Weekly Choice - Section B - January 26, 2012

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By Mike Dunn

CADILLAC – It’s a daunting task any time you travel to

the court of a state-ranked

opponent. It makes it doubly

tough when inclement

weather has limited your

practice time.

That’s what Gaylord was

facing on Friday at the court

of Cadillac, the No. 8-ranked

Class B team in the state. The

Vikings’ smooth 6-foot-5

guard John Simons, who is

bound for Central Michigan

next year, showed up big,

blistering the nets for 30

points as Cadillac earned a

69-32 Big North Conference

victory.Cadillac improved to 7-1

overall with the win and 4-1

in the league and Gaylord fell

to 4-6 and 2-4 in the Big

North.

Coach Tim O’Rourke’s boys

battled, as usual, but had dif-

ficulty working through the

rust and generating points

and that only added to the

challenge the Blue Devils

faced on this night. Senior

forward Troy Gahm turned in

a typically solid performancefor the Blue Devils, though,

leading the way with 17

points.

Cadillac led 20-7 after the

first quarter and 35-12 at the

half. Simons had 12 boards to

go with his 30 points. Tyler

DeKryger added 11 for the

Vikings and point guard Nick

Paquet had three steals and

three assists.

O’Rourke said the long bus

ride on a day when there was

no school and the lack of

practice time during the pre-

vious week were factors in

the loss, though he acknowl-

edged that Cadillac is anexcellent, well-coached team

and Simons is a top-grade

player.

Cadillac coach Jeff

McDonald, who has run a

classy program for many

years, recognized that it was

a challenging night for the

Blue Devils.

“Gaylord is a better team

than it showed tonight but

they haven't been able to

practice because of the

weather,” McDonald said.

“The deck was stacked

against them.”Cadillac won the JV game

44-34.

Gaylord played at the court

of state-ranked Petoskey on

Tuesday, Jan. 24, after this

issue went to press. The Blue

Devils are on the road again

for a Big North clash at

Ogemaw Heights on Tuesday,

Jan. 31.

Gaylord’s next home game

is Friday, Feb. 3, against Big

North foe Traverse City

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Gaylord senior forward Troy Gahm takes a tumble Friday while battling for a rebound against the

Vikings.

Gaylord junior

guard Tyler

Cherry, left,

dribbles the ball

during Friday’s

game at

Cadillac.

Above: Gaylord junior guard Tyler Frisch (33) controls the ball

as he brings it up the court Friday at the court of the Vikings.

Left: Gaylord junior center Michael Skerratt defies gravity as

he takes it to the hole during the game at Cadillac.

Gaylord senior Troy Gahm goes high to launch

one Friday against Cadillac and score two of his

17 points.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2012

Gaylord boys bow to Vikings

Basketball

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CADILLAC – Efficient ball

handling and locked-in long-

range artillery helped the

Gaylord freshmen boys of

coach Iron Mike Neff to win

again on Friday. The Blue

Devils blasted to an impres-

sive 55-32 triumph over Big

North foe Cadillac, pushing

their record to 9-1 through

the first half of the season.

Different players have

stridden to the forefront on

different nights for Gaylord, a

sign of a deep and well-

coached team, and Friday’s

game at Cadillac was no

exception. This time it was

relentless Marcus O’Rourke,

usually known for his dogged

predatory defense, rising to

the occasion with some

timely bomb strikes from

beyond the arc.

Marcus made the twine

dance four times from 3-

point lead while acquiring a

team-high 16 points in the

Gaylord triumph. Steven

Fitzek, reliable as the times

tables, turned in another

solid performance, finding

the bottom of the net for 12

points and the Blue Devils’

bee-bee blaster, Blayne

Blaker, blistered the nets for

eight points.

“We were up 26-12 at the

half but I felt we played flat to

that point,” reported coach

Neff. “We came out in the

third quarter with a lot more

energy and did a nice job of

not turning the ball over.”Gaylord was on the road

for a Big North clash against

Petoskey on Tuesday of this

week and are on the road

again this Friday, Jan. 27,

against non-league foe

Grayling for a 6 p.m. tip-off.

O’Rourke rocked the iron from long range as Blue Devilsblasted to victory at Big North foe Cadillac

Basketball

Gaylord frosh boys keepwinning

by Mike Dunn

GAYLORD -- Give the

Cadillac girls credit. They

came north to Gaylord on

Friday and played a whale of

a game, especially on

defense, outscoring the host

Blue Devils by a surprising

45-24 margin.

Cadillac improved to 7-4

and 4-2 in the conference

while Gaylord slipped to 7-6

and 3-3.

"We played pretty good

defense but we struggled

offensively," said veteran

Gaylord coach Frank

Hamilla. "Give Cadillac cred-

it. They played great defense.

We had good looks at the

basket at times and we just

couldnt convert them."

The visitors jumped to an

8-1 lead and forced Gaylord

to play catch-up the rest of

the way.

Gaylord played well

enough on defense to win

but had one of those nights

where the baskets just

weren't falling.

Cadillac did a nice job of surrounding Gaylord's high-

scoring junior wing

Mackenzie Edwards, the top

scorer in the Big North so far

this season. The hardworking

Vikings found ways to block

Mighty Mac's bridge to the

bucket, limiting Mackenzie

to five points, way below her

season average.

Junior forwards Alex

Simmons and Lauren Mead

also had five points apiece

for the Blue Devils. Mead also

pulled down six rebounds.

Simmons notched two steals

and two assists. Sarah Polena

and Maddie Hamilla turned

in their typically tenacious

defensive effort in the back-

court and Ashley Bartow and

Stephanie Buttrick provided

a jolt of defensive energy off

the bench."We did a good job holding

a good team to 45 points;

offensively, we didn't get the

job done," Hamilla said.

Nicole Bruggema paced

the Vikings with 12 points

while Selena Golnick added

nine points and Katlyn Agren

had eight.

Cadillac won the JV game

48-33.

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By Mike Dunn

GAYLORD – The wins just

keep on coming for the sec-

ond-ranked team in the

state in Class D girls basket-

ball. Gaylord St. Mary

pushed its record to 11-0

overall and 9-0 in the Ski

Valley with a pair of league wins last week, routing

defending league champ

Central Lake 58-15 on

Wednesday and earning an

89-53 decision at Forest Area

on Friday.

The Snowbirds played at

Johannesburg-Lewiston (11-

1, 8-1) on Tuesday of this

week after this issue went to

press. If the Snowbirds pre-

vailed at Johannesburg, they

would have put themselves

at least two games ahead of

everyone else in the league.

A loss at J-L could mean a

co-championship between

the two longtime rivals.

In the win over Central

Lake, St. Mary coach Kevin

Foster was very pleased withhis team’s man-to-man

defensive pressure.

“Defensively, our man-to-

man defense worked great,”

Foster reported. “We had

good pressure on the ball,

limiting their shots. Chrissy

(Smith) and Kari (Borowiak)

make it difficult for any team

to set up their offense.”

