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By Eric DionBeaverton deended their home tur against a Roscommon squad that
is young and trying to learn Coach Richters rigid game plan. CoachEvans had the Lady Beavers prepared to battle, and Beaverton knewthey were acing a tough opponent.
he irst game was a tough battle or both sides, with KatieHedrick and Kayla Balzer laying down bone crushinghits rom the ront or the Beavers, and Katie ozer withhelp rom Reagan Mot did everything in their power to
UNIVERSITY CENTER - Thegirls cross-country team finished3rd at the Delta Invitationalon Saturday. The race at theinvitational was only 2 miles,which is a nice break in themiddle of the season for all ofthe teams which normally run3.1 miles. Victoria Harper ledthe way in 7th(12:31).
Bucks beat Beavers
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CLARES
CROSS COUNTRY
RUNNING
AGAIN
By Clint Kern
The Bobcatsblank Clare
HOUGHON LAKE Te past three seasons havewitnessed Clare compile 20plus win seasons, last yearthey used together a 15game win streak and CoachDoug Helmling has beensoaked with skilled playersat his disposal, allowinghim to deploy waves oeverish lethal weaponsat the enemy. Pioneerstandouts have dominatedwith a razzle dazzle ashion
such as Ian Whiteman,Khua, Jamie Blackwell andOriole Nomen. Junior,Brock Demo has been themost consistent, sturdyand potent oensive orce,but nobody has reallystepped up to assist him.Rival programs such asGladwin, Houghton Lakeand Pine River have beenable to nally deeat Clareafer suering years o beatdowns at the hands o thePioneermen. his past
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Houghton Lakes Jerry Welker
was swif to the ball all night.
Despite a rough start, Coach Compton accepted nothing less than the Bucks best against the Beavers and they gave it.
MICHON
VANWORMER
Van Wormer served up a huge game for the Bucks, beating the Beavers.
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OUT ON THE YOUTH HUNT
Bob Greens nal youth hunt prize. A 9 point with a 16 inch spread that he gotSunday evening just beore dusk.
Jacob urner turned loose on the waters Saturdayaer the Clare. Tis was caught in the Bear Creek, nearBrethren, Michigan. Master gridder, master angler.
Tis is Sydneys rst deer, a 6 point buck. She was hunting with her dad,Jon Conley, Sunday the 23rd.
Lincon Reed 9 rom Beaverton with is prize.
Pictured are (le) Elijah Hayes age 10 and Parker Hayes age 12 with Earl Hayes(proud grandpa) with their rst ever deer.
Elijahs was a 12pt with a 19 spread and Parkers was a 6pt. Both bucks weretaken on Saturday evening in Clare Co.
Gabe efner, 14 and little sister Kassidy efner,9 o Gladwin were b oth successul hunters duringthe youth hunt. Gabe bagged a 5 point and Kassidybagged an 8 p oint. It was Kassidys rst year and her
rst deer.
Pictured Logan Howard, 14 years old who took his rst bear in the Newberry, MIhunt on September 15, 2012.
Melissa Benchley 19th(13:19),Sadie Phillips 23rd(13:22), PaigeGould 30th(13:30), Robyn Stanley35th(13:33), and Madison McPheewas 38th(13:34). All 6 girls earnedmedalist honors. Olivia Walworthwas 71st(14:51). Out of 155 girlsin the JV race, Brooke Beattyearned medalist honors with a 23rdplace finish(14:28), Rocio Spicer-
Torres was 64th(15:36), AmandaYats 73rd(15:55), Sam Warner78th(16:01), Angelica Krueger81st(16:04), & Megan Sheredy
102nd(16:44).The Clare junior high girls cross-
country team won the 23 teamDelta Invitational on Saturday.The Pioneers continued theiru n d e f e a t e d s e a s o n b y a g a i ndefeating Saginaw White Pinemiddle school in dramatic fashionby 5 points.Clare finished with 58 points in
the lowest score wins system, andWhite Pine tallied 63. Out ofthe 190 girls in the race, JasmineHarper led the way on the 2 milecourse with a 4th place finish
and an incredible time of 12:29.Jasmine is the first middle schoolgirl to break the 13 minute barrierfor 2 miles in many years at ClareMiddle School. Holly Pummell was8th (13:24), Mackenzie Harmonwas 15th (14:00), Sarah Gray 23rd(14:21), Mabel Krause 30th (14:30),and Hannah Brown was 35th(14:39). All 6 girls earned medalisthonors and ran personal best timeson the season. Lauryn Fairchildwas 42nd (14:51), Ashley Rawson55th (15:09), Ellie Kaechelle 56th(15:11) , Jordyn Bradley 59th
(15:19), Natalee Kunse 60th (15:23),Alea Thayer 66th (15:30), EmilyAustin 67th (15:31), MontanaBlain 71st (15:44), Ruth Mooketsi90th (16:17), Katie Kronewitter100th (16:32), Ashley Boulis 104th(16:39), Olivia Witbeck 110th(16:51), Kiara Glowniak 127th(17:24), Michaella Brand-Schlict135th (17:42), Hannah Showers136th (17:47), Mackenzie Rahl141st (17:57), Taylor Reno 148th(18:15) , Emma Kendal l 171st(20:05), and Megan Richardson was188th (22:57).
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Tis is a 9 point buck shot in
Coleman by Carson Cotton (age11) during the youth hunt.
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Jordan Hales has ound a wayto penetrate into the abric ohis community much more indepth than a typical high schoolstudent does. His uncanny vigorto weave his ambitious threadinto various Clare actions,has separated him rom thesocietal norm and alarmed usto recognize his unselish pro-
active volunteer eorts. Improud o the act that my coachesand teachers have had thecondence in me, knowing thatthey are making a wise decisionby having and acting on theability to be able to put me intoleadership roles and know thati will make the right decisions.For example, I attended theyouth leadership conerenceand I was given the position as
a leader o the Pioneer Crew(a mentoring program or ourreshmen), exclaimed Claresstalwart student athlete, JordanHales. I am also proud o theact that whenever I get knockeddown I always get back up andcontinue to give my all.Each year o Jordans CHS
career, hes ound ways to even
step outside o his numerousClare High spheres and assist inhis community. As a reshmanHa l e s p a r t i c i p a te d i n thePioneer Pride day and he hasevery year hence orth. Duringhis sophomore year Jordanengaged in Walked or a Cure,an event to raise dollars orcancer. In his junior campaignHales worked and particpated ina blood drive, he also played inthe Gateway Community Band.Then just recently as a senior,he volunteered at the annual
all barbecue undraiser at MidMichigan Community College.At the JPT, we know o Jordan
as the best deensive standouton Clares varsity scocer teamthe past two years, hes also thecaptain o the Pioneer soccersquadron.Hes been a leader on many
other Pioneer sports teams.Hales has already earned threeva rs it y le tt er s an d pl an s toobtain his 4th later this spring,as a solid thinclad on Clareselite track and eld squad. Hales
is a hurdle specialist and hesgarnered the Coachs Award andSportsmanship Award.Jordan was a key contributor
last winter on Clares leaguechampion ski team and hell lookto attain his third varsity letter
on the slopes this upcomingwinter. Jordan has also been vitalcogs on Clares bowling team andHales was the captain o the jvootball team.At the Clare County Fair,
Hales earned Reserve GrandChampion Horseback Rider. Hewas also the top point earner andchampion at the district juniorequestrian meet during his 8thgrade year.Jordan has been member o
the Pioneer Marching Bandthroughout his CHS tenure. Hewas voted Best Marcher in 2012.In Symphonic Band he was a 1st
chair trombone player and thelow brass section leader.. In Jazzband he held the same honors. Inthe district solo ensemble rating,he earned a one rating, duringhis junior year, which is thehighest distinction. Hales wasvoted the most outstanding bythe Wolverine Band Camp stafin 2011, this earned him a reetuition scholarship or the 2012camp.Jordan has been anointed into
the National Honors Society.Jordan made a razzle dazzle
cannonball splash in the ScienceOlympiad. Jordan garnered 1stplace or optics project. He builtand played a pan lute whichgranted him 2nd place and thenhe took a 3rd place in the diseasedetectives.
