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 largecrowd 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-courtfeed 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 ofrising 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, accumulatingfour 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 totry 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 homeon Tuesday, Feb. 21, for a

non-league clash with

Cheboygan and then closing

out the regular season with a

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This was the shot that made Gaylord a winner Friday as Sarah Polena lets a

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The pink-clad Gaylord gals joyously surround

Sarah Polena after her game-winning shot indouble overtime.

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Joslyn Rider (15) of the Gaylord JV squad looks to

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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

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Basketball

Top-ranked St. Mary forges 17-0 mark withwins over Mancelona, Bellaire

Snowbird gals win two more

By Mike Dunn

GAYLORD The St. Marygirls of coach Kevin Fostercelebrated their first week asthe No. 1-ranked Class Dteam in the state with a pairof efficient victories over Ski

Valley rivals Mancelona andBellaire.

On Tuesday, Feb. 7, theSnowbirds sank visitingMancelona 56-12 and onThursday, Feb, 9, they pre-vailed at Bellaire 48-29. Inaddition to being 17-0 over-all, the girls are 14-0 in theleague.

Foster said being the No. 1ranked team in the state is adouble-edged sword. Its nicefor the program to havestatewide recognition and itgets people talking but it alsomeans everyone is gunningfor you.

I know a lot of people areexcited about hits ranking,Foster said. Honestly, it justmakes the target on ourbacks that much bigger.

The girls have been prettyquiet 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 ofpeople are looking forward tothat game. Just like last year,that team will help us pre-pare for districts.

In the home victory overthe game-but-outmannedLady Ironmen, it was spiritedsophomore guard KariBorowiak leading the assaulton the iron with 12 points.Rock-steady senior wingKarli Jacob and long-armed

junior forward MarySpyhalski each tallied 10.Junior Chrissy Smith struckfor eight and Jada Bebble forseven.

Senior Maggie Cosgroveand juniors CiCi Becker andSarah Long also contributedto the cause for theSnowbirds, moving the ballefficiently and playingtrench-tough defense.

Jenna Davis scored six for

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at Bellaire, St. Mary was fight-ing illness in addition to thehost Eagles, a pretty talentedteam this year. The Eagles

went into slow-down modeto try and keep pace with St.Mary and it forced theunbeaten Snowbirds to workfor their 17th-straight win ofthe campaign.

St. Mary only had sevenplayers available for thegame at Bellaire because ofillness.

They forced us to makeadjustments when theyslowed it down and it took usa little out of our rhythm,Foster reported.

St. Mary led 11-6 after thefirst quarter before pullingaway in the second quarter,outscoring the host Eagles11-2 to take a 22-8 lead intothe locker room.

Jacob, a four-year varsitystarter and one of the pre-mier players to comethrough the storied Snowbird program, stood tall when the team needed her once again,

garnering a team-high 17

points to go with sevenboards and five assists.

Borowiak blistered the nets

for 14 points in spite of fight-ing early foul trouble and

junior Sarah Long launched10 points through the rim.

Junior guards Smith and

Bebble did a nice job setting

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Mackenzie Ciganic hit for11 to pace Bellaire (9-7, 7-7)and Chelsye Bartsch scored

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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 m e - b u t - o u t m a n n e 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 onTuesday, 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 perfectfrom 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 onTuesday, 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.

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Senior Riley

Zigila zooms

through

three Blazerdefenders 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 outscoredPetoskey 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 Graylinggirls rebounded from thetough loss to Harbor Springsin a big way on Tuesday, Feb.7, beating a talented ElkRapids squad by a 57-45 mar-gin on the home floor.

On Friday, the Vikingsfaced Kalkaska, another oneof the league front-runners,and showed a lot of scrap in a72-52 defeat. At the end ofthe week, the Vikings were 7-

9 overall and 3-7 in theleague.The win over the Elks was

especially sweet, coming as itdid after the tough loss toHarbor Springs and reversinga nine-point loss from earlierin the season. Elk Rapidscame into the game with a 9-5 record.

We previously had lost toElk Rapids on their court, soit was a nice improvementfor us winning by 12,

Grayling coach Joe Powerssaid. I think that this was ourbest game of the year. A lot ofthe little things that we havebeen working on all yearcame together.

I'm very proud of our girlsas they continue to be com-petitors regardless of who weare playing, he added. Afterlosing a very tough gameagainst Harbor last Friday, I

was very interesting to seehow the girls responded.They responded great.

Elk Rapids trimmed theGrayling lead to one point inthe third quarter and wereexerting pressure with a full-court press. The Vikingsshowed resilience, however,handling the pressure withefficient ball handling andcrisp passes.

