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By Mike Dunn

PETOSKEY The Petoskey

boys are just perfect. Still.

The Northmen of coach

Dennis Starkey pushed their

undefeated mark this season

to 9-0 and 4-0 in the Big

North with a pair of work-

manlike victories last week.

On Tuesday, Jan. 15,

Petoskey used super pressure

in the second half to pull

away for a 53-36 win at home

over game-but-outmanned

Charlevoix. On Friday, Jan.

18, the Northmen enter-

tained Alpena and secured a

63-43 decision in the league

clash.

Not only did the two wins

keep Petoskey percolating

and perfect this season, it

also propelled Petoskeys

consecutive win streak at

home to a whopping 49 in a

row.

The win over Charlevoix

didnt come as easily as the

final score might make it

appear. The Rayders hustled

and played hard and did

enough things defensively to

keep Petoskey out of sync in

the first two quarters andkeep the game close.

The Northmen found

themselves trailing 21-20 at

the half, a very unfamiliar

place to be on the home

floor, and they came out fly-

ing in the third quarter, play-

ing with a passion and pur-

pose that sometimes didnt

show in the first 16 minutes

of play.

The Northmen, who no

doubt received some verbal

inspiration from coach

Starkey during intermission,

outscored the visitors 27-8 in

the third quarter to take con-

trol of things.The long arms and heady

play of Erik Davenport

helped fuel the second-half

surge. Erik finished what

turned out to be a productive

night with 18 points, includ-

ing a dial-it-up connection

from long distance, and sen-

ior guard Sam Baumgartner,

dependable as the times

tables this season, was in

bust-out mode as well, scor-

ing seven of his 17 points in

the decisive third quarter.

Senior Quinn Ameel added

eight points, all from the

floor, and Lights Out Louie

Lamberti and Shea Whitmore

each helped the cause with

twine-jumping shots from

beyond the arc. Reliable Joe

LeBlanc brought down four

rebounds and brought in

four points. Lamberti locked

onto five rebounds.

Sawyer Russell struck for

10 to lead the visiting

Rayders (5-2) while Zach

Hankins hit for eight and

Charlie Hamilton for seven.

Tanner Catt contributed six.

The Petoskey JV also won,outscoring the Rayders 60-

55. Jason Bur was a Beast for

the young Northmen, bust-

ing the nets for 17 points, and

Parker Monley helped put

the offense into overdrive

with his 15 points.

Petoskey edged the

Rayders 58-21 in the fresh-

men game as Brendan Smith

smote the iron for 15 points

and Peter Crittenden cracked

the rim for 12.

IN THE win over Alpena on

Friday, it was Mr. Davenport

doing more damage down

low for the Northmen in the

20-point win. Davenportdelivered the goods, making

the net dance to the tune of a

team-high 15 points to lead

another balanced scoring

assault.

Shea Whitmore added

some high octane to the

attack off the bench, waxing

the nets for 14 points.

Baumgartner blistered the

twine for 13 and LeBlanc did

the usual J-Lab launching

from the floor, landing a

dozen points through the

rim.

Quinn Ameel, who does

many of the important, pro-

ductive things away from the

ball that dont always showup on the stat sheet, queued

in for eight points.

Tyler Pintar put 16 on the

board for the Wildcats, who

slipped to 5-2 and 2-3, and

angular Luke Cordes con-

nected for 15.

The Petoskey JV improved

to 6-3 with a 52-36 triumph

over the

Wildcats. Jason

Bur spurred the

offense, as usual,

burying 15

points, and Evan

Whitmore added

some whack of

his own, scoring 12.

Petoskey (9-0, 4-0) put itsunbeaten mark on the line at

Gaylord on Tuesday, Jan. 22,

after this issue went to press.

The Northmen go for 50 in a

row when they return home

on Friday, Jan. 25, to face

Cadillac in a huge league

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By Mike Dunn

POSEN It was another

good night for the Mio boys

and a night that Micah

Thomey of the Thunderbolts

will always remember.

The Mio boys made it nine

in a row on Friday, Jan. 18,

outscoring host Posen 74-36

in a North Star League clash.

Thomey surpassed the 1,000-

point scoring plateau in his

stellar four-year varsity

career during the game. He

hit for 13 points to go with

nine assists and four boards

in his history-making night.

As a team, Mio was hotter

than a Texas prairie in August

from the charity stripe, hit-

ting a whopping 20-of-26

attempts in the game.

Colton McGregor pulled

the trigger on 14 points and

Dennis Kann III canned 11 to

join Micah in double digits.

Big Ben Lubitz and Bryce

DeGrammont delivered 10

points apiece to help the

Thunderbolt cause and Seth

Thomey helped make it all

possible with his pinpoint,

surgical passes as he record-

ed six assists. Tommy Vaughn

was a vacuum down low,

grabbing five rebounds.

Nick Kincka connected for

19 points to lead Posen (4-5,

2-5) and Travis Sharpe struck

for 10.

ON TUESDAY, Jan. 15, the

Thunderbolts defeated

Tawas 46-41.

Point guard Seth Thomey

twirled the twine for 14

points to lead another bal-

anced scoring assault and he

also made everyone around

him better, recording eight

assists.

Aaron Georgief f with 11

points and Big Ben Lubitz

with 10 were also in double

figures and Bryce

DeGrammont put the grab

on six rebounds.

Chaz Coffin was deadly

from the floor, hitting for 13

to lead Tawas.

Mio, which improved to 9-

0 and 7-0 in the league,

played at Hale on Tuesday,

Jan. 22, after this issue went

to press. On Friday, Jan. 25,

Mio plays host to league foeAtlanta and on Monday, Jan.

28, the Thunderbolts are

home again against Lincoln-

Alcona.

Thome hits milestone in Mio victor

By Mike Dunn

GAYLORD Inland Lakes

senior guard Dakotah

Davedowski, calm as a wind-

less sea, made three straight

free throws in the final sec-

onds to give the Bulldogs a

super-tense, come-from-

behind 46-45 victory at the

court of Gaylord St. Mary on

Thursday, Jan. 17.

