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2011 TOP CHOICE

QB -- Grant PriceMio

QB – Zane TobinGrayling

RB – Joe RobbinsPetoskey

RB – Wyatt DerrerMancelona

SECOND TEAM, OffenseQB -- Garrett Badgero, Atlanta

QB – Damon Proctor, Cheboygan

QB – Alex Payne, Johannesburg-

Lewiston

RB – Eryn Eustice, Cheboygan

RB – Brian Jurek, Pellston

RB – Pat Switalski, Gaylord St. Mary

FB – Mitch Hardy, Johannesburg-

Lewiston

REC – Justin Klein, Atlanta

REC – Chris Crenshaw, Gaylord

REC – Devon Dawson, Grayling

REC – Scott Parkinson, Grayling

L – Tom Burrell, Grayling

L -- Christian Norum, Mio

L -- Travis Matthews, Pellston

L – Sean Boughner, Inland Lakes

DefenseL – Brandon Scott, Mancelona

L – Dustin Cochran, Inland Lakes

L – Jon Tyson, Mancelona

L – Trey Leach, Onaway

L – Travis Ellis, Mio

L – Clarence Smith, Mio

L -- Kegan Schoenith, Petoskey

LB – Pat Antonides, Petoskey

LB – Justin Gedda, Onaway

LB – Caleb Tomes, Gaylord

LB -- Aaron Fox, Mio

DB -- Kevin Schepperley,Mancelona

DB – Matt Spyhalski, Gaylord

St. Mary

DB – Seth Thomey, Mio

DB – Quinn Ameel, Petoskey

HONORABLE MENTIONAtlanta – Josh Cumper,

Seth Teets

Cheboygan – Jake Elmore

Gaylord -- Trevor Adams,Spencer LaRose, Trent Hunt

Gaylord St. Mary – Gabe Nowicki

Grayling – Steven Enos,

Ty Jensen

Inland Lakes -- Shane Bacon,Austin Jensen

Johannesburg-Lewiston –

Brian VanCoillie,

Nick Michael, Gunnar Owens

Mancelona – Tyler Crider,

Dakota Orman

Mio – Micah Thomey,

Bryson Devers, Nick Mangutz

Onaway – Christian Tollini,

Bryer McGinnPellston – Mike Schaefer,

Josh VanTilberg

Petoskey – Cody Fryczynski,Keegan Reynolds

OTHER AWARDSPLAY OF THE YEAR -Junior safety Kyle Schepperleymade a critical leaping interceptionat the goal line late in the fourthquarter of Mancelona’s tense 16-14

home playoff victory over Whittemore-Prescott, preventing theCardinals from scoring the go-aheadtouchdown and securing for theIronmen a berth in the Div. 7 districtfinals for the second year in a row as

well as a second-straight home play-off victory, and keeping the Ironmenunbeaten.

LANGLEY AWARD -This award is given to those whomay not be the biggest, fastest or tallest players on the field, but who

possess a double-barrel toughnessthat enables them to be impact play-ers. It is named for Inland Lakes2007 graduate Jeff Langley, whoepitomized the award. Jeff walked onat Trine University in the fall of 2007

and not only made the team, butstarted all four years and was theteam’s leading rusher two seasons ina row! The 2012 honorees are:

1. Kegan Schoenith, Petoskey

2. Mitch Hardy, Johannesburg-

Lewiston

3. Shane Bacon, Inland Lakes

SUPER SOPHOMORE -Seth Thomey, Mio

IRONMAN AWARD -Nick Hoogerhyde, Mancelona

VERSATILITY AWARD -Riley Zigila, Grayling

SOFT HANDS AWARD -Trenton Janiga, Atlanta

HARD HAT AWARD I -Eli Koslakiewicz, Mio

HARD HAT AWARD II -Dalton Sulz, Mancelona

HARD HAT AWARD III -Shane Severn, Petoskey

COACHING STAFF -Kerry VanOrman, Petoskey

Dan Derrer, Mancelona

John Bush, Johannesburg-Lewiston

Earl Flynn, Onaway

FB -- Austin SpiresMancelona

TE – Zak LewisPetoskey

REC – Riley ZigilaGrayling

REC – Trenton JanigaAtlanta

L – Griffin DeanGrayling

L – Dalton SulzMancelona

L – Sean AisthorpeJohannesburg-Lewiston

L -- Nick HoogerhydeMancelona

L – Jordon SmithPetoskey

K – Louie LambertiPetoskey

ALL-AREA FOOTBALL

FIRST

TEAMOffense

L – Eli KoslakiewiczMio

L – Shane SevernPetoskey

L – Blake HuffJohannesburg-Lewiston

L – Chaz MooreGaylord

LB – Bobby LupuOnaway

LB – Ryan RandallGrayling

LB – Brock BaumAtlanta

LB – Hunter StingerPetoskey

LB – Jordan YostCheboygan

LB – Drake SkowronskiJohannesburg-Lewiston

DB – Tod RondoMio

DB – Kyle SchepperleyMancelona

DB – Jason SigsbyOnaway

DB – Cody BonillaInland Lakes

FIRST

TEAMDefense

PLAYER OF THE YEAR:

LINEMAN OF THE YEAR: DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: LANGLEY AWARD WINNER:

JoeRobbins

Petoskey

KerryVanOrman

Petoskey

GriffinDeanGrayling

COACH OF THE YEAR:

BlakeHuff

Johannesburg-

Lewiston

KeganSchoenith

Petoskey



By Mike Dunn

GAYLORD – After starting

the season with road losses

to high-qualify foes St.