At the other end, it was the

usual suspects doing the

damage for the Snowbirds.

Steady senior wing Karli

Jacob, reliable as the sunrise,

scored 14 of her team-high

17 points in the first half and

she set the table like a Food

Network chef, generating six

assists.

The smooth-striding Smith smoked the nets for

14 points and dependable

Jada Bebble put 10 on the

board. Michelle Samalik

showed up big under the

boards, pulling down 10

rebounds.

St. Mary surged to an 18-2

lead and controlled play

throughout against a decent

Central Lake squad, which

had been fairly competitive

in the first encounter

between the schools, losing

by a 59-42 margin. The

Trojans fell to 5-5 and 4-3 in

the Ski Valley.

The game against Forest

Area was pretty interesting

as both teams shot well from

the floor. The visiting Warriors, a team that has

improved a great deal since

the start of the season, hit 50

percent of their shots. That’s

a good number against any

team but especially good

against a suffocating

Snowbird defense.

St. Mary, not to be out-

done, shot 57 percent from

the field.

“It seemed like everything

was going in for them,”

Foster said. “On the other

hand, we shot 57 percent,

which explains the 89

points. It was just one of

those games where every-

thing seemed to be falling. I

was happy with how we

moved the ball and createdopen looks.”

Jacob was the prime point

producer in the contest,

tickling the twine for 30

points while making four

connections from beyond

the arc. She also produced

nine rebounds and five

assists.

Borowiak, the spitfire

sophomore terror, drained

the nets for 20 points to go

with seven steals and back-

court mate Smith struck for

16 points and spread the

wealth, generating a whop-

ping nine assists. Strong-

armed junior forward Mary

Spyhalski scored eight and

Bebble recorded five assists.

St. Mary led 26-29 after

one quarter and 54-30 at the

half.

The Snowbirds return

home after the game at

Joburg, taking on Onaway

on Thursday of this week.

Basketball

St. Mary girls still soaringNo. 2 ranked Snowbirds push record to 11-0 with impressive wins over league foes Central Lake

and Forest Area

Gaylord junior Alex Simmons, left, fights for a loose ball as teammate Lauren

Mead looks on.

Gaylord junior Alex Simmons goes high to retrieve

a rebound during the game against Cadillac.

Gaylord’s Lindsey Zaremba is surrounded by

Cadillac defenders in the JV game as she controls

the ball.

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Basketball

Grayling boys bow to Ramblers

By Mike Dunn

GRAYLING – It was just thekind of physically intense,down-to-the-wire battle thateveryone expected it to be.Boyne City, one of the topteams in the Lake MichiganConference this season,came to the “Moff Pit” inGrayling on Friday to take onthe high-powered Vikings ina key league clash.

Boyne City, fueled by thelong-range connections of senior Keegan LaBlance,outscored the Vikings 69-60.The Ramblers improved to 6-2 overall and 3-2 in the con-ference while Grayling, com-ing off the close loss toTraverse City St. Francis thegame before, slipped to 6-3and 3-2 in the league.

“It was a pretty intensegame,” said longtimeGrayling coach Rich Moffit.“On a positive note, I waspleased with our lack of turnovers in the game. Wehave made a tremendousimprovement in this area,

which is a plus. I also likedthe way that we battled back to cut the lead to two pointsin the fourth quarter.”

The game was tied at 10after one quarter but the vis-iting Ramblers outscoredGrayling 24-13 in the secondquarter to take a 34-23 leadinto the locker room. The

Vikings bit into the deficit alittle in the third quarter butstill trailed 50-43 going intothe final quarter. Grayling

battled to within two pointsof the Ramblers but could getno closer.

“We really struggled to fin-ish in the paint,” Moffit said.“We were 14-of-41 fromshots in the paint and that isunacceptable. We were also

12-of-22 from the line. We left64 points on the court.”

Senior lefty Zane Tobintagged the twine for a team-high 23 points to paceGrayling and he was the only

Viking player in double fig-ures. The Ramblers did an

outstanding job of surround-ing always-dangerous Viking senior wing Steven Enos, lim-

iting Enos to nine points. The6-foot-4 Enos did show up inthe battle of the boards, how-ever, pulling down a team-high 12 rebounds to go withthree steals and two assists.

Sophomore guard TylerMcClanahan had a nicegame for Grayling, scoring seven, including a 3-pointer,and he also dished off fiveassists. Long-armed seniorcenter Griffin Dean deliveredsix points with six rebounds

and senior guard Riley Zigilahauled in five rebounds withthree assists to go with his

four points.For Boyne City, LaBlance was LaKiller on this night. Hescored 28 points and keptdraining the nets from down-town, hitting from 22-plusfeet at times. FreshmanCorey Redman, who has avery bright varsity careerahead of him, scored 17 forBoyne and grabbed eightrebounds.

“Give Boyne City credit,”Moffit said. “LaBlance was

outstanding hitting threesand the freshman Corey Redman had a great game for

them.”Grayling started a stretchof four straight home games

with a clash against leaguefoe Charlevoix (6-3) that took place on Tuesday, Jan. 24.The Vikings also play homeagainst East Jordan on Friday,Jan. 27, against non-leaguefoe Roscommon on Tuesday,Jan. 31, and against HarborSprings on Friday, Feb. 3.

LaBlance is difference-maker for BC intough, physical LMC battle; Vikings leavepoints at the line

Grayling sophomore guard Jake Swander

goes high to deliver two points in the game with Boyne City.

Grayling sophomore guard Tyler McClanahan is

guarded closely as he drives to the hole against

Boyne City.

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By Mike Dunn

ALPENA – The visiting Petoskey boys pushed theirrecord to 11-0 overall and 6-0in the Big North and their

league winning streak to 26 with a no-frills 67-51 deci-sion over Alpena on

Thursday, Jan. 19. The Wildcats fell to 4-5 and 1-4.

Senior Zak Lewis, depend-able as the times tables, waszoned in from the backcourt,finding the iron a whopping

seven times from 3-pointcountry to pace Petoskey with 26 points.

Sam Baumgartner alsohelped the Northmen cause

with a solid effort off thebench, tickling the twine for12 points. Erik Davenportdelivered nine points and

senior forward Joe Robbinsracked up eight and grabbedfive rebounds with a typical

blue-collar effort inside.Hunter Pulaski pulled downa team-high six boards.

Devin O’Neil led Alpena with 16 points and was joined in double digits by

Tyler Pintar and Luke Cordes,each with 11.In the JV game, Alpena pre-

vailed in a close one 44-41.Shea Whitmore sank 18 forPetoskey in the loss and JoeLeBlanc bounced 10 throughthe iron.

Ninth-ranked Petoskey,

seeking its third straight Big North title, faced Gaylord onTuesday of this week after

this issue went to press. This

Friday, Jan. 27, the Northmen

travel to Cadillac for what

looks to be a HUGE league

showdown.

