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Sby Mike Dunn

CHARLEVOIX -- The

Grayling boys of coach Rich

Moffit won a pair of league

games on the road last week

to push their record to 8-3

overall and 5-2 in the Lake

Michigan Conference.

On Tuesday, Jan. 24, the

resilient Vikings edged host

Charlevoix in a thrilling end-

to-end battle, one of those

32-minute wars the Lake

Michigan Conference has

been known for through the

years. Senior lefty guard Zane

Tobin put a stake in the heart

of the Rayder faithful, light-

ing it up throughout the

game and then draining sev-

eral key free throws down the

stretch to help put Grayling

over the top.

Zane was in the zone all

game long, making the twinedance to the tune of 32

points and he went 9-of-10

from the stripe. Zane sank a

key jumper with 32 seconds

to go to give Grayling a 66-65

lead and hit all four of his free

throw attempts in the waning

seconds to assure the Vikings

maintained the lead. He also

pulled down 10 boards for a

double-double in the tight

game.

As a team, Grayling hit 8-

of-10 free throws in the

fourth quarter.

"Our team did a great job

of making plays down the

stretch to seal the victory,"

Moffit reported. "I was very

pleased with our free throw

shooting in the fourth quar-

ter.

"Zane played an outstand-

ing game, hitting some big

free throws down the

stretch," he added. "Riley

Zigila was outstanding at

both ends of the court. Tyler

McClanahan hit some key

pressure free throws. We

had a number of people con-

tribute in this win."

Zigila zeroed in for 15

points and was a flying force

on defense as well, covering

the floor like a fresh coat of

wax as he recorded five

steals. Smooth-striding sen-

ior wing Steven Enos struck

for six points to go with eight

rebounds, six assists and

three steals.

McClanahan, a super

sophomore, and Tom "TheBeast" Burrell each scored

four and Burrell also bulled

his way to seven rebounds.

The Vikes' 6-foot-8 senior

center Griffin Dean, the cere-

bral Dean of Down Under,

was also big into Windex,

cleaning the glass for eight

rebounds.

Andrew Potter had a big

game for the Rayders, hitting

for 25 points to go with seven

assists and six rebounds. Will

Jeakle also hit for 18 for the

talented Rayders, who fell to

6-4 overall and 3-3 in the

league.

In the 55-34 win at East

Jordan on Friday, Jan. 27,

Tobin tamed the twine for 15

points to lead a balanced

scoring assault. Scott

Parkinson, Burrell, Enos and

McClanahan took turns

making the net spin, each

hooking up for seven points,

and Dean was dominant

down low once again,

accounting for five points.

The versatile Enos was the

Vikings' two-way engine, as

usual, grabbing a team-high

nine rebounds, dishing off a

team-high six assists and

tying for team-high honors

with five steals. Dean and

Burrell played big inside,

each hauling in eight

rebounds while Tobin took

down six boards and

Parkinson pulled in five.

The suffocating defensive

pressure of the Vikings

resulted in several steals.Zigila was in Zap Mode on

defense once again, equaling

Enos's total of five steals.

Tobin was into piracy also,

notching three steals.

"I was pleased with our

defensive intensity through-

out the game," Moffit said. "A

number of players received a

lot of playing time."

Grayling played at home

against Roscommon on

Tuesday, Jan. 31,

and are home

again this Friday,

Feb. 3, against

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Grayling senior wing Steven Enos flies high as he drives to the basket to

deliver a deuce during the East Jordan game.

In the unlikely event that senior Zane

Tobin (12) misses this shot, senior center

Griffin Dean (42) is in perfect position for

a rebound.

Grayling junior Scott Parkinson defies gravity as he turns to fire a

pass to an open teammate on Friday.

Devon Dawson (1) and Griffin Dean (42)

form an impenetrable wall of defense for

the victorious Vikings.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2012

Grayling boys win LMC pair

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GAYLORD -- The Gaylord

girls basketball program isonce again hosting the annu-al Coaches vs. Cancer gameand it will be held on Friday,Feb. 10, against Big North foe

Alpena.Coaches vs. Cancer is a

collaboration between the American Cancer Societyand the National Association

of Basketball Coaches that

empowers coaches, theirteams and communities tojoin the fight against cancer.This event will not only raisemoney to help the Society,but teach our players andother students the valuable,charitable, and characterbuilding lessons.

Those who would like to

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By Mike Dunn

GAYLORD This was adefining week for the No. 2ranked St. Mary girls of coachKevin Foster. The unbeatenSnowbirds faced two formi-dable Ski Valley foes back-to-back and earned a pair ofimpressive victories to virtu-ally assure themselves of theSki Valley championship in2012.

The victories overJohannesburg-Lewiston andOnaway pushed St. Marysrecord to 13-0 overall and 11-0 in the Ski Valley.

First up was the rematch with perennial cross-county

rival Johannesburg-Lewistonon the road on Tuesday, Jan.24. The Cardinals of coachHeather Huff came into thegame with an 11-1 record,their only loss coming at thehands of St. Mary in Gaylordback in December.

The No. 2 rankedSnowbirds broke open aclose game in the third quar-ter on their way to earning a57-34 victory.

St. Mary led just 23-21 atthe half but used a stranglingdefense to generate someturnovers and push to a 14-point lead in the third quar-ter.

We got off to a great startin the first quarter but strug-gled in the second quarter,reported St. Mary coachKevin Foster. In the thirdquarter, Kari (Borowiak) andKarli (Jacob) combined for 22points and our defense reallystood out. We created nine

turnovers in that quarter.Foster was particularly

pleased with the wayBorowiak and backcourtmate Chrissy Smith playeddefense in the quarter andthroughout the game againstJ-Ls dangerous junior point

producer Abby Schlicher. Thecoach also noted the tough,physical play inside providedby Michelle Samalik andMary Spyhalski.

At the other end of thefloor, it was Borowiak who

was St. Marys BackcourtBombardier in the decisivethird quarter, ripping thenets from downtown threetimes to score 13 of hergame-high 25 points. Jacob,the savvy, rawhide-toughfour-year varsity starter, tal-lied nine of her 12 pointsfrom her wing post duringthe quarter.

Karli, who has a way of tak-ing her game up an extra

notch in the big ones, fin-ished a productive night atJohannesburg with 11rebounds for a double-dou-ble to go with six steals andfive assists. Smith struck foreight points and also record-ed five assists.

On a night when J-L bat-tled to find an offensiverhythm, it was Katelyn

Weaver who led the way witha strong effort, scoring ateam-high nine points andgrabbing eight rebounds.Brittany Cherwinski talliedseven and battled hardinside, pulling down 10rebounds. Hannah Huffhauled in seven boards andscored six and Schlicher, whodrew enemy jerseys like mag-nets all night long, still deliv-ered four assists and record-ed four steals.

ON THURSDAY, Jan. 26,the Snowbirds outscoredOnaway 73-47 and once

again it was BombardierBorowiak launching thelong-range artillery.

Borowiak, who had a mon-ster week, made the twinetwitch to the tune of 30points as she hit 6-of-7attempts from 3-point land.

Once again, St. Marypulled away as the game

went along. The Snowbirdsled the scrappy Cardinals ofcoach Marty Mix by just a 30-24 margin at the half butused a big third quarter tocreate separation on thescoreboard.

Borowiak busted the netsto score 14 of her teams 19points in the quarter.

Just like the Joburg game, when Karli went inside thedefense sagged on her,Foster said. That openedthings up for Kari and shehad another big night.

