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Conway, Dingman post complete game victories as Mancelona advances to quarterfinals againBy Mike Dunn

CHARLEVOIX The young Mancelona Ironmen of coachJim VanWagoner camethrough again. This yearsbaseball team, comprisedprimarily of talented under-classmen, repeated as Div. 3regional champions onSaturday, outscoring an out-standing senior-deep BenzieCentral squad 5-2 in thesemifinals and then rallying from a 3-2 first-inning deficitto outscore Whittemore-Prescott 8-3 in the finals.

The Ironmen (28-5)advanced to the quarterfinalsTuesday at Traverse City West where they face Newaygo [seeresults of that game on thispage].

This exceeds the expecta-tions we had with this groupcoming into the season, saidthe smiling VanWagoner, whohas guided his team to theregional tournament four years in a row. Im really proud of this group of young men. They went above andbeyond.

The formula for success inthe region was the same as ithas been all season for the young Ironmen. Rangy seniorright-hander Craig Conway

and cool freshman fireballerBrandon Dingman deliveredcomplete-game performanc-es on the hill and theIronmen generated runs withsmall ball tactics, speed andtimely hits.

And the defense was noth-ing short of super. First base-man Damion Decker didntcollect a pile of hits in the tworegional games but wasabsolutely stellar in the fieldand his contributions werecrucial to the outcome of thetwo games. The loose-limbedlefty time and again stretchedlike Gumby to bring in throwsthat would have eluded a lesstalented fielder.

Second baseman LoganBorst snatched a screaming line drive inches off the

ground and converted it intoa critical double play in the win over Benzie. ShortstopKyle Schepperley weaved aneducated glove, as he hasdone all season, turning every hard shot that came his way into an out. Third base-man Dalton Sulz in the open-er and Conway in the titlegame were also outstanding.

Catcher Cole VanWagoner,a freshman who possessesthe savvy of a much moreexperienced varsity player,didnt allow a single passedball in the two games.Outfielders Wyatt Derrer incenter, Trevor Ackler in rightand Kevin Schepperley in lefttracked down everything that was near them and madesmart throws on balls thatthey fielded.

It was an exceptional teamperformance all the way around for the young Ironmen and VanWagoner was rightly proud.

These guys have really stepped up, he said. Ourpitching with Craig, Brandonand Kyle (Schepperley) hasbeen very consistent and thekids have done the job in thefield game after game. Wehavent always been consis-tent hitting the ball but weve

been able to use bunts andsteals to manufacture runs inkey situations when we hadto. Its been a great year and Icouldnt be happier for thisgroup.

In the opening 5-2 victory over Benzie Central, it wasConway, one of the few sen-iors on this years roster, com-ing through big time onceagain. The hard-throwing,hardworking senior went thedistance, striking out six andtwice pitching out of bases-loaded jams.

The Ironmen gave Conway solid support in the field andat the plate.

In the top of the first,

speedy junior Trevor Acklergot the Ack Attack in motionright away, hammering a 2-2

pitch against the fence in leftcenter and motoring aroundfor a sliding triple. VanWagoner, a V.W. with themoves of a Mustang, strokeda sharp single to knock in Ackler with the first run of thegame.

The Ironmen added threemore runs in the third whenConway, who can flat out hit,lined an RBI single and KevinSchepperley slammed a two-run double.

That gave Conway a 4-0lead and he made it stick.Benzie, which set a schoolrecord with 30 wins during the season, put runners onbase in nearly every inning but came up frustrated timeafter time as Conway boredown and got the key outs heneeded.

The Huskies had the basesloaded with one out in thesecond and fifth innings butcould generate just one runout of those opportunities. Inthe fifth, Joel Fields came tothe plate with the sacks fulland one run already in andhit a sizzling line drive thatappeared ticketed for centerfield. The score at that point was 4-2 in Mancelonas favorand a single would have tiedthe score. Borst at second was

somehow able to catch theline drive just inches from theground, however, and thenturn it into an inning ending and rally-killing double play.

The Ironmen scored aninsurance run in the top of the sixth when Derrer sin-gled, stole second and scoredon Kyle Schepperleys single.

After getting out of thefifth-inning jam, Conway struck out the side in the sixthand then, after allowing two walks in the seventh, coaxeda game-ending grounder toseal the victory.

In the title game, freshmanBrandon Dingman toed therubber and he also went the

distance, holding Whittemorescoreless after a three-runuprising in the first inning.

Craig and Brandon havebeen our 1-2 punch all year, VanWagoner said. Craig hadto work through some wild-ness against an outstanding Benzie team and Brandonhad to settle down after ashaky start against an excel-lent Whittemore team. They both did a great job and they both benefited from gooddefense behind them.

Mancelona jumped out toa 2-0 lead in the first inning ascenterfielder Wyatt Derrercracked the first of his fourhits, an RBI double, and KyleSchepperley struck an RBIsingle.

Whittemore bounced rightback to score three runs inthe bottom of the inning asTyler Janish and GarrettGalbraith had back-to-back RBI hits.

Dingman, who seemed toget stronger as the game wenton, allowed the Cardinals justtwo more hits and three morebaserunners the rest of the way. The freshman struck outsix, walked two and permit-ted five hits. Only two of theCardinal runs were earned.

Ackler delivered a sacrificefly in the second to chasehome Decker with the tying run and Kyle Schepperley

Kyle Schepperley knocked in Wyatt Derrer once again inthe third inning with what would prove to be the game- winning run. The Ironmenadded two runs each in thefifth and seventh innings,each time with Conway con-necting for a two-run double.

