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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2014

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The hard-nosed, rawhide-tough

Gazarato, a 5-foot11, 225-pound twoway trench warrior
for the Petoskey
football team,
earned Special
Mention All-State
recognition on the
annual A.P. Division
3-4 football team.
Div. 3-4 All-State Football
Petoskeys Gazarato gets

Special Mention
Three Northmen players and Gaylord
lineman Stecker earn All-State recognition; Gaylord Coach Cleaver is
Honorable Mention
By Mike Dunn
to post a 9-3 record, capture a

Div. 3 district title for the first
time in school history, and
finish the rugged Big North
with a 4-2 record. The relentless Gazarato played every
down at full throttle. He pursued opposing quarterbacks
like a ravenous predator with
the scent of dinner in his
nostrils, accumulating 8.5
sacks in Petoskeys 12 games
to go with three fumble
recoveries and a remarkable
70 tackles.
Gazarato has been as reliable as the sunrise for
VanOrman the past two
years, starting every game on
both sides of the ball.
Wilson was also a two-way
trench
warrior
for
VanOrman. The 6-foot, 265pound senior was a battletested veteran this season,
anchoring an O-line that
enabled the run-oriented
Northmen to thunder to
3,217 rushing yards, averaging an eye-popping 7.3 yards
per carry.
Murray, a strong-striding
GAYLORD The Michigan

Associated Press released the
All-State football rosters for
all divisions last week.
The Div. 3-4 football team
features Petoskeys hardnosed two-way trench warrior James Gazarato as a
Special Mention selection.
Two of Gazaratos teammates
center Jimmy Wilson and
running back Brent Murray
were honorable mention
picks along with Gaylords
mountain-esque senior tackle Will Stecker.
Gaylord head coach Will
Cleaver, after guiding the
Blue Devils to a winning
record and the brink of the
playoffs in his second year
back at the helm of the program, was also named
Honorable Mention All-State.
The 5-foot-11, 220-pound
Gazarato was a beast for the
Northmen at defensive end
and also as a starter at guard
on the O-line for Coach Kerry
VanOrman, helping Petoskey
James Gazarato
5-foot-11, 180-pound junior

fullback who not only
blocked effectively but could
plow between the tackles to
get the tough yards and also
go north and south like he
was shot from a cannon
when he propelled through a
seam in the line, amassed a
team-leading 1,311 yards this
season on 186 carries, averaging a healthy 7.04 yards
every time he touched the
ball. He also smelled the goal
line, scoring a whopping 21
times for the Northmen.
The rugged Stecker, a
three-year varsity starter at
tackle for the Blue Devils,
cast a long shadow up front
for Coach Cleaver and played
a key role in Gaylords offensive turnaround this season.
Stecker was equally effective
at protecting QB Steven
Fitzek in the pocket or turning away defenders like a
human plow truck on jet
sweeps and off-tackle runs
by Cotton Neff, Shane Foster,
Tristan Gregory and Fitzek.
Its quite rare for a coach of
Jimmy Wilson
Gaylord Coach Will Cleaver, shown here in during the post-game huddle following the tense home
victory over Petoskey, is Honorable Mention All-State. (ROB DEFORGE OF RDSPORTSPHOTO.COM)
a team that finishes with a 54 record to get recognition
from the Associated Press but
in Cleavers case, the honor is
certainly warranted.
Gaylord had won just four
games in its five previous
seasons before this year.
Cleaver returned to the sidelines in 2013 and took over a
program that, simply put,
was not accustomed to winning and had to learn how to
be successful. Cleaver had
guided the Blue Devils to six
playoff appearances in eight
seasons during his previous
tenure as coach (1999-2007)
and set about guiding the
Blue Devils back to winning

ways. In his first season, the
Blue Devils were competitive
in most of their games but
not winners. In fact, they didnt win until the final game of
the 2013 campaign, 20-13 at
Alpena.
That final win brought
Gaylord some much-needed
confidence and seemed to
carry over into the 2014 campaign as the Blue Devils won
their first four games, three
by shutout. The Blue Devils
suffered close losses to
Traverse City Central and
eventual Big North champ
Cadillac in weeks five and six
but came back to earn their

most exciting victory in
many years, a wild 49-42 triumph over a very good
Petoskey team in front of a
packed house at home in
week seven.
Gaylord needed to win one
more game to make the playoffs but could not beat T.C.
West or Alpena in the final
two weeks. Still, for Gaylord
even to be in the hunt for the
playoffs in 2014 was remarkable and Cleaver rightly
received honorable mention
All-State recognition as a
result.
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Div. 7-8 All-State Football
Huff, Fox both earn Special Mention

In addition to Joburg juniors, Flowers
and Schramm of I-Lakes and Lentz of
Mio are honorable mention
By Mike Dunn
GAYLORD
Jo h a n n e s b u r g - L e w i s t o n
teammates Logan Huff and
Nate Fox both found their
names on the rolls of the
2014 Division 7-8 All-State
football roster announced
last week by the Michigan
Associated Press. Huff and
Fox, impact players for the
Cardinals of Coach Joe
Smokevitch on both sides of
the ball and also on special
teams, both earned Special
Mention.
Three other area players
also earned prestigious AllState recognition for their
labors on the gridiron this

season. Senior speed-burner
and 1,000-yard rusher Daniel
Flowers and senior two-way
warrior
Stanley
trench
Schramm, both of Inland
Lakes, were honorable mention along with hard-nosed
junior lineman Jacob Lentz
of Mio.
Huff, who stands 6-foot
and weighs 180, and Fox (6-3,
190) both were versatile performers for the Cardinals
during another eventful season that saw the team complete the regular season 9-2
overall with a runner-up finish in the Ski Valley behind
unbeaten St. Ignace and earn
Inland Lakes senior speedster Daniel Flowers surpassed

1,000 yards rushing again and repeated as honorable
mention All-State. (NANCY WIND OF UP NORTH MI PHOTOGRAPHY)
a playoff victory over visiting