Hales has participated in BPA(Business Proessionals o America) now or three years. In10th grade Jordan was a RegionalChampion overall. He captured1st place in economic researchand speech, he also collected3rd place in data-basing and heparticipated in a state leadershipconerence. Hales was handpicked by CHS administration,teachers and coaches to attenda youth leadership conerence.Jordan has also been a leader oa group o CHS mentors.Hales has job shadowed an
emergency room physician, an
anesthesiologist, a cardiologist, aphysicians assistant all at ClaresHospital. Hes also job shadoweda chemical engineer.Jordan has assisted riends and
amily doing some carpentry,lawn and garden work. Hes baledhay, cut, split and hauled wood.Hales has accumulated a 3.95GPA. With all these leadershipposi t ions, his sensationalwork ethic and gaudy GPA,Hales hopes these attributesand accolades will permit himadmission and scholarships
to e i the r M i c hi ga n T e c h,Michigan State University or theUniversity o Michigan wherehe plans to pursue a degree as achemical engineer or a physicianspecializing in anesthesiology.
Hales rises to a leadership role in every
walk of his life. Jordan, shines in the
band, classroom and he job shadows.
Jordan is one of those rare b oys who excel in multiple spheres. Hales has garnered top
ranked honors in Jazz Band, hes 3.9 student, hes a captain on the soccer team and more.
Hales is a proud member of the heralded
Pioneer marching band.
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USIN - hursday the soccerteam traveled to Pine Riverand played another excitingdouble overtime, but this timethe Gs were on the short endo the shootout losing 2-1 inthe shootout ater ending ina 4-4 tie. Gladwin began thegame with some uncharastristicsloppy play allowing 3 irst halgoals.Jacob Garaalos team leading
13th goal gave the Gs theironly irst hal goal. In thesecond hal, the young Gladwinteam tightened their deense
Roscommon deeated Gaylord Mondaynight 2-0 last Monday night. hey werepowered by Michael Faulkner and TorePruesse goals. RHSs goalkeeper, KarlHahn was strong in net, eaturing quickreactionary, instinctive relexes. He wasthe benaactor o great team deense led byGarrett Gabalis.
lost to Burt lake 5-1. Faulkner was theonly Buckmen to net a goal. We played
both games well and actually had Burt Lakeup against the ropes, said Roscos CoachMcClure.
Burt Lake only held a 2-1 lead in secondhal with one o theirs being a penalty kick.According to Roscos Coach im McClure,the Bucks actually out shot Burt Lake, yetcould not nish and convert enough scoresto compete closely in the end.
wo more Chateld goals later and onepenalty kick or them with two minutes leand it was a 1-5 score. Needless to say, wehave been working on nishing in ront net.Were learning to improve and well startwinning more, said Coach McClure. RHSis presently 4-2-6 and next week is a bigweek or them, they play Grayling Monday,Cheboygan uesday and awas Tursday.
Obviously, our goal is to win all three.Te potential or that to happen is there,commented Roscos Coach im McClure.
SAGINAW - he 8-0 loss by the ClarePioneers varsity soccer team to SaginawNouvel Catholic Central Tursday was notas bad as it looks. Te rst hal ended 3-0,but Clare came out looking to score andhad some great looks.
Most o the second hal was scoreless, buta goal late led to another and another, andwith 47 seconds remaining the eighth andnal goal o the match was recorded.
C l a r e h a d s o m e s h i n i n gplayers. Freshman orward uture starsCamden Dice and Ryan Whiteman wereimpressive as a tandem. Tey combinedindividual skill with teamwork and madesome threatening runs into the attackingthird.
Senior midielder Je Staten used hisexplosive speed and dazzling ootskills todispossess opponents and move the ballup the pitch to pass to an open teammate.
Clares next match is uesday, October 2at Brookwood, a rematch against SouthernDivision leading McBain NMC. hecontest is parents night, paying tribute tothis seasons graduating seniors.
Clares gritty Aaron Stutzman leadhis team with skillul aggression as
he produced three shots on goal. hePioneers goalkeeper, Eric Litke did his bestrecording 16 saves.
week up near the glistening shoreso Houghton Lake, the Bobcatstook awhile to develop a rhythm,but once they did, Jimmy Garrett,Ricky Press and especially MattMuirhead, relentlessly bombardedClares zone and blazed ve goalsinto the net running away with a5-0 shutout victory.Houghton Lakes rugged, swit
to the ball, swarming, lock downdeense was spearheaded byRicky Press and Garrett Stimac.Stimac and Press pounced, slidand demolished Pioneer oensiveplayers, swiping the ball away
with iery aggression. Not onlydid Stimac and Press halt CHSscharges, they stole the ball,controlled the ball and boomedaccurate clear out passes to igniteHoughton Lake oenive assaults.
Stimac and Press werent theonly deenders making an impactin the game. Michael Ignatreally displayed great instinctiveanticipation and covered vastamounts o real-estate with hisquick long strides to interceptpasses time and time again.Chris Sura, Riley Connett, AustinGandoli, Ricky Juillerat, JaredRoll and his older brother, KevinRoll all showed great awarness andcerebral alertness to cut o drivinglanes, seal o and blockade Clarerom penetrating near the 18 ootline. Clare ripped one shot o the
crossbar, even though HoughtonLakes stat keeper recorded zeroshots on goal, Clare did get oneadvancement and a clean, crisp,scorched shot the banged o thebar, but that was Clares only realthreat at scoring on the Bobcats.We dominated possession on
ball tonight, never giving Clare ashot on goal or any shot or thatmatter all game. Te deense shutdown any threats Clare tried tocreate with aggressive tacklesand accurate clears, commentedHoughton Lake B obcats soccer
head coach, Scott Bockelman.Oensively, ater the irst 15minutes or so o sloppy play, westarted clicking. Passes were ontarget, we spread the ield, andoverall just hustled more withbetter touches on the ball.First hal scoring was by HLs Matt
Muirhead o a nice cross by KevinRoll rom the let at 21:00. he
Bobcatss Jimmy Garrett slammingone by the keeper 3 minuteslater o quick redirect assists byBrendon Hans and Matt Muirheador his 16th goal o the season.he second hal again took
a while or us to pick up theintensity. With 17 minutes letMatt Muirhead notched his secondgoal on a beautiul across the eldarching pass by reshman JaredRoll. A minute late Matt completedhis hat trick and 23rd goal o theseason rom an assist by JimmyGarrett.Ricky Press sealed the game
when he received another assistby Matt Muirhead and tricked thekeeper to slide it by him. Matt wasinvolved in all 5 goals with 3 o hisown and 2 assists.Freshman keeper Aaron Frey did
not have any saves with 0 shots ongoal by clare but we had 13 shotsourselves.Clare has dominated the league
the last ew years so it is nice tobe able to turn the tables this yeardeeating them twice, said CoachBockelman.F r e s h m a n C a m d e n D i c e
continues to impress as he otenwon 50/50 balls, shimmy shookand juked Bobcat deenders,advanced the ball and drilledan accurate orward pass, but itwas quickly squandered by histeammates.Clares Kyle Sweet and Jordan
Hales played like warriors as wellas Chris Cooper.he Pioneers goalkeeper,
sophomore, Eric Litke has had bigshoes to ll by being summoned toreplace Bryce Anderson in net thisall. Litken hustled, made assertiveand wise decisions the majority othe night. Ofcially Litke recorded10 saves out o 15 total shots that
were ired upon him. Erick hasreally improved so ar alreadythis season. We struggled in themid-ield, controlling the ball.We dribbled too much insteado linking up accurate passes to
maintain possession, move theball upield and not only give uschances to score, but to give ourdeenders a brie break o anykind, noted Clares Coach DougHelmling.
Clares Aaron Stutzmen is ended of by Houghton La kes Jim Garrett. Garrett chased
down, controlled loose balls and sparked an assault on the net time and time again.
Clares Kyle Sweet is a menacing deender.
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Stimac was an
obstacle that
Clare couldnt
avoido or get
around. His
anticipation
was
paramount.
GARRET STIMAC
Ricky pressed
Clare into frantic
scenarios andforced errant
passes. He
scored one goal
and had another
revoked .
RICKY PRESS
Brendon netted
his second hat
trick in threeweeks by
scoring three
goals verus
Standish.