Wyatt Derrer went 4-for-4in the title game with fourruns scored, an RBI and twostolen bases. KyleSchepperley was 2-for-4 withtwo RBIs and Conway, whoplayed third in the title game,also came through big withhis two doubles and fourRBIs.

Decker stretched to record

several outs during the gameand Schepperley was a regu-lar vacuum at short.

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TRAVERSE CITY TheMancelona baseball teamadded to its 2012 laurels withan extra-inning victory Tuesday in the quarterfinalsagainst Newaygo. TheIronmen prevailed 2-1 ineight innings to advance tothe Final Four at Bailey Park

in Battle Creek for the firsttime in school history.

Senior ace Craig Conway turned in another stellar per-formance, scattering six hitsand not allowing an earnedrun. He struck out seven.

The Ironmen scored in thebottom of the sixth to tie the

game at 1 and then scored inthe bottom of the eight to win in walk-off fashion. Inthe sixth, junior Wyatt Derrerdrilled a clutch two-out dou-ble to chase home Cole VanWagoner with the tying run.

In the eighth, first base-

man Damion Deckerreached base on an error andadvanced to second on apassed ball. Logan Borst thenput the ball in play with aperfectly executed bunt andDecker came all the way around to score when theball was thrown away.

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SPORTS


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GAYLORD The 32ndannual Mark MellonMemorial Triathlon is slatedfor Saturday, July 7, at OtsegoLake County Park. This yearmarks the 30th anniversary of the popular triathlon, which was started in 1981 by Dr. Dennis and Judy Mellonof Gaylord as a loving tributeto their son Mark, who was16 and a standout scholar-athlete at St. Mary when he was tragica lly killed in a

motorcycle accident.The traditional OlympicTriathlon event features a 1K swim, 40K bike and 10K runand the Sprint Triathlon fea-tures a 500-meter swim, a20K bike and a 5K run. Relay teams are welcome to entereach of the events. There isalso a separate 5K run.

First through third place ineach race will receive prizes,in addition to prizes in theseage categories: 12-15, 16-19,

20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39,40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59,60-64, 65-69, 70-plus.

Prize money for theOlympic distance races is$200 each for the male andfemale champion; $100 forsecond place and $50 forthird place. There is over$1,000 in raffle giveaways as well.

The entry fee is $65 for theOlympic race, $55 for theSprint event, and $25 for the5K race. The fee goes up $10on the day of the race. Allprevious overall Olympic

triathlon champions are free.The Olympic relay registra-tion is $125 and the Sprintrelay entry fee is $105. Two-or three-person teams may participate.

The pre-race briefing at thebeach begins at 7:45 a.m. TheOlympic race is slated for an

8 a.m. start for the males withfemales and relay teamsstarting at 8:05. The sprintrace begins at 8:30 a.m. forthe males and 8:35 a.m. forthe females and relays. The5K run is at 8:45. A post-racelunch will be served at thepavilion starting at 10:30 a.m.and the awards ceremony isscheduled for 11 a.m.

The County Park is locatedoff West Otsego Lake Drive,four miles south of Gaylordoff Old Highway 27.

To register online, visit ww w.mar km el lo nt ri .c om .For more information, callthe County Parks andRecreation Department at(989) 732-6521 or send an e-mail to Race Director DaveSmith [email protected].

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Softball

Lady Ironmen take St. Francis to the wire in regional opener; Kallie homerun in seventh closes the gap

By Mike Dunn

CHARLEVOIX The Lady Ironmen of coach RichardDickerson had nothing tohang their heads aboutSaturday when they walkedoff the softball diamond atCharlevoix.

The Mancelona girls putup a whale of a fight againstfavored Traverse City St.Francis in the Div. 3 regionalsemifinals played under ahot sun. Junior Kallie Derrerlaunched a sizzling line drivein the seventh inning thatsliced a path through thebreeze and traveled over thefence in deep left center. Hersolo home run brought theIronmen within a run but theIronmen could get no closerand suffered a tough 4-3 loss.

Kallie, who has beenMancelonas ace pitcher inthe history-making 2012 sea-son, was in tears after thegame ended. It had been a

remarkable ride for her per-sonally after recovering fromoff-season knee surgery, anda remarkable ride for herteammates and coaches.

Mancelona won its first-ever district title this seasonand Kallie was a huge part of the teams formula for suc-cess.

It means a lot for us to behere (in the regional tourna-ment), Kallie said. We wonour first district ever andreached our goal to play herebut it hurts to lose. We justhave to work hard in the off-

season and be ready for next year.Kallie suffered a torn ACL

during basketball season andfor a while didnt know if she was even going to play thissoftball season.

Im just grateful I had thechance to p lay, she said. My teammates have all beenvery supportive. Im so glad I was able to experience this with them.

Kallie not only recoveredfrom the surgery butreturned to the circle to startfor the Lady Ironmen for thethird season in a row andturned in her finest season todate, helping Mancelona to arunner-up finish in the Ski Valley behind perennia lleague champ Onaway, afirst-ever district title and a25-8 record.

Im very proud of the

girls, Dickerson said after- ward. Its the first time in thehistory of the school weve won a district in softball andthats a great accomplish-ment. We won 25 games and we played hard againsteverybody.

I knew we could stay withthem today but we made acouple of uncharacteristicerrors and they took advan-tage of it. We battled right tothe end but hats off to St.Francis. They made the playsand beat us.

