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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-

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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.


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.

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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.


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

Baseball

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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.



By Mike Dunn

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.

Blue Devils win two BNC gamesSoccer

Victories at Alpena and home against Ogemaw give Gaylord 5-1-2 log

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.



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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Softball Track

BaseballSoccer

Ga'lod JV gal!lo!e clo!e one

Northmen run in Scottie ClassicRoush, Lamberti shine for Northmen boys in regional prep

meet; Tompkins takes third in discus for girlsStarks strikes out five and goes dis-tance as Blue Devils battle visiting

Sault in frigid conditions

Juntilla pitches shutout to leadGrayling to win over Blue Devils

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.

Soccer

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Northmen go 1-1 inhome tourney

Graylingkickers win

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For over 20 years, NorthernManagement Services has beenhelping people to continue to live as

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Northern Management is in theprocess of developing a state-approved training program, and

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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

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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.

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