Hillman in the first round of
the D-8 playoffs.
Huff had an incredible season, one of the best a J-L
gridiron athlete has ever produced. Huff was lights out at
linebacker on defense, roaming the field like an eagle in
search of prey. He set a
school record with 207 tackles, including an amazing 103
solo tackles. He also made
five stops behind the line of
scrimmage with a sack and a
fumble recovery and he also
had two interceptions and
returned both for touchdowns.
For his efforts, Huff was
named the Ski Valley
Defensive Player of the Year.
He is also among three candidates for the Top Choice
Player of the Year award
when the Weekly Choice
announces its annual AllArea football team in the
December 18 issue of the
paper.
But Huff did much more
than terrorize enemy ball
carriers on defense. On
offense for the explosive
Cardinals, the leg-pumping
Huff rushed for 1,000 yards
and scored 23 times. He averaged an amazing 10 yards for
every carry and he showed
up big in the biggest games.
In the final five games of the
season, including the two
playoff
games
against
Hillman and Beal City and
the huge regular-season
showdown with Inland Lakes
in week eight, Huff recorded
totals of 168, 162, 166, 108
Johannesburg-Lewiston linebacker Logan Huff amassed more than 200 tackles in

2014 and earned Special Mention All-State. (PHOTO BY SUSIE FORD MATHEWSON)
and 101 yards.
When you also figure in
Huffs 53 receiving yards and
a combined 286 return yards,
Huff amassed 1,339 all-purpose yards in 2014 for a
Cardinal team that doesnt
have one feature back but
spreads the ball around to
five or six different runners.
And thats not all. Huff also
shined on special teams for
the Cards, returning three
punts for touchdowns during
the season.
Fox also had a super season for the Cardinals. He was
in the thick of the action
from his tackle post on
defense, penetrating like a
human torpedo and wreaking havoc to opponents
offensive schemes. Fox was
responsible for taking part in
108 tackles during the season, including 51 solo stops
and seven stops behind the
line of scrimmage. The
relentless, long-armed junior
also blocked a kick, made
three sacks and had three

fumble recoveries, returning
two for touchdowns.
Fox also played a key role
on the O-line for the rampaging Cardinals as a pulling
guard and he shined on special teams as well as a kicker
and punter. Fox booted 41
extra points for J-L and had a
booming leg as a punter,
often launching the ball 40 or
50 yards down the field. He
averaged 47 yards per boot.
This is the second year in a
row that Flowers and
Schramm both earned honorable mention All-State
honors and, not coincidentally, it is only the second
time in school history that
Inland Lakes has made the
playoffs two years in a row.
The Bulldogs finished 7-3
this season, coming in third
in the tough Ski Valley with a
7-2 log.
The flying feet of the 5foot-9, 170-pound Flowers
were a formidable weapon
Johannesburg-Lewiston junior Nate Fox shined as a

kicker and punter and also was an impact player on the
O-line and D-line. (PHOTO BY SUSIE FORD MATHEWSON)
for the battling Bulldogs of

Coach Stan Schramm this
season, giving opposing
teams more than a few
headaches. The fleet-footed
Flowers, fast enough to outrun any defender in the
league and strong enough to
plow through arm tackles,
amassed more than 1,000
yards rushing for the second
straight season in spite of
being dinged up and missing
some time. He averaged an
eye-popping 11 yards per
carry while generating 1,300
yards rushing and scoring 17
times. The explosive Flowers
was also a force on special
teams, scoring on three kickoff returns.
Stanley Schramm, the son
of Coach Schramm, finished
a notable four-year varsity
career on the gridiron for the
Bulldogs and most of that
was spent as an undersized
lineman on both sides of the
ball showing the heart of a
lion (or, in this case a
Bulldog) on every snap of
every game. Schramm was
never the biggest on the field
at 5-foot-9, 185 pounds but
he was always among the
toughest and hardest working.
Schramm was proficient at
pulling guard for the run-oriented Bulldogs and he was
also a force at linebacker,
flowing to the football like a
smart bomb in cleats and
gaining a reputation for
ruggedness and physical
play.
Lentz, an imposing 6-foot2, 330-pound Man Mountain
in pads, shined in the trenches for Mio on both sides of
the ball, powering and penetrating into the enemy backfield with surprising alacrity.
For his labors, he was a firstteam All-North Star League
choice on the offensive and
defensive lines in addition to
earning All-State honors.
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Basketball
Gaylord gals have returning talent

Hamillas troops lost solid contributors
to graduation but have solid players returning and coming up from JV
Front Row (l-r): Shelby Curtiss, Lindsey Zaremba, Sydney Kassuba, Brandi Wagner, Adrienne Edwards.
Back Row (l-r): Asst. Coach Kevin Foster, Casey Korte, Cierra Woods, Mallory Marshall, Ashley May, Head Coach Frank Hamilla. Missing from photo Ariveara Piehl
By Mike Dunn
GAYLORD The bad news
for the Gaylord girls of Coach
Frank Hamilla as the 2014-15
season approaches is the loss
of a number of quality players to graduation. The good
news is the return of some
quality varsity players who
were underclassmen, a solid
transfer student who will be a
physical presence under the
boards, and an influx of talented players from the JV
team of Shelly Curtis that
posted a 17-3 mark a year
ago.
Gaylord finished another

productive season under
Hamillas guidance with a 138 record and a very good 10-2
log in the tough Big North.
The Blue Devils are looking
to build on the positives and
learn from the negatives,
including a heartbreaking
38-34 loss to Cadillac late in
the season with the league
title on the line.
The Blue Devils will be
without the services of versatile Maddie Hamilla, a fouryear varsity starter in the
backcourt who is now playing soccer for Northern
Michigan University, and

they will be without the long
arms of 6-foot Sydney
Gooding in the paint and
without the regular contributions of hustlers Joslyn Rider
and Lauren Hintz.
Coming back, though, are
junior Brandi Wagner, a solid
performer at wing for the
Blue Devils last year as a
sophomore on the varsity,
and strong-armed senior forwards Lindsey Zaremba,
Cierra Woods and Sydney
Kassuba.
The versatile Wagner is a
threat handling the ball,
passing the ball, shooting

