Weekly Choice - Section B - January 12, 2012

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By Mike Dunn
ALPENA – The Gaylord
girls rebounded quickly from
the loss to Traverse City
Central earlier in the week,
outscoring host Alpena 54-48
on Thursday in a Big North
Conference clash.
The Blue Devils of coach
Frank Hamilla improved to 7-
3 overall and 3-1 in the Big
North with the nice victory.
Gaylord led 15-14, 30-26
and 46-34 at the quarter
breaks, using a 12-0 run at
the outset of the third quarter
to pull away on the score-
board.
“It was a great team win,”
Hamilla said. “We talked at
halftime about how the first
three minutes of the third
quarter set the tone for the
rest of the game. We came
out and ran some great
offensive sets and went on a
12-0 run to go ahead by 16.”
Alpena rallied to make
things interesting in the
fourth quarter but the visit-
ing Blue Devils were able to
maintain a lead the rest of
the way in spite of shooting
poorly at the line down the
stretch.
“We broke their press fine,
we were taking time off the
clock on each possession but
there was a lid in our basket,”
Hamilla said. “At one point,
we missed seven consecutive
free throws, with three of
them the front end of a one-
and-one.”
Ironically, Gaylord had hit
on 18-of-21 free throws in the
loss to Central two days
before. In spite of the missed
free throws, Gaylord was able
to hold off the Wildcat rally.
“The girls kept their com-
posure,” Hamilla said. “We
made 3 of our last 4 free
throws and wrapped up the
victory.”
Lethal lefty Mackenzie
Edwards made the twine spin
to the tune of a team-high 13
points to lead a balanced
scoring ledger for Gaylord.
Junior point guard Sarah
Polena put 12 on the board
with junior forward Alex
Simmons sinking 11 and
sophomore guard Maddie
Hamilla making seven.
Edwards also pulled down
six boards, as did long-armed
Lauren Mead. Polena planted
pretty passes all night, col-
lecting four assists.
“I thought our intensity
and focus was great, and we
got balanced scoring which is
going to help us in the long
run,” Hamilla said. “It was a
great effort after a tough loss
Tuesday night against
Central. I am very proud of
our young ladies.”
The Gaylord JV girls also
won, outscoring Alpena 45-
31 to improve to 9-1 on the
season. The young Blue
Devils of coach Shelly Curtis
trailed 16-15 at halftime
before outscoring the home
team 20-6 in the third quar-
ter to pull away.
“Lauren Hintz hit a long
half-court shot to end the
first quarter to cut their lead
to 4 points (11-7) and that
sparked the girls in the sec-
ond quarter,” Curtis report-
ed.
Lindsey Zaremba zoned in
for a dozen points and sweet-
shooting Sydney Meadows
also put 12 on the board to
pace Gaylord.
ON TUESDAY, Gaylord lost
at home to Central 47-40. The
Trojans improved to 5-4
overall and stayed unbeaten
in the Big North at 4-0.
Senior-laden Central took
the lead in the first quarter
and held off the Blue Devils
the rest of the way.
“The last three-and-a-half
quarters we took it to them
and I couldn’t be happier
with that,” Hamilla said.
“They’re a good team with
senior starters and lots of
experience and we gave them
a great fight.”
Edwards drained the nets
for 12 points and was the
lone Blue Devil to reach dou-
ble digits, though Stephanie
Buttrick came off the bench
in the second half and pro-
vided a nice spark, hitting for
eight points.
The hardworking Mead
showed up big inside, bat-
tling and scrapping for 10
rebounds against the taller
Trojans.
Towering Central senior
center Ali Walker had a dou-
ble double, generating 13
points and 11 boards, and
she was joined in double fig-
ures by teammates Madi
Bankey (12) and Katie
Knudsen (11), who just
returned to the floor after
being sidelined by an ankle
sprain.
Gaylord won the JV game
48-40 as Zaremba covered
the floor like a fresh coat of
wax, scoring 13 points,
including nine in the fourth
quarter, to go with five steals
and five rebounds. Joslyn
Rider rocked the iron for
eight points and she also hit a
pair of key buckets down the
stretch.
Sudden Sydney Kassuba
was big into piracy once
again, recording five steals to
go with nine points. Sydney
Meadows made six points
and Aubrey Curtis connected
for five.
“The team played well; it
was a great team effort,”
coach Curtis reported.
Gaylord played on the road
against Sault Ste. Marie on
Tuesday, Jan. 10, after this
issue went to press.
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Gaylord junior Alex Simmons put the “jump” in jump shot as she goes high to
launch one against T.C. Central.
There’s a bit of holding going on against
Mackenzie Edwards as Sarah Polena lets a long
one go against Central.
Alex Simmons is surrounded by tall Central
defenders but maintains full control of this
rebound.
Gaylord defenders, from left, Shelby Coon, Kinsey
Burroughs and Lindsey Zaremba surround a
Central player.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 2012
Gaylord gals outscore Wildcats
Basketball
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By Mike Dunn
GRAYLING – The first
game of the new year was a
pretty good one for the
Grayling girls basketball
team. The Vikings played
host to non-league foe
Houghton Lake on Tuesday,
Jan. 3, and earned an impres-
sive 65-48 victory.
The Vikings trailed 27-24 at
the half but turned the game
around with a third-quarter
surge, parlaying their suffo-
cating full-court press into
several transition buckets to
turn the three-point deficit
into an 11-point lead.
Junior captain Jo Hamlin
led the way once again for
the Vikings, hammering the
nets for a game-high 22
points to go with 13
rebounds, 2 steals and 3
assists. Sweet-shooting soph-
omore Cierra Prosser helped
the cause as well, hitting four
times from beyond the arc to
put 17 points on the board.
Junior Caitlin Prosser pow-
ered to nine points with six
boards and four steals and
Alyssa Morley made six
points.
“We probably played our
best team ball in the third
quarter,” noted coach Joe
Powers. “We rotated well on
our press and played good
help-side defense. We passed
the ball very well and had a
number of assists. It was
great to see nice team ball
displayed.”
ON FRIDAY, the Vikings
traveled to the court of
perennial Lake Michigan
Conference power Kalkaska
and suffered a 56-28 setback.
The Vikings, who were
depleted by illness, struggled
through a tough first half
before playing much more
competitively in the second
half against the powerful
Blazers.
Hamlin put up eight points
with a game effort to pace the
Vikings and Haven turned in
a good showing, hitting for
six points. Cierra Prosser,
Maddie Benardo and Morley
each tallied four.
“We had difficult game
right from the start,” Powers
reported. “Playing an
extremely good Kalkaska
team that has had a lot of
success in the past few years,
in a brand new gym which
we had never seen, and hav-
ing sick girls with colds, did
not bode well.
“Kalkaska is a very fine
team with very good shooters
and fast girls that are very
athletic,” he added. “We did-
n't play our best basketball,
mainly on offense. As they
pressed us, we didn't attack
them enough. We were too
timid, especially in the first
half of the game. They took
the defense to us and we did-
n't make them pay.”
Powers was pleased with
the way his girls battled back
in the second half, though.
“We still faced a very good
team but we were much
more aggressive,” the coach
said. “We scored 22 of our
points in the second half. I
was pleased with our defense
as we held their top players
in check. We played good
enough to win on defense,
but not on the offensive side,
especially in the first half.”
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By Mike Dunn
PETOSKEY – The
Petoskey boys remained
unbeaten with a workman-
like effort at home Friday
against rugged Big North
foe Traverse City West. The
two-time defending Big
North champion Northmen
prevailed 47-44 to push
their record to 8-0 overall
and 4-0 in the league. The
Titans fell to 5-3 and 2-2.
Petoskey built a first-half
lead only to have the Titan
rally in the third and fourth
quarters and have the
opportunity to tie the game
at the end.
Balanced scoring was the
catalyst to victory for
Petoskey. Junior Sam
Baumgartner brought his
scoring touch off the bench,
torching the nets for a team-
high 14 points while Jake
Mullin and Zak Lewis each
landed 13 points on the
board.