Jubilant I-Lakes coach Joe

Mahoney lauded

Davidowskis eerily calm

demeanor with the game on

the line. Dakotahs deliveries

from the charity stripe gavethe Bulldogs their first victo-

ry of the season.

It was a heartbreaking loss

for the Snowbirds, who ral-

lied from 18-12, 24-23 and

39-35 deficits at the quarter

breaks to finally overtake the

determined Bulldogs late in

the contest.

An old-fas hioned three-

point play from angular jun-

ior forward Charles Strehl

gave the Snowbirds their first

lead of the game, 44-43, with

less than 40 seconds remain-

ing.Nick Harrington added a

point to the lead with a free

throw with 11 seconds to go,

putting the Bulldogs two

points behind on their final

possession.

Davedowski went for the

win with the final buzzer

sounding, launching a shot

from beyond the arc. The

shot was off the mark but the

refs ruled that Davedowski

was fouled.

Dakotah, who had a splen-

did game for the victors, did-

nt go south with the game

on the line, nailing all three

free throws to give theBulldogs the tense, dramatic

victory.

Davedowski made the net

dance to the tune of 22

points in the contest to lead

the battling Bulldogs.

Trench-tough Todd Athey

tallied 12 while Richard

Armbruster hit for eight and

Nick Howery hit for six as I-Lakes improved to 1-7 and 1-

6 in the league.

Strehl struck for 20 points

to pace the Snowbirds of

coach Ken Blust. Pat

OConnor, who was com-

mended by Blust for playing

a smart game, connected

for nine points.

Willy Canfield canned four

points, as did hard-nosed

senior forward Nick

Lochinski and Harrington.

ON TUESDAY, Jan. 15, the

Snowbirds played host to

surging Mancelona and took

the Ironmen to the wire in a

tough 60-55 defeat.OConnor, Lochinski and

Strehl led a very balanced St.

Mary attack with 10 points

apiece. OConnor also col-

lected four steals with his

aggressive defense and

Strehl secured five rebounds.

Matt Spyhalski produced

nine points with four steals.

Cameron Juneac put somejolt into the attack with eight

points and the silky-smooth

Harrington also tallied eight.

St. Mary was down 17

points at the half before

storming back to make a

game of it in the second half.

I challenged my guys to

get after them at halftime

and that challenge was final-

ly accepted in the fourth

quarter, Blust reported. I

thought our energy was defi-

nitely there, causing

turnovers and converting.

We had our chance to close

out the game, yet a couple

missed rebounds gaveMancelona extra life, and we

just couldn't finish out."

Blust was especially

pleased with the defensive

effort of Harrington guard-

ing Mancelonas prolific

sophomore scorer Brandon

Dingman.

Davedowski drains late free throws to lift visiting Bulldogs to razor-thinvictory at Gaylord

I-Lakes boys edge Snowbirds

Basketball

By Mike Dunn

GAYLORD The stage was

set perfectly for the rematch

between Ski Valley powers

Johannesburg-Lewiston and

Gaylord St. Mary that took

place on Tuesday, Jan. 22, in

the Snowbirds gym. The

game was played after this

issue of the Weekly Choice

went to press.St. Mary was seeking to

reverse the narrow 50-48

defeat at the hands of the

Cardinals in the first meeting

between the teams at

Johannesburg on Dec. 12.

Much was riding on the

outcome of the game, which

also served as the annual

Rivals Rally for the Cure

fundraiser for breast cancer

research. Each year the

Cardinals and Snowbirds

square off in the Rivals

Rally game, switching the

venue each time.

St. Mary went into the

game with an 11-2 overallrecord and 8-1 in the league

after a 72-23 decision over

Forest Area on Friday. The

state-ranked Cardinals were

12-0 overall and 9-0 in the Ski

Valley going into the game.

The Snowbirds needed to

win to remain in contention

for the league title and possi-

bly forge a co-championship

with J-L. The Cardinals need-

ed to win to maintain a stran-

glehold on the top spot in the

conference standings and

pave the way for sole posses-

sion of the 2013 SVC title.

ST. MARY flexed its consid-

erable offensive muscles in

the decisive win over Forest

Area. Junior sharps hooter

Kari Borowiak blistered the

nets for 19 points and gave a

strong all-around perform-

ance, also recording seven

rebounds and six assists.Senior backcourt mate

Chrissy Smith struck for 14

points and provided surgical-

ly precise passes to help

teammates score, notching

seven assists.

Long-armed Mary

Spyhalski hit for 10 points

and fighting freshman Bekah

Myler muscled her way to 11

points and six rebounds.

Emily Gonyer grabbed 10

points for the Warriors.

THE Johannesburg-

Lewiston, meanwhile, posted

back-to-back victories over

Onaway and Pellston in the

games leading up to the St.Mary rematch.

The Cardinals outscored

visiting Onaway 70-27 on

Wednesday, Jan. 16, as league

teams started playing each

other the second time

around. On Friday, the

Cardinals outscored scrappy

Pellston 63-31.

Hailey Weaver waxed the

nets for 16 points to lead the

way for the host Cardinals in

the win over Onaway. Senior

Abby Schlicher struck for 12

points to go with four assists

and five rebounds and

Brittney Cherwinski churned

the twine for 11 points with

four assists.

Katelyn Weaver helped the

cause with eight points and

Julia Nieman recorded six

assists. The long arms of

Hannah Huff accounted for

eight rebounds and fresh-man Maddie Showerman

pulled down five, as did

McKenzie Matthewson.

Erika Price plugged the

iron for six points to lead the

visiting Cardinals of coach

Marty Mix. Senior forward

Megan Estep added five.

In the win over Pellston, it

was Acetylene Abby torch-

ing the twine for 17 points

and grabbing five boards to

lead the Cardinals. Abby was

also a fearsome force on

defense, acquiring six steals.

Angular senior forward

Emma Dunham collected 14

points and seven reboundsfor pesky Pellston, which

scored 21 of its 31 points in

the second half. Tall Tori

Kirsch tallied seven points

for the Hornets and grabbed

10 rebounds in the hard-

fought defeat.