from the perimeter, penetrating to the hole and pulling
down rebounds. She was a
key factor on the floor last
year and has a valuable years
worth of varsity floor time
under her belt.
Forwards Zaremba and
Kassuba were both willing to
mix it up under the boards
last year and both showed
the ability to put the ball in
the hole and accumulate
rebounds. The 5-foot-8
Woods provides quality
depth inside along with junior Ashley May, a 5-foot-8
transfer from JohannesburgLewiston who isnt afraid to

bang shoulders with anyone.
Junior Mallory Marshall,
the team captain for the JV
last year, makes the jump to
the varsity along with sophomores Casey Korte and
Adrienne Edwards. The 5foot-8 Korte had the C-Ko
flowing big time for the
young Blue Devils last year,
pouring in points from the
perimeter and showing up
strong in the paint as well.
Gaylords calling card in
recent years has been its
pressuring defense and the
Blue Devils will aspire to display the same level of suffocation this season. The Blue
Devils like to score off the
transition where possible but
have shown the ability to
slow down the tempo and
score from the half-court as
well.
Gaylord opens the season
on the road this Friday, Dec.
5, against Bay City Western
and is on the road again on
Wednesday, Dec. 10, against
Grayling before opening at
home on Friday, Dec. 12,
against Big North rival
Traverse City Central.
Gaylord Girls JV Basketball

Roster 2014-15
Coach: Shelly Curtis
#2
#3
#5
#11
#12
#14
#22
#23
#24
#30
#32
Maddy MacQuarrie
Savannah Krone
Molly Hamilla
Jaz Krajniak
Anna Zaremba
Katelyn Putnam
Taylor Harding
Skyler Wickert
Kendyl Jarski
Dhari Marion
Mary Bailey
54 Guard
5'1" Guard
5'1" Point
5'6 Guard
5'4" Guard
5'5" Forward
5'8" Post
5'8" Center
5'8" Center
5'6" Post
5'7" Forward
Gaylord Girls Freshmen

Basketball Roster 2014-15
Coach: Chanler McCaskey
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4
5
10
11
15
21
22
23
24
34
44
Manager
Manager
Reese Jeakle
Keigan Dandeneau
Anna Rooyaker
Ryley Freeman
Maia Rinke
Sarah Keen
Elizabrth Heinz
Zoe Miller
Ally Misiak
Macey Moyer
Bree Connolly
Ally Goff
Kaitlyn Budy
Maddy Mackowiak
5'7"
5'5"
5'2"
5'2"
5'2"
5'7"
5'9"
5'7"
5'4"
5'8"
5'7"
5'7"
December 4, 2014
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Basketball
Snowbird gals will

battle depth
Myler is among six returning players but Coach
Smith only has eight on varsity roster
By Mike Dunn
GAYLORD The St. Mary
girls of veteran coach Dan
Smith have six solid returning players, including rangy
junior post Bekah Myler, who
is entering her third year as a
varsity starter for Smith and
will be among the top individual players in the Ski
Valley this season.
For the first time in four
years,
however,
the
Snowbirds will be without
the
presence
of
Kari
Borowiak in the backcourt.
Kari, who is playing now for
Concordia University, graduated as the second-leading
scorer in the storied history
of the St. Mary program and
she will be very hard to
replace, not just as a scorer
for as a ball handler, as a

leader, and as a gritty competitor.
Another big challenge for
St. Mary this season will be
lack of depth. The Snowbirds
are known for always playing
hard and leaving buckets of
sweat on the hardwood, but
this season Smith may have
to change tactics at times
because he has only eight
players on the varsity roster.
In some games, that may not
matter but in other games,
especially against teams with
larger rosters who are able to
sit their starters, it could
present problems, especially
in the fourth quarter of close
games and especially if some
of Smiths players have foul
trouble.
St. Mary, which finished
another super season last

March with a 19-3 record,
another Ski Valley title, and a
berth in the Class D district
finals against familiar rival
Bellaire, will still be a tough
foe to beat.
Myler is a rugged player
who can find points from
under the rim and outside
the paint and who can pull
down rebounds with the best
in the league, and she has a
nice complement of returning players around her in
Gabby
Schultz,
Danica
Bebble, Giorgi Nowicki,
Natalie
Burzynski
and
McKenna Roberts.
Joining the varsity roster
this season is a pair of spitfire
freshmen who showed great
promise on Pat Schultzs JV
team last season: Alex Hunter
and Averi Bebble.

The Snowbirds are accustomed to success on the
hardwood and own the confidence that comes from having a winning tradition. It
appears on paper at least
they will be in a three-way
battle for the league title with
Bellaire and JohannesburgLewiston, though Mancelona
is much improved and could
take a big step forward this
season.
The Snowbirds were going
for their fourth straight Class
D district title last year when
they were derailed by
Bellaire. They are in the same
district with the Eagles again,
which could make for an
interesting rematch in the
postseason.
St. Mary junior Bekah Myler, shown here vying with

Bellaires Leighton Koepke for the tip-off in last years
district final, is one of the top returning players in the
region. (ROB DEFORGE OF RDSPORTSPHOTO.COM)
Basketball
Front row L to R: #14 Jillian McCreery-Piotrowski, #52 Jenny Tompkins, #44 Bettie Swenor, #4 Katrina Daniel, #5 Megan Sysko, #13 Cydnee Schlueter, #12 Gabby Hickman
Back row L to R: Head Coach Adam Dobrowolski, #22 Isabel Anderson, #3 Tilly Koboski, #32 Megan Hannah, #10 Sarah Lewis, #15 Lily Kingma. Assistant Coach Mike Welch
PHOTO BY LARRY TRACY
Petoskey girls look to improve