Senior Joe Robbins rang
up seven points with eight
rebounds and four assists
and did his part defensively
as well, covering the Titans’
man mountain Trevor
Commissaris like snow on
an evergreen. Robbins also
hit a key free throw in the
closing seconds to push the
Petoskey lead to three
points and force West into a
position where it needed a
3-pointer to tie the score
with the game clock wind-
ing down.
Graeme Placek put 15 on
the board for the visitors
with five rebounds and four
steals and Nate Castor con-
tributed 11 points.
Commissaris was held to
eight points, about six
below his average, but he
did put his 6-foot-8 frame to
good use, blocking three
shots and grabbing eight
boards.
Petoskey lost the tight JV
game 37-35. Shea Whitmore
tickled the twine for a team-
high 16 points to lead the
Northmen. Tristen Roman
and Johnny Wheelock tal-
lied 11 and 10 points for the
Titans.
Petoskey played the Sault
on Tuesday, Jan. 10, after
this issue went to press. The
Northmen return to league
play this Friday, Jan. 13, at
Ogemaw Heights in a girl-
boy varsity doubleheader
starting at 6 p.m.
Basketball
Northmen boys
remain unbeaten
Petoskey earns tough home victory over rugged
Big North foe T.C. West to improve to 8-0 over-
all and 4-0 in league
By Mike Dunn
JOHANNESBURG – The
Johannesburg-Lewiston girls
of coach Heather Huff
pushed their record to 7-1
with a pair of Ski Valley victo-
ries last week.
On Tuesday, the host
Cardinals edged upset-
minded Bellaire 32-31 when
junior Abby Schlicher made
the twine dance on a base-
line jumper in the final sec-
onds. On Friday, the
Cardinals played at the court
of defending league champ
Central Lake and posted a
53-23 decision.
J-L improved to 7-1 overall
and 4-1 in the league with
the two wins.
Schlicher, a varsity player
for coach Huff since her
freshman year, took the
clutch shot with the game on
the line and buried it, much
to the delight of her team-
mates and coaches and the
red-clad home fans in the
bleachers.
The versatile Schlicher, a
prototype Cardinal player
under Huff who is about as
relentless as the waves at
high tide, finished with a
game-high 16 points to go
with team-high totals of six
rebounds, seven steals and
five assists. Junior Tiffany
Nickert tallied six with four
boards and three steals.
Junior Miranda House also
helped the cause with her
leech-like defense as she
recorded six steals. Hannah
Huff and Brittany
Cherwinski each had five
rebounds and Gabby
Coppersmith was golden on
defense, making four steals.
Chelsye Bartsch tallied 14
to pace the Eagles, who
slipped to 3-3 and 1-3.
ON FRIDAY, the Cardinals
jumped to an early lead and
maintained it the rest of the
way. Schlicher once again
tamed the twine for a team-
high 16 points and once
again she generated an
impressive stat line with her
typical two-way effort: five
rebounds, six steals and four
assists.
Brittany Cherwinski
bounced 11 points through
the iron and long-armed
Hannah Huff helped the
cause with nine rebounds
and she also made five steals.
The J-L JV girls remained
unbeaten (8-0, 5-0) with a
55-10 victory over the
Trojans.
The Cardinals played at
home against Inland Lakes
on Wednesday of this week
after this issue went to press.
The girls are on the road this
Friday against Mancelona
and play on the road again
Wednesday, Jan. 18, in a key
Ski Valley clash at Onaway.
Basketball
Joburg girls earn
league wins
Schlicher’s clutch shot lifts Cards past upset-
minded Bellaire; Cards win big at Central Lake
Grayling junior Jo Hamlin (23) lets one go against visiting Houghton Lake on
Tuesday, Jan. 3.
Grayling junior Hannah Haven drives to the hoop
to score a bucket against Houghton Lake.
Basketball
Grayling girls tame Bobcats
Third-quarter surge turns deficit into 11-point lead; Hamlin cans 22 to lead the way
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By Mike Dunn
PETOSKEY – The Petoskey
hockey team had a fine
showing over the weekend,
taking care of business
against non-league foes
Saginaw Nouvel and on
Friday and the Bay Area
Thunder on the road
Saturday.
The Nothmen (4-6-1)
allowed just one goal in each
contest while scoring eight
goals in the two games.
Once again, it was the
rocket launcher Kyle Ruggles
ringing things up on offense
for the Northmen. The senior
slap-shot specialist had the
puck singing at high-decibel
frequencies as he accumulat-
ed five goals to help Petoskey
whip Nouvel 5-1 and
outscore the talented
Thunder 3-1.
In the win over Nouvel on
Friday, Ruggles racked up
four goals, including a rare
natural hat trick in the sec-
ond period, and he also
assisted on Petoskey’s other
goal. Not a bad night for the
senior. Tanner Davis deliv-
ered the other Petoskey goal
in the game on a power play.
Ken Forton came up with a
pair of assists to help the
Northmen cause while Ben
Schwartzfisher, Skye Pieffer
and Hunter Stinger had lone
assists.
Junior goaltender Breanna
Merriam, who stopped 18 of
19 shots, was like a cork in a
glass bottle to the frustrated
Nouvel skaters through near-
ly the entire game, stopping
everything that came her
way. Nouvel did manage to
avert the shutout with a late
score but it did nothing to
diminish the excellent effort
put forth by Merriam the
Northmen defenders out
front.
On Saturday, it was the Sky
Pilot, Skye Pieffer, helping to
propel the Northmen to vic-
tory with the game-winning
goal in the second period.
Pieffer’s powerful net-churn-
ing shot put Petoskey up 2-0.
Opportunistic Aaron Cook
provided the recipe for an
early lead for Petoskey,
pouncing on a loose puck
and firing one home for a 1-0
advantage. Then it was the
ever-dangerous Ruggles, reli-
able as the sunrise, who
finally sealed the deal for the
surging Northmen with an
empty-net goal.
It was a milestone game for
freshman goalie Michael
Whittaker, who earned his
first career victory with a
solid effort between the
pipes for coach Ward.
Petoskey (1-3 in the Big
North) returned to league
play against visiting Cadillac
on Wednesday of this week
after this issue went to press.
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By Mike Dunn
CHEBOYGAN – The
Gaylord hockey team has
engaged in some tense, phys-
ical contests since the start of
2012. The Blue Devils played
three games in four days last
week and posted a
respectable 1-1-1 record,
edging Cadillac 2-1 on the
home ice Wednesday, tying
Traverse City West 3-3 on the
road Friday and losing 2-1 in
overtime to Cheboygan on
the road Saturday in a non-
league clash.
Gaylord led the game with
the host Chiefs 1-0 entering
the third period but sweet-
shooting Stan Swiderek tied
the score with an unassisted
goal early in the third period
and it was Swiderek who also
ended the game at the 4:21
mark of overtime, lighting
the lamp once again with
help from teammates John
Garst and Jake Elmore.
Willie Gelow recorded his
second goal of the season to
account for Gaylord’s lone
tally. The unassisted goal
came in the second period at
the 6:51 mark to give the Blue
Devils a 1-0 advantage.
Both teams received solid
play in the nets. Cheboygan
goalie Nicklas Watson turned
back 24 of 25 shots on goal
and Gaylord’s young goalie
Tony Apa faced 30 shots and
stopped 28 of them. In the
overtime session, Cheboygan
put five shots on goal and
Gaylord did not have any.
The teams go at it again at
the Sportsplex on Friday, Jan.
27, in what should be a real
barnburner.
ON FRIDAY, Gaylord faced
Big North foe West at the
Howe Arena in Traverse City.
The host Titans led 2-1
after the first period and 3-2
after the second period but
Gaylord rallied to force over-
time on the strength of Nick
Shear’s clutch power-play
goal with 1:17 left in regula-
tion. Shear’s timely tally
came off a perfect feed from
the opportunistic Gelow, his
second assist of the game
and sixth assist of the cam-
paign.
Gaylord goalie Peter
Lawton showed up huge in
the overtime, stopping eight
Titan shots directed his way.
Lawton stood on his head to
preserve the tie during the
extra session and he made
several sensational stops
during regulation as well
against the talented Titans.