Ignace and Mount Pleasant,

the Gaylord girls of coach

Frank Hamilla earned four

straight victories, including a

pair of impressive non-

league wins last week.

On Tuesday, Dec. 13, theBlue Devils banged out the

points in a 67-37 win over

Charlevoix and on Thursday,

the girls banged bodies and

played bark-tight defense in

a hard-fought 42-30 victory

at home over East Jordan.

Gaylord (4-2, 1-0) had a Big

North game on the road

against Ogemaw Heights on

Tuesday, Dec. 20, after this

issue went to press.

In the game with hustling

East Jordan, it seemed like

there were more bruises and

bloody noses than baskets

for either team through

much of the first three quar-

ters. Gaylord’s gritty junior

forward Alex Simmons sus-

tained a bloody nose while

scoring a layup midway through the third quarter,

then shook it off to drain the

free throw and ignite a 9-2

run that created some much-

needed separation on the

scoreboard.

Lethal lefty Mackenzie

Edwards, who led the way

with a game-high 20 points,

also fueled the run, nailing

one of her three downtownconnections in the contest.The Blue Devils led just 16-14at the half but took a 27-18lead into the f inal quarter.

Mac added 12 reboundsfor a double-double and

recorded four steals.Simmons struck for sevenpoints and sophomore guardMaddie Hamilla hit for fourpoints. Lauren Mead madeeight rebounds and juniorpoint guard Sarah Polenapiled up four assists in thelow-scoring, defensive battle.

Grace Howes paced thevisitors with 10 points whilePaige Roberts hit for six andBrooklynn Richards and ValPeters each scored five.

The Gaylord JV camethrough big time, posting a56-17 victory as freshmenLindsey Zaremba and Sydney Kassuba shined, scoring 19

and 15, respectively. Kassubaalso collected eight steals asthe young Blue Devilsimproved to 5-1.

In the 67-37 win atCharlevoix, Mac tamed the

twine for 22 points and Alex exacted nine points from thenets while Maddie madeseven to go with three assists.Chelsea Fox pulled downfour rebounds and stole theball three times and Mac led

the way under the boards with six rebounds.

“We got off to a good startin the first quarter,” Hamillasaid of the win over theRayders. “We weren’t moving our feet on defense in thesecond quarter and put themon the line too much. Weswitched our defense in thesecond half and shut themdown offensively. I was very happy how we attacked theirpress in the second half.”

The Blue Devils won the JV game 69-17, riding the hothand of Joslyn Rider (16points) and Lindsey Zaremba(15). Kassuba crashed the

boards and cashed in downlow, notching 10 points and11 rebounds, and LaurenHintz and Aubrey Curtishelped the cause also, eachconnecting for nine points.

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Gaylord point guard Sarah Polena launches one

Shimel shines in fourth quarter

Photo by tom buttrick


Gaylord super sophomore Maddie Hamilla goes

high in the lane to take down this rebound against

Charlevoix.

Sydney Kassuba (22) unleashes some freshman

firepower for the Gaylord JV in their victory over

East Jordan.

Viking gals fall in overtimeBasketball

Gaylord 42, East Jordan 30

Onaway 45, Inland Lakes 44

By Mike Dunn

HARBOR SPRINGS –

Grayling scrapped andclawed and battled to a 46-46tie in regulation against LakeMichigan Conference foeHarbor Springs on the roadFriday. In the overtime,though it was the Rams whodid most of the scoring,eventually posting a 60-48victory.

Grayling trailed by six inthe final minute before com-ing back to force the over-time. Caitlin Prosser made a

clutch steal with 15 secondsleft and Cierra Prosser con-verted the turnover into the

tying basket, nailing a pres-sure-packed shot with 8 ticksleft on the game clock.

“In overtime, we had acouple of bad bounces buthad quality shots that did notdrop,” said Grayling coachJoe Powers. “Caitlin Prosserfouled out and then CierraProsser also fouled out in theovertime. I'm extremely proud of the girls for showing the grit and determination tosend the game into overtime.

One more point, and we would of escaped with a hugeroad victory.

“The girls just keep playing with a tremendous amountof effort,” he added. “Since

we are so inexperienced,each game we'll continue toget better.”

Junior sharpshooter andteam co-captain Jo Hamlin,

who is having a super seasonfor the Vikings (2-2) in hersecond year as a varsity starter, tamed the twine for20 points to go with 10rebounds and three steals.

Fellow juniors AlyssaMorley racked up nine pointsand co-captain Caitlin

Prosser hit for seven. Caitlinand Josie Swander eachpulled down five boards.

Elena Ongaro had a dou-ble-double for the Rams,scoring 19 with 10 boards,and Mackenzie Sylvain andKatie Barkley each scored 10.