We havent had to playfrom the front too often but

were getting to that point,Powers said. It is difficult toplay with the lead since we

have not been in that posi-tion very much. However, as

we experience more gamesin which we are leading, we

will learn how to play withthe lead.

Hannah Haven had a hothand for the Vikings, ticklingthe twine for a team-high 14points in the victory and jun-ior wing Jo Hamlin, reliableas the times tables, turned ina typically effective perform-ance, scoring 11 to go withthree assists and three steals.

Maddie Benardo andCierra Prosser each pro-duced eight points and fresh-man Hailey Whitaker talliedsix with four assists. Cierraalso generated three steals.Caitlin Prosser punched fourpoints through the hoop andsenior Josie Swander wasstrong inside, hauling downsix rebounds.

ON FRIDAY in the loss toKalkaska, Hamlin generateda double-double. Jo-Gobrought some juice to theoffense against the toughBlazer defense, hitting for ateam-high 11 points to go

with 11 boards. CierraProsser pressed 10 throughthe iron to join Hamlin indouble digits while AlyssaMorley and Benardo eachbanked six points for the

Viking cause and sweet-shooting Sammie D. alsodelivered six points andpulled down three rebounds.Benardo brought down fiverebounds.

Kelli Guy, one of the moredangerous scorers in theleague, connected for 25points to pace the Blazers togo with seven assists and foursteals. Sophy Menestrinastruck for 22 points witheight boards.

Kalkaska is a very talented

team, Powers said. Our girlsplayed with them the wholenight, even though they wereshooting the lights out. They

hit four out of five treys to

start the game and 11 for 16in the first quarter but wedidn't quit.

The girls kept working

and whittled the lead down,

he added. Even thoughKalkaska ended up beatingus by 20, our girls fought the

whole way. Kalkaska is prob-

ably the most talented team

in our league and our leagueis a very, very strong leaguefor girls basketball.

Vikings defeat talented Elk Rapids onhome floor, fall to league power Kalkaska




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 hissixth 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 Bajkotied 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 fromShear 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 shotson 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, 2-1Gelow 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 toput two on the board in

the hard-fought win over

Elk Rapids.

Alyssa Morley leaps high

to make a run at the

bucket during Graylingsleague 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 bybob GinGerich


By Mike Dunn

JOHANNESBURG TheJohannesburg-Lewiston girlsof coach Heather Huffearned two more Ski Valleyvictories last week, includinga 52-38 triumph over CentralLake on the home floor onThursday, to push theirrecord to 15-2 overall and 13-2 in the league.

The Cardinals only twolosses this season have comeagainst unbeaten and No. 1ranked Gaylord St. Mary.

J-L handled the ball effi-ciently against the Trojans,turning the ball over just 13times.

Versatile junior guard AbbySchlicher, in the midst of an

All-State-caliber season,paced the Cardinal scoringassault once again.Acetylene Abby fired up the

offense with her usual vigor,rocking the rim for 15 points,including four radar-ledbombs from downtown, tolead a balanced scoringledger and also recording fiveassists and five steals.

Junior Tiffany Nickertknocked down 10 points andpulled down eight boards to

help the cause and sopho-more Brittany Cherwinskiblistered the nets for eightpoints with seven boards.Brittany was a bandit ondefense as well, notching fivesteals.

Long-armed juniorHannah Huff hammered thenets for six points with fourrebounds. Junior guardMiranda House added ateam-high three assists andeight rebounds to her fivepoints. Junior Katelyn Weaver

was a Windex Wonder inside,cleaning the glass for eightrebounds and GabbyCoppersmith scored four

with two rebounds.Lauren Rogers led the way

for the Trojans (8-10, 7-7) with 16 points and SheilaCrouse connected for 10.

IN THE 46-33 victory overInland Lakes on Tuesday,

Feb. 7, Cherwinski waxed thenets for 17 points andSchlicher struck for 13.

Sandy Bischoff buried 12points to pace the Bulldogs.

J-L (15-2, 13-2) facedPellston on Tuesday of this

week and closes out the Ski Valley portion of the sched-ule against Mancelona on

Thursday.

Onaway 73Pellston 39

ONAWAY Kallie Shimel

made the twine shake to thetune of 21 points to help leadhost Onaway past Ski Valleyrival Pellston, 73-39, onThursday. The Cardinals ofcoach Marty Mix improved to11-6 overall and 7-7 in theleague with the victory.

Sammie Freel found thebottom of the net for 19points and strong-armedMolly Cleaver sliced anddiced for 10 points for theCardinals.

"We set the tone early,"Onaway coach Marty Mixreported. "We just playedreally solid defense."

Senior Shelby Hughey was

poison from the perimeterfor Pellston, knocking downsix 3-pointers while securing20 points.