Kallie, employing hersweet mixture of explosiverise balls and off-speed deliv-eries, befuddled the St.Francis hitters through threeinnings as the Ironmen helda 1-0 advantage on the score-board.

The difference in the gameto that point was the RBI sin-gle off the bat of Karyn VanderPloeg in the top of thesecond inning.

St. Francis had runners atsecond and third in the bot-tom of the third but failed toscore as third basemanMieke Scaggs made a diving catch of an attempted buntto record the first out of theframe and catcher Ashley Derrer snatched anotherattempted bunt out of the airfor the second out. ElizabethStachnik of St. Francis thenhit a hard smash that rangy shortstop Dakota Derrerscooped like a Hoover andmade a laser throw to firstbaseman Lindsey Friday to

just get the speedy Stachnik of an eyelash for the thirdout.

The Glads tied the score inthe bottom of the fourth,however, and then pulledahead with two more runs inthe fifth. All of the runsscored were unearned asMancelona made someuncharacteristic errors.

Mancelona battled back tomake it a 3-2 game in the topof the sixth when KallieDerrer walked to lead off,moved to second on a singleoff the bat of hard-swinging catcher Ashley Derrer, thenscored with two out whenMakenzie Willson whacked ahard shot that was misplayedby the St. Francis secondbaseman.

The Gladiators added animportant insurance run inthe top of the sixth, though,

when Maggie Esler hit a sac-rifice fly to give her team a 4-2 advantage.

That extra run turned outto be crucial as Kallie struck her home run in the bottomof the inning to make it a 4-3game. Miranda Boucard ledthe inning off with a wickeddrive that St. Francis center-fielder Stachnik managed to

track down in deep left cen-ter for the first out. If that ballhad escaped Stachniks graspthen Kallies homer wouldhave forged a 4-4 tie andforced extra innings.

But it turned out to be anarrow loss in a history-mak-ing season and now the Lady Ironmen underclassmen arepoised and hungry to make areturn run to the regionaltournament next year.

Now the girls know whatthey need to do to maintainthis level of play next year,Dickerson said.

Dakota Derrer is not only avacuum at shortstop but oneof the best leadoff hittersaround. The fleet-footedDakota, who set a staterecord with 19 triples thisseason, had two hitsSaturday.

Ashley Derrer, the slugging catcher, also had two hits.Scaggs, Boucard and VanderPloeg had hits as welland Kallie cracked the homerun and scored two of thethree Mancelona runs.

Mancelona battles hard in loss

The faces tell the tale after Ma celo a suffered a tough 4-3 loss to St. Fra cis oSaturday.

The Mark Mello Triathlo features swimmi g, biki ga d ru i g with Otsego Lake Cou ty Park as the

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Popular northern Michigan event takes place at Otsego LakeCounty Park, features Olympic and Sprint distances

Ju ior Kallie Derrer wi ds up to deliver a other explosive rise ball toward a St. Fra cis hitter o

Saturday.Ma celo a catcher Ashley Derrer drills a sharp si gle

to left field i the top of the fifth i i g o Saturday.

Ma celo a coach Richard Dickerso (the o e with the short hair) talks to Kallieprior to St. Fra cis batti g i the bottom of the fifth.

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T e Ma celo a baseballa d softball teams com-peted der t e ot s

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t e Iro me i baseballa d t e first time ever for t e Lad Iro me i soft-ball. T e post-game facestell t e tale of ow eacteam fared. Ma celo a

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ALPENA The InlandLakes golf team earned fifthplace on Thursday, June 7, inthe Division 4 regional tour-nament held at the RiversEdge Golf Club in Alpena.The Bulldogs posted a teamscore of 362. Lake LeelanauSt. Mary (314) was theregional champion withSuttons Bay (326) andFrankfort (345) also qualify-ing as teams.

Nick Aldrich scored 85 onthe challenging course tolead the Bulldogs and finish17th overall among the com-petitors. Jon Morley (87) wasclose behind in 22nd placefor I-Lakes, followed by Jack Vonderwerth (91), Troy Vizina (99) and ZachSomerville (102).

Harbor Light Christiancame in sixth place with ateam score of 363, just twostrokes behind the Bulldogs.

One bright spot for theSwordsmen of coach Gary Mantel was the ninth-placefinish of Kirk Muller with hissolid round of 82. Mullersround also earned him aberth in the Div. 4 statefinals as an individual quali-fier. The Div. 4 state tourna-ment takes place this Friday and Saturday, June 15-16, atForest Akers West on thecampus of Michigan StateUniversity.

Mike Muller (88) was run-ner-up to Kirk for theSwordsmen, taking 25thoverall. Josh Walker (89), ZacCurtis (104) and Josh Curtis(114) rounded out the topfive for Harbor Light.

Connor Kintz shot 92 toclaim 36th place and finishon top for 10th-place Alanson.

Nick Mercer carded a 94 tofinish 38th and finish as thetop scorer for 12th-placeMackinaw City.

Golf

I-Lakes isfifth in D-4region

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individual qualifier

Golf

Golf

Dombrowski of Gaylord takes third overall in regional,earns individual berth at state

Chiefs are just nine strokes from third-place finish and berth at state;Graylings Hinkle takes fourth, just misses individual qualifying

By Mike Dunn

MOUNT PLEASANT It was an eventfu l afterno onThursday, June 7, in the Div. 2regional tournament for thePetoskey golf team and foroutstanding Gaylord senior Alex Dombrowski.

