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PLAYOFFS BEGIN
THIS FRIDAY
Petoskey, Mancelona, Johannesburg-Lewiston
and Inland Lakes advance among area teams
By Mike Dunn
GAYLORD The 2014 football playoffs begin this weekend and four teams from the
coverage area of the Weekly
Choice are part of the postseason dance. Petoskey (7-2)
advanced in Division 3 while
Mancelona (6-3) made the
grade in Div. 4 and both
Johannesburg-Lewiston (8-1)
and Inland Lakes (7-2)
advanced in Div. 8.
The Petoskey Northmen of
coach Kerry VanOrman
bounced back from the stunning loss at Gaylord in week
seven to close out with hardfought wins over Alpena and
Ogemaw Heights and earn a
No. 1 seeding in Division 3,
Region 1. Petoskey is back in
the playoffs for the first time
in three years and the fifth
time in the past seven seasons.
Bay City John Glenn (6-3),
the No. 4 seed, visits Petoskey
with kickoff this Friday, Oct.
31, at 7 p.m. The teams have
met previously in the playoffs
three times, in 1998, 2008
and 2011, with the Northmen
holding a 2-1 edge. Petoskey
opened the 11 season
against Glenn and posted a
31-14 victory.
On the other side of the
district, No. 3 seed Mt.
Pleasant (6-3) makes the long
trip north to No. 2 seed
Hard-charging Johannesburg-Lewiston junior Logan Huff and the high-flying Cardinals will play
host to Hillman this Friday. (PHOTO BY SUSIE FORD MATHEWSON)
The Mancelona Ironmen of coach Dan Boo Derrer have forged a playoff berth for the fifth straight
year. (PHOTO BY JANET SMIGIELSKI)
district, No. 4 seed Newberry
(5-4) travels to the field of
unbeaten No. 1 seed St.
Ignace (9-0).
PRE-DISTRICT PLAYOFFS
DIVISION 3
REGION 1
DISTRICT 1
Bay City John Glenn (6-3) 54.000 at Petoskey (7-2) 80.444
Mt. Pleasant (6-3) 65.333 at Marquette (7-2) 77.000
DISTRICT 2
Grand Rapids Northview (6-3) 69.444 at Muskegon (8-1) 98.556
Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern (7-2) 83.111 at Cedar Springs (8-1)
DIVISION 7
REGION 1
DISTRICT 1
Ishpeming Westwood (6-3) 44.542 at Ishpeming (8-0) 80.000
Iron Mountain (6-3) 55.319 at Iron River West Iron County (8-1) 78.889
DISTRICT 2
Mancelona (6-3) 38.778 at Suttons Bay (8-1) 70.139
Onekama (6-3) 44.667 at Traverse City St. Francis (7-2) 67.000
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DIVISION 8
REGION 1
DISTRICT 1
Bessemer (5-3) 34.750 at Crystal Falls Forest Park (7-1) 59.667
Bark River-Harris (7-2) 51.306 at Lake Linden-Hubbell (7-2) 57.750
DISTRICT 2
Newberry (5-4) 34.472 at St. Ignace (9-0) 71.111
Indian River Inland Lakes (7-2) 48.778 at Munising (8-1) 58.333
REGION 2
DISTRICT 1
Brethren (5-4) 29.365 at Baldwin (8-1) 55.111
Central Lake (5-4) 31.333 at Frankfort (5-3) 41.222
DISTRICT 2
Coleman (7-2) 56.333 at Beal City (7-2) 68.431
Hillman (8-1) 57.000 at Johannesburg-Lewiston (8-1) 59.556
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Joburg junior Logan Huff motors through a hole to pick up some of his 166 rushing
yards in Fridays contest. (PHOTO BY SUSIE FORD MATHEWSON)
Inland Lakes senior speedster Daniel Flowers looks for space to maneuver as Joburg
defenders converge. (PHOTO BY SUSIE FORD MATHEWSON)
ever. Kickoff is Friday, Oct.
31, at 7.
The explosive Bulldogs
have outscored their foes
326-169
this
season.
Munisings only loss was in
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Gaylord defenders Shane Foster (44), Justin Roberson (27) and Joseph Miller (49) converge
to make a gang tackle. (ROB DEFORGE OF RDSPORTSPHOTO.COM)
gave the visitors a 14-3 lead
at the half.
Thats what the score
remained until late in the
fourth
quarter
when
Ferguson shook loose for a
14-yard TD burst to make it
21-3.
Gaylord spent the last 90
seconds of the 2014 season
moving the ball down the
field before finally scoring
with all zeroes showing on
the game clock. Fitzek ran to
a key first down and found
Watters for a key 16-yard
completion
and
Drew
Cleaver for 7 yards to keep
the drive going.
Fitzeks final flip to Watters
for the 1-yard TD capped the
tough loss to Alpena but, in
the bigger picture, ended a
Linebacker Lance Chapman charges hard and lays out this Alpena runner during
Fridays game. (ROB DEFORGE OF RDSPORTSPHOTO.COM)
Junior Shane Foster turns the corner to pick up positive yardage with tight end
Joseph Miller leading the way. (ROB DEFORGE OF RDSPORTSPHOTO.COM)
Gaylord season that had a lot
more ups than downs and
offers a lot of promise for the
future.
Gaylords gritty runners
junior Shane Foster and seniors Cotton Neff and Tristan
Gregory found little room
to maneuver with the ball
against
the
swarming
Wildcats. Foster, who hits the
holes with a fury, compiled
43 yards in seven tries. The
elusive Neff drew Alpena jerseys like magnets every time
he touched the ball, finishing
with 22 yards in seven tries,
and the hard-driving Gregory
was limited to 3 yards in
three carries.
