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NIK BEVIER
CHEBOYGAN HIGH SCHOOL
Nik Bevier of
Cheboygan rushed
for 104 yards and a
touchdown on 26
carries Friday as the
Chiefs defeated
Petoskey, 9-6, in a
non-league high
school football
game. Bevier car-
ried the ball on four of Cheboygan's final
five plays, gaining 14 yards and a first down
to ice the Chiefs' third consecutive win.
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By andy sneddon
CHEBOYGAN It
will not necessarily
rate among the pret-
tiest in a long-run-
ning rivalry that
has seen its share of
memorable epic
clashes.
But style points
matter little, if at
all, to either of the participants.
Cheboygan held off Petoskey, 9-
6, last week in a hard-hitting
never-give-an-inch non-league
high school football game at the
Chiefs Western Avenue Field.
Forget window dressing and
style points. The bottom line is
this: The Chiefs are 4-1 and took a
major confidence boost from
snapping a five-game losing
streak against the Northmen,
while Petoskey is 2-3 and must
win its final four games to guar-
antee itself a playoff berth.
And with that, both schools
look ahead.
It was much-needed medicine
for our kids, said Cheboygan
coach Jack Coon, who was named
the Detroit Lions state high
school coach of the week leading
up to the Chiefs game with
Petoskey. It really was. This
game was really an important
component to our season. You can
tell the kids that hey, you play
Petoskey one year at a time, but
you cant get past the newspaper,
the talk, the internet talk. Its
tough to protect your kids from
that type of bombardment of in-
formation. I was proud of the way
they were able to handle it, and
Im proud of their accomplish-
ment.
We said in the pregame, weve
had some great historical games
with Petoskey, but that doesnt
matter tonight. Tonight its about
our history, its about right now.
Now thats history.
The Chiefs now turn their at-
tention to Alpena, 1-4, which
comes into Western Avenue Field
having lost four straight after
opening the season with a 15-7
win over Escanaba. Petoskey,
which hasnt played a home game
in a month, returns to the
friendly confines of Curtis Field
for a Big North Conference game
with Traverse City Central. The
Trojans, the defending league
champions, are 3-2 overall, 1-1
league. The Northmen are 0-2 in
conference play.
For us, its just a matter of
being more consistent and keep-
ing the morale up, said Petoskey
coach Kerry VanOrman, whose
team has lost three straight
games for the first time since 2007.
Its been a long three weeks on
the road. We finally get to go
home, but its not any easier.
Theres not an easy game on our
schedule.
I think a win definitely would
be big for us. It would take a lot of
pressure off the kids and the
team. Its a matter of focus in
practice right now, and when we
watch film we focus on those
small things, the angles on blocks,
the defensive pursuit, the hustle
things. All the little things. Weve
just go to keep going forward.
Thats all you can do.
The Northmen should get a
boost with the return of senior
captain Shea Whitmore, who
starts at both tight end and line-
backer. Whitmore did not dress
for the Cheboygan game because
of an injury he suffered one week
earlier in a 31-14 to Traverse City
West.
The win over the Northmen
was Cheboygans third straight,
and the Chiefs are 4-1 for the first
time since 2008, when they fin-
ished 8-2. Of Cheboygans four re-
maining opponents Alpena,
Sault Ste. Marie, Benzie Central
and St. Ignace only one, the St.
Ignace (4-1), has a winning record.
Cleary, the Chiefs have regained
their footing after a 35-3 loss to
Marquette in the second week of
the season.
We were so upset after the
Marquette game, Coon said.
The kids were upset. Theyre
motto now is win out and they
knew that there was a big moun-
tain to climb against Petoskey,
and so each week its come closer
and closer to fulfilling that motto.
Thats what they break down each
and every day, that were going to
win out.
I told the kids you have to play
week to week because this week is
about adjustments that youve got
to make for Alpena. You have to
focus just on the adjustment and
the problems Alpena creates for
you. Make the one-week adjust-
ments and move on.
No stronger case could be made
for that philosophy for both the
Chiefs and Northmen than last
week, when Cheboygan entered
Chiefs grind out win over Petoskey
Week 5 Results:
Cheboygan 9, Petoskey 6
T.C. Central 35, Gaylord 14*
Gaylord St. Mary 42, Forest Area 14*
Grayling 28, Harbor Springs 7*
Inland Lakes 28, Rudyard 24*
Johannesburg-Lewiston 30, Central Lake 12*
Mancelona 28, Onaway 7*
Mio 47, Hillman 26*
Pickford 29, Pellston 0*
Week 6 Games:
Alpena (1-4) at Cheboygan (4-1)
Cadillac (5-0, 3-0) at Gaylord (0-5, 0-2)*
Ubly (1-4) at Gaylord St. Mary (2-3)
Elk Rapids (4-1, 2-0) at Grayling (4-1, 2-0)*
Central Lake (2-3) at Inland Lakes (3-2)
Rudyard (1-4) at Johannesburg-Lewiston (3-2)
Mancelona (3-2) at Pickford (4-1)
Mio (4-1, 3-0) at Rogers City (3-2, 2-2)*
Onaway (1-4) at Pellston (1-3)
T.C. Central (3-2, 1-1) at Petoskey (2-3, 0-2)*
* League
Cheboygan kicker austin ginop (9) boots a 21-yard field goal out of Luke harringtons holdFridayin the Chiefs victory over Petoskey.
Photo Courtesy Dan LeDingham
Petoskey running back Chase Ledingham (4) breaks into open field as Cheboygans Jameson Knolton trailsFri-
dayduring Cheboygans 9-6 non-conference win. Ledingham finished with 110 yards on 20 carries. Photo
Courtesy Dan LeDingham
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area where people care about who the
starting quarterback is, who made the
game-winning basket, who was
crowned the homecoming queen.
Those kinds of things are important to
people in these communities, and they
should be.
Its been a pleasure and an honor
for me to have been a part of those
types of things, in some small way, for
most of my adult life, he added. And
I feel privileged to hopefully continue
to be a part of that.
Sneddon resides in Alanson with his
wife and their two children.
Baragrey commented, I am excited
to have Andy join our talented staff of
people. We have gained a good reputa-
tion for sports coverage and Andy will
be an important part of improving our
coverage in Emmet, Cheboygan and
Charlevoix counties. Andy is going to
be a good fit for our publications. He is
a talented writer, but more impor-
tantly to me is that Andy is a great
guy.
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By mike Dunn
FIFE LAKE
Gaylord St.
Mary head foot-
ball coach
Kevin OCon-
nell was deter-
mined to stay
with what was
working on Fri-
day in the Ski
Valley South gridiron show-
down at the field of Forest Area.
And he did.
As a result, smooth-striding,
hard-banging senior halfback
Anders Marquard carried the
ball a whopping 37 times for 198
yards worth of hard-won real es-
tate out of the Power Pistol for-
mation and helped to carry the
Snowbirds to a very impressive
42-14 triumph over the home
team. St. Mary improved to 2-3
overall and 1-2 in the league.
We made a commitment of
staying with what works and so
we just kept pounding Anders,
OConnell said. We basically
gave him the ball and said, Run
with it, Sunshine. Orion
Beningo and Cam Juneac did a
fantastic job blocking for him
and Forest Area wasnt able to
stop what we were doing. It was
pure power football. Anders
lugged the ball like a machine.
Marquard proved to be the
gunpowder for the Power Pistol
package as he mashed, muscled
and maneuvered his way over,
though and around the Warriors
on his busy night and also
scored a touchdown. There were
drives when he ran the ball five,
six or seven times in succession.
Fellow junior Nick Harring-
ton also had another huge night
at quarterback. His electric
moves and elusive runs ac-
counted for 146 yards in just 12
carries and he reached the end
zone three times. Harrington
has a remarkable 15 rushing
touchdowns in five games with
another 11 TD passes and also
two interception returns for
touchdowns. He has been part of
28 of St. Marys 30 touchdowns
to date.
The Snowbirds pushed, pro-
pelled and powered their way to
381 yards rushing in 60 attempts
altogether in the game. Feisty
freshman running back Josh
Nowicki got into the act, too,
getting his first varsity offensive
action as he toted the ball three
times for 11 yards including a
first down carry in the fourth
quarter.
When Harrington didnt have
to go to the air very often but he
was effective when he did, find-
ing rangy senior receiver
Charles Strehl for TD strikes of
30 and 7 yards.
Something else OConnell was
happy about is the Snowbirds,
after struggling with turnovers
in previous games, only gave up
the ball one time in Fridays vic-
tory.
OConnell commended the O-
line of Geoff Wind, Cole Loffer,
Brendan Nowicki, Willie Can-
field and Double Krush Kyle
Koski for their labors in the
trenches.