BRENDON HANS
CATS BEAT STANDISH
Hover shaked
and baked
and created
separation
to net a goal
against Pine
River.
KEAGAN HOOVER
GS LOSE TO PINE RIVER
Faulkner
scored
blistered goals
versus Gaylord
and against
Burt Lake last
week.
MICHAEL FAULKNER
BUCKS SHUTOUT GAYLORD
Litke was able
to observe
and learn from
Anderson, now
hes making
stunning saves
for Clare.
ERIC LITKE
CLARE IS BLANKED BY
NOUVEL
Houghton Lakes Brendon Hans andJimmy Garrett both ound the backo the net early, however Standishanswered each goal quickly aer toknot the game up at two a piece.Hans completed his second hat trick
in three games and Muirhead got aheader goal o his own rom a cross
by Garrett or his 24th.HL limited SSC to only two shots in
second hal.Aaron Frey had 5 saves on 7 shots
and we had 12 shots on goal. Jaredand Kevin Roll both had assists plusdeenseman Chad MacArthur sentone up the eld directly to Jimmy Gin rst hal or one.It is nice to see Hans being so
successul lately aer struggling a littleearly in the season. Now doubling hisgoals to 11.Te Roll brothers accurate crosses
are driving the attacks. Tey both put
it right in the middle to the orwardsrom their outside mideld positions.
Muirhead relentlessly ambushed Clares goalkeeperen route to scoring three goals for a hat trick.
Muirhead charges with a rabid fervor while slicingand dicing toward the net. Muirheads defense isunderrated, his ability to slide tackle and s teal theball is astonishing. Everyones talking about his 23
goals which lead the area this fall season.
and ought to orce overtimeoutscoring the Bucks 3-1 in thesecond.Keagan Hover was the initial
Flying G who struck blood ashe scored irst or the Gs witha laser beam. Hover was seenthroughout the summer byhimsel or just another helper,
working on his skill set. Hewould boot corner kicks, shotson goa l a nd va r i ous o the rshots o o dribble moves, itsenhanced his game which haspositively impacted his team.Haden Scott scored two penalty
shots to even the score. In theshootout Andrew Andersonwas great stopping three o iveshots, but Gladwin could onlyconvert one o ive attempts.hese two teams are evenlymatched and we gave the ansan exciting game. With ouryoung players we will be excitingthe next ew years, said CoachSmalley.
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block the onslaught early andre back with hits o their own.Morgan Romancky crushed the
ball brilliantly in the rst game,but a block by Janae Woleshut her down or a point andRomancky put one long oranother Beaverton point. TeLady Beavers looked to be incontrol o the momentum andlow o the game with a 13-8lead aer the extended volleybattles. Roscommon does notgo quietly however, and a hugehit by Michon VanWormerto the center o the court,ollowed by a passing errorby the Beavers that allowed
Romancky to crush the balldown brought the Bucks toa 13-10 deicit. VanWormerwould continue to roll orher team, sending laser shotsacross the net rom the serviceline or back-to-back aces toput the Bucks down 13-12.Another serve receive errorby Beaverton put the ball justpast the net or Reagan Motto lace another shot back at theBeavers deense, and oundthe wood or the tying score.
Roscommon was beginningto awaken, and the B eaverslooked everishly or answersto the shi in momentum, andound themselves down 15-13 with aylor Bohl tearingholes in the deensive line oBeaverton.
Katie Hedrick helped keep thegame in reach or her Beavertonsquad, as she exploded rom
the court to meet the ball witha cannon-like shot to centercourt that le the Bucks rattledto tie the game back up at 15-
15. Despite nice hitting byRomancky and Logan Hutek,
the Beaverton squad beganto play with passion, and thecrowd ollowed it with chantsand stand-dances that shookthe walls and ired the homesquad up. Morgan Romancky
jump- surge d to shoot a ba llo a block by Kayla Balzer or
a 21-19 Beaverton score, butthe Beavers smelled victory,and Balzer answered back
with a kill-shot to back centercourt or a point. Aces servedby Jasmyn Parker-Urban andChloe Zuker helped end the
irst match 25-20 in avor othe Beavers.
R o s c o m m o n h u d d l e dbetween games and CoachHeather Compton rallied hersquad into a dierent level opreparedness, and BeavertonsCoach Steve Evans seemedpleased with his squad, andurged them to continue the
pace as both teams took thecourt or the second game.Katie Hedrick came out on re
early during the set and beganiring shots rom the outsidethat Roscos Kalen Churchcould not get in ront o or adig. he Bucks also sueredear ly ro m so me pass ingerrors that put them down 4-1early, and urther ueled theBeaverton re. Ashton Snyderserved her Beavers team a nicepoint with an Ace to take a 5-1lead, and the denite advantageo court presence. Katie ozerwould not relent in the hittingdepartment however, tearing
a hole in the ozone layer withher shot to the back corner.Play continued to low backand orth, with quality volleysand play by both teams. Whenit seemed that the Lay Beaverswere going to walk away withano ther se t , Ro sco mmo nw o u l d i r e b a c k . S e r v ereceive errors were costly orRoscommon early on, with theball coming just over the netor Janae Wole to decimate thedeense o Roscommon. At one
point during the second set,the Bucks stared down a 15-7decit and again relied on thewisdom o Coach Compton tore the masses up, along withthe ever-present RoscommonRowdies to get the squad tostep up and mount an oensive.
Someone must have fipped aswitch in the Bucks, as theybegan to play with ervor and
conidence once more, withKatie ozer leading the way,along with Reagan Moit tobegin carpet-bombing theLady Beavers with hits rom allangles. Despite a valiant eortby Aston Snyder, Katie Hedrickand crew, the Beavers wereorced to relinquish a 25-21
victory in the other direction.he third game belonged to
the Bucks rom the onset, withozer laying down the ozer-Bomb early and oen, as wellas made some quality blocking
plays to put the Bucks up 4-3.A service ace by the Buckslibero Shelby Schank as well asa couple o errors on the part othe Beavers put Roscommon incharge with the 7-3 lead. KaylaBalzer put on a mini-showcaseo her skills as she laid out acoupe o nice hits and earneda service ace as well in a furryo points that brought theBeavers up to a 2 point decitwith the score 10-8 in avor othe Bucks. Katie Hedrick tied
the game 10-10 or the Beaverswith another hit o a servereceive error by Roscommon.Once again, Rosco would rallyand set on a path o destructionthat the Beaverton squad couldnot contain, and the second
Above: HaleyForbes sets theball over the net
as Katie Hedrickand AshtonSnyder await theBuck onslaught.Le: Coach
Heather Comptonhas a way withwords andmotivation. Hersquad respondsto her talks with
great ervor. ASthe match wenton, the Bucksoense improvedgreatly, as didthe motivationalspeeches by thecoach. CoachCompton couldpersuade world
peace i she couldget the leaders tohuddle aroundher.
-Photos byEric Dion
Far Le: TeRoscommonRowdies showedup once again toplay mind gamesagainst theiropponent. Tegame eatured arabid gorup oBeaverette ansthat raised theroo with Roscos
Le: LoganHutek lays thesmack down onthe Beavers asKatie ozer lookson. Te gamewas flled with
epic hits romboth sides o thenet.
Photos By EricDion
Morgan Romancky had a huge
day against Beaverton. She kpetthe Beavers ofense at bay with
twelve digs, and added on six killsto help out ofensively. Romanckyhas a vision o the play, and canalmost predict where the play is
going to be.
Scott Krell
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Seeingvictory
Roscommon came
out at against the
Beavers, but ShelbySchank and crew lit it
up in serves and kills
to put the Beaverton
squad down in four
games. The Buckshave the potential to
roll into districts.