Lawton stopped 39 of 42
shots and shut the Titans
down on three power plays.
Dangerous Derek Axford
and Spencer Bajko notched
power-play goals for Gaylord
along with Shear. Axford and
Shear also recorded an assist,
as did Cole Muzyl.
ON WEDNESDAY, Jan. 4,
against Cadillac at the
Sportsplex, it was Anthony
Tomaski stepping up big on
offense, scoring both Gaylord
goals. Tomaski, a proud
member of the blue-collar
grind line for the Blue Devils,
celebrated his birthday a day
early, lighting the lamp for
the fifth and sixth times this
season.
Seth Muzyl assisted on
both Tomaski goals and Seth
Muzyl assisted on the second
goal.
Lawton was lights out in
the net for most of the night,
stopping 15 of 16
shots from the Vikings. The
reliable Lawton has a 5-4-2
log in the nets with a
respectable 3.64 goals-
against-average to this point
in the season.
Apa is 2-1-0 with a 2.24
GAA.
Bajko continues to be the
splashmaker for Gaylord
offensively, creating ripples
wherever he goes on the ice.
Bajko leads the Blue Devils
with 22 points, including a
team-high 13 goals and 9
assists. Axford is next with 17
points (10 goals, 7 assists),
followed by Shear with nine
points (4 goals, 5 assists).
Cole Muzyl has eight assists.
Gaylord (7-5-2) is home
against Big North foe
Petoskey this Friday, Jan. 13,
before playing at Cadillac on
Wednesday, Jan. 18, and
playing at home again on
Friday, Jan. 20, against T.C.
Central.
Chiefs’ Swiderek ties score in regulation then
hits game-winner in OT; Blue Devils tie with
West, edge Cadillac in league play
Hockey
Gaylord bows to host
Cheboygan
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By Mike Dunn
PELLSTON – It was a week
of typical efficiency for the
highly regarded Pellston
boys basketball team. The
first week of the new year
brought impressive victories
over Ski Valley foes
Mancelona and Gaylord St.
Mary as the Hornets pushed
their record to 6-0 overall
and 4-0 in the league.
The 84-49 victory over
Mancelona came on
Tuesday, Jan. 3, and the 68-
24 win over St. Mary, which
had previously been unbeat-
en in league play, came on
Thursday.
Senior sharpshooter Chris
Hass continues to blister the
nets for the Hornets and add
to his burgeoning career
scoring totals. The smooth,
tenacious 6-foot-4 Hass,
who scores a ton but who is
much more than just a scor-
er, hit for 39 points in the
win over the Ironmen and 31
against the Snowbirds,
including 5-for-5 from
beyond the arc.
In the Mancelona game,
Hass also had six assists, six
rebounds and six steals. In
the St. Mary game, it was a
very similar stat line as
Hass contributed five
steals, five assists and five
boards in addition to his 31
points.
The scary thing about
Pellston this year is that
Hass is surrounded by very
solid talent. Players like
rawhide-tough three-year
starter Andy Hamlin, crafty
Zak Kruskie, Max Ketterer,
Dale Stark and defensive
specialist Jake Friedenstab
give the Hornets the look of
a team that has the tools to
make a long foray into the
2012 playoffs.
In the Mancelona game,
Hamlin added 22 points
with 15 rebounds for a dou-
ble-double and he was big
into rejection as well,
recording five blocks.
Ketterer connected for 10
points with six boards and
Stark took down six boards.
Coach Cliff Hass noted
how his team “maintained
control throughout the con-
test with aggressive man-to-
man and zone defense.”
Hamlin was a particular
thorn in the side of the
scrappy Ironmen with his
blocks and his defensive
deflections.
Freshman Brandon
Dingman tallied 17 points
for the Ironmen and sopho-
more forward Brandon Scott
scored 10.
In the St. Mary game,
Hamlin joined Hass in dou-
ble figures with 13 points to
go with three assists while
the silky-smooth Kruskie
connected for six points
with three assists and three
steals and Stark struck for six
points.
Coach Hass noted the
defensive pressure of
Kruskie, Friedenstab and
Austin Wright as a key for the
Hornets along with the
team’s long-range shooting,
connecting on 8-of-11 from
3-point land.
“It was possibly our best
defensive game of the sea-
son,” Hass said. “We had
great bench play, especially
on defense led by Austin
Wright.”
Senior Mike Stutesman
tallied eight to pace the
Snowbirds.
Basketball
Pellston boys
push to 6-0 start
Hass continues to blister the nets, add to grow-
ing career scoring totals
Grayling coach reaches milestone
Basketball
By Mike Dunn
GRAYLING – Longtime
Grayling boys varsity basket-
ball coach Rich Moffit earned
wins No. 300 and 301 in his
career last week. Moffit, not
one to blow his own horn,
modestly deflected attention
from himself to his players,
saying only that he has been
“blessed with great kids.”
The players who have
come through his program
would no doubt say they
were blessed to have a great
coach.
Moffit is in his 18th year at
the helm of the Grayling pro-
gram. He has guided the
Vikings twice to the Class B
regional finals, in 2005 and
2011. Last year he and assis-
tant coaches Craig Hofman,
Eric Batway and Rocky Tobin
guided Grayling to 19 wins
and this year the green-clad
Vikings are already off to a 6-
1 start and 3-0 in the Lake
Michigan Conference (prior
to the huge league game that
was played on Tuesday of this
week against Traverse City St.
Francis).
Moffit was named the
Weekly Choice Coach of the
Year in both 2005 and 2011.
He has guided his teams to 10
championships through the
years. In 2005, he was named
Honorable Mention Coach of
the Year by the Associated
Press and the Detroit Free
Press. He was also named the
Dream Team coach by the
Record-Eagle in 2005 and the
Lake Michigan Conference
Coach of the Year that same
year. He also received confer-
ence coaching honors in
2003 and 1998 and in 1992
was chosen as the Holland
Sentinel West Michigan
Coach of the Year in a region
of the state that is real hotbed
for high school hoops.
Moffit is the director of the
prestigious Reaching Higher
Showcase sponsored by the
Michigan High School
Athletic Association and the
Basketball Coaches
Association of Michigan and
he is an active member of
BCAM and the National
Association of Basketball
Coaches (NABC).
Before coming to Grayling,
Moffit coached at Fennville
and Caseville and was an
assistant coach at Beal City
and Ovid-Elsie.
He was a key member of
the Corunna High School
state championship team in
1983 and was captain of his
team at Alma College. Moffit
is a Central Michigan gradu-
ated with a master’s degree in
education administration.
Moffit eclipses 300 wins in notable coaching career; he is in his 18th season at Grayling
Grayling burns Bobcats and Blazers
by Mike Dunn
GRAYLING -- The Grayling
boys weren't greatly chal-
lenged last week, winning on
the road against non-league
foe Houghton Lake by an 80-
38 score on Tuesday, Jan. 3,
and slugging past Lake
Michigan Conference foe
Kalkaska 76-36 on Friday,
Jan. 6. It was a significant
week nonetheless as long-
time Grayling coach Rich
Moffit passed a notable
career milestone, reaching
300 wins in the game with
Houghton Lake.
Moffit, a hard-nosed,
knowledgeable coach who
runs a classy program, mod-
estly deflected praise from
himself and directed it
toward his players.
"I've been blessed with
great kids," he said.
The Vikings pushed their
record to 6-1 overall and 3-0
in the league with the two
lopsided wins.
In the Kalkaska game, the
Viking starters surged to a 27-
5 first-quarter lead, enabling
Moffit to use his reserves lib-
erally.
Senior twine-tamer Steven
Enos paced a balanced scor-
ing attack with 16 points and
lethal lefty Zane Tobin zeroed
in for 10 points. Sophomore
point guard Jake Swander
struck for nine while Riley
Zigila tallied eight, Mason
Krey connected for seven,
and Wes Dean and Tom "The
Beast" Burrell each scored
six. Enos nailed 2-of-3 from
downtown and was 5-for-5
from the line and he also
grabbed six boards with five
assists and had a Blackbeard-
like eight steals.