Jacob, reliable as a sun dial,had another big night, too,

connecting for 19 points withnine rebounds and sevensteals. Smith struck for 14points and was super withher passing, offering freshservings all game long like aFood Network chef. She fin-ished with nine assists.

Mary Spyhalski showed up

strong inside, cleaning the

glass for 13 rebounds.

Foster credited Onaway

with a solid effort in defeat.

They gave us a tough time

in the first half, Foster said.

Theyre a much-improved

team.

Kallie Shimel struck for 19

to pace the hardworking

Cardinals (8-5, 5-5), who had

won six of their previous

seven games coming in.

Sammie Freel found the bot-

tom of the net for 16 points.

Foster was anticipating atough challenge this week

against non-league foe

Harbor Springs.

Onaway played Mancelona

on Tuesday, Jan. 31, after this

issue went to press.

Basketball

Great week for Snowbird gals!Back-to-back win over SVC contenders Joburg and Onaway virtually clinches title for unbeaten St. Mary

Gaylord frosh boys wintwo more

Basketball Basketball

By Mike Dunn

GAYLORD It was a weekof rugged challenges for theGaylord freshmen boys ofcoach Iron Mike Neff butthey responded to the chal-lenge.

The Blue Devils played twovery tough opponents,Petoskey and Grayling, onthe road and pulled out twohard-fought victories. CoachNeffs Iron Curtain defense

was the catalyst of the winsthat enabled Gaylord to pushits record to 11-1 this season.

In the 64-44 victory atGrayling, the Blue Devils

pulled away in the secondhalf after leading the scrappy

Vikings just 31-27 at the half.Marcus ORourke rocked

the iron for 19 points to paceGaylord. Bazooka BlayneBaker launched 15 points tofuel the offense and reliableCole Butler penetratedthrough the paint like a knifethrough butter as he canned13.

Coach Neff also com-mended Collin Watters andSteven Fitzek for a terrific

job controlling the boardsand blocking shots.

We finally pulled awayfrom Graylings tough

defense in the second half,

Neff reported. We outscored

them 13-0 in the third quar-

ter and that was the turning

point in the game.

In the 66-50 triumph over

Petoskey on Tuesday, Jan. 24,

it was Butler blistering the

nets for 17 points to lead the

way while Bazooka Baker

blasted the iron for 15 points

and Fitzek fired in 14.

Gaylord (11-1) played at

Ogemaw Heights on Tuesday,

Jan. 31, and return home this

Friday, Feb. 3, against Big

North foe Traverse CityCentral for a 6 p.m. tip-off.

Blue Devils employ Iron Curtain defense to outscore toughopponents Petoskey and Grayling

Basketball

Senior forward is eighth from Pellston to eclipse 1,000-point career mark; he reaches milestone in

home win vs. Forest Area

Hornets' Hamlin hits scoring mark

by Mike Dunn

PELLSTON It was

another scoring milestone

for a Pellston boys basketball

player in the span of a few

short weeks.

On Tuesday, Jan. 24, senior

forward Andy Hamlin scored

17 points in a lopsided 81-45

victory over defending Ski

Valley Conference champ

Forest Area to eclipse the

1,000-point scoring mark.

The nimble 6-foot-5 Hamlin,

whose notable prep careerhas been punctuated by

dependability, is the eighth

Hornet player to reach that

prestigious milestone.

Earlier in January, senior

teammate Christopher Hass

became the first player from

Pellston, and one of only 23

ever in Michigan, to reach

the 2,000-point plateau.

The deadly Hass-Hamlin

duo -- which may otherwise

be known as H&H Pellston

Point Manufacturers,

Incorporated -- has wreaked

havoc with hardwood oppo-

nents for years, and the two

prolific scorers are not nearly

finished yet. The twine-tam-

ing pair not only produces

plenty of points but the boys

also help the Hornets gener-

ate digits in the "W" column.The dominant win over

Forest Area on Jan. 24 was

followed by an equally domi-

nant 68-29 win at home over

league foe Johannesburg-

Lewiston on Friday, Jan. 27,

and propelled Pellston to a

10-1 record overall and 8-1 in

the Ski Valley.

Hamlin canned a jumper

late in the Forest Area game

to reach the 1,000-point

plateau and added another

basket later to finish the

night with 1,003. He also had

four steals in the game.

Coach Cliff Hass, who has

done a masterful job this sea-

son of blending the talents of

the entire team to produce a

formidable force, said

Hamlin was "very smooth

and very relaxed" during thecontest.

"It was a great accomplish-

ment for a fine young man,"

the coach reported.

Hass hit for a game-high 22

points against the Warriors to

go with 10 assists, seven

rebounds and four steals.

Max Ketterer, one of a num-

ber of talented teammates

who surround Hass and

Hamlin on the floor, also

reached double figures with

10 points and showed up big

inside, pulling down seven

boards.

Jake Friedenstab buried

nine points with four steals

and four rebounds and

turned in his typically frenet-

ic defensive pressure. Zak

Kruskie zeroed in for eight

points with four rebounds tohelp the cause.

"We ran the court well and

got a large number of transi-

tion buckets," Hass said.

Justin Burke scored 20

points to lead the Warriors

(4-4, 3-3), who were without

their leading scorer.

ON FRIDAY in the win over

visiting Johannesburg, Hass

hammered the nets for 37

points with eight steals and

six rebounds while Dale Stark

struck for 10 points with six

boards and Hamlin cleaned

the glass like Windex, pulling

down 10 boards.

Coach Hass noted the

defensive pressure from

Hamlin, Hass and

Friedenstab as the catalyst to

victory.

"We kept dialing it updefensively until Joburg

started to heat up offensively

in the fourth quarter," Hass

said. "Great team aggressive-

ness defensively and we ran

the court well again."

Senior strong man Sean

Aisthorpe tallied nine to lead

the game-but-outmanned

Cardinals of coach Charlie

Lovelace and Cole Nagy con-

nected for eight.

Andy Hamlin

Gaylord frosh girlswin big

BOYNE CITY The Gaylordfreshmen girls fought their

way to a tough 36-24 triumphover host Boyne City in non-league action on Thursday,Jan. 26.

Cierra Woods was a two- way whirlwind for the BlueDevils in the victory, canninga team-high 17 points to go

with 13 rebounds for a dou-ble-double and also coveringthe floor like wall-to-wallcarpeting on defense, record-ing eight steals. And she was-

nt the only one percolatingfor the Blue Devils on this

night. Abigail Haskill hammered

the nets for eight points tohelp the cause and long-armed center Julia SwatEm Chwatun was a fear-some force down low, deliv-ering a whopping 19rebounds with four pointsand five steals. AimeeKilbourn and Tanner Arkfeld

were big into piracy as well,turning up the notch on thedefensive intensity meter tofull volume. Aimee notched

seven steals with her threepoints and Tanner took eight

steals with her two points.

Ashley Zeiter zapped the nets

for two points and pulled

down two rebounds.

This was great win with a

super effort by the entire

team, said coach Terri

Woods. I'm really proud of

the improvements the girls

are making in each game.

Gaylord was home against

Ogemaw Heights on Tuesday,

Jan. 31, and plays at Traverse

City Central on Thursday fora 6 p.m. tip-off.