Watters pulled in six Fitzek
passes for 60 yards and Korte
hauled in three for 40 yards.
Watters also pulled in his
offense.
I thought the offensive
line as a group opened up
some great holes for us,
VanOrman said. Murray had
a great game too.
James Gazarato led the
defense with 10 tackles, two
sacks and recovered a fumble, Drew Wilson had six
tackles and a sack, Jared
Byers had seven takedowns,
Phillip Schaub added five
tackles and forced a fumble
and Evan Whitmore and
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sion run.
On the ensuing drive,
Lochinski faded back in the
pocket and unfurled a magnificent parabola in the
direction of the flying figure
of fellow senior Brandin
Milbocker down the left sidelines. Milbocker, who was
well-covered, grabbed the
ball in stride and turned on
the jets to complete a sudden
66-yard score.
Mancelonas lead was
sliced to 14-13 at that point
early in the second quarter
but the Ironmen flexed their
collective muscles after that,
scoring three times before
halftime to pull away.
Wilcox, who finished the
final regular-season game
and final home game of his
notable prep gridiron career
with 190 rushing yards on
Anthony Kline prepares to snap the ball for St. Mary as Mancy defenders Joey
Blanchett and Tristan Richardson (72) await. (NANCY WIND OF UP NORTH MI PHOTOGRAPHY)
The referee raises his arms after St. Mary senior Cole Loffer plows over for a TD in
the fourth quarter on Friday. (NANCY WIND OF UP NORTH MI PHOTOGRAPHY)
just 10 carries, weaved his
way to TD gallops of 40 and
53 yards in addition to his 79yard burst. He also hauled in
a 39-yard air missile from
VanWagoner.
Fullback Chris Neon
Nielson powered his way to a
7-yard score when he wasnt
plowing ahead for his backfield mates.
Savvy senior signal-caller
VanWagoner tallied on runs
of 4 yards and 1 yard and also
went coast-to-coast for a
kickoff return in the highscoring contest. VanWagoner
may be the V.W. of the backfield but he went into jaguar
mode on his electrifying 77yard return.
Sophomore Joey Blanchett
was in J-Blast mode, busting
his way to 44 yards including
a 9-yard TD in the fourth
quarter and a conversion
run.
The fourth quarter provided a highlight for St. Marys
hard-nosed senior Cole
Loffer, who normally plays
linebacker and O-line and
was moved to fullback. Loffer
launched himself across the
goal-line on a 1-yard plunge
to score his first touchdown
in the final game of his prep
career.
The rugged Lochinski, who
amassed 956 yards rushing
and receiving this season in
spite of missing two games
with injuries, scored St.
Marys first TD of the game
on a 2-yard burst.
Senior inside linebacker
Brandon Willson brought
down Snowbird ball carriers
10 times to lead Mancelona
defensively and he also had a
pick. C.J. Short made five
takedowns and sophomore
linebacker
Tristan
Richardson recorded four
stops.
Loffer, who is about as
tough as raw steak, led St.
Mary with 10 solo tackles and
five assists. Freshman Eamon
Curran, one of several promising underclassmen returning for the Snowbirds, made
eight takedowns. Senior
Anders Marquard, Ethan
Szymanski and Lochinski
each had five tackles.
Mancelona faces Suttons
Bay for the first time ever in
this Fridays playoff. The only
loss the Norse suffered came
in week two when they
dropped a 14-7 decision to
Glen Lake.
On the other side of the
district, No. 3 seed Onekama
(6-3) goes to Thirlby Field to
take on No. 2 seed Traverse
City St. Francis (7-2).
Inland
Lakes
to
make
the
Petoskey to host John
long trip to Munising
Glenn Friday night
Football
By Ben Murphy
These two have a history.
Chances are, when Petoskey
and Bay City John Glenn
meet on the football field, it's
a game with big implications.
Friday night the Bobcats (63) visit the Northmen (7-2) in
a division three pre-district
playoff game, for just the
fourth meeting between the
two teams. The previous
three have all been playoff
games as well, with Petoskey
winning two of them.
This is going to be a very
physical game, Petoskey
head coach Kerry VanOrman
said. They're a good football
team. They're going to run
the ball at you so we'll have
to stop the run. They don't
throw the ball very much but
when they do, it's for big
plays, they're similar in what
we like to do.
By Ben Murphy
It's a long ways to go, but
Inland Lakes head football
coach Stan Schramm doesn't seem to care. His team
gets to continue its season
Friday night, playing at
Munising in a division eight
pre-district game.
We're going to have to
leave the school at about
two-o'clock and you worry
about the long trip up there,
on a bus that's close to three
hours, so you don't know
how the kids react to that,
he said. We've had to make
long trips before though so I
don't think it will be too
much of a problem.
The Bulldogs (7-2) are
coming off a disappointing
42-6 loss to JohannesburgLewiston last week. The
Mustangs (8-1) of the MidEastern Conference, are on
an eight game winning
streak. After losing its first
game of the year to Iron
River West Iron County 28-6,
Munising rolled through the
rest of its schedule, shutting
out three opponents and
consistently putting up over
40 points. This will be the
first ever meeting between
the teams.
We have two films on
them, offensively they're big
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they're
physical,
Schramm said. They run
an 'I' formation, they just
run downhill at you without
a
lot
of
deception.
Defensively they run a 6-2
cover three. They just bring
it, they have two very good
linebackers who run downhill extremely well and their
defensive line is extremely
big too.
The Mustangs are making
the playoffs for the third
time in the last four years
under 10th year head coach
Jeff Seaberg.
It's nice to have made
the playoffs and be able to
host it, Seaberg said. We
had some kids with great
work ethics this off-season.