And the really good news from
OConnells perspective is that
the defense played by far its best
game to date. Forest Areas dan-
gerous receiver Justin Burke
broke away twice in the first
quarter as the Warriors surged
to an early lead but the suddenly
suffocating Snowbird defense
kept Burke and the explosive
Forest Area playmakers off the
scoreboard the rest of the way.
OConnell, who previously
served as defensive coordinator
at Farwell, Gaylord and
Grayling before becoming the
head coach at St. Mary, was nat-
urally thrilled.
Burke had some nice touches
for them and made some athletic
plays but after we got burned a
few times in the first quarter, we
settled down and played good,
physical football, OConnell
said. We cant continue to spot
people 14 points like that but I
was happy with the way we
came back and held them score-
less for three quarters. The kids
did a pretty good job of reading
their keys and swarming to the
football. It was a good showing
and it gives us a nice boost of
confidence on that side of the
ball.
OConnell was particularly
pleased with the play of tena-
cious trench warriors Brendan
Nowicki, Orion Beningo, Willie
Canfield and Jarrell Crunch
Time Krussell. Beningo had an
early fumble recovery on a
muffed punt, one of a remark-
able six takeaways by the Snow-
bird defense, and a bone-jarring
sack that sent ripples through
the bleachers.
Outside linebacker Alphonse
Buclay also showed up big, cov-
ering the field like green on a
grass blade as he recorded a
team-high seven tackles, includ-
ing two behind the line, with
three assists and a fumble recov-
ery. Cole Loffer lowered the
proverbial boom also from his
inside linebacker post, making
seven takedowns. Jack Lochin-
ski, Strehl and fiery freshman
Andrew Greif had intercep-
tions.
Versatile Jack Lochinski had
a big night on special teams as
he boomed the ball with his
golden right leg, going a perfect
6-for-6 in extra points and also
placing seven kickoffs in side-
lines spots where the speedy
Burke brothers (Justin and
Dion) couldnt return them.
Next up for St. Mary is Ubly, a
Class C school from the rugged
Thumb region with a deceptive
1-4 record. The game against the
Bearcats is slated for a 7:30 p.m.
kickoff since they are traveling
three-plus hours to get to Gay-
lord.
Ubly is located about halfway
between Sanduskyand Bad Axe
on M-19 in the heart of the
Thumb. The Bearcats have been
a great team in the past, playing
in the tough Thumb-C Confer-
ence, but they must be down a
little this year. They lost toSan-
dusky36-26 and to Marlette 57-12
in their last two outings.
They bring a great history;
theyve been very successful and
they play a tough schedule, O-
Connell said. Theyre very dis-
ciplined in the wing-T and run it
very, very well. We have to be
more disciplined and more phys-
ical than them. We need to stay
in our gaps and trust each other.
If you get caught watching the
ball with the offense they run,
youll get burned.
OConnell expects Ubly to run
an odd-man front defensively
and try to force St. Mary to
throw the football.
You wont see Anders carry-
ing the ball 37 times this week,
he said. Theyll load the box so
we need to be able to throw the
ball to spread their defense. We
have to run good routes and
make them honor the pass.
St. Mary 42, ForeSt area 14
Marquard is workhorse as visiting Snowbirds play power football; next up is date with non-league foe Ubly
Booming snowbird fullback Cam Juneac generates some of his 20 yards
rushing in the win at Forest area. Photo By greg gieLCzyK
shifty st. mary junior anders marquard motors and maneuvers to some of his 198 yards rushing against Forest area. Photo By greg
gieLCzyK
HARBOR SPRINGS The
Grayling Vikings werent about
to allow a tough 34-14 road loss to
Traverse to derail what should be
another winning season and trip
the state playoffs, rebounding
from their only loss to date with
a 42-7 rout of the host Harbor
Spring Rams on Friday, Sept. 27.
Using the strong arm of senior
quarterback Jake Swander to
lead the way, Grayling (4-1 over-
all) cruised to the win over its
host Friday in improving to 2-0 in
Lake Michigan Conference play.
Swander tormented the Rams
defenders, completing 69 percent
of his passes (23-of-34) for 284
yards and 4 touchdowns. Harbor
Springs (2-3 overall, 0-3 confer-
ence) simply couldnt cover all of
Swanders intended marks, as he
connected with seven different
receivers on the night.
Senior Brandon Latusek ended
up being one of Swanders fa-
vorite targets, catching a team-
best 8 passes for 80 yards and 2
TDs. Not to be outdone, senior
Tyler McClanahan led the
Vikings in receiving yards with
89 on 5 catches.
But, again, there was more
than enough to go around.
Junior Dan Schultz gathered in
4 passes for 45 yards and 2 TDs
for the Vikings, while senior
Michael Branch had 3 catches for
36 yards. Senior Nick Swiercz
and junior Scout Tobin both had
2 catches for a total of 16 yards
each against the Rams, and sen-
ior Kevin Harris pulled down 1
throw for 2 yards.
While not doing lot of damage
in Graylings aerial assault, Har-
ris did lead the charge on the
ground with a team-best 70 yards
and 1 TD on just 6 carries.
Branch added another TD run, as
he carried the ball a team-high 7
times for 44 yards.
Tobin helped Viking rushers
pile on the stats versus the Rams,
with 19 yards on just 2 carries.
And, senior Justin Conforti got
in on the act with 2 carries for 18
yards, as the Grayling offense
racked up 435 yards in the road
win.
The Vikings face another key
battle in their bid to win the
LMC, as they host Elk Rapids (4-
1, 2-0 conference) at Grayling
High School on Friday, Oct. 4.
The game is set to begin at 7 p.m.
A third LMC team, Boyne City,
is also 4-1 overall and 2-0 in con-
ference action.
Report by Buckland News
Service.
Vikings rebound with rout of Harbor Springs, 42-7
GraylinG 42, Harbor SprinGS 7
October 3, 2013 Weekly Choice Page 3B
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FOOTBALL
RESULTS
CHEBOYGAN (4-1)
Aug. 29 at Gaylord 19-13 W
Sep. 6 at Marquette 3-35 L
Sep. 13 ESCANABA 33-21 W
Sep. 20 at Ludington 42-14 W
Sep. 27 PETOSKEY 9-6 W
Oct. 4 ALPENA
Oct. 11 at Sault Ste. Marie
Oct. 18 Bye
Oct. 25 ST. IGNACE
GAYLORD (0-5, 0-2)
Aug. 29 CHEBOYGAN 13-19 L
Sep. 6 at T.C. St. Francis 7-21 L
Sep. 13 STANDISH-STERLING 7-34 L
Sep. 20 OGEMAW HEIGHTS* 7-35 L
Sep. 28 at T.C. Central* 14-35 L
Oct. 4 CADILLAC*
Oct. 11 at Petoskey*
Oct. 18 TRAVERSE CITY WEST*
Oct. 25 at Alpena*
GAYLORD ST. MARY (2-3, 1-2)
Aug. 29 at Hillman 54-55 L
Sep. 6 at Pellston 33-21 W
Sep. 13 CENTRAL LAKE* 41-42 L
Sep. 20 at Onaway* 20-55 L
Sep. 27 at Forest Area* 42-14 W
Oct. 4 UBLY
Oct. 11 at Mancelona*
Oct. 18 JOHANNESBURG-LEWISTON*
Oct. 25 KINGSLEY
GRAYLING (4-1, 2-0)
Aug. 29 ROSCOMMON 31-6 W
Sep. 6 at Houghton Lake 49-14 W
Sep. 13 CHARLEVOIX* 30-26 W
Sep. 20 at T.C. St. Francis 14-34 L
Sep. 27 at Harbor Springs* 42-7 W
Oct. 4 ELK RAPIDS*
Oct. 11 KALKASKA*
Oct. 18 at East Jordan*
Oct. 25 BOYNE CITY*
INLAND LAKES (3-2, 2-1)
Aug. 29 ONAWAY 14-7 W
Sep. 6 JOHANNESBURG-LEWISTON
30-44 L
Sep. 13 at Pickford* 36-34 W
Sep. 20 at St. Ignace* 28-39 L
Sep. 27 RUDYARD* 28-24 W
Oct. 4 CENTRAL LAKE
Oct. 11 PELLSTON*
Oct. 18 MESICK
Oct. 25 at Mancelona
JOHANNESBURG-LEWISTON (3-2, 2-1)
Aug. 30 at Tawas Area 14-35 L
Sep. 6 at Inland Lakes 44-30 W
Sep. 13 MANCELONA* 6-28 L
Sep. 20 FOREST AREA* 42-7 W
Sep. 27 at Central Lake* 30-12 W
Oct. 4 RUDYARD
Oct. 11 ONAWAY*
Oct. 18 at Gaylord St. Mary*
Oct. 25 at Pellston
MANCELONA (3-2, 3-0)
Aug. 29 ELK RAPIDS 0-35 L
Sep, 6 ST. IGNACE 20-26 L
Sep. 13 at Johannesburg-Lewiston*
28-6 W
Sep. 20 CENTRAL LAKE* 22-18 W
Sep. 27 at Onaway* 28-7 W
Oct. 4 at Pickford
Oct 11 GAYLORD ST. MARY*
Oct. 18 at Forest Area*
Oct. 25 INLAND LAKES
MIO (4-1, 3-0)
Aug. 29 WHITTEMORE-PRESCOTT 12-
66 L
Sep. 6 TAWAS AREA 34-19 W
Sep. 13 at Atlanta* 49-30 W
Sep. 20 OSCODA* 66-6 W
Sep. 27 at Hillman* 47-26 W
Oct. 4 at Rogers City*
Oct. 11 AuGRES-SIMS*
Oct. 18 HALE*
Oct. 25 at Lincoln-Alcona
ONAWAY (1-4, 1-2)
Aug. 29 at Inland Lakes 7-14 L
Sep. 6 ROGERS CITY 7-22 L
Sep. 13 at Forest Area* 18-26 L
Sep. 20 GAYLORD ST. MARY* 55-20 W
Sep. 27 MANCELONA* 7-28 L
Oct. 4 at Pellston
Oct. 11 at Johannesburg-Lewiston*
Oct. 18 CENTRAL LAKE*
Oct. 25 at Pickford
PELLSTON (1-3, 0-2)
Aug. 30 FOREST AREA 28-20 W
Sep. 6 GAYLORD ST. MARY 21-33 L
Sep. 13 Bye
Sep. 20 at Rudyard* 0-41 L
Sep. 27 PICKFORD* 0-29 L
Oct. 4 ONAWAY
Oct. 11 at Inland Lakes*
Oct. 18 at St. Ignace*
Oct. 25 JOHANNESBURG-LEWISTON
PETOSKEY (2-3, 0-2)
Aug. 30 SAULT STE. MARIE 23-7 W
Sep. 6 HASTINGS 41-14 W
Sep. 13 at Cadillac* 7-20 L
Sep. 21 at Traverse City West* 14-31 L
Sep. 27 at Cheboygan 6-9 L
Oct. 4 T.C. CENTRAL*
Oct. 11 GAYLORD*
Oct. 18 ALPENA*
Oct. 25 at Ogemaw Heights*
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INDIAN RIVER Inland Lakes
rebounded, again.