Onaway played at RogersCity on Tuesday, Feb. 14.

Forest Area 57Mancelona 21

FIFE LAKE Jenna Davisdelivered eight points for thevisiting Lady Ironmen onThursday, Feb. 9, in a 57-21defeat at the hands of Ski

Valley foe Forest Area.Emily Gonyer generated 17points to lead the Warriors(6-9) and Marissa Ingersollstruck for 14 with sevensteals.

Bellaire 27Pellston 23

PELLSTON VisitingBellaire staged a late rally topull ahead of Pellston andpost a 27-23 victory in adefense-dominated Ski

Valley clash on Tuesday, Feb.7. Pellston took an 18-12 leadinto the fourth quarter butcould not keep Bellaire from

surging ahead.Inside players Emma

Dunham and Tori Kirsch bat-tled under the boards toscore seven points apiece tolead the Hornets, whoslipped to 2-13 overall and 2-11 in the league. Kirsch alsocleaned the glass withresolve, grabbing nine

boards.Chelsye Bartsch had the

hot hand for Bellaire in thesecond half, scoring 10 of her12 points to fuel the lateEagle rally.

The Hornets did win the JVgame, which was every bit astense as the varsity clash.

Abbie Welch waxed the netsfor 19 points to help Pellstonpost a dramatic 44-43 victory.

Also contributing to theHornets success were

Ainsley McLean with 12points and Kool Kelly Lewis

with 11.

DeTour 46Mackinaw City 42

MACKINAW CITY Thehost Comets took a slim 31-30 lead into the fourth quar-ter but DeTour found a way

to outscore the home teamover the final eight minutesof play and secure a hard-fought 46-42 decision in non-league action Tuesday, Feb. 7.

Nicole Bouwma was abeast for the visitors in thefinal stanza, scoring the lastsix points of the game topush 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 arcand 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 TrojansSchlicher sinks 15 as J-L improves to 15-2; Shimel, Freel shine for Onaway


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Basketball

Gaylord

frosh boyslose 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 MikeNeff, 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, buteven 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 onnight when young Blue Devils

struggle from field

Boys Hoops

Snowbirds fly past Forest Area

By Mike Dunn

GAYLORD The St. Maryboys of coach Ken Blust putFridays defeat at the handsof powerful Pellston farbehind them on the homecourt Monday, taking outdefending Ski Valley champi-on Forest Area by a 69-50margin. The scrappySnowbirds, who are fightingfor third place in the finalSVC standings, pushed theirrecord to 7-7 overall and 6-4in the league. The Warriors,

who were vying for the thirdspot 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 earlylead and never looked back.The Snowbirds employedsuffocating pressure to createturnovers and fuel an effec-tive transition game as theysprinted out of the box for a13-0 lead and a commanding41-19 lead by halftime.

Junior guard MattSpyhalski, who has steadilyraised the level of his gamethis season, helped to ratchetup the defensive pressure ina big way, securing seven

steals in the contest.Spyhalski also sprinkled 14points through the iron tohelp fuel the offensive upris-ing.

It was hard-driving LukeWisniewski who led the wayoffensively for theSnowbirds, penetrating tothe bucket like a honed knife

through butter as he generat-ed 16 points. Luke was aleech on defense as well,earning four steals. JakeBlanzy, Charles Strehl andGabe Nowicki were also keycontributors on this night,each taming the twine fornine points.

Austin Vance tallied 14 topace the Warriors.

St. Mary faced another bigleague game on Wednesday,Feb. 15, when Mancelonacame to town.

Alpena 67

Gaylord 37

ALPENA It was a toughnight for Gaylord on Friday atthe court of Big North rival

Alpena. The surging Wildcatspushed their record to 8-7overall and 4-5 in the league

with a 67-37 triumph.Gaylord, which battled to

get into an offensive flowafter high-scoring senior for-

ward Troy Gahm was forcedto the bench by early foultrouble, slipped to 5-9 overalland 3-7 in the league.

Alpena had a commanding34-12 lead by the half and theBlue Devils, though they

scrapped to the end, couldntclimb out of the hole.

Gahm and junior TylerCherry led the Blue Devils

with seven points apiece.Luke Cordes connected for

17 and Ryan Wilk for 15 topace the victors.

Alpena also won the JVgame and reversed a previ-

ous loss to the Blue Devils inthe freshmen game.

Mancelona 66Central Lake 64

CENTRAL LAKE Freshman fire igniterBrandon Dingman was siz-zling hot once again, torch-ing the nets for a team-high23 points for the second timein the week to help lead thevisiting Ironmen to a narrow66-64 victory over Ski Valleyrival Central Lake. The winover the Trojans on Friday,

Feb. 10, combined with thewin over league foe Onawayearlier in the week, pushedMancelona to 7-7 overall and5-5 in the league.