After the J-L game, St. Mary

was on the road agains t

Onaway on Thursday, Jan. 24,

and on the road against

Bellaire in a rare Saturday

clash on Jan. 26. The JV tip-

off for that one was slated for

5 p.m.

After playing St. Mary, J-L

was home on Thursday, Jan.

24, against Forest Area and

then home on Tuesday, Jan.

29, against Bellaire. On

Tuesday, Feb. 5, the Cardinals

are home against Inland

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Dinner and awardsceremony set forFeb. 16 at EaglesHall in Gaylord

GAYLORD The annualGreater Otsego County SportsHall of Fame dinner and awardsceremony is slated for Saturday,Feb. 16, at the Eagles Hall inGaylord.

The 2012 class of inducteesincludes Tom Johnson andTodd Nowak from Gaylord,David Smith and TedKrumbach from St. Mary, JeffShoff from Johannesburg-

Lewiston and J-Ls 1984 track-and-field team.Dr. Dennis and Judy Mellon

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By Mike Dunn

GAYLORD The scrappy,

blue-collar Blue Devils of

coach Tim ORourke used

heart and hustle to stay with

high-powered Big North foe

Cadillac for the first quarter

and most of the first half on

Thursday, Jan. 17.Gaylord led 9-8 in the first

quarter and trailed just 26-19

at halftime but in the third

and fourth quarters the visit-

ing Vikings pulled away more

and more on the scoreboard,

eventually securing a 56-30

victory.

Cadillac improved to 8-2

overall and 3-2 in the Big

North while Gaylord, coming

off the impressive victory at

Grayling in the previous out-

ing, slipped to 1-9 overall and

0-4 in the league.

Hardworking senior guardTyler Cherry churned the

nets for seven points to lead

the Blue Devils. Leland Huey

landed five points through

the iron, as did determined

James Dunn. Senior guard

Tyler Frisch, who has been

Gaylords leading scorer all

season, drew Cadillac

defenders like magnets and

was limited to five points.

The Vikings also did a good

job of keeping the Blue

Devils dangerous forward

Zach Lundell under wraps.

Bryan Rabine brought ahigh-octane effort off the

bench.

Ben Mackey made 16

points to pace Cadillac and

Nick Paquet put 13 through

the iron.

The Gaylord JV lost a close

one to the Vikings, 54-52.

Blayne Baker blistered the

nets for the Blue Devils and

Marcus ORourke and Sam

Rinke sparked a second-half

comeback with their swarm-

ing, aggressive play.

Gaylord played host to

undefeated Petoskey on

Tuesday, Jan. 22, after this

issue went to press. The Blue

Devils go north to take on St.

Ignace on Tuesday, Jan. 29,

and return home on Tuesday,

Jan. 31, against Big North foe

Ogemaw Heights.

By Mike Dunn


girls of coach Adam

Dobrowolski won back-to-

back Big North Conference

games on Monday and

Friday and it was the familiar

names leading the way once

again.

Seniors Kelsey Ance and

Megan Tompkins added to

their growing laurels this sea-son with two typically effec-

tive performances against

Alpena and Gaylord. The

potent 1-2 punch of the

strong-armed seniors, com-

bined with the efficient, fluid

play of reliable senior Alyssa

VanWerden along with key

contributions from Kati

Lewis, Liz Fraser and others,

enabled Petoskey to outscore

Alpena 62-24 on Friday and

outscore visiting Gaylord 59-

46 on Monday.

The 6-foot-3 Tompkins

cast a long shadow in the

hard-fought win over

Gaylord as she did a Wow!

number on the Windex, gath-

ering in 10 rebounds under

the glass and blocking six

Blue Devil shots. She also

scored a team-high 19 points

for a double-double as

Petoskey won its seventh

straight game to improve to

10-2 overall and 6-1 in the Big

North.Ance, a sturdy two-way

performer at wing, had

another solid stat line: 18

points, six rebounds, six

assists.

VanWerden and Lewis

each launched six points

from the backcourt and did a

great job distributing the

wealth as the Northmen reg-

istered 15 assists in the con-

test. Liz Fraser fired in a big

3-pointer after Gaylord got

close in the fourth quarter.

Gaylord scrapped, clawed

and battled, like always, but

fell behind early and could

never quite climb out of the

hole.

The Blue Devils lethal

lefty, senior wing Mackenzie

Edwards, led all scorers in the

contest. Mighty Mac put the

whack into the Blue Devil

attack once again, taming the

twine for a game-high 21

points.

Edwards driving layup atthe outset of the fourth quar-

ter brought the visiting Blue

Devils within five points, 44-

39, but that was as close as

they would get as Petoskey

responded the way the good

teams do, pulling away down

the stretch.

Senior forward Alex

Simmons struck for 12 points

to join Mackenzie in double

digits.

The win gave Petoskey a

sweep of the Blue Devils this

season. Petoskey also won at

Gaylord 43-25 in early

December.The Blue Devils captured

the JV contest 27-14. The

young Blue Devils of coach

Slammin Shelly Curtis

improved to 10-1 with the

win. Brandi Wagner wired in

for eight points and Lindsey

Zaremba zoned in for eight

also. Cierra Woods supplied

the lumber inside and scored

six.

Katrina Daniel stood tall

for the Petoskey JV, rejecting

seven shots and grabbing six

boards, and Megan Sysko

wasnt kidding either, putting

her stamp on six rebounds

with four blocked shots.

Petoskey won the fresh-

men game 21-16 as Jenny

Tompkins and Jillian

Piotrowski each plugged the

iron for six points.

ON FRIDAY, Petoskey won

its sixth straight with a work-

manlike 62-24 victory over

visiting Big North foe Alpena.

It was another big night for

versatile senior forward

Kelsey Ance, who connected

for 24 points to go with six

rebounds, four assists and

four steals as the Northmen

tamed the Wildcats.

