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By Mike Dunn

GAYLORD Early in the

regular season, the Gaylord

girls of coach Frank Hamilla

faced Sault Ste. Marie and

lost by 24 points.

On Monday in the Class A

district opener at the

Mongeau Gym, Gaylord

faced the Blue Devils from

above the bridge again and

this time, with the entire sea-

son on the line, it was a com-pletely different outcome.

Gaylords ultra-impressive

61-43 triumph not only

reversed the painful earlier

loss to the Sault but also

secured a berth in the district

semifinals. The surging Blue

Devils, who improved to 11-9

on the season and are peak-

ing at the perfect time,

advanced to a semifinal clash

on the home floor on

Wednesday, Feb. 27, against

Traverse City Central in a

game that was played after

this issue went to press. If the

Blue Devils won, they moved

on to the district finalsagainst either Marquette on

T.C. West.

When Gaylord faced the

Sault the first time around,

star players Mackenzie

Edwards and Maddie

Hamilla were both sidelined

with injuries. That made

quite a difference as the Sault

took a 53-34 decision.

This time around, with

Mac and Maddie both alive

and well and percolating on

all cylinders and sweet-

shooting, hard-driving senior

forward Alex Simmons at the

top of her game, Gaylord

looked very strong whilecompletely turning the tables

from the first meeting.

Mac, who recently sur-

passed the 1,000-point scor-

ing plateau in her notable

prep career, was steaming

hot from the floor, making

the twine dance time after

time as she secured a game-

high 24 points with her knif-

ing penetrations through the

paint and her lethal baseline

jumpers. She also pulled

down four boards and

recorded two steals.

The smooth-striding

Simmons was sizzling also,

scorching the nets for 18

points. Alex was dialed in like

a drone missile from long

distance, making the twine

twist four times from 3-point

land. Fellow forwards

Stephanie Buttrick and

Chelsea Fox were beasts

under the boards, scoring six

apiece and battling it out for

every loose ball and rebound.

Fox put the find on six

rebounds in the game and

Stephanie struck for two

treys.

Maddie Hamilla hauled

down five boards with two

assists while handling the

Sault pressure with cool effi-

ciency. Senior Sarah Polena,

who is perpetual motion at

the point, was a frenetic field

general on the floor, directing

traffic and setting up team-

mates with one sweet dish

after another. Sarah secured

a whopping eight assists in

the big victory.

We played good team

ball, coach Hamilla report-

ed. We received good contri-

butions from many players.

Gaylord was deadly from

the charity stripe, connecting

on 18-of-22 overall and a per-

fect 8-for-8 in the fourth

quarter. Hamilla liked how

his team adapted to whatev-

er tactics the Sault employed

to try to stop them.

Offensively we took what

the Sault would give us, he

said. Against the zone they

left the middle open and we

took advantage of that, and

when they adjusted to that

we hit the open shot from the

outside. I couldn't be happier

for the girls; they have

worked hard and deserve the

victory.

ON THURSDAY, Feb. 21,

the Blue Devils made their

final regular-season home

appearance a big one as they

outscored visiting Big North

foe Cadillac 53-38. It was also

Senior Night and Parents

Night for the Gaylord girls,

who reversed an earlier one-

point loss to the Vikings in

Cadillac.

Gaylord closed out the reg-

ular season with a 10-9 over-

all record and a 7-5 mark in

the Big North. Cadillac, the

runner-up in the league to

Petoskey, ended the regular

season 15-5 and 9-3.

Mac was a magician with

the ball, making it disappear

below the rim repeatedly en

route to a game-high 19

points to go with six boards

and three assists. The fiery

Fox found the bottom of the

net for nine points and con-

trolled play under the glass,

pulling down 10 rebounds.

Polena played with pur-

pose and passion, as always,

producing 10 points with

four assists and three steals,

while Stephani e Buttrick

racked up four points and

played suffocating defense

and the stifling Simmons had

the pressure meter stuck atfull volume. Tenacious Terri

Cavender, the collision

maker, put the mean in

screen to set up her team-

mates for open looks at the

hoop and she also helped the

Blue Devil close out the wig

win in fine fashion with her

strong presence inside.

Lauren Hintz and Sydney

Gooding also helped the

cause with their contribu-

tions off the bench.

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CADILLAC The host

Cadillac Vikings had plenty of

motivation on the home floor

Friday when Big North foeGaylord came calling. The

Vikings had to win to remain

in contention for a shot at a

share of the 2013 Big North

Conference title.

Gaylord may have been

playing for nothing more

than pride but coach Tim

ORourkes boys showed up

and hit the floor running. The

Blue Devils played hard for

32 minutes, giving the

Vikings a tough battle in a 47-

40 loss.

Gaylord, which slipped to

2-16 overall and 1-10 in the

Big North, trailed 32-22 after

three quarters of what had

been a defensive dogfight

between two determined

opponents. The Blue Devils,

showing a ton of heart on the

road, rallied from the dou-ble-digit deficit to pull within

five points midway through

the fourth quarter, 35-30,

when senior forward Bryan

Rabine ripped through the

lane for a running deuce and

senior guard Cam Taylor rang

up a trey.

Cadillac, which improved

to 15-3 overall and 8-3 in the

Big North, isnt one of the

top-tier teams in the league

for nothing, though. The

Vikings closed strong to pull

out the tense, hard-fought

win and keep itself in con-

tention for league honors.

Rabine rang up 11 points

to lead the Blue Devils.

Nick Paquet produced 14

to pace Cadillac. Wyatt Lucas

and Justin Liptak each scored

eight.Gaylord prevailed in the JV

clash, 42-32, and also won

the freshmen game 54-45.

Gaylord (2-16, 1-10) trav-

eled to Sault Ste. Marie on

Tuesday, Feb. 26. The Blue

Devils last regular-season

game is scheduled for

Thursday, Feb. 28, at

Petoskey.

Gaylord opens Class A dis-

trict play at home on

Monday, March 4, against

Alpena. The winner advances

to a semifinal clash on

Wednesday against Sault Ste.

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CHEBOYGAN Cheboygan

started off on strong footing

Friday in the Straits Area

Conference clash with visit-

ing St. Ignace but the Saints

came back to overtake the

Chiefs and post a 63-50 tri-

umph.

The win clinched the SAC

title for St. Ignace (12-6, 8-2).

The Chiefs were fighting to

stay in contention for a share

of the title but fell to 8-8 over-

all and 7-3 in league play.

