Weekly Choice - Section B - February 16, 2012

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By Mike Dunn
GAYLORD Wow!! This one
was a thriller.
The Gaylord girls trailed
visiting Alpena by a point, 46-
45, with the game clock
winding down when junior
guard Sarah Polena swished
one from beyond the arc with
2 seconds showing on the
clock to give the Blue Devils a
dramatic come-from-behind
48-46 triumph.
Polenas pretty parabola
with the game on the line
caused a spontaneous reac-
tion among the Blue Devil
faithful in the Jim Mongeau
Gym. Polenas pink-clad
teammates rushed onto the
floor to surround her and
congratulate her along with
her coaches and the large
crowd that had assembled
for the annual Coaches vs.
Cancer fundraiser game
stomped and shouted joy-
ously at the sudden turn of
events.
Gaylord, which had a size-
able size disadvantage
against the Wildcats,
scrapped and battled for 32
minutes of regulation and
eight minutes of extra play
before Polenas timely missile
finally decided it in favor of
the home team.
Gaylord improved to 9-8
overall and 5-5 in the Big
North while the hard-luck
Wildcats, who have lost a ton
of close ones this season,
slipped to 5-11 and 2-8.
This was a really nice win
against a pretty good team,
said buoyant Gaylord coach
Frank Hamilla. Alpena has
played everybody tough and
could surprise somebody in
the tournament.
It was Gaylord twine-tamer
Mackenzie Edwards who set
up the game-winning shot
with a perfect cross-court
feed to fellow junior Polena.
Mac, who had already scored
a game-high 21 points on the
night and seemed to be guid-
ed by radar, had the ball in
her hands on Gaylords final
possession and the team
down by one. Everyone in the
building, including all five
opposing players on the
floor, figured Mac would take
the final shot. But no! The
lethal left wisely opted to
pass to Polena instead of
forcing a shot against a grow-
ing green wall of defenders.
Polena, who has a way of
rising to the occasion in
clutch situations and who
had already nailed some
clutch free throws in the first
and second overtime ses-
sions, calmly took the pass
from Mac and knew just what
to do, launching one before
an Alpena defender could get
close enough to stop it.
Weve played unselfishly
all season long and that was a
great shot, the smiling
Hamilla reported afterward.
Mac, who knifed her way
through the taller Alpena
defenders like a freshly
honed blade through fresh
bread, canned 21 points to
pace the Blue Devils (who
were in reality the Pink Devils
on this memorable night).
Hard-nosed junior forward
Alex Simmons struck for 11
and Polena put 10 on the
board. Sophomore Maddie
Hamilla and Mac each
grabbed six boards and jun-
ior Lauren Mead latched
onto four caroms.
Polena passed with preci-
sion, as usual, accumulating
four assists. Polena and
Edwards were also floor ban-
dits, each recording two
steals.
Angular Shelby Duncan
delivered 14 points to lead
the Wildcats and Christina
Kollien with 12 points.
Courtney Holmes, who hit a
clutch shot at the end of the
first overtime to force the
second extra session, fin-
ished with eight points and
Haley Prevo pulled down 12
boards.
Hamilla instructed his
troops to play a tight zone to
try and offset Alpenas
height. The strategy worked
well for three-and-a-half
quarters before the Wildcats
began to percolate from the
perimeter.
We talked about trying to
shut them down inside with
their height advantage,
Hamilla said. We played a 1-
3-1 zone until halfway
through the fourth quarter
and did a nice job of not let-
ting them get position inside.
Then they started to hit some
shots from the outside, so we
went to our man to man
defense and did a nice job of
shutting down the outside
shot.
Gaylord captured the JV
contest 40-33 as Lindsey
Zaremba lit it up for 13 and
Lauren Hintz hammered the
nets for 12. Joslyn Rider also
helped the cause, rocking the
iron for seven points.
Gaylord (9-8, 5-5) plays
Thursday at Traverse City
West before returning home
on Tuesday, Feb. 21, for a
non-league clash with
Cheboygan and then closing
out the regular season with a
Big North fuel on Friday, Feb.
24, against Cadillac.
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Gaylord outscores BNC foe Alpena
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2012
Gaylord tames Wildcats in OT!
Basketball
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PHOTO BY
TOM BUTTRICK
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The pink-clad Gaylord gals joyously surround
Sarah Polena after her game-winning shot in
double overtime.
PHOTO BY
TOM BUTTRICK
Joslyn Rider (15) of the Gaylord JV squad looks to
pass Friday as freshman teammate Sydney
Kassuba looks on.
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TOM BUTTRICK
By Mike Dunn
TRAVERSE CITY The
quest for a perfect season
finally ended Friday for the
Petoskey boys. The
Northmen took a 15-0 record
and a 29-game Big North
Conference winning streak
into their game at Traverse
City West but it was the
Titans who came out on top
in a rugged battle, 58-51.
Sixth-ranked Petoskey
slipped to 15-1 overall and 9-
1 in the Big North after suf-
fering its first league loss in
nearly two years. The
Northmen can still clinch
their third straight Big North
title this Friday, Feb. 17, with
a victory at Ogemaw Heights.
West improved to 10-6 over-
all and 7-3.
The score was tied at 32 in
the fourth quarter but the
Titans closed out strong to
reverse a previous loss at
Petoskey in early January. In
that one, Petoskey prevailed
in another close one, 47-44.
Senior guard Zak Lewis
paced a balanced Petoskey
scoring chart with 14 points.
Erik Davenport provided his
usual spark off the bench,
delivering 12 points, and Jake
Mullin hit for 11 from the
backcourt. Steady senior for-
ward Joe Robbins, who
missed most of the second
half because of foul trouble,
scored seven and Sam
Baumgartner also struck for
seven.
Petoskey did not go down
without a struggle. The
Northmen pulled close twice
in the final minutes but each
time West had an answer as
rangy junior Walter
Borkovich nailed a timely 3-
pointer. Borkovich scored all
nine of his points in the
fourth quarter, all coming
from 3-point land.
Donny Cizek also showed
up big for the victors in the
fourth quarter, scoring seven
of his 12 points. Gritty
Graham Placek paced the
Titans with 19 points and
grabbed five rebounds.
Placek and Lewis, two of
the top individual perform-
ers in the league this season,
went head-to-head all game
in an inspired 32-minute war.
While each led their respec-
tive team in points, each was
forced to scrap and claw for
every open look at the buck-
et.
Davenport did a nice job
on the floorl, pulling down a
team-high nine rebounds.
Robbins grabbed five boards
and Mullen took down six
and generated four assists.
There is a chance Petoskey
and West would face each
other a third time this season
and its an encounter both
teams hope to see because it
would come in the Class A
district championship game.
To get there, Petoskey must
first outscore Gaylord and
Marquette. West, which drew
a bye, must defeat either T.C.
Central or Alpena in the dis-
trict semifinals.
West won the JV game 54-
46 as Alex Scott hit for 17 and
Jonny Wheelock for 13. Shea
Whitmore and Joe LeBlanc
waxed the nets for 13 points
apiece to pace the Northmen
and Greg Tonge tamed the
twine for nine.
Petoskey won the fresh-
men game 58-40.
Northmen fall 58-51 at T.C. West to foil perfect season, end BNC streak at 29 games
Basketball
Petoskey boys lose for first time
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Basketball
Top-ranked St. Mary forges 17-0 mark with
wins over Mancelona, Bellaire
Snowbird gals win two more
By Mike Dunn
GAYLORD The St. Mary
girls of coach Kevin Foster
celebrated their first week as
the No. 1-ranked Class D
team in the state with a pair
of efficient victories over Ski
Valley rivals Mancelona and
Bellaire.
On Tuesday, Feb. 7, the
Snowbirds sank visiting
Mancelona 56-12 and on
Thursday, Feb, 9, they pre-
vailed at Bellaire 48-29. In
addition to being 17-0 over-
all, the girls are 14-0 in the
league.
Foster said being the No. 1
ranked team in the state is a
double-edged sword. Its nice
for the program to have
statewide recognition and it
gets people talking but it also
means everyone is gunning
for you.
I know a lot of people are
excited about hits ranking,
Foster said. Honestly, it just
makes the target on our
backs that much bigger.
The girls have been pretty
quiet about it, he added.
We have our last two confer-
ence games this week, then
we prepare for (third-ranked)
Sacred Heart. I know a lot of
people are looking forward to
that game. Just like last year,
that team will help us pre-
pare for districts.
In the home victory over
the game-but-outmanned
Lady Ironmen, it was spirited
sophomore guard Kari
Borowiak leading the assault
on the iron with 12 points.
Rock-steady senior wing
Karli Jacob and long-armed
junior forward Mary
Spyhalski each tallied 10.
Junior Chrissy Smith struck
for eight and Jada Bebble for
seven.
Senior Maggie Cosgrove
and juniors CiCi Becker and
Sarah Long also contributed
to the cause for the
Snowbirds, moving the ball
efficiently and playing
trench-tough defense.
Jenna Davis scored six for
Mancelona.
ON THURSDAY in the win
at Bellaire, St. Mary was fight-
ing illness in addition to the
host Eagles, a pretty talented
team this year. The Eagles
went into slow-down mode
to try and keep pace with St.
Mary and it forced the
unbeaten Snowbirds to work
for their 17th-straight win of
the campaign.
St. Mary only had seven
players available for the
game at Bellaire because of
illness.
They forced us to make
adjustments when they
slowed it down and it took us
a little out of our rhythm,
Foster reported.
St. Mary led 11-6 after the
first quarter before pulling
away in the second quarter,
outscoring the host Eagles
11-2 to take a 22-8 lead into
the locker room.
Jacob, a four-year varsity
starter and one of the pre-
mier players to come
through the storied Snowbird
program, stood tall when the team needed her once again,
garnering a team-high 17
points to go with seven
boards and five assists.
Borowiak blistered the nets
for 14 points in spite of fight-
ing early foul trouble and
junior Sarah Long launched
10 points through the rim.
Junior guards Smith and
Bebble did a nice job setting
the table for their team-
mates, each collecting four
assists.
Mackenzie Ciganic hit for
11 to pace Bellaire (9-7, 7-7)
and Chelsye Bartsch scored
eight with five steals.
St. Mary also won the JV
game 44-30.
St. Mary played at Forest
Area on Tuesday, Feb. 14,
after this issue went to press.
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LOCAL SPORTS
Basketball
Grayling boys win twice more
By Mike Dunn
GRAYLING The task was
simple for the Grayling boys
of coach Rich Moffit last
week. The Vikings needed to
beat a very talented Elk
Rapids team on the road on
Tuesday, Feb. 7, then do the
expected and outscore visit-
ing Kalkaska on Friday, Feb.
10.
The Vikings accomplished
their mission, edging the tal-
ents Elks of coach Luke
Johnson by a 71-65 margin
and then rolling past the
g a me - b ut - o ut ma nne d
Blazers 66-30 to push their
record to 12-3 overall and 8-2
in the Lake Michigan
Conference. The Vikes need-
ed both wins to stay in con-
tention for the league title
with front-runner Traverse
City St. Francis. Grayling lost
at the court of the Gladiators
on Jan. 10 but were home for
the rematch that was held on
Tuesday, Feb. 14, after this
issue went to press.
The surging Vikings need-
ed a win over St. Francis to
remain in the hunt for the
2012 league crown.
For the St. Francis game to
mean anything, Grayling first
had to get pasta very tough
Elk Rapids squad in Elk
Rapids. Job No. 1 for the
Vikings was somehow keep-
ing dangerous Luke Morrison
from taking over.
I was very pleased with
our intensity throughout this
game, Moffit said. We had a
number of players contribute
to this victory.