Mancelona, which playeda huge league game at thecourt of Gaylord St. Mary on

Wednesday of this week,needed to hold off a lateCentral Lake rally to securethe hard-fought victory.

Sophomore sharpshooterJustin Spires joined Dingmanin double digits with 12points and junior pointguard Kyle Schepperleystruck for 10.

Trevor Papineau pushed 27

points through the rim tolead Central Lake, in spite ofplaying on a bad ankle. ZackHarvey added 16.

ON WEDNESDAY, Feb. 8,the Ironmen outscoredOnaway 59-45. The danger-ous Dingman delivered adouble-double, making thenet dance to the tune of 23

points and also recording 10rebounds. The Sheriff, juniorguard Wyatt Derrer, alsohelped lay the law down forthe Ironmen, cuffing the netsfor 11 points. Schepperleycast a long shadow in thepaint, pulling down 16rebounds, and Logan Borstserved up five assists.

Joe OBradovich busted thenets for 11 points to pace theCardinals.

Inland Lakes 70Onaway 49

ONAWAY Inland Lakespushed its record to 4-8 over-all and 4-8 in the Ski Valley

with a 70-49 decision overhost Johannesburg-Lewistonon Thursday, Feb. 9. It wasthe second win in threegames for the surgingBulldogs.

Josh O'Connor collared thenets for a career-high 25points, including 11 in thethird quarter, to pace theBulldogs and he was joinedin double digits by DustinCochran with 12 and durableDakota Davedowski with 10.

Joe O'Bradovich buried 15points to lead the Cardinal

scoring chart and AndrewPerry put 13 through theiron. The scrappy Cardinalsslipped to 1-13 and 1-12.

I-Lakes won the JV game59-37 behind the twine-tam-ing of Nick Aldrich, whoracked up 15 points.

ON WEDNESDAY, theBulldogs lost a tight one at

home to Forest Area 54-47.OConnor connected for 15points to pace I-Lakes andhard-nosed forward DustinCochran 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 Nixnailed 15.

I-Lakes won the JV game61-58. Nitro Nick Aldrichled the air assault once againfor the young Bulldogs, thistime putting 27 on the board.

Bellaire 59

Johannesburg-Lewiston13

BELLAIRE State-powerBellaire flexed its collectivemuscles against Ski Valley foeJohanneburg-Lewiston on

Wednesday, Feb. 8, earning a59-13 decision. The Eagles

were suffocating on defenseand the Cardinals, thoughthey tried hard, simply couldnot get into any kind ofoffensive rhythm throughoutthe game.

Hardworking senior centerSean Aisthorpe led J-L withsix points.

Kasey Poel put 14 on theboard to lead the unbeatenEagles, who improved to 14-0overall and 11-0 in theleague.

Ellsworth 54Mackinaw City 45

MACKINAW CITY

Visiting Ellsworth earned aworkmanlike 54-45 victory atthe court of Northern LakesConference foe MackinawCity on Wednesday, Feb. 8, asMatt Barraw and Jake Seaneyboth recorded a double-dou-bles. Barraw scored 18 with10 boards and Seaneysecured 13 points and 13rebounds.

The Lancers, who led byjust a point, 24-23, at the half,improved to 5-8 overall and5-2 in the conference.

Noah Morse nailed 18points for the Comets, whoslipped to 5-9 overall and 3-6in the league.

Boyne Falls 83Wolverine 37

WOLVERINE The hostWildcats had the unenviabletask of taking on state-ranked Boyne Falls on thehome floor on Wednesday,Feb. 8. Wolverine battledhard, like always, but thepowerful Loggers had toomuch firepower.

Josh Puroll penetrated theiron for 29 points to pace the10th-ranked Loggers (13-1, 8-0) and versatile senior guard

Logan Jenkins stuffed the statsheet again, generating 14points and 10 rebounds for adouble-double in addition toeight assists and six steals.

Tristan Long landed ninethrough the rim for the

Wildcats, who slipped to 6-7overall and 6-4 in theNorthern 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 WildcatsBy Mike Dunn

ALPENA The Petoskeyhockey team pushed itsrecord to .500 and reversed aloss at home earlier in theseason with an impressive 5-3 triumph at the rink of

Alpena on Friday. The rocketlauncher, senior forward KyleRuggles, fueled the offensivefireworks for the Northmen,lighting the scoring lamp

twice and adding an assist asPetoskey pushed its record to10-10-1 overall and 4-6 in theBig North. The Wildcatsslipped to 9-11-1 and 3-4.