In the narrow win atHoughton Lake on Tuesday,Dec. 13, the Vikings trailed by four with five minutesremaining but outscored thehost Bobcats 14-2 the rest of

the way.Hamlin rocked the iron for

29 points to go with 13

boards and three steals andCierra Prosser joined her indouble-digit scoring andrebounding with 13 pointsand 11 rebounds. Swandersank seven and also helpedthe cause with her play inside, grabbing 10 rebounds

with a typically determinedeffort. Caitlin Prosser cannedfour points to go with twosteals and four rebounds andfreshman Hailey Whitakerrecorded three steals.

“It was a total team effort

as we played a solid game,”

Powers reported.

“Rebounding continues to be

a challenge for us and that is

why we try to play a full-

court game. Jo Hamlin had a

monster game and Cierra

Prosser had a very nice game.

However, our entire team

played well as each girl, did

her job. It was a nice win.”

By Mike Dunn

ONAWAY – Junior Kallie

Shimel led a fourth-quarter

comeback Friday as the

Onaway girls of coach Marty

Mix narrowly defeated Ski

Valley foe Inland Lakes 45-44.

The win pushed Onaway,

which has faced a stiff early-

season schedule to 3-3 over-

all and 1-3 in the league.

Inland Lakes, the surprise

team in the Ski Valley so far

this season, lost for the first

time, slipping to 5-1 and 2-1.

Shimel scored nine of her

game-high 17 points to pace

the Cardinals and Sammie

Freel found the net for 13

points as Onaway ended a

three-game losing streak.

“The win against I-Lakes

was huge for us,” Mix said.

“We did a great job executing

the game plan. The kids

played hard from the open-

ing tip throughout the game.

We are getting better each

week, and are getting back to

full strength.

“I was very proud of the

fact that even though we

were down, we continued to

push through. We had a cou-

ple key rebounds and a big

put backs to get to the line

that really gave us an edge.”

Katelynn Brendly, who is

having a monster year for the

Bulldogs and coach Sarah

Howard, paced the visitors

with 14 points.

ON MONDAY, I-Lakes

bounced back big time with a

tense non-league win over

visiting Boyne City, 59-58.

Brendly played a huge role

once again as I-Lakes pushed

to a 6-1 record, scoring eight

of her game-high 21 points in

the final stanza. She also set

the table like a French chef,

notching seven assists.

Morgan Hanel scored 19and dished off six assists tohelp the cause and she wasalso a Windex Wonder underthe boards for the Bulldogs,cleaning the glass for 14rebounds. Sandy Bischoff struck for eight points.

Tanner McCune andRachel Butler scored 18points apiece to lead theRamblers (2-4).

I-Lakes is in action againon Wednesday, Jan. 4, in aleague contest at Forest Area.

Cierra Prosser’s clutch bucket forces extra session vs. host Harbor Springs; Hamlin has double-double in loss

Cardinal gals close strong to edge surprising I-Lakes in Ski Valley clash; Bulldogs bounce back with tense win over Boyne City

Mac, Alex lead way as third-quarter push breaks openclose game; Gaylordimproves to 4-2

Hot Devils win fourth in row


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Gaylord boys look to reboundBasketball

By Mike Dunn

GAYLORD – The Gaylord

boys were looking to

rebound in a big way on

Tuesday, Dec. 20, when they

traveled to the court of Big

North foe Ogemaw Heights

in a game that was played

after this issue went to press.

The scrappy Blue Devils of

coach Tim O’Rourke were

looking to bury the memory

of the heartbreaking, buzzer-

beating loss at home to

Charlevoix on Tuesday, Dec.

13. Both teams were 1-1

going into the contest.

Andrew Potter of

Charlevoix put a stake

through the heart of the Blue

Devils players, coaches, par-

ents and fans when he

drained a 3-pointer with time

running out to give the visit-

ing Rayders a narrow 73-72

victory.

It appeared the Gaylord

defense would hold on to a

two-point lead as time

wound down but

Charlevoix’s Will Jeakle, fac-

ing a double-team in the cor-

ner managed to release a

pass to Potter at the top of

the circle and Potter’s shot

just beat the buzzer.

The tough loss overshad-

owed what had been a fine

effort by O’Rourke’s Blue

Devils, who had rallied from

a 44-37 halftime deficit to

outscore the visitors by 10 in

the third quarter and take a

59-56 lead into the final stan-

za, courtesy of a Craig

Richardson 3-pointer just

before the quarter ended.

The Blue Devils held a 70-63

lead with less than two min-

utes to go but Charlevoix, to

its credit, found a way to

come back.

Junior guard Tyler Frisch

had a big night as well, espe-cially in the second half, as

he drained the nets for a

team-high 18 points and

helped fuel Gaylord’s third-

quarter comeback. Tyler

Cherry also had a fruitful

night from the field, making

the twine dance to the tune

of 17 points.

On a night when early foul

trouble limited Troy Gahm’s

time on the floor, Big Zach

Lundell showed up strong,

casting a long shadow in the

lane. Lundell banged shoul-ders and exchanged bruises

under the boards as he accu-

mulated 16 points without

missing a single shot he took.

Speedy junior Chris Stout

was a solid contributor at the

defensive end of the court.

Andrew Plude tallied 23 to

lead all scorers and he also

acquired seven assists and

Potter hit for 20, including

the clutch trey at the end.

Plude and Potter combined

for 12 fourth-quarter points.

Tanner Catt was a thorn inGaylord’s side defensively,

causing turnovers at times

with his intense pressure.