Woods is two-way whirlwind for Blue Devils in non-leaguevictory over Boyne City

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Basketball

Petoskey girls outscore Blue Devils

By Mike Dunn

GAYLORD The Petoskeygirls came to Gaylord onTuesday, Jan. 24, andreversed an earlier loss to theBlue Devils with a 54-25 vic-tory. It was the third win in arow for surging Petoskey, andthe Northmen gals pushed itto four in a row with a win athome over Cadillac onFriday.

Petoskey improved to 4-8overall and 3-4 in the leaguewith the win at Gaylord andthe young Blue Devils ofcoach Frank Hamilla fell to 7-7 and 3-4.

Petoskey puts its heightadvantage to good use atGaylord, giving up points andrebounds grudginglythroughout the game.

Junior forward Kelsey Anceand junior center MeganTompkins cast a long shadowunder the boards at bothends for Petoskey. Ance put agame-high 15 points on theboard and the 6-foot-3Tompkins tallied 12. Ancealso pulled down 11

rebounds and Tompkinshauled in six.

Katelyn Crittenden helpedthe Petoskey cause as well,turning the twine for ninepoints. Ance and Crittenden

passed with precision as well,each garnering four assists.

Gaylords chief scorerMackenzie Edwards didnthave a moment alone in thegame. Mac drew Petoskeydefenders like magnets,especially when she attempt-ed her signature baseline

jumper. She still finishedwith a team-high eight pointsbut the points did not comeeasily.

Ashley Bartow drained adeuce just before the buzzerending the first half to bringGaylord within nine points,23-14, but the Blue Devils

were never able to getuntracked offensively in thesecond half.

Bartow and Lauren Meadeach scored four points andStephanie Buttrick, who bat-tled hard off the bench,scored three and sophomoreMaddie Hamilla scoredthree. Junior point guardSarah Polena handled theball efficiently against thetight Petoskey defense andplayed her usual playmakingrole.

Gaylord played host toOgemaw Heights on Tuesday,Jan. 31, and plays at T.C.Central on Thursday, Feb. 2.On Friday, Feb. 10, the girlsare home again against Big

North foe Alpena.ON FRIDAY, Jan. 27,

Petoskey outscored visitingCadillac 44-31. The victorypushed Petoskeys win streakto four and its record to 5-8and 4-4. The Vikings fell to 8-5 and 5-3.

Tompkins stood tall in thepaint once again, earning adouble-double with 15points and 10 boards and shealso blocked two shots and

dished off four assists with afine all-around effort. Ance,the left hook of theNorthmens potent 1-2 offen-sive punch, also tallied 15

with 13 rebounds for a dou-ble-double of her own andshe issued five assists.

Petoskey, playing leech-like defense, led 18-9 at thehalf and 35-18 after threequarters. Cadillac did make arun to pull within 10 pointsin the fourth quarter but theNorthmen would not allowthem to get any closer.

Sophomore Kati Lewissank six off the bench to helpfuel the victory. Alyssa

VanWerden and KatelynCrittenden did an excellentjob shadowing Cadillacs cat-quick guard NicoleBruggema during the con-test.

Bruggema and Mary-MaRae Baker each scored sixpoints to lead Cadillac, whichhit just 22 percent from thefloor against the denyingNorthmen defense. MaryEmington had seven assistsfor the Vikings.

In the JV game, Abby

Blanchard scored 10 with sixrebounds for Petoskey in a42-25 loss. Abbey Fuller

scored 12 for the Cadillac JV, which improved to 12-1 onthe season.

The Northmen played host

to Traverse City Central in aleague contest on Tuesday,Jan. 31.

Northmen play tall as they reverse earlierloss to scrappy Gaylord; defense fuelsPetoskey victory over Cadillac

Sophomore Maddie Hamilla (11) surges to the hoop for Gaylord in the game

against Petoskey.

Whenever Gaylord junior Mackenzie Edwards

attempted to score she was surrounded by a sea

of blue jerseys.

Junior forward Kelsey Ance

scores two of her game-high 15 points as Sarah

Polena (21) and Lauren Mead (23) defend.

Photo by tom buttrick



by Doug Derrer

TRAVERSE CITY -- The Bay

Area Reps split a pair of home

games over the weekend and

their record is now 8-10 on

the year.

On Friday, Saginaw Swan

Valley/Hemlock rolled into

town and rode the hot goal-

tending of Finnish exchange

student Niklas Niemi to a 2-0

win.

The Titans scored a goal by

Brian Fisk with 7:25 remain-

ing in the opening period

and that would be the only

scoring of the game until

Swan Valley added an empty

net goal with 19 seconds left

in the contest. John Posler

also played well, stopping 20

of the 21 shots he faced in net

for the Reps.

On Saturday the Reps'

rugged defensive corps of

Josh Hill, Quinn Lyman,

Grant Smith, Gavin Uitvlugt,

Deryk Henderson, Mike

Druskovich and Dakota

Derrer limited the Mid-

Michigan Storm to just two

shots on goal, helping goalie

Claire Huhta earn a 4-0

shutout win.

Nate Wilson scored a

power play goal for the Reps

with 7:15 to go in the first

period with an assist from

Zack Bargy.

Nick Fisher found the back

of the net for the Reps with

5:45 to go in the middle peri-

od with assistance from

Andrew Dzierwa and Mark

Mol. P.J. "Hammer" Heger lit

the lamp for the Reps with 29seconds left in the secondperiod and The Hammerstruck twice, closing out thescoring with a power playgoal with 4:03 left in the con-test.

Kevin "Bazooka" Banducciand Zach Hill assisted on thefirst Heger goal andDruskovich and Banducci

assisted on Hegers secondgoal.

The Reps are off untilFebruary 8 when they hostCadillac and then on the

weekend of Feb. 10-11 theytravel to Trenton to partici-pate in the MichiganInterscholastic HockeyLeague Showcase tourna-ment.

Reps rebound from loss to Swan Valley, sink Mid-Michigan Storm to salvage split

Hockey

Reps splits two home games

Petoskey junior center Megan Tompkins controls

an offensive rebound and shoots as Allie Gooding

(22) defends.


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Basketball

Grayling girls split LMC games

By Mike Dunn

GRAYLING The Graylinggirls of coach Joe Powers splita pair of Lake MichiganConference games last week,outscoring visitingCharlevoix 61-49 on the roadon Tuesday, Jan. 24, andfalling at home to talentedEast Jordan by a 61-47 scoreon Friday. The Vikings were6-7 overall and 2-5 in theleague after the two games.

In the exciting win overCharlevoix, Grayling fellbehind by 15 in the first quar-ter only to come stormingback, outscoring the Rayders34-19 in the second half.

Our girls played a veryphysical Charlevoix team,Powers reported. Eventhough Charlevoix made a lotof shots to start the game, ourgirls kept working hard andeventually got the lead. It

was a great win for us, espe-cially on the road.

Charlevoix, fueled by thehot hand of Sydney Carlson

and Kelsey Way, led 17-6 after

one quarter before Graylingstarted using its press to pullclose in the second quarter.Charlevoix still led 30-27 atthe half but the visiting

Vikings were gainingmomentum.

I was very proud of mygirls because they systemati-cally fought back, Powerssaid. Our press was causinghavoc for them and in thesecond quarter and we start-ed converting on our shots.By the half, we cut the deficitto three.

Grayling finally turned thetables in the third quarter,taking a lead it would notrelinquish.

It was a fresh jolt of Jo-Go juice supplied by junior JoHamlin that helped turnedthe tide, as usual. Hamlin,

who is putting an outstand-ing season together, generat-ed points along with team-mates Cierra Prosser and

Alyssa Morley as the Vikingsstarted to pull away and cre-ate some separation on the

scoreboard.