Win at Alpena gives state-ranked Northmen 11-0 mark and 6-0 in the Big North;Lewis lands from long range

Basketball

Petoskey boys remain unbeaten

by Mike Dunn

TRAVERSE CITY — Theeffort was certainly thereFriday. Short-handedPetoskey put up a whale of a

fight on the ice of Big NorthConference foe Traverse City West, battling on even termsmost of the way before thehost Titans pulled away for a4-1 triumph.

The game, featuring anempty-net goal at the end,

was closer than the scoreshows. Surprising Petoskey,

coming into its own after aslow start, slipped to 7-8-1overall and 3-5 in the confer-ence, though the Northmenare still 5-2 in their last sevengames. West improved to 6-8-

1 and 3-1-1 in the league.Opportunistic KevinHansen lit the lamp forPetoskey's lone goal, unloos-ing a rocket that found the

way past the sprawling Titangoalie Michael Tilford.Patrick Gitre and TannerDavis provided assists.

Trent McDougall, Zak

Myers and Alex Grizzelscored for the Titans withJake Saxton sealing the deal

with his empty-netter. Westgenerated 29 shots on netand Petoskey had 16 shots.

Junior Breanna Merriamturned back 25 of 28 shotsshe faced in the contest.

Petoskey traveled toCadillac for another leaguecontest on Wednesday of this

week. Petoskey faces BenzieCentral on Friday in theopening round of the Pink inthe Rink Cancer Benefit.

Short-handed Northmen battle hard in BNC defeat;Hansen scores lone Petoskey goal

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GAYLORD -- The

Gaylord girls basketball

program is once again

hosting the annual

Coaches vs. Cancer game

and it will be held on

Friday, Feb. 10, against Big

North foe Alpena.

Coaches vs. Cancer is a

collaboration between the

American Cancer Society

and the National

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coaches, their teams and

communities to join the

fight against cancer. This

event will not only raise

money to help the Society,

but teach our players and

other students the valu-

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acter building lessons.

Those who would like to

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Basketball

Viking girls outscore Boyne CityBy Mike Dunn

GRAYLING – The Grayling girls shook off the effects of a10-day layoff and turnedback the challenge of a scrap-py Boyne City squad on thehome floor Friday. The

Vikings of coach Joe Powersclosed strong to complete ahard-fought 47-43 victory over the visitors.

It was the first Lake

Michigan Conference victory for the Vikings, whoimproved to 5-6 overall and1-4 in the league.

"It was a very close gamethe entire way," said Grayling coach Joe Powers. "We weredown seven with 3 minutesto go in the third quarter

when we went on a run. Withour press, it takes time for theother team to wear down.Our girls worked very hard,

and because of that, we wereable to finally wear downBoyne City."

Junior forward Jo Hamlin, who is having a whale of aseason, had another out-standing game. Jo-Go bustedthe nets for a game-high 21points and worked like

Windex under the boards,cleaning the glass for 14rebounds and a hard-earneddouble-double. Hamlin isaveraging 17.5 points pergame thus far. She also hadtwo steals, four deflectionsand three assists and provid-ed her usual on-floor leader-ship. About the only thing

she didn't do was lead the Viking pep band at h alftime.Junior Hannah Haven and

sophomore Cierra Prosseralso helped the cause big time on this night, as did jun-ior Maddie Benardo andfeisty freshman Hailey

Whitaker. Haven and Prossereach connected for sevenpoints while Benardobounced five through thehoop and Whitaker waxedthe nets for four.

Every point was significanton a night when the Vikingshad to work through rust tofind their scoring punch.

“Since we had not playedin 10 days, our shooting was-

n't very good,” Powers said.“We had lots of difficulty put-ting the ball through thehoop. But because our girlsdo not give up, they keepplaying hard and forcing turnovers. Because of theireffort we had 84 shot oppor-tunities, which was 20 morethan our opponent. The girls’effort overcame a poor

shooting night.”The Vikings pounded the

boards on a night when their were lots of rebounding

chances at both ends.Hamlin led the way with 14boards but she wasn't theonly one scrapping, clawing and battling inside. Co-cap-tain Caitlin Prosser and

Whitaker each hauled inseven while Alyssa Morley made six, Benardo grabbedfive and Cierra Prosser pulleddown four.

“I am very proud of thegirls because they wonanother very close game,”Powers said. “If the game is

close in the fourth quarter, we have a lot of confidencethat we can compete. It wasa nice win coming off of along break.”

Boyne City coach KevinFitzpatrick was pleased withhis girls' effort, especially ondefense, but disappointed

with the Rambler turnovercount.

“We had a good defensiveeffort, and went in knowing that we had to stop their pen-etration in the half court and

make them beat us from theoutside,” Fitzpatrick report-ed. “We turned the ball over30 times and it's difficult to

win when you do that. We were up eight in the third andfoul trouble led to turnoversand uncontested layups forthem. We still had ourchances late in the game but

were unable to capitalize.”

Hamlin hammers the nets as Grayling pushes to 5-6 mark, wins first league game

Boys Hoops

Mio bows toNSL foe Posen

By Mike Dunn

POSEN – Host Posen took an early lead and made itstick Friday against Mio in a

clash between the top twoteams in the North StarLeague this season. Posenprevailed 58-36. Posenimproved to 10-1 overall and7-1 in the league while Mioslipped to 7-2 and 5-2.

David Kerr connected for23 points to pace the Vikings,

who used defensive pressureto create transition opportu-nities at the other end.Jerome Ciarkowski added 16points for the victors.

Micah Thomey found themark for 17 points to leadMio and Grant Price put eighton the board.

Boyne Falls 80,Alanson 24

BOYNE FALLS – HostBoyne Falls, a Class D honor-able mention pick in the lat-est AP polls, had too muchfirepower for visiting Alansonon Friday in a NorthernLakes Conference tilt.

Bobby Sproule and

Brandon Kuchnicki eachstruck for 10 points as the

scrappy -but-outmanned

Vikings slipped to 0-9 overall

and 0-5 in the league.Logan Jenkins hit for 20

points while Josh Puroll

scored 18 and BrendonMatelski 17 for the high-pow-

ered Loggers (8-1, 5-0).

Burt Lake NMCA 83

Northport 28

BURT LAKE — Host

Northern Michigan Christian Academy pushed its record

to 6-0 with a dominating 83-

28 victory over Northport onFriday.

Dangerous AaronChatfield channeled 23

points through the iron tolead the Eagles’ assault on

the iron and he also delivered

10 assists for a double-dou-ble. David Thompson tamed

the twine for 19 points whilePaul Chatfield tallied 17 and

Stephen Thompson 14.Bill Stowe paced Northport

with 13 points.