The dangerous Dean
brothers -- Griffin and Wes --
combined for nine boards
and 10 points and sopho-
more Tyler McClanahan
issued four assists.
"I'm very pleased with the
intensity and effort that we
played with in this game,"
Moffit said. "We did a great
job of sharing the basketball
and playing aggressively at
both ends of the court. We
had a number of kids con-
tribute to this victory. This
was a good win for us."
ON TUESDAY, the Vikings
improved to 5-1 with an
impressive 80-38 victory over
perennial hardwood rival
Houghton Lake (2-4). The
victory marked a major mile-
stone for veteran coach Rich
Moffit, who reached the 300-
win plateau in his stellar
career.
Grayling pulled away in
the first half then dominated
at both ends in the second
half, outscoring the Bobcats
37-8.
Senior strong man Burrell
was an animal in the lane,
powering his way to 16
points with 16 boards and
the irrepressible Enos had a
typical all-around game, gen-
erating eight points, 11
boards, eight assists and six
steals.
Tobin tagged the twine for
16 points to join Burrell as
team scoring leader and jun-
ior sharpshooter Scott
Parkinson packed the rim for
a dozen points from the
wing.
Moffit also noted the
strong, physical play of 6-
foot-8 senior center Griffin
Dean (9 points, 7 boards) and
the efficient ball handling of
sophomore point guards Jake
Swander (9 points, 4 assists)
and Tyler McClanahan (4
points, 9 assists).
“Jake and Tyler are doing a
good job of managing the
game,” Moffit said.
Moffit also complimented
coach Mead of Houghton
Lake, saying Mead is “doing a
lot of positive things with the
Bobcat program” and that
the team may be struggling
some now but “will be a force
in a few years.”
Moffit reaches 300-win coaching milestone with victory against Houghton Lake
Rich Moffit, shown here earlier this season, is in
his 18th year at the helm of the Grayling program.
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Basketball
Gaylord boys battle hard in loss
By Mike Dunn
GAYLORD – The Gaylord
boys of coach Tim O’Rourke
battled hard to the end but
came out on the short end on
the home floor Friday against
Big North Conference foe
Alpena. The Blue Devils,
coming off an impressive
road victory against T.C.
Central, slipped to 3-4 overall
and 2-2 in the Big North.
The visiting Wildcats
buried eight shots from
beyond the arc to outscore
Gaylord 76-69 in the exciting,
seesaw contest.
Senior left Troy Gahm and
big man Zach Lundell turned
in strong performances once
again for Gaylord, with each
netting 17 points.
Luke Cordes had a career
night for Alpena, however,
draining the nets for 32
points, including 12-of-14
from the line and a pair of
treys. Tyler Pintar tallied 10
and Ryan Wilk hit for nine for
the visitors.
Alpena also won the JV
game by a 60-33 count. Zach
Pasternak put seven on the
board to pace the Blue Devils
while Cotton Neff cleared the
twine for six points and
coach Jason Weiss also cred-
ited Neff with providing a
defensive spark. Andy
Marwede scored 16 for
Alpena and Brady Marwede
grabbed 10 boards.
ON TUESDAY, Jan. 3, the
Blue Devils put together a
solid effort in a 58-49 tri-
umph over Big North foe
Traverse City Central.
The strong 1-2 punch of
Gahm and Lundell led the
way for Gaylord, with Gahm
making the twine twitch to
the tune of 20 points, includ-
ing 11-of-13 from the stripe,
and “Lunch Pail” Lundell
lumbering under the boards
and powering his way to 11
points.
Michael Skerratt, newly
returned to the lineup after
his ankle injury, also turned
in productive minutes, scor-
ing eight points. Tyler Cherry
had a fruitful night from the
field, draining a pair of treys
and going perfect at the line.
Tyler Frisch was also perfect
at the line and Cam Taylor
brought a spark off the
bench, hitting for six points.
Ryan Verschuren paced the
Trojans (3-5, 1-2) with 17
points and Joe Prokes tallied
10.
Central won the JV game
58-47 behind 21 points from
Mitch Wynkoop. Leland
Huey and Zach Pasternak put
12 and 11 points on the
board, respectively, for
Gaylord and freshman
Cotton Neff contributed at
the defensive end. Cotton
showed great elasticity, mak-
ing himself a thorn in the
side of the Central ball han-
dlers.
Gaylord played at St.
Ignace on Tuesday of this
week after this issue went to
press and the Blue Devils are
also on the road Thursday
against Traverse City West.
Gaylord returns home
Tuesday, Jan. 17, against
Sault Ste. Marie and is on the
road Friday, Jan. 20, against
Big North foe Cadillac.
Visiting Alpena outscores
Blue Devils 76-69 in Big
North clash; Gahm, Lundell
each score 17 in loss
Gaylord junior guard Tyler Frisch defies gravity as he soars
to the bucket to score a deuce against the Wildcats.
Gaylord big man Zach Lundell (50)
powers his way to the basket in the Big North game against Alpena.
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by Doug Derrer
TRAVERSE CITY -- The Bay
Area Reps traveled to
Escanaba over the weekend
to battle a couple of teams
they have faced in the region-
al finals the last two years.
The Reps beat Escanaba in
2010 to win the regional
championship and lost to
Kingsford in the 2011 region-
al final. In the weekend
action, the Reps fell to Esky
5-0 and defeated Kingsford
3-1.
The Reps took the ice on
Thursday, Jan. 5, against the
Eskymos and trailed 1-0
heading into the first inter-
mission after Ryan LaMarch
scored four minutes and 11
seconds into the opening
period for the Eskymos.
Second period goals by Nick
Vandermissen, Dan Williams
and Ryan Meintz gave
Escanaba a 4-0 lead after two
periods. Williams scored his
second goal of the evening
with 17 seconds left to give
the Eskymos a 5-0 win.
Escanaba goalie Austin
Young stopped all 16 shots by
the Reps, while Bay Area net-
minder John Posler stopped
20 of the 25 shots he faced.
Claire Huhta was between
the pipes for the Reps in their
Friday, Jan. 6, encounter with
Kingsford and she improved
to 3-0 by stopping 26 of the
27 shots she faced against the
Flivvers.
Kingsford’s Matt Larson
scored the only goal of the
first period 6:37 into the con-
test with an assist from Brock
Francis.
The Reps evened the score
46 seconds into the middle
period when Quinn Lyman
blasted the puck past the
Flivver goalie with Kevin
"Bazooka" Banducci and
Zach Hill credited with
assists.
With 5:38 left in the contest
Nick Sicinski won a face-off
deep in Flivver territory back
to Lyman, and Lyman’s blis-
tering shot from the point
found the back of the net to
give the Reps a sudden 2-1
advantage.
Josh Hill scored for the
Reps with 1:28 remaining in
the contest with Zack Bargy
earning an assist on the Hill
goal, and the Reps skated
away with a 3-1 victory.
Bay Area’s record is now 5-
7 with a trip to Gladwin to
take on the Mid-Michigan
Storm on Wednesday, Jan. 11,
and a home contest with
Manistee on Friday, Jan. 13,
next on the schedule.
Hockey
Reps compete against U.P. foes
Reps fall to Escanaba, shut
out Kingsford; Huhta
improves to 3-0 in the nets
Basketball Boys Hoops
Gaylord frosh
boys win again
Mancy edges Trojans in OT
GAYLORD -- The
Gaylord freshmen boys
bounced back from the
Central game in a big
way Friday, outscoring
Big North foe Alpena by
a 49-34 margin.
Collin Watters was
the big squirt offensive-
ly for the Blue Devils,
spraying the nets for a
game-high 26 points
while Steven Fitzek
fired in 14 points and
Cole Butler served up
10 points.
Marcus O'Rourke
played defense with the
disposition of a mad
dog, flying all over the
court and making steals
to help the Gaylord
cause.
"It was nice to see us
play with a lot of inten-
sity and stay focused for
four quarters," said
Gaylord coach Iron
Mike Neff. "I felt after
our game with T. C.