They've been busting their
tail in the weight room for
two years and all their hard
work and dedication is paying off now. Inland Lakes
has three good backs, with
good speed and they will
probably try to get outside
on us and utilize that speed.
Hopefully, we can get the
ball and keep them from
getting big runs on us.
What could be of added
concern for the Bulldogs are
playing conditions Friday
night. Schramm described
Munising's field as wet and
muddy and to throw in a
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falling, 55-36.
The victory at home completed the Ramblers undefeated season and locked up
Boyne Citys hold on the firstever Northwest Michigan
Football
Conference
Leaders Division crown.
The loss gave Grayling its
first losing season in more
than a decade, as well as ending the Vikings playoff streak
at five consecutive seasons.
Still, Vikings head coach
Tim Sanchez said he was
proud of his teams fighting
Grayling's Nick Petrie (No. 34) breaks through Boyne City's defensive line for positive
yardage during the regular-season finale for the two conference rivals Friday, Oct. 24.
The host Ramblers got the better of the contest, winning 55-36, despite a solid effort
by the Vikings. PHOTO FROM CINDA SHUMAKER
116 yards passing the ball,
converting on 6-of-18 passing attempts against the host
Ramblers.
Nick Petrie and Raven
Tackett also provided key
contributions in the Vikings
running and passing games.
Petrie rushed for 27 yards on
six carries, while also catching one pass for 11 yards.
And, Tackett had one rushing
R3-D2:
Ovid-Elsie
(6-3)
58.000
at
Frankenmuth (8-1) 79.111
R3-D2: Flint Powers Catholic (6-3) 62.667 at
Birch Run (7-2) 71.889
R4-D1: Detroit University Prep (6-3) 56.222 at
River Rouge (8-1) 74.139
R4-D1: Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard (7-2)
61.333 at Ida (7-2) 62.778
R4-D2: Detroit Central Collegiate (6-3) 58.778
at Marine City (9-0) 100.444
R4-D2: Clawson (6-3) 58.889 at Almont (9-0)
88.889
DIVISION 6
R1-D1: Elk Rapids (5-4) 42.889 at Boyne City
(9-0) 83.000
R1-D1: Negaunee (5-4) 44.986 at Charlevoix
(6-3) 54.111
R1-D2: Leroy Pine River (6-3) 45.587 at Tawas
Area (7-2) 68.444
R1-D2: Morley-Stanwood (6-3) 47.889 at
Sanford Meridian Early (7-2) 59.222
R2-D1: Bad Axe (5-4) 44.556 at Ithaca (9-0)
88.889
R2-D1: St Charles (6-3) 54.556 at Millington
(8-1) 84.206
R2-D2: Montrose Hill-McCloy (6-3) 53.111 at
Flint Beecher (9-0) 84.444
R2-D2: Warren Michigan Collegiate (8-1)
77.778 at Madison Heights Madison (7-2) 79.667
R3-D1: Fennville (6-3) 51.333 at Grand Rapids
NorthPointe Christian (8-1) 79.000
R3-D1: Carson City-Crystal (7-2) 55.556 at
Ravenna (7-2) 65.667
R3-D2: Schoolcraft (6-3) 64.111 at
Constantine (8-1) 78.333
R3-D2: Niles Brandywine (8-1) 70.778 at
Watervliet (8-1) 70.889
R4-D1: Quincy (6-3) 47.222 at Jackson Lumen
Christi (9-0) 94.222
R4-D1: Hillsdale (7-2) 66.556 at HanoverHorton (8-1) 67.444
R4-D2: Grass Lake (6-3) 48.222 at Monroe St
Mary Catholic Central (8-1) 91.556
R4-D2: Manchester (8-1) 78.222 at Clinton (90) 81.778
DIVISION 7
R1-D1: Ishpeming Westwood (6-3) 44.542 at
Ishpeming (8-0) 80.000
R1-D1: Iron Mountain (6-3) 55.319 at Iron
River West Iron County (8-1) 78.889
R1-D2: Mancelona (6-3) 38.778 at Suttons
Bay (8-1) 70.139
R1-D2: Onekama (6-3) 44.667 at Traverse
City St Francis (7-2) 67.000
R2-D1: Blanchard Montabella (6-3) 47.556 at
Whittemore-Prescott (9-0) 81.778
R2-D1: Manton (7-2) 53.698
at Saginaw Michigan Lutheran
Seminary (8-1) 75.556
R2-D2: Sandusky (6-3)
46.667 at Elkton-Pigeon-Bay
Port Laker (9-0) 76.444
R2-D2: Cass City (6-3) 46.778
at Marlette (6-3) 49.667
R3-D1: Cassopolis (6-3)
45.778 at Decatur (8-1) 79.889
R3-D1: Bridgman (6-2)
52.778 at Gobles (7-2) 60.889
R3-D2: Homer (7-2) 58.222
at Hudson (8-1) 75.444