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game became dominated bythe Bucks, led by Reagan Motand Katie ozer, who beganputting on a hitting clinic andwith the help o Romanckyshut down the urry o hits byBalzer. Te third game endedin a 25-14 win or the Bucks,who seemed to gain speed andstrength as the match went on.Beaverton looked to be reelingrom the disappointment andbegan to hold onto thoughts otheir errors or ar too long. h e o u r t h g a m e w e n t
i n s i m i l a r a s h i o n , w i t h
Roscommon dominating thecourt, and dictating the play ormost o the match. Beavertonought hard, with brilliantplays rom Parker-Urban, whomanaged to play a ball romthe oor in a one-armed swingthat sent the ball over the netin a desperation play. It wouldnot be enough however, and
the inal set would end withRoscommon celebrating a 25-17 win. Te Bucks began to playa dierent style o volleyballlate mixing up huge hits withlittle tips to open areas that theBeavers could not cover.Coach Evans knows what
hi s Beaverto n sq uad canaccomplish when they havethe right mindset I was pleasewith the eort my girls gavetonight and never gave up.I think we struggled to passthe serve as well as they did
and it cost us as it cost themin the irst game. We need tounderstand that we are goingto make mistakes in the gameand recover rom them. I amnot looking or them to playperect volleyball; I am lookingor really good volleyball .When we can do that we canbeat anyone.Coach Compton was happy
with how her tea came backaer that rst game Its alwaystough to play at Beaverton,
they are a greatly improvedsquad that is scrappy, whichmakes it tough to play here. Wecame out pretty dead in game
one, and came back and wonthe next three. I was not surei they could, but they got theircomposure and ound a way towin.Kayla Balzer led Beaverton
with 11 ki l l s whi le KatieHedrick sported 8 on the night,and they had a great deensiveefort by Jasmyn Parker-Urban.
Roscommon had a great nightrom Katie ozer who put up11 kills and 10 blocks. ReaganMoit had 12 kills. MorganRomancky sported 6 kills and12 digs and played brilliantlythe entire match. Kalen Churchhad an impressive 16 digs andsetter Logan Hutek had 26assists or her Bucks.he Coach Jill VanWormer
captained her junior Bucks pastMeridians JV squad last weekin two games 25-10 and 24-14.My team came into the
Meridain game ready or achallenge but determined towork hard to get a win. Teyall played very well, denitelyworked together as a teamto take the win, said CoachVanWormer.Paige Patterson was an animal
in the game, setting the tone othe action as she sprinkled in abatch o kills and 4 aces.Freshman Paige Pattersons
determination and positiveattitude has helped lead the
team to our win, said Coach.Danielle Doebler had 6 killsand 2 aces and Katie Burmesterhad 4 kills and 4 aces.
Katie Tozer was a complete nightmare for the Beavers with 11 killsand 10 blocks on the day. Not only did she help pile up the points, butshe helped stie a powerful Beaverton offense. Tozer is a team leader,and a workhorse for the Mustangs, and has the height advantage tocreate havoc on any court she steps on to. The Bucks could go deepinto districts this year if Tozer and crew get on their A game quickly.
Te Beaverton bellowers were not about to allow Roscommon to out cheer them in their own house. Tey kept their team fred up.
Kayla is one o the leadinghitters in the conerence, i not
the top one. She has a fareor timing the sets perectly todeliver huge hits rom the rontlines. Her 11 kills helped keep
the Beavers in the game despitenot gaining victory.
Logan Hutek is
a precise setter,
putting up 26
assists in the
match. She has
quick feet and
a keen eye for
the play.
LOGAN HUTEK
Hedrick had
8 kills for the
Beavers, and
played hard
until the fnal
whistle.
KATIE HEDRICK
Far Right:Nicole Solomon
looks or theplay to KatieHedrick.
Right: JanaeWole beseechesher team to usetheir heads andplay Beavertonvolleyball.
Coach Evanshas the squadbeing account-able or theiractions andplaying harduntil the fnalwhistle.
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CLARE Coach Tom HurdlesClare Pioneers are playing veryclean ball right now and eachplayer really revals in theirrole. Katelynn Smith has beenoutstanding as the orchestratorand Clare swept their nemesisrom the northern portion o thecounty, the Hornets o Harrison,
3-0.The Lady Pioneers started out
strong with very good servingand good hitting against theHornets. Clare continued to playwell and won set one 25 to 14.I n s e t t w o t h e P i o n e e r s
continued to play well as verygood serving and hitting werethe norm. Much like againstF a r w e l l t h e w e e k b e o r e ,everytime Clare started to sputterand the opposition looked to
be dictating the momentum,Anna Giacomozzi, elevated ona net ambushing and dropped atomahawk hatchet kill-shot. Shedid this to give CHS a 9-4 leadand Harrison never drew closerthan ive points. The Pioneersagain won set two 25 to 14.In the third and inal set o the
match Harrison played well andclose to the Pioneers thru 17points. It was evident that CoachFlemming had motivated hisgirls and the Hornets were muchmore ocused. Packard and Petre
were just mis-iring by a skosh,but Giacomozzi and CourtneyEnglish were garnering Clarepoints.Harrisons Brooke Colville and
Olivia Sharp were giving uptheir bodies, instantly reactingto sprawl or balls to erase Clarepoints. Behind superb MaryDevine serving, Harrison wenton a 5-0 run, to pull HHS to
within one, down just 10-9.English halted that streak witha power-stroke boom kill. Soonater Giacomozzi made an error,orced by a strong hit by Colville,this made it a 14-13 game.Ashley Petre ound a vacated
cavity o hardwood to drop ascore to make it 16-13 in avor oClare. Giacomozzi rocked a killto make it 17-13 and it lookedlike Clare was going to pullaway, but HHS wouldnt give up,
the Hornets tacked on a couplemore points to make it 17-15.Alyssa Gillis scored, shortly aterEnglish smashed an ace and thenGillis soared to crush a kill togive the Pioneers a 25-17 victoryand 3-0 sweep.Clare then ran o the inal ew
points to win set three and thematch 25 to 17.T hi s ma ke s the P i one e r s
conerence at 3 wins and 1 lose.Overall Clare has a record o11 wins, 10 loses, and 2 ties.The Pioneers served up 20
aces in the match and a servingpercentage o 90.4% continuingtheir very good serving so arthis season. Our 27 kills reallymade me happy as our oensecontinues to improve rommatch to match. Deensivelythe Pioneers also continue toimprove both on serve receiveand attack receive. We coveredthe loor well tonight, said
Clares Coach Tom Hurdle.Leading the Pioneers againstHarrison were Katelynn Smithwith 19 or 20 serving, including8 aces, 14 points served, 76 or76 setting with 24 assists, and 6digs. Erica Packard was 16 or 17serving with 10 points served, 4aces, 3 kills, and 13 digs. AshleyPetree with 11 or 12 servingwith 7 points served, 2 aces, 5kills, 2 solo blocks, and 10 digs.Courtney English was a lawless
10 or 10 serving with 6 pointsserved, 3 aces, 7 kills, and 12digs. Anna Giacomozzi with3 or 6 serving with 2 pointsserved, 1 ace, 10 kills, and 11digs. Bailey Reger went 7 or 8serving with 4 points served, 2aces, 1 kill, and 3 digs and AlyssaGillis gave Clare a spark with 1kill and 1 dig.The win goes to Clare this
t i me . W e p l a y the m a ga i nM o n d a y i n H o u g h t o n L k .Maybe Ill have all my hittershitting well. We have a ew days
to work on blocking. So I lookor a dierent outcome next time.We just werent hitting today. Weneed to challenge the net better onboth sides o the ball. Our deensewas great at times, then ofen timewe were so scattered, repliedHarrisons Coach Larry Flemming.Harrisons senior leader, Olivia
Sharp was all over the loorshowing prowess in every acet
o the game. Sharp tossed 28assist, she sprawled or twospectacular digs, she rose up ortwo blocks and she was 11-11 inservice. Erica Heckman was theprimary predator along the netor Harrison, she smacked 22 hitsand compiled three kills. TaylorBondie ripped two aces and hadan imposing block.
Sadie Hall
slam wrecked
13 boom kills
and 4 stuf
blocks to lead
Meridian.
SADIE HALL
MERIDIAN THWARTS
H.LAKE
Willford
hammered
nine kills and
two blocks,
shes heating
up like she did
last season.
JJ WILLFORD
GS GROUND FARWELL
Fennell hits
hard and plays
hard. She hasthe capability
to elevate her
game to great
heights.
DAYNA FENNELL
GLADWIN JV ROUTS
FARWELL IN TWO
Far le, ClaresClares acilitator,Katelynn Smithfoats upward aprecise set to oneo her sky-walkinghitters or anotherPioneer score.