The Chiefs led 13-10 after

the first quarter as senior

Andrew Dixon and ColtHudak were on target and

pulling the trigger.

The Saints arent SAC

champs for no reason,

though. They came back

hard to outscore the home

team in the second quarter

and take a 27-19 lead into

intermission.

In the third quarter the

determined Chiefs bounced

back in front of the home

crowd to regain the lead as

Dixon drained the twine and

slick junior forward Ben

Petroleum Pearson poured

in a triple.St. Ignace rallied again in

the exciting, seesaw battle to

regain the lead for good later

in the quarter as Curtis St.

Louis strung together some

impressive scoring.

St. Louis finished with a

game-high 22 points and

center Gage Kreski cashed in

for 17 points while Tyler

Snyder struck for 11.

Dixon and Pearson each

popped 11 points through

the iron and junior strong

man Nik Bevier also busted

the nets for 11. Hardworking

Jordan Fontaine fired in sixpoints and senior guard

Damon Proctor produced

four.

The Cheboygan JV pre-

vailed 48-36 as Trent Jarman

jammed the nets for a dozen

points and Derek Sturvist

struck for 10. Brady Hiller

and Borja Garcia each

bounced seven through the

iron.

Cheboygan (8-8) played at

Charlevoix on Tuesday, Feb.

26. On Thursday, Feb. 28, the

Chiefs close the regular sea-

son at home against Pellston.Cheboygan opens Class D

district play at Ogemaw

Heights on Monday, March 4,

against Houghton Lake. The

winner takes on host

Ogemaw on Wednesday,

March 6.

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PETOKSEY It was a

tough, tough way to end an

outstanding season.

The Petoskey girls of coach

Adam Dobrowolski, fresh off

clinching the Big North

Conference title, opened

Class A district play on the

home floor Monday against

perennial district foe

Marquette and suffered a

heartbreaking 53-46 defeat.

The Redettes reversed an

earlier 38-31 loss to Petoskey

and advanced to a semifinal

clash that was played at

Traverse City West on

Wednesday, Feb. 27. The

Redettes also snappedPetoskeys 14-game winning

streak.

The disappointing loss

does not diminish what the

Northmen accomplished in

the 2012-13 campaign. They

ended the regular season

with a remarkable 17-2

record and the 14-game win-

ning streak and they secured

the Big North title with a stel-

lar 11-1 mark.

Super senior wing Kelsey

Ance, a three-year varsity

starter and one of the top

hardwood players ever to

don the uniform for the

Northmen, capped her bril-

liant prep career Monday

with another fine showing.

She made the twine twitch to

the tune of 20 points and

ended her career just three

points shy of the 1,000-point

plateau.

Kelsey, an intense two-way

warrior who always brought

more than just her scoring

touch to the floor, also gener-

ated four rebounds and two

steals in her final game.

Fellow senior Megan

Tompkins, another three-

year varsity starter and main-stay in the middle, tallied 12

points in her final game with

eight boards. The rangy,

long-armed Tompkins also

turned away three shots.

Junior Amanda Stinger and

sophomore Kati Lewis each

tallied six. Stinger struck

once from 3-point land.

Alyssa VanWerden, another

high-impact senior who fin-

ished a notable prep career,

tallied three and turned in

her typical blue-collar effort

defensively.

Petoskey trailed 15-14, 25-20 and 41-33 at the quarter

breaks. The Northmen

surged back to trim the

Marquette lead to four points

in the fourth quarter but the

inspired visitors, to their

credit, made their free throws

down the stretch to maintain

the lead and seal the well-

earned victory.

Courtney LaFreniere led

Marquette with nine points,

while Hunter Viitala and

Liana Storm each scored

eight points.

ON FRIDAY, Feb. 22,

Petoskey secured the leaguetitle with a 59-25 decision

over Alpena. Ance made the

nets dance for a game-high

24 points to go with five

boards and the angular

Tompkins tallied 11 with five

blocks. VanWerden waxed

the twine for eight points and

Kati Lewis launched six.

It is the third Big North title

in four years for the

Northmen.

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GAYLORD The St. Mary

girls of coach Dan Smithblew past willing-but-out-manned Bellaire in a big way

on Monday in the Class Ddistrict opener on the

Snowbirds home floor. St.Marys impressive 54-26 tri-

umph over the visiting Eagles

secured a semifinal date onWednesday, Feb. 27, against

Ellsworth in a game that wasplayed after this issue wentto press.

The Snowbirds improvedto 19-2 with Mondays win

and Bellaire, which has adecent, hardworking team

this year, ended the season

with a respectable 13-8 mark.St. Mary simply had too

much height, speed and fire-power for the visitors.

Coach Smith said his girls

didnt take a win overBellaire, whom they had

beaten twice during the regu-lar season, for granted but

instead went into the game

focused and ready to work

hard for 32 minutes.

That intensity and workethic is part of the reason

why the Snowbirds have con-

tinued to enjoy the success

theyve had this season and

in recent years.St. Mary used its suffocat-

ing defense to limit Bellaires

looks at the hoop and to

build an early advantage. By

the first quarter, theSnowbirds led 14-6 and by

halftime it was 28-8.

Strong-armed senior for-

ward Mary Spyhalski helped

spark the balanced scoring

assault of St. Mary with a typ-ically effective outing. She

scored 14.

Junior guard Kari

Borowiak, fast approaching

the 1,000-point plateau inher notable prep career, also

blistered the nets for the

Snowbirds. Crunch Time

Kari canned 11 with a 3-

pointer and steady, sturdysenior guard Chrissy Smith

struck for 11 as well. Long-

armed freshman Becka Mylermade eight while Sarah Longlanded six through the ironand Jada Bebble bouncedfour through the hole.

In Mondays other opener,Central Lake outscoredBoyne Falls 41-33. TheTrojans took on Alba in theother semifinal game that

was slated for Wednesday,Feb. 27. The district finals areslated for Friday at the St.Mary gym.


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INDIAN RIVER The

Inland Lakes boys of coach

Tom Mahoney had quite a

hot streak going as they host-

ed Gaylord St. Mary in a Ski

Valley clash on Friday but it

was the inspired visitors who

eventually took the game, 65-

58.

The Snowbirds of coach

Ken Blust, playing their sec-

ond league game in as many

nights, made one crucial free

throw after another in the

final minutes to pour water

on I-Lakes hot streak and

gain the intense, hard-fought

victory. Mostly it was steady,

savvy senior guard Matt

Spyhalski doing the damage

from the charity stripe for theSnowbirds. He made a

sparkling 10-of-12 attempts

in the final minutes to help

his team maintain a slim

edge on the scoreboard. For

the game, St. Mary hit 18-of-

26 from the line.