R3-D2: Pewamo-Westphalia
(7-2) 61.111 at Union City (8-1)
70.111
R4-D1: Rochester Hills
Lutheran Northwest (5-4)
43.556 at New Lothrop (9-0)
85.333
R4-D1: Burton Atherton (7-
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Big North Conference:
JV Football
Place School
Record (Overall)
1. Cadillac
2. Petoskey
3. Traverse City Central
4. Traverse City West
5. Gaylord
6. Alpena
7. Ogemaw Heights
6-0
4-2
4-2
3-3
2-4
2-4
0-6
9-0
7-2
6-3
5-4
5-4
4-5
2-7
Place School
Record (Overall)
1. Hillman
2. Au Gres-Sims
3. Mio
4. Atlanta
5. Hale
4-0
3-1
2-2
1-3
0-4
8-1
4-5
4-5
1-7
0-9
Record
1. Saint Ignace
9-0
2. Johannesburg-Lewiston 8-1
3. Inland Lakes
7-2
4. Mancelona
6-3
5. Central Lake
5-4
6. Onaway
4-5
7. Gaylord St. Mary
3-6
8. Pickford
2-7
9. Forest Area
1-8
10. Pellston
0-9
Northern Michigan
Football Conference 1
Place School
Record (Overall)
1. Boyne City
2. Traverse City St. Francis
3. Kingsley
4. Elk Rapids
5. Grayling
6. Maple City Glen Lake
7. Benzie Central
6-0
5-1
3-3
3-3
2-4
2-4
0-6
9-0
7-2
5-4
5-4
4-5
3-5
0-9
Northern Michigan
Football Conference 2
Place School
Record (Overall)
1. Suttons Bay
2. Charlevoix
3. Frankfort
4. Kalkaska
5. Harbor Springs
6. East Jordan
4-0 (8-1)
4-1 (6-3)
3-2 (5-3)
2-3 (2-7)
1-4 (3-6)
0-5 (0-9)
(2-7)
Thurs, Aug. 28 GAYLORD, L 0-40
Fri, Sep 5 OGEMAW HEIGHTS, L 13-21
Fri, Sep 12 at Escanaba, W 13-12
Sat, Sep 20 KINGSFORD, L 7-42
Fri, Sep 26 at Petoskey, L 7-49
Fri, Oct 3 at Alpena, L 12-34
Fri, Oct 10 SAULT STE MARIE, W 45-13
Fri, Oct 17 BAY CITY JOHN GLENN, L 0-31
Fri, Oct 24 at Chippewa Hills, L 6-42
MANCELONA
(6-3, 6-3)
Thurs, Aug 28 at Johannesburg-Lewiston* L 0-21
Fri, Sep 5 ONAWAY* W 52-18
Fri, Sep 12 at Pickford* W 34-8
Fri, Sep 19 FOREST AREA* W 42-6
Fri, Sep 26 at Inland Lakes* L 14-18
GAYLORD
Fri, Oct 3 ST. IGNACE* L 14-41
(5-4, 2-4)
Fri,
Oct 10 PELLSTON* W 50-8
Thurs, Aug 28 at Cheboygan, W 40-0
Fri, Oct 17 at Central Lake* W 30-22
Fri, Sep 5 GRAYLING, W 35-0
Fri, Sep 12 at Standish Sterling, W 34-0 Fri, Oct 24 GAYLORD ST. MARY* W 58-19
Fri, Sep 19 at Ogemaw Heights* W 26-21 PRE-DISTRICT
D7, Region 1, District 1
Fri, Sep 26 T.C. CENTRAL* L 7-18
Fri, Oct. 31 at Suttons Bay (8-1)
Fri, Oct 3 at Cadillac* L 20-21
*Conference
Fri, Oct 10 PETOSKEY* W 49-42
Fri, Oct 17 at T.C. West* L 7-22
MIO
Fri, Oct 24 ALPENA* L 9-21
*Conference
(4-5)
Thurs, Aug 28 at Whittemore-Prescott, L 7-44
Sat, Sep 6 at Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard, L 20-55
GAYLORD ST. MARY
Fri,
Sep 12 ATLANTA* W 42-16
(3-6, 3-6)
Fri, Sep 19 at Oscoda, W 32-28
Thurs, Aug 28 PELLSTON* W 45-0
Fri, Sep 26 HILLMAN* L 32-39
Fri, Sep 5 at Central Lake* L 18-46
Fri, Oct 3 ROGERS CITY, L 14-27
Fri, Sep 12 at St. Ignace* L 6-56
Fri, Oct 10 at AuGres-Sims* L 31-34
Fri, Sep 19 JOHANNESBURG-LEWISTON* L 14-50
Fri, Oct 17 at Hale* W 48-0
Fri, Sep 26 at Onaway* L 6-8
Fri, Oct 24 LINCOLN ALCONA, W 49-44
Fri, Oct 3 PICKFORD* W 40-0
*League
Fri, Oct 10 at Forest Area* W 19-0
Fri, Oct 17 INLAND LAKES* L 0-46
ONAWAY
Fri, Oct 24 at Mancelona* L 19-58
*Conference
(4-5, 4-5)
Thurs, Aug 28 INLAND LAKES* L 12-62
Fri,
Sep 5 at Mancelona* L 18-52
GRAYLING
Fri,
Sep
12 PELLSTON* W 22-16
(4-5, 2-4)
Fri, Sep 19 at Central Lake* L 14-28
Thurs, Aug 28 at Roscommon, W 39-0
Fri, Sep 26 GAYLORD ST. MARY* W 8-6
Fri, Sep 5 at Gaylord, L 0-35
Fri, Oct 3 at Johannesburg-Lewiston* L 0-46
Fri, Sep 12 GLEN LAKE* L 8-15
Fri, Oct 10 at St. Ignace* L 0-56
Fri, Sep 19 CHARLEVOIX, W 45-8
Fri, Oct 17 PICKFORD* W 24-20
Fri, Sep 26 KINGSLEY* W 51-35
Fri, Oct 24 at Forest Area* W 16-6
Sat, Oct 4 at T.C. St. Francis* L 12-54
*Conference
Fri, Oct 10 at Elk Rapids* L 26-70
Fri, Oct 17 BENZIE CENTRAL* W 48-7
Fri, Oct 24 at Boyne City* L 36-55
*Conference
INLAND LAKES
(7-2, 7-2)
Thurs., Aug 28 at Onaway* W 62-12
Fri, Sep 5 PICKFORD* W 54-14