Moffit commended spitfire
seniors Riley Zigila and
Devon Dawson for their
bark-tight defense against
Morrison. He also noted the
offensive contributions of
sweet-shooting seniors
Steven Enos and Zane Tobin
from the backcourt and the
second-half spark provided
by sophomore guard Jake
Swander, who scored all 11 of
his points after halftime.
Fellow sophomore Tyler
McClanahan helped turn up
the juice defensively while
big man Tom The Beast
Burrell and cerebral 6-foot-8
center Griffin Dean were a
powerful presence in the
paint.
The 6-foot-4 Enos not only
nailed a team-high 19 points
to pace the Vikings in the
critical contest, he also gen-
erated a team-high nine
rebounds to go with three
steals and three assists.
Tobin, the lethal lefty, also
had a typically efficient per-
formance at both ends, lanc-
ing the iron for 17 points to
go with five rebounds and
three assists.
Swander recorded three
assists and two steals to go
with his 11 second-half
points. Burrell busted the
nets for eight points and
pulled down eight boards
and Griffin, the Vikings Dean
of Down Under, delivered
five points and seven boards.
Zigila and McClanahan each
had three steals and the
relentless Zigila also brought
some Windex onto the floor,
cleaning the glass for six
rebounds.
IN THE workmanlike 66-30
victory over Kalkaska, Tobin
totaled 16 points to pace a
balanced attack for the
Vikings. He was joined in
double digits by Enos (13)
and Burrell (12), with
McClanahan and Zigila each
hitting for seven. Zigila,
McClanahan and Dawson
kept the intensity meter
ratcheted up to full volume
on defense once again.
Moffit was able to get the
reserves some floor time in
this one and they brought a
nice surge of energy with
them to the floor. Mason
Krey and Tyler Ty-Po
Powers were both perfect
from the charity stripe and
Zach Schreiber covered the
floor like carpeting.
We had a number of play-
ers contribute at both ends of
the court tonight, Moffit
said. Riley Zigila and Devon
Dawson provided a lift in the
second half with their defen-
sive effort. Tyler McClanahan
was solid defensively tonight.
Tom Burrell had a nice sec-
ond half of basketball.
Grayling (12-3, 8-2) played
the rematch with league
front-runner St. Francis on
Tuesday, Feb. 14. The Vikings
lost 62-53 at Traverse City on
Jan. 10 when the teams met
previously.
Grayling plays at the court
of another talented league
foe, Boyne City, this Friday,
Jan. 17, and at Charlevoix on
Tuesday, Feb. 21.
Vikings posted wins over Elk Rapids and Kalkaska,
took 8-2 LMC mark into rematch with St. Francis
Silky-smooth sophomore guard Jake Swander leaps
high as he delivers a layup against Kalkaska.
PHOTO BY BOB GINGERICH
Senior Riley
Zigila zooms
through
three Blazer
defenders en
route to a
driving
bucket on
Friday.
Smooth-striding sophomore guard Tyler
McClanahan defies gravity as he goes high to
score a deuce Friday.
By Mike Dunn
PETOSKEY The Petoskey
girls of coach Adam
Dobrowolski gave Big North-
leading Traverse City West a
whale of a battle Friday on
the home floor. The
Northmen, who came into
the game riding a seven-
game win streak, lost narrow-
ly 35-31 in a rugged, physical
game where bruises were
often more prevalent than
baskets.
West held off a late
Northmen rally, sparked by
back-to-back 3-pointers
from junior queen-of-the-
clutch Kelsey Ance, and man-
aged to retain possession of
first place in the league
standings. The Titans
improved to 13-5 overall and
9-1 in the Big North while
Petoskey, which has made
steady progress under first-
year coach Dobrowolski
since starting the season los-
ing eight of their first nine
games, slipped to 8-9 overall
and 5-5 in the league.
West also outscored
Petoskey 42-32 in another
defensive showdown in a
game played on Jan. 9 in
Traverse City. The teams
square off again in the first
round of the Class A District
Tournament on Monday,
Feb. 17, at West.
Petoskey, which led 8-7
after the first quarter and
trailed 15-14 at the half, lost
on the home floor Friday but
had a lot to be encouraged
about. The Northmen gals
battled fiercely and took the
game to the wire.
Ances two clutch connec-
tions from 3-point land
brought Petoskey within a
point, 32-31, in the final
minute of regulation. West
did what good teams do,
though, finding a way to win
against a determined oppo-
nent.
An offensive rebound and
putback off the glass from
West junior Lauren Ellison in
the final seconds finally
clinched the victory for the
visitors from Traverse City.
Ance, who plays with a
dogged determination,
paced the Northmen with a
game-high 13 points but she
was the only Petoskey player
to reach double figures.
Katelyn Crittenden connect-
ed for six points and shifty
sophomore Kati Lewis land-
ed five through the hoop.
West focused its defense on
Petoskeys dangerous 6-foot-
3 center Megan Tompkins
and did a great job denying
her the ball throughout the
game. As a result, Tompkins
was limited to just two
points, far below her average.
Tompkins did power her
way to six rebounds and
Ance had a Windex night as
well, cleaning the glass for a
team-high seven boards.
Ellison tallied eight,
including the big game-
clinching bucket at the end,
to pace the visitors and soph-
omore Kylie Kreple added
seven and grabbed six
boards. West coach Patti
Tibaldi also noted the defen-
sive presence of Katie Pacek,
who surrounded Tompkins
like snow on an evergreen.
West won the JV game 31-
18 behind Kimmy Bilinski
and Paris Wagner, who each
had eight points. Amanda
Stinger put some bite into
the Petoskey offense, gener-
ating six points.
West also won the tense
freshmen game 21-19 as Jodi
Turnquist tickled the twine
for 11 points. Sweet-shooting
Sarah Yonkoviak struck for a
game-high 13 to lead
Petoskey.
ON TUESDAY, Feb. 7, the
visiting Northmen defeated
Cheboygan 52-41 in a non-
league clash. Ance had the
answer offensively for
Petoskey once again, tickling
the twine to the tune of 20
points. She also grabbed nine
boards and did a good job
setting the table, dishing off
five assists.
Tompkins tamed the twine
for a dozen points and steady
Katelyn Crittenden cracked
the iron for eight points and
made some key free throws
down the stretch. Crittenden
also secured four assists.
Katie Litzner launched 11
points to pace the Chiefs,
including three connections
from beyond the arc.
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Basketball
Grayling girls split LMC games
By Mike Dunn
GRAYLING The Grayling
girls rebounded from the
tough loss to Harbor Springs
in a big way on Tuesday, Feb.
7, beating a talented Elk
Rapids squad by a 57-45 mar-
gin on the home floor.
On Friday, the Vikings
faced Kalkaska, another one
of the league front-runners,
and showed a lot of scrap in a
72-52 defeat. At the end of
the week, the Vikings were 7-
9 overall and 3-7 in the
league.
The win over the Elks was
especially sweet, coming as it
did after the tough loss to
Harbor Springs and reversing
a nine-point loss from earlier
in the season. Elk Rapids
came into the game with a 9-
5 record.
We previously had lost to
Elk Rapids on their court, so
it was a nice improvement
for us winning by 12,
Grayling coach Joe Powers
said. I think that this was our
best game of the year. A lot of
the little things that we have
been working on all year
came together.
I'm very proud of our girls
as they continue to be com-
petitors regardless of who we
are playing, he added. After
losing a very tough game
against Harbor last Friday, I
was very interesting to see
how the girls responded.
They responded great.
Elk Rapids trimmed the
Grayling lead to one point in
the third quarter and were
exerting pressure with a full-
court press. The Vikings
showed resilience, however,
handling the pressure with
efficient ball handling and
crisp passes.
We havent had to play
from the front too often but
were getting to that point,
Powers said. It is difficult to
play with the lead since we
have not been in that posi-
tion very much. However, as
we experience more games
in which we are leading, we
will learn how to play with
the lead.
Hannah Haven had a hot
hand for the Vikings, tickling
the twine for a team-high 14
points in the victory and jun-
ior wing Jo Hamlin, reliable
as the times tables, turned in
a typically effective perform-
ance, scoring 11 to go with
three assists and three steals.
Maddie Benardo and
Cierra Prosser each pro-
duced eight points and fresh-
man Hailey Whitaker tallied
six with four assists. Cierra
also generated three steals.
Caitlin Prosser punched four
points through the hoop and
senior Josie Swander was
strong inside, hauling down
six rebounds.
ON FRIDAY in the loss to
Kalkaska, Hamlin generated
a double-double. Jo-Go
brought some juice to the
offense against the tough
Blazer defense, hitting for a
team-high 11 points to go
with 11 boards. Cierra
Prosser pressed 10 through
the iron to join Hamlin in
double digits while Alyssa
Morley and Benardo each
banked six points for the
Viking cause and sweet-
shooting Sammie D. also
delivered six points and
pulled down three rebounds.
Benardo brought down five
rebounds.
Kelli Guy, one of the more
dangerous scorers in the
league, connected for 25
points to pace the Blazers to
go with seven assists and four
steals. Sophy Menestrina
struck for 22 points with
eight boards.
Kalkaska is a very talented
team, Powers said. Our girls
played with them the whole
night, even though they were
shooting the lights out. They
hit four out of five treys to
start the game and 11 for 16
in the first quarter but we
didn't quit.
The girls kept working
and whittled the lead down,
he added. Even though
Kalkaska ended up beating
us by 20, our girls fought the
whole way. Kalkaska is prob-
ably the most talented team
in our league and our league
is a very, very strong league
for girls basketball.
Vikings defeat talented Elk Rapids on
home floor, fall to league power Kalkaska
LOCAL SPORTS
By Mike Dunn
GAYLORD Willie Gelow
whacked home the game-
winner for the Gaylord hock-
ey team on Friday, lifting the
Blue Devils to a tense 2-1 vic-
tory over visiting non-league
for Mount Pleasant.
Gelows timely blast his
sixth goal of the season --
came late in the second peri-
od with help from Nick Shear.
It gave Gaylord the 2-1
advantage and goalie Peter
Lawton put it stand up, hold-
ing the visiting Oilers score-
less the rest of the way.
After a scoreless first peri-
od, Mount Pleasant scored its
lone goal of the contest on a
power play at the 9:34 mark.
The Oilers 1-0 lead was
short-lived, however, as
Gaylord struck for back-to-
back goals in a span of 23
seconds. First, spitfire senior
playmaker Spencer Bajko
tied the score with an out-
standing individual effort,
scoring unassisted at the
12:27 mark. It was his team-
leading 17th goal of the sea-
son.
Then with 12:50 showing
on the clock, it was Gelow
greeting a pretty feed from
Shear with a one-time blast
that sizzled by Oiler goal-
keeper Adam Salisbury.
Mount Pleasant tried to
forge a comeback but had
difficulty creating shots as
the Blue Devil defense played
superbly in front of Lawton.
The Oilers took seven shots
on net in the final period but
Lawton was up to the chal-
lenge. For the game, Gaylord
killed 3-of-4 power plays and
Lawton halted 15 of 16 shots
directed his way.
The Blue Devil generated
24 shots on goal.
Hockey
Gritty Gaylord edges Oilers, 2-1
Gelow guns home the game-winner late in the second period; Lawton is up to challenge in the nets
Grayling coach Joe Powers call a timeout to discuss strategy during the win
over Elk Rapids.
Cierra Prosser powers
her way to the basket to
put two on the board in
the hard-fought win over
Elk Rapids.
Alyssa Morley leaps high
to make a run at the
bucket during Graylings
league game with
Kalkaska.