St. Mary, coming off a

tough home loss to Forest

Area, improved to 8-10 over-

all and 6-9 in the league

while the surging Bulldogs,

who had won seven of their

previous nine games, slipped

to 7-11 and 6-8. I-Lakes was

coming off an impressive 66-

50 victory over Central Lake

two days before [see report

on that game in Boys Hoops

roundup in this issue].

"We knew going into the

game we would be facing a

team that has been playing

very well, Blust reported. I

thought we executed very

well, and did a nice job with

our help side defense, pre-

venting their penetration of

the paint.

Blust commended the

defensive efforts of junior

Nick Harrington, who was

given the unenviable assign-

ment of trying to hold I-

Lakes dangerous senior

sharpshooter Dakotah

Davedowski in check. Thedeadly Davedowski ended up

scoring 12 but thats well

under what he has been aver-

aging in recent weeks.

Overall, this was a good

team win, and I was pleased

on how our players repre-

sented themselves, Blust

added.

Angular junior forward

Charles Strehl also showed

up big time for St. Mary.

Strehl, who has been St.

Marys leading scorer this

season, strummed the nets

for a game-high 24 points to

help his team turn back the

determined Bulldogs and he

also pulled down seven

boards.

Charles played extremely

well and took very smart

shots, Blust said.

The super dependable

Spyhalski spanked the twine

for 12 points in all to go with

five rebounds and two steals

and fluid junior guard Nick

Harrington also hit for 12 for

coach Blusts boys with four

assists.

Rugged senior forward

Nick Lochinski did the blue-

collar work under the glass,

as usual, putting nine points

on the board with seven

rebounds. Carmen Juneacjammed six points through

the iron with three assists.

Nick Howitzer Howery

loaded up and launched a

team-high 13 points to pace

the I-Lakes balanced score

sheet. The dangerous

Davedowski, who has been

tearing it up in the second

half of the season, delivered

12 and hard-nosed, hustling

senior forward Cody Bonilla

bounced 12 through the iron.

Fighting freshman Andrew

Dufek, a young man with a

bright upside, drilled six for

the home team.

ON THURSDAY, Feb. 21, St.

Mary played host to Forest

Area and lost 69-52.

The Snowbirds, playing in

front of a large Parents Night

crowd, only turned the ball

over 15 times compared to 21

for the visitors but werent

able to match the long-range

Warriors firepower from the

floor.

Harrington penetrated

through the paint to pace the

Snowbirds with 17 points to

go with two steals. Strehl and

Spyhalski each spilled 11

points through the iron to

join Harringto n in double

digits. Spyhalski spread the

wealth around from thebackcourt, generating five

assists, and he recorded four

steals. Strehl strong-armed

five rebounds.

Lochinski and hard-nosed

Willy Canfield each canned

six points and Canfield also

corralled five boards.

Austin Vance advanced 21

through the iron to lead

Forest Area (12-5, 11-4).

ON WEDNESDAY, Feb. 20,

I-Lakes outscored host

Central Lake. See a report on

the game in the Boys Hoops

roundup.

I-Lakes (7-11, 6-8) traveled

to unbeaten, state-ranked

Bellaire on Tuesday, Feb. 26.Then on Thursday, Feb. 28,

the Bulldogs get to play

Bellaire again, this time on

the home floor to close out

the regular season. On

Monday, March 4, the

Bulldogs open Class D dis-

trict play at Manistique

against the host Emeralds.

St. Mary (8-10, 6-9) trav-

eled to Mancelona on

Tuesday, Feb. 26, and on

Thursday, Feb. 28, the

Snowbirds close the regular

season at home against

Boyne Falls. On Monday,

March 4, St. Mary opens

Class D district play at

Bellaire against the host

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AUBURN HILLS The state

wrestling meet will be held

this Thursday through

Saturday, Feb. 28-March 2, at

The Palace of Auburn Hills

and eight grapplers from the

Weekly Choice coverage area

have earned a berth this year.

The top four finishers in

each weight class of the

regional tournaments that

were held on Saturday, Feb.

16, advanced to state.

Graylings fearsome fresh-

man Jon Man Eater Martin

at 103 pounds and scrap-iron

tough senior Zach Mack of

Mio at 125 pounds earned

regional titles and go into

their respective weight class-

es as No. 1 seeds. Martin

competes for the Vikings in

Division 3 and Mack in

Division 4 for the

Thunderbolts. This is Macks

second straight year trucking

to state as a No. 1 seed.

Gaylord is represented by

three competitors in the D-2

meet: senior Trent Hunt (152)

and sophomore Tristan

Gregory (189) are No. 3 seeds

and junior Seth Lights Out

Lashuay (112) is a No. 4 seed.

Petoskeys powerful senior

Jordan Haggerty (215)

reached the regional finals

before losing and advances

to state as a No. 2 seed.

Onaway has two represen-

tatives in the D-4 meet.

Senior Morgan Robins (140)

is a No. 3 seed for the

Cardinals and fighting fresh-

man Ice Man Isaac Nave

(103) is also a No. 3 seed.

Here are the records of

each wrestler and their first-

round opponents on

Thursday, Feb. 28:

DIVISION 2Seth Lashuay of Gaylord

(46-9), No. 4 seed vs. Zeth

Dean of Lowell (34-5), No. 1

seed at 112 pounds;

Trent Hunt of Gaylord (53-

4), No. 3 seed vs. Keith

Bucholtz of Hazel Park (28-

13), No. 2 seed at 152 pounds;

Tristan Gregory of Gaylord

(47-9), No. 3 seed vs. Harun

Bogdanic of Hamtramck (37-


Jordan Haggerty of

Petoskey (44-5), No. 2 seed

vs. Cam Lee of Lansing

Waverly (44-8), No. 3 seed at

215 pounds

DIVISION 3Jon Man Eater Martin of

Grayling (47-5), No. 1 seed vs.