The Northmen finishedthird in the team standings with a solid score of 332 atthe tough Pohl Cat Course toearn a berth in the state finalsand Dombrowski took thirdplace overall with an efficientround of 77 to earn an indi-

vidual berth at state.Hunter Pulaski of Petoskey

shot a fine round of 80 on thechallenging course to alsofinish in the top 10. He camein eighth.

Big Rapids earned theregional title with a score of 328 with Mount Pleasant

(330) second. Ortonville-Brandon (334) was fourth with Cadillac (338) andLapeer West (338) tied forfifth. Gaylord (342) came inninth.

The state finals are thisFriday and Saturday, June 15-

16, at Katke Golf Course onthe campus of Ferris StateUniversity in Big Rapids.

Petoskey did what wasnecessary to advance in atight region, having its topfour finishers come in justeight strokes apart.

Junior Tyler Spiegl, the

lethal lefty, shot 81 to comeas runner-up for theNorthmen and take 11thplace overall. Senior CalebDann (83) was close behind,coming in 18th followed by senior Kam Friedli (88) and junior Cam Ludlow (94).

Coming in behindDombrowski for Gaylord wasfreshman Cam Laug, whorose to the occasion in hisfirst regional tournament,shooting 81 to take arespectable 14th place over-all. Junior Nick Fennell (88) was third for the Blue Devils

followed by freshman MikeMisiak (95) and junior Anthony Tomaski (102).

Blaze Hogan of Big Rapidsscored 1-under 71 to takemedalist honors and CollinRidley of Mount Pleasant (76) was runner-up.

By Mike Dunn

SCOTTVILLE TheCheboygan golf team com-peted Thursday, June 7, in theDivision 3 regional tourna-ment at Lakeside Links inScottville and finished just 11strokes from a berth in thestate finals.

The Chiefs posted a teamscore of 361 to finish sixthoverall, just nine strokes

behind third-place finisherRoscommon (352). The topthree finishers from eachregion advance as a team.Central Montcalm won theregional title with a teamscore of 342 with Ludington(351) as runner-up.

Cheboygan senior Kasey Lofgren earned a top-10 fin-ish with his round of 86 onthe challenging course andsophomore Andrew Purcell

(89) came in 21st followed by junior Brennon Wachter (90),freshman Derek Sturvist (96)and junior Jason Stempky (98).

Grayling had two individ-ual qualifiers competing inthe regional tournament.

Freshman Jake Hinkle very nearly qualified individually for the state finals as well. Hisfine round of 84 put him infifth place overall and just a

stroke behind Josh Lueck of Kingsley for the third andfinal individual-qualifying spot. The other individualqualifiers Saturday weremedalist Derek Jacobson of Whiteha ll (82) and Alex Lindeman of Manistee (82).

Grayling junior MasonKrey shot 88 to finish 18thoverall on the tough course.

Petoskey advances to statefinals

Cheboygan sixth at D-3 regio

Baseball

Cardinals have chances but lose tough opener at Sault to Norway of U.P.By Mike Dunn

SAULT STE. MARIE It wasa tough way for a record-set-ting season to end. TheJohannesburg-Lewis tonbaseball team lost to Norway 9-3 in the Div. 4 regionalopener at Sault Ste. Marie onSaturday, bringing to a closean outstanding season in which the Cardinals estab-lished a new mark of 32 winsin a single season to go with adistrict championship and arunner-up finish behindMancelona in the competi-tive Ski Valley.

It just wasnt a good day,said J-L Hall of Fame coachRick Guild. It was not typicalof how weve played all year.

The Cardinals stranded 15base runners in the game,something very unusual for ateam that hit the lights out

up and down the lineupthroughout the campaign.They had the bases loadedthree times in seven innings,twice with no outs, and only scored one run out of thoseopportunities.

Second baseman ColeNagy stepped to the plate with the bases full and oneout and hit a screaming linedrive that went directly toward the Norway thirdbaseman. The Norway fielderput up his glove and caughtthe ball and then alertly dou-bled the J-L runner off thirdto end the inning and thethreat.

It was just a crazy game,Guild said. Nothing seemedto go right.

J-L had one bad inning where Norway bunchedsome runs together and theresome unusual things that

happened such as a catchersinterference call for the firsttime all year and some key Norway hits that werent hithard but just happened to fallin the right spot.

We out-hit them 10-6 but we couldnt get the hit when we had to have it and they had some hits that fell in forthem, Guild said. Its justone of those things. Thatshigh school baseball.

Jake Newell pitched anddid well for the most part but wasnt quite as accurate asusual.

Brett Kortman had anotherbig day at the plate to cap abrilliant 2012 season.Kortman crushed a two-rundouble in the first inning and was 2-for-3 on the day.

His first-inning hitknocked in Brian VanCoillieand Blake Huff, who had

each singled.Huff and fellow senior

Gunnar Owens both went 2-for-3 on the day along withKortman and VanCoillie was1-for-3.

In the fifth inning, Huff,Owens and Kortman hit con-secutive singles to load thebases with nobody out andthe Cardinals didnt score arun. It was just one of thosegames.

Guild said that even withthe tough loss in the regionaltournament, it was still aphenomenal season for thekids and for the program.

Our goal was to go down-state (to Battle Creek for theFinal Four) and it didnt hap-pen but we still accom-plished a lot, Guild said.

The Cardinals faced someoutstanding non-leaguecompetition during the sea-

son in teams like Mio, Whittemore- Prescott, EastJordan and Rogers City and went a combined 7-1 againstthem.

The Cardinals split withdefending league championMancelona during the sea-son in a doubleheader thatfeatured a nine-inning pitch-ers duel between Owens of J-L and Craig Conway of theIronmen.