Host Vikings win clash of North Starfront-runners; Burt Lake NMCA

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Feisty freshman Hailey Whitaker takes it to

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Grayling junior Jo Hamlin puts some air in her

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by Mike Dunn

JOHANNESBURG -- TheJohannesburg-Lewiston girlsoutscored host Onaway 61-53 in a tough, hard-fought Ski

Valley clash on Wednesday,Jan. 18, then outscored visit-ing Pellston 49-21 on Friday in the games leading up tothe BIG rematch with peren-nial cross-county rivalGaylord St. Mary.

The Cardinals, whoimproved to 11-1 overall and

8-1 in the Ski Valley, playedhost to St. Mary on Tuesday,Jan. 24, after this issue wentto press. The Cardinals need-ed a win at home to stay incontention for the 2012 Ski

Valley championship.Undefeated, No. 2-ranked St.Mary would clearly be in thedriver's seat in the leaguestandings with a second vic-tory over the Cardinals of coach Heather Huff this sea-son.

In the game at Onaway, it

was versatile junior Abby Schlicher rising to the occa-sion once again for J-L.“Acetylene Abby” torched thenets for a team-high 18points and nearly produced atriple-double in the hard-fought battle with the hostCardinals of coach Marty Mix. Abby played defense

with the disposition of anagitated pit bull, recording 10steals, and she also grabbedeight rebounds.

Brittany Cherwinski also

shined for the visiting Cardinals of J-L, hitting for 16points and grabbing ninerebounds and the hardwork-ing Tiffany Nickert cleanedthe glass with elbow grease,pulling down nine boards.

Junior guard Kallie Shimelshowed up big for Onaway,giving the large home crowdlots of cheer about during thegame with twine-taming efforts. Shimel completed ahuge scoring night with 30points, including four con-

nections from beyond thearc, against one of the tough-est defensive teams in thenorth, quite an accomplish-ment.

Tamara Lupu landed ninepoints on the board forOnaway, which slipped to 7-4overall and 4-4 in the league.

In the 49-21 win at homeover Pellston, it was versatile

junior point-producer Abby Schlicher and hard-nosedTiffany Nickert leading a bal-anced scoring ledger with 10

points apiece. Nickert

notched a double-double

with 10 rebounds. Junior

Katelyn Weaver contributed

eight to the cause to go with

nine boards and long-armed

junior Hannah Huff put

seven on the board and

hauled in nine rebounds.

Determined junior guard

Miranda House hit for six.

Basketball

J-L girls push to 11-1 recordJ-L decisions Onaway and Pellston in Ski Valley games leading up to huge rematch with cross-county rival St. Mary

by Mike Dunn

BELLAIRE — In the much-

anticipated clash of the Ski Valley boys' hardwood

titans, host Bellaire finished

strong to gain a 75-58 victory

over Pellston on Tuesday,

Jan. 17. Bellaire, ranked third

in Class D prior to the game,

improved to 9-0 overall and

6-0 in the league. Pellston,

ranked second, lost for the

first time, slipping to 8-1 and

6-1.

Pellston was plagued by

fouls, particularly late in the

game. Four Hornet players

fouled out in the fourth

quarter as the Eagles rallied

to outscore the visitors 32-11. Senior 6-foot-4 guard

Chris Hass, the Hornets'

2,000-point scorer, was sad-

dled with four fouls from

early in the third quarter and

was forced to sit until the

fourth quarter. He did finish

the game, though.

Pellston was called for 30

fouls in the contest and

Bellaire for 11. The Eagles

connected on 22-of-32 free

throws and went 15-of-19 in

the fourth quarter. Pellston

was 5-for-10 from the line in

the game.

In spite of sitting part of the way, Hass still put 29 on

the board to lead all scorers.

Fellow senior Andy Hamlin

hit for 14 points and Dale

Stark delivered eight.

Hamlin and Stark both

hauled down nine rebounds

and the “Max Factor” was

felt down low as well, as

hardworking Max Ketterer

also came down with nine

boards.

Angular Reece Koepke tal-

lied 21 to pace the unbeaten

Eagles while Gus

Meriweather made 15 and

Mitch Teetzel tickled the

twine for 14.

Pellston played at home

on Wednesday, Jan. 25,

against league foe Forest

Area. The Hornets play host

to Bellaire on Feb. 15 in a

game that will likely deter-

mine if Bellaire is 2012

league champ or is forced to

share the title with Pellston.

Basketball

Pellston boys sufferfrustrating loss

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Girls Hoops

Petoskey tames Wildcats at home

By Mike Dunn

PETOSKEY -- The Petoskey girls of coach AdamDobrowolski are slowly right-ing the ship after a toughstart to the season. TheNorthmen won their second-straight Big North gameFriday, outscoring visiting

Alpena by a convincing 47-29margin. They improved to 3-8 overall and 2-4 in the Big North.

Long-armed junior centerMegan Tompkins cast a long

shadow in the paint forPetoskey, racking up 12points to go with 10rebounds for a double-dou-ble. She was also into rejec-tion, as usual, blocking threeshots.

Petoskey led just 12-11 athalfime in the physical,defense-dominated contest.The Northmen did a muchbetter job in the second half of handling Alpena's full-court pressure and that led tosome easy baskets.

Guards Alyssa VanWerden

and Olivia Pizii helped thecause, too, each connecting for eight points. VanWerdenalso recorded six reboundsand played leech-likedefense and "Pepperoni"Pizii put some spice into theoffense with the open looksshe generated inside. KatiLewis canned seven off thebench and dependableKelsey Ance added six points

with five boards. KatelynCrittenden set the table like asouthern hostess, recording six assists.

Rachael Marwede pacedthe Wildcats (3-7, 1-5) with12 points.

Alpena outscored Petoskey 43-42 in a tense JV game.Natalie Weaver, Jayme Larsonand Amanda Stinger eachstruck for eight points and

Abby Blanchard busted thenets for seven in the loss.

Petoskey played at Gaylordon Tuesday, Jan. 24, after thisissue went to press. OnFriday, Petoskey is homeagainst Big North foeCadillac.

Inland Lakes 44Central Lake 42

CENTRAL LAKE — InlandLakes won two Ski Valley games last week, edging Central Lake 44-42 on Friday,Jan. 20, and outscoring scrappy Mancelona 57-45 on

Wednesday, Jan. 18.Morgan Hanel topped the

scoring charts for the visiting Bulldogs in the win at CentralLake, making the twinetwitch to the tune of 16points. I-Lakes, which has

made a nice turnaround thisseason, improved to 7-5overall and 6-3 in the league.

Sheila Crouse led theTrojans (5-6, 4-4) with 23points and Haley Beardentallied 11.

ON WEDNESDAY, theBulldogs snapped a four-game winning streak with thevictory over visiting Mancelona, which slipped to1-9 and 0-8.

Sweet-shooting Sandy Bischoff blistered the nets fora game-high 20 points to go

with seven boards andMorgan Hanel made herpresence felt down low, hit-ting for 16 points and pulling down 15 rebounds. She alsodished off four assists. SarahKolb helped the cause, too,connecting for 11 points,including three treys.