And coach Stan Schramm hopes
that Fridays Ski Valley Confer-
ence North Division intense 28-24
win over Rudyard propels the
Bulldogs on a second-half run that
lands them a playoff berth.
All of our games have been
pretty close and our kids, maybe
we took a step forward, said
Schramm, whose team bounced
back from a 38-29 league loss to St.
Ignace in improving to 3-2 overall,
2-1 in the Ski Valley North. I
thought we finished really well in
(the Rudyard) game and I thought
against St. Ignace the wheels kind
of came off a little bit. We came
up with big plays when we needed
to and executed really well. As a
coaching staff, youre happy to see
that. Weve got another tough one
against Central Lake and well see
if we can keep this ball rolling.
The Bulldogs play host to the
Trojans in their homecoming
game on Friday, Oct. 4. The Tro-
jans have lost two consecutive
games, 30-12 to Johannesburg-
Lewiston; and 22-18 to Mancelona.
Rudyard slipped to 1-4, 1-2, with
the loss to Inland Lakes.
Speedy and shifty Daniel Flow-
ers was the man of the night for
Inland Lakes against Rudyard as
he finished with 202 yards and two
touchdowns on 10 carries. He
scored on runs of 65 and 60 yards.
Trevor Mallory added 68 yards
on six carries for Inland Lakes,
and quarterback Todd Athey fin-
ished with 48 yards, also on six at-
tempts. The Bulldogs finished
with more than 300 yards rushing.
It was basically us getting the
ball to the outside, Schramm
said. We felt like we had overall
team speed on them. They defi-
nitely had the horses up front, but
we were a little quicker, a little
faster.
The offensive line did a nice
job for not having all our horses
up there and being banged up. I
thought they stepped up pretty
nicely.
Schramm lauded the efforts of
his interior offensive line, which
comprises Chase Bunker, Nick
Parker, Stanley Schramm, Blake
Grissum and Jake Brendly.
We moved some pieces
around, coach Schramm said.
(Rudyard) had two kids who went
over 300 pounds and they moved
really well. Our offensive line did
a nice job.
Mallory scored on a 41-yard run,
and Athey tossed a 12-yard TD
pass to Spencer Hutchison.
Stanley Schramm led Inland
Lakes defense with 16 tackles,
while Mallory finished with 10
and Athey and Flowers added
nine apiece. Bunker made an in-
terception on a ball tipped by Mal-
lory.
inland lakeS 28, rudyard 24
Bulldogs rebound again for victory
Schramms troops close strong to tame Bulldogs and keep in position for playo berth
inland Lakes halfback michael Flowers (33) sprints into the open fieldFridayduring the Bulldogs 28-24 vic-
tory over rudyard. Flowers rushed for 202 yards and scored two touchdowns as inland Lakes improved to
3-2. Photo Courtesy BoB sPeeter
inland Lakes quarterback todd
athey eludes a rudyard tackler
Photo courtesy Bob speeter
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By mike Dunn
CENTRAL LAKE This was a
BIG one for Johannesburg-Lewis-
ton.
The Cardinals had to travel to
the field of surging Central Lake
on Friday and battle the explo-
sive Trojans in a game with
much riding on the outcome for
both sides. Both teams went into
the game with identical 2-2
records and 1-1 in the Ski Valley
South. Both wanted badly to win
to move one step closer to a post-
season berth, gain valuable play-
off points and remain in
contention for the 2013 league
title.
In the end, the Cardinals of
coach Joe Smokevitch turned in
a very impressive two-way per-
formance in securing a 30-12 vic-
tory.
This team reminds me a lot of
last year, said Smokevitch, refer-
ring to how the Cardinals re-
bounded from a 1-2 start in 2012
to advance ultimately to the D-8
regional finals at Beal City. We
started off slow with the loss at
Tawas but the younger guys are
growing each week and the sen-
iors are showing really good lead-
ership. Its taken a little while but
were finding our identity as a
team. Were playing pretty well
right now.
J-L (3-2, 2-1) has Homecoming
this Friday when U.P. rival Rud-
yard (1-4) comes to town. The
Bulldogs, who are far better than
their record shows, are coming
off a tough 28-24 loss to Ski Val-
ley North foe Inland Lakes.
Rudyard is vastly improved
from last year; theyre big, tough
and physical up front, Smoke-
vitch said. Theyre improving
every week just like we are. They
gave I-Lakes a tough game and
were expecting a tough one, too.
Thats what were preparing for.
One thing Smokevitch likes is
that his team is playing with a
sense of urgency.
These kids know whats at
stake, he said. They know how
important every game is and they
flat out dont want to lose.
Rudyard will load the box most
of the time, putting seven players
within a yard of the line of
scrimmage, but thats nothing
new for J-L. Every defense the
Cardinals face lines up to stop
the grinding wing-T attack of the
Cards. That leaves the Bulldogs
vulnerable to the pass, however,
and J-L signal caller Brandon
Huff is a missile launcher.
They have everybody and
their brother in the box to stop
the run, so well be passing
some, Smokevitch said. Bran-
don had a great game throwing
the ball against Central Lake.
They have to pick their poison.
In the win at Central Lake, the
suffocating Cardinal defense kept
the explosive Trojan playmakers
under wraps much of the time
and the offense employed differ-
ent formations to create mis-
matches.
Smokevitch lauded the play of
defensive ends Brad Kussrow and
dangerous Dan Nieman, whom
he believes are the best tandem of
ends in the league this year.
Streamin Nieman and Kussrow
wouldnt allow speedy Trojan
backs Will Brockman and George
Thayer or shifty QB Ben Hicks to
get around the edge on sweeps,
forcing them to run primarily be-
tween the tackles. The pair com-
bined for 21 tackles in addition to
two tackles for loss and three
sacks during the game.
Middle linebacker Andrew
Gross, a mobile 6-foot-2, 190-
pound junior who moved into the
Johannesburg school district
from Kansas like a wind storm,
covered the field like fertilizer
with fellow linebackers Logan
Huff, Brandon Huff and Cam
Nickert. The linebackers flushed
out the Trojan ball carriers and
flowed to the gaps. Gross scored a
safety with a tackle in the end
zone and took part in 16 take-
downs. Logan and Brandon Huff
put the halt to 14 and 12 plays, re-
spectively, and the opportunistic
Nickert had two fumble recover-
ies to go with his nine takedowns.
Smokevitch also noted the
fierce play of strong safety Coal-
ton Huff, who runs down ball car-
riers like a predator and hits
with the force of a coal train.