Grayling senior Jamie Denton (3) prepares to vie for a rebound after a free throw
in the Kalkaska game. PHOTO BY BOB GINGERICH
PHOTO BY
BOB GINGERICH
By Mike Dunn
JOHANNESBURG The
Johannesburg-Lewiston girls
of coach Heather Huff
earned two more Ski Valley
victories last week, including
a 52-38 triumph over Central
Lake on the home floor on
Thursday, to push their
record to 15-2 overall and 13-
2 in the league.
The Cardinals only two
losses this season have come
against unbeaten and No. 1
ranked Gaylord St. Mary.
J-L handled the ball effi-
ciently against the Trojans,
turning the ball over just 13
times.
Versatile junior guard Abby
Schlicher, in the midst of an
All-State-caliber season,
paced the Cardinal scoring
assault once again.
Acetylene Abby fired up the
offense with her usual vigor,
rocking the rim for 15 points,
including four radar-led
bombs from downtown, to
lead a balanced scoring
ledger and also recording five
assists and five steals.
Junior Tiffany Nickert
knocked down 10 points and
pulled down eight boards to
help the cause and sopho-
more Brittany Cherwinski
blistered the nets for eight
points with seven boards.
Brittany was a bandit on
defense as well, notching five
steals.
Long-armed junior
Hannah Huff hammered the
nets for six points with four
rebounds. Junior guard
Miranda House added a
team-high three assists and
eight rebounds to her five
points. Junior Katelyn Weaver
was a Windex Wonder inside,
cleaning the glass for eight
rebounds and Gabby
Coppersmith scored four
with two rebounds.
Lauren Rogers led the way
for the Trojans (8-10, 7-7)
with 16 points and Sheila
Crouse connected for 10.
IN THE 46-33 victory over
Inland Lakes on Tuesday,
Feb. 7, Cherwinski waxed the
nets for 17 points and
Schlicher struck for 13.
Sandy Bischoff buried 12
points to pace the Bulldogs.
J-L (15-2, 13-2) faced
Pellston on Tuesday of this
week and closes out the Ski
Valley portion of the sched-
ule against Mancelona on
Thursday.
Onaway 73
Pellston 39
ONAWAY Kallie Shimel
made the twine shake to the
tune of 21 points to help lead
host Onaway past Ski Valley
rival Pellston, 73-39, on
Thursday. The Cardinals of
coach Marty Mix improved to
11-6 overall and 7-7 in the
league with the victory.
Sammie Freel found the
bottom of the net for 19
points and strong-armed
Molly Cleaver sliced and
diced for 10 points for the
Cardinals.
"We set the tone early,"
Onaway coach Marty Mix
reported. "We just played
really solid defense."
Senior Shelby Hughey was
poison from the perimeter
for Pellston, knocking down
six 3-pointers while securing
20 points.
Onaway played at Rogers
City on Tuesday, Feb. 14.
Forest Area 57
Mancelona 21
FIFE LAKE Jenna Davis
delivered eight points for the
visiting Lady Ironmen on
Thursday, Feb. 9, in a 57-21
defeat at the hands of Ski
Valley foe Forest Area.
Emily Gonyer generated 17
points to lead the Warriors
(6-9) and Marissa Ingersoll
struck for 14 with seven
steals.
Bellaire 27
Pellston 23
PELLSTON Visiting
Bellaire staged a late rally to
pull ahead of Pellston and
post a 27-23 victory in a
defense-dominated Ski
Valley clash on Tuesday, Feb.
7. Pellston took an 18-12 lead
into the fourth quarter but
could not keep Bellaire from
surging ahead.
Inside players Emma
Dunham and Tori Kirsch bat-
tled under the boards to
score seven points apiece to
lead the Hornets, who
slipped to 2-13 overall and 2-
11 in the league. Kirsch also
cleaned the glass with
resolve, grabbing nine
boards.
Chelsye Bartsch had the
hot hand for Bellaire in the
second half, scoring 10 of her
12 points to fuel the late
Eagle rally.
The Hornets did win the JV
game, which was every bit as
tense as the varsity clash.
Abbie Welch waxed the nets
for 19 points to help Pellston
post a dramatic 44-43 victory.
Also contributing to the
Hornets success were
Ainsley McLean with 12
points and Kool Kelly Lewis
with 11.
DeTour 46
Mackinaw City 42
MACKINAW CITY The
host Comets took a slim 31-
30 lead into the fourth quar-
ter but DeTour found a way
to outscore the home team
over the final eight minutes
of play and secure a hard-
fought 46-42 decision in non-
league action Tuesday, Feb. 7.
Nicole Bouwma was a
beast for the visitors in the
final stanza, scoring the last
six points of the game to
push her team from a 42-40
deficit to the win. Bouwma
finished with a game-high 22
points as DeTour pushed its
record to 10-5. DeTour took a
24-10 lead into halftime only
to have the Comets coming
storming back in the third
quarter, outscoring the visi-
tors 21-6 to take the lead into
the fourth quarter.
Courtney Wallis waxed the
twine for a team-high 17
points to lead Mack City,
which slipped to a 10-5 mark.
Hailee Paquet packed some
offensive punch for the
Comets as well, collecting 16
points, and Clauda
Alexander struck for seven.
Paquet fueled the third-quar-
ter Mack City surge with her
long-range radar from the
backcouort, hitting three
times from beyond the arc
and scoring 11 of her 16
points in the quarter.
Paquet also covered the
floor like carpeting, making
six steals in the contest.
Sarah Rogala played tall
inside, securing nine
rebounds.
Girls Hoops
Joburg girls outscore Trojans
Schlicher sinks 15 as J-L improves to 15-2; Shimel, Freel shine for Onaway
Basketball
Gaylord
frosh boys
lose on road
ALPENA In the course of
a long season, every team
encounters those nights
when shots just dont seem
to fall. For the highly suc-
cessful Gaylord boys fresh-
men squad of coach Mike
Neff, that long, tough night
came Friday at the court of
Alpena.
The Wildcats reversed a
previous loss to Gaylord
with a 48-34 triumph. The
Blue Devils slipped to 13-2
overall and 7-2 in the Big
North with the loss.
Cole Butler served up 10
points to pace Gaylord.
We finally had a game
where nothing went our
way, Neff reported.
Offensively we couldn't
make anything and defen-
sively we didn't look very
good either. We were only 6-
of-22 from the foul line, but
even if we made our free
throws it probably wouldn't
have mattered because we
had so many turnovers.
Neff expects his troops to
shown an iron resolve and
rebound quickly from the
loss.
This will be a good test
for our team, the coach
said.
Alpena proves tough test on
night when young Blue Devils
struggle from field
Boys Hoops
Snowbirds fly past Forest Area
By Mike Dunn
GAYLORD The St. Mary
boys of coach Ken Blust put
Fridays defeat at the hands
of powerful Pellston far
behind them on the home
court Monday, taking out
defending Ski Valley champi-
on Forest Area by a 69-50
margin. The scrappy
Snowbirds, who are fighting
for third place in the final
SVC standings, pushed their
record to 7-7 overall and 6-4
in the league. The Warriors,
who were vying for the third
spot as well behind front-
runners Bellaire and Pellston,
slipped to 6-7 and 5-6 and
were forced out of con-
tention.
St. Mary surged to an early
lead and never looked back.
The Snowbirds employed
suffocating pressure to create
turnovers and fuel an effec-
tive transition game as they
sprinted out of the box for a
13-0 lead and a commanding
41-19 lead by halftime.
Junior guard Matt
Spyhalski, who has steadily
raised the level of his game
this season, helped to ratchet
up the defensive pressure in
a big way, securing seven
steals in the contest.
Spyhalski also sprinkled 14
points through the iron to
help fuel the offensive upris-
ing.
It was hard-driving Luke
Wisniewski who led the way
offensively for the
Snowbirds, penetrating to
the bucket like a honed knife
through butter as he generat-
ed 16 points. Luke was a
leech on defense as well,
earning four steals. Jake
Blanzy, Charles Strehl and
Gabe Nowicki were also key
contributors on this night,
each taming the twine for
nine points.
Austin Vance tallied 14 to
pace the Warriors.
St. Mary faced another big
league game on Wednesday,
Feb. 15, when Mancelona
came to town.
Alpena 67
Gaylord 37
ALPENA It was a tough
night for Gaylord on Friday at
the court of Big North rival
Alpena. The surging Wildcats
pushed their record to 8-7
overall and 4-5 in the league
with a 67-37 triumph.
Gaylord, which battled to
get into an offensive flow
after high-scoring senior for-
ward Troy Gahm was forced
to the bench by early foul
trouble, slipped to 5-9 overall
and 3-7 in the league.
Alpena had a commanding
34-12 lead by the half and the
Blue Devils, though they
scrapped to the end, couldnt
climb out of the hole.
Gahm and junior Tyler
Cherry led the Blue Devils
with seven points apiece.
Luke Cordes connected for
17 and Ryan Wilk for 15 to
pace the victors.
Alpena also won the JV
game and reversed a previ-
ous loss to the Blue Devils in
the freshmen game.
Mancelona 66
Central Lake 64
CENTRAL LAKE
Freshman fire igniter
Brandon Dingman was siz-
zling hot once again, torch-
ing the nets for a team-high
23 points for the second time
in the week to help lead the
visiting Ironmen to a narrow
66-64 victory over Ski Valley
rival Central Lake. The win
over the Trojans on Friday,
Feb. 10, combined with the
win over league foe Onaway
earlier in the week, pushed
Mancelona to 7-7 overall and
5-5 in the league.
Mancelona, which played
a huge league game at the
court of Gaylord St. Mary on
Wednesday of this week,
needed to hold off a late
Central Lake rally to secure
the hard-fought victory.
Sophomore sharpshooter
Justin Spires joined Dingman
in double digits with 12
points and junior point
guard Kyle Schepperley
struck for 10.
Trevor Papineau pushed 27
points through the rim to
lead Central Lake, in spite of
playing on a bad ankle. Zack
Harvey added 16.
ON WEDNESDAY, Feb. 8,
the Ironmen outscored
Onaway 59-45. The danger-
ous Dingman delivered a
double-double, making the
net dance to the tune of 23
points and also recording 10
rebounds. The Sheriff, junior
guard Wyatt Derrer, also
helped lay the law down for
the Ironmen, cuffing the nets
for 11 points. Schepperley
cast a long shadow in the
paint, pulling down 16
rebounds, and Logan Borst
served up five assists.
Joe OBradovich busted the
nets for 11 points to pace the
Cardinals.
Inland Lakes 70
Onaway 49
ONAWAY Inland Lakes
pushed its record to 4-8 over-
all and 4-8 in the Ski Valley
with a 70-49 decision over
host Johannesburg-Lewiston
on Thursday, Feb. 9. It was
the second win in three
games for the surging
Bulldogs.
Josh O'Connor collared the
nets for a career-high 25
points, including 11 in the
third quarter, to pace the
Bulldogs and he was joined
in double digits by Dustin
Cochran with 12 and durable
Dakota Davedowski with 10.
Joe O'Bradovich buried 15
points to lead the Cardinal
scoring chart and Andrew
Perry put 13 through the
iron. The scrappy Cardinals
slipped to 1-13 and 1-12.
I-Lakes won the JV game
59-37 behind the twine-tam-
ing of Nick Aldrich, who
racked up 15 points.
ON WEDNESDAY, the
Bulldogs lost a tight one at
home to Forest Area 54-47.
OConnor connected for 15
points to pace I-Lakes and
hard-nosed forward Dustin
Cochran put 11 on the board
with a gritty effort.