Trevor OConnor of Caro (39-

14), No. 4 seed at 103 pounds

DIVISION 4

Ice Man Isaac Nave of

Onaway (33-11), No. 3 seed

vs. Jacob Voss of Addison (40-


Zach Mack of Mio (41-1),

No. 1 seed vs. Collin Haag of

Addison (36-16), No. 4 seed at

125 pounds;

Morgan Robins of Onaway

(27-10), No. 3 seed vs. Justin

Schroeder of Addison (32-

19), No. 2 seed at 140 pounds

Eight from area compete at stateMartin of Grayling, Mack of Mio enter state meet as No. 1 seeds; three from

Gaylord vie in D-2 meet

By Mike Dunn

GAYLORD The Gaylord JV

girls of coach Shelly Curtis

lost just one game this sea-

son, on the road to powerful

Big North foe Traverse City

West. The young Blue Devils

later reversed that loss.

The young guns of coach

Curtis bombarded the enemy

iron with a blistering assault

from November to February

and put together a very

memorable campaign, fin-

ishing with an outstanding18-1 record.

The final notch in the Blue

Devil gun belt came on

Thursday, Feb. 21, at home

against Big North foe

Cadillac. It turned out to be a

real nail-biter as Gaylord pre-

vailed 49-17 in a game that

was razor-close right up to

the tip-off.

This was a great finish to

our season, Curtis reported

afterward. The girls played

great as a team and executed

what we set out to do.

The girls had a great sea-

son, she added. We endedup 18-1 and our only loss was

to T.C. West by three points.

On the final night of the

season, it was sweet-shoot-

ing Sydney Kassuba dialing

in from long distance to

secure a game-high 16 points

in the rout of the Vikings.

Sydney was locked in like a

laser from 3-point range,

making the twine dance four

times from beyond the arc.Reliable Lindsey Zaremba

was zoned in as well, adding

some zip and zonk to the

offense with 13 points of pro-

duction. Feisty freshman

guard Brandi Wagner waxed

the nets for 13 as well and

frenetic freshman Delaney

Eckstein delivered four

points.

The 2012-13 Gaylord JV

roster featured sophomoresTanner Arkfeld, Aimee

Kilbourn, Julia Chwatum,

Cierra Woods, Lindsey

Zaremba and Sydney

Kassuba along with freshmen

Brandi Wagner, Mallory

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By Mike Dunn

JOHANNESBURG The

Johannesburg JV girls of

coach Brett McVannel com-

pleted their third straight

undefeated season last week,

chopping down the game-

but-outmanned young

Loggers of Boyne Falls 57-13

in a tense one that wasnt

decided until the tip-off. Theimpressive victory came on

Thursday, Feb. 21, in front of

a large home crowd for

Snowcoming.

Sweet-shooting sopho-

more Maddie Ewing capped

a brilliant JV campaign with a

24-point performance in the

finale to go with four steals.

Angular Ashley May had a

huge payday inside as she

patrolled the paint with

power and purpose. Ashley

hauled in a whopping 19

rebounds and tallied 10 for a

double-double.

Kelsey Cherwinski kissed

the twine for 10 with fivesteals and versatile freshman

Sarah Korff collected five

points with four steals and

four assists.

The talent-laden 2012-13 J-

L JV roster features sopho-

mores Ashley Rider, Allison

LaPointe, Emily Aishthorpe

and Maddie Ewing along

with fearso me freshmen

Sarah Korff, Samantha

Morehouse, Kelsey

Cherwinski, Ashley May, Kate

Heidman, Tiffany McDonald,

Caitlyn Bieri, Myah

Courterier and Faith Bartle.

McVannel attributes thesuccess of this years JV group

to the hard work and dedica-

tion of the girls and how they

make basketball a priority.

He also points to the impact

of the well-organized J-L

youth program the girls have

been exposed to coming up

through the ranks.

They may be involved in

other sports but they make

the time to practice basket-

ball, he said. Our girls go to

open gyms and camps in the

summer.

Also a big part to our suc-

cess is our youth program,

he added. Without the helpof Heidi Ewing and Jessica

Crane (seventh- and eighth-

grade coaches) I wouldnt be

able to hit the court running.

The girls get to me in high

school prepared and are

ready for the challenge. Our

youth programs, middle

school and below, is second

to none.

McVannel said the girls

coming into the high school

program are accustomed to

the schools winning tradi-

tion and that also is a factor.

The winning tradition

creates an atmosphere where

the girls feel the need to prac-

tice in the off-season to make

the team or get some playing

time, he said. The kids real-

ize that no one has a guaran-

teed spot on the team. I feel

this has made the girls want

to work even harder. And for

the girls who leave me and go

to the varsity with Heather,

they have to work even hard-

er as her program is even

more competitive.

Some of the girls from this

years JV group will make the

big leap to varsity to help

future Hall of Fame varsity

coach Heather Huff next

year. McVannel believes

sophomores Ewing,

Aisthor pe, LaPointe and

Rider have the capability of

making positive contribu-

tions.

I only have three or four

sophomores leaving me and

going to the varsity, he said.

Im confident they will do

very well. Heather has a great

way of getting the best out of

her girls.

On a personal level,

McVannel said he has a love-

hate relationship with the JV

winning streak that extends

now to three-plus seasons.

It certainly adds some

stress, he acknowledged. As

much as I try not to think

about it, its human nature.

After every game I let the kids

enjoy that win, let them enjoy

however many wins in a row

it is, but I also remind them

that when we come back to

the gym the next day, its like

we havent won a game all

year.

I tell the kids daily we

have to work hard in practice

and play well in the games

because everyone wants to

beat Joburg.

The last time the Joburg JVgirls lost was sometime dur-

ing the 2009-10 season. Its

been 67 in a row since then

and the streak starts fresh

again next November.

J-L soars to win in opener

By Mike Dunn

JOHANNESBURG The

Johannesburg-Lewiston girls

of coach Heather Huff took

the first step on Monday

toward what they hope is

another long postseason run

in Class C, turning back the

Cardinals of Whittemore-

Prescott by a 63-7 margin in

the district opener at

Johannesburg.

Whittemore had a tad bit

of difficulty dealing with the

blanketing J-L pressure. The

W-P guards felt at times like

the beach at high tide facing

wave after wave of relentless

pressure and that made it

tough for the visitors to gen-erate any kind of offense.

J-L, hosting the district

tourney this year, improved

to a sparkling 20-1 and

advanced to Wednesdays

semifinal against Tawas in a

game played after this issue

went to press. The Cardinals

were looking to avenge the

50-45 loss to Tawas in the dis-

trict finals at Oscoda a year

ago. The winner of

Wednesdays semifin al

advanced to Fridays district

final against either Lincoln-

Alcona or Oscoda.

The winner of the

Johannesburg district

advances to the Class C

regional tournament hostedby McBain and will likely see

Traverse City St. Francis in

the semifinals on Tuesday,

March 5.