Coalton participated in a game-
high 20 tackles.
On the other side of the ball,
Smokevitch decided to move
Gross from his post at right
guard to the critical fullback slot.
Gross, who was starting in place
of hospitalized super-charged
starter Nick May, responded with
a gritty effort, grinding out the
tough yardage up the gut on J-Ls
signature fullback trap and
amassing a team-high 91 yards on
13 carries with a 17-yard TD
burst to his credit.
Slashing senior halfback Dillon
Cushman crashed and cruised to
55 yards in 13 tries with a 10-yard
TD and a conversion run while
elusive Ethan May maneuvered
to 59 yards in four carries and
Brandon Huff hammered out 44
yards on nine QB keepers with a
3-yard tally and a conversion run.
When Brandon went to the air,
he hit on 3-of-7 for 43 yards, in-
cluding 18 yards to Coalton Huff,
16 yards to Nickert and 9 yards to
Gross. There was also a dropped
touchdown pass in the end zone.
Lunch Truck Logan Huff,
who alternated at fullback with
Gross, helped put away the big
triumph with a powerful 14-yard
push to paydirt midway through
the third quarter to give J-L a 22-6
advantage on the scoreboard.
Smokevitch also commended
the play of the O-line featuring
Kussrow at center, Nate Fox and
the Vlasic Vacuum, Trevor Pick-
elmann, at guards and Kalin
Leonard and Dominic Vogt at
tackles. The Cardinals moved the
ball mostly in small increments,
churning out long, methodical
drives, and the line was a major
contributor, opening lanes for the
backs to blast through for typical
gains of 4-to-8 yards.
Brockman, a returning 1,000-
yard rusher for the Trojans,
recorded 127 yards on 20 carries
with a 13-yard TD late in the sec-
ond quarter. Thayer tallied on a 5-
yard off-tackle burst with 12
seconds left to play.
JoHanneSburG-lewiSton 30, central lake 12
Cardinals stampede to SVC win as Suocating J-L defense corrals
Trojan playmakers; Gross grinds out 91 rugged yards at fullback
By mike Dunn
ONAWAY It was a workman-
like victory for the ground-and-
pound Mancelona Ironmen of
coach Dan Boo Derrer on Fri-
day at Onaway. The Ironmen did
what they do best, controlling the
clock with time-munching, chain-
moving drives en route to an im-
pressive 28-7 victory over the
determined Cardinals.
Mancelona improved to 3-2
overall and 3-0 in the Ski Valley
South and pushed its league win-
ning streak to 24 while the hard-
working Cardinals slipped to 1-4
and 1-2.
The Ironmen churned up 347
yards worth of rushing real es-
tate on 64 carries, averaging 5.4
yards per try.
That wasnt the whole story,
though. The Iron Curtain de-
fense of the Ironmen also turned
in a suffocating, swarming per-
formance, limiting the speedy, ex-
plosive home team to just 55
yards on the ground and 148
through the air.
We played really good de-
fense, Derrer acknowledged.
They have some really fast kids
and good athletes and we con-
tained them pretty well. We con-
trolled the ball a lot of the time
and kept their offense off the
field. They only ran 35 plays in
the game.
Onaway coach Jim Cleaver
liked how his troops played tough
and physical on defense, even
though the Cardinals werent
able to prevent the visitors from
grinding out long, methodical
drives.
They were a really tough
team, Cleaver said. They pound
the ball when they run it. We also
had 135 yards in penalties and
theyre just too good a team to
give up that many yards in penal-
ties. They really took advantage
of that.
The score doesnt reflect how
hard our guys played on defense,
he added. They worked really
hard on defense.
The game was scoreless
through the first quarter and
much of the second quarter. The
Ironmen finally got on the board
with 5:13 remaining in the first
half when high-stepping, hard-
striding senior Justin Spires
swept around end for a 4-yard
tally. Senior QB Jake Winstead
then hit tight end Cody Derrer
for two points and an 8-0 advan-
tage.
Mancelona scored twice more
in the third quarter to take a 20-0
lead before Onaway answered
back with its lone TD of the
night, a pretty 16-yard aerial
strike from scrappy senior QB
Matt Tollini to glue-fingered Car-
los Bautista. Bautista also booted
the PAT to trim the Mancy lead to
20-7 with 10:39 left in the fourth
quarter.
The Ironmen finally sealed the
victory with 4:05 left with senior
fullback Logan Borst, who
bashed, slashed and smashed his
way to a team-high 181 yards on
21 carries, broke loose for a 23-
yard burst to paydirt. Shifty
Chase Wilcox found a seam and
raced in for two points to make it
28-7 and thats how it remained
until the clock expired.
Boo commended the effort of
his O-line, which tamed the
trenches through most of the
game. Tackles Tristan Waters
and Brandon Willson, guards
Garrett Derrer and Nick Bal-
horn, center Tristen Fleet and
tight ends Luke Smash Mouth
Smigielski and Cody Derrer cre-
ated seams for Borst, Spires,
Wilcox and Eric Wheeler to rum-
ble through.
Onaway battled very hard, to
its credit, and gave up yardage
grudgingly. The Ironmen contin-
ued to pound the ball and move
the chains, though, and that was
the difference in the outcome.
Our line did a good job of
using their blocking rules and
getting the trap blocks and get-
ting out to their linebackers,
Derrer said. They had 10 guys in
the box to stop the run so when
we were able to spring the full-
back trap there were times when
Logan broke free for good yards.
The hard-driving Borst also
scored on a 64-yard run in the
third quarter and Wheeler rolled
to a 4-yard score in the same
quarter. Spires also surpassed the
century mark in the game, accu-
mulating 102 yards in 24 tries.
The shifty, tough Tollini faced
pressure in the pocket when he
tried to throw the ball but still
completed 10-of-21 aerials for 148
yards. Bautista brought down
five of those for 92 yards.
Defensively for Mancelona,
Smigielski continued his strong
play at inside linebacker, making
eight takedowns and intercepting
a pass for the second straight
game. Cornerback Cole VanWag-
oner flowed aggressively to the
ball and made five stops.
Derrer was also happy with the
way defensive ends Tristan Wa-
ters and Eric Wheeler were able
to keep Tollini from squirting
outside and breaking contain,
and he also noted the blue-collar
battling of lineman Sam Day.
Defensively for Onaway, Chris
Cleaver and Bautista covered the
field like frost on a November
morning. They were all over the
place, making 21 tackles each.
Tollini had 17 takedowns in the
game while Frank Ramos put the
halt to 13 plays and Joe Sigsby
made 10 stops. Tommy Auger had
eight tackles and a forced fumble,
Casey Watson put the whack
down seven times and the mush-
room man Cody Morell scooped
up a fumble.
Mancelona is at Pickford this
Friday for a key non-league clash
with the 4-1 Panthers.
Their quarterback is quick
and shifty and their fullback is a
hard runner, Boo reported.
Theyre similar to us. They run
a similar kind of offense and
they run their stuff well and fake
well. We have to be disciplined
and maintain our responsibilities
and not get sucked into their mis-
direction plays.
Derrer acknowledged that its a
huge game for both sides.
Theres a lot of playoff points
riding on it and the winner
moves closer to six wins, he
said. We know well get their
best effort and we have to be
ready for it.
The Cardinals travel to Pellston
for a non-league game on Friday.
The Hornets have struggled of-
fensively in recent games, suffer-
ing back-to-back shutouts at the
hands of Rudyard and Pickford.
Well definitely not be over-
looking them, Cleaver said.
Weve got to come out to play
like we did in that St. Mary game.
We told the boys, The big differ-
ence is when you come out to
play. We cant give up that many
yards in penalties and theyve got
to keep their heads.
Mancelona 28, onaway 7
Ironmen stay unbeaten in SVC
Workmanlike victory over hard-hitting Cardinals gives Mancy 24 straight league wins
Fullback Logan Borst breaks loose for the ironmen between the blocks of tristen Fleet, left, and Brandon Willson
with Cody Whitsitt of onaway closing in. (Photo By Janet smigieLsKi)
onaway linebacker Chris Cleaver flies in to try and take down mancelonas
motoring fullback Logan Borst. (Courtesy oF BoB sPeeter)
October 3, 2013 Weekly Choice Page 5B
Its time to polish up the
shotgun, round up the re-
triever and don the camou-
flage its the season for
hunting ducks and geese in
Michigan! Area wildlife
managers are beginning to
see a widespread move-
ment of waterfowl in the
state, and they predict a
good hunting season this
year.
Michigan is regionally
known for the great diver-
sity and the high quality of
its waterfowl hunting op-
portunities.Try a new lo-
cation for waterfowl
hunting this year, or visit
your tried and true spot.
Alist of all state game
areasfor trip planning can
be found on the DNRs
website
atwww.michigan.gov/hunt
ing.