Petoskey jumped aheadearly courtesy of the shiftySky Pilot, senior forward SkyePieffer, and maintained alead the rest of the way.

The Wildcats were stillwithin a goal, 4-3, in the thirdperiod when Ruggleslaunched a laser to score onthe power play and givePetoskey a two-goal cushion.The Wildcats were not able totrim the deficit again afterthat.

Ruggles also scored in thefirst period, with help fromPieffer, to give Petoskey a 2-0lead. Patrick Gitre and Ian

Morrison also tallied for thevisiting Northmen in thehard-fought contest.

Smooth-striding sopho-more Ben Swartzfisher hadan assist along with juniorKenny Forton and Pieffer.

Aaron Cook was also part ofthe 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 ofTraverse 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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by Mike Dunn

GAYLORD Even with themuch-anticipated rematch

with No. 2 ranked Bellairelooming, the Pellston boys ofcoach Cliff Hass did not lookpast a surging Gaylord St.Mary squad on Thursday,Feb. 9.

The Hornets traveled toGaylord and built an earlylead en route to an impres-sive 68-49 victory over theSnowbirds. Pellston, whichhad beaten Ski Valley foeCentral Lake earlier in the

week, improved to 14-1 over-all and 12-1 in the league.Scrappy St. Mary, which isone of the teams fighting forthird place in the final leaguestandings, slipped to 6-7 and5-4.

"St. Mary showed a lot offight," coach Hass reported."We started out with a 21-0lead but they came back topull within 16 points in thefourth quarter. They shot theball really well in the second

half and made a nice run atus late in the third quarterand early in the fourth."

Senior sharpshooter ChrisHass, the Hornets' prolificscorer, was hotter than aheaping bowl of Texas chili,making the twine twitch tothe tune of 35 points. He alsopulled down 14 boards andset the table for teammateslike a Food Network chef,dishing off 10 assists for arare triple-double.

Crafty senior point guardZak Kruskie cracked the netsfor eight points and Max

Ketterer connected for seven.Senior forward Andy Hamlingamely played with a badlysprained ankle but had limit-ed mobility.

Gabe Nowicki led a bal-anced St. Mary scoring ledger

with 11 points while seniorMike Stutesman struck fornine, junior guard MattSpyhalski for eight and long-armed Luke Wizniewski foreight.

IN THE 77-47 victory over

Central Lake on Wednesday,Feb. 8, Hass was sizzling fromthe floor once again. The 6-foot-4 senior assaulted theiron for 35 points with 11rebounds, six assists, fourblocks and four steals.

The 6-foot-5 Hamlin -- theother half of H&H PointManufacturers, Inc. -- rockedthe iron for 17 points andgenerated a powerful dou-ble-double, cleaning theglass like Windex as he pulleddown 17 reboudns.

Dale Stark delivered eightpoints and was big into rejec-

tion, making five blocks onthe night.

Relentless JakeFriendenstab was a tirelesstormenter of Trojan ball han-dlers all game long, recordingfour steals, and he also issuedthree assists.

Coach Hass commendedthe defensive intensity ratch-eted up by "bulldog" guardsKruskie, Ketterer andFriedenstab.

"Our three bulldog guards

kept the defensive pressureon Central Lake, making shotselection tough in the begin-ning," Hass said.

Zach Harvey hit for 19points to lead the Trojans.

Pellston had its rematch with unbeaten Bellaire on Wednesday, Feb. 15, atPellston after this issue wentto press. The first time theteams met at Bellaire on Jan.17, the Hornets suffered a 75-58 loss in a game where theHornets had three startersfoul out and the two otherstarters both with four foulsat 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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By Doug Derrer

TRAVERSE CITY -- The Bay Area Reps hosted Cadillac on Wednesday, February 8, atCenter Ice Arena and scoredtwo short-handed goals andone power play goal to beat

the Vikings 3-2 in a thriller.After a scoreless first period,

it was P.J. Heger who got thescoring going for the Reps.Heger tallied on a short-hand-ed goal 38 seconds into thesecond period off a pretty passfrom Zach Hill. Less than 2

minutes later Tyler Thomas would score the equalizer forthe Vikings but with 2:04 leftin the middle stanza. Hill would add a short-handedgoal for the Reps with an assistfrom Zach Bargy.

Hegers power play goal

with 22 seconds left in theperiod would give the Reps a3-1 advantage, with Hill andGavin Uitvlugt assisting on what would prove to be thegame-winning goal.

Cadillac pulled its goalieand Joe Gussert netted a goal

for the Vikings with 1:26 left inthe game, but the Reps heldon for a 3-2 win. John Posler was a brick wall, stopping 14shots to earn the win in net forthe Reps.