Top, Harrisons
Erica Heckmanblasts over a spikeor one o her three
kills, one o the ewtimes the Hornetsslipped one pastWezensky and thePioneers.
Below, HarrisonsBrooke Colvilleand Mary Devineconverge to bumpup a hit and erasea potential Clarescore.
Photos byLoren Dassay
CLARE TORCHES HARRISON
Anna amassed a double-double inClares conquerring over Harrison.
Giacomozzi smashed 10 killsand she lunged or 10 digs. Shewas also beauty in motion withher explosive jump serves, whichshe earned two aces. Anna alsorocks kills that are timely, she
understands when team needs toscore and halt momentum.
Giacomozzi exerts her dominance.
HOUGHTON LAKE TheMustangs o Meridian deeatedHoughton Lake by the scores o
25-22, 25-28, 25-22. Leading theMustang attack was imposingphysical specimen, Sadie Hallwith 13 kills and 4 solo stublocks.Blake Garner and Bri Yaroch
added 9 kills a piece or theStangs. Setting leaders were
By Eric DionGladwin has put together a strong
JV squad this year, ull o returningsophomores and some powerhousereshman. They wasted little timein deeating Farwell on the Eagleshome court with scores o 25-16and 25-22. Gladwin had lost toHarrison the week prior and went
to the game tapes to ind theirsolutions, and it paid o with astrong outside attack rom DaynaFennell and Carley Cote, as well assmart play by Junior Amber Breault.Chelsea Day was their leader withassists as the teams setter, andprovided a ew tip-kills o her ownin the match.
FARWELL Te Lady Gso Gladwin 25-14, 25-15and 25-21. Rachel Dupreand JJ Willord were on
Lindsay Carmoney and KenzieHall with 18 and 13 assistsrespectively. Leading servers
were Sadie Hall with 20 o 21and 2 aces and Melissa Reeves16 o 17 with 3 aces. The leadingpassers were Amanda Deckerwith 59 o 65 with 33 digs andKenzie Hall with 33 o 37 with21 digs.Houghton Lake was up 20-
15 but lost the third set. TheBobcats were spearheaded byMaddee Winkler who broughtthe pain as usual with her 5digs, 5 aces and 4 kills. MaryRieger was wildly active scoring4 digs, 2 aces, 26 assists, 4 kills
and 4 blocks or kills. MeganTaylor huslted or 4 digs and1 ace. Sarah Garrett lungedto obtain 15 digs and 2 aces.Cassie Kuenzer had 7 digs andHope Cameron rocked 6 kills.Alee Winkler dove or three3 digs and elevated or 3 kills.
ire at the net or the Gs.Dupre smashed 8 kills and3 blocks. JJ Willord added9 kills and 2 blocks. Alisonaylor had an awesomenight setting with 25 assists.Te ladies were consistent
tonight with their serves,o n l y m i s s i n g a e w throughout the wholematch. JJ Willord, Kristinuch and Mallory Coteled in service aces. MalloryCote also received thegame ball. We had greatfoor movement and playedsmart oensively, said
Coach Shearer.J e n n a H am m i n g l e dFarwell with 7 digs, 6 killsand 3 aces. Sydney Hurleytallied 14 digs and 6 kills tobolster the Eagles. LaurenRingwalt lied 10 digs.
Our deensive specialists reallyworked their butts o tonight,Sarah and Cassie both worked to
get behind their strong hittersand keep balls in play that lookuntouchabl e. Megan Taylorlooked smooth and in control.It was really great to see themcome to lie or a whole night,said Coach Dalak.
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ROSCOMMON Houghton Lakes Matt
Campbell, yler Sluck, Nate Hudson allmade amazing plays on oense or theCats. Michael Stanislawski, David Duncanand Harrison Fulco were warriors or theBobcats deense. Brett Rowley scored ona long pass play, ater Houghton LakeQB made a nice play to recover a poorsnap and zipped a dart to Rowley, Brettdid the rest by ducking and dodgingBuck deenders until he plunged into theendzone. he only problem is that wastheir only touchdown. Each time theyseemd to nd rhythm, the Bobcats wouldumble or be whistled or an untimelypenalty. Roscommon le no doubt who
the superior team is in RoscommonCounty. Brett Jobin, Hunter Mires, Mitchyler, John Miller and Caleb Jernigan weredazzling and destructive as they orged theBucks to a 45-6 victory over their rivalsrom the south.Roscommon orced a three and out on
Houghton Lakes opening possession othe game. Roscos savvy and pin-pointpassing Hunter Mires slung a dart to JohnMiller or a 19 yard gain. ackle, JamieHammond, center Logan Long and guardMitch yler really began to get o theball low and powerully sustain blocks.Tis allowed Roscommons running back,
Caleb Jernigan to begin nding creasesand slashing or large chunks o yardage
while developing a nice luid rhythm
rushing the ball down the eld on carrieso nine and eight yards to move thechains. John Miller took the direct snapin more o a wildcat type play ormation.Miller carved the Bobcat deense orsubstantial yardage each time he ran theball, his initial gallop was or 12 yards.Ten Roscommon went back to some
smash mouth ootball as Coach Hollowayelected to hand the ball o to Jerniganon three consecutive runs until heplunged into the endzone. Gojcaj drilledthe pat kick and RHS held an early 7-0advantage.Houghton Lakes quarterback, Jared
Dull caught the shotgun snap, plantedand rifed a bullet to talent laden widereciver, ellow junior yler Sluck. HLrunning back, the gritty and explosive,Nate Hudson burst or ive yards,then he erupted or 12 yards, was acemasked and that move the ball up ivemore. Houghton Lake had a coupleincompletions. Hudson ran or anothereight yard gash, then on 4th and about6, Coach John Fuller tried to spark histeam and the crowd with a ake puntrom about mid-ield. Roscos Mikelinebacker, Mitch yler snied it out andtackled Sluck or a minimal gain.
Mires rolled out and nailed Gojcaj on
BUCKS KNOCKOUT BOBCATS IN PHYSICAL CLASH
CLASH OF THE WEEK
Above, Roscom-
mons Hunter
Mires has of late
stepped up huge
and has demon-
strated he has
arrived at the
varsity. Last week
he took charge
against the Flying
Gs, and this weekhe dropped 21 on
the Bobcats.
Houghton Lakes
Nathan Shavalia, a
freshman buzzsaw
has been a boost
for the Bobcats
this season.
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Kirkland Community College
Shot of the Week
Roscos rugged and r uthless Jamie Ham-
mond and Kyle Kinnin sandwich slam and bury
Houghton Lakes only touchdown scorer on the
evening, Brett Rowley. Hammond and Kinnin
along with Mitch Tyler were impossible for the
Bobcats to block or even slow down.
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an eight yard pass play over themiddle. Houghton Lakes statemedalist wrestler, Dalton Baileystrung out Miller on a sweeprush, ended o a block anddropped Miller or a substantialloss. Tis brought up a third andlong, Mires launch rolled o theinger tips o Jernigan and theBucks were orced to punt.he Bucks deensemen halted
the Bobcats, the Bucks got theball right back and appeared tobe in business again as Jernigan
gnashed through the would betacklers, then in the red-zone, heumbled, Jared Dull recoveredand bolted back a decent return.Dull launched a deep bomb,
Houghton Lakes long, ruggedand swi WR/DB Matt Campbellought o a DB, elevated andhauled in the 43 yard passcompletion. he Bobcat O-linebegan to fnd a groove as oddDelisle, yler O oole, DavidDunc a n a nd J on Va ugh nstarted blowing open someholes, Hudson knied o these
blocks and metriculated the ball
downfeld or the Cats attack.Brett Jobin broke up a pass
in the end-zone intended orSluck. Dulls next pass to ylerKopischka went long, thenMitch yler demolished a screenlare pass to Hudson on a slowdeveloping 4th down attempt,Bucks took over possessionagain.Mil ler busted loose on a
12 yard jaunt. Jobin blazedt h r o u g h t h r e e w o u l d b etacklers and amassed 18 yards.An illegal receiver downield
on the next pass play pushedthe Bucks back, it did notmatter. Miller sliced o thelet tackle, set up anotherblock beautiully and blitzeddown the sideline into pay-dirt. his was permitted bytextbook downield blockingby Gojcaj and RJ Friedrichsen.Both o these reveivers weresustaining blocks on Dbs andlinebackers all evening whichallowed Roscos rushing assaultto lourish and dominate thegame.