Incredibly, Gaylord was

also on the barrel end of a

buzzer-beater in the JV game

as Charlevoix’s Justin Pearl

drained one to give the

Rayders a 41-40 win.

Gaylord did win the fresh-

men game 67-17 as Steven

Fitzek found the net for a

game-high 16 points, Collin

Watters soaked the iron for

15 points and Cotton Neff

picked his way to a dozen

points.

Blue Devils were looking for league win atOgemaw after suffering heartbreaking home loss to Charlevoix

As coach Tim O’Rourke looks on, Gaylord junior guard Tyler Frisch dribbles

toward the net against Charlevoix.

Chris Stout of Gaylord fires a pass to an open

teammate during the home game against the

Rayders.

Photo by a&m PhotograPhy

Photo by a&m PhotograPhy

By Doug Derrer

TRAVERSE CITY -- The Bay

Area Reps split a pair of one

goal games last week, losing

to Traverse City West 3-2 in

overtime and defeating

Mattawan 2-1.

The Reps battled the Titans

on Wednesday, Dec. 14, at

Howe Arena and Traverse

City West dominated play in

the first period outshooting

the Reps 9-3 on their way to a

2-0 advantage after one peri-

od.

In the second period the

Reps took advantage of three

West penalties to outshootthe Titans 16-4 and close the

gap to 2-1 when Kevin

“Bazooka” Banducci deliv-

ered a power play goal with

2:53 remaining in the middle

period, with Quinn Lyman

earning an assist.

Bay Area carried its second

period momentum into the

third period and P.J. Heger

tied the score at two when he

scored an unassisted goal

with 9:30 left in regulation.

West freshman Jake Saxton

put an end to the Reps’

comeback, though, when he

scored just 24 seconds into

overtime to touch off a wildcelebration by West and send

the disappointed Reps back

to their locker room with a

tough 3-2 loss.

In a Saturday afternoon

affair, the Reps hosted the

Mattawan Wildcats at Center

Ice and scored single goals in

the first and second periods

while limiting the Wildcats to

one third period goal in their

2-1 win.

Elk Rapids sophomore

Claire Huhta saw her first

action of the year in net andearned the win with a fineeffort, stopping 15 of the 16

shots she faced in goal whilesecuring the narrow victory.

Nick Sicinski opened thescoring for the Reps 6 min-utes and 16 seconds into thegame. Adam Armour assist-ed on Sicinski’s power play goal.

Armour gave the Reps a 2-0lead 5:07 into the middleperiod, this time with anassist from Banducci. But it

would be a bittersweet goalfor Armour as he would leavethe game shortly after hisgoal with an injury.

Huhta was strong in netand surrendered Mattawan’sonly goal on a power play

1:29 into the final period. Sheturned back every Mattawanscoring chance after that.

The Reps’ record is now 3-4and they are off until

Wednesday, Dec. 28, whenthey play Traverse City Central in the opening roundof the Traverse City Holiday tournament.

Hockey

Bay Reps split one-goal gamesReps play well but fall to T.C. West in OT, edge Mattawan 2-1

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By Mike Dunn

PETOSKEY – Petoskey played host to Gaylord on

Wednesday, Dec. 14, in a Big

North hockey clash and theNorthmen came away with asurprisingly lopsided 9-1 vic-tory. It was Petoskey’s firstleague win and second over-all win of the season and gavethe Northmen some nicemomentum going into thePetoskey Hockey Invitationalheld over the weekend.

Petoskey (2-5-1) narrowly lost 6-5 to eventual tourney champ Walled Lake Northernon Friday before skating to a1-1 tie against the Capital

Area Patriots on Saturday.Gaylord, to its credit,

rebounded from the big lossat Petoskey to play pretty wellover the weekend, defeating visiting Mattawan 5-3 onFriday and giving talentedleague foe Sault Ste. Marie astiff battle before falling 5-3.

In Petoskey’s mercy-rulevictory over visiting Gaylord,

senior forward Kyle Ruggles was a rocket launcher, find-ing the back of the net twiceand also notching twoassists. Ken Forton and Mike

Forton created some goodfortune on the ice, each light-ing the scoring lamp once.Kevin Hansen, Aaron Cook,Hunter Stinger, Ian Morrisonand Tanner Davis also talliedfor the victors, who improvedto 1-2-0 in the Big North.

Junior Breanna Merriamearned the win in the nets forthe Northmen.

Nick Shear securedGaylord’s lone goal off a pret-ty feed from senior linemateSpecer Bajko.

IN THE Petoskey tourna-ment, the Northmen ralliedfrom a 6-1 deficit to Northernto very nearly come all the

way back.Ruggles, whose number is

etched in the head of oppos-ing goalies, helped spark thecomeback with a pair of sec-ond-period goals and

Hansen also hammered onehome to trim the Walled Lakelead to 6-3.

In the third period, it was junior Ken Forton, the dan-

gerous defenseman, doing the damage with an unassist-ed goal to make it 6-4 andthen the Sky Pilot, SkyePieffer, guided a whistling

wrister past the sprawling Walled Lake netminder to cutthe lead to just one goal, 6-5.Unfortunately, the Northmen

were not able to put anotherone into the net.

The ubiquitous Rugglesracked up two assists in addi-tion to his two goals andPieffer, Davis, Ruggles andHansen each had one assist.

