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By Mike Dunn
MANCELONA The
Mancelona Lady Ironmen of
coach Richard Dickerson
faced a tough battle on the
home diamond on Thursday,
May 9, with tough, talented
Charlevoix came to town.
The Rayders brought a 12-1
record with them and
Mancelona went into the
twinbill with a perfect 10-0mark.
The games lived up to their
billing.
In the opener, senior
flamethrower Kallie Derrer
was in top form in the circle
for Mancy as she mastered
the Rayder bats in a 6-2 victo-
ry. In the nightcap, Mancy
was in jeopardy of losing its
first game of the season but
rallied late to claim a tense 7-
6 win.
Kallie was cool, collected
and lethal with her deliveries
in the opener, permitting the
hard-hitting Rayders just two
hits over six innings and
striking out 11.
Sweet-swinging, smooth-
striding sophomore short-
stop Dakota Derrer, who set a
state record for triples in a
season a year ago and tied a
national prep record with 20,
was up to old tricks as she
walloped two triples in the
opener and also knocked in
two runs.
Kailey Kanaziz was in
Krunch mode also, crack-
ing two hits with two RBIs
and two runs scored. Shea
Howe, Lindsey Friday and
Taylor Robbins each ripped asingle to help the Ironmen
cause.
Game two went to extra
innings before being decid-
ed.
Dakota Derrer started and
twirled the first three innings
for the Lady Ironmen, notch-
ing two Ks and allowing six
hits and four runs. Kallie
came on in relief in the
fourth and tossed four effec-tive innings, striking out five
with no walks and permitting
two runs.
The score was tied at 5
after the regulation six
innings. In the top of the sev-
enth, the Rayders scored a
run to pull ahead 6-5.
Kallie helped her own
cause in the bottom of the
seventh when she came up
with one out and two run-ners on base. Kallie connect-
ed for a majestic sacrifice fly
to knock in the Lindsey
Friday with the game-tying
run.
Haley Ackler then came to
the plate and whacked a
whistling line drive to knock
in the game-winning run.
Kallie, Haley and Friday
each had two hits and
knocked in two runs apiecein the thrilling come-from-
behind win as the Lady
Ironmenn improved to 10-0.
Gabby Gray doubled and
had two singles for
Charlevoix, which slipped to
12-3 with the two defeats.
Katie Hybl hammered a dou-
ble and single and Yogi Hang
banged out a triple and a sin-
gle.
In the opener, Hybl andHang had Charlevoixs only
two hits.
ON MONDAY, the Lady
Ironmen pushed their record
to 12-0 overall and 10-0 in the
Ski Valley with a doublehead-
er sweep of Inland Lakes, 13-
1 and 15-10.
Kallie was the victor in
both games. In the opener,
she tossed a two-hitter over
five innings with 10 Ks. In the
nightcap, she struck out eight
over seven innings but the
Bulldog batters came alive,
netting 15 hits and 10 runs.
Kallie was a killer with the
bat in her hands in the open-
er, going 4-for-4 with an RBI
double and a grand slam that
some say is still traveling out
in space somewhere.
Kallie wasnt the only oneputting aluminum on the
ball, though. Lindsey Friday
laced two hits, including a
two-run inside-the-park
home run, and she scored
three times. Kerry Stilson
struck for a single and a triple
with an RBI while Taylor
Robbins ripped an RBI single
and Dakota Derrer drilled an
RBI single and scored twice
with two stolen bases.
In the nightcap, Kallie
launched another missile
that scraped the stratosphere
and landed somewhere in
the next township for a two-
run homer. She had four
more RBIs, giving her nine
for the two games.
Dakota delivered yet
another triple among her two
hits and she knocked in four
runs. Friday was fearsome
with the stick in her hands
once again, ringing up a sin-
gle, double and triple and
scoring four times. Logan
Allen lined two singles and
Robbins recorded an RBI sin-
gle and scored twice.
The Lady Ironmen will face
a stern test this Thursday,
May 16, when the perennially
tough Onaway Cardinalscome to town. The Cardinals
are the defending league
champs. Two of the top
pitchers in the entire region,
Kallie Derrer for Mancelona
and Emily Estep for Onaway,
will go head-to-head in the
twinbill that could well
decide who the 2013 Ski
Valley champ will be.
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By Mike Dunn
GAYLORD The St. Mary
softball team of coach Abe
Cruz won the opener at
home Monday with visiting
Ski Valley foe Bellaire but a
high-scoring loss in game
two dampened the
Snowbirds chances of secur-
ing a tie for the 2013 league
title.
St. Mary slipped to 10-2
overall and 8-2 in the leaguewith the split. It hurts
because it puts the
Snowbirds two games behind
front-running Mancelona,
which was 10-0 at the time of
this writing, and one game
behind Onaway, which was
7-1.
Onaway plays at
Mancelona on Thursday of
this week in a key league
showdown. If the Lady
Ironmen are able to win both
games, it gives them a clear
advantage in the league
standings. If Onaway was
able to sweep at Mancelona,
it would put the Cardinals
one game above St. Mary and
Mancy in the standings.
If the teams split, then
Mancy would retain the topspot in the standings with a
10-1 mark with Onaway (8-2)
and St. Mary tied for the run-
ner-up spot.
The Snowbirds edged the
visiting Eagles 5-3 in game
one but dropped a disap-
pointing 18-9 loss in the sec-
ond game of the twinbill,
which was played in condi-
tions better suited to
Eskimos than softball ath-
letes.
St. Mary rallied from a 3-0
deficit to take the opener.
Savannah Sullivan was
sharp, slick and savvy from
the circle, striking out six
Eagle batters and permitting
five hits.
Jada Bebble busted three
hits to help lead the
Snowbird offense in game
one and the crisp bat of Kari
Borowiak accounted for two
doubles. Caylee Lawnichak,
Allie Rutkowski and Chrissy
Smith each struck for a single
and Katie Rutkowski reached
base three times.
In game two, Bellaire start-
ed blistering the ball. The
Eagles hit the ball hard,
amassing 15 hits, but the
Snowbirds also struggled
with the cool temperatures in
the field and made some
untimely errors that led to
some big Eagle outbursts.Bellaire owned a 13-0
advantage through four
innings of play.
The Snowbirds showed
their typically scrap, coming
back to make the final score
respectable but the early
deficit proved too much to
overcome.
The sweet-swinging
Sullivan swatted a two-run
home run that rocketed
through the wind and the
cool evening air to land on
the other side of the center
field standard.
Bebble and Borowiak eachbusted RBI singles to help
fuel the comeback and
Chrissy Smith stroked a time-
ly two-run single. In the end,
though, there were too many
unearned runs allowed by
the Snowbirds, who made 10
errors in the contest.
Bekah Myler banged out
two hits, as did Borowiak and
Sullivan. Gabby Schultz
struck for a single, as did
Bebble.
The Snowbirds entertain
cross-county rival
Johannesburg-Lewiston in
another important Ski Valley
twinbill on Thursday, May 16.
The outcome of the games
with the visitin g Cardinals
and games played at
Mancelona will have a bear-
ing on the final SVC stand-
ings of 2013.
ON THURSDAY, May 9, the
Snowbirds played host to
Ellsworth in a non-confer-
ence twinbill and swept by
scores of 13-3 and 10-2.