Senior sharpshooter Abby

Schlicher was a slasher and

dasher for J-L once again,

generating team-high totals

in points and steals.

Acetylene Abby stoked the

twine for 14 points and cov-

ered the floor defensively like

a fresh coat of wax, making

seven steals. She also record-

ed four assists.

Junior Brittany Cherwinski

busted the nets for 10 points

and Katelyn Weaver waxed

the nets for nine.

CLASS DPellston 48Harbor Light 30

ALANSON Angular

Emma Dunham was a force

inside for Pellston on

Monday in the Class D dis-

trict opener at Alanson.

Dunham dominated down

low, sinking 18 points and

securing 11 rebounds for an

assertive double-double as

the Hornets, seeking to

repeat as district champs,

outscored Harbor Light

Christian 48-30. Emma also

made two blocks.Pellston, which improved

to 5-14, advanced to the dis-

trict finals on Wednesday,

Feb. 27, against Wolverine,

which defeated host Alanson

41-25 in Mondays other

semifinal.

The Hornets rallied from

an 18-15 halftime deficit to

perk up at the offensive end

and begin to accumulate

points on the scoreboard.

Pellston outscored the Lady

Swordsmen 33-12 in the sec-

ond half.

Kelly Lewis cracked the

iron for 13 points to help the

Pellston cause and grabbed

four boards and Tori Kirschcorralled five boards. Brie

Carter was carnivorous on

defense, carving out three

steals.

Annie Fila fired in eight

points and Shelby Donovan

added six for Harbor Light,

which finished with a 7-11

mark.

Harbor Light coach Eric

Huffman commended the

leadership and effort of sen-

iors Shelby Donovan and

Emily Lechowicz.

Wolverine 41

Alanson 25

ALANSON Wolverine

earned a berth in the Class D

district finals at Alanson with

a 41-25 decision over the

host Vikings on Monday in

the semifinals. The Wildcats

of coach Gary Matelski

improved to 5-11 and

advanced to the finals

against Pellston on

Wednesday, Feb. 27, after this

issue went to press.

Wolverine was vying for its

first-ever district title in girls

basketball.

The winner of the Alanson

district goes on to face thewinner of the Onaway dis-

trict on Tuesday, March 5, at

Gaylord. In the other semifi-

nal at Gaylord, the winners of

the Pickford and St. Ignace

districts face off.

Brandi Whittaker blistered

the nets for a game-high 14

points to lead the Wildcats

past Alanson and Gabbie

Ogden garnered nine.

Destiny Wiertalla, who has

quietly put together a solid

season, scored 13 to pace

Alanson, which ended the

season with a 1-18 log.

St. Ignace 94Mackinaw City 27

ST. IGNACE The super

senior season and outstand-

ing prep career of Mackinaw

City guard Courtney Wallis

came to an end on Monday

in the Class D district opener

at St. Ignace.

The Comets of coach

Adam Stefanski unfortunate-

ly drew the No. 1 ranked

Saints in the opening round

and suffered a 94-27 defeat.

Courtney, who earned All-

State honors a year ago and

passed the 1,000-point

plateau this season, generat-ed 17 points in her final

game. Sophomore Lauren

Bell rang up four points.

Mack City closed out the

quality 2012-13 season with a

strong 16-4 record and a 12-0

log in the Northern Lakes

Conference.

Kelley Wright, one of the

premier players in the state

this year, tallied 28 on a night

when the Saints kept pouring

in the points.

St. Ignace faces Mackinac

Island on Friday, March 1, in

the district championship

game. The island gals are

bracing for gale force windsfrom Hurricane Kelley.

Onaway 2Atlanta 0

ONAWAY The Onaway

girls of coach Marty Mix did-

nt make a single shot on

Monday but still won the

Class D district opener

against Atlanta. The

Cardinals, who are hosting

the district this year,

improved to 16-5 with a 2-0

forfeit win over the Huskies,

who have played hard but

struggled with depth this

season.

Mixs troops played RogersCity on Wednesday, Feb. 27,

in the semifinals. Hillman

faced Posen in the other

semifinal. The district cham-

pionship game is set for

Friday at 7 p.m.

The winner of the Onaway

district advances to the

regional tournament in

Gaylord, facing either

Pellston or Wolverine in the

opener on Tuesday, March 5.


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GAYLORD It wasnt a win

but it was certainly a good

showing. The Gaylord fresh-

men girls of coach JessiMatelski finished out the

sometimes challenging 2012-

13 season on a positive note

on Thursday, Feb. 21, in the

Big North clash with talented

Cadillac.

The Blue Devils lost a close

one 38-34.

The whole team played

amazing, reported coach

Matelski. It was a great way

to end the season.Battling Brice Hervela and

electric Allison Porta each

tickled the twine for seven

points to pace Gaylord on the

night. Madeline Sides sank

six. Lylan Dao and Alaina

Taylor each tallied four while

Bri Hartley and Alicia Slocum

each struck for two.

Our starters got in some

foul trouble at the beginningof the game, so it was great to

see our second unit step up

and play a great game, Jessi

said. These girls have

improved greatly since week

one and made me very

proud.

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For awhile it looked as if

the post-season was all the

Mancelona girls basketball

team needed to pick up their

first win of the year. However,

after playing to an 18-all tie

against Oscoda after two

quarters of Monday night's

girls district opening round

basketball game the Lady

Ironmen struggled in the sec-

ond half, falling 57-35.

Overall it was not our best

performance but we played

extremely hard, Mancelona

head coach Ben Tarbutton

said. That has been our

story for the year. Each game

we improved on something

we needed to but we took alittle step back on something

else.

Though they entered the

contest winless on the sea-

son, it was the Lady Ironmen

that controlled the early por-

tion of the contest, jumping

to an 8-4 lead after the first

quarter behind four points

by Vanessa Bachelor and two

points apiece by Emily Nixon

and Makenzie Wilson, with

the Owls getting field-goals

by Chelsea Keathley and

Katlyn Scott for their only

points.

I think the three hour busride got us off to a slow start,

Oscoda head coach John

Negro said. That and them

having an 0-20 record com-

ing in made our girls a little

overconfident.

Andrea Roussea scored a

basket a minute into the sec-

ond quarter to put the Owls

within 8-6, and Emily Toppi

drilled a three-pointer from

straight-away to give Oscoda

its first lead at 9-8.

On Oscoda's next posses-

sion, Paige Senn put up a

three-pointer and missed,

but Rousseau got the

rebound and put-back bas-

ket to give Oscoda an 11-8

edge.