Fri, Sep 12 at Forest Area* W 54-0
Fri, Sep 19 ST. IGNACE* L 12-53
Fri, Sep 26 MANCELONA* W 18-14
Fri, Oct 3 at Pellston* W 46-12
Fri, Oct 10 CENTRAL LAKE* W 28-22
Fri, Oct 17 at Gaylord St. Mary* W 46-0
Fri, Oct 24 JOHANNESBURG-LEWISTON* L 6-42
PRE-DISTRICT
D8, Region 1, District 2
Fri, Oct. 31 at Munising (8-1)
*Conference
PELLSTON
(0-9, 0-9)
Thurs, Aug 28 at Gaylord St. Mary* L 0-45
Fri, Sep 5 JOHANNESBURG-LEWISTON* L 14-75
Fri, Sep 12 at Onaway* L 16-22
Fri, Sep 19 PICKFORD* L 8-48
Fri, Sep 26 at Forest Area* L 8-40
Fri, Oct 3 INLAND LAKES* L 12-46
Fri, Oct 10 at Mancelona* L 8-50
Fri, Oct 17 ST. IGNACE* L 0-2, forfeit
Fri, Oct 24 CENTRAL LAKE* L 0-2, forfeit
*Conference
High
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FOOTBALL WEEKLY
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
Week 1:
Week 7:
Cheboygan 45, Sault Ste. Marie 13
Week 2:
Gaylord 49, Petoskey 42
Cheboygan 13, Ogemaw Heights 21
Gaylord St. Mary 19, Forest Area 0
Gaylord 35, Grayling 0
Elk Rapids 70, Grayling 26
Central Lake 46, Gaylord St. Mary 18*
Inland Lakes 28, Central Lake 22
Inland Lakes 54, Pickford 14*
Johannesburg-Lewiston 49, Pickford 12
Johannesburg-Lewiston 75, Pellston 14*
Mancelona 50, Pellston 8
Mancelona 52, Onaway 18*
AuGres-Sims 34, Mio 31
Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard 55, Mio 20
St. Ignace 56, Onaway 0
Petoskey 43, Hastings 0
*Conference
Week 8:
Week 3:
Cheboygan 13, Escanaba 12
Gaylord 34, Standish-Sterling 0
St. Ignace 56, Gaylord St. Mary 6*
Glen Lake 15, Grayling 8*
Inland Lakes 54, Forest Area 0*
Johannesburg-Lewiston 29, Central Lake 14*
Mancelona 34, Pickford 8*
Mio 42, Atlanta 16*
Onaway 22, Pellston 16*
Cadillac 27, Petoskey 7*
*Conference
Week 9: Oct. 24
PETOSKEY
(7-2, 7-2)
Fri, Aug 29 at Sault Ste. Marie, W 53-14
Fri, Sep 5 at Hastings, W 43-0
Fri, Sep 12 CADILLAC* L 7-27
Fri, Sep 19 T.C. WEST* W 42-21
JOHANNESBURG-LEWISTON Fri, Sep 26 CHEBOYGAN, W 49-7
Fri, Oct 3 at T.C. Central* W 16-13
(8-1, 8-1)
Fri,
Oct 10 at Gaylord* L 42-49
Thurs, Aug 28 MANCELONA* W 21-0
Fri, Oct 17 at Alpena* W 28-17
Fri, Sep 5 at Pellston* W 75-14
Fri, Oct 24 OGEMAW HEIGHTS* W 41-14
Fri, Sep 12 CENTRAL LAKE* W 29-14
PRE-DISTICT
Fri, Sep 19 at Gaylord St. Mary* W 50-14
D3, Region 1, District 1
Fri, Sep 26 at St. Ignace* L 0-28
Fri, Oct. 31 v. Bay City John Glenn (6-3)
Fri, Oct 3 ONAWAY* W 46-0
* Conference
Fri, Oct 10 at Pickford* W 49-12
Fri, Oct 17 FOREST AREA* W 47-8
6.
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SCHEDULES AND RESULTS
CHEBOYGAN
Week 5:
Petoskey 49, Cheboygan 7
T.C. Central 18, Gaylord 7*
Onaway 8, Gaylord St. Mary 6*
Grayling 51, Kingsley 35*
Inland Lakes 18, Mancelona 14*
St. Ignace 28, Johannesburg-Lewiston 0*
Hillman 39, Mio 32*
Forest Area 40, Pellston 8*
*Conference
Week 6:
Alpena 34, Cheboygan 12
Cadillac 21, Gaylord 20*
PRE-DISTRICT PLAYOFFS
DIVISION 3
REGION 1, DISTRICT 1
Bay City John Glenn (6-3) at Petoskey (7-2)
Friday, Oct. 31, 7 p.m.
DIVISION 7
REGION 1, DISTRICT 2
Mancelona (6-3) at Suttons Bay (8-1)
Friday, Oct. 31, 7:30 p.m.
DIVISION 8
REGION 1, DISTRICT 2
Inland Lakes (7-2) at Munising (8-1)
Friday, Oct. 31, 7 p.m.
REGION 2, DISTRICT 2
Hillman (8-1) at Johannesburg-Lewiston (8-1)
Friday, Oct. 31, 7 p.m.
MIO The Mio varsity football team didnt have a winning season for the first time
in nearly two decades. The
Thunderbolts also didnt
make the state playoffs for
the first time in 13 seasons.
But, that didnt stop head
coach Jim Gendernalik and
his players from enjoying a
hard-fought 49-44 over rival
Alcona on Friday, Oct. 24, in
the season finale for both
teams.
Both teams ended the 2014
season at 4-5 overall and
failed to make the state playoffs. Though, Gendernalik
said, if Alcona had won, it
might have made the playoffs
with five wins.