Sullivan served up the
smoke from the circle in the
opener, tossing an efficient
two-hitter at the visiting
Lancers and striking out
eight. She received some
help behind her when Katie
Rutkowski made a spectacu-
lar leaping catch to rob a
Lancer hitter of extra bases.
Smith smote two hits to
help lead the offense and
Sullivan also stroked a pair of
hits.
Allie Rutkowski recorded a
two-run single amidst an 11-
run first-inning outburst.
Jada Bebble, Kari Borowiak
and Hannah Smith also had
RBI hits in the frame.
In game two, Borowiak
toed the rubber and fired a
three-hitter.
Gabby Schultz smacked a
pair of hits, as did Danica
Bebble, Jada Bebble and the
hard-swinging Borowiak.
Sullivan also stroked two
more hits.
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Senior Megan Estep and
Lindsay LaLonde each lined
a single.
ON THURSDAY, May 9, the
Cardinals put the broom to
host Bellaire, 7-0 and 13-0.
Emmy sizzled from the cir-
cle once again, firing a two-
hitter shutout in both games.
She struck out eight in the
opener and five more in the
mercy-shortened nightcap.
Emmy also mashed a
mighty home run that is
bound to land somewhere
soon. Morganne Badgero
added her won Bash to the
attack, going 2-for-4 with a
ringing RBI double and two
runs scored, and Megan
Estep tagged two doubles
and two RBIs and two runs
scored.
Temara Lupu was in
launch mode along with
Emmy, tagging a terrific wal-
lop over the fence for a two-
run dinger. Lexi Szymoniak
lined an RBI single and
sweet-swinging Sam
Brasseur stroked an RBI dou-
ble.
In game two, it was
Badgero generating two
more hits with two more RBIs
and two more runs scored.
Megan Estep meted out three
hits with four RBIs and Lupu
lashed an RBI single.
Brasseur banged out two hits
with two RBIs and scored
three times while Devin
Bristley blasted an RBI single
and Szymoniak slammed a
single and scored a run.
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By Mike Dunn
BELLAIRE The Onaway
baseball team advanced to
the top spot in the crowded
Ski Valley standings with an
impressive sweep of host
Bellaire on Thursday, May 9.
The Cardinals brought the
broom out behind the effi-
cient pitching of junior lefty
Andrew Prow and hard-
throwing Matt Tollini, taming
the Eagles by scores of 4-1
and 12-0. They improved to astrong 11-2 overall and 7-0 in
the league. They were trailing
Johannesburg-Lewiston in
the second game of a twinbill
played previously at Onaway
that was suspended because
of darkness.
Prow pushed his record to
a perfect 4-0 with a five-hitter
in the opener against
Bellaire. He pounded the
strike zone, fanning four and
walking none while allowing
one earned run.
Cody Whitsitt accounted
for some of the Whack in the
Cardinal attack as he drilled
three hits, including twodoubles. Tommy Auger also
helped the cause, tagging
two hits and knocking in two
runs. Auger also stole two
bases and scored twice.
Andrew Perry pounded an
RBI double among his two
hits.
Tollini was terrific in the
nightcap, terrorizing the
Eagle hitter with his lethal
assortment of deliveries.
Tollini allowed just one hit
and struck out five in five
innings of the mercy-short-
ened shutout.
Tollini also helped his own
cause, tearing it up with the
bat in addition to his work on
the hill. Tollini tagged two
hits and generated four RBIs.
He also stole a base and
scored twice. Perry producedtwo more hits and knocked
in two more runs and Prow
rapped an RBI single among
his two hits. He also stole a
base and scored twice.
Mancy sweeps past
Bulldogs
MANCELONA
Mancelona kept itself firmly
in the hunt for the 2013 Ski
Valley title with a 7-3, 9-6
sweep of Inland Lakes on
Monday.
The Ironmen of coach Jim
VanWagoner, who are 9-3
overall, entertain unbeaten
SVC front-runner Onaway on
Thursday, May 16, in a dou-
bleheader that will help
determine who will reign as
champion at the end of the
season.
Cody Derrer delivered
from the hill for the Ironmen
in the opener, twirling an
efficient five-hitter at thehard-hitting Bulldogs while
striking out seven.
He received help at the
plate from Nick Balhorn, who
belted a clutch RBI single,
and J.R. Cook, who also
cracked a key RBI single and
scored a run.
Cook continued his torrid
hitting in the nightcap,
smacking two more hits with
an RBI in support of angular
senior Kyle Schepperley, who
struck out six and scattered
three hits.
Sophomore catcher Cole
VanWagoner also whacked a
two-run single to help the
cause.
Blue Devils split with
Grayling
GAYLORD The host Blue
Devils lost one and tied one
with nearby rival Grayling in
a non-league twinbill played
on Thursday, May 9.
Grayling won the opener 3-
0. The Blue Devils avoided a
sweep by forging a 6-6 tie
with the Vikings in the night-
cap.
Jake Korte connected for a
solid single to account for
one of Gaylords three hits in
the opener. Robbie Hansen
and Tyler Frisch also had a
hit.
In the nightcap, it was
Korte coming through again
in the clutch with a two-run
double to spark an early
uprising by the Blue Devils.
Freshman Joseph Miller and
Taylor Swanson tallied on
Kortes two-bagger. Senior
Tyler Cherry also helped to
make it a fruitful frame for
the Blue Devils as he reached
base and scored.
Frisch found the sweep
spot and lined an RBI single
for the Blue devils, chasing
home Chad McMillion with
Gaylords fifth run of the con-
test. In the sixth, Miller drew
a walk and came around to
score to knot the score at 6.
After a scoreless seventh
inning, the game wasstopped because of darkness.
Baseball Report
Onaway pushes to first in SVCCardinals remain unbeaten in league play with sweep of host Bellaire;
Mancy takes two from I-Lakes; Blue Devils split with Grayling
By Mike Dunn
PETOSKEY The 24th
annual Carol Hansen
Baseball Invitational hosted
by Petoskey was unfortu-
nately cut short because of
the atrocious weather on
Saturday. The Northmen got
to play one game, though,
against a pretty good Milford
squad and posted a 4-2 deci-
sion over seven innings
before the poor weather
forced a halt to things.
Petoskey pushed its record
to 8-2-1 with the victory.
Sophomore hurler Jordan
Swiss served up the cheese
for the Northmen and bore
holes in the Milford bats with
his hard stuff. Swiss rang up
seven Ks while permitting
four hits and two runs in his
complete-game performance.
Swiss also helped himself
with the stick, stinging a pair
of key hits in the one-run first
inning and the three-run
third inning and scoring one
of Petoskeys four runs.
Catcher Mitch Smielewski,
Kenny Gray, Cole Paul and
Aiden Holliday each had RBIs
for the Northmen in the big
win. Hollidays screaming
single chased home Swiss to
cap a three-run third inning
uprising.
Nick Strobel smacked two
hits in the game and scored a
run, as did Swiss. Danny
Clancy also scored.
The Northmen played a
much-anticipated Big North
doubleheader at T.C. West on
Tuesday, May 14, after this
issue went to press. On
Thursday, May 16, the
Northmen are home against
Sault Ste. Marie and on
Friday, May 17, they are
home again against
Marquette.
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By Bob DeLong
GAYLORD Bellaire is
another example of the over-
all improvement and talent
of the baseball teams in Ski
Valley Conference this sea-
son.