Kallie Derrer, who is quiet-ly having a strong season forMancelona, landed 20 pointsin the loss and Mackenzie

Wilson hit for 11.Inland Lakes plays

Thursday at Pellston andMancelona is homeThursday against TraverseCity Christian.

Posen 64, Mio 32

MIO – Host Mio was notable to stop the Posenexpress on the home floorThursday, Jan. 19. Posen wonthe clash of North StarLeague front-runners 64-32to push its record to 10-2overall and 7-0 in the league.Mio, seeking to earn a spotatop the league standings

with the Vikings, fell to 9-3and 5-2.

Jalen DeFlorio found thebottom of the net for 12points to pace theThunderbolts.

Korynn Hincka hit for 21and Bev Bednarski for 17 tolead Posen.

Bellaire 46Mancelona 29

MANCELONA — VanessaBatchelor scored 12 points tolead Mancelona in a 46-29

defeat Friday at the hands of Ski Valley rival Bellaire.

Olivia Herring scored 15 topace the Eagles (5-5) andKatie Thornton scored six.

Northport 60, Alba 51

ALBA — Visiting Northportposted a 60-51 victory over

Alba on Friday in a non-league clash. Tianna Windish

waxed the nets for a team-high 19 points to lead Alba.

Nine Muller tallied 21 for

the visitors and Chelsie Wicksscored 11.

Forest Area 39

Pellston 26

PELLSTON — The host

Hornets kept pace with high-scoring Forest Area through

three quarters but fell shortin the final quarter, suffering

a 39-26 loss in a Ski Valley clash on Wednesday, Jan. 18.

Angular Emma Dunhamdelivered eight points and

was poised in the paint,pulling down 11 rebounds for

Pellston. Tori Kirsch also hada solid game for the Hornets,

scoring eight and grabbing seven rebounds.

Marissa Ingersoll scored 20for Forest Area, which took a

26-24 lead into the fourthquarter before outscoring the

hosts 13-2 as Pellston got intofoul trouble.

Forest Area jumped to 4-6overall and 2-5 in the league

while Pellston fell to 1-8 and1-6.

White Pine StampedeGears Up for 36thAnnual Race

MANCELONA, MI – Skiersget ready, Michigan’slongest-running point-to-point cross country ski race,the White Pine Stampede,

will take place on Saturday,February 4 in Mancelona.

The 36th annual race willfeature a 40K, a 20K and a10K with all races starting atthe Mancelona High School.The 20K and 10K will end atSchuss Village and the 40K concludes at the Summit atShanty Creek. All races fea-ture both classic andfreestyle classifications.

Entry Fee is $65 for the

40K and 20K races while the10K tour costs $35. $5 fromeach skier’s registration isdonated to the Children’sHospital of Michigan. Over$91,000 has been generatedby this race to date.

The White PineCommittee is pleased toannounce a new sponsor forthis year’s race;TransCanada. TransCanada

joins Shanty Creek Resortsand Short’s Brewing Co of Bellaire, Mi. as a major con-tributor. Other sponsorsinclude MancelonaChamber of Commerce, the

Mancelona Rotary Club andFitzpatrick Mfg. Co.

Skiers are required to pick up their ski packets prior tothe event, either Friday atShanty Creek Resorts, orSaturday early morning atMancelona High School.Registration may be com-pleted on-line at¬ w w w . w h i t e p i n e s t a m -pede.org or by calling (231)587-8812.

The White Pine Stampedeis a Michigan Cup Race. Formore information pleasecontact race headquartersat (231) 587-8812

Second-straight league win for Northmen; I-Lakes wins pair of league games; Mio falls

in NSL clash with Posen



By Doug Derrer

GRAND RAPIDS -- A week-end trip downstate saw theReps drop two games, butgain valuable experienceagainst some very good com-petition.

On Friday the Reps trav-eled to Patterson Arena inGrand Rapids and dropped aclose 4-3 decision to theForest HillsNorthern/Eastern hockey team. On Saturday, the Repsfaced Muskegon MonaShores and dropped a 7-4decision.

In Friday’s game, FHNE jumped out to a 3-0 advan-tage, scoring once in the firstperiod and twice in the sec-ond, before the Reps mount-ed a comeback.

P.J. Heger pulled the triggerfor a power-play goal with 26

seconds left in the secondperiod to put the Reps on theboard and make the score 3-1in favor of FHNE. Nick Sicinski and Quinn Lymanassisted on the Heger goal.

Zach Hill zoomed one pastthe FHNE goalie to score onthe power play 1 minute and39 seconds into the final

period to get the Reps withina goal. Heger and KevinBanducci were credited withassist on the Hill goal.

Heger’s second goal of theevening with 11:30 left tiedthe game at 3 with “Bazooka”Banducci earning an assist

on the goal.But 36 seconds later Marc Anderson scored his thirdgoal of the night against theReps to give FHNE a 4-3 win.

John Posler stopped 22 of the 26 shots he faced in netfor the Reps.

In a Saturday afternoonmatinee from the L.C. Walker

Arena in downtownMuskegon, the Reps and theMona Shores Sailors battledback in forth in an offensiveshootout before the Sailorsprevailed 7-4.

Mona Shores jumped infront 2-0 with a pair of goals

in the first four minutes of play before a Heger goal 5:04into the contest made thescore 2-1 in favor of theSailors. Banducci and Nate

Wilson assisted on the Hegergoal.

A little over a minute later,Hill brought a thrill to theReps’ supporters, tying the

frenetic, back-and-forthgame for the Reps withassists to Heger and Lyman.

Mona Shores scored with8:23 left in the opening peri-od but the hardworking, hus-tling Heger scored a powerplay goal on an assist from

Hill and the fast-and-furiousfirst period would end tied at3.

The Sailors scored twice inthe second period to take a 5-3 lead into the final period.Hill scored on a power play goal with as assist fromHeger to pull the Reps withina goal midway through the

final period but the Sailors

added two more goals before

the final horn and skated

away with a 7-4 win.

Claire Huhta suffered her

first loss in net for the Reps,

stopping 26 of the 33 shots

she faced against the high-

powered Sailors.

With a record of 7-9 now,

the Reps play host to Saginaw

Swan Valley on Friday and

Mid-Michigan on Saturday at

Center Ice Arena in Traverse

City.

Hockey

Reps face strong downstate teamsReps narrowly bow to FHNE by 4-3 score; Mona Shores prevails over Reps in high-scoring affair

By Mike Dunn

GAYLORD -- Traverse City Central, the fourth-rankedDivision 2 team in the state,came to Gaylord on Friday toface off against the Blue

Devils at the Sportsplex. TheTrojans did nothing to dis-credit their high ranking,posting an impressive 7-2victory over a game, deter-mined Gaylord squad thatplayed hard to the end. TheTrojans jumped to 7-0 in theBig North and 12-3-1 overall

with an impressive 7-2 victo-ry over Gaylord.