Mancelona answered how-

ever, getting a hoop by

Bachelor to make it 11-10

which Wilson followed with a

pair of free-throws to put the

Ironmen up 12-11.

Tyra Oetting grabbed a

rebound and scored a put-

back basket on Mancelona's

next possession to increase

its lead to 14-11.Later in the quarter,

Bachelor flipped in a baby-

hook shot off an assist by

Emily Nixon to keep

Mancelona ahead 16-13, and

Wilson h it two more charity

shots late in the half's final

minute to keep the lead at

18-15.

Oscoda tied the game at

18-18 just before the half

when Tori LaPointe drilled a

three-ball from the left cor-

ner to tie the game at 18-all.

Mancelona appeared to be

headed for a fast-break

opportunity on its ensuingpossession, but LaPointe

hustled back down the court

and alertly batted away a

long pass to help keep the

score at 18-18 at the half.

We were shooting a lot

instead of driving, Negro

said. We only went to the

free-throw line once in the

first half. (In the locker room)

we talked about driving more

and just hustling.

Oscoda opened the second

half on a 10-1 run to take

control of the game, starting

the half with four points by

Rousseau and a deep two-

pointer by Toppi. Mancelona

added a free-throw by

Bachelor which the Lady

Owls answered with a lay-in

by Carley Brown and a steal

and a quick basket by Toppi

to put the Owls up 28-19.

Wilson hit a layup to bring

Mancelona within 28-21, but

the Owls continued to pad

their lead, getting a pair of

free-throws by Brown to go

back up nine and took a dou-

ble-digit lead on a ChelseaKeathely put-back basket

midway through the quarter.

We played well defensive-

ly but we missed some easy

shots and made some passes

that we normally don't

make, Tarbutton said. Give

that credit to Oscoda's

defense, we knew they would

be aggressive. As for the sec-

ond half I think we make a

few more mistakes and

Oscoda was able to shake off

the long bus ride. I know how

we would feel being on a bus

for three hours.

Brown continued herstrong quarter to help further

extend the Owl's margin,

twice scoring baskets after

grabbing an offensive

rebound to help Oscoda take

a 35-23 entering the fourth,

with Mancelona getting a

fast-break basket by Wilson

for its only other points in the

frame.

The second half I was

happy, we got off some better

shots, started moving the ball

and we were driving more

than before, Negro said.

Nixon hit a two-pointer

early in the fourth and hit a

three-ball late in the game forthe Ironmen's lone field-

goal's in the fourth, as they

were unable to get back into

the game despite making

seven shots from the free-

throw line.

Mancelona was led by

Wilson with 13 points,

Bachelor had 10, Nixon had

eight, Oetting had three and

Kerry Stilson had one.

The Ironmen finish the

season 0-21.

In my first year of being in

the program I asked a lot

from the girls, Tarbutton

said. Our program in the

past was not very good andreally did not develop the

girls' knowledge and skills.

One thing about the girls for

this season is they were will-

ing to try new ideas and drills

to make themselves better.

From day one of not knowing

any offense to game 21 where

I can yell a defense or play

and they can respond imme-

diately shows how hard they

worked this year.

Oscoda was led by

Rousseau with 12 points,

LaPointe had 10, Brown had

nine, Toppi had seven, Scott

had six, Yates and Chelsea

Keathely both had four,Megan Walker had three

points and Amanda Gilliam

had two.

Oscoda (8-11) played at

home against Alcona on

Wednesday in its distric t

semi-final contest with the

finals taking place on Friday

against the winner of Tawas

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TRAVERSE CITY Looking

to finish the regular season

strong before starting the

playoffs the Bay Reps trav-

eled to Cheboygan andManistee for their final two

regular season and league

games.

Dangerous Zach Hill was

zoned in big time for the

Reps in the game at

Cheboygan, scoring a goal in

each period for a hat trick to

lead the Reps to a 4-0 win

over the Chiefs.

Jay J-2 Jones turned away

19 shots to record the second

straight shutout for the Reps.

John VanRaalte set up Hill's

goal with 10:54 left in the

opening period. Nate Wilson

assisted on Hill's secondperiod goal and Nitro Nick

Sicinski was credited with an

assist on Hill's hat trick goal.

Wilson added a goal in the

third period with Trevor

Apsey and Sicinski assisting

to give the Reps a 4-0 victory.

At Manistee, the Reps led

1-0 heading into the third

period when they erupted for

three goals before the

Chippewas scored on a 5-on-

3 power play with 33 seconds

to prevent the Reps from

recording their third straightshutout.

Sicinski slammed home an

unassisted goal with 4:56

remaining in the opening

period to put Bay Area up 1-

0. Nate Wilson whacked two

goals in the third period and

Travis Kirk added a short-

handed goal to put the Reps

up 4-0, before Manistee's

goal with 33 seconds left

made the final 4-1 in favor of

the Reps.

J-2 Jones was feeling it

for the Reps once again.

Jones stopped 12 of the 13

shots he faced to record the

win.

With their league victories

over Cheboygan and

Manistee, the Reps finishedwith a 6-2 record in the

Northern Michigan Hockey

league, good for second place

and only one game behind

Petoskey. This snaps a streak

of four consecutive league

titles for the Reps.

The Reps took regular-sea-

son record of 12-13 into the

playoffs when they opened

play against Traverse City

West on Tuesday, Feb. 26, at

Howe Arena.



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By Mike Dunn

MANCELONA The

Mancelona boys of coach

Rick Duerksen rebounded on

Friday in a big way from the

tough loss to unbeaten,

state-ranked Bellaire a few

days before, defeating visit-

ing Ski Valley foe

Johannesburg-Lewiston 84-

56.

The victory pushed

Mancelonas record to 14-5

overall and 12-3 in the league

while the Cardinals of coach

Troy Huff, who saw their

four-game winning streak

snapped, slipped to 9-10

overall and closed out the Ski

Valley with a 7-9 mark.

Once again it was super

sophomore guard Brandon

Dingman doing the damage

for the Ironmen from the

floor. B-Ding exhibited his

versatility as he rang up a

game-high 22 points to go

with seven rebounds, four

assists and three steals as

Mancelona put the 56-40 loss

to Bellaire behind it.

Strong-armed senior for-

ward Brandon Scott alsohelped the cause, blistering

the nets for 17 points and

bringing down five boards.

Griffin Borst garnered 15

points to join Dingman and

Scott in double figures and

he also grabbed five

rebounds.