Offense was on display big
time on Monday in Gaylord
as St. Mary and the Eagles
combined for 35 runs on 35total hits and split a double-
header. Bellaire won the first
game 8-5 and the Snowbirds
took the nightcap 13-9, as
pitching was certainly at a
premium.
IN GAME ONE, Bellaire
used five hits and a walk to
score five in the top of the
first and held on for the win
despite numerous St Mary
rallies.
The Snowbirds scored sin-
gle runs in the first and sec-
ond innings and three in the
fourth and had at least two
base runners on in everyinning except the third but
they were unable to overtake
the Eagles. A ringing triple to
right center from junior Nick
Harrington followed up by
senior Nick Lochinskis
screaming single scored a
run in the first and freshman
Casey Gilling scored in the
second when fellow fresh-
man John Paul Zielinski
drove him home.
Bellaire stretched its lead
to 8-2 with three runs in the
top of the fourth on two sin-
gles and walk and a double
and St. Mary came right back
to get into the game with
three of its own in the bottom
of the frame. After junior
Anthony Zielinski reached onan error, his brother John
Paul hit a single and the both
moved up on a sacrifice bunt
from senior Matt Spyhalski.
One run scored on a wild
pitch as freshman Adam
Nowicki reached first base.
Harrington knocked in the
second run with a single and
the third scored on a bounce
out off the bat of Nick
Lochinski.
The Snowbirds threatened
in both the fifth and sixth
innings, getting two base
runners on each inning but
failed to push a run across.Bellaire made several good
defensive plays when they
needed to in order to hold
the Snowbirds off the score-
board
The speedy Harrington led
the Snowbird attack with a
triple, single, walk, and RBI, a
run scored and two stolen
bases. Both Zielinski brothers
went 2-for-3, Nick Lochinski
had RBI single and junior
Brendon Nowicki added a
safety.
Brendon Nowicki went the
distance on the mound strik-
ing out five Eagles. The
Snowbird defense played
another errorless game.
IN GAME TWO, Bellaire
scored a run in the first andthreatened to score more but
starter Matt Spyhalski got out
of the inning with a strikeout
with the bases loaded. Then
the Snowbird bats went to
work, scoring seven runs in
the bottom of the inning
all with two outs!
The highlights of the
inning were a bases-loaded
three-run double to deep
center from Anthony
Zielinski, a two-run single
from sophomore Jack
Lochinski and two hits and
an RBI in the inning from
leadoff man Spyhalski.With the score 7-2, St Mary
added to its lead with five
more runs in the third.
Gilling singled and later
scored on a hit from Adam
Nowicki and the hard-hitting
Harrington drove in two
more with a triple to deep
right center, his fifth triple in
the last six games. Nick
Lochinski added an RBI sin-
gle in the frame and another
run scored on a wild pitch.
The Snowbird led 12-2 after
three.
Bellaire scored five runs in
the top of the fourth but
Anthony Zielinski came in to
get the three outs in the
inning in relief of Spyhalski.
Anthony allowed only one
earned run in three inningsof work to record his second
save.
Helping the Snowbirds was
more great defense high-
lighted by two tremendous
plays at third by Spyhalski in
the fifth inning and a couple
of nice running catches by
versatile Nick Lochinski in
left field. Nick played three
positions in the twinbill.
ON THURSDAY, May 9, the
Snowbirds took care of busi-
ness in a big way against
Ellsworth, winning 16-1 and
15-0. With five players miss-
ing due to state archery
finals, the Snowbirds made
due with JV players filling in
and performing admirably
well.
Brendon Nowicki fired aone-hitter in the opener,
notching four Ks along the
way. Eighth -grader Nick
Torskey added some serious
torque to the attack, stroking
three hits in his opportunity
to play for the varsity. Casey
Gilling and Cole Lofler also
banged out three hits apiece
in the 18-hit Snowbird
assault.
Senior Matt Spyhalski
fanned six and gave up two
hits while twirling the
shutout in the nightcap.
Spyhalski also spanked four
hits and drove in three of the
Snowbird runs. Harrington
continued his torrid hitting,
ripping out three hits, includ-
ing a triple, and knocking in
five of the runs.St Mary (9-5, 7-5) plays
familiar rival Johannesburg-
Lewiston on Thursday, May
16, before competing in the
annual Mount Pleasant
Sacred Heart Tournament on
Saturday and hosting peren-
nial SVC power Mancelona
on Monday.
Teams combine for 35 runs on35 hits in shootout; Snowbirds takenightcap to salvage split
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By Mike Dunn
ALMA The Gaylord boys
and girls track teams traveled
down to Alma College on
Friday to compete in the
annual Scottie Classic
against high level competi-
tion as a preparation for the
upcoming regional meet. The
Blue Devils came in fourth
among the Div. 2 school
teams in the meet, finishing
behind Alma, Chippewa Hills
and Corunna. Petoskey also
competed in the meet, com-
ing in seventh among Div. 2
schoos.
This Alma meet was
designed for individuals and
relay teams to earn better
seeding for the upcoming
regional meet.Some highlights from the
day for the Gaylord boys of
coach Matt Warren included
an overall first-place finish
for high-flying Ian Rudel,
who cleared 12 feet, 6 inches
in the pole vault, besting
everyone from the 30 differ-
ent school represented
around Michigan at the
meet. Ians accomplishment
was also the fifth best vault in
Gaylord history!
The fleet foursome of Nate
Fischer, Ian Rudel, Jake
Henley and Trae Hill motored
to a first-place time of 3:33.28
in the 1600 relay.
Trae had a huge day in
individual races as well. He
broke his own school record
in the 400-meter dash, cross-
ing the finish line first in a
whiplash time of 50.3 sec-
onds, which currently ranks
him third in the entire state!
Trae also took third in the
200-meter dash in 22.94 sec-
onds.
Nate Fischer continues toget stronger in the 800. His
time of 2:00.38 earned him
runner-up honors in the
highly competitive race.
Other performances of
note include Collin Watters
pouring it on in the 200
meter dash, earning a time of
23.6 seconds to take seventh
overall and also land himself
a spot on the all-time top-10
list for Gaylord.
Sterling McPherson
(4:57.05) and Josh
Winchester (5:01.61) shot out
to run personal-best times in
the 1600 meter run. Strong-
striding Charlend Howard
(10:20.14) and Collin
Monusko (11:07.08) also ran
season-best times in the 3200
run.
Cam Taylor cruised to sev-
enth in the 300 hurdles
(43.56) and Steven Fitzek
flew to ninth in the 110 hur-
dles (17.69).
ON THE girls side, it was
Katelynn Dreyer, Erin
Borgeson, Mai Dao andAlanna Johnston combining
forces once again in the 1600
relay to capture first place in
a time of 4:21.29.
The versatile Johnston also
soared to first in the high
jump, clearing the bar at a
gravity-defying 4 feet, 10
inches, and she earned third
in the 200-meter dash in
28.25 seconds.
Dreyer drove to third in the
challenging 800-meter run,
finishing in 2:33.05. Dao
dashed to fifth in the 400 race
(1:05.94) with Borgeson
(1:08.12) right behind in
sixth.
Syd Borowiak was simply
super in the 100-meter high
hurdles, surging to second
place with a solid time of
17.39 seconds. Andrea
Mason took fifth in the 300
hurdles in 52.92 seconds.
Syd also teamed with
Marissa Ford, Lylan Dao and
Grace Sanders for third in the
super-fast 400 relay (52.92).