Hamlin hit for a game-high18 points to pace the Vikingsand she was joined in doubledigits by Prosser (13) andMorley (12). Hamlin alsohauled down a team-higheight rebounds and recordedthree steals and three assists.Maddie Benardo contributedher usual gritty play in thepaint to help the cause, scor-

ing seven and grabbing sevenboards.Cool Caitlin Prosser passed

with precision, netting threeassists with four points.Scrappy senior guard JosieSwander, Cierra Prosser andBenardo helped tighten thetentacles of defensive pres-sure for Grayling, eachrecording two steals in thecontest.

Coming out of halftime,we wanted to just keep play-ing the right way, Powerssaid. We were able to takethe lead by the end of thethird quarter and eventuallystretched out the lead. Ourbiggest lead was at the end of

the game winning by 12.Carlson scored 15 to pace

the Rayders while Waywound up with 13 points and12 rebounds.

ON FRIDAY, the Vikingslost to East Jordan on thehome floor. The Red Devilsheight advantage gaveGrayling some problems andmade it difficult to keep upon the scoreboard.

East Jordan is a very toughteam with quick guards andstrong posts, Powers said.We knew it would be anextremely difficult game forus but we put everything wehad into it. East Jordan had

the lead the entire game but we cut it to four late in thethird quarter but couldn't getany closer.

They were extremelytough down in the low post.Teams with good posts createa lot of problems for us since

we aren't very big.Hamlin did manage to

fight through the East Jordanmaze of defenders to lead allscorers with 21 points in thecontest and she also grabbedsix rebounds. Cierra Prosser

tallied seven, MaddieBenardo six and CaitlinProsser five.

Senior Josie Swander gavea strong effort inside, pullingdown 11 rebounds to go withthree steals and four points.

Alyssa Morley was toughdefensively as well, recordingfour steals.

The girls played reallyhard, Powers said. Sinceabout half of our team is sickright now, it was a gritty effort

by the girls. We have to give alot of respect to East Jordanbecause they played really

well. Val Peters paved the way

for the victorious Red Devils,putting 17 on the board.

Vikings outscore host Charlevoix onTuesday, play tough in loss to talentedEast Jordan on Thursday



Maddie Benardo (12) defends the basket against

East Jordan during Fridays game at the Viking gym.

Left: Cierra

Prosser

(11) vies for

a rebound

during

Fridays

game while

teammate

Josie

Swander(4) boxes

out.



By Mike Dunn and TomEustice

GAYLORD The Gaylordand Cheboygan hockeyteams seem to bring the besteffort out of each other.Friday at the Sportsplex thetwo well-coached teams metfor the second time this sea-son and for the second timethey engaged in a well-played, back-and-forth battlethat was not decided untillate.

For the second time, it wasthe Chiefs of coach CraigCoxe who prevailed, this timeby a score of 5-3 with anempty-netter to clinch thingsat the end. Gaylord didnt winin front of the large homecrowd but did give a grittyeffort, coming from behindto tie the score in the thirdperiod and giving those inattendance for the annualREACH OUT fundraisermuch to cheer for.

Gaylord slipped to 7-9-2

after the tough loss whilesurging Cheboygan, which

was coming off its first-ever win in the Alpena BoosterTournament, pushed itsrecord to 14-1-1.

The Chiefs opened thescoring 7:49 into the game

when Ice Doctor ErynEustice slapped a severe one-timer from the top of thecrease after a nice pass fromJake Elmore from behind thenet to put the Chiefs up 1-0.Linemate Jordan Yost alsoassisted on the play and itlooked like the Chiefs prolif-ic Production Line was offand running again with threepoints.

Much of the first period was fast, up-and-downaction with both goaltenders,Nick Watson for Cheboyganand Peter Lawton forGaylord, playing a levelabove the skaters. Then with6 seconds to play in the firstperiod, Blue Devils seniorJay Lindgren popped one in a

power play for his secondgoal of the season to tie thegame at 1-1.

The Chiefs received apenalty shot with 7:36 gonein the second period butLawton was up to the task,stoning the Chiefs SamCharboneau to keep thegame tied 1-1.

Then with 9:08 gone in theperiod, the elusive Eusticepicked the puck out of the airand tapped in his secondgoal of the game to put theChiefs up 2-1, this time withan assist from Yost. Aboutfour minutes later and theChiefs on a power play, Yostslammed in his first goal andthird point of the game to putthe Chiefs up 3-1, withProduction Line matesEustice and Elmore assistingon the play.

Cheboygan led 3-1 aftertwo periods before Gaylordrallied to tie the score as spit-fire senior forward SpencerBajko slapped one home on a

power play at 5:27 andopportunistic Nick Shear litthe scoring lamp with hisseventh goal of the seasontwo minutes later. Shearsnuck in and stood next tothe post like he was invisible.Linemate Bajko spotted him

well enough, though. Hepicked out Nicks pink jerseyand threw a pretty cross-icepass right on Schears stickand Nick slammed it home totie the game.

Slick sophomore ZackSchley then scored whatproved to be the game-win-ner for the Chiefs with 10:04showing on the clock, puttingthe visitors ahead 4-3 withhelp from Charboneau andD.J. Sayers. The ever-danger-ous Elmore finally sealed thevictory for the Chiefs with anempty-net goal, hitting homefollowing a face-off with 22seconds remaining.

Lawton faced 35 shots and Watson faced 26 for theChiefs. Both goalies had big

saves at different junctures inthe fast-moving contest.

Watson faced 12 Gaylordshots in the second periodand turned back every one.Lawton stood tall in the netsafter Cheboygan got the two-goal lead, refusing to wilt

while allowing his team anopportunity to come backand tie matters in the thirdperiod.

Gaylord continued to put alot of pressure on the Chiefsdefense and the unflappable

Watson was able to with-stand the barrage with greathelp from defensemen StanSwiderek, Kasey Lofgren,Nate Stempky, John Garstand Hunter Filice. Watsonheard several knocks on thedoor but he never let anyonein.

The relentless Bajkorecorded his 16th goal andhis 12th assist in the game.Tom Lindbert also had anassist for the Blue Devils.

For Cheboygan, Eustice

had two goals and an assist to

lead in the scoring column.

Yost and Elmore, the other

members of the Production

Line, also helped the cause.

Yost had a goal and two

assists and Elmore a goal and

an assist. Seth Duncan,

Charboneau and Sayers also

had assists for the Chiefs.

Gaylord wore pink jerseys

for the annual REACH OUT

game. Proceeds from the

night when to the Otsego

Memorial Hospital

Mammorgraphy Assistance

Fund which helps uninsured

or underinsured women in

Otsego and Montmorency

counties to afford screening.

Hockey

Gaylord bows to visiting ChiefsSchley hits game-winner late in third period for Cheboygan; Fridays game at Sportsplex is annual Reach Out fundraiser

Alma College hosts baseball campALMA The annual Alma College Baseball Camp will be held on three consecutive Sundays next month: Feb. 5, 12 and 19.All ages are welcome for camp. At 1 p.m. each Sunday there will be a youth skills camp. At 2 p.m. a junior high skills camp

and at 3 p.m. a high school advanced skills camp.

All camps feature instruction in hitting, defense and pitching. The high school camp also includes base running and offen-

sive and defensive strategies.