Ryan Magee ran up 19
points to lead Forest Area (6-
5, 5-4) and Jermaine Nix
nailed 15.
I-Lakes won the JV game
61-58. Nitro Nick Aldrich
led the air assault once again
for the young Bulldogs, this
time putting 27 on the board.
Bellaire 59
Johannesburg-Lewiston
13
BELLAIRE State-power
Bellaire flexed its collective
muscles against Ski Valley foe
Johanneburg-Lewiston on
Wednesday, Feb. 8, earning a
59-13 decision. The Eagles
were suffocating on defense
and the Cardinals, though
they tried hard, simply could
not get into any kind of
offensive rhythm throughout
the game.
Hardworking senior center
Sean Aisthorpe led J-L with
six points.
Kasey Poel put 14 on the
board to lead the unbeaten
Eagles, who improved to 14-0
overall and 11-0 in the
league.
Ellsworth 54
Mackinaw City 45
MACKINAW CITY
Visiting Ellsworth earned a
workmanlike 54-45 victory at
the court of Northern Lakes
Conference foe Mackinaw
City on Wednesday, Feb. 8, as
Matt Barraw and Jake Seaney
both recorded a double-dou-
bles. Barraw scored 18 with
10 boards and Seaney
secured 13 points and 13
rebounds.
The Lancers, who led by
just a point, 24-23, at the half,
improved to 5-8 overall and
5-2 in the conference.
Noah Morse nailed 18
points for the Comets, who
slipped to 5-9 overall and 3-6
in the league.
Boyne Falls 83
Wolverine 37
WOLVERINE The host
Wildcats had the unenviable
task of taking on state-
ranked Boyne Falls on the
home floor on Wednesday,
Feb. 8. Wolverine battled
hard, like always, but the
powerful Loggers had too
much firepower.
Josh Puroll penetrated the
iron for 29 points to pace the
10th-ranked Loggers (13-1, 8-
0) and versatile senior guard
Logan Jenkins stuffed the stat
sheet again, generating 14
points and 10 rebounds for a
double-double in addition to
eight assists and six steals.
Tristan Long landed nine
through the rim for the
Wildcats, who slipped to 6-7
overall and 6-4 in the
Northern Lakes Conference.
Defensive pressure fuels St. Mary league victory; Blue Devils bow at Alpena;
Dingman delivers for Mancelona; OConnor leads I-Lakes
Hockey
Petoskey edges host Wildcats
By Mike Dunn
ALPENA The Petoskey
hockey team pushed its
record to .500 and reversed a
loss at home earlier in the
season with an impressive 5-
3 triumph at the rink of
Alpena on Friday. The rocket
launcher, senior forward Kyle
Ruggles, fueled the offensive
fireworks for the Northmen,
lighting the scoring lamp
twice and adding an assist as
Petoskey pushed its record to
10-10-1 overall and 4-6 in the
Big North. The Wildcats
slipped to 9-11-1 and 3-4.
Petoskey jumped ahead
early courtesy of the shifty
Sky Pilot, senior forward Skye
Pieffer, and maintained a
lead the rest of the way.
The Wildcats were still
within a goal, 4-3, in the third
period when Ruggles
launched a laser to score on
the power play and give
Petoskey a two-goal cushion.
The Wildcats were not able to
trim the deficit again after
that.
Ruggles also scored in the
first period, with help from
Pieffer, to give Petoskey a 2-0
lead. Patrick Gitre and Ian
Morrison also tallied for the
visiting Northmen in the
hard-fought contest.
Smooth-striding sopho-
more Ben Swartzfisher had
an assist along with junior
Kenny Forton and Pieffer.
Aaron Cook was also part of
the recipe for success, slap-
ping one at Alpena goalie
Jesse Boilore that resulted in
a rebound that Morrison
capitalized on.
Freshman Michael
Whittaker wound up turning
away 21 of 24 shots with a
creditable performance at a
very tough rink. Zach Nash,
Sam Rumbles and Jared
Kwiatkowski scored for the
Wildcats.
Petoskey faces the
Northwest Warriors of
Traverse City on Friday, Feb.
17, at the CentreIce Arena in
T.C. Petoskey is home
Saturday against the Bay City
Thunder before closing out
the regular season at home
against powerful Cheboygan
on Friday, Feb. 24.
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Rocket-launcher Ruggles launches pair of goals as
Northmen reverse earlier loss to Alpena
by Mike Dunn
GAYLORD Even with the
much-anticipated rematch
with No. 2 ranked Bellaire
looming, the Pellston boys of
coach Cliff Hass did not look
past a surging Gaylord St.
Mary squad on Thursday,
Feb. 9.
The Hornets traveled to
Gaylord and built an early
lead en route to an impres-
sive 68-49 victory over the
Snowbirds. Pellston, which
had beaten Ski Valley foe
Central Lake earlier in the
week, improved to 14-1 over-
all and 12-1 in the league.
Scrappy St. Mary, which is
one of the teams fighting for
third place in the final league
standings, slipped to 6-7 and
5-4.
"St. Mary showed a lot of
fight," coach Hass reported.
"We started out with a 21-0
lead but they came back to
pull within 16 points in the
fourth quarter. They shot the
ball really well in the second
half and made a nice run at
us late in the third quarter
and early in the fourth."
Senior sharpshooter Chris
Hass, the Hornets' prolific
scorer, was hotter than a
heaping bowl of Texas chili,
making the twine twitch to
the tune of 35 points. He also
pulled down 14 boards and
set the table for teammates
like a Food Network chef,
dishing off 10 assists for a
rare triple-double.
Crafty senior point guard
Zak Kruskie cracked the nets
for eight points and Max
Ketterer connected for seven.
Senior forward Andy Hamlin
gamely played with a badly
sprained ankle but had limit-
ed mobility.
Gabe Nowicki led a bal-
anced St. Mary scoring ledger
with 11 points while senior
Mike Stutesman struck for
nine, junior guard Matt
Spyhalski for eight and long-
armed Luke Wizniewski for
eight.
IN THE 77-47 victory over
Central Lake on Wednesday,
Feb. 8, Hass was sizzling from
the floor once again. The 6-
foot-4 senior assaulted the
iron for 35 points with 11
rebounds, six assists, four
blocks and four steals.
The 6-foot-5 Hamlin -- the
other half of H&H Point
Manufacturers, Inc. -- rocked
the iron for 17 points and
generated a powerful dou-
ble-double, cleaning the
glass like Windex as he pulled
down 17 reboudns.
Dale Stark delivered eight
points and was big into rejec-
tion, making five blocks on
the night.
Relentless Jake
Friendenstab was a tireless
tormenter of Trojan ball han-
dlers all game long, recording
four steals, and he also issued
three assists.
Coach Hass commended
the defensive intensity ratch-
eted up by "bulldog" guards
Kruskie, Ketterer and
Friedenstab.
"Our three bulldog guards
kept the defensive pressure
on Central Lake, making shot
selection tough in the begin-
ning," Hass said.
Zach Harvey hit for 19
points to lead the Trojans.
Pellston had its rematch
with unbeaten Bellaire on
Wednesday, Feb. 15, at
Pellston after this issue went
to press. The first time the
teams met at Bellaire on Jan.
17, the Hornets suffered a 75-
58 loss in a game where the
Hornets had three starters
foul out and the two other
starters both with four fouls
at the end of the game.
Chris Hass
Hot hand of Hass accounts for 35 points as fourth-ranked Hornets win
at Gaylord in preparation of rematch with Bellaire
Basketball
Pellston boys clip Snowbirds
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TRAVERSE CITY -- The Bay
Area Reps hosted Cadillac on
Wednesday, February 8, at
Center Ice Arena and scored
two short-handed goals and
one power play goal to beat
the Vikings 3-2 in a thriller.
After a scoreless first period,
it was P.J. Heger who got the
scoring going for the Reps.
Heger tallied on a short-hand-
ed goal 38 seconds into the
second period off a pretty pass
from Zach Hill. Less than 2
minutes later Tyler Thomas
would score the equalizer for
the Vikings but with 2:04 left
in the middle stanza. Hill
would add a short-handed
goal for the Reps with an assist
from Zach Bargy.
Hegers power play goal
with 22 seconds left in the
period would give the Reps a
3-1 advantage, with Hill and
Gavin Uitvlugt assisting on
what would prove to be the
game-winning goal.
Cadillac pulled its goalie
and Joe Gussert netted a goal
for the Vikings with 1:26 left in
the game, but the Reps held
on for a 3-2 win. John Posler
was a brick wall, stopping 14
shots to earn the win in net for
the Reps.
On Friday, Feb. 10, the Reps
traveled to Trenton to partici-
pate in the Michigan
Interscholastic Hockey
League Showcase and they
faced perennial Division III
power Flint Powers in their
opening match.
With the Chargers playing
short-handed most of the first
period because of penalties
the Reps took advantage of a
5-on-3 power play to score a
goal by Quinn Lyman with
5:36 left. The ubiquitous
Heger assisted on the Lyman
goal.
Flint Powers responded
with three goals in a two-
minute span of the second
period and after a scoreless
final period the Chargers skat-
ed away with a 3-1 victory.
The Reps faced Grandville
on Saturday and the Bulldogs
jumped out to a 2-0 lead after
one period.
The Reps scored a power
play goal with 1:01 left in the
second period, however, to
trim the deficit in half. It was
the opportunistic Heger doing
the damage once again, scor-
ing with assists from Lyman
and Hill.
Hill gave the Rep supporters
a thrill in the third period
when he tied the game at 2
with a power play goal of his
own. Lyman and Nick Sicinski
assisted on the goal which
came with 12:15 remaining in
the third period.
The Bulldogs scored with
just 12 seconds left to deal the
Reps a heartbreaking 3-2 loss.
The Reps record is now 9-12.