I cant think the kidsenough for all they put intoit, Guild said. Its a greatgroup of seniors and a greatgroup of kids.

J-Ls total of 32 wins beatsthe total of 31 that theCardinals set twice beforeunder Guild.

Guild also surpassed the700-win plateau in his coach-ing career this season.

It just means Im getting

old, Guild said with a laugh.Its nice to get that many wins but I dont coach forthat. To me, its a tribute tothe kids. Weve been fortu-nate to have a good programfor a long time with a lot of good kids.

Three of J-Ls seniors aregoing on to play college base-ball.

VanCoillie is going north toplay the outfield for LakeSuperior State University.Kortman is looking to walk on for Saginaw Valley StateUniversity and Owens isgoing to play for AlbionCollege. He and Conway of Mancelona, who are goodfriends, are both going to Albion and will room togeth-er there.

Joburg falls in regional tourney

By Mike Dunn

CEDAR SPRINGS ThePetoskey girls soccer teamput up a whale of a battle.The Northmen of coach ZachJonker faced perennialDivision 2 power GrandRapids Christian in theregional semifinals at Cedar

Springs on Tuesday, June 5,and lost by a razor-thin 2-1margin.

The season ended forPetoskey with a solid 15-9record while No. 5 rankedChristian improved to 19-1-4. Christian advanced to theregional finals against DeWitton Thursday, June 7, and lost

a 1-0 thriller. An elusive move and stiff

shot off the educated leg of Liz Fraser early in the secondhalf brought Petoskey to within 2-1 but the deter-mined Northmen could getno closer. Fraser took a pretty feed from Hayley Fettig before maneuvering around

the charging Christian goal-keeper to score what wouldprove to be the final goal of the 2012 campaign.

Petoskey junior goalkeeperKelsey Ance was up to thechallenge once again andkept her team in the huntthrough the entire match with some outstanding saves

and smart decisions with theball.

Petoskey didnt win in theregional tournament but didmake state-ranked GRChristian earn its ticket to thefinals.

The Northmen won theirfourth straight Big Northchampionship and did

something quite remarkable

in capturing its first district

title in four years winning

all three district matches in

tense shootouts.

Soccer

Northmen put up whale of battle in tight loss to perennial power Grand Rapids Christian

Petoskey bows in regional opener

GAYLORD The Gaylordgolf team had it annual end-of-season banquet this past week and veteran Blue Devil

coach Tom Johnson gave outthe coveted team awards.

Earning the Jack T. ShepardMemorial Trophy as the 2012

Most Valuable Player on theteam was senior Alex Dombrowski.

The Jay Soderberg Award

for the Most Improved Golfer

in 2012 went to Josh Costello.

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Every spring, Departmentof Natural Resources (DNR)staff members and volun-teers conduct spring road-side surveys throughoutMichigan. During the spring breeding seasons, many dif-ferent birds and animals areeasily detected because of the displays and sounds they make. This makes spring thebest time to do wildlife popu-lation surveys. Many of thesesurveys are done from theroadside, where observersare stationed to count thenumber of individual birdsand animals detected.Comparing the results of thesurvey from year to yearhelps determine if the popu-lation is increasing or

decreasing.The DNR Wildlife Division

staff focuses on ruffed grouseand woodcock surveysstatewide, sharp-tailedgrouse surveys in the easternUpper Peninsula and mourn-ing dove surveys in southernMichigan. Staff members andvolunteers travel the sameroutes on about the same day each year. This allows popu-lation numbers to be moni-tored from year to year.

Grouse (both ruffed andsharp-tailed) and mourning doves are most active in themorning, so surveys start 30minutes before sunrise. Thedriver turns off and exits thevehicle, and listens for thebird he or she is surveying. A

male ruffed grouse will"drum" or rapidly beat its wings while standing on logsin order to attract females.The "drumming" starts outslow and increases to thepoint that it may sound like atwo-cycle engine starting.Male sharp-tailed grouse willcluck and make a rattling noise with their tails in acommunal dancing groundcalled a lek.

In the case of mourning doves, the driver is listening for the dove call and count-ing the number of birds seen. Although doves are not gamebirds in Michigan, they arehunted in many other statesso the Michigan DNR partici-pates in the surveys as part of

the nationwide effort tomanage the species.

Woodcock survey s aredone in a similar manner asthe grouse routes, although woodcock exhibit aerial andvocal courtship behavior inthe evening, so the survey isconducted near sunset. Theexact start time is deter-mined by the cloud cover theevening of the survey. Themale woodcock will start tosend out calls sounding like"peent" near sunset. Shortly after the "peent" the male woodcock will lift off into theair and fly straight up and cir-cle and chirp before hecomes back down.

Spring roadside wildlifesurveys, along with hunter

cooperator surveys and mailharvest surveys, have helpedthe DNR to monitor wildlifepopulations. Data from thesethree annual surveys canthen be compared to deter-mine whether populationsare increasing or decreasing.Other surveys are used forother types of birds and ani-mals.

"The surveys we completehelp us to monitor popula-tion trends throughoutMichigan," said researchsupervisor Steve Beyer. "We wouldn't be able to completeall of the surveys we do with-out the help of volunteersand other organizations."

The DNR partners withorganizations such as the

Ruffed Grouse Society, U.S.Fish and Wildlife Service andU.S. Forest Service, as well asmany other volunteers andcollege students, to completethese annual surveys.