By Ben Murphy
They took their fair share
of lumps last season. They're
still a bit young heading into

the 2014-15 girls' basketball
season.
However,
the
Petoskey Lady Northmen
appear more than ready for

the next step.
We are undeterred from
our lack of success from last
year, head coach Adam
Dobrowolski said. It was a
growing experience for our
three returning letter winners who were sophomores
last year. This team will be
our most athletic team since
I have been the varsity coach,
so we will be able to play a
different style than last year.
We feel once we get past our
inexperience we'll be among
the toughest teams to play
against in the conference.
Dobrowolski, entering his
fourth year with the team,
has three returning players
from last year's team that
went 1-20 overall and 1-11 in

the Big North Conference.
Those returning are juniors
Lily Kingma (guard), Megan
Sysko (forward/center) and
Katrina Daniel (forward).
New senior Gaby Hickman
(forward) also has varsity
experience, previously having played for Harbor Light
Christian.
New to the team are juniors
Jillian
Piotrowski
(guard/forward),
Tilly
Koboski (guard), Cydnee
Schlueter (guard), Jenny
Tompkins (forward), Bettie
Swenor
(forward/center),
sophomore Sarah Lewis
(guard) and freshmen Isabel
Anderson (guard) and Megan
Hannah (guard).
Sysko has had a strong

pre-season, Dobrowolski
said. She is developing into
a strong low post scoring
threat and runs the floor
hard. Kingma was our top
on-ball defender last year
and she'll be counted on to
be one of our top defenders
again this year as well as
more responsibility handling
the ball and scoring.
Anderson will be counted on
for ball handling and scoring
and is able to do things on
the court with her court
vision and quickness that we
weren't able to do in the
past.
Despite being filled with a
roster of inexperience, the
coach doesn't see any reason
to doubt that his team can
compete right away.
This year, our team has a
good amount of athleticism
and a high potential,
Dobrowolski said. We are
very young but have developed nicely since this summer and the first couple
weeks of practice. We are
excited to see how much we
can develop by the end of the
season.
Dobrowolski also hopes to
climb the ranks of the Big
North Conference.
Traverse
City
West,
Cadillac and Gaylord should
be the top teams, they experienced successful seasons
last year and Traverse City
Central was young last year
and return most of their
team, he said. If we are able
to play at a high level and
compete in December, we
can surprise some people.
Each year our goal is to
win the BNC and win our district, Dobrowolski added.
We want to be playing our
best basketball in February
and March. We want to play
tough pressure defense and
make good decisions with
the ball.
Petoskey opened its season
at Charlevoix on Tuesday and
hosts its own tournament on
Friday and Saturday before
opening BNC play at
Ogemaw Heights on Friday,
Dec. 12.
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Basketball
J-L girls look to be very tough

Huffs troops boast height, speed and desire and have lots of talent returning
By Mike Dunn
JOHANNESBURG The
Johannesburg-Lewiston girls
basketball program has been
consistently successful for a
long time and this year doesnt look to be any different.
The high-octane Cardinals
of fiery coach Heather Huff
have many talented pieces
back from the team that
posted a 15-5 record last season, including gun-toting
junior Maddy Showerman, a
net-twisting shooter who can
handle the ball in the backcourt, dish off to teammates,
pop it from the perimeter,
penetrate through the paint,
and battle it out under the
rim. Showerman will be
among the most-experienced and elite players in the
league this season.

Also back are battle-tested
seniors Emily Aisthorpe
inside and Madison Ewing in
the backcourt along with
hardworking junior Kelsey
Cherwinski.
J-L will be looking to
replace two key components
lost to graduation, though, in
high-scoring wing Brittany
Cherwinski, a skilled fouryear varsity starter, and longarmed Hailey Weaver, a force
under the boards.
Scoring isnt usually a
problem for J-L, however,
with its pressurized defense,
and the presence of transfer
student Ali Johnson, all 6foot-1 of her, will help to mitigate the loss of Weaver
inside.
Making the jump from the
JV this season are a talented

group including Sarah Korff,
Tiffany McDonald, Haley
McVannel,
Sammie
Morehouse, Faith Bartle and
Kate Heidman.
J-L will be relying on its
trademark
in-your-face
defense not only to keep
opponents out of sync but
also to generate easy buckets
off turnovers, a staple in J-Ls
offense year after year.
The Cardinals will be able
to match nearly all their
opponents in height, speed
and desire and could be a
force to be reckoned with
again in the Ski Valley.
The Cardinals will face
another tough Class C district following the regular
season and are hoping to
return to the form they dis-
played two seasons ago when

they captured a Class C district title at home. Last year,
they lost closely in the opening round to a very tough Elk
Rapids squad in the district
tourney at Charlevoix. Two
season ago, though, the
Cardinals won a Class C district title at home against
Lincoln Alcona and gave
heavily favored Traverse City
St. Francis a tough time in
the regional semifinals.
J-L opened the season on
Tuesday, Dec. 2, against tradition opening-game rival
Fairview. On Tuesday, Dec. 9,
the Cardinals open league
play at home against
Mancelona. On Friday, Dec.
12, they play on the road
against Forest Area.
JOHANNESBURG-LEWISTON
VARSITY GIRLS BASKETBALL ROSTER
2014-2015
Number
3
4
10
12
14
23
33
44
22
32
20
Name
Sarah Korff
Tiffany McDonald
Madison Ewing
Ali Johnson
Sam Morehouse
Madison Showerman
Emily Aisthorpe
Kate Heidman
Kelsey Cherwinski
Faith Bartle
Haley McVannel
Coach Heather Huff
Coach House
Johannesburg-Lewiston Girls
JV Basketball Roster 2014-15
Number
3
4
10
14
20
24
30
33
34
42
45
55
Coach Brett
Name
Brooke McKenney
Alyssa Bartle
Alicia Korff
Deanna Miller
Hannah Collins
Destiny Sherbonda
Claire Huber
Ryleigh White
Torrie Crandell
Ellen Weaver
Kaillin Huff
Taylor Kroll
McVannel
Basketball
Former coach returns to help lead Alba hoopsters