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3rd
& 4th Grade Girls
February 11
Alyce Vermilya ...............20
Caroline Korte ...............18
Mackenzie Wright .........18
Tara Madej .....................10
Lily Deisig ........................8
Sydney Kaiser ..................8
Kendall King ....................8
Zoey Pomarzynski ...........8
Lauren Allen ....................7
Raychel Fennell ...............6
Jazlyn Hagenbuch...........6
McKenna Hogle...............6
Gracie Blust .....................4
Angela Drummond.........4
Emylee Grish ...................4
Eliza Handley...................4
Mariah Krone ..................4
Abby Zimmerman...........4
Cienna Woodcox .............3
Brei Baker.........................2
Alexis Day ........................2
Rebecka Grish..................2
Christina Harbin .............2
Amanda Korff ..................2
Holly Kussrow..................2
Lizzy McClure..................2
Lily Schrader....................2
Arielle Vermilya ...............2
Glenna Woodcox .............2
Mandy Hopp....................1
Emily Lauster...................1
3rd & 4th Grade
Boys
February 11
Andrew Koenig ..............20
Logan Finnerty..............18
Brady Hunter .................18
Brennan Isler .................16
Rico Brown ....................14
Matt Davidson...............14
Carson Gahm.................14
Conrad Korte .................14
Tyler Hartz .....................10
Jake Pietrzak ..................10
Jacob Book.......................8
Corey Deer .......................8
Logan Murrell ..................8
Justin Breckow.................6
Jack Holscher...................6
Harrison Kalember..........6
Alex Powers......................6
Dominick Priestley..........6
Griffin Lompra.................5
Rory Curran .....................4
Jeffrey Dickson ................4
Cordell LaRose.................4
Trevor Moore ...................4
Rowen Anderson.............2
Joseph Boswood..............2
Cameron Cosby...............2
Regan Distel.....................2
Aaron Latuszek................2
Erik Oldenburg................2
Nate Pingatore.................2
David Pulaski...................2
Nolan Roehrig..................2
Jacob Thorold..................2
Collin Hartz .....................1
5th & 6th Grade
Girls
February 12
Ryleigh White.................14
Olivia Jeffers...................11
Emma Cherry ................10
Alicia Korff .....................10
Avery Bebble....................8
Allison Pensyl ..................5
Hannah Blunt ..................4
Emily Panosso .................4
Emily Brazelton...............2
Brenna Finnerty ..............2
Tara Madej .......................2
Kamryn Curtiss................1
Savanna Gapinski............1
5th & 6th Grade
Boys
February 12
Cade Coonrod ...............22
Omar Prado ...................16
Eamon Curran...............14
Blake Wright...................13
Justin Grish....................12
Tyler Madej ....................12
Brandon Kowalsky ........10
Andrew Chiles .................8
Alex Cherry ......................7
Davis Eyth........................6
Riley Gapinski..................6
Kaiden Isler......................6
Bradley Kowalsky ............6
Ethan LaRose...................6
Brennan Isler ...................4
Ethan Mahn.....................4
Coleman Cerveniak ........3
Tanner Trenary ................3
James Brazelton...............2
Max Chalmers .................2
Blake Charbonneau ........2
Jacob Day.........................2
Kevin Gehringer ..............2
Zach Lauster ....................2
Trent Lompra...................2
Mason Monchilov ...........2
Ethan Piehl ......................2
Adam Sobeck...................2
Nate Byrne .......................1
7th & 8th Grade
Boys
February 8
Nathan Fox ....................24
Jack Korte.......................20
Jacob King......................15
Logan Mahn ..................14
Colby Culhane...............12
Josh DeGrow..................10
Spencer White ...............10
Brandt Kierczynski ..........9
Jakovan Pryor-McCovey ...8
Lane Jeakle.......................4
Elijah Needham...............4
Nathan Willett .................3
Seth Derkatz ....................2
Jacob Harwood................2
Travis Hough ...................2
Joseph Hrejsa...................2
Trevor Lewis.....................2
Derek Rakis......................2
7th & 8th Grade
Boys
February 13
Nathan Fox ....................33
Jack Korte.......................30
Spencer White ...............14
Jakovan Pryor-McCovey .12
Jacob King......................10
Nathan Willett .................9
Elijah Needham...............8
Josh DeGrow....................6
Colby Culhane.................5
Nick Torsky ......................5
Joseph Hrejsa...................4
Lane Jeakle.......................4
Keith Mench ....................4
Derek Rakis......................4
Logan Mahn ....................3
Lucas DeForge.................2
Seth Derkatz ....................2
Trevor Lewis.....................2
Travis Hough ...................1
Bear Basketball
Top Scorers
Wrestling
Area grapplers advance to region
By Mike Dunn
GAYLORD A total of 29
wrestlers from area schools
advanced Saturday from
individual districts to the
regional tournament. There
were seven district champi-
ons.
Onaway had by far the
most grapplers move on,
sending nine to the regional
competition in Division 4.
Among those nine Cardinals
is senior Alex Fullerton, a
two-time state qualifier who
won the district champi-
onship at 140 pounds and
takes a 44-6 record with him
into regionals.
Gaylord had two district
champs on Saturday in Div. 2
and Grayling had two
champs in Div. 3. Cheboygan
and Mancelona also had a
district champion along with
Onaway. The district champi-
ons advance to the regional
tournament as a No. 1 seed.
The district champs
include: senior Chadd Hall
(130) and sophomore Seth
Lashuay (112) of Gaylord in
Div. 2; Brandon Handrich
(152) and senior Ryan
Randall (215) of Grayling and
Josh McDill (285) of
Cheboygan in Div. 3; senior
Tyler Aldrich (152) of
Mancelona and Fullerton
(140) of Onaway in Div. 4.
DIVISION 2
In the Div. 2 district tour-
ney at Gaylord, four Blue
Devil grapplers and three
from Petoskey moved on.
FOR GAYLORD, senior
Chadd Hall (130) and sopho-
more Seth Lights Out
Lashuay (112) won their
respective weight classes.
Eric Mason was runner-up at
189 pounds for the Blue
Devils and fighting freshman
Jeff Heinz was third at 119.
Hall, who earlier in the
week earned the 150th victo-
ry of his notable prep career
on the mats as Gaylord
advanced in team districts,
earned a 5-2 decision over
rugged Dan Graham of
Sparta in the finals. Hall goes
into the regional tourney at
Mount Pleasant this Saturday
as a No. 1 seed with an excel-
lent 44-8 record this season.
Lashuay was definitely
Lights Out on Saturday, earn-
ing a pair of first-round pins
en route to the district crown.
The scrap-iron tough sopho-
more, who missed time dur-
ing the season with an injury,
also goes to Mount Pleasant
as a No. 1 seed with a solid
27-10 log.
Mason, a senior, advances
as a No. 2 seed at 189 with a
37-10 record and Heinz, a No.
3 seed at region, advances
with a 39-13 record.
FOR PETOSKEY, Cody
Hallworth (112), Nick Strobel
(140) and Dylan Bechaz (285)
all finished fourth in their
weight class to move on. It is
the top four from each
weight class advances from
individual districts and then
from individual regions to
the state meet.
Bechaz, a junior, takes a
solid 27-13 record with him
as a No. 4 seed into the Div. 2
regional tourney at Mount
Pleasant.
Here are the other regional
qualifiers from the Weekly
Choice coverage area:
DIVISION 3
Grayling sends Wrecker
Randall as a No. 1 seed to
Farwell at 215 and Handrich
as No. 1 seed at 152. Jeff
Myers (189) is a No. 2 seed for
the Vikings while Zack
Cheney (125) and Cody Elmy
(119) move on as No. 3 seeds
and Ghayge Toomey (125) is
a No. 4 seed.
For Cheboygan, the power-
ful McDill moves on as No. 1
seed at 285 pounds and
Dalton Jarvis (160) is a No. 4
seed.
Grayling and Cheboygan
compete this Saturday in the
Div. 3 regional tourney at
Farwell.
DIVISION 4
Onaway sends nine grap-
plers to the Div. 4 regional
tourney this Saturday in
Manton.
Representing the Cardinals
will be Fullerton (140) as a
No. 1 seed with a 44-6 record.
The No. 2 seeds for Onaway
are: senior Trey Leach (160)
with a 43-5 log; senior Gus
Robins (135) with a 31-15 log;
and bruising senior Bryer
McGinn (171), with a 38-7
record.
The No. 3 seeds for
Onaway are junior Morgan
Robins (135) with a 29-10
mark and feisty freshman Joe
Traynham (103) with a strong
34-7 log. Competing as No. 4
seeds fore the Cards are: sen-
iors Aaron Gray (130), R.J.
Rice (152) and Jason Davis
(215).
Mancelona will have three
competing Saturday at
Manton.
In addition to Aldrich
(152), a senior with a 21-8
log, sophomore Michael
Meadows (119) moves on as a
No. 3 seed and fellow sopho-
more Keegan Richardson
(285) is a No. 4 seed.
Mio will have two repre-
sentatives Saturday at
Manton and both finished as
runner-up in the Div. 4 dis-
trict tourney at Hesperia.
Junior Zach Mach (125)
takes a 36-5 log into the com-
petition and senior D.J.
Burden (125) owns a 22-5
mark.
by Tom Eustice
CADILLAC -- The
Cheboygan hockey team
rolled into Cadillac on a
snowy Friday night (Feb. 10)
to take on the tough Vikings.
Despite the weather, a nice
crowd showed up to witness
a well-played hockey game
by both teams.
It was impregnable Chief
goalie Nick "The Wall"
Watson stealing the show
and revealing no nicks in his
armor.
The Chiefs opened the
scoring at 12:09 of the first
period when determined
senior Jordan Yost caught a
pass just outside the blue line
and skated in with a defense-
man hanging on his right
arm. Yost made a move at the
top of the crease to shake his
shadow and put a whistling
wrist shot in to make it 1-0
Chiefs. Smooth-striding Stan
Swiderek assisted on the play.
Cadillac had multiple scor-
ing chances in the first peri-
od as they out-shot the
Chiefs 15-4 for the period.
But Watson looked like he
was playing in front of a net
the size the Mini-Mites use.
Nothing got by him and it
was 1-0 after the first period.
The Chiefs put much more
pressure on Vikings goalie
P.J. Nemish in the second
period and he must have
looked as big as an elephant
standing in front of the net to
the Chief forwards. Great
goaltending at both ends
prevailed in the second peri-
od & the score remained 1-0.
The Chiefs seemed to con-
trol play in the third period
but the young-and-fast
Vikings appeared to be more
than a little frustrated with
"Wall" Watson stopping
everything.
At 12:36 of the third period
Michael Castagne skated
down the left side of the ice
and took a hard wrist shot
that fell behind the goalie
and senior Dylan Wilkinson
dove for the puck with a fine
effort and poked it in to put
the Chiefs up 2-0.
The rest of the period the
Chiefs put the accent on
defense as Chiefs senior for-
ward Eryn Eustice played a
shift on offense then
dropped back to defense for
a shift and then back to
offense.
Doc Eustice logged a lot
of ice time in the third and
was part of the remedy for
the aggressive Viking assault.
Meanwhile, Nick Watson
continued to stand on his
head and make quality scor-
ing chances look like no
chance at all to score for the
Vikings.
The Chiefs recorded their
17th win, which ties the
record for wins in a season
for the Chiefs with three reg-
ular season games to be
played. The Chiefs are 17-3-1
on the year.
ON WEDNESDAY, Feb. 8,
the Chiefs lost another hard-
fought defensive battle on
the home ice, falling to the
Alpena Wildcats 1-0. It was a
game of outstanding goal-
tending by the Chiefs
Watson and the Wildcats
Bret Le Tourneau. The
Wildcats out-shot the Chiefs
33-28.
In the first period both
teams struggled to get shots
as defense dominated at
both ends. It was a game of
two very evenly matched
teams. This was the third
time these two teams met
this year. The first time they
played to a 4-4 tie. The sec-
ond game the Chiefs won 5-4
in the championship game of
the Alpena Boosters
Tournament.
The first period ended 0-0
with both teams recording
six shots on goal. In the sec-
ond period both teams had
multiple scoring chances but
goaltending by both teams
once again prevailed.
Alpena fought off two
power plays and the Chiefs
one in the tense period. The
Wildcats out-shot the Chiefs
15-14.
In the third period the
Wildcats controlled play a lit-
tle more than the Chiefs.
With 9:07 to play in the game
the Wildcats scored the only
goal of the contest a on a
power play from Jared
Kwiatkowski with an assist
from Brad Lorenz.
With 1:28 to play the Chiefs
went on a power play of their
own and pulled the goalie to
make it 6-on-4 but the
Alpena penalty killers and
goaltender Tourneau turned
the Chiefs away to record the
well-deserved win.
Seven earn district titles; Gaylord and Grayling each have two champs; Onaway has nine advance
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Reps win one, lose tough pair
Cheboygan shuts down Vikings
Heger pulls hammer on power-play goal to propel Reps past Cadillac; Reps play well in narrow losses to Flint Powers, Grandville
Wall Watson stops everything directed his way; Yost, Wilkinson score in 2-0 road victory
Seth Lashuay Chadd Hall
Jordan Yost Nick Watson
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SCHOOL BASKETBALL
RANKINGS 2/14/12
Class A
School (First-place votes) (Record) Points
1. Detroit Pershing (5) (17-0) 75
2. Lansing Eastern (13-2) 69
3. Saginaw (14-1) 66
4. Warren De La Salle (13-2) 58
5. Romulus (13-3) 57
6. Clarkston (13-2) 46
7. East Lansing (12-3) 45
8. Kalamazoo Central (12-4) 33
9. Petoskey (15-1) 28
10. Saginaw Arthur Hill (13-5) 25
Others receiving votes: Ypsilanti 24, Greenville
23, Detroit Martin Luther King 17, Zeeland East
12, Westland John Glenn 6, Niles 5, Grand
Rapids Ottawa Hills 4, Lansing Waverly 3, East
Kentwood 2, Troy 2.