The high-powered visitorshad the Blue Devils back on

their heels from the start,scoring their first goal in theopening 30 seconds of thegame and taking a 3-0 lead by the end of the first period.

Gaylord, to its credit,refused to give up the ghost

no matter what the score-board said. The Blue Devils

were down 5-0 going into thethird period but scored a pairof goals to close out on moreof a positive note.

Hard-driving Nick Shearhad a goal and an assist inthe period and opportunisticSpencer Bajko, who is putting together an outstanding sen-ior season, scored the otherBlue Devil goal. Trevor

Raymond and Jay Lindgren

earned assists.

Connor Gartland had a hat

trick for Central.

Gaylord, which slipped to

7-8-2 overall and 1-4-1 in the

Big North, is home Friday against a very good

Cheboygan squad in non-

league action. The game is

also the annual REACH OUT

fundraiser for the Blue Devils

[see separate story in this

issue].

The last time Gaylord and

Cheboygan locked horns on

the ice, the Chiefs prevailed

2-1 in overtime.

Hockey

Gaylord falls to toughTrojans

Fourth-ranked T.C. Central stays unbeaten inBig North with impressive victory at Sportsplex

GAYLORD -- The Gaylordhockey team will be wearing pink this Friday on the homeice. The Blue Devils are hold-ing their annual REACH OUTnight and this year they areraising funds to benefit theOtsego Memorial Hospital

Mammography Assistance

Fund.Proceeds from the game

will go to the fund, whichhelps uninsured or underin-sured women in Otsego andMontmorency counties whocannot afford screening.

Those interested in help-

ing will be able to make

donations at the game and

there will be REACH OUT T-

shirts available at the game

as well.

Game time for what should

be a rousing battle with a

very good Cheboygan team is

7 p.m.

Hockey

Gaylord to host cancerbenefitREACH OUT at Sportsplex this Friday against

Cheboygan is fundraiser for OMHMammography Assistance Fund

Alma Collegehosts baseball

camp ALMA – The annual Alma College

Baseball Camp will be held on three con-

secutive Sundays next month: Feb. 5, 12

and 19.

All ages are welcome for camp. At 1

p.m. each Sunday there will be a youth

skills camp. At 2 p.m. a junior high skills

camp and at 3 p.m. a high school inter-

mediate-and-advanced skills camp.

All camps feature instruction in hitting,

defense and pitching. The high school

camp also includes base running and

offense and defensive strategies.

The cost of the camp is $20, payable the

first Sunday of attendance.

The camp is staffed by the Alma College

coaching staff and players. For informa-

tion, call the Alma College baseball office

at (989) 463-7017.

Petoskey Blaze12U Tryouts

The Petoskey Blaze travel softball club isinviting girls all girls that were born on or afterJan 1, 1999 that would like to have the oppor-

tunity to play softball at a higher level to try-out on February 5 at the Petoskey MiddleSchool gym. Although this program is basedin Petoskey, girls from all communities areinvited to tryout. Girls from Petoskey,Charlevoix, Central Lake, Ellsworth, BoyneCity, Indian River and East Jordan that haveplayed for the Blaze have been offered schol-arships to play college softball.

Team fee will be $300 and includes tourna-ment entry fees, player insurance and uni-forms. This a great opportunity for girls that

want to continue playing after Little League.Tryout time is 2:00pm for pitchers and

catchers. Catchers will need to bring thereown equipment. Position player tryouts startsat 2:45. Ending time will depend on atten-dance. Call or email Tom Mielke,[email protected], 231-881-0993 with

questions.

SPORTS BRIEFS




Hockey

Cheboygan claims Alpena tourney!

By Tom Eustice

ALPENA – The Cheboygan

hockey team was up to the

challenge over the weekend

in the annual Alpena

Boosters Tournament. On

Friday in the tourney opener,

the Chiefs outscored the

scrappy Northwest Warriors

8-4 and on Saturday in the

title game the Chiefs edged

host Alpena by a 5-4 margin.

In the championshipgame, Eryn Eustice scored

the game-winning goal with

3:49 left in the third period.

The Eustice goal finally

enabled Cheboygan put

away the pesky Wildcats, who

rallied twice from two-goal

deficits to tie the score.

Cheboygan’s prolific

Production Line of Jake

Elmore, Jordan Yost and

Eustice controlled play

whenever it was on the ice,

accounting for 11 points and

four of the Chiefs’ five goals

in the title match.

It was Elmore striking first

for the Chiefs less than two

minutes into the game with a

backhander past sprawling

Alpena goalie Jessie Boilore.

Elmore had assists from line-

mates Eustice and Yost.

Senior Dylan Wilkinson

made it 2-0 early in the sec-

ond period on a power-play

blast with help from Elmore

and smooth-striding Stan

Swiderek.

Aaron Golbeck and Shane

Dawson scored back-to-back

goals for Alpena to tie the

score at 2 but the resilient

Chiefs scored twice them-

selves before the end of the

second period to take a 4-2

lead.

Yost drilled a whistling

wrister past Boilore to put

Cheboygan on top 3-2 withhelp from Eustice and

Elmore and Eustice scored

unassisted in the final 30 sec-

onds of the period when the

puck took an odd bounce as

Boilore was attempting to

clear to a teammate.

Cheboygan’s 4-2 lead held

until late in the third period

when Zach Nash lit the scor-

ing lamp twice in a dizzying

span of two minutes and 30

seconds. That tied the score

again at 4 but the tie lasted

only until “Doc” Eustice

struck again in dramatic

fashion, hitting the eventual

game-winner with 3:49

remaining.

Sophomore goalie Kaleb

Wood stood strong in the

final minutes as Alpena

churned out scoring chances

and tried desperately to force

overtime.

Alpena outshot Cheboygan

30-24 in the contest.

The tense victory gave

Cheboygan its first-ever

Boosters Tournament title,

while the Wildcats fell in the

title game for the second

time in three years.

ON FRIDAY, the Chiefs ran

into a different Northwest

Warriors team than the one

they shut out 8-0 just eight

days earlier.

The opportunistic Elmore

scored just 1:46 into the firstperiod with assists from

Mass Production mates

Eustice and Yost. At that

point, it looked like the

Chiefs just picked up where

they left off the last time they

played the Warriors.

However, the Warriors draft-

ed a new agenda for this

game and it included playing

tough, hard-nosed hockey

and never quitting.

The Warriors’ Drew Black

scored a short=handed unas-

sisted goal with 11:00 to play

in the period to tie it up 1-1.

Drew picked off a pass in the

Chiefs’ defensive end and

walked in uncontested for a

goal.

Four minutes later the

Chiefs returned the favor of a

short-handed goal when siz-

zling seniors Elmore and

Eustice turned a penalty kill

into a two-on-ne breakaway

and Jake top-shelved a shot

with an assist from Eryn.

A few minutes later, Drew

Black scored again short-

handed to tie the game 2-2

with an assist from Trevor

Apsey, and the Chiefs looked

a little dumbfounded. The

first period ended 2-2.