Roadside surveys help monitor wildlifeDNR takes surveys of ruffed grouse and woodcock throughout state each spring

Gar was removed from acceptable spearing list becauseof concerns about population

The Department of Natural Resources would liketo remind anglers that spot-ted gar was removed fromthe Acceptable Spearing Species List for the 2012-

2013 fishing season, whichbegan April 1. Spearing forthis species is not allowedanywhere in Michigan.

Spotted gar are a state-list-ed species of special concernbecause of declining popula-tions in the state. The specialconcern list is produced by the Endangered SpeciesProgram of the MichiganDepartment of NaturalResources and the MichiganNatural Features Inventory.

As a result, the DNR'sFisheries Division recom-mended removing themfrom harvest with spearing gear while modifying statewide spearing regula-tions earlier this year.

By recognizing their spe-cial concern status, pres-sure can be lifted off spot-ted gar by not allowing them to be harvestedthroughout the state. Although spotted gar arecommon in some lakes inSouthwest Michigan, they are rare in lakes throughoutthe rest of the state.

For additional informationon spotted gar, read the

abstract of their special con-cern status:http://mnfi.anr.msu.edu/ab

stracts/zoology/Lepisosteus

_oculatus.pdf.

Spotted gar now illegal to spear

Treetops Resort is hosting the 10th event of the seasonfor the GolfWeek NationalPro Tour. 156 of the best young professio nal golfersfrom around the world willbe competing over 72 holesfor the $150,000 purse. TheGolfWeek National Pro Tour(GNPT) is the only nationalprofessional developmentaltour. This tour is not a "minitour", but a complete devel-opmental system specifical-

ly designed to prepare play-ers from the entry level tothe PGA Tour.

Players competing includethe tours most recent win-ner at the Arizona DesertClassic, Nathan Tyler,Tucson, Matt Miller,Bloomington, IL, JesseMueller, Mesa, AZ, CyrilBouniol, France, ScottHarrington, Scottsdale, win-ner of the season opening Pacific Open and George

OMahoney, Tequesta, FL, winner of the Souther nCalifornia Classic. Othernotable players includeJason Cook, son of PGA Tour/Champions Tour play-er John Cook, Olin BrowneJr., son of current U.S. SeniorOpen champion OlinBrowne, Gunner Wiebe, sonof Champions Tour playerMark Wiebe and John Kostis,son of leading instructor andCBS commentator Peter

Kostis. Play begins Tuesday,

June 19 at 7:30 am on both

the Premier and Signature

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AuGres-Sims Brett Maser, Brent SchwidersonFairview David Eaves, Austin HandrichHale Jacob Rogers, Cody WilsonHillman Kyle Henigan, Mason VanPamelMio Brad Rhoads, Seth Thomey Posen Nick Hincka, Travis Sharpe

2012 SOFTBALLFirst Team Arenac Eastern Alex Chmura, IlaMae Mahon, Taylor Jurek Atlanta Kayla Durocher, Tiffany Haren AuGres-Sims Rachael Horn, Ashli MaserFairview Sarah CummingsHale Halley Wolkens

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CHEBOYGAN TheCheboygan girls soccer teamis well-represented on the2012 Northern MichiganSoccer League All-Leagueroster.

Seven Chief players in all were selected for the squad with four on the first teamand three honorable men-

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Thoughts on... Out of a week how many of those days would you say are good days in your life?

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Daily Word THURSDAY: 2 Corinthians 10:5 New American Standard Bible (NASB) 5 We are destroying speculations

and every lofty thing raised up against the knowledge of God, and we are taking every thoughtcaptive to the obedience of Christ,

FRIDAY: Psalm 100 New American Standard Bible (NASB) 1 Shout joyfully to the Lord, all the earth.2 Serve the Lord with gladness; Come before Him with joyful singing. 3 Know that the LordHimself is God; It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; We are His people and thesheep of His pasture. 4 Enter His gates with thanksgiving And His courts with praise. Givethanks to Him, bless His name. 5 For the Lord is good; His lovingkindness is everlasting AndHis faithfulness to all generations.

SATURDAY: Psalm 89:16 New American Standard Bible (NASB) 16 In Your name they rejoice all theday, And by Your righteousness they are exalted.

SUNDAY: Psalm 118:24 New American Standard Bible (NASB) 24 This is the day which the Lord hasmade; Let us rejoice and be glad in it.

MONDAY: Philippians 4:6 New American Standard Bible (NASB) 6 Be anxious for nothing, but in every-thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.

TUESDAY: Matthew 6:25-28 New American Standard Bible (NASB) 25 For this reason I say to you, donot be worried about your life, as to what you will eat or what you will drink; nor for yourbody, as to what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?26 Look at the birds of the air, that they do not sow, nor reap nor gather into barns, and yetyour heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth much more than they? 27 And who of youby being worried can add a single hour to his life? 28 And why are you worried about clothing?Observe how the lilies of the field grow; they do not toil nor do they spin,

WEDNESDAY: Luke 12:11-12 New American Standard Bible (NASB) 11 When they bring you beforethe synagogues and the rulers and the authorities, do not worry about how or what you are tospeak in your defense, or what you are to say; 12 for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very

hour what you ought to say.

P ASTOR S P ERSPECTIVE

PastorSteve Scheer

Life Church of Gaylord

I asked a teacher, a mother, a chiropractor, a college student, a governmentoffice manager that question a few weeks ago. They all said 4 to 5 out of 7 weregood days in their lives. Most people qualify a good day from a bad day accord-ing to whether good things happen during that day or bad things happen. Thetruth is that a good day or bad day is really a state of mind. It is the attitude youdecide to have on that day. Your thoughts determined the attitude you are goingto have. If your thoughts are negative and lousy you are going to have negativeand lousy days.