In the 800 relay, Sanders
and Lylan Dao joined with
Dreyer and Johnston for third
in a time of 1:53.30. Sanders
also soared to sixth in the
long jump (14-0).
Allison Fischer flung the
discus 100 feet, 1 inch to take
fourth in that event.
Gaylord and Petoskey
compete in the Div. 2 region-
al meet held at Cadillac this
Friday, May 17.
By Mike Dunn
GAYLORD The Gaylord
softball team showed plenty
of fight and plenty of offense
in a Big North twinbill at
home against Traverse City
West on Thursday, May 9.
Unfortunately, it wasnt
enough to offset the offen-
sive attack of the Titans, who
won the entertaining games
by scores of 12-9 and 6-4.
Blue Devil slugger Alysha
Sobeck was in satellite mode
late in game one as she
sparked an improbable
comeback with a pair of
home run blasts to left cen-
ter field. Sobecks solo smash
in the sixth inning brought
the Blue Devils within six
runs, 10-4.
The Titans added two
more runs in the top of the
seventh to take a command-
ing 12-4 lead into the bottom
of the frame.
First, Lauren Mead came
through in the clutch with a
screaming line drive single to
knock in two runs and make
it 12-6.
The dangerous Sobeck
then strode to the plate with
two runners still on base and
sent another West delivery
into orbit, scraping the strat-
osphere with a prodigious
poke that traveled over the
fence and finally landed
somewhere beyond the
school grounds. The rumor
is that the ball may still be
rolling out there somewhere.
Sobecks second meteoric
smash chased home Paige
Woods and Mead and
trimmed the deficit to 12-9.
The Titans were able to hold
on and get the win but not
without a scare.
Sobeck also smacked a
bases-loaded double in the
opener, giving her three
extra-base hits and a whop-
ping seven RBIs!
Cierra Woods carried some
hefty lumber to the plate also
for Gaylord, going a perfect
4-for-4, and Mead muscled
out two hits and knocked in
two runs.
Game two was called after
six innings because of dark-
ness with the battling Blue
Devils down 6-4 on thescoreboard.
Mead came through with
runners on base yet again,
banging out a two-run single
to knock in Violet Workman
and Josyln Rider. Cierra
Woods whacked another hit
in the nightcap along with
Jada Johnson, Lauren Hintz
and Paige Woods.
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PELLSTON
Johannesburg-L ewiston
pushed its record to 9-2 in
the Ski Valley with a double-
header sweep of host
Pellston on Thursday, May 9.
The Cardinals of coach
Rick Guild, who improved to
13-3 overall, won by scores of
16-4 and 12-9.
Senior Cole Nagy secured
the victory in the opener with
a workmanlike outing, strik-
ing out eight and allowing
five hits while going the dis-
tance.Logan Huff was in line
drive mode at the plate, lac-
ing three singles to help the
Cardinal cause, and senior
leftfielder Alex Payne, who
has been tearing the cover of
the ball this season, added
three hits as well.
Huff, who is just a fresh-
man, was 7-for-8 altogether
in the sweep and is hitting
nearly .500 this season,
which Guild said is quite
remarkable for a freshman.
Catcher Brad Kussrow
cracked a pair of hits in the
opener, including a two-run
double, and Hunter
VanDeKerchove, Joel
Kussrow and Nagy also
smacked two hits.
The Cardinals fell behind8-1 in the nightcap before
storming back to score six
runs in the fourth inning and
assume a 10-8 lead before
finally winning 12-9.
Nagy also got the win in
relief in game two, firing two
scoreless innings.
Sophomore Zach Moss start-
ed for the Cardinals and Sean
Paris came on in relief of him
before Nagy entered the
game.
Logan was lights out again
with the bat in his hands,
going 4-for-4, and also turn-
ing in two outstanding plays
in the field.
Coalton Huff also helped
fuel the comeback, going 3-
for-3 with a sacrifice fly and
two RBIs. Payne pounded outtwo more hits and knocked
in two more runs. Joel
Kussrow, another outstand-
ing freshman playing for
Guild this season, connected
for two hits with an RBI.
The Cardinals remain in
the hunt for the 2013 Ski
Valley title. Their chances
rely on the outcome of the
doubleheader at Mancelona
on Thursday, May 16,
between the Ironmen of
coach Jim VanWagoner and
unbeaten Onaway. A split
between the teams or a
sweep by Mancelona would
keep the door open for
Guilds squad. A sweep by
Onaway, though, would put
them in command.
J-L has played bothMancelona and Onaway. The
Cardinals split with
Mancelona. They lost to
Onaway in the opener of a
doubleheader but had the
lead in game two when it was
halted because of darkness.
That second game has not
been completed and it could
have a bearing on how the
final standings turn out.
ON TUESDAY, May 7, the
Cardinals hammered out a
pair of victories over non-
league foe Boyne Falls, 11-4
and 16-0.
Coalton Huff had the good
stuff going for him as he
racked up 11 Ks in the open-
er. He also ripped a pair of
hits and knocked in a run.
Logan Huff laced a two-run single and Brandon Huff
hammered out a pair of hits
with an RBI while Hunter
VanDeKerchove pulled the
trigger on two hits with an
RBI.
Freshman Joel Kussrow
befuddled the Logger lineup
in the nightcap, twirling a no-
hitter over three innings in
the mercy-shortened affair.
Logan Huff was a line drive
waiting to happen, as usual,
lacing three more hits with
two RBIs. Brad Kussrow
cracked three hits, including
a two-run double, while
Brandon Huff busted two
hits with two RBIs and Dillon
Cushman cracked two hits.
Dangerous Dan Neiman
and Jack Bandt each blasted
two hits.
J-L sweeps Pellston, Boyne Falls
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By Mike Dunn
ROGERS CITY The
Cheboygan baseball team of
coach Kevin Baller found a
way to rally from a 7-2 deficit
in game two of a Straits Area
Conference twinbill with
host Rogers City on
Wednesday, May 8, and
maintain a spotless record in
league play.
The Chiefs won the opener
7-0 behind the steamingdeliveries of Mitch Schley
but trailed early in game two
before rallying to post an 8-7
triumph. The sweep enabled
the Chiefs to push their
record to 6-0 in conference
play and 13-2-1 overall.
In the nightcap, the Chiefs
rallied behind the effective,
efficient relief pitching of
fiery freshman Zach Socha
and some timely hitting in
the later innings.
Socha was simply super in
four innings of work. He
came on to relieve sopho-
more Chris DeMeuse in the
third and didnt allow a run
the rest of the way. He struck
out five and permitted just
one hit. Zach also benefited
from some excellent play in
the field behind him.
Sweet-swinging senior
Stan Swiderek swatted a keytwo-run double among his
two hits to help fuel the
Chief comeback in game two
and Nate Stempky also came
through big in the clutch
with a pair of hits. Jake Juillet
put a jolt into a Huron fast-
ball and drilled a two-run
single.
Dan Lemmon laced a sin-
gle, as did Mitch Schley,
Damon Proctor, Josh
Stempky and DeMeuse.
In the opener, Schley had
the smoke working for him
as he mastered the Huron
hitters. He struck out 10 and
twirled a three-hitter.
The power-hitting Proctor
propelled a majestic parabo-
la in support of Schley,
launching one that landed
somewhere in the next town-
ship for a two-run jack.Juillet continued to add the
Vitamin J jolt to the attack,
ripping another RBI single.