Michigan is unlike
other states in that water-
fowl hunters have a variety
of types of waterfowl hunt-
ing, from field-hunting
Canada geese, to hunting
puddle ducks and wood
ducks in marshes and
swamps, to hunting diving
ducks and sea ducks on big
water, said DNR Water-
fowl Specialist Barb Avers.
There arent many places
where you can get that
kind of diversity and not
have to drive very far to
find it!
The regular Canada
goose season is already
under way. Season dates
run from Sept. 11 Dec. 11
in the North Zone; Sept. 21-
29 and Oct. 5 Dec. 26 in
the Middle Zone; and Sep.
21-23, Oct. 12 Dec. 8 and
Dec. 28-29 in the South
Zone, except in designated
goose management units
(GMUs). Information
ongoose seasons in
GMUscan be found on the
DNR website
atwww.michigan.gov/wa-
terfowl.
The late goose season in
the South Zone is Jan. 18
Feb. 15, 2014.
Duck seasons have been
split into two segments in
all three of state duck-
hunting zones this year.
Duck hunting is has begun
in the North Zone and runs
from Sept. 21 Nov. 10 and
Nov. 23 Dec. 1. In the Mid-
dle Zone, duck season is
Oct. 5 Dec. 1 and Dec. 14-
15, and in the South Zone,
duck season is Oct. 12
Dec. 8 and Dec. 28-29.
Waterfowl hunting regu-
lations and bag limits can
be found in the2013-2014
Michigan Waterfowl Hunt-
ing Digest. Digests are
available at DNR Opera-
tion Service Centers,
wildlife field offices and li-
cense agents or you can
find them on the web
atwww.michigan.gov/dnr
digests.
The 2013-14 waterfowl
hunting season continues
the celebration of the
Michigan Waterfowl
Legacy (MWL). The MWL
is a 10-year, cooperative
partnership to restore, con-
serve and celebrate Michi-
gans waterfowl, wetlands
and waterfowl hunting
community. For more in-
formation about MWL,
please visitwww.michi-
gan.gov/mwl.
Waterfowl hunting seasons now open
Good hunting season is predicted with widespread movement of waterfowl in the state
FiLe Photo
dnr newS
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the game on the heels of a
42-14 drilling of previously
unbeaten Ludington, and
Petoskey was coming off
an opposite-side-of-the-
spectrum loss to T.C. West.
When they clashed at
Western Avenue Field,
they settled in for a good
old-fashioned dogfight, the
likes of which are com-
mon in the long-running
series between the schools.
And both reverted, to a de-
gree, to what has worked
so successfully for both in
the past: Defense and the
run game.
The feature backs for
both teams, Cheboygans
Nik Bevier and Petoskeys
Chase Ledingham, worked
like plow horses. Bevier
finished with 104 yards on
26 carries, and Ledingham
rolled up 110 on 20 at-
tempts
Both teams moved the
ball rather effectively in
the middle of the field.
Petoskey finished with 263
total yards and 13 first
downs, while the Chiefs
had 208 yards and 15 first
downs.
But five turnovers, four
of which came in the sec-
ond half, made long sus-
tained drives a rarity.
Cheboygan intercepted
Petoskey sophomore quar-
terback Evan Whitmore
three times, and the Chiefs
fumbled it away twice.
The difference proved to
be the foot of Cheboygan
senior Austin Ginop, who
booted a 21-yard field goal
to cap the Chiefs opening
drive, a 17-play, 75-yarder
that ended less than two
minutes into the second
quarter.
Both squads used high-
light-reel pass plays to set
up the only touchdowns of
the night, and they came
within a few seconds of
game time late in the sec-
ond quarter.
The first came courtesy
of Cheboygan when quar-
terback Luke Harrington
hit a leaping Nathan
Stempky on fourth-down-
and-five from the Petoskey
17-yard line. Stempky held
on to the ball and came
down inside the Northmen
1. Bevier spun his way
across the goal line on the
next play with just 35.5
seconds to play in the half.
Ginops extra-point try
was wide, leaving the
Chiefs up, 9-0.
Nick Strobel returned
the kickoff to Petoskeys
34 and, after a 14-yard gain
by Ledingham to the 48,
Whitmore connected with
Ledingham for a 51-yard
gain to the Cheboygan 1.
Ledingham scored on the
next play, cutting the
Northmen deficit to 9-6.
Nathaniel Reeds extra-
point try was blocked by
Hunter Filice.
Petoskeys last chance to
tie the game or go ahead
went by the wayside with
under 2:30 to play in the
game when, on fourth-and-
5 from the Cheboygan 19,
Whitmores pass to the end
zone for Ledingham was
broken up by Filice and
Chris Demeuse. Whitmore
found himself under
heavy pressure led by
Cheboygan linebacker
Trent Jarman.
We told the kids before
the game that the team
that wins this game is
going to make a big play
somewhere, VanOrman
said. Thats what it comes
down to. In retrospect, you
always think you if wed
have done this, or if wed
have done that. Its foot-
ball. You learn from those
things.
It was a typical physi-
cal Petoskey-Cheboygan
get-after-it football game. I
thought our kids played
hard, and I felt that if we
could have put the ball in
the end zone in that sec-
ond half. That was the
only thing we were lack-
ing, it wasnt the effort.
I thought, really, it was
an exciting football game
to watch.
After the big fourth-
quarter stop, the Chiefs
fed the Northmen a steady
diet of Bevier. The 6-foot-3,
219-pound sophomore car-
ried on four consecutive
plays for a total of 14
yards, picking up a first
down in the process and
draining the remaining
time off the clock.
Harrington completed 6-
of-15 passes for 57 yards,
while Whitmore was 4-of-9
for 73. Harrington, Filice
and Ben Pearson each had
an interception for the
Chiefs, while Kurt
Boucher and Garret
Lundteigen each recov-
ered a fumble for the
Northmen. Boucher added
73 yards rushing on 17 at-
tempts.
Coon lauded the efforts
of Pearson, along with
that defensive end Colton
Hudak, and Jarman.
Ben and Colton and
Trent Jarman, who hap-
pen to be our captains I
was very happy to see our
captains step up and lead
by example, he said,
adding that both Pearson
and John Granter, the half-
backs on offense alongside
Bevier, performed ad-
mirably in blocking for the
hard-charging Bevier.
Trent Jarman just played
an outstanding game and
he didnt play one down
(in practice) all week until
game time. He had a bad
shoulder he injured
against Ludington. He
played over top of the pain
and just had a tremendous
game at linebacker for us.
Really happy with the way
the kids gutted it out when
it was called for.
Coon, who is in his 26th
season at Cheboygan and
is a member of the Michi-
gan High School Football
Coaches Hall of Fame,
said he was humbled and
honored to have received
the coach of the week
honor from the Lions.
The prestigious award
goes to just one coach
weekly throughout the
season, and Cheboygan
football program will re-
ceive $1,000 from the
Lions. The award, accord-
ing to the Lions website,
goes to one coach who de-
velops his players charac-
ter, discipline, and football
skill in addition to empha-
sizing player health and
safety (the coach) will
be recognized for his com-
mitment to the team,
school and community.
Coon, one of just nine
prep coaches so honored
this season, was selected
by a panel of media who
cover high school football.
For earning the weekly
honor, Coon becomes a
candidate for the NFL
teams coach of the year
award.
Im very honored and
very grateful for the recog-
nition, Coon said. I
coach football because I
love the concept of a team
sport. Usually the person
up front gets the recogni-
tion, but you cant do this
without great (assistant)
coaches and great kids and
a great spouse (Erin) who
is extremely supportive of
everything I do.
And those diehard or-
ange-and-black Chief fans
behind you making you
feel good when you go in
the grocery store. It makes
life here in Cheboygan
worth living.
Northmen
continued from 1B
By mike Dunn
TRAVERSE CITY A tough start
for the Gaylord football team turned
out to be another tough defeat on
Saturday afternoon under sunny
skies at Thirlby Field. The hard-bat-
tling Blue Devils of coach Will
Cleaver were down three touch-
downs to host Traverse City Central
in the first seven minutes of play
and fought the rest of the way to try
and climb out of the hole in a 35-14
loss.
The Blue Devils, who are playing
much better than the record shows,
fell to 0-5 overall and 0-2 in Big
North play while the Trojans im-
proved to 3-2 and 1-1 and kept their
playoff hopes alive.
Central received the ball first to
start the game and responded with
its only sustained scoring march,
scoring at the 9:03 mark when Ethan
Campbell went 5 yards off-tackle.
Jacob Gorters boot gave the Trojans
a 7-0 lead.
Gaylord turned the ball over on its
first possession when the ball was
knocked free from a Blue Devil re-
ceiver. Central got the ball on Gay-
lords 34-yard line and scored at the
6:57 mark when Drew Girard swept
left for 5 yards. Gorters kick made it
14-0.