With the score 13-0, HL
coughed the ball up. Jerniganripped o an 18 yard gallop.Miller exploded or 24 yards.A couple snaps later Jerniganbusted in rom 12 yards out.he score at the break was 19-0Bucks.Jobin ran roughshod or a 24
yard rumble score. Miller madea one-handed catch and jukedloose or another D. hatmade it 32-0 and the game wasessentially over.Roscommons work horse on
the ground was Caleb Jernigan.
Jernigan ta l l ied 110 yardsrushing and two touchdownson 15 carries . Brett Jobincompiled 121 yards rushingvi a on ly nin e rus he s. Jo hnMiller was very dynamic as hetabulated 91 yards rushing onjust eight car ri es . Miller hada touchdown receiving and atouchdown running. Roscosrock solid quarterback, HunterMires was very sure-handedand eicient acilitating theoense. Mires was 5-7 passingor 108 yards. Gojcaj caught a
36 yard touchdown pass.D r a k e L e w a n d o w s k i
recovered two umbles. Mitchyler led the Bucks with tacklesas he mashed nine tackles.Jamie Hammond recorded sixtackles, he recovered a umbleand was relentlessly pressuringDull. Brett Jobin had some
antastic open ield tackles, he
had seven tackles total. KyleKinnin tallied our take downs.David Duncan was mastadon
as he pulled down 12 tacklest o l e a d H o u g h t o n L a k e .Dustin Kinzer ripped downeight tackles, including a sack,he recovered a umble andblocked a pat. Jared Dull alsohad a umble recovery.N a t e H u d s o n w a s t h e
brightest star on the oensiveside o the ball or the Bobcatsas he amassed 98 yards rushingon just 10 carries. Explosive
wide-out, yler Sluck caughtthree passes or 45 yardsvi a th e ae ria l as sau lt . HLsMatt Campbell snatched tworeceptions or 68 yards.LIL BUCKS 5TH AND 6TH
GRADERS WIN
he Lil Bucks also toppedClare 25 to 6. Jake Jobin wasa buzzsaw with two rushingtouchdowns and one kickreturn or a D. Dan Smitzblasted one into the end-zonealso or the Bucks.Nick homas led the deense
with an interception to goalong with the stellar play ohomas Brothers and BrodieC ook wa s a be a s t wi th 8crunch tackles.Jake Jobin was 4 or 8 passing,
connecting with Chad Bohland River Ne.
Dustin Kinzer played like a man
on the grid-iron or the Bobcats
deensively and oensively. He was
a bull-dozing savage on deense,
recording 8 tackles, a sack, recovering
a umble, and blocking an extra-point
attempt. Look or Kinzer to lead the
Bobcats to a win.
Johnny be good, at everything. John took s ome direct snaps and a couple end around
sweeps and with dazzling jukes and explosiveness, he jitter bugged down the feld until
plunging into the endzone. Miller caught a couple balls and one was a spectacular one-
handed grab, then he broke three tackles and scored another.
Brett Jobin pounced on the oppor-tunity to demolish his Prudenville
counterparts by gashing them with hisrunning attack, pouring in 121 yardson 9 attempts and scoring twice on
long jaunts o 23 and 24 yards. He was aruthless and punishing deender, break-ing up passes and crunching 8 tackles.
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By Eric DionGladwin ce lebrated their
homecoming with a week o
estivities and a parade, andthere was electricity in the airas the players took the eld andthe marching band played theght song one more time beorekicko. Meridian received theopening kick and started on their38-yard line, and looked to geto to a quick start against the Gs.Freshman quarterback ChristianPetre dropped back to pass, andound the hands o Gladwinlinebacker Stephen Donn. Herumbled down to the 9-yard linebeore being gang tackled. A
short gain by Brandon Wackerleand a pass attempt by LandonGrove that Kevin Scheiberto Meridian swatted away putthe Gs at third and goal on the9-yard line. Coach Shattuckdialed up a play that involved thespeedy Demetri rice on a sweepto the outside that Meridiancould not contain, putting the Gsup 7-0 early in the game.Meridian opted to keep the ball
on the ground to begin theirsecond drive, and Petre handedo to Jacob Wenzlick, who ound
no room in ront o him andGladwin tackled him or no gain.Wenzlick would get the chancea second time and ound somerunning room, stopped with a7-yard gain by Stephen Donn and
Santana Molinari. Petre passed toJess Levier or a one-yard gain onthe outside, with Grove and LewiJaniga on the stop. Meridianwould not risk the ourth downattempt ad punted the ball away.M e r i d i a n w o u l d h i t t h e
scoreboard late in the irstq u a r t e r w i t h a 4 6 - y a r dtouchdown pass by ChristianPetre to Kevin Scheibert, who lefGladwins cornerback in the dustand earned the score.Te rst quarter would end with
the 7-7 tie, but Gladwin once
again threatened with a rst andten on Meridians 17-yard lineonce more, and wasted little timein taking advantage o anotherearly score when Demetri ricedrug deenders behind him or
another score. Hayden Scottwould make the extra pointcount and Gladwin would go up14-7.Me ri d i a n e nde d up wi th
another three and out, and hadto punt the ball away once again.Gladwin took over on theirown7-yard line and huddledup with the intent o marchingto the other end once again.Unortunate ly , Joe Garnerwas waiting or Meridian andintercepted a pass attempt byGrove. Meridian had the ball
on Gladwins 35-yard line andwanted to take advantage o goodeld position and made the Gspay with a nice throw rom Petreto Scheibert once again that tookthe Mustangs down to Gladwins
7-yard line. Jacob Wenzlick tooklittle time in plowing past thedeensive line o Gladwin to ndthe end zone and tie the gameback up 14-14.Te Gs would not relent in their
attack however, and anotherstrong run by Demetri rice with1:40 lef in the hal. Te Mustangstook the kicko to their own 38-yard line, and had time againstthem. Petre started the drive witha quarterback keeper or a seven-yard scamper, with Stephen Demetri Trice was a man
amongst boys when he had
12 rushes for 125 yards andput up 4 touchdowns against
the Mustangs. He tore holesthrough the defense and drug theopposition into the end zone with
him. He has insane talent.
LANDON GROVE - GLADWIN
Grove ran
15 times for
112 yards
and two
touchdowns.
989-539-8870
LORI WAREExecutive Director989-539-8870
JOE GARNER - MERIDIAN
800-610-3780
Garner
put up 10
tackles
and 1 INT
to pace
Meridian.
GLADWIN FINISH WITH FLURRY
Above: Josh
Dimond shuts
down the run o
Jacob Wenzlick.
Meridian struggled
to run the ball the
entire game.
Right: Lucas
Schwager looks
upfeld as Meridian
swarms to the ball
carrier. Schwager
made some clutchplays or the Gs to
help lead the team
to victory.
Scheibert was
four for 113
yards and two
touchdowns on
the day. When
he got open,
he was hard to
stop.
KEVIN SCHEIBERT
The Snowfake
had 12 tackles
and had three
receptions for
26 yards. He is a
role-player and
hard working
player.