By Dennis Mansfield
ALBA
Bobby
Jo
Underwood is back.
Not that he was exactly
gone. Underwood previously
coached both the boys and
girls varsity basketball teams,
and has since coached both
the JV and varsity volleyball
teams this past season.
But, when the girls hoops
team was without a coach for
the upcoming 2014-15 season, the U.S. Army veteran
stepped up once again.
I just try to give back to
the
community,
said
Underwood, who also volunteers to other youth sports.
The community has given
so much to me, so I like to

give back when I can.
Underwood comes back to
a young team that lacks
depth, starting the season
with just seven players. The
roster includes just one senior and one junior, as well as
three sophomores and a
freshman.
So, the returning coach
considers the upcoming season a stepping stone, a
chance for his players to gain
experience and to build the
program for possible success
in the near future.
To play at the varsity level,
it hurts a bit to be so young,
Underwood said. But, in
time, it will benefit them.
In two or three years, well

be able to compete on a
higher level.
The Wildcats will most
likely be led by senior forward-center Naomi Marsh.
Underwood
said
other
starters will likely include
sophomore
forward
Elizabeth Kurkowski, freshman point guard Megan Olds
and junior guard-forward
Kristi Morgan.
Freshman center Sarah
Allen and sophomore guardforward will rotate in and out
of the starting lineup, as
needed, according to their
coach, while sophomore
Alaina Stevens will come off
the bench in a utility role.
But, the lack of depth doesnt mean Underwood will

alter his offensive plans for
the Wildcats.
Im a motion offense kind
of person. Go for the basket
and then get back on
defense, he said. Thats
what well try to do.
Defensively, the plan is to
use a zone scheme to help
protect players from potential foul trouble.
I usually go with a zone
defense, Underwood said.
Being that were such a
young team right now, a zone
defense will help save them
for later in the season. I dont
want to burn them out to
quickly.
Though, the coach is also

unsure how his plan will
work, while he gets reacquainted with his competitors in the Northern Lakes
Conference.
Its my first year back at
it, Underwood said. Im
learning as I go.
Of course, Wildcat fans can
expect some bumps in the
road as the team learns
Underwoods system and the
younger players learn what it
means to play at the varsity
level.
That was true when Alba
lost its season-opener, 53-24,
against host Harbor Light
Christian in a conference
clash Monday, Dec. 1.
Marsh had an outstanding

game, leading the Wildcats
with 21 points, 14 rebounds
and five steals.
Morgan chipped in three
points, with Olds tallying six
steals in the loss.
It didnt go the way I wanted it to, Underwood said. It
was the first time for the
freshmen playing varsity.
They were a little bit intimidated.
Hopefully, after two or
three games, theyll see they
can play with the older kids.
Theyll get their confidence
up, he added. Then, theyll
go at it hard.
December 4, 2014
LOCAL SPORTS
Basketball
Front (L-R): Hanah Carter, Ainsley MacLean, Alex Brisson. Back (L-R): Joselyn Lalone, Susie Brilley, Steve Kirsch, Ember Hahn, Gretchen Gough
Last years district championship could be

springboard to strong season
By Amanda Monthei
The Pellston High School
girls basketball team ended
last season on a high note, no
doubt. The Hornets finished
4-15 with a 49-39 district
final win over Harbor Light,
moving them into the first
round of regionals where
they ultimately lost to Posen.
Now, Coach Steve Kirsch is
hoping to maintain the
momentum garnered during
last seasons district win with
a new and largely young
squad of players, an effort he
says will be tough but that he
thinks his team is capable of.
Right now, I have a young
team and only seven players, Kirsch said. I have two
seniors, four juniors and a
freshman. Theyll be young
and with seven kids, its going
to be tough.
With a core group of girls
many of whom Kirsch also
coached when they were in
8th grade he hopes to
move into a new season both
healthy and competitive.
After all, any injuries could

be detrimental to a team that
is only seven players strong.
I want to put a good product out there for the opponents and thats all I can do,
Kirsch said. Weve sat down
and talked we know that
were not going to go 20-0,
but our goal is to get maybe a
.500 season, thatd be nice.
But in the Ski Valley (conference), thats tough, its a
tough conference.
Still, moving forward,
Kirsch expects the same out
of his squad of varsity players
as he does out of the 8th
grade groups that he coached
for 10 years prior to taking
the varsity coaching position
last season. And, in the case
of this group of varsity players, they know what Kirsch
expects from them because
they were coached by him
when they were in 8th grade.
Ive been around I had
all these girls in the 8th
grade, Kirsch said. They
know that there are a lot of
younger kids that watch
them, so I want them to be

leaders because thats basically what its all about.
Sports are about great
leadership and it all starts
down in the 5th grade all the
way up. Coaches are leaders
too, so I want them to play
hard and they do, they give
me what they can give me.
And furthering his emphasis on the importance of the
older generations influence
on the younger girls, Kirsch
also makes sure that his 8th
graders which he still
coaches even after taking the
varsity coaching position
are constantly in the presence of his older players.
I bring the 8th graders up
and they are my statisticians
and water girls and they
practice with us, he said.
That way, they know that
the more you do it the
more youre on that basketball court the better youre
going to get. And I emphasize
that to them. Practice makes
perfect. What you do in practice is what you do in the
Front (L-R): Emma Thompson, Lydia Greenman, Julia Milbrandt

Back (L-R): Miaya Delis, Emma Doss, Tesa Jamroz, Coach George Stempky
game.
In that regard, Kirsch sees
this season not just as a
rebuilder, but also as a template for future seasons, in
which he will see his current
8th graders coming up

through the ranks to take the
place of his graduation seniors.
I give them the same
speech every year in the
8th grade its starting to

become a job, so you have to
build team unity and if you
do, youll carry it now until
whenever, and I think they
understand that.
Basketball
Grayling opens girls season

with win over Bucks
By Dennis Mansfield
ROSCOMMON It didnt
take the Grayling girls varsity
basketball team very long to
show it should be a more
competitive force in 2014-15,
by opening the season with a
51-41
over
the
host
Roscommon Bucks in a nonconference clash between
the two neighboring rivals
Monday, Dec. 1.
After falling behind 23-22
at halftime, the Vikings rallied behind a strong defensive effort. Grayling (1-0
overall) held Roscommon (0-
1 overall) to nine points in