It was not our intent to be
a spoiler, Gendernalik said.
It was our intent to play a
better game and against a
very good team.
Were not used to being
finished with football after
just nine games, but we end
the season on a winning
note, he added. That doesnt always happen in the
playoffs, even. Only one
team, at the end, wins.
And, the win at home
against Alcona didnt come
easily.
The Thunderbolts struck
early and often, with
Tremayne Thorton scoring
on Mios first offensive play of
the game, a 56-yard run to
the end zone.
Mio led 28-12 at halftime
and then 35-12 early in the
third quarter. But, thats
when the visiting Tigers came
roaring back.
They continued to close
the gap right up till the twominute mark of the fourth
quarter, Gendernalik said.
Their quarterback and running back helped to keep cutting the lead.
The Thunderbolts seemed
to wrap up the victory with a
defensive stand late in the
fourth quarter and taking
over on downs. But, Mio fumbled and gave Alcona yet
another shot.
The
Tigers,
however,
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Cross Country
be celebrated.
That is huge for a firstyear runner, Andre said of
Jacksons finish. And, our
girls nearly qualified as
team.
Jackson was followed by
teammates
Megan
Oppermann (24:05) and by
Molly Leslie (24:07), who finished 41st and 42nd, respectively. Other Grayling runners in the girls race included: senior Casie Wakeley (
44th, 24:13), freshman Kaya
Preston (57th, 25:15), senior
Andrea
Stephan
(59th,
25:33), and junior Ashley
Stout (73rd, 27:35).
16....LSU.....................................7-2 .........574
17....Nebraska .............................7-1 .........535
18....Utah ....................................6-1 .........524
19....Oklahoma............................5-2 .........430
20....West Virginia.......................6-2 .........379
21....East Carolina.......................6-1 .........366
22....Clemson..............................6-2 .........265
23....Marshall..............................8-0 .........184
24....Duke....................................6-1 .........121
25....UCLA ..................................6-2 .........106
Dropped from rankings: USC 20
Others receiving votes: Colorado State 29,
USC 22, Wisconsin 14, Stanford 9, Louisville
8, Missouri 7, North Dakota State 3, Oklahoma
State 2
Division 1
School (First-place votes) (Record) Total Points
Division 5
1. Grand Rapids West Catholic (5) (9-0) 50
2. Marine City (9-0) 45
3. Menominee (9-0) 38
4. Lansing Catholic (9-0) 36
5. Almont (9-0) 30
6. Freeland (8-1) 25
7. Muskegon Oakridge (8-1) 20
8. Frankenmuth (8-1) 15
9. Hopkins (8-1) 6
10. River Rouge (8-1) 5
Others receiving votes: 11, Clare (7-2) 2. 12,
Olivet (7-2) 1. 12, Reed City (7-2) 1. 12,
Birch Run (7-2) 1.
Division 6
1. Ithaca (4) (9-0) 49
2. Jackson Lumen Christi (1) (9-0) 45
3. Clinton (9-0) 38
4. Flint Beecher (9-0) 36
5. Boyne City (9-0) 29
6. Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central (8-1)
25
7. Constantine (8-1) 18
8. Millington (8-1) 15
9. Manchester (8-1) 12
T-10. Madison Heights Madison (7-2) 3
T-10. Hanover-Horton (8-1) 3
Others receiving votes: 12, Ravenna (7-2) 1.
12, Warren Michigan Collegiate (8-1) 1.
Division 7
1. Ishpeming (5) (8-0) 50
2. Detroit Loyola (9-0) 45
3. New Lothrop (9-0) 40
4. Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port (9-0) 35
5. Whittemore-Prescott (9-0) 28
6. Decatur (8-1) 22
7. Traverse City St. Francis (7-2) 18
8. Hudson (8-1) 16
9. Iron River West Iron County (8-1) 13
10. Union City (8-1) 8
Others receiving votes: None.
Class A
Rank Team Name Record
1 Novi 42-4-1
2 Temperance Bedford 58-5-2
3 Clarkston 43-4-1
4 Grand Haven 46-7
5 Lake Orion 50-10-2
6 Bloomfield Hills Marian 43-8-1
7 Farmington Hills Mercy 41-2-2
8 Grand Rapids Christian 21-3
9 Romeo 33-6-1
10 Mattawan 34-7
Honorable Mention: Portage Central,
Saline, West Ottawa, Byron Center,
Hartland, Dewitt, Jenison, Seaholm,
East Kentwood
Class B
Rank Team Name Record
1 Notre Dame Preparatory School 49-7
2 North Branch 48-7-4
3 Chelsea 44-7-2
4 New Boston Huron 32-6-1
5 Lakewood 41-8
6 AA Gabriel Richard 32-8
7 Mt. Morris 40-17-4
8 Ida Coach did not Report
9 Marysville 42-7-1
10 GR South Christian 32-15
Honorable Mention: Cadillac,
Frankenmuth, Dearborn Divine Child,
Whitehall, Croswell Lexington, GR
Catholic Central, Hamilton, Sturgis,
Forest Hill Eastern
Class C
Rank Team Name Record
1 Schoolcraft 34-10-1
2 Monroe St. Mary's Catholic Central
31-7-2
3 Roscommon 41-11-2
4 Morley Stanwood 48-7-3
5 Concord 37-8-3
6 Traverse City St Francis 43-5-2
7 Bronson 51-14
8 Grand Rapids North Pointe Christian
38-5-1
9 Mt Pleasant Beal City 39-11-1
10 Ubly 32-5-6
Honorable Mention: Calumet, USA,
Charlevoix, Kent City, Rogers City,
Ravenna
Class D
Rank Team Name Record
1 Leland 34-11-4
2 Mendon Coach did not Report
3 Battle Creek St Philip Catholic Central
41-10-4
4 Camden Frontier 34-5-5
5 Waterford Our Lady Of The Lakes 2121-5
6 Plymouth Christian Academy 21-3
7 Marine City Cardinal Mooney 24-6-4
8 Stephenson 23-4-4
9 Onaway 28-14-5
10 Pickford 24-0-1
Honorable Mention: Crystal Falls Forest
Park, Climax Scotts, Mount Pleasant
Sacred Heart, Michigan Lutheran
Division 8
1. Muskegon Catholic Central (4) (9-0) 49
2. Harbor Beach (1) (9-0) 45
3. St. Ignace (9-0) 32
4. Crystal Falls Forest Park (7-1) 30
5. Fowler (9-0) 28
T-6. Mendon (8-1) 23
T-6. Beal City (7-2) 23
8. Munising (8-1) 15
9. Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary (81) 14
10. Climax-Scotts (8-1) 9
Others receiving votes: 11, Bark River-Harris
(7-2) 4. 12, Johannesburg-Lewiston (8-1) 2.