Long-armed senior post

Megan Tompkins blocked six

Alpena shots in the contest

while scoring 16 and pulling

down nine rebounds. Fellow

senior Alyssa VanWerden tal-

lied six, including a pretty

deuce on a breakaway.

Christina Kollien scored 12

for Alpena.

The Sysko Kid came up

big for the Petoskey JV

against Alpena but it was the

Wildcats who prevailed in a

thriller, 46-41. Megan Sysko

made a double-double with

18 points and 13 boards

while Shelby Laser locked in

for seven points with four

steals and strong-armed

Sarah Yankoviak yanked

down six rebounds.

Petoskey (10-2, 6-1) has a

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TopScorers

PETOSKEY The Gaylordfreshmen girls battled hard

from start to finish but fell a

tad short in a tough scrap

with Big North foe Petoskey,

bowing by a 21-16 score.

Maddy Sides made the

nets swim while securing

seven points to lead the bat-

tling Blue Devils and BrianaHartley hammered the iron

for six. Ariveara Piehl and

Alaina Taylor each totaled

two points and Alicia Slocum

scored one. Arica Alread was

awesome on defense, report-

ed coach Jessi Matelski.

For Petoskey, Jenny

Tompkins was a tower oftoughness, tagging the twine

for six points and turning

away seven Blue Devil shots

with thunderous blocks. She

also had six boards. Jillian

Piotrowski put the grab on

seven rebounds and pro-

duced six points.

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Petoskey girls now 6-1 in BNC

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High-powered Cadillac pulls away from scrappy Blue Devils; Cherry churns the nets for seven points

Gaylord boys bow to Vikings

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By Mike Dunn

MACKINAW CITY The

Mackinaw City girls of coach

Adam Stefanski faced a stiff

test from U.P. foe Engadine

on Thursday, Jan. 17, and the

girls were equal to the task,

defeating the visitors 61-54.

The Comets pushed their

record to 9-2 overall with the

hard-fought win.

Slick, savvy senior guard

Courtney Wallis cranked up

the octane on the Comet

attack, assaulting the enemy

iron with a barrage of shots

and scoring a game-high 27

points to go with 10

rebounds.

Feisty freshman Cyclone

Chelsey Closs made the

twine twitch to the tune of 18

points and hauled in 10

rebounds for a double-dou-

ble. Junior Brooke Yoder

added bounce to the offense

as well, hitting for nine

points.

Coach Stefanski also com-

mended the high-energy

efforts of Blaine Yoder and

Cassie LaLonde off the

bench.

Mack City played at

DeTour on Tuesday, Jan. 22,

after this issue went to press.

On Thursday, Jan. 24, the

Comets are home against

Alba in Northern Lakes

Conference action and on

Tuesday, Jan. 29, they are

home against Wolverine.

St. Ignace 62,

Cheboygan 24

CHEBOYGAN -- The St.

Ignace girls showed once

again why theyre undefeated

and ranked No. 1 in the state

in an impressive 62-24 victo-

ry over host Cheboygan on

Friday.

The Chiefs of coach Jason

Purcell actually got off to a

pretty good start, holding a

10-8 advantage on the score-

board in the early going. The

Saints began to percolate

after that, however, and

pulled away.

Junior guard Kelley Wright,

a terror for opposing defens-

es all season long, scored 29

to lead the Saints, who

improved to 11-0 and 5-0 in

the Straits Area Conference.

The game-but-outmanned

Chiefs slipped to 7-4 and 2-3.

It didnt help the

Cheboygan cause that

starters Holly Socolovitch

and Macey Charboneau got

into early foul trouble.

Scrappy sophomore guard

Brooke Hancock paced the

Chiefs with eight points,

including two connections

from 3-point land. Senior

Mariah Rozek and junior

Mariah Kane each rang up

four points.

There was good news for

the Chiefs in the JV clash as

the Cheboygan took a 33-29

win. The Chiefs added plenty

of Vitamin C to their attack,

as Carolyn Clark connected

for nine points to help her

team push its record to a

respectable 8-3. Hannah

Hudak hit for six points, as

did Kaitlin Dobrowolski.

Cheboygan plays host to

Newberry this Friday, Jan. 25.

Wolverine 30,

Grand TraverseAcademy 28 OT

WOLVERINE The host

Wildcats clawed, scrapp ed

and battled their way to a

tough 30-28 victory over

Grand Traverse Academy in

overtime on Friday.

Gabbi Ogden put much of

the Ouch into the offense,

tickling the twine for a game-

high 14 points to lead

Wolverine. Brandi Whittaker

blistered the nets for 10

points to help the Wildcats,

who improved to 3-6.The game was tied at 28 at

the end of regulation. Tammy

Heintz and Whittaker each

connected for a free throw to

account for all the scoring in

the extra session.

Jamie Wright tallied 10 for

G.T. Academy.

Girls Hoops

Mack City holds off Engadine

Blue Devils stage furious fourth-quarter rally

in tight loss at Cadillac; Mackenzie hits 21 inloss at Petoskey


By Mike Dunn

CADILLAC The Gaylord

girls of coach Frank Hamilla

slipped to 4-7 overall and 1-4

in the Big North with a pair of

tough losses in Big North

play on Friday and Monday.

On Friday, the Blue Devils

staged a furious fourth-quar-

ter rally to test talented

Cadillac but the rally fell just

short as the host Vikings

pulled one out of the fire, 46-45.

On Monday, the girls suf-

fered a 59-46 loss at the court

of the Northmen.

In Fridays game at

Cadillac, Gaylord was down

12 points early in the fourth

quarter before storming back

to take a 45-44 lead with 9

seconds remaining when

senior scrapper Alex

Simmons sank a driving

layup.

Abby Fuller of Cadillac

went to the line and drained

both free throws to put the

Vikings on top 46-45 with 4

seconds to go. The BlueDevils were able to get the

ball up the floor and get a

shot off as the buzzer sound-

ed but the shot rolled tanta-

lizingly around the rim

before falling harmlessly out.

It was a tough loss but

Gaylord played tough on the

road against a very good

Cadillac squad.