Swiderek, Schley and Nate
Stempky also struck for sin-
gles in the game-one win.
The Chiefs improved to
15-2-1 and 8-0 in the confer-
ence with a sweep of Sault
Ste. Marie on Monday.
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By Mike Dunn
GAYLORD The Gaylord
soccer team picked up two
more Big North Conference
victories last week, earning a
3-0 shutout at Alpena on
Tuesday, May 7, and whip-
ping Ogemaw Heights at
home by a 7-0 count on
Thursday, May 9.
The Blue Devils of coach
Sean Byram improved to 5-1-
2 overall and in the leaguewith the latest wins.
In the win at home over
Ogemaw, it was power for-
wards Maddie Hamilla and
Sarah Polena producing once
again, as each drilled home
two goals in the lopsided
match. Polena, legs pumping
like pistons, also had an
assist. Brandi Wagner wal-
loped one home for Gaylord
and Kinsey Burroughs buriedone following a scrum in
front of the net. Brooke Stier
also struck in the match, hit-
ting on a penalty kick.
Chelsea Fox and Alexis
Mang generated assists in the
big victory, as did Missy
Hartmann, who delivered a
perfect crossing pass for
Hamilla to head in for her
second goal.
At the other end of thefield, goalkeeper Megan
Lamb was a lion in the nets
for the Blue Devils, covering
the field like fertilizer. She
had plenty of strong support
out front, particularly from
Katie Reinelt and Haley
Minor along with Brooke
Stier.
Byram also noted the
effective play of Mang, who
was magnifi cent with herpassing.
ON TUESDAY in the win at
Alpena, Hamilla laid the
hammer down twice for the
Blue Devils and hardworking
Kaylor Mikolowski also con-
nected.
Senior Alex Simmons was
impregnable in the nets once
again.
ON SATURDAY, the Blue
Devils participated in the
annual Petoskey Invitational
and played two matches,
falling to Ann Arbor Skyline
2-0 before coming back to
beat Traverse City Liberty 7-0
in the consolation bracket
before the tourney had to be
called because of the sleet
and wind.
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Softball Report
Petoskey edges Cousino before weather brings a halt; Chiefs sweep the Sault; J-L splits with Boyne
City; Pellston splits with J-LBy Mike Dunn
PETOSKEY The weather
didnt cooperate very muchfor the 26th annual Jennifer
Kullick Memorial Softball
Invitational hosted byPetoskey on Saturday. The
snow, the sleet and the windproved too much to over-
come.The Northmen were able
to get one game in before the
weather went really bad andthey earned a hard-fought 6-
5 victory over a pretty goodCousino High School team
from Warren.
It was freshman MakennaSmith who struck the big
blow for the Northmen in thesixth inning, breaking a 5-5
deadlock with a clutch RBI
hit. Makenna smashed ascreaming single to chase
home Jenna Proctor, whohad walked and moved to
second on a perfect sacrifice
from Emily Kent. Jennas runended up being the game-
winner.Smith, who was poison
with runners on base, also
smacked an RBI triple in thecontest. Annie Hansen and
Brenna Merriam each ham-mered out a towering triple
as well.
Merriams triple knockedin Hansen with the games
first run and then Merriamcrossed the plate when Erin
Rautio rang up a clutch RBI
single.
Amanda Stinger struck foran RBI double to help theNorthmen cause and Proctor
pounded an RBI singlebefore scoring on Smithstriple. Brianna Marshall alsomuscled out a hit.
Hansen earned the W
from the circle with a work-manlike effort in the cold,scattering five hits and strik-ing out two.
Petoskey (5-9) traveled toT.C. West for a Big North dou-bleheader on Tuesday, May14, after this issue went to
press.
Chiefs earn SAC sweep
CHEBOYGAN It certain-
ly didnt come easily but theCheboygan Chiefs of coachMike LaLonde put together anice effort to earn a sweep of
visiting Straits AreaConference rival Sault Ste.Marie on Monday. The Chiefsprevailed by scores of 3-2 and13-4 to push their excellent
record to 17-3 overall and 7-1in league play.
It was speedy junior AspenWilliams who broke a 2-2 tie
in the opener as she turned aone-out single in the bottom
of the sixth into the game-winning run. Aspen motored
to second on a Sault throw-ing error before stealing thirdand then racing home on a
wild pitch. That proved to bethe difference in a game
where Cheboygan sopho-
more hurler Macey
Charboneau locked hornswith smoke-throwing Sault
senior Megan Jean.Macey, mixing her deliver-
ies and staying around the
strike zone, went all sixinnings, allowing six hits but
just the two runs while strik-ing out four.
Junior Corrie Bongardbusted an RBI triple and
Charboneau helped her own
cause with a long sacrifice flyto chase home a run. Elise
Verleye laced a single andscored a run and Bridget
Blaskowski blasted a single.
In game two, the Chiefscame alive at the plate,
pounding out 15 hits enroute to the 13-4 triumph.
After using her speed to
account for the winning runin the opener, Williams used
her power to produce in thenightcap. Williams walloped
her fifth home run of the sea-
son, a majestic clout thateventually came down some-
where in Lake Huron, andwent 3-for-4 with three RBIs.
Caitlin McNeil also cracked
three safeties, including atwo-run double, and
Charboneau struck for a two-run double as well. Verleye
lined a pair of hits and
knocked in two runs.Blaskowski busted out two
more hits and scored tworuns.
Kelsey Blaskowski blistered
a Blue Devil delivery for an
RBI double. Brooke Beaubienbusted an RBI single andBongard added another hit.
The Chiefs play a non-league doubleheader atBoyne City on Thursday, May16.
J-L splits withRamblers
BOYNE CITY TheJohannesburg-Lewiston soft-ball team split a pair ofgames with non-league foeBoyne City on Monday, win-ning the opener at the field of
Ramblers by a 9-3 count andfalling 13-2 in the nightcap.Allie Ellis earned the W
in the circle for the Cardinalsin game one, attacking theRambler hitters with vigorand accuracy. Allie struck outthree in four innings of workbefore giving way to seniorflamethrower AbbySchlicher. Acetylene Abbyfired two perfect innings ofrelief and recorded three Ks.
Abby also blasted two hits,including a two-run single.Erin Kortman cracked twohits and scored two runs
while Emily Aisthorpe throt-tled an RBI double and hard-
hitting Hannah Huff ham-mered out a double.Sweet-swinging Sydney
McKenney smashed a hit, asdid Haylie Haase, Sarah Korffand Ellis.
Schlicher started andhurled four innings in game
two, in which many J-L sub-stitutes got the chance toplay.
J-L coach Mark Peppin wasparticularly pleased with theplay of catcher MaddieEwing, who did a nice jobbehind the plate.
Miranda Kortman andAshley May stroked singlesfor J-L, as did McKenney andSchlicher.
J-L, which 9-7 overall fol-lowing the split, playsThursday, May 16, at St.Mary. The Cardinals take a 7-
5 league record into the twin-bill and the Snowbirds bring
a 10-2 log.
Pellston splits with J-L
JOHANNESBURG Thevisiting Pellston softball teamearned a win in game one of
a Ski Valley twinbill with hostJohannesburg-Lewiston onThursday, May 9, and lostgame two for a split.
The Hornets prevailed 9-5
in game one as MeganMilbrandt pitched effectively,scattering seven hits.
Tori Rybinski visited Rip
City for the Hornets as sherapped a two-run triple.