The cost of the camp is $20, payable the first Sunday of attendance.

The camp is staffed by the Alma College coaching staff and players. For information, call the Alma College baseball office at

(989) 463-7017.

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Basketball

Petoskey boys outscore Blue DevilsPETOSKEY In a preview

of the Class A district openeron March 5, the Petoskeyboys played host to Big Northrival Gaylord on Tuesday, Jan.24, and parlayed an earlylead into a workmanlike 63-48 victory over the scrappyBlue Devils of coach TimORourke.

It was the 37th straighthome win for Petoskey,

which led 11-0 to start thegame and 19-9 after the firstquarter and maintained anarms-length lead over thepesky, hardworking BlueDevils the rest of the way.Petoskey, which had a one-point victory over Cadillac

later in the week, improvedto 12-0 and 7-0 after theGaylord game while the BlueDevils slipped to 4-7 and 2-5.

Gaylord did a nice jobdefensively of keeping theNorthmens dangerous back-court duo of Zak Lewis andJake Mullin from ringing upthe points all over the place,but the good teams likePetoskey find ways to adjustand coach Dennis Starkeystroops did just that on thisnight. With the Blue Devilsfocusing on keeping Lewisand Mullin under wraps, thetask of scoring went to seniorforward Joe Robbins andguard Sam Baumgartner, and

the pair responded.The athletic, 6-foot-3

Robbins had a particularlystrong showing, draining thenets for a career-best 23points, and Baumgartner notonly canned 11 for theeighth-ranked Northmen,but he also recorded fiveassists, often on passesdirected to Robbins.

ORourke was pleased withthe defensive pressureapplied by Troy Gahm, TylerFrisch and Cam Taylor on thehigh-scoring Lewis andMullin but acknowledgedthat neutralizing a high-pow-ered offense like Petoskey is avery tough challenge, espe-

cially when others likeRobbins and Baumgartnercan step in the void.

Robbins killed us,ORourke said flatly after-

ward.The coach was happy with

his teams effort, though,especially in a very toughenvironment. After the firstquarter, I thought we settleddown and did a great job, hesaid.

Starkey, who has exhibitedclass in all his years as coachand mentor of young men,

was complimentary ofGaylord after the game.Starkey credited Gaylord

with a solid effort, especially

in light of Petoskeys earlylead in the contest.

Mullin still struck for eightpoints and Lewis for six inthe game and the pair didsome nice things away fromthe ball as well. Mullinnotched five assists andLewis recorded four assistsand five steals.

Gahm, who is quietly hav-ing a super season for theBlue Devils, buried 19 pointsfor the Blue Devils. Big manZach Lundell battled hard,exchanging bruises inside

with Petoskeys forwards.Lundell scored 10 and grittyguard Tyler Cherry pluckedthe nets for 10 points as well.

Petoskey won the JV game

54-38 as Shea Whitmore

struck for 20 points and

Hunter Viles pulled the trig-

ger on 13. Hardworking

Cotton Neff and Zach

Pasternak each scored seven

points for the Blue Devils.

Gaylord faced Big North

foe Ogemaw Heights on

Tuesday, Jan. 31, after this

issue went to press and is

home Friday, Feb. 3, against

Traverse City Central.

For a report on Petoskeys

one-point victory over

Cadillac, see the boys hoops

roundup in this issue of the

Weekly Choice.

Unbeaten Northmen take early lead, hold off Gaylord for 37th straight home victory

Boys Hoops

Unbeaten Northmen edge CadillacBy Mike Dunn

CADILLAC Senior guardZak Lewis was right on target

when it counted the mostFriday, nailing a jump shot inthe final seconds to liftPetoskey to a nail-biting 48-47 victory over host Cadillac.

The win enabled eighth-ranked Petoskey to remainundefeated at 13-0 overall

and 8-0 in the Big North andput the Northmen on trackfor their third straight leaguechampionship. Cadillac,

which was ranked sixth inClass B going into the game,slipped to 8-2 and 5-2.Traverse City West is also 5-2in the league and tied for sec-ond in the standings with the

Vikings.Petoskey also extended its

winning streak in the BigNorth to 28.

Lewis led a balancedPetoskey scoring ledger with16 points and backcourt JakeMullin made the net dance tothe tune of 12 points.

John Simons, the Vikingstalented 6-foot-8 seniorguard bound for CentralMichigan next year, scored 16and fellow guard JalenBrooks added 11. Simonsalso pulled down 14rebounds.

Tyler DeKryger and Simonshit back-to-back buckets toput Cadillac ahead 47-46

with about a minute to playin Fridays seesaw affair. The

Vikings had a chance to addto their lead at the free-throwstripe with 23.7 seconds to gobut did not connect, givingPetoskey the opportunity tocome back and win it at theend.

In addition to nailing theclutch game-winner with thegame clock winding down,Lewis also did a stalwart jobdefensively of keeping thesmooth-as-silk Simons fromdominating play. Simonscame in averaging more than30 points per game. Mullinpulled down seven reboundsand recorded three assists.

Joe Robbins and PeterKelbel contributed solid min-utes under the boards, espe-cially on the defensive end,and shifty Sam Baumgartnerprovided quality minutes offthe bench as well.

Petoskey bowed in the JVgame 50-36. Joe LeBlanc tal-lied 19 and Shea Whitmorenine for the young Northmen(7-6) and Justin Liptak scored13 for the Vikings.

Petoskey played atTraverse City Central onTuesday, Jan. 31.

Central Lake 53Inland Lakes 42

CENTRAL LAKE InlandLakes jumped to an earlylead but host Central Lakeultimately prevailed 53-42 inSki Valley action Friday. TheTrojans improved to 6-5overall and 4-4 in the league

while I-Lakes, which wascoming off a narrow loss toMancelona earlier in the

week, fell to 2-6 and 2-5.Austin Jensen paced a bal-

anced Bulldog attack with 12points and Josh OConnor hitfor 11. Dustin Cochran pow-ered his way to 12 reboundsin the loss. The Bulldogsraced to a 10-1 lead to startthe game but fell behind byhalftime. The Bulldogs were

still within three points in thefourth quarter but they wentcold from the stripe and werenot able to keep pace.

Trevor Papineau put 16through the iron to leadCentral Lake and ZackHarvey hit for 15.

Todd Athley tallied 12 forthe I-Lakes JV in a 48-40 lossto the Trojans.

Mio 53, Atlanta 44

ATLANTA -- Visiting Mioearned a hard-fought 53-44victory over game Atlanta onFriday in a North Star Leagueclash.

Micah Thomey tamed thetwine for 13 points to pacethe victorious Thunderboltsand senior guard Grant Priceput 11 on the board.

Junior sharpshooterGarrett Badgero garnered 16points to lead the Huskies,

who battled hard in defeat,and Josh Eising sank 10.

Mancelona 42

Inland Lakes 40

INDIAN RIVER Mancelona staged a furioussecond-half rally to edge hostInland Lakes 42-40 on

Wednesday in a thrilling Ski Valley clash.

I-Lakes led 30-18 at thehalf but had difficulty gettinginto an offensive rhythm inthe second half asMancelona slowly inched its

way back into contention.Freshman firestorm

Brandon Dingman fueled theIronmen rally with a hothand. He finished with agame-high 14 points and

sophomore forward JustinSpires put seven on the boardand pulled down 13rebounds. Mancelona, whichimproved to 4-5 overall and3-3 in the league, hit 8-of-10free throws in the fourthquarter.