We played great half-

court defense throughout the

game, coach Hamilla

reported. I was very happy

with our effort and how we

are moving in the right direc-

tion. We can take a lot of pos-itives out of this game.

Once again it was Mighty

Mac helping to bridge the

gap on the scoreboard for

Gaylord. Senior Mackenzie

Edwards made the net dance

to the tune of 19 points to

lead the Blue Devils and the

hardworking Simmons

struck for 13 to join her in

double figures.

Joltin junior guard Maddie

Hamilla hit for seven points

and Sarah Perpetual

Motion Polena put five on

the board to go with four

assists and four steals.

Chelsea Fox was sly under

the glass, grabbing nine

rebounds.

The Gaylord JV of

Slammin Shelly Curtis came

up big again, earning a 30-25

victory over the Vikings after

falling behind 19-18 at the

half.

We came out in the third

and played great man-to-

man and zone defense,

reported coach Curtis. We

played great as a team; every-

one contributed as a team. It

was a great confide nce

builder for us.

Brandi Wagner blistered

the nets for 13 points and

limber Lindsey Zaremba

zoned in for seven.

ON MONDAY, in the loss at

Petoskey, Mac made a game-

high 21 points and helped

fuel a second-half comeback

that brought the Blue Devils

within five points early in thefourth quarter.

Alexandra was great, too,

as she struck for 12 points,

including a ringing 3-pointer

to bring Gaylord within eight

points midway through the

final quarter.

Megan Tompkins made 19

points for the Northmen with

10 boards and seven blocked

shots and fellow senior

Kelsey Ance connected for 18

with six rebounds and six

assists.

Gaylord won the JV clash

27-14 to improve to 10-1 this

season. Brandi Wagner

waxed the twine for eight

points to help lead the way

for coach Curtiss troops and

Lindsey Zaremba added her

own zip and zap to the

attack, scoring eight. Cierra

Woods was strong as a cedar,

as usual, scoring six.

Gaylord (4-7, 1-4) is off for

a while. The Blue Devil next

play at Ogemaw Heights on

Friday, Feb. 1, and entertain

Traverse City Central on

Tuesday, Feb. 5.

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By Mike Dunn

MANCELONA The

Mancelona boys of coach

Rick Duerksen traveled to

hostile courts at Gaylord St.

Mary on Tuesday, Jan. 15, and

at Johannesburg-Lewiston

on Thursday, Jan. 17, and

came away with two more

league victories.

The Ironmen improved to

7-2 overall and 6-0 in the

league with the wins. They

played at home on Tuesday,Jan. 22, against Inland Lakes

and are slated to go to

unbeaten Bellaire this Friday,

Jan. 25, in a much-anticipat-

ed SVC showdown.

In the win at Gaylord, the

Ironmen forged a 54-34 lead

after three quarters and were

forced to hold off a furious

fourth-quarter rally by the

Snowbirds before securing a

hard-fought 60-55 decision.

Junior big man Brandon

Scott was a bruising force

down low for the Ironmen as

he generated 20 points and

pulled down six rebounds.

Senior guard Wyatt Derrerwaxed the nets for 12 points

while super-slick sophomore

wing Brandon B-Ding

Dingman delivered a double-

double, making the twine

twitch to the tune of 12

points and hauling in 11

rebounds to help the Mancy

cause. He also had four

assists

Griffin Borst generated

nine points and had a strong

all-around performance,

grabbing six rebounds and

making three steals.

Pat OConnor, NickLochinski and Charles Strehl

each struck for 10 points to

lead the Snowbirds balanced

scoring attack, and Matt

Spyhalski spanked the twine

for nine while Nick

Harrington and Cameron

Juneac each hit for eight.

The long-armed Strehl also

pulled down five rebounds

and the hard-nosed

Lochinski had four.

OConnor and Spyhalski

sparked the defense, each

recording four steals.

At halftime we were down

17 and I challenged my guys

to get after them and step itup, reported St. Mary coach

Ken Blust. That challenge

was finally accepted in the

fourth. I thought our energy

was definitely there, causing

turnovers and converting. We

had our chance to close out

the game, yet a couple

missed rebounds gave

Mancelona extra life, and we

just couldn't finish out.

ON THURSDAY, the

Ironmen prevailed at J-L in

overtime, 66-64.

Dingman made the net

spin from the charity stripein the extra session to help

carry the Ironmen to the

tense victory. B-Ding went

11-of-15 from the line in the

game and scored a whopping

41 points against the

Cardinals. He also pulled

down 13 boards for a decisive

double-double.

Logan Borst did his usual

blue-collar battling from the

backcourt. He scored 10 for

the Ironmen with five

rebounds and three assists.

Freshman phenom Logan

Huff was lights out again

from the perimeter as he

launched 18 points to leadthe Cardinals in the tough

home loss. Cam Nickert and

Jake Newell each added jolt

to the J-L attack, scoring 16

apiece. Coalton Huff hit for

five points and dished off fiveassists.

J-L (4-5, 3-4) played host to

Onaway on Wednesday, Jan.

23. On Friday, they are home

against Pellston and on

Monday, Jan. 28, homeagainst Atlanta.

After playing at Bellaire on

Friday, Jan. 25, the Ironmen

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By Mike Dunn

TRAVERSE CITY It was a

tough weekend.

Because of a December

postponement, the Gaylord

hockey team was forced to

go to Traverse City on back-

to-back days to face potent

Big North foes T.C. West and

then T.C. Central.

On Friday, Jan. 18, the

Blue Devils fell to West 5-0

and on Saturday they lost to

Central 6-1.

The game with West was

just 1-0 after the first period

before the Titans pulled

away with a four-goal bar-

rage in the second period,

including two power play

goals.

The Titans had eightpower plays in the game and

Gaylord had two. The Blue

Devil special teamers were

kept busy but were effective

for the most part, keeping

West off the scoreboard in

six-of-eight power play tries.