13, Lake Linden-Hubbell (7-2) 1.
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The Gaylord girls of coach Jeff Kalember have advanced to the D2 state meet at
Brooklyn with their third-place finish at region. (COURTESY OF JEFF KALEMBER)
Tiegan in 21st place and
Mallory Bunker (25:54.4)
rounded out the stop seven
in 39th place.
Strong-pacing
junior
Samantha Morehouse of
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and earn a berth at Brooklyn
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the girls D4 state meet.
Sophomore Clare Bastian
of Onaway earned 19th place
overall in 22:40.7. Senior Tori
Zynewicz of Mackinaw City
(22:48.2) was 21st overall
with Pellston senior Ainsley
MacLean (22:56.0) right
behind in 22nd. Junior Katie
I-Lakes
senior
Jacob
Drogowski earned a spot at
state with his 12th place time
of 18:05.3.
Mancelona
freshman
Quentin Genaw turned in a
sold time of 17:43.6 in the D4
regional meet held at the
Grand Traverse Resort, taking
eighth place overall to also
qualify individually.
Senior Riley Henderson of
Mancelona did not qualify
individually but had a good
showing, coming in 24th
place in 18:55.65 to come in
as runner-up to Genaw for
the Ironmen.
Cross Country
Snowbird seniors'
finale
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she's a captain.
Ehrke, our setter, is only a
sophomore but she started
last year as a freshman,
Watson added. She was
third-team all-state last year
and broke a number of assist
records as a freshman. She's
always worked towards getting better. She is one that
everybody else knows about
too, she gets a lot of accolades. Arkwood has done a
good job of taking over the
middle spot, she's a diverse
hitter.
Watson is hoping that the
success continues into season year as well.
The positive thing about
this is that our kids expect to
compete for it every year, he
said. I'm sure we're not
going to win 40 in a row, so
somewhere someone is
going to knock us off so we
just have to keep preparing
and hope that we do enough
to get it done. Truthfully, I
thought Pellston was the
team to beat this year but
they lost some important
starters to injuries from the
get-go. That hurt them and
Volleyball round up
By Ben Murphy
Petoskey wins
Boyne City
tourney
Petoskey had a near perfect day on Saturday, winning
the Boyne City Volleyball
Invitational, going 5-1 on the
day.
An overall, very good day
for us, Petoskey head coach
Heather Miller said. I was
especially proud of the fact
that the girls were able to
avenge a loss from earlier in
the day.
The
Lady
Northmen
opened with a pair of wins
over Mackinac City (25-3, 2518)
and
JohannesburgLewiston (25-5, 25-12) but
lost to Kingsley (25-21, 2523).
In bracket-play, Petoskey
beat Gaylord 25-12 and 26-24
and avenged its loss against
Kingsley in the semi-finals,
winning 27-25 and 25-19.
In the championship,
Petoskey beat Cheboygan in
three sets, 25-17, 22-25 and
15-10.
We had to play seven
straight games at the tournament, Miller said. I was
proud of the way they were
able to stay strong and
focused through all of those
games. These tournament
days can get very long and
tiring. They did a great job of
keeping intensity throughout. This is our fourth tournament championship of the
season.
Jenny Tompkins led the
team with 48 kills on the day,
while adding eight aces and
62 digs. Katrina Daniel had
30 kills, three aces and six
blocks, Katie Rash had 29
kills, nine aces and 94 digs,
Ellie Wedge had 26 kills and
seven blocks, Trista Boyd had
112 assists to lead the team in
passing also had 66 digs and
Mari Hibbler had 75 digs.
Petoskey hosts district play
next week, with its first game
against Traverse City West on
Wednesday. The semi-finals
and finals will take place on
Saturday, Nov. 8.
Pellston plays in
tri-meet
The Pellston volleyball
team played in a tri-meet at
Gaylord, with Grayling on
Monday, losing a pair of close
games.
The Lady Hornets fell to
Grayling 26-24 and 25-19 and
fell to Gaylord 27-25 and 2516.
Mackenzie Wright had 31
kills, two aces, one block and
29 digs, Hanah Carter had 40
aces and 22 digs, Samantah
Stark had 18 digs, 11 kills and
two aces, Kaylee Krussell had
22 digs, four kills, four assists,
two blocks and an ace, Elyssa
Prell had 13 digs and two
blocks, Olivia Grant had
three kills, three blocks and
two digs and Emma Robbins
and Emma Thompson both
had two digs.
Pellston (23-15-7) plays in
the Harbor Light Christian
district next week. It opens
against host Harbor Light on
Wednesday, with the championship set to be played on
Friday, Nov. 7.