each of the final two quarters
of play.
Our girls played with grit
and never quit, said
Grayling head coach L.J.
Mead. We got into early foul
trouble, which lead to a onepoint deficit at halftime, but
we stayed positive and kept
on battling.
Im very proud of our girls
for their character and their
perseverance.
It also helped that the
Viking shooters seemed to
warm up at the game progressed. After scoring 11
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points in both the first and

second periods, Grayling
scored 13 and then 17 points,
in the third and fourth quarters, respectively, to pull
away from the host Bucks.
Our girls made the necessary in game adjustments,
which
was
great
as
Roscommon had a new
coach and it was our first
game of the year, Mead
added.
Samantha Denno was a
dominating force for the
Vikings,
pounding
Roscommon for a game-high
34 points and 19 rebounds,
as well as tallying six steals.
Sam Denno was tremendous for us, Mead said. Her
34 points was four points of a
school record.
For the game, Denno hit
13-of-17 shots from the floor
and was 8-of-11 from the
free-throw line.
Natalie Amy chipped in
eight 8 in the Vikings seasonopening win, while Erica
Umlor posted a solid allround performance against

the Bucks with six points,
eight rebounds and five
assists.
Other contributors for
Grayling included: Rachel
Money with two points, eight
rebounds and two steals;
Courtney Hatfield with two
points, two assists and two
steals; Erin Prosser with three
rebounds; and Mollie Leslie
with two rebounds and two
steals.
Roscommon was paced by
Mollie Blanchard with 11
points and Logan Hutek with
10 points in the loss.
While it was just one win,
Mead said Viking fans should
expect the Grayling hoopsters to surpass last years 516 record.
We have been fighting
through injures, but we
expect a higher win total out
of this group, Mead
said. We are quicker and
more athletic than last sea-
son, and are returning a solid

core of girls.
And, as she did against
Roscommon, Grayling will
lean heavily upon the skills of
their center, Denno.
Samantha Denno was
honorable mention all-state
last year and she will have to
outdo her output from last
season for us to compete,
the coach added. We also
rotate two sophomores
through the point guard
position, so we are asking
those girls to grow up really
quick in terms of experience.
Other key returners from
last season include Hatfield,
Money and Umlor.
We look for these girls to
provide leadership on and off
the court and to set the tone
on a nightly basis, Mead
said.
The Vikings with also feature several new faces, with
four sophomores Amy,
Leslie, Erin Prosser, and
Emma Prosser joining the

varsity this year.
Though, at least to start the
season, Grayling will be without one key player. Mead said
team
captain
Brittany
Nielson tore her ACL in a
summer league game and
wont be back to late January
or early February.
That means that Nielson
could still join her teammates in making a run at the
Lake Michigan Conference
title.
The LMC will be very
competitive this year, Mead
added.
Kalkaska
and
Traverse City St. Francis will
be the likely front runners.
The Gladiators were undefeated in conference play last
year, while Kalkaska was second in the final LMC standings with five losses.
December 4, 2014
LOCAL SPORTS
Basketball
Front row (L-R): Lindsey Meister, Sadie Bunker, Taylor Fletcher, Morgan Prokop, Allie Furst. Back row (l-r): Assistant coach Mark Brendly, Lexi Passino, savannah Davedowski, Katie Byrne,
Sophie Passino, Cloe Mallory, Lexi Brendly, Vanessa Wandrie, Keahna DePauw, Head coach Pat Clancy, statistician Pammy Sue Marks
A strong foundation now will make for a

strong structure later
By Amanda Monthei
INDIAN RIVER - Its hard to
build a strong house on a
weak foundation.
After a 2-16 record during
the 2013-14 season, the
Inland Lakes girls basketball
team has become intimately
familiar with that sentiment
in these first few weeks of a
season that will no doubt be
dedicated to rebuilding from
the foundation up.
The team and its coaching
staff know its hard to build a
strong basketball program
when the basics are lacking.
Yet for new head coach Pat
Clancy, it still comes down to
the culture that is being perpetuated in the program.
Its going to be about getting back to the basic fundamentals of working hard,
knowing our positions, boxing out and rebounding
some of the things that players take for granted, Clancy
said. The hustle and boxing
out and the mentality of winning and getting used to winning will hopefully be the
new culture in this program.

That alone is a difficult
prospect for a program that
hasnt had a winning season
in three years, and which
only won two games last season. However, both Clancy
and his players understand
that the sheer athleticism
and dogged determination
that both are bringing to the
table this season will flip the
culture of the program
from one of playing from
behind to one of setting the
pace and outworking their
opponents.
Were doing a whole different style of offense this
year, Clancy said. Its going
to be a high-tempo, highoctane transition up and
down the court. We have
some really athletic girls that
are going to be pushing the
ball up the court for us, working our press breakers and
really changing the culture of
the last few years of the program.
Returning seniors Sadie
Bunker, Morgan Furst and
Alli Prokop will certainly con-
tribute to this goal through

acquired experience and athleticism, while junior Lindsey
Meister will be coming off
the bench to give us a spark
offensively, according to
Clancy. However, senior
Sophie Passino is undoubtedly the glue that holds the
whole puzzle together, serving as one of the Bulldogs
team captains. Shes also had
the experience of seeing the
girls basketball program
through tough times in
recent years.
Last season was hard, we
lost a lot of games, Passino
said. This year, though, we
have a whole new team and
its a lot of younger girls.
Were excited to see these
new players come up. Were
excited to see how we play to
together.
The team brings up one
freshman in Lexi Brendly
who is suffering from an
early-season ankle injury
as well as five sophomores.
Brendly had played travel
basketball for two years prior
to trying out for the varsity
Basketball
Mancy hopes to build

on success
Nanaseni, Smigielski to lead Lady Ironmen team that
won 8 games last year but is low in numbers
By Dennis Mansfield
Buckland News Service
MANCELONA
The
Mancelona girls varsity basketball team has one of the
better players in the Ski
Valley Conference, as well as
a solid supporting cast, but
the Ironmen will need everyone to contribute if theyre to
reach last seasons success.
Just a year after finishing 021, the Ironmen battled their
way to 8-11 record for the
2013-14 season.
We had a good chance to
be a .500 team last year, said
Mancelona head coach Ben
Tarbutton. But, we didnt
even make up two of our
games (that were canceled
due to weather). It is what it
is.
(But) we made a big
improvement last year.
If Mancelona is going to
make another run at .500 or
even higher, theyll need
sophomores
Eileene
Naniseni and Jill Smigielski
to lead the way.
Eileene was so close to
being named first team all-
conference and was second