It was a tough loss for thegritty Bulldogs, who fell to 2-5 and 2-4. Josh OConnorcanned 12 points to pace the

home team and DakotahDavedowski delivered 11.I-Lakes won the tense JV

game 39-37.ON FRIDAY, Jan. 27,

Mancelona dropped a 53-29decision to league-leadingand No. 2 ranked Bellaire.Junior Kyle Schepperleyscored seven and grabbedseven rebounds forMancelona (4-6, 3-4) in theloss. Angular Reece Koepkecracked the nets for 18 tolead the Eagles and GusMeriwether scored 10.

Alba 58, Alanson 27

ALANSON Gary Pawsonput the punch in the Albaoffense on Wednesday, mak-ing the twine dance to thetune of 26 points as the visit-ing Wildcats outscoredg a m e - b u t - o u t m a n n e d

Alanson 58-27 in NorthernLakes Conference action.

Mark Mallard made 12 tohelp the Wildcat cause andJoe Dixon added 10 as Albaimproved to 3-4 overall and2-2 in the league.

Both Brandon Kuchnicki(13 points, 14 boards) andBobby Sproule (10 points, 16boards) had a double-doublefor winless Alanson (0-10, 0-6) and Cody Wicker notched

four assists.

Ellsworth 49Wolverine 48

WOLVERINE Chris Wisehit a pair of clutch freethrows with 12 seconds tolead visiting Ellsworth to atense 49-48 victory over

Wolverine in Northern LakesConference action on

Wednesday, Jan. 25.Seth Purgiel put 11 on the

board to pace the Wildcats, who slipped to 4-5 overalland 4-3 in the league. TylerMcCauley, David Reese andKyle Frost cooled the nets foreight points apiece in theclose defeat.

Matt Barraw hit for 12 topace the Lancers (3-6, 3-2)and Wise hit for 12, includingthe key free throws at theend.

Johannesburg-Lewiston49, Onaway 40

JOHANNESBURG Thehost Cardinals ofJohanneburg defeated thevisiting Cardinals of Onaway49-40 on Wednesday in Ski

Valley action. J-L improved to3-5 overall and 2-4 in theleague after its second winover Onaway this season andthe visiting Cardinals slippedto 1-8 and 0-7.

J-L coach Charlie Lovelace was pleased with how histeam handled the ball, com-mitting just eight turnovers.

The game was tight untilthe fourth quarter, whenOnaway was forced to startfouling and J-L began to hitits free throws and gain some

separation on the score-board.

Senior Gunnar Owenspulled the trigger for 17points and also showed upbig inside, pulling down 14rebounds. Strong-armedsenior center Sean Aisthorpecanned 13 to go with 13boards to also record a dou-ble-double.

Central Lake 55Gaylord St. Mary 46

GAYLORD Short-handedSt. Mary put up a valianteffort on Tuesday, Jan. 24,against visiting Central Lakebut it wasnt quite enough toearn a victory in the Ski Valleyclash.

The scrappy Snowbirds ofcoach Ken Blust were with-out the services of rawhide-tough starters Gabe Nowickiand Luke Wisniewski and tal-ented sixth-man MikeStutesman, who were out ofthe country doing somethingmuch more important in

terms of eternity on a mis-sions trip to the DominicanRepublic. Still, the Snowbirdsscrapped, clawed and battledto the end against a prettygood opponent before losing55-46. The Snowbirds fell to4-5 overall and 3-3 in theleague while the Trojansimproved to 4-5 and 3-4.

Junior Matt Spyhalskisprinkled the twine for ateam-high 13 points and healso notched four assists witha solid showing. SophomoreCharles Strehl struck foreight points with fiverebounds. Patrick Switalskiand Jake Blanzy had sevenand six points, respectively.

Lewiss clutch jumper in final seconds puts Petoskeyover the top; Mio outscores host Atlanta; Mancyprevails narrowly over I-Lakes

Girls Hoops

Joburg bounces back with win

By Mike Dunn

FIFE LAKE TheJohannesburg-Lewiston girlsreturned to the W columnin a big way Thursday, Jan.26, going on the road to postan impressive 49-31 victory

over Ski Valley foe ForestArea.

The Cardinals, reboundingfrom the 57-34 loss to No. 2ranked Gaylord St. Mary ear-lier in the week, used theirtrademark balanced scoringattack and suffocating defen-sive pressure to ride to the

win and push their record to12-2 overall and 9-2 in theleague. The Warriors, whohad been playing well inrecent games, slipped to 4-7and 2-5.

Forward BrittanyCherwinski bounced 14points through the rim topace the Cardinals on this

night and she also grabbedseven rebounds. Versatile junior guard Abby Schlicherturned in a typically toughtwo-way performance, light-ing it up for 13 points andcovering the floor on defenselike a fresh coat of wax whilerecording six steals.

Hannah Huff patrolled the

paint with purpose, pullingdown 11 rebounds, and shealso scored eight and madefive steals. Katelyn Weaverhad a Windex night inside as

well, cleaning the glass fornine rebounds to go with sixpoints and Miranda House

made her presence felt insideas well, grabbing sixrebounds.

Marissa Ingersoll pacedForest Area with 11 pointsand Courtney Birgy scoredeight with nine boards.

J-L played at Bellaire onTuesday, Jan. 31, and returnsto the road on Tuesday, Feb.7, to face Inland Lakes in arematch of a game that wentto the wire before theCardinals pulled it out onSchlichers buzzer-beater.

Inland Lakes 44Pellston 16

PELLSTON MorganHanel continues to shine bigtime for I-Lakes this season.On Thursday, Jan. 26, Morganmauled the nets for a game-high 21 points as theBulldogs outscored game-but-outmanned Pellston 44-16 in Ski Valley action. The

win pushed I-Lakes abovethe .500 mark with an 8-7 logoverall and 7-5 in the league.The hustling Hornets fell to2-10 and 2-8.

Pellston coach BarbaraIngraham was pleased withhow her team scrapped and

hustled in the game andplayed hard for 32 minutes inspite of the score.

Senior Sammie McNittsank four points and record-ed four steals for the Hornets.Dana Zulski and HaileyCameron also scored fourpoints each and Haileyhauled in four rebounds.

ON TUESDAY, Jan. 24, I-Lakes suffered a 39-36 set-back to Bellaire in leagueplay. Katelynn Brendly bust-ed the nets for 16 points tolead the Bulldogs. KatieThornton tallied 11 to pacethe Eagles (6-5, 4-4).

Ellsworth 43Wolverine 19

ELLSWORTH DanaNeumann and Emily

Veenstra controlled playinside for host Ellsworth onThursday, Jan. 26, as theLancers posted a 43-19

Northern Lakes Conferencevictory over Wolverine.

Neumann posted 12 pointswith 17 boards and the long-armed Veenstra tallied 10

with 16 boards as Ellsworthpushed to 8-5 overall and 7-2in the league and avenged a

37-27 loss at Wolverine earli-er in the season.

Becky Papi pounded thenets for seven points to pacethe Wildcats (5-6, 3-4).

Alanson 60, Alba 47

ALBA Sweet-shootingseniors Becca Lynn and

Alyssa Graham launched anassault on the iron for visit-ing Alanson on Thursday,Jan. 26, as the Vikignsoutscored Alba 60-47 in anexciting Northern LakesConference tilt.

Lynn and Graham crashedthe nets for a combined 52 of

their teams 60 points, eachputting 26 on the board. Thepair took turn taming the netin the second half to lead acomeback from a 27-23 half-time deficit.