Central we were really
lacking in those two
areas."
By Mike Dunn
MANCELONA – The
resilient Ironmen of coach
Rick Duerksen earned a tense
72-63 victory in overtime
against talented Central Lake
on Thursday, Jan. 5, in a Ski
Valley clash. The win pushed
Mancelona to 2-4 overall and
1-2 in the league.
Junior guard Wyatt Derrer
was dynamite on defense for
Mancelona in the extra ses-
sion, generating three critical
steals as the Ironmen were
securing their lead. The
Sheriff also drained the nets
for 18 points while turning in
an excellent two-way effort as
he wound up with six steals in
all to go with four assists in
the rugged, hard-fought bat-
tle.
Freshman guard Brandon
Dingman, becoming more
comfortable with life on the
varsity with each passing
game, poured 25 points
through the iron to lead all
scorers and also notched a
double-double with 10
rebounds. Sophomore Justin
Spires spanked the twine for
nine points and he also
showed up big under the
boards, pulling down eight
rebounds.
Wyatt Kemnitzer of Central
Lake forced the overtime with
a pair of free throws at the end
of regulation, tying the score
at 55. Trevor Papineau paced
the Trojans with 19 points.
Mancelona played at
Onaway on Tuesday of this
week after this issue went to
press.
Posen 55, Atlanta 48
POSEN – Atlanta rallied in
the fourth quarter Monday
but it was not quite enough to
overtake host Posen in a
North Star League clash. The
Huskies outscored Posen 23-8
in the fourth quarter but still
fell by a 55-48 margin.
Junior gunslinger Garrett
Badgero made the twine
dance to the tune of 20 points
to lead Atlanta and forward
Trenton Janiga put 14 on the
board.
Jerome Ciarkowski had a
double-double for Posen (7-1,
5-1), notching 14 points and
pulling down 14 rebounds.
St. Mary 58
Johannesburg-Lewiston
44
GAYLORD – The host
Snowbirds remained unbeat-
en in Ski Valley play with a
workmanlike 58-44 victory
over perennial cross-county
rival Johannesburg-Lewiston
on Tuesday, Jan. 3.
The Snowbirds, who lost
later in the week to powerful
Pellston, improved to 4-2
overall and 3-0 in the league
with the win. The Cardinals of
coach Charlie Lovelace
slipped to 2-3 overall and 1-2
in the league.
St. Mary controlled play
inside much of the time.
Senior Luke Wisniewski led a
balanced Snowbird scoring
ledger, landing 15 points, and
he was joined in double digits
by teammates Pat Switalski
with 14 and junior point
guard Matt Spyhalski with 10.
Senior Gunnar Owens
paced J-L, pulling the trigger
on 11 points, and junior for-
ward Wyatt Pelton put eight
on the board while sopho-
more Brad Kussrow connect-
ed for seven.
Central Lake 73
Onaway 31
CENTRAL LAKE – Onaway
battled hard but could not
overcome a slow start in a Ski
Valley clash on Tuesday, Jan.
3, falling to high-powered
Central Lake 73-31.
Andrew Prow put 10 on the
board to pace the Cardinals.
Trevor Papineau and Wyatt
Kemnitzer hit for 17 and 14
points to lead Central Lake.
Watters sprays the nets for game-high 26
points in Big North victory over Alpena
Derrer is driving defensive force in extra session;
St. Mary outscores Joburg; Atlanta falls to Posen
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Cole Butler serves up a cool bucket with a pretty
drive to help the Gaylord freshmen to prevail over
visiting Alpena.
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By Mike Dunn
ONAWAY – The milestone
win for Onaway girls basket-
ball coach Marty Mix did not
come without drama on
Monday. Molly Cleaver, the
Cardinals’ famed softball
slugger known for her tape-
measure home runs, hit the
big one for the basketball
team at the final buzzer to
give Onaway a tense 46-44
victory over visiting Ski Valley
foe Forest Area and also give
Mix the 100th win of his
coaching career.
Cleaver’s timely bucket
brought the Cardinals all the
way back from an 11-point
halftime deficit and pushed
their record to 5-3 overall and
4-2 in the Ski Valley. Onaway
trailed 32-21 at the half and
39-31 going into the fourth
quarter.
Cleaver finished another
productive night battling
under the boards, generating
a team-high 14 points
including the game-winning
bucket. Junior Kallie Shimel
struck for 10 and Temara
Lupu put nine on the board.
Emily Gonyer tallied 10 to
lead the ever-improving
Forest Area squad.
ON FRIDAY, Onaway
pushed its record above the
.500 mark with a 56-23 victo-
ry on the road over league
rival Pellston.
The Cards’ crisp-shooting
1-2 punch of Kallie Shimel
and Sammie Freel combined
for 35 points as the Cardinals
improved to 4-3 overall and
3-2 in the league.
Shimel shook the twine for
a game-high 20 points and
Freel helped fuel the win with
a double-double, finding the
net for 15 points and furnish-
ing ferocious defensive
intensity while generating 10
steals. Junior Emily Estep
turned up the volume on the
defensive pressure as well,
accumulating 11 steals to
help the Cardinal cause.
Center Emma Dunham
and forward Shelby Hughey
each hit for seven points for
the hardworking Hornets,
who fell to 1-5 and 1-4.
Dunham also grabbed five
boards.
Onaway is back in action
Friday at the court of league
foe Bellaire.
T.C. West 42
Petoskey 32
TRAVERSE CITY – The
Petoskey girls battled hard at
the floor of rugged Big North
foe Traverse City West on
Friday. Grit-and-scrap alone
weren’t enough, though, as
the host Titans pulled away
in the second half to post a
42-32 victory.
Petoskey slipped to 1-7
overall and 0-4 in the league
while West improved to 6-4
and remained unbeaten in
the league at 4-0. The
Northmen gave the favored
hosts a scare in the first half,
leading much of the way and
trailing by just a point, 19-18,
at the half.
Junior center Megan
Tompkins and junior forward
Kelsey Ance each connected
for 10 points to pace the
Northmen. Tompkins also
pulled down a team-high
seven rebounds with two
blocks and Ance grabbed
four boards.
Ressa Borkovich led a bal-
anced West scoring ledger
with 13 points to go with
eight rebounds. Freshman
Katie Placek delivered a dou-
ble-double, notching 11
points with 10 rebounds, and
Shaina Streeter rolled to a
dozen points with four steals.
West also prevailed in the
JV game but the Petoskey
freshmen gals earned a hard-
fought 24-19 victory as sand-
paper-tough Sara
Donakowski delivered eight
points and eight boards and
Sarah Yankoviak sank six
points and yanked down five
rebounds. Sarah Kyser col-
lected five points for West.
Petoskey played at
Kingsley on Wednesday after
this issue went to press. The
Northmen are home again
this Friday, Jan. 13, in a Big
North clash with Ogemaw
Heights. The girls’ game
starts at 6 p.m. as part of a
boy-girl varsity doubleheader.
Gaylord St. Mary 59
Bellaire 31
BELLAIRE – The St. Mary
girls pushed their record to 7-
0 overall and 5-0 in the Ski
Valley with an impressive 59-
31 triumph over host Bellaire
on Friday.
Senior forward Karli Jacob,
a model of consistency
throughout her four-year
varsity career, led the way for
the Snowbirds with 15 points.
Sparkplug Kari Borowiak
brought her usual energy
from the backcourt to the
offensive and defensive ends
and she also scored 11 to join
Jacob in double digits. Senior
Sarah Long also helped the
cause, sinking nine points.
Chelsye Bartsch hit for
seven to lead Bellaire (3-4, 1-
4).
Forest Area 53
Mancelona 39
FIFE LAKE – Sophomore
Kallie Derrer rang up 19
points for visiting Mancelona
on Friday but it was Forest
Area generating the most
points as a team as the
Warriors prevailed 53-39 in a
Ski Valley clash.
Emily Gonyer tallied 16 to
pace Forest Area (3-4, 1-3).