The Chiefs opened the sec-

ond period on a power play

and it took only 22 seconds

for Yost to make the twine

twitch in the back of the net.

Yost had assists from StanSwiderek and John Garst.

Two minutes later Seth

Duncan drilled a wrist shot

with assists from Hunter

Filice and Zack Schley to put

the Chiefs up 4-2. Then with

10:28 to play in the second

period Eustice popped in his

first goal of the game off a

rebound with assists to

Swiderek and Elmore.

The Chiefs looked a little

too comfortable with a 5-2

lead. The Warriors didn’t quit

and scored with 3:49 to play

in the period to trim the lead

to 5-3 and that’s how the sec-

ond period ended.

Slamming sophomore

Zack Schley put the Chiefs up

6-3 with a wrist shot at the

top of the crease with assists

from the distributor cap StanSwiderek for the playmaker

and also from Hunter Filice.

The Warriors’ Justin Judge

scored with 6:20 to play in

the game to cut the lead to 6-

4 and the Chiefs knew this

game wasn’t over.

Duncan got loose on a

breakaway for the Chiefs and

scored after a sweet deek to

put the Chief up 7-4. Filice

assisted for his first career

playmaker (three assists in a

game), with Schley also

recording an assist.

With 55 seconds remain-

ing, Eryn Eustice recorded

his second goal of the game

with assists from Elmore and

Yost.

The Production Line

recorded 10 points in the win

over the Warriors and 11points the next day in the

sweet victory over Alpena.

Chiefs’ goalie Wood faced

22 shots with 18 saves. The

Chiefs outshot the Warriors

58-22.

Chiefs edge host Alpena 5-4 in thrilling championship game; beat Northwest

Warriors 8-4 in semifinals


The Cheboygan hockey team gathers on the ice at Alpena after capturing the

weekend tournament.

Photo courtesy of toM eustice

CHEBOYGAN – There is abig weekend looming for theCheboygan hockey team. OnFriday, Feb. 3, the Chiefs play host to perennial rivalPetoskey in the annual “Skatefor the Cure” fundraiser withthe festivities starting at 6:15p.m. and game time at 7 p.m.

The Chiefs treat this as anopportunity to give back tothe community. Since purple

is the universal color for allcancers, the players will besporting purple cancer rib-bon decals on their helmets,purple shoelaces and purplestick tape.

They are selling T-shirts tosport at the game andaccepting financial dona-tions as sponsorships. Those

who sponsor will have theirnames printed on the T-

shirts and in the Chief hock-ey program.

At the game, the Blueliners will be selling additional T-shirts, raffle tickets and pro-viding various colored rib-bons for donation. If you

would like to make a dona-tion or be a part of thefundraiser in another way,please call Jordan Yost’smother, Debra Yost at (231)

625-2654.Last year, the fundraiser

brought in $5,555 for theOncology Department of theCheboygan Area Hospitaland this year the goal is$6,000. The hospital will beusing the funds to purchasereclining chairs that peoplerest in while they receivetheir chemo treatments.

On Saturday, Feb. 4, at 7

p.m., the Chiefs will host theMid-Michigan Storm andplan to have their annualSenior Tribute Night. This is aspecial night to feature theseniors of the team, several of

whom are four-year letter-men. Each player will be fea-tured for a few minutes in thelimelight.

“We will share theiraccomplishments, introduce

their persons of positive

influence, coaches, parents

and grandparents,” said

Annette Eustice. “It is a heart-

felt ceremony with a few sur-

prises you won’t want to

miss. Immediately after the

game each senior on the

team comes under the spot-

light in what is always a

touching tribute.”

EAST LANSING -- The 120finalists from all classes forthe Michigan High School

Athletic Association'sScholar-Athlete Award for the2011-12 school year wereannounced this week andcerebral Grayling seniorGriffin Dean is on the list.The 6-foot-8 Dean was a ter-ror in the trenches as a three-

year, two-way starter on thefootball team for coach TimSanchez. Dean is a two-time

All-State lineman for the

Vikings and a bruising centeron the basketball team of coach Rich Moffit.

The program, which hasbeen recognizing student-athletes since the 1989-90school year, will honor 32individuals from MHSAA member schools who partici-pate in at least one sport in

which the Association spon-sors a postseason tourna-ment. Farm BureauInsurance underwrites theScholar-Athlete Award, and

will present a $1,000 scholar-ship to each recipient. Sincethe beginning of the pro-gram, 544 scholarships have

been awarded.Scholarships will be pre-sented proportionately by school classification, with 12scholarships to be awardedto Class A student-athletes,six female and six male; eightscholarships will be awardedto Class B student-athletes,four female and four male;

six scholarships will beawarded to Class C student-athletes, three female andthree male; and four scholar-ships will be awarded toClass D student-athletes, twofemale and two male. Inaddition, there also will betwo at-large honorees whichalso are part of the general

judging process, may comefrom any classification, andare designated by theirschool at the time of entry.

Multiple-sport participa-

tion remains the normamong applicants. The aver-age sport participation rateof the finalists is 2.58, whilethe average of the applica-tion pool was 2.13 – both

within a tenth of last year’srates in those categories.There are 66 three-plus sportparticipants in the finalistfield, and all but three of the28 sports in which theMHSAA sponsors postseasontournaments are represent-ed.

The applications were judged by a 62-member com-mittee of school coaches,counselors, faculty mem-

bers, administrators andboard members fromMHSAA member schools.Selection of the 32 scholar-ship recipients will take placein early February. Class C andD scholarship recipients willbe announced on February 7;Class B scholarship recipi-ents will be announced on

February 14, and Class A

scholarship recipients will beannounced on February 21.

All announcements will bemade on the MHSAA Website.

To honor the 32 Scholar- Athlete Award recipients, aceremony will take placeduring halftime of the ClassC Boys Basketball Final,March 24 at the BreslinStudent Events Center in EastLansing.

To be eligible for theaward, students must have acumulative grade point aver-age of 3.50 (on a 4.0 scale),and previously have won avarsity letter in at least onesport in which the MHSAA

sponsors a postseason tour-nament. Students also wereasked to respond to a seriesof short essay questions, sub-mit two letters of recommen-dation and submit a 500-

word essay on the impor-tance of sportsmanship ineducational athletics.