Junior Logan Borst was big

into piracy for the Ironmen

on this night, covering the

floor like a fresh coat of wax

as he recorded a whopping

eight steals.

J-L battled hard, like

always, but could not match

the artillery strikes of the

high-powered Ironmen.

Freshman phenom Lights

Out Logan Huff sizzled from

the floor, as usual, firing in 15

points to pace the J-L scoring

charts, and hard-nosed Jake

Newell nailed 11.

Mancelona (14-5, 12-3)

finished the regular season at

home on Tuesday, Feb. 26,

against St. Mary. The

Ironmen open Class C dis-

trict tournament play at

Lincoln-Alcona on Monday,

March 4, against Lincoln-

Alcona. The winner of that

game advances to a semifinal

game on Wednesday, March

6, against Oscoda.

J-L (9-10, 7-9) closes out

the regular season at home

on Thursday, Feb. 28, against

Fairview. The Cardinals open

Class C district play at

Lincoln-Alcona on Monday,

March 4, against Tawas. The

winner advances to the semi-

finals on Wednesday, March

6, against Whittemore-

Prescott.

Alpena 64

Petoskey 51

ALPENA The Petoskey

boys traveled to Alpena on

Friday for a Big North clash

and suffered a 64-51 setback

to the surging Wildcats.

Alpena, which won its sixth

straight, improved to 14-4

overall and 7-4 in the league

while the Northmen fell to

14-3 and 8-3.

After the loss at Alpena,Petoskey slipped into a three-

way tie atop the Big North

standings with Cadillac and

Traverse City West.

Senior sharpshooter Sam

Baumgartner slung a game-

high 17 points through the

iron to pace Petoskey and fel-

low senior Quinn Ameel con-

nected for 13 and angular

Erik Davenport delivered

eight. Hard-nosed junior for-

ward Joe LeBlanc busted the

nets for six.

Long-armed Luke Cordes,

who is having a whale of a

season for the Wildcats,wrapped 16 points through

the twine and tough Tyler

Pintar also tallied 16. Kam

Fitzek fired in 11.

Petoskey (14-3, 8-3) played

at Boyne City on Tuesday,

Feb. 26. On Thursday, Feb. 28,

Petoskey entertains Gaylord

in the final regular-season

game for both teams.

Petoskey can clinch at least a

tie for the Big North title with

a win over the Blue Devils.

Petoskey has a tough draw

in its Class A district opener,

facing Marquette on the road

on Monday, March 4. The

winner plays Wednesday,

March 6, against either

Traverse City West or T.C.

Central.

Bellaire 65

Onaway 38

BELLAIRE The unbeaten,

state-ranked Eagles had allthey could handle from

scrappy underdog Onaway in

the early going on Friday but

righted the ship in the sec-

ond half and ultimately pre-

vailed by a 65-38 margin.

Bellaire (17-0, 14-0) won

the Ski Valley title outright

with the hard-fo ught win.

The Cardinals of coach Eddy

Szymoniak fell to 11-8 and

concluded league play with

an 8-8 mark.

Hard-nosed junior forward

Carlos Bautista was a blue-

collar battler under the

boards for the visiting

Cardinals, as usual. He

canned 14 points to pace

Onaway and fellow junior

forward Joe OBradovich

vanquished the iron for

eight.

Tyler Thornton and Mitch

Teetzel teed it up from long

range time after time to lead

Bellaire. They each scored 15

while Drew Bailey and James

Schrader each scored eight.

Onaway (12-7) opens Class

D district play at Rogers City

on Monday, March 4, against

the host Hurons. The winner

advances to the semifinals on

Wednesday against Posen.

Mio 64

Posen 49

POSEN Mio remained

unbeaten and secured the

North Star League title on

Friday at the court of Posen,

posting an impressive 64-49

victory over the Vikings. The

high-powered Thunderbolts

improved to 17-0 overall and

closed out the league portion

of their schedule with a per-

fect 14-0 log.

Mio led 28-21 at the half

and 44-34 after three quar-

ters. Posen slipped to 6-12

and 4-10 with the loss.

Mio (17-0, 14-0) faced

Whittemore -Prescott at

home on Tuesday, Feb. 26.

On Thursday, Feb. 28, the

Thunderbolts hosted

Lincoln-Alcona in the final

regular season game of the

season.

Inland Lakes 66

Central Lake 50

CENTRAL LAKE The

surging Inland Lakes

Bulldogs of coach Joe

Mahoney won yet again on

Wednesday, Feb. 20, securing

a 66-50 victory over host Ski

Valley foe Central Lake. It was

the seventh win in nine

games for red-hot Bulldogs,

who improved to 7-10 overall

and 6-7 in the conference.

Once again it was the

deadly shooting of Double-

D, Dakotah Davedowski,

leading the way for I-Lakes.

Dakotah was dialed in from

downtown like True North on

a compass, rocking the iron

for a game-high total of 21

points. Dakotah dashed the

twine five times from 3-point

range in the first half and had

six treys a ltogether.

Tough Todd Athey, who

gives the Bulldogs a potent 1-

2 offensive punch along with

Davedowski, tallied 17 on the

night and rugged Richard

Armbruster was armed and

dangerous as well, deliveringa double-double with 12

points and 10 boards.

Will Brockman, who is qui-

etly having a very solid sea-

son, scored 15 to pace the

Trojans (3-15, 1-13)

Johannesburg-

Lewiston 52

Pellston 42

PELLSTON TheJohannesburg-Lewiston boys

of coach Troy Huff earned a

Ski Valley victory on the road

on Wednesday, Feb. 20. The

Cardinals traveled to Pellston

and secured a hard-fought

52-42 decision.

J-L led 12-7, 21-16 and 38-

28 at the quarter breaks.

Poor shooting stalled our

offense, said Pellston coach

Cliff Hass. Every time we

made a run, Joburg has an

answer for it.

Wyatt Pelton put 14

through the iron to lead J-L

and freshman phenomLights Out Logan Huff

hammered out 11.

Tall Dale Stark struck for 14

points to pace Pellston and

was a strong presence in the

paint, pulling down eight

boards and blocking four

shots. Senior guard Jake

Friedenstab fired in 12 points

with seven boards and big

man Tanner Keller was a tiger

under the glass, taking down

11 rebounds.

Pellston (3-15, 3-13) played

at home on Tuesday, Feb. 26,

against St. Ignace. The

Hornets close out the regular

season at Cheboygan on

Thursday, Feb. 28.