Class B
1. Lansing Sexton (5) (13-1) 75
2. Lansing Catholic Central (14-0) 70
3. Detroit Crockett Technical (15-2) 63
4. Wyoming Godwin Heights (16-0) 62
5. Otsego (13-1) 55
6. Detroit Country Day (Beverly Hills) (12-4) 49
7. Bridgeport (15-1) 43
8. Stevensville Lakeshore (13-2) 41
9. Dearborn Height Robichaud (11-2) 28
10. Cadillac (11-3) 27
Others receiving votes: Muskegon Heights 18,
Dundee 15, Clawson 13, Ferndale 13, Sault
Ste Marie 11, Dowagiac Union 6, Sparta 4,
Dearborn Divine Child 3, Grand Rapids-
Christian 3, Sturgis 1.
Class C
1. Flint Beecher (5) (16-0) 75
2. Pewamo-Westphalia (15-0) 70
3. Shelby (14-0) 65
4. Traverse City St. Francis (13-1) 60
5. Clare (15-1) 48
6. Detroit Consortium College Prep (9-4) 41
T7. Negaunee (14-1) 40
T7. Madison Heights Madison (13-1) 40
9. McBain (13-2) 33
10. Detroit Loyola (12-3) 29
Others receiving votes: Madison Heights
Bishop Foley 26, Flint Hamady 26, River
Rouge 10, Schoolcraft 9, Detroit Midtown
Academy 7, Iron Mountain 5, Ithaca 4,
Bloomingdale 4, New Haven 2, Saginaw
Nouvel Catholic Central 2, Rudyard 2, Hancock
1, Holland-Black River 1.
Class D
1. Bellaire (3) (15-0) 73
2. Wyoming Tri-unity Christian (2) (14-1) 71
3. Pellston (14-1) 63
4. Carsonville-Port Sanilac (13-1) 54
5. Cedarville (13-1) 50
6. Munising (14-1) 49
7. Climax-Scotts (14-1) 41
8. Southfield Christian (14-2) 39
T9. Posen (15-1) 37
T9. Boyne Falls (14-1) 37
Others receiving votes: Fulton-Middleton 24,
North Adams-Jerome 19, Ewen-Trout Creek
11, Carney-Nadeau 10, Saginaw Michigan
Lutheran Seminary 7, Bear Lake 6, St. Joseph
Michigan Lutheran 4, McBain Northern
Michigan Christian 3, Powers North Central 1,
Clarkston Everest Collegiate 1.
Class A
1. Grand Haven (5) (16-1) 75
2. Lansing Waverly (16-0) 70
3. Detroit Pershing (16-1) 63
4. Detroit Martin Luther King (12-2) 60
5. St. Johns (14-1) 57
6. Midland (14-2) 47
7. Waterford Kettering (14-1) 44
8. Clarkston (15-2) 31
9. East Kentwood (14-3) 28
10. Grosse Pointe South (16-2) 26
10. Inkster (13-4) 26
Others receiving votes: Flushing 18, East
Lansing 13, Westland John Glenn 13,
Dearborn Edsel Ford 9, Auburn Hills Avondale
6, Romeo 5, Southfield-Lathrup 4, Grand
Rapids Forest Hills Central 3, Port Huron
Northern 1, DeWitt 1.
Class B
1. Goodrich (5) (16-0) 75
2. Portland (16-0) 66
3. St. Joseph (16-0) 61
4. Detroit Country Day (Beverly Hills) (14-1) 58
5. Grand Rapids Catholic Central (15-2) 46
6. Dearborn Divine Child (15-2) 43
7. East Grand Rapids (15-0) 41
T8. Hudsonville Unity Christian (15-1) 30
T8. Paw Paw (15-2) 30
10. Chelsea (15-1) 28
Others receiving votes: Kingsley Area 26,
Ludington 24, Eaton Rapids 15, Grand Rapids
South Christian 14, Freeland 11, Gladstone 10,
Three Rivers 8, Midland Bullock Creek 7,
Muskegon Oakridge 3, Onsted 2, Wayland
Union 2.
Class C
1. Morley Stanwood (3) (15-0) 72
2. Concord (1) (17-0) 70
3. St. Ignace (16-0) 65
4. Niles Brandywine (16-1) 53
4. Kent City (16-0) 53
6. Flint Hamady (16-1) 44
7. Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett (1) (13-3) 42
8. Reese (17-0) 41
T9. Saginaw Valley Lutheran (15-1) 28
T9. McBain (15-1) 28
Others receiving votes: Houghton 19,
Traverse City St. Francis 17, Grass Lake
13, Adrian Madison 10, Clare 9, New Lothrop
9, Lawton 8, River Rouge 5, Carson City-
Crystal 4, Mendon 4, Lincoln Alcona 4,
Gobles 2.
Class D
1. Gaylord St. Mary Cathedral (5) (17-0) 75
T2. Waterford Our Lady Of The Lakes (14-2) 65
T2. Mt Pleasant Sacred Heart Academy (14-1) 65
4. Climax Scotts (15-1) 60
5. Marine City Cardinal Mooney (12-3) 57
6. Bark River-Harris (15-1) 53
7. Bear Lake (15-1) 39
8. Posen (15-2) 38
9. Eben Junction Superior Central (15-2) 37
10. Deckerville (15-2) 25
Others receiving votes: Lansing Christian 17,
Custer-Mason County Eastern 16, Brimley
Area 16, Engadine 9, Crystal Falls-Forest Park
8, Hillsdale Academy 7, Athens 4, Carsonville-
Port Sanilac 3, Kingston 3, West Michigan
Lutheran 2, Rapid River 1.
BOYS
GIRLS
CHEBOYGAN SKATE
FOR CURE
Across
1- Barbershop request
5- Aromatic wood
10- Tooth
14- Hokkaido native
15- Small egg
16- Collar type
17- Temperance
19- Gaucho's weapon
20- Standards of perfection
21- Regent
23- Rare-earth metallic element
25- Eagle's home
26- Truman's Missouri birthplace
28- Falls-jumping fish
31- Animate existence
34- Children's author Blyton
36- Handle
37- "Much ___ About Nothing",
play by Shakespeare
38- Building
40- ___ de guerre
41- Intrinsically
43- Pond organism
44- Fit to ___
45- Spanish rice dish
47- Bird that gets you down
49- Oozes
51- Large New Zealand reptile
55- Wingless
58- Faultfinder
59- Pole, for one
60- Sedative
62- Trick
63- Farewell
64- "______ sprach Zarathustra"
65- Electric fish
66- Makes a loan
67- Not e'en once
Down
1- Implied
2- ___ Janeiro
3- Type of sanctum
4- Chameleonlike
5- Ate
6- Holiday start
7- Manure
8- Foil maker
9- "Speed" star
10- Feverish
11- Reconciliation
12- ___ contendere
13- Growl
18- Bones found in the hip
22- Clear the board
24- Craze
27- Long arm
29- Plains native
30- Iditarod terminus
31- Scandinavian
32- Brain wave
33- Anticipate
35- Toe or finger
38- Conger catcher
39- Winged staff carried by
Mercury
42- Arm coverings
44- Craftsperson
46- Having no distinct feet
48- "countrymen, lend me your
____"
50- Jacket material
52- Start of a Dickens title
53- Wash lightly
54- Bogie, e.g.
55- Even ___ speak...
56- Ballet bend
57- Whirl
61- Roulette bet
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Across
1- Just ___!; 5- Ski
cottage; 10- Casino game;
14- "Whip It" band; 15-
Early computer; 16-
Bedouin; 17- Rat-___; 18-
Goddess of love; 19- Not
___ many words; 20-
Martini liquor; 21- Hater of
humankind; 23- Gulp
down; 25- Follow; 26-
Diners; 29- Audition; 33-
Serf; 35- Nun wear; 37-
Layer; 38- Garage sale
sign; 39- Renaissance
fiddle; 40- Amenable; 41-
Early hrs.; 42- Closes; 43-
Be of one mind; 44- Third
sign of the zodiac; 46-
Prima ballerina; 48-
Comedian Carvey; 50- Fix
beforehand; 53- Lottery;
58- Leb. neighbor; 59-
New Rochelle college; 60-
Man with a van, perhaps;
61- Currency of Turkey,
and formerly of Italy; 62-
Bender; 63- Clarence's
accuser; 64- Roman poet; 65- Additional; 66- Bird homes; 67- Shrivelled, without moisture;

Down
1- Maxim; 2- Take hold; 3- Missionary zeal; 4- Barracks bed; 5- Hebrew tribe member; 6-
Addition column; 7- Actress Merrill; 8- Haggard; 9- Glad all over; 10- Justly; 11- Cartoonist
Peter; 12- Coarse file; 13- It's blown among the reeds; 21- Mongrel dog; 22- "Java"
trumpeter; 24- Neighbor of Cambodia; 27- Greek fertility goddess, flightless bird; 28- Fine
fur; 30- Burdensome; 31- Peter Fonda title role; 32- Actress Daly; 33- Dutch name of The
Hague; 34- Salinger girl; 36- Of the highest quality; 39- Harness driver; 40- Eyeball; 42-
Break, card game; 43- Broadcasts; 45- Think; 47- Musical dramas; 49- Compensate; 51-
Aluminum-bronze coin of Iceland; 52- Commerce; 53- Locale; 54- Fleece; 55- Grandson of
dam; 56- lamo rival; 57- Etta of old comics; 61- capulco article;
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A c r o s s
1 - J u s t _ _ _ ! ; 5 - S k i
c o t t a g e ; 1 0 - C a s i n o g a m e ;
1 4 - " W h i p I t " b a n d ; 1 5 -
E a r l y c o m p u t e r ; 1 6 -
B e d o u i n ; 1 7 - R a t - _ _ _ ; 1 8 -
G o d d e s s o f l o v e ; 1 9 - N o t
_ _ _ m a n y w o r d s ; 2 0 -
M a r t i n i l i q u o r ; 2 1 - H a t e r o f
h u m a n k i n d ; 2 3 - G u l p
d o w n ; 2 5 - F o l l o w ; 2 6 -
D i n e r s ; 2 9 - A u d i t i o n ; 3 3 -
S e r f ; 3 5 - N u n w e a r ; 3 7 -
L a y e r ; 3 8 - G a r a g e s a l e
s i g n ; 3 9 - R e n a i s s a n c e
f i d d l e ; 4 0 - A m e n a b l e ; 4 1 -
E a r l y h r s . ; 4 2 - C l o s e s ; 4 3 -
B e o f o n e m i n d ; 4 4 - T h i r d
s i g n o f t h e z o d i a c ; 4 6 -
P r i m a b a l l e r i n a ; 4 8 -
C o m e d i a n C a r v e y ; 5 0 - F i x
b e f o r e h a n d ; 5 3 - L o t t e r y ;
5 8 - L e b . n e i g h b o r ; 5 9 -
N e w R o c h e l l e c o l l e g e ; 6 0 -
M a n w i t h a v a n , p e r h a p s ;
6 1 - C u r r e n c y o f T u r k e y ,
a n d f o r m e r l y o f I t a l y ; 6 2 -
B e n d e r ; 6 3 - C l a r e n c e ' s
a c c u s e r ; 6 4 - R o m a n p o e t ; 6 5 - A d d i t i o n a l ; 6 6 - B i r d h o m e s ; 6 7 - S h r i v e l l e d , w i t h o u t m o i s t u r e ;

D o w n
1 - M a x i m ; 2 - T a k e h o l d ; 3 - M i s s i o n a r y z e a l ; 4 - B a r r a c k s b e d ; 5 - H e b r e w t r i b e m e m b e r ; 6 -
A d d i t i o n c o l u m n ; 7 - A c t r e s s M e r r i l l ; 8 - H a g g a r d ; 9 - G l a d a l l o v e r ; 1 0 - J u s t l y ; 1 1 - C a r t o o n i s t
P e t e r ; 1 2 - C o a r s e f i l e ; 1 3 - I t ' s b l o w n a m o n g t h e r e e d s ; 2 1 - M o n g r e l d o g ; 2 2 - " J a v a "
t r u m p e t e r ; 2 4 - N e i g h b o r o f C a m b o d i a ; 2 7 - G r e e k f e r t i l i t y g o d d e s s , f l i g h t l e s s b i r d ; 2 8 - F i n e
f u r ; 3 0 - B u r d e n s o m e ; 3 1 - P e t e r F o n d a t i t l e r o l e ; 3 2 - A c t r e s s D a l y ; 3 3 - D u t c h n a m e o f T h e
H a g u e ; 3 4 - S a l i n g e r g i r l ; 3 6 - O f t h e h i g h e s t q u a l i t y ; 3 9 - H a r n e s s d r i v e r ; 4 0 - E y e b a l l ; 4 2 -
B r e a k , c a r d g a m e ; 4 3 - B r o a d c a s t s ; 4 5 - T h i n k ; 4 7 - M u s i c a l d r a m a s ; 4 9 - C o m p e n s a t e ; 5 1 -
A l u m i n u m - b r o n z e c o i n o f I c e l a n d ; 5 2 - C o m m e r c e ; 5 3 - L o c a l e ; 5 4 - F l e e c e ; 5 5 - G r a n d s o n o f
d a m ; 5 6 - l a m o r i v a l ; 5 7 - E t t a o f o l d c o m i c s ; 6 1 - c a p u l c o a r t i c l e ;
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Winter Ice Fishing Derby on Otsego Lake part of
DNR Free Fishing Weekend
By Jim Akans
The DNR Michigan Free
Fishing Weekend starts this
Saturday, and to honor this
special opportunity to enjoy
some quality and highly
affordable time on the ice,
the Northland Sportsmens
Club will be hosting a free
Winter Ice Fishing Derby
February 18th on Otsego
Lake just off the shore of the
State Park.