team
all-conference,
Tarbutton said. She had a
double-double in every game
last year, and did have three
triple-doubles.
Smigielski, meanwhile, will
be asked to help pace the
Ironmen from her point
guard position.
After that, theres both
good news and bad news for
Mancelona fans.
First the bad news. The
varsity team will start the
season with just seven players.
Our team is extremely
small,
Tarbutton
said.
Everybody is going to have
to play an important role.
Were going to have to
play sound basketball. We
cant afford to get in foul
trouble, he added. We wont
have the subs available if we
do get in foul trouble.
The good news is the
Ironmen will have senior
leaders on the roster. That
includes returning varsity
players Bekky Piatt and Tori
Reichelderfer, as well as
Taylor Robbins and Molly
Crothers.
Though, the lack of depth
doesnt
have Tarbutton
changing
his
offensive
scheme. He still looks for his
players to push the ball up
the floor quickly and take the
open shot as soon as it presents itself.
If we slow things down,
after three or four passes, we
usually turned the ball over,
Tarbutton said. So, last year,
we pushed the ball and were
better off.
Were in about the same
boat this year.
That also has Tarbutton
thinking the Ironmen could
reach the .500 mark this year,
with their first game set for
Dec. 3 against Boyne Falls.
They might even surprise
some of their Ski Valley
Conference rivals along the
way.
If we can get back to last
years record, I think thatd be
a successful season for us,
the coach said. Anything
more than that is a huge
bonus for the players and for
the building of the program.
squad an experience that

Clancy said has contributed
greatly to her leadership ability both on the floor and elsewhere. Sweetening the pot
are the handful of sophomores that had the privilege
of playing in little league softball state-semifinals making them quite familiar with
the hard work that comes
before winning big.
They bring an attitude of
hard work and doing what it
takes to win, Clancy said.
Theyve won in the past and
their expectations of winning
are realistic. And what weve
been talking a lot about is
changing the culture of
Inland Lakes girls program,
which is used to being laid
back and it is what it is.
But there are girls that we
have that will do whatever it
takes to win, and theyre a
sponge waiting for someone
to give them the attention
and the right tools.
With two juniors and four
seniors, the team is undeniably young. However, with a
middle school program that
has been largely undefeated

this season apart from the
handful of 7th grade nailbiters that resulted in losses
the prospect of having talented underclassmen and
future underclassmen to fill
in the gaps makes the risk of
a young team worth it.
When
this
position
became available, that was
one thing that I looked at
what we have now and what
we have coming up, Clancy
said of his young team,
including the 7th and 8th
grade teams coming up.
Between the sophomores
and the freshman and the 8th
grade girls coming up, it was
like alright if were going to
make a run of it, its going to
have to be now.
And with the clean slate
that comes with being a new
coach, Clancys coaching
philosophy and dedication to
a winning program might be
just the push the Inland
Lakes basketball program
needs to become successful
both this season and in the
future.
Its a whole new program

and a new coach, and hes
very determined to help us
play our best, senior Sadie
Bunker said. We want to go
out with a bang our senior
year of course, and he wants
it just as bad as we do and
shows it.
For now, regardless of the
age differences amongst his
team and his status as a relative newcomer to the varsity
coaching position, Clancy
said his team is uniting under
one common goal as their
season got off the ground on
Tuesday against Pickford.
The girls are really gelling
together,
Clancy
said.
Theyre
really
coming
together for one goal
which is to win and move forward with the program.
Thats what were going for.
Its impossible to predict if
Clancys tactics will ultimately spell success for the
Bulldogs. However, one thing
is certain a strong foundation now will make for a
strong structure later.
Moving firewood
can cause oat wilt
State parks affected by lethal tree
infection include Otsego Lake
and Hartwick Pines
OTSEGO COUNTY Oak
wilt outbreaks are increasing in Michigan and the
Department of Natural
Resources has conducted
treatment at several state
parks to halt the spread of
the disease.
Oak wilt is an introduced
disease that causes rapid
death of infected trees. The
fungus is easily transported
by beetles from infected
wood to nearby wounded
trees. Trees cannot be cured
of oak wilt, and once a tree
is infected the disease can
rapidly spread to neighboring trees through underground root graft connections. The loss of large numbers of oak trees in parks
can be dramatic, both for
the park visitor experience
and the ecology of the natural habitat.
The likely cause of the
oak wilt outbreak at
Michigan state parks is the
movement of infected fire-
wood into campgrounds,

said DNR natural resources
steward
Heidi
Frei.
Campers and other park
visitors can help prevent the
spread of the oak wilt fungus by not moving firewood
between campgrounds.
DNR
Parks
and
Recreation Division staff
has been working the last
several years to stop the
spread of oak wilt at
Michigan
state
parks
throughout
the
state,
including P.J. Hoffmaster,
Otsego Lake, Interlochen,
Warren Dunes and Hartwick
Pines state parks; and Fort
Custer, Rifle River, Waterloo,
Brighton, Pinckney and
Island Lake recreation
areas.
Treatments
in
2014
included using a vibratory
plow fitted with a special
blade (designed and fabricated at the DNRs Forest
Fire Experiment Station in
Roscommon) that severs
grafted tree roots, isolating

healthy trees from infected
trees.
Treatment
also
included the application of
fungistats, which inhibit the
growth and reproduction of
fungi, and which have been
used in areas declared critical dune habitat.
If left unchecked, Frei
said, oak wilt will continue
to spread and result in large
pockets of standing dead
oak trees, which may be
hazardous to park visitors.
Some parks, such as P.J.
Hoffmaster, have experienced considerable losses.
More than 100 large red
oaks, including the most
picturesque grove of red
oaks in the campground,
have been killed by oak wilt.
For more information on
oak wilt prevention and
stewardship,
visit
www.michigan.gov/foresth
ealth or contact Heidi Frei at
517-202-1360
or
freih@michigan.gov.
December 4, 2014
LOCAL SPORTS
Basketball
Mackinaw City girls look to