Tequara Kiley tagged a two-run single and Milbrandt
helped her cause with a pairof hits. Breah Carter also con-nected for a single.
J-L came back to win gametwo by a 7-0 score.
Rybinski ripped a single for
the Hornets, who struggled
to make decent contact
against Schlicher.
Kelly Lewis pitched well in
defeat, permitting four hits
and striking out one.
Pellston improved to 14-4
overall and 7-3 in the Ski
Valley with a 12-0, 14-4
sweep of visiting Forest Area
on Monday, May 13.
Cheboygan splits withHurons
ROGERS CITY Visiting
Cheboygan bounced back
from a 6-1 defeat in theopener of a Straits Area
Conference doubleheader at
Rogers City on Wednesday,
May 8, to claim a 6-5 victory
in the nightcap and salvage a
split.
Macey Charboneau struck
for two hits, including a
clutch RBI single, to help
forge the game-two come-
back. Aspen Williams wal-
loped an RBI single, Kamie
Ramsay ripped a run-scoring
double and Bridget
Blaskowski blasted an RBI
triple to help the Chief cause.
Caitlin McNiel was a thorn in
the Hurons side all game
long, reaching base three
times and scoring three
times with two stolen bases.
Corrie Bongard showed up
big also, recording two sacri-
fice RBIs, and Brooke
Beaubien busted a single.
Northmen host snowy invitational
By Mike Dunn
GLADWIN The Gaylordgolf team competed in theGladwin Invitational at the
Gladwin Heights course onSaturday, May 11, and faredquite well in spite of the
less-than-ideal conditions.The Blue Devils shook offthe cold and the elements
to secure a 310 team score,their best of the season sofar, to earn first place in the12-school field.
Tawas was runner-upwith a score of 318, fol-
lowed by Ogemaw Heights(320), Cadillac (323),Fowler (324), Davidson(325), New Lothrop (330)and Bay City Western (333).Chippewa Hills, Gladwin,
Lake City and Pinconningalso participated in theevent.
The Blue Devils placedthree in the top 10 and had
three finishers in the 70s.Josh Costello had a super
round, scoring a two-over74, good for second placeoverall, and Cam Laugadded to his laurels this
season with a 77, good forfifth place overall. NickFennell was just a stroke
behind at 78, good foreighth overall. Mike Misiak
was only three strokesbehind Fennell with arespectable 81 and
Anthony Tomaski roundedout the solid top five forGaylord with an 85.
These were very goodscores competing in theinclement weather, noted
Gaylord coach TomJohnson.
ON THURSDAY, May 9,the Blue Devils competedin the Ogemaw HeightsInvitational held at the
West Branch Country Cluband came in seventh in avery competitive nine-team field.
Gaylord shot arespectable 330 but several
other teams had good daysalso. T.C. West won with ascore of 299, followed byRoscommon (312), Tawas(314), T.C. Central (318),
Ogemaw Heights (325),Cadillac (326), Gaylord(330), Petoskey (337) andKalkaska (346).
Eight Gaylord golfersposted scores in the 80s,
which shows very goodconsistency, and the ninthBlue Devil finisher, Robb
Trelfa, was only two strokes
away from the 80s.
Individually for the Blue
Devils on the day: Anthony
Tomaski 80, Nick Fennell
82, Mike Misiak 82, Cam
Laug 84, Josh Costello 84,
Jimmy Robb 85, Leland
Huey 88, Kyle Bazanni 89,
Robb Trelfa 91, Mike
Shryock 94, Nick Belding
94, and Chase Pawlanta 98.
The medalist for the
tourney was Cam Murray
of T.C. West with a 67. It was
his second tournament vic-
tory in a row. Matt McArdle
of Tawas (74) was runner-
up followed by Alex Scott of
T.C. West, Tony Mayball of
Roscomon and Timmy Jans
of Tawas, all with 75, and
Winston Munch of T.C.
Central with 76.
Gaylord competes again
on Thursday, May 16, in the
Big Rapids Invitational and
on Friday, May 17, in the
T.C. Central Invitational.
Golf
Gaylord capturesGladwin InvitationalBlue Devils earn lowest score of sea-
son as Laug, Fennell both shoot in 70s
By Mike Dunn
CHEBOYGAN TheCheboygan soccer team wonits sixth straight match onMonday, turning back a toughchallenge from NorthernMichigan Soccer League rivalRoscommon on the homefield.
The Chiefs 2-0 triumphpushes their record to 10-4overall and an unblemished 9-0 in the league.
Both of the Chief goals camein the first half as smooth-
striding senior Megan Murphylaunched a missile and juniorClaire Woiderski slammed onehome. Senior Emily McNielearned an assist on Murphysblast with a perfect feed outfront.
At the other end, Chief goal-keeper Jessica Smith didntface a bunch of shots but wasup to the task whenever some-thing was directed her way.Coach Mark Stormzand com-mended the efforts of theChief defenders throughoutthe match.
The Chiefs are looking torepeat as NMSL NorthernDivision champions.
ON THURSDAY, May 9, theChiefs won their fifth straightwith a 2-0 triumph over stub-born Clare. The Chiefs con-trolled play most of the timebut had difficulty putting theball into the net against theswarming Pioneer defense.
A meteor blast from mid-fielder Megan Murphy
accounted for the first goal ofthe match at the midway pointof the second half. Meganbroke free in front of the netand uncorked one thatbruised the twine and gaveCheboygan a sudden 1-0advantage.
Strong-striding sophomoreMandy Paull pushed the ballforward beautifully to seniorteammate McKenzie Carroll
and Mac made the attack an
effective one as she drilled
another one home to give the
Chiefs a 2-0 lead a short time
later.
Jessica Smith secured the
shutout for the Chiefs in the
nets and she had plenty of
support out front from Abby
Ackerman, Kelsa Dykehouse
and Delaney Gravlin, among
others.
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GAYLORD The Gaylord
JV softball team lost a close
one to the Sault Blue Devils
to start the cold, windy
morning off on Saturday.
What was more like an
opening day of hunting sea-
son, both teams battled to
the end through rain drops,
frigid temperatures and
often snow flakes.
If the Gaylord girls playlike this all of the time I will
take this weather every
game. Freshman flame
thrower Cory Starks went
the distance for Gaylord in
her best pitching perform-
ance of the year. Cory struck
out five, walked six but gave
up only two hits.
Even though we had a few
more errors than I liked, we
hustled and made the
majority of the simple plays.
We were up 3-1 until the
bottom of the third when
the Sault went ahead for
good.
Lauren Bradfield was on
base two times, had a steal
and scored twice while
Madeline Zelweiger was in
the zone, reaching base
three times and hitting it
hard.The second game of the
day ended early in the sec-
ond with the score tied at 6
due to increasing winds,
unsafe field conditions and
dropping temperatures. The
girls battled hard all day and
I hope this effort will contin-
ue through our last three
games.
By Mike Dunn
ALMA The Petoskey track
team took part in the annual
Scottie Classic meet at Alma
College on Saturday, joining
a large field from around the
state in the meet that serves
as a great preparation for the
upcoming regional meet.
The Northmen compete in
the Div. 2 regional meet at
Cadillac this Friday, May 17.
Strong-armed freshman
Tommy Roush and senior
Louie Lamberti shined for
the Northmen boys onceagain. Roush continued to
generate incredible distances
for a freshman thrower, cap-
turing both the shot put and
discus with Herculean
heaves. He reached an
incredible 52 feet, 8 inches in
the shot put and hurled the
discus 160 feet, 3 inches.