Gaylord got the ball back and was
forced to punt from its own end after
failing to get a first down. The punt
was blocked, however, and the Tro-
jans Anthony Kratovil recovered
the ball in the end zone. With 4:46
still to play in the first quarter, Cen-
tral owned a commanding 21-0 lead
and Gaylord had run just four offen-
sive plays.
That was the bad news. The good
news was that the Blue Devils re-
fused to fold the tents. They battled
back, played hard on every snap and
actually made a game of it in the
second half.
The Trojans added another score
in the second quarter when QB
Shawn Williams tossed 14 yards to
Rhys Adle, enabling the home team
to take a 28-0 lead at intermission.
The Blue Devils moved the ball
into the red zone in the second quar-
ter but were unable to finish the
drive and put points on the board.
Thats something that has been
costly to Gaylord this season.
There was no scoring in the third
quarter by either team, though the
Blue Devils moved the ball into the
red zone a second time without
reaching the end zone.
The Blue Devils finally did get on
the board with 5:12 left in the game
when hard-charging sophomore
Shane Foster fought off a would-be
tackler and forced his way across
the goal-line for a 5-yard tally. Brad
Byrne boomed the extra point and
Gaylord trailed 28-7.
Junior signal caller Steven Fitzek
hooked up with streaking Leland
Huey for a key 31-yard gain to set up
the score.
On the ensuing kickoff, Byrne
brilliantly booted a mortar kick
and the Blue Devils recovered in
Central territory.
Fitzek, standing poised in the
pocket, then found reliable Matt
Kempfer for a critical 35-yard pickup
to move the ball inside the 10-yard
line. Foster did his freight train imi-
tation again to cap the short scoring
march, plowing forward for a fierce
1-yard TD. Byrnes boot made the
score 28-14 with 3:45 still showing on
the clock.
Everybody and their brother
knew that an onside kick was com-
ing from Gaylord and Byrne once
again did a fabulous job, putting the
ball where flying teammate Ty
Coonrod could pounce on it.
Suddenly the Blue Devils had the
ball in Trojan territory again, down
just two touchdowns. At that point,
the Central coach took out all the re-
serves and put the No. 1 defense
back on the field.
The Blue Devils very nearly had
the ball inside the 5-yard line but the
gutsy Kempfer was drilled by a Tro-
jan defender who managed to pre-
vent the catch from taking place.
The Gaylord defense held firm on
Centrals ensuing possession and
the Blue Devils got the ball back one
last time and moved once again onto
Trojan turf. The home team sealed
the win, though, when Alex Liggett
returned an interception 70 yards
with 1:40 remaining.
Cleaver was pleased with how his
players refused to quit after falling
behind early in the game and he was
pleased the way the defense re-
sponded, keeping the Trojan offense
off the scoreboard through the en-
tire second half.
Cleaver noted the tough, gritty
play of Lance Chapman, who was
making his first appearance at in-
side linebacker, and senior defensive
end Zach Hayner, who penetrated
into the Trojan backfield like he was
launched from a cannon and made
several hits behind the line of
scrimmage.
Huey also had a solid game for the
Blue Devils. His 31-yard reception
set up the first score and he also
made an interception from his
safety post.
Fosters flying feet accounted for
64 rugged yards in 17 attempts.
Fitzek, who is developing into a dual
threat running and throwing the
ball, churned out a net 65 yards in 18
tries, though he was also caught for
19 yards in losses on passing plays.
Fitzek also fired completions on
15-of-33 aerials for 199 yards, includ-
ing the key 31-yard hook-up with
Huey to set up the first score and the
35-yard connection with Kempfer to
set up the second score.
Junior Collin Watters had a strong
game at receiver as well, bringing in
four catches for 64 yards, including a
19-yard pickup, and rawhide-tough
tight end Zach Pasternak pulled
down four grabs for 47 yards, includ-
ing a 22-yard gainer.
Cleaver also commended Byrne
for his outstanding mortar kick and
onside kick in the fourth quarter
and for his booming kickoffs.
Cadillac comes to town this Fri-
day, Oct. 4. The Vikings of coach Jim
Webb are flying high with a 5-0 mark
and have one of the most explosive
playmakers in the region in senior
QB Jalen Brooks, a legitimate D-1
prospect.
We have to keep the ball out of
his hands as much as possible and
try to contain him and keep him
from scoring on explosive plays,
Cleaver said. Offensively, we want
to control the ball as much as we can
to keep their offense off the field.
When we have opportunities to
score, we need to capitalize.
Cleaver knows it will be a tough
challenge for his team.
I wont skirt around it, he said.
Theyre a very good team and
theyre vying for a conference cham-
pionship. We have a huge challenge
on our hands.
Devils battle hard in defeat
t.c. central 35, Gaylord 14
Host Trojans storm to early lead, hold o fourth-quarter
Gaylord comeback; Byrne is brilliant kicking the ball
BraD Byrne
LeLanD huey
zaCh hayner
the harbor springs girls golf team of coach Pete Kelbel captured its fourth straight invitational so far this season with a
school-record round of 341 on monday. runner-up t.C. West had a team score of 368. abby Detmar was the medalist with
a round of 77 and ellen Breighner was third with 79. Perry Brower (92) and sadie Cwikiel (93) also received medals and
zoey Bezilla was close behind with a 95. in the photo, from left, are assistant coach Joe Breighner, sadie Cwikiel, abby
Detmar, ellen Breighner, Perry Bower, zoey Bezilla and head Coach Pete Kelbel. (courtesy of Pete Kelbel)
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College hosted an extramural 3-on-3
basketball tournament this past Sat-
urday.
Six teams of nearly thirty players
competed for a trophy, movie tickets,
and bragging rights for the semester.
Following a round-robin format in
the morning, used for seeding pur-
poses, the double-elimination tour-
ney commenced after noon. The
teams were Old Men, Started,
Grindle, Manross, USS, and Holland.
The championship game featured
Old Men against Holland with the
former winning handily. The champs
are: Jason Roussin, Lance Edgerton,
Kole Swiss, and Dean Cosens.
Swiss also won the three-point
shooting contest, hitting 13 baskets
in 60 seconds. Anthony Bear came in
second place with 12 threes.
The non-profit extramural tourna-
ment is an enjoyable way to bring
community and college together,
said Dallas Culvahouse, the NCMC
Student and Community Resource
Center assistant director, who also
helped organize the event. Well be
doing more of these tourneys, and,
hopefully, expand the field consider-
ably.
Jason roussin, Lance edgerton, Kole swiss, and Dean Cosens won the 3-on-3
basketball tournament at nCmC last weekend
Old Men Win Community Hoops Tournament
Here are the results
from the annual Punt,
Pass & Kick Contest held
at Gaylord High School on
Monday, Sept. 30.
The distance recorded is
the combined distance in
feet and inches of each
contestants punt, pass
and kick. The winners in
each age division advance
to the second round:
BOYS 6-7
Logan Wolf 98-10
Ty Bensinger 89-8
Aiden Sherbert 89-1
GIRLS 6-7
Hali Lenartowicz 82-6
Emily Kurnz 70-8
Kaylee Berkshire 38-10
BOYS 8-9
Kole Putman 144-6
Brody Jeffers 138-5
Daniel Smith 129-11
GIRLS 8-9
Molly Kinser 109-4
Rebecca Sirceley 65-4
Emma Cronin 57-4
BOYS 10-11
Sam Sirceley 210-0
Quin Schultz 198-7
Conrade Korte 190-11
GIRLS 10-11
Lauren Allen 180-5
Megan Grusczynski 165-
9
Melissa Tomko 157-9
BOYS 12-13
Joel Wilson 299-9
Brady Hunter 235-4
Bryce Neff 232-1
GIRLS 12-13
Savannah Gapinski 296-
5
Emma Cherry 159-2
Emma Gapinski 135-9
BOYS 14-15
Drew Neff 250-7
Hunter Platte 173-6
GIRLS 14-15
Macey Moyer 200-1
Casey Korte 170-0
Camryn Glynn 155-10
Results of Gaylord Punt, Pass & Kick contest
GAYLORD Traverse
City West showed once
again why it is one of the
strongest teams in the Big
North this season, dis-
patching hardworking
Gaylord in three games on
Tuesday, Sept. 24.
T.C. West is a very good
team, said Gaylord coach
Trista Sitz. Despite what
the score said throughout
the match, I never once
saw the girls give up or
even look down. They con-
tinued to fight and did not
give up. They have grown
so much as a team and as
athletes.
Versatile Dakota Pelach
delivered once again at
the net, at the service
stripe and as a setter in
the match, generating
team-high totals of six
kills and six assists and
also serving with 100 per-
cent efficiency.