Peter Lawton was in the

nets for Gaylord and, if not

for his effort, the game

would have been more lop-

sided. He stopped 34 of a

whopping 40 shots by the

Titans.

Gaylord had eight shots

on net in the contest.

ON SATURDAY afternoon,

the Blue Devils bounced

back from the rough game

the night before with West to

give Central a competitive,

spirited battle, especially

through the first two peri-

ods.

The Blue Devils were play-

ing without the services of

reliable Seth Muzyl (shoul-

der injury) and Blake Miller

(shoulder injury) and Trevor

Raymond but still made the

Trojans fight for the win.Robb Hansen took his

turn as the fourth Blue Devil

defenseman and turned in a

whale of an effort.

Mitch Lawton lit the lamp

for Gaylord for what proved

to be the only time during

the weekend. Missile

Mitch launched a laser that

sizzled past the sprawling

Trojan goaltender and made

the twine dance in the back

of the net. Sam Black, a pupil

of Gaylords School of

Sock, added the assist to his

typical blue-collar effort.

The score was just 2-1 in

favor of Central after two

periods. The Blue Devils

held their own territorially

for the first two periods

before simply running out of

gas in the third.

As longtime Gaylord

announcer Wayne

Goodman right noted, if the

Blue Devils continue to give

that kind of effort in the sec-

ond half of the season, there

will be a few Ws appearing

on the ledger.

The Blue Devils played at

Cadillac on Wednesday, Jan.

23. On Friday, Jan. 25,

Gaylord entertains T.C. West

and on Saturday, Jan. 26, the

Blue Devils play at St. Marys

of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.

Gaylord hustles, works hard in losses to West,Central; effort with limited roster in Central

game is encouraging

HockeyBlue Devils battleT.C. teams

Cheboygans balanced scoring attack sinks Saints;

Boys Hoops

Chiefs edge host St. Ignace, 70-66

By Mike Dunn

ST. IGNACE Cheboygan

bounced back big time from

the disheartening loss to

Alpena a few days before,

going to the court of St.

Ignace and sinking the Saints

70-66 in a key Straits Area

Conference clash.

Juniors Luke Harrington

and Ben Petroleum

Pearson both oiled the nets

for a team-high 16 points and

senior Jordan Fontaine fired

in 14 as Cheboygan put up a

blistering, balanced assault

on the iron. Senior forward

Jack Schott also helped thecause with his gritty play in

the paint, pulling down a

team-high 10 rebounds inthe physical contest and also

scoring eight.

Junior Nik Bevier brought

down five rebounds and

busted the nets for six points

and Andrew Dixon also deliv-

ered six points. Senior point

guard Damon Proctor helped

engineer the unselfish

Cheboygan attack with his

floor generalship and his pre-

cision passing. He recorded

four assists.

In the JV game, it was Trent

Jarman and Brady Hiller

helping the Chiefs to an

impressive 65-45 triumph.

Trent was T.J. Max from thefloor, tagging the twine for a

team-high 18 points, and

Hiller hit for 14. Zach Sochaadded some zap of his own,

striking for nine points, and

Liam McNeil made eight as

the young Chiefs pushed

their record to 4-4.

Cheboygan (5-3) travels to

Newberry on Friday, Jan. 25.

Alanson 69

Mackinaw City 66

MACKINAW CITY

Visiting Alanson pulled away

in the final minutes to earn a

tense 69-66 decision over

host Mackinaw City on

Tuesday, Jan. 15, in Northern

Lakes Conference play.

Viking freshman Brett

Williams gunned a clutch 3-pointer with a little more

than a minute to play to

break a 62-62 tie and give the

visitors a lead they would not

relinquish.

Williams finishe d a pro-

ductive night with 22 points,

burying the ball from 3-point

range six times in the con-

test. Max Oom added some

zoom to the offense as well,

hitting for 16 points, and

Kody Wicker waxed the twine

for 11 points. It was the sec-

ond straight win for Alanson.

Junior guard Noah Morse

nailed 23 points for Mack

City and sweet-shootingsophomore Caleb Jaggi

jammed the iron for 15

points. Fellow sophomoreJonah Robbins rang up nine

points.

Mack City played at

DeTour on Wednesday, Jan.

23, and at Wolverine on

Friday, Jan. 25. On Monday,

Jan. 28, the Comets are home

against Harbor Light

Christian.

Alanson played at Alba on

Wednesday, Jan. 23, and on

Friday, Jan. 25, the Vikings

are home against Ellsworth.

Bellaire 75

Onaway 35

ONAWAY Ninth-ranked,

unbeaten Bellaire had too

much firepower for hostOnaway on Thursday, Jan. 17.

The Eagles improved to 7-0

and 5-0 in the Ski Valley with

a 75-35 decision over the

Cardinals of coach Eddy

Szmoniak. Onaway fell to 6-3

overall and 4-3 in the league.

Tyler Thornton tallied 21

for the victors while Mitch

Teetzel hit for 18 with 11

rebounds.

Onaway played host to

non-league foe Rogers City

on Tuesday, Jan. 22, after this

issue went to press.

Graling girls use big third quarter to top host Bone CitBOYNE CITY Trailing at

half time, the Grayling girls

varsity basketball team used

a 20-point outburst in the

third quarter to rally for a 51-

41 road win over the host

Boyne City Ramblers on

Friday, Jan. 18.

The visiting Lady Vikings

(6-4 overall) found them-

selves trailing 27-21 at thehalf of the Lake Michigan

Conference matchup.

We struggled shooting

again in the first half, but we

kept ourselves in the game

with our full-co urt press,

said Grayling head coach Joe

Powers. We were forcing

many turnovers, yet we

struggled scoring again.

During the half, we felt

confident because the game

was full court and very fast-

paced, he added. We felt

that our team depth would

contribute to our success, as

we played everyone on our

team during the furious firsthalf. Boyne City did not.

And, Powers seemed to be

right. Grayling came back out

on the floor after the inter-

mission and dominated the

third quarter, 20-9. Then, the

Vikings sealed the win by

holding the Ramblers to just

five points in the final stanza,

while scoring 10.