The leaping Lamberti, the
defending Div. 2 champion in
the high jump, remained
unbeaten in that event as he
cleared the bar at the gravity-
defying height of 6 feet, 5
inches.
The long-legged Lamberti,
legs pumping like pistons,
also ran the anchor leg of the
1600 relay for the Northmen.
Lamberti teamed with Logan
Hensley, Paul Winegard and
A.J. Hoffman for a solid sec-
ond-place finish in 3:36.73.
Big North and regional rival
Gaylord came in first in the
event. Lamberti also earnedsixth in the 400 dash (53.64).
The versatile Winegard
leaped to fifth in the high
jump, clearing the bar at 5-6,
and took fourth in the 400
dash in 53.09 seconds.
Hensley finished strong to
take fifth in the 800-meter
run (2:07.04).
Strong-striding Mark
Smith turned in a strong
showing in the 3200 run,
earning third place overall in
a time of 10:03.4.
Kevin Hansen cruised to
fifth in the 100-meter dash in
11.88 seconds and Andy
Frampus flew over the bar at
11 feet to take fifth in the pole
vault.
FOR THE GIRLS, senior
Megan Tompkins had a
mighty, personal-best toss of
108 feet, 10 inches to take
third place overall in the dis-
cus and she also earned sixth
in the shot put with a dis-tance of 34-6. Teammate
Abigail Blanchard earned
eighth in the discus (87-1)
and seventh in the shot (33-
9.5).
Sydney Hopp surged to
fourth in the 1600 run with a
solid time of 5:39.15. Hopp
also joined with Isabel
Brumleve, Claire Brummeler
and Kathy Rajewski to take
fifth in the 1600 relay
(4:55.64).
The foursome of Hannah
Jorgenson, Sara Slack, Sage
Charlebois and Lily
Armstrong claimed seventh
in the 400 relay (58.59).
Charlebois, Armstrong,
Abbie Leristei n and Slack
teamed for seventh in the 800
relay (2:05.19) and Slack
surged to seventh in the 200
dash in 29.67 seconds.
Petoskey competes Friday
in the Div. 2 regional meet at
Cadillac with field events
slated for 3 p.m., preliminary
running events at 4 p.m. and
running finals at 6:35 p.m.
GAYLORD Junior Justice
Juntilla helped lead the
Grayling boys varsity base-
ball team to a 2-0 victory over
host Gaylord on Thursday,
May 9, when the Grayling
hurler pitched a complete
game shutout.
Juntilla struck out eight
and only walked only one in
the victory of the first game
of the doubleheader.
We also played great
defense behind him andcommitted only one error,
said Grayling head coach
Bret Krabill.
Viking Thomas Barnes hit
the game winning RBI, with
Matt Burrell scored the win-
ning run.
The second game featured
more offense, but ended in a
6-6 tie after seven innings.
Graylings Skyler Moggo
started the game on the
mound and kept Gaylord off
balance.
We were able to get sever-
al runners on base, but strug-
gled to get that one hit to
open up the game, Krabillsaid.
We had bases loaded with
no one out, and our 3-4-5 hit-
ters were up, he added. We
only get one run and that
right there was the difference
between a win and a tie.
Scout Tobin and Kevin
Harris each had two hits,
with Tobin also tormenting
the host Blue Devils for 6
stolen bases.
Vikes split with BlazersThe Viking sluggers earned
a split in a doubleheader with
Lake Michigan Conference
foe Kalkaska on Tuesday, May7. That included a 9-4 loss in
the afternoons first game,
with Grayling rebounding for
a 7-3 win in the second game.
In game No. 1, we made
too many errors to compete
and lost, Krabill said. We
started to hit the ball better
towards the end of the game,
but it was too little too late.
In the second game, Levi
Korneli helped limit the
Blazers bats and stayed on
the mound for a complete
game 7-3 victory.
We cut down the errors
and were mentally preparedfrom the get go, the coach
added. When we do that, we
are pretty good.
Report by Buckland Media.
OSCODA While Mother
Nature was giving what area
residents hope is one final
blast of winter weather over
the weekend, the Grayling
girls varsity soccer team got
hot and won the Oscoda
Tournament on Saturday,May 11.
It was no small feat, with
the Lady Vikes having to win
three games to claim the
tournament trophy.
First up was the Saginaw
Arts & Science Academy,
with Grayling scoring 5
goals to earn the shutout
win, 5-0.
We put together some
good passing and ball
movement and were able to
score early, said Vikings
head coach Craig Cobb. We
scored 3 goals in the first
half and 2 in the second.Senior Hannah Haven
had 2 goals and 1 assist,
while junior Tandy Mitchell,
and sophomores Courtney
Hatfield and Hailey
Whittaker each had 1 goal.
Also, in the opening game
win, sophomo re Hailey
Whittaker tallied 2 assists,
while seniors Maddie
Benardo and Alyssa Morley
each added a helper.
The second game for the
Lady Vikes was against a
tough Tawas squad, but
Grayling advanced with a 2-
0 victory.Haven found the net for
both of Graylings goal, one
in each half, off assists by
Morley and Tandy Mitchell,
respectively.
We controlled most of
this game, with Tawas only
having three shots on goal,
Cobb said. Our defense did
a good job pushing the ball
up to our forwards and
(midfielders), who had a
great game as well.
And, then, Grayling had
to face tournament host
Oscoda in the title game,
where the Lady Vikes laid
claim the trophy with a 3-1
win.
But, the game didnt start
well for Grayling, with
Oscoda scoring on a fast
break and taking a 1-0 lead.
We were down 1-0 until 2
minutes remained in the
first half, when Morley
bombed a shot in from 30
yards out, Cobb said.
In the second half,
Grayling took control of the
game knocking in two more
goals.
Morley, Haven and Tandy
Mitchell and 1 goal apiece
for the Lady Vikes, while
Haven and Hailey Whittaker
each had an assist. Laura
Simpson had 8 saves total
for all three games.
One of our goals at the
beginning of the season was
to win this tournament, so
we were very happy to bringback the trophy, Cobb said.
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GRAYLING The coach of
the Grayling girls varsity soc-
cer team played a great game
Thursday, May 9, but solid
play wasnt enough, as the
visiting Elk Rapids Elks
scored a 2-0 victory over the
home team.
The visiting Elks scoredtwice in the second half.
Our girls came out and
played tough, said Grayling
head coach Craig Cobb. We
played good possession soc-
cer and we were even with
Elk Rapids, 0-0, going into
the half.
Again, the second half
looked like a very evenly
played game, with each team
getting some close opportu-
nities.
At about the 20:00 mark of
the second half, Elk Rapids
had a close shot off of a cross
that went off the post.Grayling tried to get on the
board about 5 minutes later
and had the ball inside the
Elks 18-yard box, taking shot
after shot. Unfortunately, the
Vikings effort s kept being
deflected off of the Elks
defenders.
With 3 minutes remaining,
the Elks got a corner and
headed it in for the games
first goal. And, 2 minutes
later, the Vikings had a hand
ball inside their own 18 and
the Elks scored on a penalty
kick for the games second
and final score.We played a great game,
Cobb said. It was disap-
pointing to see it slide away
from us in the end.