The Bible says, We should take captive every thoughtOne of the ways to do that is wake up in the morning listening to positive music

or quoting a positive scripture verse.When I was going through mostly bad days a few years ago I printed out 10-15

positive scripture verses that quoted Gods promises for me and I kept them infront of me, I read them and I quoted them throughout the day. I discovered thatI couldnt be feeling negative when I was speaking Gods promises over myself. Itwill encourage you.

Decide to have a good day! As a child I would wake up in the morning listeningto my Dads loud voice singing or saying. This is the day the Lord has made Iwill rejoice and be glad in it. Try it, it will start your day out better. Then prayand ask God to bless your day and give you favor in everything you do.

Scripture says All things work together for good to those who love God(Romans 8) When bad things happen or people are against you remember thatGod is working everything out. Convince yourself that God is in control. He hasa plan.

Every day you live is an opportunity. You have only one life to live why not

enjoy it.

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HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA! 4 WeekProgram. Free brochure. Call now!866-562-3650 Ext. 55. www.south-easternhs.com

WANTS TO purchase minerals andother oil & gas interests. Send detailsPO Box 13557, Denver, Co 80201

PETSAKC miniature Schnauzer puppies.Non-shed, Non-allergenic. Salt &Pepper color. Born May 10th, 2012.Excellent family pets. $500 to $600.Call 989-733-2703.

DOG TRAX GROOMING. DowntownGaylord, 220 Michigan Ave. Call foryour appointment today, 989-705-TRAX (8729)SERVICES


DJ/KARAOKE SERVICE available forweddings, clubs or parties.References and information atwww.larryentertainment.com. 989-732-3933

Furnaces, Air Conditioning, Sales andService. Quality Workmanship 989-350-1857

33years experience. In home service.989-732-1403

GOBBLERS RESTAURANT in Gaylord.Home cooked Turkey and Fixin's.Daily $5.99 lunch specials. $6.99dinner specials. Old 27 SouthGaylord. Open 7 days for breakfast,lunch & dinner.

HANDBLASTING & Painting. 231-585-7406

&Powerwashing. Residential &

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Sizzling Summer Mani/Pedi Combo$42.00. Summer truly starts with arelaxing manicure or pedicure. Now,get both for just $42.00 (whenbooked/purchased together) Thisoffer good on W-Th or F through July31. Call 989-348-7557 for yourappointment today! Nails by Lisa. FullService Nail Salon, 204 E. MichiganAve. Grayling. 11-5pm W-F. Sat. byAppointment. Walk-ins welcome- stopin when you are downtown.STORAGE

APS Mini-Warehouse of Gaylord has5x10 units available for just $30 amonth. No long term contract neces-sary. In town, safe storage. Larger

units also available. Call 989-732-8160.

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start-ing at $15 month. 989-732-2721 or989-370-6058

Heated or Cold storage available forWinter, Spring, Summer, Fall, 989-732-0724

SUV

2008 GMC Acadia SLE. Very Cleanindeed w/a great ride and a very nicein and out. Three rows of comfort-able seating. Deep tread tires onalloys, dual exhaust, sporty.$16,488. Dave Kring Chevrolet-Cadillac, 1861 US 31 North,Petoskey, MI 231-347-2585

2008 Pontiac Torrent AWD. All WheelDrive w/brand new tires.. SuperClean! Perfect for town or long drivesno matter the weather. CD, tan cloth,Take it for a test drive. $14,988. DaveKring Chevrolet-Cadillac, 1861 US 31North, Petoskey, MI 231-347-2585

2009 Chevy HHR LT. Flex Fuel, auto,power, air, 4 cyl. Loaded. Great gasmileage. $250 a month. PetoskeyAuto Group, Nobody Sell For Less2215 N. US-31, Petoskey, MI 231-347-6080. www.petoskeyauto-group.com

2009 Hummer H3. 1 owner! LowMiles, a real head turner. Heatedleather seats, 6-disc CD, Bluetooth,3.7 liter inline 5 cylinder, tube steps,one sharp unit. $24,988. Dave Kring Chevrolet-Cadillac, 1861 US 31North, Petoskey, MI 231-347-2585

VANS

AMBULANCE. 1996 Ford E 350Ambulance. 4.3 Liter Diesel. Ready &working, low miles, runs great. Just$2,400. Petoskey Auto Group,Nobody Sell For Less 2215 N. US-31,Petoskey, MI 231-347-6080.www.petoskeyautogroup.com

SHUTTLE BUS. Just arrived. 2004Ford E 450 Shuttle Bus. Seats 25,gas engine. Just $7,900. PetoskeyAuto Group, Nobody Sell For Less2215 N. US-31, Petoskey, MI 231-347-6080. www.petoskeyauto-group.com

WANTED

MOTORCYCLES WANTED dead oralive. Always buying vintage cycle hel-mets and old toys. 231-649-0077

Wanted: Baseball, Football,

Basketball and Hockey cards. Before1972. 231-373-0842

Wanted: OUTBOARD MOTORS, anysize, running or not. Also selling Outboard Motors. Call 231-546-6000

Wanted: Used Cooking Oil. We willrecycle those large containers of used cooking oil from your deep fryer.Maxx Garage. 989-732-4789

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NEWER PRICE REDUCTION!Newer Huge HUD home with 4 Beds, 2 Baths in Guthrie Lakes. Nearly 2,000

Square Feet Living Space. Large Master Suite, Fireplace and Family Room.Some TLC Required. Guthrie Lakes Offers Deeded Access to 2 Lakes,

Clubhouse and Heated Pool. $43,927. MLS #275830

Nice Well Maintained Rentals Available

2 and 3 bedroomsCall

989-732-1707GREAT TRAIL

GETAWAY3 Bed, 1 Bath Cabin with 50 Feet of Ausable River

Frontage. Surprisingly Roomy with No Wasted

Space. Can Easily Sleep 6or More for those

Weekend or Week LongGetaways. Completely

Furnished. SnowmobileTrail Out Front Door.River Out Back Door.