We wanted to keep up the

pace and make the game a

four-quarter game, Powers

said. It worked to our advan-

tage, as we outscored Boyne

City, 30-14, in the second

half.

The backcourt duo of

Hailey Whittaker, who was 2-

of-2 from beyond the three-

point line, and Hannah

Haven led the way for

Grayling, with each hoopster

hitting for 12 points.

Whittak er also had 6

rebounds, 3 assists and 2

steals in the road win, while

Haven added 4 rebounds, 4

steals and 1 assist.

The Vikings also had solid

play along their front line.

Sophomore forward

Samantha Denno chipped 10

points, 6 boards and 1 steal,

as well as recording a team-

best 3 blocked shots against

the Ramblers. And, senior

forward Maddie Benardo

ripped down a team-high 10

boards to go with 6 points

and 4 steals.

Other contributors for

Graying in Fridays confer-

ence win included: Makayla

Cragg with 4 points, 5

rebounds and 1 assist; Alyssa

Morley with 3 points, 4

rebounds, 2 assists and 1

steal; Caitlin Prosser with 2

points, 8 rebounds, 3 steals, 2

assists and 1 blocked shot;

and Rachel Money with 2

points, 3 rebounds and 1

steal.

It was a very solid league

win on the road, Powers

added.

Report by Buckland

Media.

By Mike Dunn


hockey team pushed its

record to 10-7 with a pair of

close victories over the

weekend.

On Friday, Jan. 18,

Petoskey edged Big North

foe Cadillac 3-2 and on

Saturday the Northmen ral-

lied from a 2-0 deficit to

edge the Bay Area Reps by an

identical 3-2 score.

The win over Cadillac gave

Petoskey a sweep of the two-

game series this season and

a 2-3 record in the rugged

Big North.

The cool hand of Ken

Forton accounted for the

game-winning goal in thewin over the Vikings.

Cannon Kenny made a

mid-rink steal and broke

free on Viking goalie P.J.

Nemish, blasting one home

in a short-handed situation

to break the 2-2 tie in the

third period.

Senior Derek Smith deliv-

ered the first goal for

Petoskey and junior Ben

Schwartzfisher fired in the

second goal. Tanner Davis

and Kevin Hansen earned

the assists.

Breanna Merriam turned

away several hard Viking

deliveries in the second

period en route to earning

the W in the nets. She

turned back 17 of 19 shots.

ON SATURDAY in

Traverse City, the host Reps

rocketed to a quick 2-0 lead

on the scoreboard.

Smith put his own brand

of big-time Smash into the

Petoskey attack midway

through the second period,

suddenly slicing the deficitin half with a serious, siz-

zling slam of a slap shot.

Kenny Forton fueled the fire

with a fantastic assist.

The Skye Pilot, Skye

Pieffer, added to the

momentum a while later

when he provided a perfect

feed to the flying Forton and

Cannon Kenny launched a

twine-bruising blast to make

the score 2-2.

It was Pieffer who put the

finishing touches on the

tense, come-from-behind

win, launching a laser off a

rebound blast by Tanner

Davis to give Petoskey a 3-2

advantage with less than five

minutes remaining.

Michael Whittaker stood

tall between the pipes for

the Northmen, withstanding

a barrage of shots from the

Reps. He rejected 28 of 30

attempts as Petoskey

improved to 6-1 in the

Northern Michigan Hockey

League.Petoskey (10-7) enter-

tained Cheboygan in a

NMHL clash on Wednesday,

Jan. 23. On Friday, Jan. 25,

the Northmen are home

again against Traverse City

Central. Petoskey plays at

Gaylord on Friday, Feb. 1.

Tense one-goal victories over Cadillac,Reps gives Northmen 10 wins; Forton,

Pieffer hit game-winning shots

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Hockey

Benefit dinner set for Nick Watson

CHEBOYGAN A benefit

dinner is planned f or Sunday,

Feb. 17, at Mulligans to help

defray the medical and travel

costs for the family of

Cheboygan senior hockey

goaltender Nick Watson. The

benefit dinner goes from 2-6p.m.

The delicious pasta dinner

specially prepared by Chef

Kelly and the crew at

Mulligans is only $12 per

person and $4 for children

under 4. There will also be

music and a cash bar as well

as an auction.

Nick, a game battler

between the pipes for the

Chiefs of coach Craig Coxe,

sustained an accidental head

injury in a game against

Alpena early in the season

and is still recovering his

motor skills and suffering

some memory loss.

Though medical insurance

covers the injury, the family

is responsible for travelexpenses and therapies cru-

cial for Nicks recovery.

The Blueliners and Debra

Coxe, wife of coach Coxe, are

also sponsoring a

Community Skate on Feb. 17

from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at

the Ralph Cantile Arena

where brunch- type finger

foods will be available to

raise more funds. All pro-

ceeds from skate rental, ice

rental and skate sharpening

as well as any donations from

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By Jim Akans

This weeks feature listing is a wonderful, lakeside ranch

home situated on beautiful Clear Lake, and the asking price

for this listing is an absolutely fantastic value.

Situated on a large, 120 x 300 foot beautiful lot (over three-

quarters of an acre) that includes 120 feet of frontage on

Clear Lake, the setting is idyllic indeed. The private, 91-acre

no-wake lake means this welcoming tranquility wont be

disturbed by boat or jet ski noise, yet the crystal blue waters

are perfect for canoeing, kayaking, and the pike, bass and

crappie fishing is said to be excellent. The property also

boasts a 20 x 20 foot pole barn and a detached two-car

garage, so keeping vehicles, lake toys and yard equipment

out of the weather isnt a problem.

The home features approximately 1,350 square feet of liv-

ing space highlighted by three bedrooms, a full bath, a large

living room with wood burning fireplace insert, and a handy

main level laundry. There is also a one-year home warrantyand much of the f urniture and equipment can be negotiable

with the home sale. This one is ready to move in and start

enjoying a superb Northern Michigan lifestyle.