On Friday, Feb. 10, the Repstraveled to Trenton to partici-pate in the MichiganInterscholastic HockeyLeague Showcase and theyfaced perennial Division IIIpower Flint Powers in theiropening match.

With the Chargers playingshort-handed most of the firstperiod because of penalties

the Reps took advantage of a5-on-3 power play to score agoal by Quinn Lyman with5:36 left. The ubiquitousHeger assisted on the Lymangoal.

Flint Powers responded with three goals in a two-minute span of the secondperiod 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 hisown. 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.




3rd& 4th Grade Girls

February 11Alyce Vermilya ...............20Caroline Korte ...............18Mackenzie Wright .........18Tara Madej .....................10Lily Deisig ........................8Sydney Kaiser ..................8Kendall King ....................8Zoey Pomarzynski...........8Lauren Allen ....................7Raychel Fennell ...............6Jazlyn Hagenbuch...........6McKenna Hogle ...............6Gracie Blust .....................4Angela Drummond.........4Emylee Grish ...................4Eliza Handley...................4Mariah Krone ..................4Abby Zimmerman...........4Cienna Woodcox .............3

Brei Baker.........................2Alexis Day ........................2Rebecka Grish..................2Christina Harbin .............2Amanda Korff ..................2Holly Kussrow..................2Lizzy McClure..................2Lily Schrader....................2Arielle Vermilya ...............2Glenna Woodcox .............2Mandy Hopp....................1

Emily Lauster...................1

3rd & 4th GradeBoys

February 11Andrew Koenig ..............20Logan Finnerty ..............18Brady Hunter .................18Brennan Isler .................16Rico Brown ....................14Matt Davidson ...............14Carson Gahm.................14Conrad Korte .................14Tyler Hartz .....................10Jake Pietrzak ..................10Jacob Book .......................8Corey Deer.......................8Logan Murrell..................8Justin Breckow.................6Jack Holscher...................6Harrison Kalember..........6Alex Powers......................6Dominick Priestley..........6

Griffin Lompra.................5Rory Curran .....................4Jeffrey Dickson ................4Cordell LaRose.................4Trevor Moore ...................4Rowen Anderson .............2Joseph Boswood ..............2Cameron Cosby ...............2Regan Distel.....................2Aaron Latuszek ................2Erik Oldenburg ................2

Nate Pingatore.................2David Pulaski...................2Nolan Roehrig..................2Jacob Thorold ..................2Collin Hartz .....................1

5th & 6th GradeGirls

February 12Ryleigh White.................14Olivia Jeffers...................11Emma Cherry ................10Alicia Korff .....................10Avery Bebble....................8Allison Pensyl ..................5Hannah Blunt ..................4Emily Panosso .................4Emily Brazelton ...............2Brenna Finnerty ..............2Tara Madej .......................2Kamryn Curtiss................1Savanna Gapinski............1

5th & 6th GradeBoys

February 12Cade Coonrod ...............22Omar Prado ...................16Eamon Curran ...............14Blake Wright...................13Justin Grish ....................12Tyler Madej ....................12Brandon Kowalsky ........10

Andrew Chiles .................8Alex Cherry ......................7Davis Eyth........................6Riley Gapinski..................6Kaiden Isler......................6Bradley Kowalsky............6Ethan LaRose...................6Brennan Isler ...................4Ethan Mahn.....................4Coleman Cerveniak ........3Tanner Trenary ................3James Brazelton...............2Max Chalmers .................2Blake Charbonneau........2Jacob Day.........................2Kevin Gehringer ..............2Zach Lauster ....................2Trent Lompra...................2Mason Monchilov...........2Ethan Piehl ......................2Adam Sobeck ...................2Nate Byrne .......................1

7th & 8th GradeBoys

February 8Nathan Fox ....................24Jack Korte.......................20Jacob King......................15Logan Mahn ..................14Colby Culhane ...............12Josh DeGrow..................10Spencer White ...............10Brandt Kierczynski..........9

Jakovan Pryor-McCovey...8Lane Jeakle.......................4

Elijah Needham...............4

Nathan Willett .................3

Seth Derkatz ....................2

Jacob Harwood ................2

Travis Hough ...................2

Joseph Hrejsa...................2

Trevor Lewis.....................2Derek Rakis......................2

7th & 8th GradeBoys

February 13Nathan 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 .................5Nick 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

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Wrestling

Area grapplers advance to region

By Mike Dunn

GAYLORD A total of 29 wrestlers from area schoolsadvanced Saturday fromindividual districts to theregional tournament. There

were seven district champi-ons.

Onaway had by far themost grapplers move on,sending nine to the regionalcompetition in Division 4.