Becky Madden pulleddown 13 boards and pointguard Alivia Litke set thetable like a southern hostess,

dishing off nine assists as theVikings jumped to 5-7 overalland 4-5 in the league.

Tianna Windish washedthe nets for 20 points to leadthe winless Wildcats (0-8, 0-7), who battled hard indefeat.

Pellston 41Mancelona 33

PELLSTON The hostHornets snapped a seven-game losing streak with ahard-fought 41-33 triumphover visiting Mancelona onTuesday, Jan. 24.

Dana Zulski zapped thenets for 12 points to pacePellston and tall Tori Kirschconnected for 11 points with11 rebounds. SeniorSamantha McNitt alsohelped the cause, scoringeight.

Christina Sloan and

Vanessa Batchelor each tal-lied seven for Mancelona,

which slipped to 1-11 and 0-10.

Onaway 58Central Lake 45

ONAWAY The Onaway

girls of coach Marty Mix won

for the sixth time in the past

seven games, outscoring vis-

iting Central Lake 58-45 on

Tuesday, Jan. 24, in Ski Valleyaction.

The Cardinals jumped to

an early lead and held off the

Trojans in the second half tosecure the win and push their

record to 8-4 overall and 5-4

in the league.Temera Lupu lit it up for

the Cardinals, tickling the

twine for a team-high 17

points and sweet-shooting

Kallie Shimel sank 11.

Sheila Crouse had a big

night for the visitors, scoring27.

Onaway battled hard later

in the week but lost 73-47 to

No. 2 ranked St. Mary. Shimel

showed up big for the

Cardinals against the talent-ed Snowbirds, putting 19 on

the board, and Sammie Freel

found the bottom of the net

for 16. Sophomore Kari

Borowiak blistered the nets

for 30 points to pace the

high-powered Snowbirds.Onaway (8-5, 5-5) faced

Mancelona on Tuesday, Jan.

31, after this issue went to

press.

Cardinals return to W column vs. Forest Area; Hanel helps I-Lakes outscore Pellston; Lynn andGraham produce for Alanson




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BIG NORTH

DOMINATIONON MATS


By Mike Dunn

GAYLORD Gaylordplayed host to the annualNorthern Michigan WrestlingChampionships on Saturday.The event, one of the mostprestigious in the state each

year, drew 32 teams from allacross the north country andthe U.P.

Traverse City St. Francisclaimed first place handily

with 178.5 points followed byU.P. powers St. Ignace (126)and Escanaba (122) withperennial mat power RogersCity (97.5) in fourth.

Gaylord was the most suc-cessful of the area teams with

nine grapplers who earnedmedals with a top-eight fin-ish.

Rugged senior Trey Leachof Onaway was the lone tour-ney champion among areateams, capturing first placefor the Cardinals at 160pounds with four straightvictories. Graylings BrandonHandrich pushes his person-al log to 33-3 with his third-place finish at 152 pounds.

GAYLORD, which is very young this year, showed itsamazing depth and why theBlue Devils are so tough indual meets. Hunter Warden(160) was the top finisher forGaylord, capturing fourthplace with a 2-2 log on theday, but the Blue Devils alsohad four fifth-place medal-ists and four sixth-placemedalists to earn eighthplace in the final team stand-ings with 87 points.

Earning fifth-place forGaylord were Chadd Hall(130), Trent Hunt (145),Tristan Gregory (171), andSeth Lights Out Lashuay

(112), who rebounded from aclose decision loss to roundtwo to take out IsabellaManyen of Whittemore-Prescott and DavidBrinkman of Benzie Central

with first-round falls.Hall, who has a team-best

38-7 record so far this season,lost a razor-thin 2-1 decisionto J.J. Sadler of Munising inthe second round but cameback to take close decision

wins over Jake Roza of Benzie

Central and Nick Lock ofPinconning. Hunt, who hasan excellent 35-7 record, alsolost a narrow decision in thesecond round and did thesame thing Hall did, earningclose decisions over JaredMaycunich of Escanaba in astirring battle and over ZachPerrault of Elk Rapids in theconsolation bout for fifthplace.

Capturing sixth-place forthe Blue Devils were: Alex

Webber (152), Eric Mason(189), Jose Iseler (103) andJeff Heinz (119).

ONAWAY, which earned a

13th place finish overall, hadthree medalists and they allfared well.

Leach, a lunch truck on themats at 160 pounds, went 4-0on the day to push his per-sonal record to 29-4. Heearned a 3-0 decision overGaylords tough Hunter

Warden in the semifinals andthen outscored Marquetteshighly regarded CurtCalovecchi by a 5-3 margin in

the finals.

Also shining for Onaway were Joe Traynham at 103and two-time state qualifier

Alex Fullerton at 140. TruckTraynham cruised byCameron Urban of RogersCity with a major decision tocapture third place andFullerton delivered a KO toR.J. Centala of Alpena in thesecond round.

GRAYLING, which earneda tie for 15th place withForest Area in the final stand-ings, had the second largestnumber of medalists amongarea teams with five.

Handrich lost his shot at

the 152-pound title with a 4-3defeat at the hands ofKingsleys tough LukeSzymchack in the semifinalsbut earned a 6-3 decisionover Gladstones BrandonGagnon to capture thirdplace in that tough weightclass. Cave Man Cody Elmy,a bruiser for the Vikings at119 pounds, took fourthplace and owned a veryrespectable 35-5 record at

the end of the day.

Jeff Myers earned seventhplace at 189, winning threestraight after a first-roundloss to Kingsleys Josh Parks.Ghaygr Toomey (125) andZack Cheney (130) both tookeighth place.

MIO had three medalistson the day.

Zach Mack was a Truck at125 pounds for theThunderbolts, rallying from asemifinal loss to RichardBentley of St. Igance to post a5-2 decision over CalebJernigan of Roscommon inthe consolation finals.

Jon Lucas (285) earned

sixth place and Harley Foust(140) took eighth place forthe Thunderbolts.

MANCELONA also hadthree medalists in the tour-ney.

Tough Tyler Aldrich (160)took sixth place, earning anarrow decision over JonCalo of Boyne City in athrilling, seesaw battle toassure himself of a medal

before dropping a decision to

Dalton Jarvis of Cheboyganin the fifth-place finals.

Michael Meadows (119)took seventh place, earningthree straight wins after anopening-round defeat,including an 11-6 decisionover Greg Sancrant ofOgemaw Heights in the sev-enth-place finals. KeeganRichardson (285) claimedeighth place for the Ironmen.

CHEBOYGAN had onemedalist in the tourney.Dalton Jarvis earned fifthplace at 160 pounds, pushinghis personal record to 23-6this season.

Dalton dispatched of GageRichards of Roscommon inthe opening round beforelosing a decision to eventualchamp Trey Leach of Onawayin the second round. Hebounced back with a pin ofMio senior Clarence Smith inthe wrestlebacks to assurehimself of a medal, thendecisioned tough Tyler

Aldrich of Mancelona 7-5 inthe fifth-place finals.

Wrestling

Gaylord hosts Northern ChampionshipsBlue Devils have nine medalists; Leach of Onaway is lone champ among area schools

CHEBOYGAN This Friday,

Feb. 3, the Cheboygan hockey

team plays host to perennial

rival Petoskey in the annual

Skate for the Cure fundraiser

with the festivities starting at

6:15 p.m. and game time at 7

p.m.