Merriam started in the netsand Michael Whittaker fin-ished out, each recording 10saves.

Justin Fishbeck had a hattrick for the victors and

Austin Sansom had a pair of goals.

In the somewhat frustrat-ing 1-1 tie with Capital Area,

Petoskey generated a lotmore shots on goal. TheNorthmen put 38 on netagainst Capital Area backupgoalie Shannon Frere but he

found a way to turn every one aside and secure thehard-earned tie.

For the game, Petoskey hada 46-16 advantage in shotstaken. Senior forward PatGitre was the only Northmento light the lamp, though.Ruggles – who else? – andCook earned assists on Gitre’sgoal.

Merriam and Whittakershared the netminding duties again and each cameup with some key stops.Merriam had eight saves and

Whittaker had seven.Ruggles and “Pilot” Pieffer

both made the All-Tournament team.

Petoskey is in action againon Jan. 4 at league foe T.C.Central.

GAYLORD PUT the memo-ry of the Petoskey game in

the past quickly with the weekend split againstMattawan and the Soo.

The Blue Devils trailedMattawan 1-0 after the first

period of Friday’s game at theSportsplex but the ever-dan-gerous Bajko brought thedormant offense to life in thesecond period, scoring threetimes to give his team a 3-2lead.

Bajko the blast makerscored goals No. 9, 10 and 11for the season, getting helptwice from Cole Muzyl andonce from Derek Axford.

In the third period, it was Axford helping to put thegame away, gaining hiseighth goal of the campaignon a power play opportunity

with an assist from the man with the plan, Mr. Bajko.

Anthony Tomaski sealedthe deal for Gaylord in thefinal minutes, scoring short-handed to make it 5-2 afteraccepting a pretty pass fromgrinding Garrett Richardson.

Tony Apa started in the

nets for Gaylord and stopped

eight of nine shots in the first

period. Peter Lawton played

the final two periods, turning

away 18 of 19 puckslaunched his way.

On Saturday, Gaylord ral-

lied from a 5-0 deficit after

two periods to score three

times in the third period and

make a game of it.

Bajko, Shear and Axford

each had a goal and an assist

in the final period as the Blue

Devils scrapped and clawed

their way back into con-

tention. Willie Gelow also

had an assist.

Lawton started in the nets

and Apa finished out the

game. Lawton stopped 12 of

17 shots and Apa stopped all

nine shots he faced.

Gaylord (6-4-1) is home

against Big North foe

Cadillac on Wed., Jan. 4.

Hockey Report

Petoskey, Gaylord skaters competeNorthmen handily win Big North clash on Dec. 14; Petoskey loses, ties in weekend tourney; Gaylord splits over weekend




By Mike Dunn

CADILLAC – Junior centerMegan Tompkins drained apair of free throws late in thefourth quarter to bring Petoskey within four pointsbut that was as close as theNorthmen gals would comeFriday in a tough 38-32 lossat the court of Big North rivalCadillac.

Tompkins earned a team-high 14 points with a solidall-around effort and she alsogenerated nine reboundsand seven blocked shots.Senior Katelyn Crittendentallied six and Alyssa

VanWerden hit for five. JuniorKelsey Ance, double-teamedby the Vikings much of thetime, was held to two pointsbut grabbed six rebounds.

Mary Emington scored 10

and senior Nicole Bruggema

nine for the Vikings.Petoskey played at

Traverse City Central on

Tuesday, Dec. 20, after this

issue went to press.

Lake City 63

Mancelona 49LAKE CITY – Kallie Derrer

had another big game, rack-ing up 24 points with 14

rebounds and six steals, and

Jenna Davis added 12 points

but it wasn’t quite enough onthe road Monday against

non-league foe Lake City. The

Trojans, relying the strength

of 6-foot-4 junior centerBuffy Buttis under the

boards, outscored the Lady

Ironmen 63-49.Mikayla Garchow made six

points and recorded three

steals for Mancelona (1-5).

Wolverine 39

Kinross Maplewood

Baptist 20 WOLVERINE — The sur-

prising Wildcats of coachGary Matelski improved to 4-3 with a 39-20 non-leaguevictory over KinrossMaplewood Baptist onMonday, handing the Black

Bears (6-1) their first loss of the season.

Wolverine led 13-8 at half-time of the physical, hard-fought defensive struggleand outscored the visitors26-12 in the second half.

Bobbee Papi pushed 10points through the rim tolead the Wildcats and twinsister Becky Papi hit forseven. Brandi Whittaker and

Gabbie Ogden each wound

up with six points as Wolverine rebounded from a

loss to league rival Mackinaw

City.

Hannah May andHarmony Bailey had six

points apiece for Maplewood

Baptist.

Mackinaw City 59

Wolverine 35MACKINAW CITY – Host

Mackinaw City improved to

3-0 in the Northern LakesConference with a well-

played 59-35 victory over

Wolverine on Thursday, Dec.

15.Courtney Wallis and Hailee

Paquet each rocked the rim

for 15 points to pace theComets, who improved to 4-0

overall. Wallis also turned in

10 rebounds with seven

assists to help the cause.

Claudia Alexander was a

force inside, scoring nine

with 13 rebounds, and Nicole

LaHaie tallied 11 with seven

boards.