Pellston hosts the Class D

district tournament. The

Hornets face either Harbor

Light Christian or Wolverine

on Wednesday, March 6, at 6

p.m. The winner advances to

the district finals on Friday,

March 8, against Alanson or

Burt Lake Northern Michigan

Christian.

Onaway 68

Rogers City 61 OT

ROGERS CITY The

Onaway boys of coach Eddy

Szymoniak were taken to

overtime at the court of non-

league foe Rogers City on

Wednesday, Feb. 20, but the

Cardinals still found a way to

win.

The Cardinals, who

improved to 11-7 this season,

outscored the host Hurons

10-3 in the overtime to

secure a hard-fought 68-61

decision.

It was another big night for

junior forwa rds Joe

OBradovich and Carlos

Bautista, who have given

Onaway a ballistic 1-2 punch

all season long. Joe O made

the twine twitch to the tune

of 26 points and he was a

bruising force under the glass

also, grabbing 13 rebounds

for a healthy double-double.

The battling Bautista also

brought some big-time scrap

to the floor, recording 21

points and bringing down 12

rebounds for a double-dou-ble of his own.

Bellaire 56

Mancelona 40

MANCELONA Unbeaten,

state-ranked Bellaire proved

once again why it is the

cream of the crop in the Ski

Valley this season, outscoring

host Mancelona 56-40 on

Wednesday, Feb. 20.

The Ironmen of coach Rick

Duerksen came into the

game with a strong 11-2

record in the league but

could not prevent the talent-

ed Eagles from sweeping

their two games this season.

Bellaire improved to 16-0 and

13-0 and clinched the Ski

Valley title outright with the

victory.

The Eagles did a great job

of corralling Mancys high-

powered sophomore guard

Brandon Dingman, targeting

him on virtually every pos-

session and limiting the ever-

dangerous shooter to 10

points, far below his season

average. Dingman did deliverthree assists and take down

six boards.

Griffin Borst put some

growl into the Ironmen

offense, making the twine

turn for 21points and he also

grabbed six rebounds.

Mitch Teetzel tallied 17 to

lead the visiting Eagles and

Denny Hall hit for 15.

Mancy pushes to 12-3 mark in SVC with win; Petoskey boys bow

at Alpena; Mio clinches NSL title

By Mike Dunn

CHEBOYGAN The

record-setting season for the

Petoskey hockey team cameto an end at the rink of

Cheboygan on Monday.

The Northmen had the tall

task of facing high-powered

Sault Ste. Marie in the Div. 3

pre-regional opener. The

Blue Devils from above the

bridge fired away offensively

and played smothering

defense while securing a 5-0

triumph.

The Blue Devils (18-8)

advanced to a semifinal

clash against the host Chiefs

(10-12-1) on Wednesday,

Feb. 27, after this issue went

to press. The winner of thatgame advanced to the

Region 18 championship

game at Gaylord on

Saturday, March 2.

Petoskey closed out with a

solid 15-11 record, setting a

school record for wins in a

season. The Northmen also

captured the Northern

Michigan Hockey League

title and finished 4-6 in the

Big North.

The Northmen hadpower-play opportunities

throughout the game

against the Sault but could

not light the lamp against

the fourth-ranked team in

Div. 3. In fact, the aggressive

Blue Devil defense cut off

the passing lanes so effi-

ciently that Petoskey was

able to generate just 10 shots

on goal the entire game.

Chase Gamelin scored

twice for the victors while

Ryan Dolsky, Eric Hillock

and Chris Hazen each added

solo goals. Nick McKenzie

was McMarvelou s in thenets for the Sault.

Michael Whittaker did a

nice job between the pipes

for Petoskey as well in spite

of the defeat. Whittaker

faced 38 shots from the

swarming Blue Devils and

turned away 33 of them.

The Petoskey players who

wore their hockey uniforms

for the final time on Monday

included forwards Aaron

Cook, Tanner Davis, Cam

Ludlow, Skye Pieffer,

Brandon Pomranke and the

D.S. Express, Derek Smith;

defensemen Ken Forton,

Kevin Hansen, Nik Kolodziej

and Nick Trombley; and grit-

ty goalie Breanna Merriam.

Goalies Adam McCain

and Whittaker are among

the returning players for

coach Brent Ward and assis-

tant coach Jim VanAntwerp.

Other underclassmen from

this years roster include for-

wards Bryndon Worden,Luke Pomranke, Dameon

Spencer, Ben

Schwartzfisher, Tom

Crampton, Mike Forton and

Dylan Jensen along with

defensemen Zack Gadowski,

Cody Rogers and Tim Sysko.

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Lord your God, being careful to do all His commandments which I command you today, the Lord yourGod will set you high above all the nations of the earth. 2 All these blessings will come upon you and over-take you if you obey the Lord your God: 3 Blessed shall you be in the city, and blessed shall you be in thecountry. 4 Blessed shall be the offspring of your body and the produce of your ground and the offspringof your beasts, the increase of your herd and the young of your flock. 5 Blessed shall be your basket andyour kneading bowl. 6 Blessed shall you be when you come in, and blessed shall you be when you go out.7 The Lord shall cause your enemies who rise up against you to be defeated before you; they will comeout against you one way and will flee before you seven ways.

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upon you in your barns and in all that you put your hand to, and He will bless you in the land which theLord your God gives you. 9 The Lord will establish you as a holy people to Himself, as He swore to you, ifyou keep the commandments of the Lord your God and walk in His ways. 10 So all the peoples of the earthwill see that you are called by the name of the Lord, and they will be afraid of you. 11 The Lord will makeyou abound in prosperity, in the offspring of your body and in the offspring of your beast and in the pro-duce of your ground, in the land which the Lord swore to your fathers to give you. 12 The Lord will openfor you His good storehouse, the heavens, to give rain to your land in its season and to bless all the workof your hand; and you shall lend to many nations, but you shall not borrow. 13 The Lord will make youthe head and not the tail, and you only will be above, and you will not be underneath, if you listen to thecommandments of the Lord your God, which I charge you today, to observe them carefully, 14 and do notturn aside from any of the words which I command you today, to the right or to the left, to go after othergods to serve them.

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years event will be the best one yet as it features Jeff Struecker, whose story

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mer Navy SEAL; and Ryan Sharpe, who will share his riveting story of when his

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with the hundreds and hundreds of men who will attend this years conference.

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and had rubbed shoulders with Joshua, Israel continued to follow God. Joshua

was a man who took his faith seriously. He followed hard after God and the

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