kilfoyle, at
lkilfoyle@uwmich.org.
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To qualify
The expanded refinancing
program is available only to
those with mortgages backed
by Fannie Mae and Freddie
Mac, but the two entities back
more than half of all mort-
gages.
Eligible homeowners can
have missed only one pay-
ment in the past year and
must still bring in enough
monthly income to afford
their lower payment.
Some borrowers will be
required to show proof they
have the income to pay the
lower mortgage payments, but
the guidelines aren't clear on
who will be required to do this.
HUD Secretary Shaun
Donovan told The Arizona
Republic in October that part
of the goal of expanding the
refinancing program is to
reward homeowners who have
continued to pay their mort-
gages despite huge drops in
their home's values and
potentially prevent more
homeowners from walking
away. Estimates show nearly
half of Arizona's mortgage
holders are underwater.
The previous HARP plan,
which allowed homeowners to
refinance if their loan-to-value
ratio was 125 percent or lower,
had the same intent. But it
helped few metro Phoenix
homeowners because home
values in the region have
plummeted 60 percent during
the crash.
While the program will be
expanded, some borrowers
aren't eligible.
Kim Baker has been in her
Phoenix home for more than
five years and owes at least 40
percent more on her mortgage
than what her house is worth.
She can't refinance to reduce
her 6.5 percent interest rate
because her loan isn't backed
by Fannie or Freddie. She
wants the federal government
to give lenders an incentive to
help homeowners like her, too.
"Otherwise, we're stuck,"
she said. "Can't sell, can't re-fi,
can't lower our payment, can't
move to a cheaper house
down the street. We didn't
want to walk away or fore-
close. So we keep paying every
month hoping the economy
turns around and maybe in
several years we'll break
even."
10028 Spile Dam Road, Millersburg
Contact; Carol Steiger, RE/MAX NORTH, Cheboygan, (231) 627-9991
Real Estate
By Jim Akans
Located approximately 20 miles from Rogers City and Lake Huron
in northeastern Lower Michigan, this exceptional home and gor-
geous surroundings is truly a feast for the senses.
With nearly 278 feet of frontage on crystal clear Barnhart Lake,
which is situated at the mouth of the Ocqueoc River, a fishing para-
dise awaits just a few steps from home. With nearly two acres of
beautifully landscape grounds blending with the lush surrounding
northern woodlands, the tranquil embrace of natures retreat is
always close at hand. With 1,868 square feet of meticulously fin-
ished living space on two interior levels, plus a huge heated pole
barn with all the extras, a lifestyle of comfort, convenienceand
FUN is what this extraordinary listing is all about.
The home is a ranch style design with a partially finished lower
level walkout and it has a large, three-car garage attached. The lay-
out includes three bedrooms, with an unfinished room in the lower
level that could become a fourth bedroom, two baths, an open
kitchen, dining and living area on the main floor, a large family
room in the lower level, and more.
Highlights include hardwood flooring, top-end
appliances, tongue and groove wood walls, and a free-
standing gas stove. Other features include a huge cov-
ered deck and separate open deck, both overlooking
the lake, the 24 x 48 pole barn is heated and wired for
satellite television and has an attached 12 x 24 lean to
for extra storage. A wonderful stairway leads down to
the dock area at the lake, where there is a concrete
block storage building ready to keep those lake toys
safe and secure. There is even a water spigot and elec-
trical outlet down by the lake for added convenience.
This is an awesome up north home and location,
with a list of additional features too numerous to cover
in this brief overview. Best of all, it is listed at just
$248,500. Call Carol Steiger today for a private show-
ing. (231) 627-9991 or email mcsherwood@remax.net
Northern Michigan paradise found!