The Onaway volleyball team poses after beating Mancelona last week, clinching the team's third straight Ski
Valley Conference championship. Onaway has won 24 straight league games and looks to continue its postseason success next week in districts.
helped us and we took care of
our business. Three in a row
is an accomplishment, that's
for sure; it's pretty nice to
say.
Onaway (29-15-5 overall)
played at Rogers City in a
county tri-match with Posen
and Rogers City. The
Cardinals also host districts
next week, with games to be
played on Monday and
Thursday. Onaway has won
districts each of the last three
years, including a run to the
Volleyball
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You know that few purchases will provide you the quality of life that a home
of your own does. There are plenty of
advantages, as well - tax breaks, rising
real estate values, a stable environment
for the family, to name only a few. So
you stifle your worries and keep looking
for homes. You just cant find the one
thats just right for you.
It might be time to back this train up
and examine what is causing the conflict between wanting to buy and being
unable to make a decision. There is a
cause, and its name is money. The
question is, which aspect of money is
stopping you from moving forward?
Fear of spending too much
Lenders will loan you money at the
top of your ability to borrow. Realtors
will suggest that you will be happier in a
bigger, better home, eliminating the
need to trade up in a few years.
Stretching to buy the most home you
can possibly afford is a good strategy,
but only under certain conditions - that
you have confidence that your salary
will rise, that your income is stable, and
that you can handle large surprise
expenses.
If youve been pre-qualified, you are
already looking at bigger, better, more
beautiful homes at the top of your
range. But something isnt quite right.
Even though you may feel that your
income is stable, a feeling is telling you
that if you buy in this range, you wont
have enough in reserves should something happen. Those are your instincts
talking, and you should listen, because
your desires have been doing the talking up to now. Your instincts are telling
your desires to scale back a little.
That means backtracking. Talk to
your Realtor and ask her to show you
less expensive homes. You cant go
wrong buying slightly under your ability. In fact, many financial advisors tell
their clients to budget about 25% of
their income for housing in order to
position them to build reserves for savings, investments, home improvements,
emergencies and dozens of other reasons. Thats almost six percent less than
lenders will allow you to borrow. Just
think what else you can do with six percent of your income. Youll still have
your house, youll just have more to do
other things with.
By Jim Akans
This weeks featured home is a beautiful and
spacious brick ranch situated on a large double
lot in the city of Gaylord.
The three-bedroom, three-bath home offers
approximately 4,165 square feet of total space
on the main and full basement levels. That a lot
of room! Highlights include gorgeous wood
flooring throughout, formal dining room as well
as an eat-in kitchen, master suite with his and
her closets, central air conditioning, plus a three-season room and
open patio that provide perfect spots for enjoying the wonderful
viewsand much more. The basement features a huge laundry
room, a workroom and there is potential to add two additional
bedrooms.
There is also an attached two-and-a-half car garage and the back
yard is fenced so the family pet will also have lots of room to
roam safely. Situated in a quiet residential neighborhood, this
home is also just a short walk or bike ride from the many
COUNTY
Alcona
Alpena
Antrim
Cheboygan
Crawford
Mackinac
Montmorency
Oscoda
Otsego
Presque Isle
ON
DAYS
MARKET
0
125
128
238
182
49
197
162
65
441
DOLLAR VOLUME
SOLD
0
$345,500
$139,000
$641,300
$539,900
$259,200
$464,900
$306,000
$590,500
$250,000
NUMBER OF
UNITS SOLD
0
7
2
7
8
3
6
1
5
1
NUMBER OF
UNITS AVAILABLE
53
330
52
209
219
73
260
188
480
259
AVG.
PRICE
$0
$49,357
$69,500
$91,614
$67,488
$86,400
$77,483
$306,000
$118,100
$250,000
If you would like additional information please contact your local REALTOR.
www.NorthernRealEstate.com
Office: 989-732-1707
NEW PRICE
Oldy but a Goody. 3
Bed, 1 Bath usable
Cabin with 2 additional
fixer upper cabins for
the do-it-your-selfer.
Another shed and
garage currently used
for wood storage. All on
1.7 acres within a 1/2
mile of Big Bear Lake.
$40,000.
MLS #287342
$119,000.
MLS #289919
Chalet on secluded
3.5 acres adjoining
hundreds of acres of
state land. Split stone
fireplace, trapezoid
windows, and recess
lighting. 24 x 36 heated and insulated
garage with storage
and extra bonus room, bath. Full unfinished basement and storage shed
too. $99,500. MLS #293331
LD
SO
CURB APPEAL
and an interior to
match. 3 bed, 2 bath,
ranch with new hardwood floors create
rich, warm feel. Tile
floors too. Natural gas
fireplace and central
air. Plus new refrigerator, microwave, garage
door opener and
newer roof, hot water heater adds to your peace of mind. Attached heated garage, large fenced in back yard that you can enjoy from the deck.
Sweet place...Sweet price. $129,000. MLS #292577
NEW PRICE...
Seller Just Invested More
than $7K in New Kitchen
Cabinets and Flooring in
this Sprawling 3 Bed, 2 Bath
Grayling Ranch. Two New
Additions in last 10 Years.
New Roof, Furnace, Central
Air, Hot Water Heater, and
Windows too. Hardwood or
Pergo Flooring or Cushy Carpet Throughout. Maintenance Free Vinyl Siding,
Maintenance Free Covered Front Porch, Freshly Painted Spacious Back Deck
to Enjoy Roomy, Fenced-In Back Yard. This Gorgeous Home Sits on a 5 Block
Crawl and is Clean as a Whistle. $99,900. MLS #285904
Well Maintained
Rentals
Available
Call 989-732-1707