Mackinaw City 77
Harbor Light 39
HARBOR SPRINGS —
Junior guard Courtney Wallis
whaled away at the nets
Friday for Mackinaw City,
leading the Comets to an
impressive 77-39 victory over
host Harbor Light Christian
with an impressive offensive
barrage.
Wallis wound up with a
whopping 29 points and
secured a rare triple-double
with 15 rebounds and 13
assists. Courtney very nearly
had a quadruple-double as
she also generated eight
steals as the Comets
improved to 5-2 overall and
4-0 in the league.
Hailee Paquet also helped
the Mack City cause, con-
tributing 15 points, and
Claudia Alexander was great
also, scoring 11. Sarah Rogala
rocked the iron for nine
points and Kiara Zynewicz
was zoned in under the
boards, pulling down eight
rebounds.
Mack City won the JV game
53-13 as Chelsey Closs con-
nected for 15 points and con-
verted her on-court piracy
into six steals. Lylie
Alexander tallied eight with
10 boards.
Cleaver’s buzzer beater gives Cardinals dramatic 46-44 home win over Forest Area;
St. Mary remains unbeaten; Petoskey falls at T.C.
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Mancy A.D. Nixon
earns honor
MANCELONA – The
Michigan Interscholastic
Athletic Administrators
Association (MIAAA) selected
Mark Nixon of Mancelona as
Regional Athletic Director of
the Year.
Nixon is one of 14 adminis-
trators around the state to be
honored by the MIAAA. He’ll
be presented the award in
Traverse City on March 19 at
the annual MIAAA mid-win-
ter conference.
Nixon has been part of the
Mancelona School District
for 38 years. He was original-
ly hired as an industrial arts
teacher. Nixon has coached
cross country and wrestling
and has served as A.D. at
Mancelona since 1996.
Longtime administrator is honored as
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Across
1- Tooth
6- Wander
10- British nobleman
14- Boxing venue
15- Humorist Bombeck
16- Kill
17- Meager
18- Assist, often in a criminal act
19- Travel on water
20- Believer in free enterprise
22- Actress Heche
23- Trent of the Senate
24- 2004 biopic
26- Majestic
30- Temperature scale
34- Old newsman
35- Mamie's predecessor
36- PC core
37- Corrosion
38- Band's sample tapes
40- Frisbee, e.g.
41- 100%
42- French military cap
43- More wan
44- Tumor of plasma cells
46- Altar boy
48- Yes, in Yokohama
49- Disgusting
50- Cornerstone word
53- Having keen hearing
59- Rapper born Tracy Marrow
60- Diplomacy
61- Mild cigar
62- Metallica drummer Ulrich
63- Zeno's home
64- Allow to enter
65- Call at home
66- Goes bad
67- Ribbons
Down
1- Not fem.
2- "Jaws" boat
3- Bound
4- Years in old Rome
5- Dangerous snake, familiarly
6- Land
7- Regular course
8- Iowa State city
9- Bed
10- Compositions
11- Astronaut Shepard
12- Drops from the sky
13- Singer Lovett
21- "You've got mail" co.
25- Capp and Capone
26- Go away
27- Genuinely
28- Bridal path
29- Asian holiday
30- Bus. bigwig
31- With no emotion
32- Overturn
33- Cafe additive
35- ASCAP rival
38- Defogger
39- Clean air org.
40- Indian dish
42- Hawaiian acacia
43- European weasel
45- Fourth highest peak in the world
46- Main arteries
47- Drinking vessel
49- Aspect
50- Has a bug
51- Final Four org.
52- Soft ball brand
54- Circle of light often seen around
the head of saints
55- "Betsy's Wedding" star
56- Freeway access
57- Ashtabula's lake
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Wrestling
Blue Devils compete over break
GAYLORD -- The Gaylord
High school wrestling room
looks awfully different this
year.
The eight straight district
and conference champi-
onships achieved by the pro-
gram
usually is a result of very
talented and weathered
upperclassman. However
this year of the 14 weight
classes, 10 are freshman and
sophomores and Chadd Hall
is the lone four-year starter.
This has not deterred 18-
year veteran coach Jerry
Lajoie. “We don't rebuild, we
reload,” the highly respected
coach said about his young
team.
Over Christmas break the
team traveled to Roger City
and went 4-1 as a team, los-
ing only a tight dual match to
rugged St. Ignace, a team
which the Blue Devils had
already beaten on opening
night of the season.
“It’s always humbling
when you lose to a team
you've already beat, but we
have a couple of guys injured
and a couple who had family
obligations so we are not that
upset about it,” said first-year
assistant coach Ryan Bokas.
The following day the team
drove west to Traverse City
for an individual tournament
against many tough local
schools.
Four wrestlers made the
finals: Seth “Lights Out”
Lashuay at 112, Jeff Heinz at
119,
Chadd Hall 130, and Trent
Hunt at 145. No champions
were crowned, though, as all
four lost close matches in the
finals.
“We try and keep the
Christmas break tourna-
ments more casual and fun.
The wrestling season can be
such a grind, it's nice to
spend some time working on
technique and having fun,”
Bokas said.
The team next travels to
Petoskey on Wednesday, Jan.
11, to take on the perennial
rival Northman, then travels
to Bay City Central on
Saturday.
Lashuay, Heinz, Hall and
Hunt reach finals of Traverse
City individual tourney
The Gaylord wrestling team takes it all in at the recent Traverse City tourney.
PHOTO BY RYAN BOKAS
3rd & 4th
Grade Girls
January 7
Lauren Allen ....................22
McKenna Hogle...............20
Megan Grusczynski.........16
Caroline Korte .................14
Zoey Pomarzynski...........14
Jazlyn Hagenbuch...........10
Mandy Hopp ...................10
Hailyauna Newton..........10
Lily Schrader....................10
Sydney Townsend..............9
Tara Madej .........................8
Zoe Tomaski.......................8
Lily Deisig ..........................6
Raychel Fennell .................6
Morgan Monchilov............6
Gracie Blust .......................5
Mackenzie Wright .............5
Brei Baker...........................4
Calei Coon ........................ 4
Chloe House ......................4
Sydney Kaiser ....................4
Emily Lauster.....................4
Alyce Vermilya ...................4
Arielle Vermilya .................4
Callie Brand.......................2
Elizabeth Cook ..................2
Angela Drummond...........2
Claire Gilling......................2
Kendall King ......................2
Mariah Krone ....................2
Holly Kussrow....................2
Madison Marsack..............2
Nicole Morehouse.............2
Mckenzie Vanderveer .......2
Kinzie Jeffers......................1
3rd & 4th
Grade Boys
January 7
Andrew Koenig................22
Brennan Isler ...................18
Conrad Korte ...................18
Brady Hunter...................15
Alex Powers......................15
Collin Hartz .....................14
Jake Pietrzak ....................12
Gavin Weaver...................12
Logan Finnerty..................8
Jacob Thorold....................8
Harrison Kalember ...........7
Jacob Book.........................6
Rico Brown ........................6
Jack Holscher.....................6
Vincent Hummel...............6
Aaron Latuszek .................6
Dominick Priestley............6
Joseph Boswood................4
Cameron Cosby.................4
Jeffrey Dickson ..................4
Regan Distel.....................4
Logan Keen......................4
Griffin Lompra ..................4
David Pulaski ...................4
Austin Vanderveer.............4
Jordan Crane......................2
Gavin Curtiss .....................2
Kaden Hewitt.....................2
Cordell LaRose ..................2
Jacob Needham.................2
Erik Oldenburg..................2
Corey Deer.........................1
5th & 6th
Grade Girls
January 8
Allison Pensyl ....................9
Savanna Gapinski..............8
Alicia Korff .........................6
Emma Cherry ....................4
Olivia Jeffers.......................4
Alyssa Marsack..................3
Bethany Berger..................2
Hannah Blunt ....................2
Ajaina Day .........................2
Emma Gapinski.................2
Rowan Johnson .................2
Maia Rinke.........................2
5th & 6th
Grade Boys
January 8
Cade Coonrod .................20