At the game, the Blueliners

will be selling additional T-

shirts, raffle tickets and provid-

ing various colored ribbons for

donation. If you would like to

make a donation or be a part of

the fundraiser in another way,

please call Jordan Yosts moth-

er, Debra Yost at (231) 625-

2654.

Last year, the fundraiser

brought in $5,555 for the

Oncology Department of the

Cheboygan Area Hospital and

this year the goal is $6,000. The

hospital will be using the funds

to purchase reclining chairs

that people rest in while they

receive their chemo treat-

ments.

On Saturday, Feb. 4, at 7

p.m., the Chiefs will host the

Mid-Michigan Storm for

Senior Tribute Night. This is a

special night to feature the

seniors of the team, several of

whom are four-year lettermen.

Each player will be featured for

a few minutes in the limelight.

We will share their accom-

plishments, introduce their

persons of positive influence,

coaches, parents and grand-

parents, said Annette Eustice.

Hockey

Cheboygan hosts

fundraiser on FridaySkate for Cure brought in $5,500 lastyear for Oncology Department at

Cheboygan Hospital

These photos of the Gaylord wrestling team were taken byRob DeForge on the home mats Wednesday as the Blue Devils

of coach Jerry LaJoie officially earned their fifth straight BigNorth Conference championship with dominating wins over

league foes Traverse City West, 73-0, and Ogemaw Heights, 57-9. Jose Iseler (103), Seth Lights Out Lashuay (112), Roger

Gordon (125), Chadd Hall (130), Hunter Warden (160) and Eric

Mason (171) all went undefeated in league competition thisseason to earn All-Conference honors for Gaylord. (photos by

Rob DeForge of rdsportsphoto.com)

By Mike Dunn

PETOSKEY It was a win-ning weekend for thePetoskey hockey team. TheNorthmen snapped a three-game losing skid in impres-sive fashion, outscoring theNorthwest Warriors 9-1 in amercy-shortened home con-test on Friday, Jan. 26, andthen going south to Saginawand posting a 7-5 victory overtalented Saginaw Nouvel onSaturday.

The wins pushed Petoskeyto 9-9-1 for the season.In the win at Saginaw,

Petoskey jumped to an earlylead and held off a latecharge by Nouvel.

Petoskey point producersSkye Pieffer and Kyle Ruggleseach had big games, combin-ing for three goals and seven

assists. Sky Pilot Piefferpropelled a pair of goals inthe high-scoring battle andalso generated three assists.Ruggles the rocket launchermade the twine in the back ofthe net dance one time andalso recorded four assists.

Ben Schwartzfisher,Hunter Stinger, Aaron Cookand Ken Forton also lit thescoring lamp for the victori-ous Northmen. KevinHansen helped the cause

with some sweet feeds for a

pair of assists while KenForton and freshman MikeForton each had one assist.

Petoskey led by scores of 6-3 and 7-4 but had to battle tothe end against the deter-mined home team.

Another freshman,Michael Whittaker, wasbetween the pipes for the

Northmen and earned thevictory with a solid effort.

ON FRIDAY at Griffin Arena, the Northmen broketheir losing skid in a big way,outscoring the visitingNorthwest Warriors by a 9-1margin in the annual "Pink inthe Rink" fundraising con-test.

Petoskey improved to 8-9-1 on the season and raisedmore than $2,000 for thePatient Assistance Fund ofthe Northern Michigan

Regional Health SystemFoundation.Pieffer and Ruggles were

an unstoppable force, com-bining to score five ofPetoskey's nine goals in themercy-shortened game. Theyeach had two assists as well.

Aaron Cook, Tanner Davis,Derek Smith and freshman

Mike Forton had lone goals

in the big win. Kenny Forton

helped fuel the offense with

two assists and Davis, Ian

Morrison, Ben

Schwartzfisher, Hunter

Stinger, Patrick Gitre and

Chay Worden had lone

assists.

Breanna Merriam stopped

10 of 11 shots sent her way to

secure the victory.

The Northmen travel to

Cheboygan on Friday forwhat should be a humdinger

of a non-league contest. It is

a special fundraiser night for

the Chiefs of coach Craig

Coxe, who will be wearing

purple when they take the ice

with an excellent 14-1-1

record this season.

Hockey

Petoskey sweeps weekend foesNorthmen snap losing skid, push record back to .500 mark with wins

over Saginaw Nouvel and Northwest Warriors


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To qualify

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program is available only to

those with mortgages backed

by Fannie Mae and Freddie

Mac, but the two entities back

more than half of all mort-

gages.

Eligible homeowners can

have missed only one pay-

ment in the past year and

must still bring in enough

monthly income to afford

their lower payment.

Some borrowers will be

required to show proof they

have the income to pay the

lower mortgage payments, but

the guidelines aren't clear onwho will be required to do this.

HUD Secretary Shaun

Donovan told The Arizona

Republic in October that part

of the goal of expanding the

refinancing program is to

reward homeowners who have

continued to pay their mort-

gages despite huge drops in

their home's values and

potentially prevent more

homeowners from walking

away. Estimates show nearly

half of Arizona's mortgage

holders are underwater.

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which allowed homeowners to

refinance if their loan-to-valueratio was 125 percent or lower,

had the same intent. But it

helped few metro Phoenix

homeowners because home

values in the region have

plummeted 60 percent during

the crash.

While the program will be

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aren't eligible.

Kim Baker has been in her

Phoenix home for more than

five years and owes at least 40

percent more on her mortgage

than what her house is worth.

She can't refinance to reduce

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help homeowners like her, too.

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10028 Spile Dam Road, MillersburgContact; Carol Steiger, RE/MAX NORTH, Cheboygan, (231) 627-9991

Real Estate

By Jim Akans

Located approximately 20 miles from Rogers City and Lake Huron

in northeastern Lower Michigan, this exceptional home and gor-

geous surroundings is truly a feast for the senses.

With nearly 278 feet of frontage on crystal clear Barnhart Lake,

which is situated at the mouth of the Ocqueoc River, a fishing para-

dise awaits just a few steps from home. With nearly two acres of

beautifully landscape grounds blending with the lush surrounding

northern woodlands, the tranquil embrace of natures retreat is

always close at hand. With 1,868 square feet of meticulously fin-

ished living space on two interior levels, plus a huge heated pole

barn with all the extras, a lifestyle of comfort, convenienceand

FUN is what this extraordinary listing is all about.

The home is a ranch style design with a partially finished lower

level walkout and it has a large, three-car garage attached. The lay-

out includes three bedrooms, with an unfinished room in the lower

level that could become a fourth bedroom, two baths, an open

kitchen, dining and living area on the main floor, a large family

room in the lower level, and more.

Highlights include hardwood flooring, top-end

appliances, tongue and groove wood walls, and a free-

standing gas stove. Other features include a huge cov-

ered deck and separate open deck, both overlooking

the lake, the 24 x 48 pole barn is heated and wired for

satellite television and has an attached 12 x 24 lean to

for extra storage. A wonderful stairway leads down tothe dock area at the lake, where there is a concrete

block storage building ready to keep those lake toys

safe and secure. There is even a water spigot and elec-

trical outlet down by the lake for added convenience.

This is an awesome up north home and location,

with a list of additional features too numerous to cover

in this brief overview. Best of all, it is listed at just

$248,500. Call Carol Steiger today for a private show-

ing. (231) 627-9991 or email [email protected]

Northern Michigan paradise found!

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