This event has been spon-
sored by our club for the last
40 to 50 years according to
the information I have
found, states Jim Monforton
of the Northland Sportsmens
Club. We typically see about
60 kids turn out for the event,
though there has been as
many as 100. We encourage
people to bring their own
gear, but we will also provide
tackle, bait, and will be
drilling 7-inch holes in the
ice about a 100 yards or so
from the shore.
He adds, Safety is our first
and foremost concern. We
make sure the ice is safe and
as long as Mother Nature
cooperates in that regard,
people can enjoy some ice
fishing fun this weekend
without having to buy a fish-
ing license, and even parking
at the Otsego Lake State Park
will be free.
Registration for the Winter
Ice Fishing Derby will take
place at the State Park begin-
ning at 8:30 am, and the
event will run from 9 am
until noon. Hot cocoa and
coffee will be available in the
warming tent at the lake dur-
ing the event.
There will be prizes award-
ed in three age groups; 0 to 5
years, 6 to 10 years, and 11 to
16 years. Prizes will be
offered for the most fish
caught, the biggest and
smallest fish in each age
group.
Whatever size they catch
this weekend is considered
legal, relates Monforton.
We hope this will encourage
young people to put away
their electronic devices, get
away from the television for a
while, and enjoy ice fishing in
the great outdoors.
An adult must accompany
all entrants, and there will be
a lunch offered at the
Northland Sportsmens Club
at noon following the Derby.
The Skate for a Cure fundraiser hosted by the Cheboygan hockey
team on February 3 was a huge success. Nearly $8,000 was raised for
the Cheboygan Oncology Clinic. The money is going to help purchase
three new infusion treatment chairs for the clinic, located inside the
Cheboygan Memorial Health Center. The Cheboygan hockey team, the
Cheboygan Blueliners and the CMH Oncology staff would like to thank
the community for their great support. Pictured at the check presenta-
tion, from left, are Deb Yost from the Blueliners along with Oncology
Clinic staff members Renae Vaughn, Penny Treadway and Tara Dicken.
(photo courtesy of Annette Eustice)
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Daily Word
THURSDAY: Psalm 71:13-15 New American Standard Bible (NASB) 13 Let those who are adversaries of my soul
be ashamed and consumed; Let them be covered with reproach and dishonor, who seek to injure me. 14
But as for me, I will hope continually, And will praise You yet more and more. 15 My mouth shall tell of
Your righteousness And of Your salvation all day long; For I do not know the sum of them
FRISDAY: Psalm 42:11 New American Standard Bible (NASB) 11 Why are you in despair, O my soul? And why
have you become disturbed within me? Hope in God, for I shall yet praise Him, The help of my counte-
nance and my God.
SATURDAY: Psalm 44:3-5 New American Standard Bible (NASB) 3 For by their own sword they did not possess
the land, And their own arm did not save them, But Your right hand and Your arm and the light of Your
presence, For You favored them. 4 You are my King, O God; Command victories for Jacob. 5 Through
You we will push back our adversaries; Through Your name we will trample down those who rise up
against us.
SUNDAY: Psalm 34:2-4 New American Standard Bible (NASB) 2 My soul will make its boast in the LORD; The
humble will hear it and rejoice. 3 O magnify the LORD with me, And let us exalt His name together. 4 I
sought the LORD, and He answered me, And delivered me from all my fears.
MONDAY: Romans 5:1-5 New American Standard Bible (NASB) 1 Therefore, having been justified by faith, we
have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom also we have obtained our introduc-
tion by faith into this grace in which we stand; and we exult in hope of the glory of God. 3 And not only
this, but we also exult in our tribulations, knowing that tribulation brings about perseverance; 4 and per-
severance, proven character; and proven character, hope; 5 and hope does not disappoint, because the
love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us
TUESDAY: Matthew 5:11-12 New American Standard Bible (NASB) 11 Blessed are you when people insult you
and persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. 12 Rejoice and be glad, for
your reward in heaven is great; for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
WEDNESDAY: James 1:2-4 New American Standard Bible (NASB) 2 Consider it all joy, my brethren, when
you encounter various trials, 3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. 4 And let
endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
The year 2010 was without question the most difficult year my family and I
have ever faced. I had been the pastor of a church in another state for 6 years
and had seen God do some incredible things. The church had experienced
amazing growth and we had seen literally hundreds of people come to faith in
Jesus Christ. We entered 2010 expecting the most exciting ministry year we
had ever experienced but shortly into that year we hit an obstacle that caught
us completely off guard and which led to many difficult months, finally result-
ing in my choosing to graciously resign from my position. To say that we were
crushed would have been an understatement. But over the next 6 months we
experienced the grace and strength of God unlike any time previously in our
lives. The hurt was real and the pain was deep but each night my wife and I
could sit on the back porch with a cup of coffee and discuss together what we
called, The Fingerprints of God. We used this term to refer to the many
ways throughout that day, some small and some very large, in which we saw
clear evidence that God was in control and that we could trust Him in the mid-
dle of our storm. Though we would never want to repeat another year like
2010, we can look back at that year now and see how God used it in our lives.
We grew closer to the Lord and closer to each other as a family during that
year. And ultimately God used it to bless us by bringing us to the Gaylord E-
Free Church here in Gaylord, Michigan where we are thrilled to be living. We
can now better understand the words of James who said to Count it all joy
when you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith pro-
duces endurance (James 1:2, 3).
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Living overseas as a foreign exchange student, I
realized God was the only one who could speak
my language. My relationship with Him really
grew that year.
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Our Mission: A Spirit filled family of God united in our fear and love of Christ and
committed to the truth of the Bible. A praying church that equips its members to care,
serve and reach out to others with the saving grace of Jesus Christ.'
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826-8315
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gently used unwanted stuff? Please
donate items to the Elmira-Warner
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the firefighters to help raise money
for special items. (dress uniforms,
ID Cards, Badges, Halloween
Candy, food for Community
Christmas party, and many other
things) March 10 at Elmira Twp.
Hall, 9am - 6pm. Donated items
can be dropped off at the Fire Hall
on Tuesday, March 6th between 6
and 9pm. Arrangements call be
made if not able to make this time.
Please contact Leigh-Anne Marsh
at 989-370-2271
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DUCK DECOYS by Len Carnegie.
One pair of golden eyes, $700. One
pair of John Zakman plastic canvas
bags, Painted by Roy Peltier, $300.
231-238-7837
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1979 - 1992, $10 each. Cabin still
1972, 1973, $15 each. 231-238-
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Larry Hayden Duck Prints. Framed
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500. One is wood ducks, the other
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231-238-7837
WANTED: Hunting and Fishing col-
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GAS DRYER, propane. Older model,
works great, $100 obo. 989-786-
9059
Maytag Centennial, and Maytag
Neptune natural gas dryers. 3
years old, $100 or best offer for
each. Call Marilyn or Teresa, 989-
732-5960
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AUTO PARTS
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Mike Brown & Sons. 231-420-
1254
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GREAT ROOMS is now wholesaling
mattresses to the public. Prices
begin at $89. 148 W. Main St.
Downtown Gaylord, corner of Main
and N. Court St. www.greatrooms-
gaylord.com. Call 989-748-4849
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HELP WANTED
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Commission on Aging. Looking for
caring, compassionate person with
excellent people skills. Duties
include educating and advising
clients/families about services to
maintain a self-reliant lifestyle, pro-
moting wellness activities, and act-
ing as a liaison between communi-
ty agencies, service providers, and
clients. The successful applicant
will work with agency staff, the
building manager, and other hous-
ing-management staff in serving
clients, while encouraging them to
be proactive in meeting their social,
psychological, and physical needs.
Additionally, he/she will monitor
the delivery of services, provide lim-
ited case management for clients,
and assist management in identify-
ing clients who need assistance.
Baccalaureate Degree in Social
Work, Gerontology, Family Studies
or Public Health preferred.
Appropriate work experience with
older adults, working knowledge of
community services in the region,
experience in service management
(including organizing, problem-solv-
ing, and advocating), or training in
elder services will also be consid-
ered. Must be a team-player com-
mitted to the policies and proce-
dures of the agency. Applications
available at the Otsego County
Commission on Aging, 120
Grandview Blvd., Gaylord, 49735
and also accessible on the agency
website at www.OtsegoCounty
COA.org. Please submit applica-
tions by February 17, 2012. EOE.
HOMES FOR RENT
House for Rent: 2 Bedroom, 1 bath.
$500 month. Otsego Lake area.
989-387-1221
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231-525-8541 or 231-420-0132
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area MSHDA approved 866-570-
1991.
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732-3933
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and Service. Quality Workmanship
989-350-1857
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ice. 989-732-1403
PERFORMANCE PAINTING &
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estimates. 989-350-7944
STORAGE
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has 5x10 units available for just
$30 a month. No long term con-
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Call 989-732-8160.