Gabbie Ogden hit for 10 to

lead the Wildcats.

Pellston 49

Mancelona 39MANCELONA — Pellston

pushes its record to 1-2 over-

all and 1-1 in the Ski Valley

with a 49-39 victory at

Mancelona on Wednesday,

Dec. 14.

Emma Dunham and Tori

Kirsch each delivered a dou-

ble-double for the Hornets,

with Emma earning 10 points

and 11 rebounds and Kirsch

collecting 10 points and a

whopping 16 rebounds.

Senior guard Shelby Hughey

sank eight points and dished

off five assists to go with five

steals.

Kallie Derrer nailed a

game-high 26 points for the

Lady Ironmen in the loss.

Girls Hoops

Petoskey rally falls just shortTompkins’ free throws pull Northmen close in loss at Cadillac; Mancy loses on road to Lake City; Wolverine rebounds with win

By Mike Dunn

PETOSKEY – Round one toPetoskey. The Northmenhosted Cadillac on Friday inan important early-seasonBig North Conference con-test and prevailed in a tight,

well-played contest, 54-47.The Northmen pushed

their record to 4-0 overalland 2-0 in the league whileCadillac, which is also a con-

tender for Big North honorsthis season, slipped to 2-1and 0-1.

John Simons, the 6-foot-8senior bound for CentralMichigan next year, had amonster game for the visi-tors, nailing 31 points, butPetoskey’s balanced scoring and excellent free-throw shooting offset Simons’ pro-lific scoring.

Petoskey held a slim 46-44lead late in the game whenCadillac was forced to startfouling. Jake Mullin and Zak Lewis – both calm as a wind-less sea -- combined to go 8-for-8, gradually creating sep-aration on the scoreboard

with the game clock winding down.

Lewis landed a team-high15 points, including a pair of triples and going 4-for-4 atthe stripe down the stretch,

while Mullin and fellow sen-ior forward Joe Robbins eachtallied 11 and Erik Davenportscored eight. Davenport alsodelivered some punch in thepaint, collecting a team-highfive rebounds.

Simons had three down-town connections whileaccumulating his 31 pointsand he also pulled down 12rebounds. Isaac Baker scoredeight for the Vikings.

Grayling 64Harbor Springs 49

HARBOR SPRINGS –Grayling used a balancedscoring assault and itspatented defensive pressureto secure a 64-49 victory atthe court of Lake Michigan

Conference foe HarborSprings on Friday.

The Vikings (2-1, 1-0) ledby 24 at one point but had tohold off a late charge by thehost Rams.

Senior Riley Zigila rockedthe rim for a team-high 15points to lead the balancedattack and fellow seniorSteven Enos added 13, going 7-of-9 from the line, whileTom Burrell and Zane Tobineach delivered nine points.Tobin, who did not startbecause of a nagging shoul-der, provided a nice offensivespark in the second quarter

when the Vikings turned thegame in their favor.

Coach Rich Moffit alsonoted the spark and energy that “Double D” DevonDawson brought off thebench and he liked the way guards Jake Swander andTyler McClanahan managedthe game. Moffit was alsopleased the Vikings hit 14-of-18 free throws.

“We played very well attimes in this game,” Moffitsaid. “I’m very pleased with

our defensive pressure in thesecond and third quarters. Ithought our kids did a great

job of getting a win on theroad.”

Burrell was a beast underthe boards, as usual, generat-ing six rebounds, some atcritical times. Angular seniorcenter Griffin Dean put hispowerful legs and long armsto good use as well, hauling in a team-high seven boards.

Dawson was big into pira-cy during his time on thefloor, recording six steals.Zigila and McClanahan eachhad four assists.

Neal Zoerhof scored andhad nine boards to lead theRams.

Grayling played at Elk Rapids on Tuesday of this

week and travels to Gaylordfor a non-league clash onThursday, Dec. 22.

Central Lake 60Atlanta 53

CENTRAL LAKE – TrentonJaniga tickled the twine toscore a team-high 16 pointsfor Atlanta on Monday in a60-53 loss to non-league foeCentral Lake.

The Huskies slipped to 0-4 while Central Lake improvedto 2-2. Trevor Papineau andCorbin Cassio hit for 16 and15 points, respectively, tolead the Trojans.

Boyne Falls 60Gaylord St. Mary 38BOYNE FALLS – Gabe

Nowicki hit for nine pointsand Charles Strehl eight forGaylord St. Mary on Friday ina 60-38 loss at the court of non-league foe Boyne Falls.

Logan Jenkins launched 22points from the backcourt togo with five assists to leadthe Ramblers and Josh Purollshowed up big inside,recording 19 points and 13rebounds as the Loggerspushed to 2-1 and St. Mary slipped to 3-2.

Wolverine 46

Mackinaw City 44 WOLVERINE – Seth Purgielpounded the nets for 15points and pounded theboards for 12 rebounds tohelp host Wolverine edgeMackinaw City 46-44 in anexciting Northern LakesConference clash Thursday.

Mike McNiel and TylerMcCauley each hit for six points for the Wildcats (2-1,2-0), who remained unbeat-en in the league. Kyle Frost

was cool under the glass, col-lecting a team-high 10rebounds and McCauley grabbed nine.