That being said I was still
very happy with our great
defensive effort and our ball
movement, the coach
added. We had good oppor-
tunities and in close games
we have to finish on those
few good opportunities.
Viking goalkeep er Laura
Simpson had 10 saves.
Grayling 3, East Jordan
On a hot day Tuesday, May9, the Vikings traveled to play
rival East Jordan, bringing
home a 3-1 victory over the
Red Devils.
We controlled most of the
game, putting in a goal about
20 minutes in with an assist
from (senior) Hannah Haven
to (senior) Alyssa Morley,
Cobb said.
That was the only score of
the first half, giving the visit-
ing Lady Vikes a 1-0 advan-
tage at the break.
The offensive efforts for
both teams, however, picked
up in the second half.About 10 minutes into the
second half, junior Tandy
Mitchell took a rebounded
shot from the top of the 18
into the top 90 of the far post
for Graylings second tally.
East Jordan rallied and
responded by putting one in
the net about 10 minutes
later, before senior Maddie
Benardo passed to sopho-
more Hailey Whittaker for
the Vikings third tally.
We had some great con-
nections off the passes butwe didn't play with the ener-
gy we need to, Cobb said.
Were happy to have the win
and we continue to
improve.
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By Mike Dunn
PETOSKEY The condi-
tions were far from ideal on
Saturday for the annual
Petoskey Soccer Invitational.
The Northmen of coach Zach
Jonker went 1-1 before the
tourney had to be called
because of the snow, sleet
and wind.
Before the weather forced
a halt to things, Petoskey had
edged Charlevoix 3-1 and
had bowed to MountPleasant 1-0. The Oilers were
declared co-champs of the
tourney along with Fraser,
which had defeated Grand
Blanc in the other semifinal.
Gaylord, which went 1-1,
also participated in the tour-
ney along with Ann Arbor
Skyline, Traverse City Liberty
and the Rayders.
Gaylord lost to Skyline 2-0
but bounced back to defeat
T.C. Liberty 7-0.
For Petoskey in the open-
ing match with Charlevoix,
Morgan Jons loaded up the
cannon and launched a pairof goals and Bridget Bonter
also blasted one home. Jill
Antonishen and Lisa Dinon
acquired assists in the match.
Goalkeeper Ricki Coston
turned away all but one shot
from the Rayders. Katie
Kiteley scored the lone goal.
The match with Mount
Pleasant was typical of the
kinds of battles the
Northmen and Oilers have
on the soccer field. In last
years distric t finals, the
Northmen prevailed with a
penalty kick.
This time around, theOilers were able to secure the
tense 1-0 victory. Petoskeys
Liz Fraser did score a goal for
the Northmen but it was dis-
allowed because of an off-
sides ruling.
Senior Kelsey Ance had a
typically effective game in
the nets for the Northmen,
stopping all but one of the
shots directed her way by the
high-powered Oilers.
If Petoskey and Mount
Pleasant see each other
again, it will be in districts.
The Northmen hosted BigNorth foe Alpena on Tuesday,
May 14.
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By Jim Akans
For over 20 years, NorthernManagement Services has beenhelping people to continue to live as
independently as possible, regard-less of their age or disability. It is amission that every member of theirstaff, which now numbers over 140employees, is firmly dedicated to.The companys mission statementreflects the Northern Managementteams passion: To provide personalsupportive services, to educated andadvocate for the disabled and aged,to live and participate in their com-munity in the setting of their choice.
Everyone who works here caresdeeply about the people we serve,states Bruce Fasel. President of
Northern Management Services.We enjoy and are excited aboutwhat we do helping people live asindependently as possible. We pro-vide people with an option to nurs-ing home care, where their needs aremet, they feel safe and secure, and itis also more cost effective for them.
When Northern ManagementServices was established by BruceFasel and Robert Passmore onFebruary 1,1991, the founders hadalready accumulated approximatelyfifteen years of experience workingwith individuals requiring varyinglevels of living assistance. Beginning
in the early 1970s they worked withorganizations such as the AlpineCenter and other community healthgroups. Fasel recalls it was an emo-tionally rewarding experience thatcreated the foundation for the car-ing, understanding approach thathas become the hallmark of the widearray of comprehensive in-homeservices Northern Management pro-vides today.
Our services can be tailored toaccommodate each persons needsand lifestyle, Fasel states. We areavailable twenty-four hours a day,
seven days a week, every day of theyear. Our team receives extensiveand ongoing training. We have certi-fied CPR and first-aid instructors onstaff and utilize our many years ofcaregiver knowledge to provide atraining program that reflects ourexperience in the field. We now alsooffer private duty nursing for thoserequiring in-home nursing services.
Northern Management is in theprocess of developing a state-approved training program, and
working in affiliation with PremierMarketing and Telephone SupportSystems, has launched HeritageAlert Group, which unveiled aninnovative Personal EmergencyResponse System (PERS). The sys-tem offers the user the choice of apendant or wrist style alert device,which when activated in the event ofan emergency, notifies a local opera-tor on duty 24/7.
The Northern Management teamcan be designated as the responder,Fasel notes. What is unique aboutPERS is that the support is locally-based. It is yet another means forallowing people to remain in theirhomes and still have access to helpshould they need it with the simplepush of a button.
Through a subsidiary of NorthernManagement Services called Access
Unlimited, people can also maketheir home more comfortable anduser-friendly. Access Unlimited is alicensed and insured building com-pany, specializing in universaldesign and helping to adapt livingspaces to a barrier-free lifestyle.Access Unlimited is CAPS certified; adesignation that reflects theirexpertise as Certified Aging in PlaceSpecialists.
It is a natural extension of whatwe do at Northern Management
Services, observes Fasel. We per-form a building assessment for ourclients and tailor modifications tothe individuals needs so they canfunction independently in theirhome.
Modifications may include itemsin the bathroom area such as roll-inshowers, walk-in tubs, grab bars, oraccessible vanities, kitchen alterna-tions such as accessible countersand sinks, specialize appliances andcabinetry, as well as whole-homeconsiderations including wideningdoorways and openings andentrance ramps.
Working with the Kiwanis Club ofGaylord, Northern Management wasinstrumental in sponsoring the for-mation of the Aktion Club, a com-munity service team comprised ofmembers living with various disabil-
ities. In their first year the Clubreceived two Service Club Awards;placing 1st in the State of Michiganand 3rd in the nation for their exten-sive contributions to the communi-ty, and recently received the SpiritAward from the Volunteer Center ofOtsego County. Among the manyactivities the Aktion Club has partic-ipated in are the 2011 Relay for LifeEvent, Salvation Army bell ringing,and helping to raise money for TheCaring Closet and The Friendship
Housing Center by baking, packag-
ing and selling their own specially-
formulated dog biscuits.
Jen Marcenaro, Northern
Management Services Coordinator,
states, The Aktion Club offers a way
for these individuals to give back to
the community, and it raises their
confidence and independence. Their
contributions also help those in the
community learn about those who
are disabled, and to discover how
truly amazing these people really
are.
Northern Management Services
and their subsidiary company,
Access Limited, share a common
goal of helping individuals in north-
ern lower Michigan continue to live
a comfortable lifestyle in the setting
of their choice for as long as possi-
ble. After over 20 years of service in
this highly specialized field, the
team at Northern Management
Services truly understands their
clients individual needs in providing
personalized, professional in-home
support.
For more information, visit
www.northernmanagement.org or
call (989) 732-6374.
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