BUTCH FENNELL
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Esiline on the stop or the Gs.Petre then connected with a nicepass to Jess Levier or a nine-yard gain and the rst down onGladwins 46-yard line. A passto Kevin Scheibert rom Petreput the Mustangs at the 36 with
time ticking away. Ater a passto Scheibert ound no room, theMustangs sent out their kicker,Dan Burns with six seconds le
in the hal to attempt a 45-yardield goal. Burns put the hustlebehind the muscle and split theuprights to silence the Gladwincrowd temporarily and send theteams to their respective lockerrooms at hal with a 21-17 scorein avor o the Gs.Gladwin received the kicko
at the start o the second hal,and had an opportunity tourther their lead as they startedon their own 20 ater another
huge boot by the Mustangs DanBurns. Grove began the driveby slinging the ball to MichaelFennell who reached out withone hand to snag it at the 32-yardline. Demetri Trice got the callonce more on a hand of and cutup the eld to the 25 o Meridian.The Mustangs tightened up ondeense and stopped the drivecold however, orcing a turnoveron downs.Meridian would strike once
again with 4:20 let in the thirdquarter, Petre would ind KevinScheibert, who burned the corneronce more to nd space and catchthe pass and run in or the score.Gladwin was down or the irsttime in the game with a scoreo 24-21, and not ind a way toremedy that in the third quarter.Gladwin took control o the
ourth quarter however andmanaged a score at the 11:36 markwith a 23-yard quarterback keeper
run by Landon Grove to put theGs back up 28-24. Gladwin wouldstick the proverbial ork in theMustangs with two interceptionsby Josh Wilcox and two morescores in the game, essentiallyshutting down the Mustangsoense. Grove had anotherquarterback keeper and carriedtwo deenders with him on a 16-yard run, and Demetri Trice tooka direct snap to rush to the outsideand cut up the ield, cuttingand weaving his way throughdeenders to cross the line or ascore. Gladwin would kneel downto end the game 42-24.Coach Keith Schulte was
impressed with his squad despitethe score, Im really proud o ourkids, we should have never beenin the game to be honest withyou. We held our own againstthem until the ourth quarter,
and that was all I could ask or.Meridian was hurt without theirstar ofensive and deensive player,Zach Arthur who was nursing ashoulder injury.Coach Josh Shattuck was
happy with his teams overallperormance, but knows thatthere are some things that needto be cleaned up Our secondarygot scorched by an amazingreshman quarterback, but weadjusted our game and steppedup to make the plays necessaryto win the game.
Josh Wilcox earned every hit hegot and every play he made. He
provided the spark or the deensewith his two picks at the end
o the ourth quarter, and laidserious hits on the Mustangs that
ventured to his side o the eld.
Rhodes is a huge hittingmachine or the Gs, providingtime or the oense to make
plays with his size and massivestrength. Billy plays all out untilthe game is over, and does not
take a play o or allow himsel to
be beat ofen.
PATRICK HUGHES - CLARE
Molinari is
like a brick
wall of painon the feld,
mashing all
opposition.
989-386-4116
Landon Grove had his way with theMustangs all night, running at will andusing his ability to make the plays that keptthe chains moving. Jacob Wenzlick playedhis heart out, despite the loss providingsupport deensively, and grinding out what
yards he could muster on ofense.
By Eric DionMany ans attend sporting events
when they have a vested interest inthem; a child, grandchild, or relativeperhaps. However, a ew people spendtheir time celebrating with the hometeam, and are there or them throughthe good games as well as the badones. Gladwin recently recognizedtwo o those individuals during theirhomecoming game beore the openingkicko.Gladwin had a dedication ceremony
during their homecoming game o a
new lag plaza the Gladwin AthleticAssociation had erected recently. Theydedicated the project to two long timesupporters o Gladwin athletics, LindaNorthup and George Weaver.
Linda passed away in 1998 oLeukemia at the age o 60, and wasa 35-year employee o GladwinCommunity schools. Her husbandsurvives her and had the honor oreceiving a plaque rom GAA treasurerTerry Broko. He mentioned that theceremony was thrilling and the plaquewas beautiul. It is truly an indicationo how antastic she (Linda) was. Sheused to attend conventions when JohnEngler was the Governor. She wouldmake no bones about asking the toughquestions and pointing out the laws
in his speeches. They were alwaysscared to see the Lady in the red dress.She got a lot more money or the adulteducation program.Nels also told a tale o him and Mr.
Sharon. We bothgraduated togetherat a school that hadthe same ight songas Beaverton. Sowhen we coachedor Gladwin and
played in Beaverton,Coach Sharon andI would sing theight song as theB e a v e r t o n b a n dplayed it, and no onehad any clue.G e o r g e W e a v e r
passed away in 2000 at the age o 79.He was a World War 2 veteran in theU.S. Army, and an employee o WoodsImplement or 32 years. He was adevout supporter o the GAA, and theGladwin Athletic program. George
was also a member o the GladwinEagles Aerie 3292, and the GladwinCounty VFW Post 7303. His wie Barbis still an avid supporter o Gladwinathletics, and attends every gamepossible. I was honored to representGeorge or this ceremony. He was verydevoted to the Gladwin program. Ouroldest graduated in 1967 and playedootball here as well. I had brothersthat played or Gladwin too. We havebeen ans or a very long time.The process o getting the plaque
made or the plaza involved maysupporters o Gladwin athletics and
the Northup and Weaver amilies.Terry Broko irst contacted ThaneGrove rom Gladwin Tank about theproject Terry approached me last
Thursday about making the base orthe memorial plaque. We were verybusy, so I hooked him up with RickEsiline. He is an exceptional welderand ormer employee o ours. Weabricated the stainless parts andI gave them to Terry. Mr. Broko
took the parts to Rick Esiline and heabricated the base. Gladwin MetalProcessing did a glass bead blasting togive it a nice inish, and Rick mountedit at the lag court. Chris Kokotovichgot the plaque made up through oneo his suppliers.There are ew times that so many
people come together or a projecto this magnitude, and to pull it oin such a short time and magniicentashion required some extra time to betaken by these ine individuals. Manypeople will attend a ootball game on
occasion, and those who stop goingwhen their kids are out o school.However, people like Linda Northupand George Weaver are a rare breedo individuals that ully support theirhome teams through thick and thin,and will sit through a game despite thescore or the weather and cheer on theirteam. No one expects to have plaquesup in their honor or supporting thelocal schools sports teams, and Iam sure that Linda and George werenot either. However, the plaque thatwill orever remain at the end o theootball ield is a constant reminder
that die-hard ans are appreciated inany sport, and simply rooting or yourteam when they are on top does notmake a an.
MEMORIAL FLAG PLAZA DEDICATED IN GLADWIN
Freshman Christian Petre struggled against the Gs, but has a bright uture or the Stangs.
Terry Brokof andBarb (Redman)Waever embrace asthey look on at theplaque she received
in honour o her latehusband and FlyingGs supporter GeorgeWeaver.
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CLARE CREATES
SEPARATION IN THE 4TH
he Pioneers had ball controlproblems early, their deensivestalwarts Mitch Greenacre andJoe McGuire continued to slam-crash in the trenches, and theClare regime bested their northerncounterparts 24-7 aer holding apaltry 12-7 lead heading into the4th quarter.Clares Zach yler wiggled
through the Harrisons mob-squadand lashed 31 yards up ield tostrike irst blood and put thePioneers up 6-0.Harrison answered back and Jacob
Stuhr slashed through the meat oClares deense or a 3 yard splash to
knot it up and Cody Rogers bootedthe extra point to give the Hornetsthe 7-6 lead.Clare responded in the 2nd
quarter, bull-dozed their way down
the ield to set up yler or the 1yard QB keeper to make it a 12-7lead into hal-time where the scorewould remain until the 4th quarter.Clare broke the game loose when
yler connected with sure handedColton Punches on a 13 yard laserand Punches ashed to the land o
milk and honey to make it a 18-7game.yler snuck into the end-zone
one more time to secure the 24-7victory.
In the irst hal, We umbledthe ball and squandered a lot oopportunities all throughout thegame. We had over 400 yards ooense and we just didnt put thepoints on the board, said ClaresKelly Luplow as his team went or137 yards through the air and 278on the ground. Our deense playedreally well. But oensively, we just
didnt execute when we needed to.Zach yler completed fve passesor 135 yards and a touchdown,while adding another 127 on theground. yler also jammed in 3touchdowns with his legs.
Hunter Ruby and Colton Punchesled the team in receptions with 2,with Ruby chalking up 17 yards andPunches 65 and a score. SpencerHarrell had one catch or 53 yards.Harrell also added 101 yards on
the tundra rom his runningbackposition on 23 carries, while James
Simon fnished the night with 50yards on 10 attempts.Mitch Greenacre paced the
deense with 11 tackles and aninterception and McGuire 10.Harrell also 9 tackles and aninterception.Jake Walraven led the oensive
unit with 21 yards on 10 carries orthe Hornets while Ryan Hubbardhad 10 tackles. Helping pace theHornets deense was Jeremy Yagerwith 9 and Nathan Lipovsky with 7.
BEAVERTON TAKES ONE
FROM FARWELLBy Eric DionBeaverton travel led to the
outskirts o Clare County to acethe Eagles, as both squads arestruggling to fnd victories o late.