Brandon Kowalsky ..........13
Stephen White .................12
Eamon Curran.................10
Davis Eyth........................10
Riley Gapinski....................8
Mason Monchilov .............8
Ethan LaRose.....................6
Tyler Madej ........................6
Ethan Piehl ........................6
Omar Prado .......................6
Adam Sobeck.....................6
Andrew Chiles ...................4
Sam Desloover...................4
Kaiden Isler........................4
Will Kinser .........................4
Bradley Kowalsky ..............4
Trent Lompra.....................4
Ethan Mahn.......................4
Jacob Neville......................4
Tanner Trenary ..................4
Dominique Agar................2
Cole Bartow.......................2
Nate Byrne.........................2
Alex Cherry ........................2
Cole Clark ..........................2
Brady Dexter......................2
Colin Goff...........................2
Nicholas Green..................2
Zach Lauster ......................2
Harrison Morgridge ..........2
Cody Starks........................2
Noah Wohlfeil ....................2
Bear
Basketball
Top Scorers
2012 NCAA
MEN’S
BASKETBALL
RANKINGS
JAN. 9
AP TOP 25
Rank Team Record Points
1 Syracuse (60) 17-0 1,618
2 Kentucky (5) 15-1 1,558
3 North Carolina 14-2 1,476
4 Baylor 15-0 1,436
5 Ohio State 15-2 1,347
6 Michigan State 14-2 1,263
7 Indiana 15-1 1,217
8 Duke 13-2 1,186
9 Missouri 14-1 1,096
10 Kansas 12-3 1,005
11 Georgetown 13-2 990
12 UNLV 16-2 852
13 Michigan 13-3 715
14 Louisville 13-3 704
15 Murray State 16-0 628
16 Virginia 14-1 607
17 Connecticut 12-3 535
18 Kansas State 12-2 482
19 Florida 12-4 463
20 Mississippi State 13-3 362
21 Gonzaga 13-2 347
22 San Diego State 13-2 313
23 Creighton 13-2 236
24 Seton Hall 14-2 205
25 Marquette 12-4 170
Others receiving votes: Wisconsin 97,
Alabama 40, Vanderbilt 37, West Virginia
33, New Mexico 28, Saint Mary's 18,
Harvard 16, Illinois 14, Arkansas 11,
Stanford 9, Saint Louis 7, Dayton 2, Iowa
State 1, Wagner 1
Dropped from rankings: Wisconsin 18,
Harvard 22
2012 NCAA
WOMEN’S
BASKETBALL
RANKINGS
JAN. 9
AP TOP 25
Rank Team Record Points
1 Baylor (39) 15-0 975
2 Notre Dame 15-1 935
3 Connecticut 12-2 879
4 Stanford 13-1 863
5 Maryland 16-0 825
6 Tennessee 12-3 769
7 Duke 12-2 744
8 Rutgers 13-2 673
9 Kentucky 14-2 631
10 Texas Tech 14-0 609
11 Ohio State 15-1 572
12 Texas A&M 10-3 532
13 Miami (FL) 12-3 460
14 Green Bay 13-0 435
15 Nebraska 14-1 389
16 Louisville 13-3 346
17 Purdue 13-3 344
18 Georgetown 13-3 332
19 Georgia 13-3 300
20 Delaware 12-1 285
21 DePaul 14-3 197
22 North Carolina 12-3 180
23 Gonzaga 14-2 106
24 South Carolina 14-2 93
25 Vanderbilt 13-2 60
Others receiving votes: Penn State 59, LSU
34, Georgia Tech 15, Kansas State 13,
Michigan State 7, Michigan 4,
Kansas 4, Texas 2, St. John's 2, St.
Bonaventure 1
Dropped from rankings: Penn State 22,
Texas 23
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989-344-0113
WANTED: Hunting and Fishing col-
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APPLIANCES
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344-0113
AUTO PARTS
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732-4789
AUTOMOBILES
1995 Lincoln Continental. $2,000
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1995 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS.
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1996 MERCURY Grand Marquis.
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obo. 989-916-5402
AUTOMOBILES
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www.tailoredenterprises.com
I BUY CARS! Wrecked or in need of
mechanical repair, 1995 and up.
Gaylord area. 989-732-9362
BOATS & MARINE
WANTED: ALUMINUM BOATS and
trailers, outboard motors, boat
seats, fishing equipment, etc. 231-
585-7406
CLASSIC AUTO
CASH FOR OLD CARS. Please don't
send to crusher. Michel's Collision
& Restoration 231-348-7066
FOR SALE: 1940 FORD PICKUP.
231-348-7066
COMPUTERS & OFFICE
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7777. We are a debt relief agency
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Burt Moeke Firewood. Cut, Split,
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733-7651
Hardwood. 1 year old, Green -
Boiler Wood. 989-732-5878
WINTER DEALS ON FIREWOOD.
Mike Brown & Sons. 231-420-
1254
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FURNITURE
GREAT ROOMS is now wholesaling
mattresses to the public. Prices
begin at $89. 148 W. Main St.
Downtown Gaylord, corner of Main
and N. Court St. www.greatrooms-
gaylord.com. Call 989-748-4849
HAY & STRAW
Hay For Sale 4x5 Round Bales. $25
each. Delivery available. East
Jordan, 231-735-2111
HELP WANTED
BOYNE CITY, CHARLEVOIX. We are
looking for a great Independent
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sales in our newspapers. Work your
own schedule. Good commission
rate. Send resume' to Dave 1 at
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ule. Good commission rate. Send
resume' to Dave 1 at
[email protected].
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ule. Good commission rate. Send
resume' to Dave 1 at
[email protected].
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LOOKING TO DO SOMETHING
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Management is looking for people
to work with individuals, assisting
with daily living skills. Must have a
valid driver's license with less than
3 violations and be able to pass a
criminal background check.
Training provided. Starting pay
$8.33 per hour. EOE. Need some-
one for part time position in the
Johannesburg/Gaylord area. Part
time, possibly full time hours avail-
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ernmanagment.org or call 989-
732-6374.
SPRING MUSICAL DIRECTOR: East
Jordan Public Schools is accepting
applications for the following posi-
tion of Spring Musical Director.
Candidates for this seasonal posi-
tion will plan, develop and imple-
ment a spring musical program
working with students from the
Middle School and High School.
The program will begin in January
and culminate with performances
in March. Interested candidates
should file a letter of interest with:
Susan Wooden, Superintendent.
East Jordan Public Schools, PO Box
399, East Jordan, MI 49727, 231-
536-3131.
HOMES FOR RENT
GAYLORD AREA. 3 Bedroom, 1
Bath, lakefront home with 2 car
garage. $800 month plus deposit.
989-731-2719
GAYLORD: 2 Bedroom, $550 plus
utilities. W. Otsego Lake. 989-387-
1221
HOMES FOR SALE
NORTHLAND HOMES – We sell
Energy Star homes. Give us a call
for an appointment. 989-370-6058
HOUSEHOLD
GERTA'S DRAPERIES: Everything in
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and in home appointments.
Established 1958. Call 989-732-
3340 or visit our showroom at
2281 South Otsego Ave., Gaylord.
LAND & PROPERTY
MANUFACTURED HOMES
For Rent or Sale on Contract. 3
Bedroom Manufactured home.
$500 down, $500 month. Gaylord
area MSHDA approved 866-570-
1991.
NEW & REPOS: Double-Wides, 16's,
14's. Take anything on trade.
Financing available. Michigan East
Side Sales. www.michiganeast-
sidesales.net. 989-354-6867 or
866-570-1991.
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four (4) unit heaters for sale by
sealed bids. Bid documents can be
obtained at the Transit's adminis-
trative offices, 1050 Brockway,
Boyne City or in electronic version
by emailing a request to
[email protected]. Bids will be
accepted until 12:00 p.m. on
Friday, January 20th.
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available for those who qualify.
800-321-0298.
WANTS TO purchase minerals and
other oil & gas interests. Send
details PO Box 13557, Denver, Co
80201
PETS
DOG TRAX GROOMING. Downtown
Gaylord, 220 Michigan Ave. Call for
your appointment today, 989-705-
TRAX (8729)
RESORT & VACATION PROPERTY
VACATION RENTAL: 1 or 2 weeks on
Panama City Beach, _ price. Last 2
weeks of February, 2012. Condo
sleeps up to 4. 1 week, $600. Both
weeks, $1,000. 989-731-2000
SERVICES
DJ/KARAOKE SERVICE available for
weddings, clubs or parties.