Noah Morse had a nicegame for the Comets (0-2),

collecting 20 points.

Inland Lakes 49Mancelona 48

MANCELONA – DakotahDavedowski delivered thegoods when it counted themost, scoring 10 of his team-high 14 points in the fourth

quarter as Inland Lakes held

on to earn a tense 49-48 vic-tory over visiting Ski Valley

rival Mancelona.

Josh O’Connor also helpedthe Bulldog cause, canning

11 points. Storm Maybank poured in nine points and

Austin Jensen did the same,helping the Bulldogs to rally

from a 39-30 third-quarterdeficit.

Davedowski was destruc-

tive from downtown in thefourth quarter, hitting a pairof critical 3-pointers, and

Riley Southwell also drainedone from beyond the arc on a

night when it turned out thatevery point was important.

Junior guard KyleSchepperley collected 15

points to lead the hard-luck Ironmen, who have played

well on the road the past few games but have little to show

for it. Junior ShayneDingman struck for 10

points.I-Lakes also won the JV

game by a single point, 46-

45.

Forest Area 77Johannesburg-Lewiston 59

FIFE LAKE – Jake Newell

jacked the twine for a team-high 13 points and angular

Sean Aisthorpe powered his way to 10 points to lead

Johannesburg-Lewiston onThursday at Forest Area, but

it was not enough to propelthe visiting Cardinals to vic-

tory against their Ski Valley foes.

Forest Area prevailed 77-59 as J-L slipped to 1-2 and 1-

1.The Cardinals did earn a

win on Tuesday, Dec. 13, atOnaway. Senior Gunnar

Owens pulled the trigger ona game-high 23 points with

four boards as J-L won 62-39.

Aisthorpe, a three-yearvarsity starter at center, also

hit for double figures with 12points to go with six

rebounds.

Boys Hoops

Northmen edge BNC foe

CadillacPetoskey pushes to 4-0 overall and 2-0 in league; Grayling holds off Ram rally


By Mike Dunn

GAYLORD -- It was atough, physical, hard-foughtgirls’ hardwood contest atthe court of Gaylord St. Mary on Wednesday, Dec. 14, whenSki Valley powers St. Mary and Johannesburg-Lewiston

went head to head in the firstof their two annual regular-season games.

The Snowbirds, playing asuffocating second-half defense, won by 38-20 to

push their record to 5-0 over-

all and 3-0 in the Ski Valley. A 60-14 triumph over Pellstonon Friday made it 6-0 & 4-0.

The Cardinals of coachHeather Huff lost their firstgame, slipping to 4-1 and 2-1.The two teams will engage ina rematch at Johannesburg on Jan. 24, probably with the2012 Ski Valley title on theline.

The first half featured thekind of low-scoring, defen-sive battle that often occurs

when two well-coached,

highly motivated teams faceeach other.

J-L led 8-6 after one quar-ter and St. Mary took a slim15-14 lead into the lockerroom at halftime.

In the second half, though,the Snowbirds managed tokeep the hard-pressing visi-tors from getting into any kind of offensive rhythm,limiting them to six points.

Senior forward Karli Jacob,a four-year varsity starter

accustomed to playing in

high-stakes games, hit alayup to put St. Mary aheadfor good just before halftimeand ended up with a team-high 10 points.

Hardworking guard KariBorowiak, noted for herdefensive pressure, turnedtwo steals into breakaways inthe third quarter as St. Mary built its lead to 26-18. TheSnowbirds had key defensivecontributions from Chrissy Smith, Sarah Long, Mary

Spyhalski, Borowiak and

everyone on the floor in thethird and fourth quarters.

Junior Abby Schlicherscored half of her team’spoint and turned in an out-standing effort in defeat, fin-ishing with 10 points, 10rebounds and five steals.Miranda House generatedfour points and three stealsfrom the backcourt andBrittany Cherwinski pulleddown six rebounds.

ON FRIDAY in the 60-14

win over Pellston, Jacob

scorched the nets for 30

points while Borowiak tallied

12 and Spyhalski accumulat-

ed five steals and five assists

as the Snowbirds surged to a

29-2 first-quarter lead and

never looked back.

Emma Dunham scored six

points and grabbed seven

rebounds for Pellston.

St. Mary 38, Johannesburg-Lewiston 20

Snowbird gals win SVC clash!Second-half defense paves way for unbeaten St. Mary; Jacob scores 10 to pace victors

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FIFE LAKE – Pellston puts its dominance on display onTuesday, Dec. 13, in an early-season showdown at the courtof defending Ski Valley Conference champion Forest Area,assaulting the iron and ringing up the points in a thoroughly impressive 92-65 victory. The Hornets improved to 3-0 a nd 1-0 in the league.

Pellston lost twice in close contests to the Warriors a yearago and finished as runner-up in the final league standings.

Senior sharpshooter Christopher Hass continues to show why he is one of the most highly regarded players in all thenorth country. Hass hammered the nets for 41 points in the

big win at Fife Lake and when he wasn’t lighting up the score-board, he was passing to open teammates so they could putup some points. Hass finished with eight assists and he alsogenerated five steals.

Coach Cliff Hass also noted the outstanding defense of senior forward Andy Hamlin, who patrolled the paint withpower and purpose, pulling down a whopping 18 reboundsto go with 22 points. Dale Stark also helped the cause, deliv-ering 17 points and eight rebounds.