$54,500.MLS #277806

BRIGHT, OPEN,CHEERY

2 Bed, 2 Bath Home on the Wildwood Golf Course.Sparkling HardwoodFloors, Cozy Natl GasFireplace, Welcoming

Covered Porch Up Frontand Roomy Wrap Around

Deck Looking on 7th Fairway. Fenced in Play

Area for Kids and HUGE Unfinished Bonus Room for Extra Bedrooms, Play Area, or Workshop. All on 2 Landscaped Lots with In Ground Sprinkler. Live on the Golf Course with NO ASSN DUES. Plus just a chip shot to All Sport Wildwood Lake for

Water Sport Activities $153,500. MLS #277116

SPRING isHere...SUMMER is

Coming!Impeccable 3 Bed, 2 Bath

Chalet with 2 1/2 Garage andDeeded Access to Big Bear.

You'll Also Find Tile Floors,A Wood Burning Fireplace,Full

Basement,Natural Gas Heatand Central Air.Seller says

what the heck,throw in aHome Warrenty and give em

the Mineral Rights too!$124,500.MLS #276389

80 ACRES OFNORTHERN MICHIGAN

WILDERNESS with Gentle Roll and GoodMix of Hardwoods.36 x 100Stick Built Building on Site

Too Complete with ConcreteFloor and Electricity.Great

Hunting Property with Blinds,Trails and Lots of Wildlife.Property can also be pur-

chased with a home and addi-tional 30 acres for $509,000(MLS 275254) $230,000.

MLS #275374

INVENTORYSELLING!NEED MORE

LISTINGS TO SELL

Featured HomeOn the Market

Key Areas to Pay

Attentionto WhenBuying a

Home Compliments of Ed

Wohlfiel

You may save

money in the

long run

Looking for a new home

can be exciting and frustrat-

ing. You can help alleviate

the frustration by paying

close attention to five key areas of the homes you're

considering buying; it may

save you money in the long

run.

Don Walker is an inspec-

tor and owner of Ace Home

Inspections. He says there

are five areas in homes that

he frequently reports prob-

lems with. They are electri-

cal, foundation, plumbing,

the attic, and landscaping.

Tip # 1 - Electrical

Walker says sometimes

homeowners assume with

newer homes that all will

work just fine but that's

often not the case. "I

[inspected] a brand new

house -- four years old but

the electrical was all done

incorrectly," says Walker.

Having a complete home

inspection will help to rule

out any problems and point

out any areas of concern.

However, even as you're

browsing homes, buyers

can start to make note of

the key areas that Walker

mentioned, such as the

foundation.

9841 S. Old 27, GaylordContact; Angelo DAgostino, Exit Realty Paramount, Cheboygan, (231) 597-8000

Real Estate

By Jim Akans

Custom built in 1991, with many recent updates including roof, siding,central air conditioning and energy efficient Andersen brand windows, this is well-built, nicely appointed home in a gorgeous setting that features scenic woodlands and a gently rolling 1.68 acre site complete with a private pond.

Located just a few miles south of Gaylord, this home offers approximately 3,200 square feet of thoughtfully designed interior space, with two main lev-els plus a professionally finished lower level walkout. Each of the rooms is

generously sized, bringing a wonderful sense of openness and airiness to theinterior. There are five bedrooms and three and a half baths, making this anexcellent abode for the growing family as well as offering plenty of space when family and friends come north for a visit.

Highlights include beautiful hardwood and tile flooring, a stunning kitchen with custom cabinetry and tile countertops and backsplash, inviting jetted tub in the master bath, vaulted ceilings, gorgeous woodwork through-out, and much more. Exciting features continue outside of the home as well,and in addition to the 100-foot diameter private pond, the property includes

a 32 x 42 foot pole barn with 13-foot ceilings and full electric servicewhat agreat spot for setting up a first-class workshop.

A bonus feature is that this home and property are located within walking distance to Memorial Park and the Heart Lakepublic access. Virtually everything the north has to offer isclose at hand, right from the exceptional comfort of thisextraordinary home value listed at $299,000.

Call Angelo DAgostino today for a private showing. (231)597-8000 or email [email protected]

REAL ESTATE SALES STATISTICSProvided to you by and based on information from the Water WonderlandMLS, Inc. for the period May 21, 2012 through May 27, 2012.(RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES ONLY )

D AYS D OLLAR V OLUME N UMBER OF NUMBER OFCOUNTY ON M ARKET SOLD U NITS SOLD U NITS A VAILABLE Alcona 0 $0 0 49 Alpena 119 $173,200 3 360 Antrim 0 $0 0 59Cheboygan 116 $1,687,500 5 541Crawford 95 $209,100 4 198Mackinac 0 $0 0 71Montmorency 216 $410,765 7 211Oscoda 401 $105,700 2 156Otsego 156 $1,336,875 14 426Presque Isle 218 $369,000 5 277

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Custom home with private pondis spacious and spectacular

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