BUCK PATH Mini Warehouses start-
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or 989-370-6058
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for Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall,
989-732-0724
SUV
2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer LT,
extended, leather, fully loaded with
DVD player, 146k miles, well main-
tained. $6995. 989-731-2629
WANTED
Baseball Cards from the 80s and
90s in album. Misc. Star cards.
Will trade for Shotgun. 231-373-
0842
SAVAGE and STEVENS RIFLES.
Possibly others. 989-390-1529
Wanted: Baseball, Football,
Basketball and Hockey cards.
Before 1972. 231-373-0842
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Wanted: Used Cooking Oil. We will
recycle those large containers of
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SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY
(Statewide Representation)
CRIMINAL MATTERS BANKRUPTCY
Free Consult on Above
JOHN P. S. MILLER ATTORNEY AT LAW
405 Lake, Roscommon, MI
989-275-4131 1-800-713-0077
OVER 30 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
2002 Chevy Trailblazer LTZ
4x4, loaded,
sunroof, leather $499 DOWN
CALL DRIVE NOW, PETOSKEY, 231-347-3200
"Nobody Sells for Less"

$999 down
2004 Honda CRV EX.
2215 US 31 North
Petoskey
WWW.PetoskeyAutoGroup.com
CALL 231-347-6080
Great gas
mileage. 5 speed.
$699 down
2003 Honda Civic Si
2215 US 31 North
Petoskey
CALL 231-347-6080
4 door. 4 Cyl.
Auto.
$799 down
2005 Honda Civic DX
2215 US 31 North
Petoskey
CALL 231-347-6080
4 door sedan,
auto, 4 cyl.
$999 down
2007 Toyota Camry SE
2215 US 31 North
Petoskey
CALL 231-347-6080
2002 Dodge Grand Caravan
7 passenger van,
perfect for the family $199 DOWN
Opportunities for
Employment
Service Coordinator - Full-time position (up to 30 hours/week)
available at the Otsego County Commission on Aging. Looking
for caring, compassionate person with excellent people skills.
Duties include educating and advising clients/families about
services to maintain a self-reliant lifestyle, promoting wellness
activities, and acting as a liaison between community agencies,
service providers, and clients. The successful applicant will
work with agency staff, the building manager, and other hous-
ing-management staff in serving clients, while encouraging
them to be proactive in meeting their social, psychological, and
physical needs. Additionally, he/she will monitor the delivery of
services, provide limited case management for clients, and assist
management in identifying clients who need assistance.
Baccalaureate Degree in Social Work, Gerontology, Family
Studies or Public Health preferred. Appropriate work experi-
ence with older adults, working knowledge of community serv-
ices in the region, experience in service management (including
organizing, problem-solving, and advocating), or training in
elder services will also be considered. Must be a team-player
committed to the policies and procedures of the agency. Appli-
cations available at the Otsego County Commission on Aging,
120 Grandview Blvd., Gaylord, 49735 and also accessible on
the agency website at www.OtsegoCountyCOA.org. Please sub-
mit applications by February 17, 2012. EOE.
2004 Chevy Impala
Great gas mileage,
one local owner. $199 DOWN
1 MILE NORTH ON OLD 27
GAYLORD
989.732.5136
HOURS: MONDAY-FRIDAY 7:30AM TO 5:30PM;
SATURDAY 8AM TO 2PM; CLOSED SUNDAY
PRO-Build
OTSEGO COUNTY PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION NOTICE
FEBRUARY 28, 2012
TO THE QUALIFIED VOTERS:
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN; that a presidential primary election will be held in the
COUNTY OF OTSEGO, State of Michigan,
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2012
At the following places holding the election in said townships and city as indicated:
BAGLEY TWP. HALL DOVER TWP. HALL CHARLTON TWP. HALL
ELMIRA TWP. HALL CHESTER TWP. HALL HAYES TWP. HALL
CORWITH TWP. HALL LIVINGSTON TWP. HALL OTSEGO LAKE TWP. HALL
CITY OF GAYLORD, FIRE HALL
For the purpose of voting in the presidential primary
The polls of said election will be open at
7 o`clock AM and remain open until 8 o`clock PM on February 28, 2012.
CITY OF GAYLORD BAGLEY TOWNSHIP CHARLTON TOWNSHIP
Rebecca Curtis, Clerk James Szymanski, Clerk Ivan Maschke, Clerk
CHESTER TOWNSHIP CORWITH TOWNSHIP DOVER TOWNSHIP
Melissa Szymanski, Clerk Debbie Whitman, Clerk Janet Kwapis, Clerk
ELMIRA TOWNSHIP HAYES TOWNSHIP LIVINGSTON TOWNSHIP
Susan Schaedig, Clerk Richard Ross, Clerk Elizabeth Mench, Clerk
OTSEGO LAKE TOWNSHIP - Lorraine Markovich, Clerk
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1738 S. Otsego Ave., P.O. Box 641 Gaylord, MI 49735
NEED MORE
LISTINGS
TO SELL!
Nice Well Maintained
Rentals Available
2 and 3 bedrooms
Call 989-732-1707
BRIGHT, OPEN,
CHEERY
2 Bed, 2 Bath Home on the
Wildwood Golf Course.
Sparkling Hardwood Floors,
Cozy Natl Gas Fireplace,
Welcoming Covered Porch
Up Front and Roomy Wrap
Around Deck Looking on
7th Fairway. Fenced in Play
Area for Kids and HUGE Unfinished Bonus Room for Extra Bedrooms, Play Area,
or Workshop.All on 2 Landscaped Lots with In Ground Sprinkler. Live on the
Golf Course with NO ASSN DUES. Plus just a chip shot to All Sport Wildwood
Lake for Water Sport Activities $163,500. MLS #277116
CHARMING
Year Long or Vacation
Home in Canada Creek.
3 Beds, 2 1/2 Baths.
Cedar Sided Inside. Low
Maint Vinyl Siding
Outside.Walk Out
Basement, Gas Fireplace,
Roomy Deck,Attached 2
1/2 Car Garage plus
Additional Garage for
Storage-Toys. Newer Well-Septic System. Enjoy All that Canada Creek has to Offer
Including 13,500 Acres for Hunting-Fishing, 5 Lakes, 2 Blue Ribbon Trout Streams,
Archery and Gun Ranges. $169,000. MLS #276951
GOOD THINGS
COME IN
SMALL PACK-
AGES.
Cozy 3 Bed, 2 Bath
Ranch with Full
Basement on 2
Acres.Tongue and
Groove Ceiling,
Newer Laminate
Flooring, and
Porch with
Overhang Lets You
Enjoy the Sweet Country Air. $99,500. MLS #272197
NEW PRICE!
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. $46,000. MLS #275830
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
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Featured Home
On the Market
Five Key
Areas to Pay
Attention to
When Buying
a Home
Compliments of
Ed Wohlfiel
You should pay close attention
to five key areas of the homes
you're considering buying; it may
save you money in the long run.
There are five areas in homes
that home inspectors frequently
reports problems with. They are
electrical, foundation, plumbing,
the attic, and landscaping.
Electrical
This is an obvious area of con-
cern for older homes where the
wiring has aged. Sometimes
homeowners assume with newer
homes that all will work just fine
but that may not the case. Even
newer homes should have the
electrical systems inspected.
Foundation
A firm foundation is just as
important in your house as it is in
your life. A home inspector
shared a story of a four-year-old
home he inspected recently was
already showing trouble signs
which could result in a costly
repair project. What the home-
owners did was plant trees for
shade to make it look really nice,
but they planted the wrong trees
and they're going to crack the
foundation and it's going to cut
the property value down by
$50,000.
In the case of that home, the
trees were causing micro-frac-
tures in the tile in various loca-
tions of the home. As you walk
through the house, 21 feet in and
30 feet deep, there's just too
much root invasion and it's going
to ruin their tile.
Some tell-tale signs with this
home were the minor cracks in
the foundation that were causing
a lifting and separation of the
foundation. Also, the windows
were not opening and closing
properly, which means the foun-
dation is moving.
Plumbing
It's an area that you can't
always spot as easily but it can
create expensive repairs if
plumbing issues go either unde-
tected or are not properly fixed.
Mold forms underneath sinks
when people have a leak and they
fix the pipe but they don't take
care of the mold.
Caulking the sink can help
prevent mold.
Attic
You can tell everything about
the house by the attic. The attic is
sort of the eyes to the soul of the
home. In the attic you can tell
where all the damage has been.
If you're in a 20-year-old house
and you see that the insulation is
brand new, you know that there
was a water leak because it had to
be replaced. You can tell if the
roof is good because you can look
right at the wood.
Landscaping
There should not be moisture
or plants next to your house.
There should be a 12 inch barrier
between the landscape and the
house. Otherwise you run the risk
of having the foundation crack
and affect the home. What hap-
pens is, as the landscape that is
too close to the home is watered,
the foundation and soil expand.
Then, when no watering occurs,
the foundation dries up and
shrinks and this can cause it to
crack.
Remember, knowledge is
power, so learning about the
home before you close the deal
on it will keep you from making a
mistake that may cost you extra
expense later.
117 Franklin Street, Cheboygan
Contact; Roger Kopernik, Exit Realty Paramount, Cheboygan, (231) 597-8000
Real Estate
By Jim Akans
They simply do not build homes like they used to. Located on
a large lot with 214 feet of frontage on the Cheboygan River, this
spacious brick ranch home with walkout basement features
solid, mid 1960s workmanship, attractive curb appeal, a versa-
tile and roomy floor plan, and plenty of top-notch amenities.
Lets start inside. There is approximately 2,100 square feet of
main level living space in this home, and an additional 2,100
square feet in the full basement. The floor plan includes three
very nicely sized bedrooms and three full baths, a beautifully
updated kitchen that opens to an adjoining dining room and
huge living room, plus a separate family room area. The entry
foyer, dining and living rooms are highlighted by beautiful hard-
wood flooring, stately brick fireplaces warm the family and living
rooms, plus there is a third fireplace on the lower level. An expan-
sive covered deck extends across the rear of the home overlooking
the Cheboygan River, and it is accessible from the living room,
family room and master bedroom suite.
The interior also features a fully finished lower level walkout, a
sauna, central vacuum system, attached heated garage and much,
more. There is even a one-year home warranty offered with this
home.
Outdoors, the just over three-quarters of an acre of property
gently slopes to the 214 feet of frontage on the Cheboygan River.
The grounds are nicely landscaped and easily maintained with
the in-ground sprinkler system. A 20-foot by 40-foot boathouse at
the rivers edge makes storing and launching watercraft a breeze,
ensuring the Cheboygan River and nearby Lake Huron waterfront
are ready to cruise at a moments notice.
This is a wonderful, classic home in a superb
riverfront setting near town, and it is all offered at a
listing price of just $349,900.
Call Roger Kopernik today for a private showing.
(231) 597-8000 or email RMKopernik@att.net
Solid & spacious brick ranch
with Cheboygan River frontage
REAL ESTATE SALES STATISTICS
Provided to you by and based on information from the Water Wonderland
MLS, Inc. for the period January 29, 2012 through February 5, 2012.
(RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES ONLY)
DAYS DOLLAR VOLUME NUMBER OF NUMBER OF
COUNTY ON MARKET SOLD UNITS SOLD UNITS AVAILABLE
Alcona 0 $0 0 48
Alpena 194 $387,900 5 309
Antrim 198 $92,900 2 57
Cheboygan 104 $396,300 4 406
Crawford 113 $246,599 5 189
Mackinac 0 $0 0 72
Montmorency 0 $0 0 178
Oscoda 117 $142,900 3 137
Otsego 116 $167,800 4 353
Presque Isle 126 $85,000 1 227
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