Pellston led 42-30 at the half and 50-35 after three quarters.Bob Steile hit for 20 to pace the Warriors (1-1, 0-1) and

Jermaine Nix talliled 12.Pellston also won the tightly contested JV game 74-65 as

Tanner Keller skinned the nets for a game-high 26 points togo with 17 boards while Jarrett Anderson rocked the iron for22 points and Wild Will Seldon sank 15.

Hornetshammer

defending SVCchamps

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believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved;

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relationship with Him. In Jesus’ day King Herod found Him to be a threat and

went about murdering little boys in the hope of getting rid of Him. As Jesus grew

up the teachers of His day found Him to be an amazing young man. When He was

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was hope for a better future and freedom from oppression.

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needs to fear a baby.

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In October I spent a week with a group of men who were willing and able to

spend uninterrupted time seeking God, following Jesus and listening to Holy

Spirit. These men found forgiveness, passion, and true freedom in their search .

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good news to others. We can celebrate His birthday this week and remember that

He came as a baby but we can’t leave Him in the manager. We must recognize all

that He did for us and that He is coming back a conquering King and we have to

take the same glad tidings that the angel delivered to the shepherds.

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Part 1 of 2

Half of refinance applica-tions are abandoned orrejected, as are 30 percent of purchase mortgage applica-tions, according to theMortgage Bankers Association. All told, theFederal Financial InstitutionsExamination Council (FFIEC)says that well over 2 millionmortgage applications wererejected last year.

Want to avoid falling intothat number? It’s tough —especially in light of the factthat mortgage lenders havebecome increasingly restric-tive in terms of their lending guidelines since the housing market crash.

Here, as a cautionary taleand primer on what to expect,are the top three reasonsmortgage lenders reject appli-cations.

1. Income issues. Mostfailed applications falling into

this category have income toolow for the mortgage amountthey are seeking; often, aspouse’s credit issues can cre-ate this problem, too, as theincome the spouse plans toactually chip in toward themortgage cannot be consid-ered by a lender.

But increasingly, the recentvagaries of the job market arealso causing this issue, aspeople who have changedtheir line of work or havechanged from salariedemployee to freelancer overthe last couple of years canalso have their home loanapplications rejected basedon income.

2. Muddled money matters.If the mortgage for which you’re applying plus yourmonthly payments on creditcard, car and student loandebts will comprise morethan 45 percent of your totalincome, you could have prob-lems qualifying for a homeloan. You might also run intoproblems if you rely too heav-ily on bonuses, overtime, cash wages or rental income — allof these can be difficult orimpossible to get a mortgagebank to consider, and if they do, they might not take all of itinto account.

3. Credit issues. Today, themortgage-qualifying FICOscore cutoff falls somewhere

between 620 and 660,depending on which lenderand which loan type you seek.More than one-third of Americans, by some num-bers, have credit scores toolow to qualify for a homeloan. Even if your credit scoreis high enough to qualify, if you have any late mortgagepayments, a short sale, a fore-closure or a bankruptcy in thelast two years, loan qualifying could be difficult to impossi-ble.

Part 2 next week

5421 Redwing Court, GaylordContact; Ellie McGovern Real Estate One, Gaylord (989) 705-8284

Real Estate

By Jim Akans

Situated on four private lots on a peaceful cul-de-sac with

lots of frontage on a small lake, this custom built log sided

home is a nature lover’s delight. Located in the Lake

Arrowhead neighborhood southwest of Gaylord, the new

homeowners of this wonderful retreat can also enjoy the

Lake Arrowhead community’s amenities, such as a beach

and swimming pool.

The home offers over 1,100 square feet of beautifully fin-

ished living space, which includes two nicely sized bed-

rooms, bath, and an open living, dining and kitchen area

that provides a spacious setting for entertaining or relaxing

with the family. The living and dining areas feature maple

hardwood flooring and tongue and groove wood walls, and

the kitchen is highlighted by tile flooring, gorgeous wood

cabinetry, and a convenient peninsula snack bar.

But that’s not all. There is also a detached three-car garage

with fieldstone accents on the property with a large attached

finished area with tile flooring that could be utilized for

guest accommodations, a recreation room, a f irst-class “man

cave,” or whatever the new homeowner’s imagination or

needs require.

As mentioned, the stunningly beautiful property features359 feet of frontage on a small lake, blending perfectly into a

setting filled with pines and hardwood trees…creating an

idyllic and tranquil northern Michigan retreat setting.

This nature lovers (and snowmobile enthusiasts) enchant-

ing home and property is listed at $129,900. Call Ellie

McGovern at Real Estate One today for a private showing;

(989) 705-8284 or email [email protected]

Custom built log sided homeis a nature lover’s delight!

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COUNTY ON M ARKET SOLD UNITS SOLD UNITS A VAILABLE

Alcona 0 $0 0 0 Alpena 213 $638,000 2 327 Antrim 147 $97,600 2 55Cheboygan 0 $0 0 454Crawford 52 $25,000 1 215Mackinac 0 $0 0 72Montmorency 156 $19,500 1 193Oscoda 208 $28,000 1 138Otsego 180 $551,300 6 381Presque Isle 168 $70,000 1 263

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