Among those nine Cardinalsis senior Alex Fullerton, atwo-time state qualifier who

won the district champi-onship at 140 pounds andtakes a 44-6 record with him

into regionals.Gaylord had two district

champs on Saturday in Div. 2and Grayling had twochamps in Div. 3. Cheboyganand Mancelona also had adistrict champion along withOnaway. The district champi-ons advance to the regionaltournament as a No. 1 seed.

The district champsinclude: senior Chadd Hall(130) and sophomore SethLashuay (112) of Gaylord in

Div. 2; Brandon Handrich(152) and senior RyanRandall (215) of Grayling andJosh McDill (285) ofCheboygan in Div. 3; seniorTyler Aldrich (152) ofMancelona and Fullerton(140) of Onaway in Div. 4.

DIVISION 2In the Div. 2 district tour-

ney at Gaylord, four BlueDevil grapplers and threefrom Petoskey moved on.

FOR GAYLORD, seniorChadd Hall (130) and sopho-more Seth Lights OutLashuay (112) won theirrespective weight classes.

Eric Mason was runner-up at189 pounds for the BlueDevils and fighting freshmanJeff Heinz was third at 119.

Hall, who earlier in theweek earned the 150th victo-ry of his notable prep careeron the mats as Gaylordadvanced in team districts,earned a 5-2 decision overrugged Dan Graham ofSparta in the finals. Hall goesinto the regional tourney atMount Pleasant this Saturday

as a No. 1 seed with an excel-lent 44-8 record this season.

Lashuay was definitelyLights Out on Saturday, earn-ing a pair of first-round pinsen 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 Pleasantas a No. 1 seed with a solid27-10 log.

Mason, a senior, advancesas a No. 2 seed at 189 with a37-10 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 isthe top four from each

weight class advances fromindividual districts and thenfrom individual regions tothe state meet.

Bechaz, a junior, takes asolid 27-13 record with himas a No. 4 seed into the Div. 2regional tourney at MountPleasant.

Here are the other regionalqualifiers from the WeeklyChoice coverage area:

DIVISION 3Grayling sends Wrecker

Randall as a No. 1 seed toFarwell at 215 and Handrichas No. 1 seed at 152. JeffMyers (189) is a No. 2 seed forthe Vikings while ZackCheney (125) and Cody Elmy(119) move on as No. 3 seedsand Ghayge Toomey (125) isa No. 4 seed.

For Cheboygan, the power-ful McDill moves on as No. 1seed at 285 pounds andDalton Jarvis (160) is a No. 4seed.

Grayling and Cheboygancompete this Saturday in theDiv. 3 regional tourney atFarwell.

DIVISION 4Onaway sends nine grap-

plers to the Div. 4 regionaltourney this Saturday inManton.

Representing the Cardinals will be Fullerton (140) as aNo. 1 seed with a 44-6 record.The No. 2 seeds for Onaway

are: senior Trey Leach (160) with a 43-5 log; senior GusRobins (135) with a 31-15 log;and bruising senior BryerMcGinn (171), with a 38-7

record.The No. 3 seeds forOnaway are junior MorganRobins (135) with a 29-10mark and feisty freshman JoeTraynham (103) with a strong34-7 log. Competing as No. 4seeds fore the Cards are: sen-iors Aaron Gray (130), R.J.Rice (152) and Jason Davis(215).

Mancelona will have threecompeting Saturday atManton.

In addition to Aldrich(152), a senior with a 21-8log, sophomore MichaelMeadows (119) moves on as aNo. 3 seed and fellow sopho-more Keegan Richardson(285) is a No. 4 seed.

Mio will have two repre-sentatives Saturday atManton and both finished asrunner-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 22-5mark.

by Tom Eustice

CADILLAC -- TheCheboygan hockey teamrolled into Cadillac on asnowy Friday night (Feb. 10)to take on the tough Vikings.Despite the weather, a nicecrowd showed up to witnessa well-played hockey gameby both teams.

It was impregnable Chiefgoalie Nick "The Wall"

Watson stealing the showand revealing no nicks in hisarmor.

The Chiefs opened thescoring at 12:09 of the firstperiod when determinedsenior Jordan Yost caught apass just outside the blue lineand skated in with a defense-man hanging on his rightarm. Yost made a move at thetop of the crease to shake hisshadow and put a whistling

wrist shot in to make it 1-0Chiefs. Smooth-striding StanSwiderek assisted on the play.

Cadillac had multiple scor-ing chances in the first peri-od as they out-shot theChiefs 15-4 for the period.But Watson looked like he

was playing in front of a netthe 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 goalieP.J. Nemish in the secondperiod and he must havelooked as big as an elephantstanding in front of the net tothe Chief forwards. Great

goaltending at both endsprevailed in the second peri-od & the score remained 1-0.