Hard-swinging Sydney
Kassuba struck for four
kills and a pair of sizzling
aces. Delaney Eckstein
served up two aces and
three kills and long-armed
Brooke Stier also busted
three with a block. Casey
Korte also recorded a
block.
Kaylynn Stout served
100 percent and was a top
passer for the Blue Devils.
Cassie Kolka and Pelach
served up the bullets for
the artillery up front, each
amassing six assists, and
Brandi Wagner also had
three.
Lindsey Zaremba and
Wagner notched six digs
and five, respectively.
Volleyball
HILLMAN The host Hillman
Tigers did all they could to keep
their visiting North Star League
rival, the Mio Thunderbolts, within
striking distance in the first half of
the North Star Division varsity foot-
ball clash Friday, Sept. 27.
But, while holding onto a narrow
21-20 lead at the half, Mio (4-1 over-
all, 2-0 conference) scored 13 points
in both the final two quarters of play
to pull away for a dominating 47-26
conference victory on the road. The
effort included limiting host Hill-
man (3-2 overall, 2-1 conference) to
just 6 second-half points.
Mios senior quarterback, Brad
Rhoads, apparently loved the trip to
Hillman, completing 18-of-32 pass at-
tempts for 350 yards and 4 touch-
downs. The only glitch in Rhoads
performance was 3 interceptions,
though he was also 3-for-3 on PAT
kicks.
But, Bryson Devers might have
had an even more impressive game
for the Thunderbolts. The senior
rushed 155 yards on 12 carries, in-
cluding 2 scores, and also caught 4
passes for 93 yards and another
touchdown.
Overall, seven Mio gridders car-
ried the rock, including Devers,
Rhoads (10 carries, 4 yards), Ryan
Ellul (10 carries, 41 yards), Zac Price
(2 carries, 3 yards), Brian Watson (2
carries, 2 yards) and Cody Wilson (1
carry, 3 yards).
A pair of senior Bolt pass catchers
also had big games against Hillman.
Colton McGregor torched the Tigers
for 135 yards and 3 TDs, while catch-
ing 7 balls overall. And, Seth
Thomey caught 4 passes for 103
yards.
Senior Chaun Obermiller tallied a
negative 7 yards on his lone rushing
attempt, but got back on the positive
of the stat sheet with 2 catches for 22
yards.
On the defensive side of the ball,
Mio was led by Ellul, who tallied a
team-high 11 tackles, including 10
solo and 4 sacks, and Thomey and
Devers, who both had 10 tackles, 9 of
which were solo. Sophomore Scott
Blamer had 6 solo hits and 8 overall,
while Watson also had 8 tackles,
with 4 being of the solo variety, and
1 sack.
The Bolts again hit the road on
Friday, Oct. 4, for a gridiron contest
with NSL Huron Shores Division foe
Rogers City (3-2 overall, 2-1 confer-
ence). Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m.
Report by Buckland News Serv-
ice.
Thunderbolts score late to win
fourth straight, 47-26
By mike Dunn
PELLSTON The Pell-
ston volleyball team
pushed its record to 4-0 in
the Ski Valley and 18-10
overall with an impres-
sive 25-20, 17-25, 25-16, 27-
25 victory over scrappy
Bellaire on Tuesday, Sept.
24.
Outside hitter Macken-
zie Wright had the Mac
Whack working big time
at the net as she launched
19 kills on the night. She
was also a missile
launcher at the stripe,
serving up eight aces, and
she also recorded a team-
high 18 digs. In between
games, the multi-dimen-
sional Wright also enter-
tained the crowd with
karaoke (just kidding).
Abbie Welch waxed
eight kills on the night
and Shock Wave
Shaylee Smith smashed
seven kills and was also
big into rejection, record-
ing six block kills. Middle
hitter Olivia Grant also
helped the cause, generat-
ing four kills with a block,
and Sam Stark struck for
three with two blocks.
Hanah Carter served up
sweet deliveries like a
florist, amassing 32 assists
to go with four aces and
two blocks.
Libero Breah Carter
was all over the floor like
cute on a puppy, making
17 digs.
The Pellston JV also
prevailed in a tough one,
coming back to win game
three and take the league
match. The scores were
25-18, 21-25, 15-5.
It was Krunch Time
at the firing line for
Stephanie Kruskie as she
put the sting into seven
kills with 90 percent effi-
ciency. Susie Brilley had a
willy of a match also,
busting five kills. Kiara
Fyke fueled the attack as
well with 91 percent effi-
ciency and she notched
two kills. Kruskie and
Brilley were also the top
passers.
The K-2 Factor was at
work at the stripe as
Kaylee Krussell put some
crackle into her serves,
notching five points with
two aces and making 100
percent of her attempts
once again and she also
recorded 11 assists.
Kruskie accumulated 13
points with a whopping
eight aces while Alexis
Sisman secured six points
with three aces. Elyssa
Prell was just swell, too,
pouring out her serves
with liquid grace and 100
percent fluid efficiency.
Pellston stays
unbeaten in SVC
Blue Devils bow
to T.C. West
Four-game victory over Bellaire gives
Hornets 4-0 mark in conference
Titans boast strong attack at net in Big
North clash, sweep three straight
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GRAYLING It was a domi-
nant performance for the Gay-
lord cross country team in the
inaugural Hanson Hills of
Grayling Invitational.
The Blue Devil boys and
girls teams both took first
place, placing all five runners
in the top 10, which is a pretty
remarkable feat. Gaylord also
had both medalists. Kalkaska,
Elk Rapids, Roscommon and
host Grayling also competed
in the five-team meet.
In the boys race, Josh
Green (18:19) and Sterling
McPherson (18:27) crossed the
finish line 1-2 followed by Jack
Hervela (19:27) in fifth, Zak
Goddard (19:33) sixth and
Collin Monusko (19:47) ninth.
Sophomore Brendan Westen-
barger finished the hilly
course in 20:41.
The boys looked tough,
said Gaylord coach Jeff
Kalember. I was especially
impressed with Zak Goddards
race, moving up to within a
minute of our top finishers.
This was Josh Greens second
win of the season with Ster-
ling right behind him.
In the girls race, sophomore
Alexis Smith (21:24) strode to
the first-place finish with
Courtney Busch (22:24) close
behind in third and twin sis-
ter Katelyn Smith (22:31) right
behind her in fourth. Lauren
Pallas (23:40) earned eighth
and freshman Adrienne Ed-
wards (24:00) rounded out the
Blue Devils top five in ninth.
Junior Grace Porta also ran a
strong race, finishing in 24:20.
The girls had a solid race
just like the boys, defeating
the same teams, Kalember re-
ported. Our pack is a bit
more spread out than wed
like right now. We need to
work on getting our 2-3-4-5
girls closer to Alex.
croSS country
Blue Devils prevail
at Grayling Invite
Green, McPherson fnish 1-2 for boys;
Alexis Smith wins for girls
gaylord harriers Josh green and sterling mcPherson motor their way to a 1-2 finish in the sept. 24
meet at hanson hills. (Photo By WenDy hoWarD)
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270, Waters. 989-705-1800
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$600 CUSTOM MADE
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$250. Call 989-732-8160.
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$400. Swivel rocker chair,
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441-3755
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tools, clothing, hunting, fish-
ing and camping equip-
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luggage, bookshelves, bicy-
cles, basketballs, skis and
boots, dog supplies, etc.
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Saturday October 3rd, 8:30
to 4:30. 547 Felshaw St,
Gaylord. 40 years of col-
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Rockwell plates, handmade
goods and furniture and
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guns
Concealed pistol license
class ($125). One-day
class. Certified instructor Ty
Cole. 989-826-3907.
MIO GUN SHOW. Satur-
day, October 12, 2013. 9am
3pm. At Mio Community
Center, 309 Ninth St. Mio.
(2 blocks behind Mio Rite-
Aid). Admission is $5 per
person. 12 years and under
free when accompanied by
adult. Call Bud at 989-335-
3195 for information or to
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table. All local, state and
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eled, basement, covered
large deck on 8.5 acres.
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989-733-2703
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732-3340 or visit our
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Globe Clock. Seiko clock in
glass globe, $25. Call 989-
732-8160.
Lamps. Nice table lamps. 5
styles. $35 each. Call 989-
732-8160.
Wood Clock, desk or wall.
$20. Call 989-732-8160.
Land & Property
LAKE LOT FOR SALE near
Okefenokee Swamp in
Southern Georgia. 231-546-
3959.
Lawn & garden
455 JOHN DEERE Diesel
lawnmower. 960 hours, 60
deck, comes with 51 power
broom and leaf-vac system.