The home and property are situated about midway

between Cheboygan and Rogers City, and just a few miles

west of Lake Huron. And the pricedid I mention value?

This lakefront home in a beautiful setting is listed at just

$89,900.

Call Carol Steiger today for a private showing. (231) 627-

9991 or email [email protected]


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www.NorthernRealEstate.comOffice: 989-732-1707 Toll Free: 800-828-9372

1738 S. Otsego Ave., P.O. Box 641 Gaylord, MI 49735

Nice Well MaintainedRentals Available

2 and 3 bedrooms

Call989-732-1707

PEACEFULUP NORTHCustom Built 3

Bed, 3 BathHome on 10

Wooded Acres.Private Setting

Flourishingwith Wildlife

(see Elk-Deer in back yard). New Maple Flooring, FieldStone Fireplace, T&G Vaulted Ceiling, Built In Appliances,

Wet Bar, Jet Tub, Sauna. Large Deck, Naturally Landscaped,2 1/2 Car Attached Garage, Car Port and Additional 24x24

Out Building. Close to Gaylord, Petoskey, Boyne Falls.$335,000. MLS #280633

PRICE REDUCED!You want seclusion...Here it is! Newer 3 Bed, 2 Bath, Stick Built

Home on Almost 5 Acres. 4 Inch Well, 5 Block Crawl. Close toJordan River Valley, Boyne Mountain, Gaylord, snowmobile

trails. What Up Nor th Living is All About.$49,500.MLS #281844

3 BED, 2 BATH BRICK HOMEwith Full Basement and Attached Garage. Sun Room, HardwoodFloors, Central Air and Big Fenced in Yard. Quiet Neighborhood

Close to School and Downtown. $115,000. MLS #280748

RICH,WARMAND

INVITING4 Bed, 3 Bath

SherwoodForest Home.

UpdatedKitchen with

Stainless Steel Appliances, Lighting. High Quality LaminateFlooring. Many Windows in Living Room for Light andNature Views. 2 Master Suites, 2 Wood Burning Stoves,Family Room in Basement and Relaxing, Peaceful WrapAround Deck. Hot Water Baseboard Natural Gas Heat.

$124,900. MLS #281049

NEWPRICE

On Newer3 bdr 2.5bath

EnergyEfficient

StructurallyInsulated

PanelHome.Benefit

from 6.5' walls and 10 1/2' roof insulating fabrication. Lotsof Storage. Close to Gaylord and Deeded Access to Otsego

Lake. $139,900. MLS #281428

JUST REDUCED$80K!

A Square 160 Acreswith Trees, Hills, Trails,Water, Grazing Land, A

Pole Building and aGorgeous 2 Story

Country Home. NeedI Say More? Okay,

How About 4Bedrooms, 3 Baths,

Master Suite, Hardwood Floors, Fireplace, Woodburner, ZonedRadiant Heat,Full Walkout Basement, Huge Deck on One Side

of Home, Covered Wrapped Around Deck on Two Other Sides,Huge Pole Bldg with 14 Foot Doors for RV Storage.

$680,000. MLS #272584

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3 BED-ROOM,3 BATHRed CedarLog Home

withNewer

Steel Roofand 300Feet of

Ausable River Frontage. Master Suite, Hot Water Heat plusFireplace Upstairs and Wood Stove in Walkout Basement.Detached 2 1/2 Car Garage for Vehicles-Toys. Small Trout

Pond too. All on 2 Acres Surrounded by State Land.$119,000. MLS #282596

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SignsThat

You're

Readyto BuyCompliments of Ed Wohlfiel

Figuring out whether you're

ready to buy a house -- whether

you're a renter or are aiming to

move up or size down -- can be a

daunting task. But there are signs

that will indicate whether you're

ready to take the buying plunge.

If you are thinking about buying,

you're not alone. So are you ready

to make the move? You might be if

you:

1. Are familiar with the market. If

you've been paying attention to

how much houses are listed for in

the neighborhoods you're eyeingand have a realistic view of how

much a house will cost you, you're

in good shape. But if you're dream-

ing about that big corner house

with no clue about its asking price,

you may want to spend some more

time becoming familiar with the

market and how much houses are

going for.

2. Have the money for a down

payment and closing costs. The

down payment is a percentage of

the value of the property. Freddie

Mac says the percentage will be

determined by the type of mortgage

you select. Down payments usually

range from 3 to 20 percent of the

property value. Also, you may be

required to have Private Mortgage

Insurance (PMI or MI) if your down

payment is less than 20 percent.

Closing costs include points, taxes,

title insurance, financing costs and

items that must be prepaid or

escrowed and other settlement

costs. You can expect to pay

between from 2 to 7 percent of the

property value. Generally, buyers

will receive an estimate of these

costs from your lender after you

apply for a mortgage.

3. Know how much you can

afford. Freddie Mac says that as a

general guide, your monthly mort-

gage payment should be less than

or equal to a percentage of your

income, usually about a quarter of

your gross monthly income. Also,

your income, debt and credit histo-

ry go into determining how much

you can borrow. As a general rule,

your debt -credit card bills, car

loans, housing expenses, alimony

and child support -- should not be

more than about 30 to 40 percent of

your gross income.

4. Know what additional expens-

es will come with owning a home.

This includes homeowners insur-

ance, utility bills, maintenance

costs -- roofing, plumbing, heating

and cooling.

5. Have your credit in good shape

and make sure your credit report is

accurate. Potential lenders will view

your credit history -- how much

debt you've accrued, how many

accounts you have open, whetheryour payments are made on time,

etc. -- to determine whether they'll

give you a loan. You should get a

report from each of the three credit

reporting companies: Equifax,

Experian, and Trans Union.

6. You haven't made any recent

major purchases, particularly a

vehicle. If you do, you may have a

harder time getting a loan -- or it

could potentially lower the amount

you'll be approved for.

10230 Ocqueoc Lake Road, OcqueocContact; Carol Steiger, RE/MAX NORTH, Cheboygan, (231) 627-9991

Lakefront home onbeautiful Clear Lake at a

fantastic value

Real Estate

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