The Chiefs seemed to con-trol play in the third periodbut the young-and-fast

Vikings appeared to be morethan a little frustrated with"Wall" Watson stoppingeverything.

At 12:36 of the third periodMichael Castagne skateddown the left side of the ice

and took a hard wrist shotthat fell behind the goalieand senior Dylan Wilkinsondove for the puck with a fineeffort and poked it in to putthe Chiefs up 2-0.

The rest of the period theChiefs put the accent ondefense as Chiefs senior for-

ward Eryn Eustice played ashift on offense thendropped back to defense fora shift and then back tooffense.

Doc Eustice logged a lotof ice time in the third and

was part of the remedy forthe aggressive Viking assault.Meanwhile, Nick Watsoncontinued to stand on hishead and make quality scor-ing chances look like nochance at all to score for the

Vikings.The Chiefs recorded their

17th win, which ties therecord for wins in a seasonfor the Chiefs with three reg-ular season games to be

played. The Chiefs are 17-3-1on the year.

ON WEDNESDAY, Feb. 8,the Chiefs lost another hard-fought defensive battle onthe home ice, falling to the

Alpena Wildcats 1-0. It was agame of outstanding goal-tending by the Chiefs

Watson and the WildcatsBret Le Tourneau. The

Wildcats out-shot the Chiefs33-28.

In the first period bothteams struggled to get shotsas defense dominated at

both ends. It was a game oftwo very evenly matchedteams. This was the thirdtime these two teams metthis year. The first time theyplayed to a 4-4 tie. The sec-ond game the Chiefs won 5-4in the championship game ofthe Alpena BoostersTournament.

The first period ended 0-0 with both teams recordingsix shots on goal. In the sec-

ond period both teams had

multiple scoring chances butgoaltending by both teamsonce again prevailed.

Alpena fought off twopower plays and the Chiefsone in the tense period. The

Wildcats out-shot the Chiefs15-14.

In the third period theWildcats 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 apower play from JaredKwiatkowski with an assistfrom Brad Lorenz.

With 1:28 to play the Chiefswent on a power play of theirown and pulled the goalie tomake it 6-on-4 but the

Alpena penalty killers andgoaltender Tourneau turnedthe 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

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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) 2810. 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, GrandRapids Ottawa Hills 4, Lansing Waverly 3, East

Kentwood 2, Troy 2.

Class BSchool (First-place votes) (Record) Points

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 CSchool (First-place votes) (Record) Points

1. Flint Beecher (5) (16-0) 75

2. Pewamo-Westphalia (15-0) 703. Shelby (14-0) 65

4. Traverse City St. Francis (13-1) 605. 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) 3310. 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, It haca 4,

Bloomingdale 4, New Haven 2, Saginaw

Nouvel Catholic Central 2, Rudyard 2, Hancock

1, Holland-Black River 1.

Class DSchool (First-place votes) (Record) Points

1. Bellaire (3) (15-0) 732. Wyoming Tri-unity Christian (2) (14-1) 71

3. Pellston (14-1) 634. Carsonville-Port Sanilac (13-1) 54

5. Cedarville (13-1) 506. Munising (14-1) 49

7. Climax-Scotts (14-1) 41

8. Southfield Christian (14-2) 39T9. Posen (15-1) 37T9. 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 ASchool (First-place votes) (Record) Points

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) 448. 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 BSchool (First-place votes) (Record) Points

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 CSchool (First-place votes) (Record) Points

1. Morley Stanwood (3) (15-0) 72

2. Concord (1) (17-0) 70

3. St. Ignace (16-0) 654. 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 Lake13, 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 DSchool (First-place votes) (Record) Points

1. Gaylord St. Mary Cathedral (5) (17-0) 75T2. 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) 389. 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.

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Winter Ice Fishing Derby on Otsego Lake part ofDNR 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 providetackle, 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 WordTHURSDAY: 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

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FRISDAY: Psalm 42:11 New American Standard Bible (NASB) 11 Why are you in despair, O my soul? And why

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nance and my God.

SATURDAY: Psalm 44:3-5 New American Standard Bible (NASB) 3 For by their own sword they did not possess

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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

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SUNDAY:Psalm 34:2-4 New American Standard Bible (NASB) 2 My soul will make its boast in the LORD; The

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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

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tion by faith into this grace in which we stand; and we exult in hope of the glory of God. 3 And not only

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TUESDAY: Matthew 5:11-12 New American Standard Bible (NASB) 11 Blessed are you when people insult you

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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

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and had seen God do some incredible things. The church had experienced

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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-

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