$5,500 OBO. Call cell 231-
675-6590
LARGE GAS GRILL. Patio
Classic, 4 burner. Top qual-
ity, includes full propane
tank. $160. Call 989-732-
8160
Legal notices
FINAL NOTICE to dispose
of contents to established
lien on storage unit #59,
Kristina Nierman. Storage
unit contents will be emp-
tied or sold on October 17,
2013 if accounts are not
paid in full at Sled Shed
Storage, 2646 Old 27
South, Gaylord. 989-731-
2858
FINAL NOTICE TO DIS-
POSE OF CONTENTS to
satisfy established liens on
the following storage units:
Michelle Helwig, Unit D-9
and E-8, Dale Tucker, Unit
E-7, Ellen Brainard, Unit F-
2, Mary Etcher, Unit E-21.
Storage unit contents will
be emptied and or sold on
October 17, 2013 if ac-
counts are not paid in full at
Aspen Park Self Storage,
PO Box 2262, Gaylord, MI
49734
manufactured homes
For Rent or Sale on Con-
tract. 3 Bedroom Manufac-
tured home. $500 down,
$500 month. Gaylord area
MSHDA approved 989-966-
2037
NEW & REPOS: Double-
Wides, 16s, 14s. Take any-
thing on trade. Financing
available. A complete line of
parts. www.michiganeast-
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miscellaneous
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Lunch; $6.99 Dinner.
Homemade specials every
day only at Gobblers of
Gaylord, 900 S. Otsego,
Gaylord. 989-732-9005
45 NEW STUFFED COL-
LECTIBLES. Various as-
sortments and sizes (bears,
Santas, dogs, etc). $5 - $20
each. $125 for all. 989-732-
4630.
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to the best carrot cake in the
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1115. Walk ins welcome for
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recreational Vehicles
2013 Avalanche 295RLS.
This 3 slide Rear living
room fifth wheel has all the
comforts. It comes
equipped with The White
out package, Thermashield
37 insulation, Drop frame,
Slam Baggage doors, Elec-
tric front and rear jacks, Alu-
minum rims, Trailair
suspension, Base camp
collection, Solid cherry cab-
inet doors and stiles, Solid
surface countertops, air-bed
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dual air conditioners, 19
LCD TV for bedroom,
washer/dryer prep, fantastic
fan in kitchen, and a fire-
place. MSRP: $51,433.
Sale Price: $37,995. Inter-
national RV World, 277 N.
Expressway Court, Gaylord,
MI 49735. 989-448-8700.
Summer Hours: Monday
Friday 9am 6pm, Satur-
day 9am 5pm, Sunday
Noon 4pm.
2013 Bighorn 3610. This
rear entertainment center
floor plan one of the best
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has a huge shower in the
bathroom, and has enough
kitchen counter and cabinet
space to take everything
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equipped with Hydraulic
front landing gear, a power
cord real, 1 1/2in receiver,
correct track alignment sys-
tem, 4 door 12.7 cu ft fridge,
central vac, 32in flat screen
in bedroom, convection mi-
crowave 2 additional folding
chairs, programmable com-
bination safe, electric fire-
place, and even a second
air conditioner. MSRP:
$75,128. Sale Price:
$50,995. International RV
World, 277 N. Expressway
Court, Gaylord, MI 49735.
989-448-8700. Summer
Hours: Monday Friday
9am 6pm, Saturday 9am
5pm, Sunday Noon
4pm.
2013 Camp Lite. All alu-
minum, only 2,300 lbs. dry
weight. Tow behind car or
small vehicle. Sleeps 4,
many extras. Call 231-330-
4319
2013 Catalina 30BHS. This
30ft travel trailer is the per-
fect family coach. It will
sleep 9 people and the fam-
ily pet. It has a private bed-
room for 3 kids and a
private bedroom for mom
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with the customer value
package, comfort package,
plus package, power pack-
age, spare tire with carrier
and cover, exterior camp
kitchen, hid-a-bed sofa, and
even outside speakers.
MSRP: $29,970. Sale Price:
$20,995. International RV
World, 277 N. Expressway
Court, Gaylord, MI 49735.
989-448-8700. Summer
Hours: Monday Friday
9am 6pm, Saturday 9am
5pm, Sunday Noon
4pm.
2013 Outback 277RL Travel
Trailer w/Rear Living Area
Including 2 Lounge Chairs
w/End Table Between and
amp; Overhead Cabinet, Air
Sofa Sleeper and amp; King
Dinette Slide, LCD TV, Dbl.
Kitchen Sink, 3 Burner
Range, Refrigerator, Pantry,
Linen Cabinet, Outside
Camp Kitchen, Side Aisle
Bath w/Angle Shower, Toilet
and amp; Sink, Dbl. Bath
Entry, Front Queen Bed
Slide w/Overhead Cabinet,
Pass-Thru Storage, Full
Front Wall Wardrobe,
Dresser, TV. MSRP:
$33,645. Sale Price:
$25,995. International RV
World, 277 N. Expressway
Court, Gaylord, MI 49735.
989-448-8700. Summer
Hours: Monday Friday
9am 6pm, Saturday 9am
5pm, Sunday Noon 4pm.
2013 Outback Terrain
321TBH. This light weight
luxury travel trailer will sleep
9 people comfortably and it
has all the conveniences. It
comes equipped with a
Vaulted ceiling, stereo sys-
tem with DVD and Blue
Tooth, 3 burner range with
oven, 32in LCD TV, skylight
in bath, 13.5 air, microwave,
6 gal gas electric water
heater w/DSI, Large double
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sofa, Champagne fiber-
glass, Gel coat cap, tinted
safety glass windows, TV
antenna w booster, cable
and satellite prep, outside
camp kitchen, black tank
flush, spare tire and even
an electric awning. MSRP:
$35,872. Sale Price:
$24,995. International RV
World, 277 N. Expressway
Court, Gaylord, MI 49735.
989-448-8700. Summer
Hours: Monday Friday
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Real Estate
Hidden Costs of
Homeownership
Compliments of
Ed Wohlfiel
PART 1 OF 2
Youve traded in renting for
owning. So now what?
You may be surprised to find
out that there is more money in-
volved in owning a house than
just taking out a home loan and
making your monthly payments.
What you werent responsible
for as a renter becomes all yours
as a homeowner. Property taxes,
utilities, home maintenance and
repairs, insurance and even dec-
orating in any way you choose
are all on you now, for better or
worse. And if you live in an asso-
ciation or in other types of com-
munities where special property
taxes are assessed, youll have to
contend with that, too.
Lets break it down.
Closing Costs
Closing costs can add on thou-
sands of dollars when your loan
is settled. Those fees are often
negotiated and vary state-by-
state. As a buyer you may be re-
sponsible for a portion of them
or the seller may assume all of
them. The expense may be writ-
ten into the offer so that the
buyer doesnt have to come up
with the cash.
Property Taxes
Your property taxes are the
principal source of revenue for
municipalities, counties and
school districts. The United
States average for property taxes
is 1.38 percent of the homes
value with the highest rates in
New Jersey, Connecticut, New
Hampshire, New York and Rhode
Island and the lowest in
Louisiana, Alabama, West Vir-
ginia, Mississippi, and
Arkansas. Additionally, there are
variances within counties,
parishes, boroughs and the like.
If you live in a condo or a com-
munity that assesses its resi-
dents a special tax, such as a
condo development, you will
have fees on top of your property
taxes.
Find out what your annual ob-
ligations are and budget accord-
ingly. Otherwise, youll have a
shock when those taxes and fees
become due.
Private Mortgage
Insurance
If your down payment was less
than 20 percent of the purchase
price, you will be required to buy
Private Mortgage Insurance.
PMI enables you to buy a house
with a smaller down payment.
The insurance protects the
lender against you defaulting on
the loan. Once you have suffi-
cient equity in the house, the
PMI coverage can be canceled.
By Jim akans
This is an absolutely stunning
custom home and setting. Situ-
ated along The Lakes golf course,
and featuring beautiful water
views of Lake Michaywe, this
gorgeous custom home with top-
of-the-line amenities is truly ele-
gance defined.
There is approximately 4,000
square feet of living area in this
two-level home with profession-
ally finished basement, with ap-
proximately 2,700 square feet of
that space on the main two levels.
The amenities in this four-bed-
room, four-bath home are spec-
tacular. That includes Brazilian
Cherry flooring, a gourmet
kitchen highlighted by Grabil
custom cabinetry, granite coun-
tertops and Viking appliances, a
majestic split-stone fireplace,
built-in window seats, a luxuri-
ous master suite with a spa-like
bath, four-season sunroom with
tile flooring, attached three-car
garage, and much, much more.
Outdoors, an open deck over-
looks the impeccably landscaped
grounds that feature beautiful
perennial gardens and a enchant-
ingly designed garden shed that
includes mosaic tile flooring.
This home and property must
been seen to appreci-
ate its many top-
notch features.
This is elegance
defined, and this
stunning home and
setting is listed at
$599,000. Call Ellie
McGovern at Real
Estate One today for
a private showing;
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in this Michaywe golf course home with serene water views