Hockey

Cheboygan hosts Feb. 3 fundraiser

Grayling's Dean is MHSAA finalist

Skate for Cure brought in $5,500 last year for Oncology Department at Cheboygan Hospital

Griffin Dean is among 120 prep athletes state-wide chosen as candidates for MHSAA Scholar-Athlete Award

3rd & 4th Grade Girls January 21

Caroline Korte........ ...............14Sydney Kaiser......... ...............12Mariah Krone.. .................... ....8Tara Madej...............................8

Arielle Vermilya ................... ....8Kendall King............................7Jazlyn Hagenbuch..................6McKenna Hogle...................... .6Mandy Hopp .................... .......6Morgan McVannel .................. 6Mackenzie Wright ................... 6Lauren Allen.... .................... ....4

Angela Drummond.................4Raychel Fennell.......................4Claire Gilling............................4Chloe House............................4Kinzie Jeffers............................4Morgan Monchilov .................3Brei Baker .................. ..............2Gracie Blust .................. ...........2Elizabeth Cook....... .................2Lily Deisig ... .................... .......2

Emylee Grish...........................2 Amanda Korff......... .................2Holly Kussrow .........................2Nicole Morehouse ..................2Zoey Pomarzynski................... 2Lily Schrader .................... .......2

Alex Steffes ..............................2Sydney Townsend .................. .2

Alyce Vermilya.........................2

3rd & 4th Grade Boys January 21

Brennan Isler.........................18

Conrad Korte.........................16Jacob Book.............................10Brady Hunter ..........................8Gavin Weaver..................... ......7Logan Finnerty........................6Jake Pietrzak............................6Chase Winowiecki................. ..5Rico Brown.... ..................... .....4Collin Hartz....... .................... ..4

Andrew Koenig........................4Cordell LaRose .......................4Justin Breckow ........................2Rory Curran.............................2Jeffrey Dickson .......................2Regan Distel ................... .........2Tyler Hartz...............................2Logan Keen..............................2Logan Murrell..........................2Nate Pingatore ................... .....2

5th & 6th Grade Girls January 22

Avery Bebble..........................16Savanna Gapinski... ..............13

Allison Pensyl....... .................11Ryleigh White ...... ...................7Hannah Blunt..........................4Brenna Finnerty .....................4

Alicia Korff...............................4Lexie May.................................4Maia Rinke...............................4

Emily Panosso ........................3Emma Cherry..........................2Kamryn Curtiss ......................2Lela Dobrzekewski..................2Emma Gapinski.......................2Holly Grief .................... ..........2Olivia Jeffers ...........................2

5th & 6th Grade Boys January 22

Cade Coonrod ......................18Blake Wright.... .................... ..16Eamon Curran.......................12Brennan Isler.........................11Mason Monchilov............... ..10

Alex Cherry..............................8Bradley Kowalsky .................... 7Ethan Mahn.............................6Ethan Piehl .............................6Trent Lompra ................... .......5Nate Byrne...............................4Zach Lauster ...........................4Omar Prado........ ..................... 4Max Chalmers.... ..................... 3Coleman Cerveniak...... ..........2

Andrew Chiles.... ..................... 2Cole Clark. ..................... ..........2John Day .................................2Brady Dexter............................2Justin Grish..............................2Caleb Hoeh..............................2Brandon Kowalsky .................. 2Ethan LaRose...........................2Cordell LaRose .................... ....2Tyler Madej..............................2

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Part 1 of 3

A long-awaited federal pro-gram will soon allow morehomeowners to refinance theirmortgages and lower their pay-ments in spite of owing farmore than their homes are now

worth.

The expansion of the Home Affordable Refinancing Plan will allow for new home loansin March, according to new details from the U.S.Department of Housing andUrban Development, andhomeowners are already lining up to apply.

President Barack Obamaannounced the plan in October,and borrowers have awaited thedetails since.

The program targets home-owners who bought during thehousing boom and have beenunable to refinance up untilnow because their homes areno longer worth enough tosecure a new mortgage throughtraditional refinancing.

An earlier version of HARPallowed homeowners withmortgages backed by two feder-al loan agencies to refinance,but only if their new loans wereno more than 125 percent of their home's current value. Inmetro Phoenix, where valueshave plunged by more than half since the market's peak in 2006,that limit left many borrowersout.

The update to the program, which lenders refer to as HARP2.0, lifts that loan-to-valuerestriction completely.

The goal is to help home-owners save money and fendoff foreclosures by lowering payments.

For a typical $250,000 mort-gage, a switch from a 6 percentrate to current rates of about 4percent would cut the monthly payment by about $300.

Matt Oliver of Peoria-basedLund Mortgage said despite thedelay, some bigger banks havealready refinanced borrowersdeeply underwater and are now holding the loans, waiting toturn them over to the federal

mortgage agencies Fannie Maeand Freddie Mac.

Albert Hasson was able to gethis bank, Flagstar, to approve arefinance on his Phoenix-areahome in late December eventhough the refinancing pro-gram was stalled at the time.

"The expanded HARP pro-gram is only semi-stalled,"Hasson said.

He said other homeownersshould call their servicers now to see if they can be approvedearly.

2396 Evergreen, GaylordContact; Wendie Forman, Smith Realty Group, Gaylord, (989) 732-2477

Real Estate

By Jim Akans

This is a wonderful, close to town “estate-like” set up thatsimply doesn’t show up on the market very often.

This enchanting, three-bedroom, two-bath home is locat-ed just a few minutes from downtown Gaylord, yet it is situ-ated on a beautiful 2.13 acre site that includes not just one,but TWO heated detached 2-car garages…one that has ahuge, impeccably finished “Man Cave” on the upper level.It all adds up to approximately 3,100 square feet of total liv-ing space, all wonderfully appointed and decorated to a tee.

Among the highlights of this home are stunningly beauti-

ful hardwood floors in the open kitchen and dining area, ahuge main living room anchored by an elegant corner fire-place, tons of custom crafted built-in storage areas in thebedrooms, durable tile floors in the baths and utility/laun-dry room, an abundance of gorgeous windows throughoutthat allow plenty of natural light into the interior spaces,and much, much more. This floor plan also features the convenienceof a first floor bedroom.

Outdoors, the uniqueness of this offering continues with two waysto enjoy the beautifully landscaped grounds; a raised patio and a

ground level patio that are connected by paved walkways. As men-tioned, there are two detached 2-car garages, both of which are heat-ed and one that features an upper level with a knotty pine tongueand groove ceiling and large windows at each end to keep the interi-

or space filled with natural light. This area has unlim-ited possibilities; a “man cave,” game room, mediaroom, home office…

This is a rare real estate offering, and it is listed at just $185,000 - Call Wendie Forman at Smith Realty Group today for a private showing at (989) 732-2477 oremail [email protected]

Enchanting home withacreage is close to town

REAL ESTATE SALES STATISTICS

Provided to you by and based on information from the Water WonderlandMLS, Inc. for the period January 9, 2012 through January 15, 2012.(RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES ONLY )

D AYS DOLLAR V OLUME NUMBER OF NUMBER OF

COUNTY ON M ARKET SOLD UNITS SOLD UNITS A VAILABLE

Alcona 0 $0 0 51

Alpena 232 $20,000 1 317

Antrim 0 $0 0 58

Cheboygan 44 $346,500 4 406

Crawford 427 $174,500 4 185

Mackinac 0 $0 0 72

Montmorency 844 $162,500 1 180

Oscoda 183 $69,000 2 134

Otsego 85 $114,500 3 344

Presque Isle 817 $417,000 4 230

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