References and information at
www.larryentertainment.com. 989-
732-3933
EFFICIENT HEATING AND COOLING.
Furnaces, Air Conditioning, Sales
and Service. Quality Workmanship
989-350-1857
FRED'S TV & APPLIANCE SERVICE.
33 years experience. In home serv-
ice. 989-732-1403
SNOW REMOVAL
SNOWPLOWING: Gaylord,
Vanderbilt, Wolverine areas.
Reasonable rates. 24/7. 989-983-
4590
WHEEL HORSE tractor with snow-
blower, Runs excellent. $350 obo.
989-344-0113
SNOWMOBILES
FOR SALE: 3 Snowmobiles. Call for
information. 231-585-7406, 989-
350-7413
STORAGE
APS Mini-Warehouse of Gaylord
has 5x10 units available for just
$30 a month. No long term con-
tract necessary. In town, safe stor-
age. Larger units also available.
Call 989-732-8160.
BUCK PATH Mini Warehouses start-
ing at $15 month. 989-732-2721
or 989-370-6058
Heated or Cold storage available
for Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall,
989-732-0724
TRUCKS
TRUCKS
1997 F-350 XLT. 7.3 turbo deisel,
210,000 miles, 8 foot Western
snowplow, many new parts, $5,500
or best. 989-732-5878
WANTED
ALUMINUM BOATS and trailers, out-
board motors, boat seats, fishing
equipment, etc. 231-585-7406
Wanted: BUYING STANDING TIM-
BER. Top prices paid, free esti-
mates. 989-335-0755
Wanted: OUTBOARD MOTORS, any
size, running or not. Call 231-546-
6000
Wanted: Used Cooking Oil. We will
recycle those large containers of
used cooking oil from your deep
fryer. Maxx Garage. 989-732-4789
Wanted: Used motor oil.
Transmission oil and hydraulic oil.
Maxx Garage. 989-732-4789
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2004 Olds Alero 2 Door
30+ mpg,
PW, PL, CD, $199 DOWN
CALL DRIVE NOW, PETOSKEY, 231-347-3200
2002 Dodge Grand Caravan SE
Loaded,
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new front brakes
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great gas mileage $199 A MO.
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SNOWMOBILE HAVEN PRICED RIGHT!
2 Bed, 1 Bath Move In Condition BOCA with Full Basement and Attached Garage.
New Roof (Nov 2011), Newer Windows, Furnace. Close to Town,Trails and Otsego
Lake. Comes Furnished Too. $59,900. MLS #276289
GOOD
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PACKAGES.
Cozy 3 Bed, 2
Bath Ranch
with Full
Basement on 2
Acres.Tongue
and Groove
Ceiling, Newer
Laminate Flooring, and Porch with Overhang Lets You Enjoy the Sweet Country
Air. $99,500. MLS #272197
HORSE LOVER DELIGHT!
Newer 3 Bed, 2 Bath Home. Plus 60x120 Indoor Horse Arena with Heated
Tack Room, Observation Room,Wash Rack and Bathroom. 7 Stalls with Room
to Add More. 60 Foot Round Riding Pen, Individual Turnouts with Run Ins.
Pasture Land and Additional Pole Bldg for Storage or Toys.
$229,000. MLS #274926
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Rods & Related
Accessories, Gas-Log
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& Attractive Landscaping. Golf Course Frontage. Outside Keyless Entry.
Mother-in-Law Layout. $144,900. MLS #272563
Featured Home
On the Market
Buying a
Home with
Resale
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Compliments of
Ed Wohlfiel
Part 1 of 2
Buying a
Home with a View
Homes with a pleasant view
of the horizon often sell at a
premium above similar homes
without the view. However, if a
view is important to you, buy it
mostly for your own pleasure
and not as an investment.
Though you may place a con-
siderable dollar value on the
view, future buyers may not be
so like-minded. It may take you
longer to find a buyer when it
comes time to resell the house.
Or you may end up dropping
your price to more nearly
match other sales prices in the
neighborhood.
In short, if you are buying a
house with a view, try to pay as
little extra as possible.
Otherwise, you might not get
your money back.
Lot and Landscaping
Even though most real estate
value is usually concentrated in
the building, the lot is impor-
tant, too. Obviously, it should
be as level as possible.
Assuming the property is in a
typical neighborhood, the lot
should be rectangular – no odd
shaped lots or oddly situated
lots.
Yard sizes are smaller in
modern homes than in older
homes, but there should still be
a decently sized front and back
yard. Do not buy a house where
the entire back yard is taken up
by a swimming pool, for exam-
ple.
Do not purchase an over-
landscaped property, either.
You would normally pay a pre-
mium for that, which you may
not be able to recover when you
sell. You will get your best value
if the house is moderately land-
scaped or under-landscaped for
the area. You can always
improve the landscaping dur-
ing your ownership by improv-
ing the grass and adding bushes
and trees. Just do not spend too
much.
House Size
In each residential neighbor-
hood, houses will vary in size
and rooms, but they should not
be too different. If resale value
is an important consideration,
you should not buy the largest
model in the neighborhood.
When determining market
value, the homes nearest to
yours are most important. If
most of the nearby houses are
smaller than your house, they
can act as a drag on apprecia-
tion.
On the other hand, if you buy
a small or medium house for
the neighborhood, the larger
homes can help pull up your
value. This is one of those times
where determining your
"wants" versus your "needs"
can be extremely important.
Buying what you need in a
more prestigious neighborhood
may provide more financial
reward than getting what you
want in a less desirable neigh-
borhood.
2095 Musser Road, Mancelona
Contact; Gregory P. Tomaski, Front Street Realty, LLC, Mancelona, (231) 587-0291
Real Estate
By Jim Akans
This is a very special home indeed.
Situated on nearly and acre and a quarter of property just a few
miles south of Mancelona, this sharp ranch style home is brimming
with space and top notch amenities, providing a wonderful setting
both indoors and out for enjoying a quality lifestyle in the north.
The home features nearly 3,100 square feet of total living space,
with over 1,500 square feet on the main floor and the additional in
the expertly finished lower level. That includes a whopping five
bedrooms and three baths…plenty of space for the growing family
as well as for accommodating out of town guests.
The design of the main level is open and spacious, highlighted by a
living, dining and kitchen area that flow seamlessly together, with
amenities that include soaring cathedral ceilings finished in tongue
and groove wood, gorgeous hardwood flooring, and top-quality six-
panel wood interior doors throughout. Other highlights include an
inviting jetted tub in the master bath, and durable ceramic tile floor-
ing in the finished lower level.
Outdoors, the home features a covered front porch with ramp
access, and an open rear deck that provides the perfect
spot for outdoor summer barbeques, or simply a place
to relax and enjoy the wonderfully scenic views sur-
rounding this home.
This exceptional home in a wonderful location is list-
ed at $164,800 - Call Gregory P. Tomaski today for a pri-
vate showing. (231) 587-0291 or email gptfrontstreet@
hotmail.com
Beautifully appointed ranch home
on over an acre of property
REAL ESTATE SALES STATISTICS
Provided to you by and based on information from the Water Wonderland
MLS, Inc. for the period December 26, 2011 through January 1, 2012.
(RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES ONLY)
DAYS DOLLAR VOLUME NUMBER OF NUMBER OF
COUNTY ON MARKET SOLD UNITS SOLD UNITS AVAILABLE
Alcona 201 $135,000 1 49
Alpena 84 $117,650 4 311
Antrim 0 $0 0 58
Cheboygan 140 $591,750 5 401
Crawford 74 $132,000 2 187
Mackinac 96 $129,500 1 71
Montmorency 212 $370,000 1 179
Oscoda 492 $89,300 2 131
Otsego 242 $652,700 7 347
Presque Isle 136 $541,725 4 234
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