Beaverton would take the victoryon the bus with them with a 20-14 score. Noah Wilson had bothtouchdowns or Farwell, whichcame in the irst hal. Beavertonwould ollow up with two scores otheir own to end the hal tied 14-14. Scotty Longstreth would play
the role o Farwell heartbreakerhowever, as he threw a pass toAustin Schneider with six secondslet in the game or the score tosnatch victory.Coach Esterline elt his team
could have pulled it o We hadthe ball almost the entire game, butcould not fnd a way to punch it in.the turnovers we had on downs andumbles cost us.Coach Seiser was very pleased
with his teams perormance Weare very proud o how the kidshung in all game long, and how
we were able to take advantage othe chances we had. We repeatedlyhave players step up when there is anew challenge, and we seem to fnda way to get the job done.
HARRISON - he Clare CountyJr. Varsity match-up between theHarrison Hornets and the ClarePioneers was a war with in a war, as thecommunities cheered and jeered on inthe stands and with the toll booths or
Old US-27 up or grabs, you knew itwas going to be a donnybrook. Te 28-28 tie was an instant classic, somethingboth teams will remember or a long,long time. For the Pioneers, it will beremembered as the one that got away,aer holding a big league and havingthe Hornets pinned up against theirend-zone up 28-20 with less than 2minutes let. For the Hornets, theywill remember the improbable 95yard drive, that eatured two 4th downconversion, several penalties andthe wildly insane play o their grittylittle quarterback Tomas Nunnally
bragging rights.It looked as i the Pioneers were
going to control the game the waythat Ryan Seiter was orchestrating theoensive low o the game but thenthe Hornets halted them in their red-zone and Nunnally bolted or the longscore.Seiter responded back though, led his
team down the feld, blasted througha hole rom Gillespie and gnashed inor the touchdown and then convertedon the 2 point conversion to give thePioneers the 8-6 lead. Seiter scoredagain in the 2nd, riding a nice block
by Joe Huston to make it a 14-6 game.Ten Seiter connected to a streakingZinser to make it a 21-6 ball game.It was all Clare in the frst hal. Ten
the Hornets ashed back in the 2ndhal in dramatic ashion.Zach Nowland lashed out on a 50
yard blitzkrieg o his own to hammerin 6 or the Hornets and make it 21-12and nibble into the lead with 9:36 lein the 3rd quarter.Clare wasted little time on the
ield, as Seiter launched a loater toHuston or the 53 yard bomb, goodor another Clare score to make it 28-
12 mid-way through the 3rd quarter.Justice Walraven and Nowland
started orcing the issue up ront bycharging through the Pioneers deenseor big gains, eventually setting upGaven Rhodes or the score to make ita 28-18 game and Forester convertedon the two-point conversion to makeit a one possession game, 28-20.
Late in the 4th is where the magichappened.
I was very impressed with Seiterat QB or them and Gillespie inside.Tey both hurt us and are tremendousplayers. As ar as my team goes I wasproud o how we kept battling anddidnt give in. In 18 years o coachingIve seen too many teams old thecards when things get down, and thisteam just kept battling and that comesrom their hearts, said HarrisonsCoach Lipovsky. I hate tying gamessince you kind o eel a little empty,but to go 95 yards in 2 minutes....with no time outs to get the tie. Tatis awesome. Te kids deserve all thecredit. Tey played great when theyneed to. And I orgot about spikingthe ball.
Harrison had a 398 total yards.
288 rushing and 110 in the air. ZackNowland led Harrison with 115 yardsaon 10 carries and one touchdown.Tomas Nunnally had 113 yards on 12carries with two touchdowns. JusticeWalraven (33 yards) Josh Wilson (18
yards) and Gavin Rhodes had 9 yardsand one touchdown. Nunnally was7-9 throwing or 110 yards. Wilsonhad three receptions or 19 yards anda two point conversion. Cody Foresterhad two receptions or 43 yards and atwo point conversion. Zack Andersonhad one catch or 38 yards. Walraven hadone catch or 10 yards.
Leading Clare oensively was RyanSeiter 13 or 69yds, 2Ds and a two-point conversion. Will Boberg added 36yards on 9 carries while Betzer pumpedin 31 yards on 5 carries.Seiter was 13-20 passing or 182 yards
and 2 Ds.Huston led the team in receiving with
5 or 109 and a score and Zinser chipped33 yards, a score on two catches.Zinser had 11 tackles.It was a evenly matched, hard ought
game. Both teams played withoutstanding eort and heart, saidClares Coach Haggart.
JR HORNETS AND PIONEERS BATTLE TO 28-28 TIE
Clares big bruising Tyler Gillespie blowing up the line for the Pioneers.
With his back
against the
wall, Harrisons
Nunnally
orchastrated a
95 yard drive
wit less than 2
mintues to tiethe game.
THOMAS NUNNALLY
Coach Seiser garners another victory
to make Beaverton 4-2. Hes been
resilient which has infected his troops,
vital considering all the injuries theyve
had to endure and adjust with.
GLADWIN RALLIES TODEFEAT MERIDIAN
he Gladwin JV ootball teambeat Meridian 28-24. Gladwin wasdown at the hal 24-13 but fnishedthe game with a urry. Te deensemade a big stand with less than3:00 to go in the game by stoppingMeridian our times inside the fve,remarked Gladwins Coach EricMorgan. We were very proud oour kids.Leading the oense was Jake Shell
with 7 carries or 68 yards and aD K l Bi l h d 8 i
carries or 53 yards. Richie Mathiswas 5 or 9 passing or 119 yardsand a D. Kyle Bigelow was 1 or2 passing with a 2pt conversion passto Jake Shell. Bigelow had 1 catchor 30 yards and Oshay Lewis had4 catches or 89 yards and a D.Mathis made good on the two extrapoints.Deensively ristan Mitchell led
the Gs with 11 tackles. RichieMathis had 10, Kyle Bigelow andLeon Corlew both had 9 tackleseach. Dylan Brooks had 8 tacklesand Charlie Allen, Kasey Cameronand Jake Shell all had 7.
BEAVERTON WHIPS
FARWELL, 38-8
Beavertons Seth Gerow threw a 27
the lead to 8. Gerow 17 yard td passto Chandler Grove at 1:07 o secondquarter, Couture blasted in the 2 ptrun, the score was 16-0 at hal.Sabonis snatched a 50 yard IN
return or td and Couture blastedin the 2pt.he onslaught continued. Ryan
Duvall caught an interception andran to pay-dirt. Beavertons RusselHaney sliced 51 yards or a t.d. NateOBrien conversion pass to Duvallwas good to make it 38-0 late.Farwell scored later on 68 yard run
or fnal o 38-8.Gerow was 6-12 passing or 91
yards and 2 tds. Sabonis grabbed3 catches or 53 yards and 6 rushesor 36 yards.
Clay Werth 6 tacklesWe moved the ball extremely well
tonight. Tat was great to see. Ourline did a much better job o runblocking. Deensively, we playedwell. Te interception returns byDuvall and Sabonis were huge orus tonight. he kids respondedwell ater a tough loss last week,replied Beavertons Coach AaronWentworth.
JV BOBCATS BEAT BUCKS
he Bobcats JV ootball teamwhipped their inter-county rivalsrom the north, Roscommon, 35-18.What a great game, we were
a little sot I thought in the irstquarter, and had a couple missed
shut them down completely,said Houghton Lakes CoachMike Peters. I havent seenthem play this hard all seasonand I think last night they fnallyrealized what they are capableo. hey have the conidence tostill pull out a winning season.ommy Press had a 10 yardreception. Kurt Knoll was thekey cog compil ing 113 ydsrushing, 60 yds passing and 2tds.Payton Dull rushed or 134 yds and2tds. Scott Dietrich ran or 41 yds.Drew Lindsay 36 yds receiving.Alex Wilcox recovered umblein end zone or td. LoganDunsmore was the stalwartdender leading with 9 tackles.
JUNIOR VARSITY
Scotty was 14-21 passing thepigskin as he amassed 249yards via the aerial assault.Longstreth threw the gamewinning touchdown overFarwell to Schneider with
just six seconds lef. Scott alsorushed or 30 yards.