take next step
By Ben Murphy
A year after falling to
Engadine in the district
championship and taking
second place in the Northern
Lakes
Conference,
the
Mackinaw City girls' basketball team is eying more this
season.
We expected to compete
for the league title each and
every year and that, along
with competing to win a district title, are amongst our
goals, sixth year head coach
Adam Stefanski said.
Last year the Lady Comets
finished 15-7 overall and
went 12-2 in league play, tak-
ing second place, snapping

what had been a two-year
streak of winning the league.
Eight of the nine players on
this year's squad have at least
some varsity experience.
The lone new hand is Perri
Jo LaLonde, with the other
eight having played at least
some varsity ball last year.
Juniors Kenda LaHaie,
Paige LaHaie and Brianna
Becker saw action in reserve
roles and Tori Zynewicz, Lily
Alexander,
Katherine
Watchorn, Lauren Bell and
Chelsey Closs all return as
starters. Closs, a junior, averaged 21 points a game last
year before suffering a torn
ACL.
Zynewicy will give us a
spark of energy and speed off
the bench, Stefanski said.
Alexander is a versatile player for us who has as much
potential as any player on the
team and will step in to a fulltime starters role this year.
Watchorn is a returning allconference player for us in
the post and brings a lot of
defensive intensity. Bell was a
first team all-conference
player a year ago for us and
has improved as much as
anyone in the program going
into her senior year, she will
be tough for anyone in our
league to handle in the post.
Closs only played six games

for us last year but still
received all-state honorable
mention.
The coach is hoping that
with the return of most of its
cast from last year, the NLC
will again be theirs.
I see Boyne Falls, Alanson
and Ellsworth as the top
league challengers out of our
eight-team league, Stefanski
said. Our expectation is to
win anytime we take the floor
in our league.
M-C opened the season at
Pellston on Monday, played
at Wolverine on Wednesday
and hosts Harbor Light on
Friday.
Cheboygan girls loaded

with experience
By Ben Murphy
Cheboygan girls' basketball head coach Jason
Purcell, entering his 18th
year at the helm of the Lady
Chiefs has his team right
where he wants them.
This is an experienced
group that is very excited
about the upcoming season,
Purcell said. We have that
sense of urgency that can
only be found when you have
senior leaders on your team.
My early thoughts are that I
am liking what we are seeing
in practice. Now, it is time to
transfer that to the game.

Returning from last year's
team that went 14-9 and fell
to Cadillac in the district
finals are seniors Brooke
Hancock (11.4 points per
game, 5.1 rebounds, second
team all-conference), Macey
Charboneau (forward, 6
points per game, 7.5
rebounds honorable mention all-conference), Bridget
Blaskowski (5.8 points per
game, 4.2 assists per game,
honorable mention all-conference), Ashley Hempenstall
(guard, 4.9 points per game)
and junior Autumn Hudak
(center, 7.2 points per game,

5.7 rebounds).
My captains are Hancock,
Blaskowski
and
Charboneau, Purcell said. I
will be expecting a lot out of
them in terms of leadership
to our newcomers and production on the court. All
three of them are expecting
to play at a high level this
season. Hudak is also a
returning starter who has the
ability to control the painted
area with her defense and
rebounding.
New to the team are juniors Shae Salter (forward),
Delaney Gravlin (guard),

Brigid Kane (guard) and
Cladia Wright (forward).
The coach is hoping his
squad will find success in
what is expected to be another competitive season in the
Straits Area Conference,
This group really wants to
win a district championship
and move on to regional
play, Purcell said. St. Ignace
and Sault St. Marie will be the
heavy favorite in our league,
followed
by
us
and
Newberry.
The Chiefs open the season at Newberry on Dec. 12.
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MACKINAW CITY COMETS

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Paige LaHaie
Brianna Becker
Tori Zynewicz
Chelsey Closs
Lily Alexander
Lauren Bell
Katherine Watchorn
Perri Jo LaLonde
Kendra LaHaie
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Assistant Coach: Aaron Grant, Courtney Wallis
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CHEBOYGAN CHIEFS
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Bridget Blaskowski*
Ashley Hempenstall
Autumn Hudak
Macey Charboneau*
Delaney Gravlin
Brooke Hancock*
Brigid Kane
Claudia Wright
Shalynn Salter
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Coach - Jason Purcell

Asst. Coach Stuart Hancock
December 4, 2014
LOCAL SPORTS
ALL-STATE FOOTBALL 2014

Here is a complete list of the All-State football teams
for the 2014 season chosen by the Michigan Associated Press
DIVISION 1-2
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Alex Malzone, Birmingham Brother Rice, Sr.
QUARTERBACKS
Tyree Jackson, Muskegon Mona Shores, Sr.
Alex Malzone, Birmingham Brother Rice, Sr.
RUNNING BACKS
John Kelly, Oak Park, Sr.
Caleb Richard, Midland Dow, Sr.
Romello Ross, Detroit Western, Sr.
Mike Weber, Detroit Cass Tech, Sr.
WIDE RECEIVERS
Donnie Corley, Detroit King, Jr.
Zach McGuire, Traverse City West, Sr.
Grant Perry, Birmingham Brother Rice, Sr.
Alec Thomas, Fenton, Sr.
LINEMEN
Josh Alabi, Detroit Cass Tech, Sr.
Jake Cerny, Traverse City West, Jr.
Cole Chewins, Clarkston, Sr.
Kamahl March, Detroit East English, Sr.
David Moorman, Northville, Sr.
Michael Onwenu, Detroit Cass Tech, Jr.
Keyonta Stallworth, Detroit King, Sr.
LINEBACKERS
Hunter Andrews, Lapeer, Sr.
Junior McMullen, Oak Park, Sr.
Michael Oliver, Detroit Cass Tech, Sr.
Tyriq Thompson, Detroit King, Sr.
DEFENSIVE BACKS
Tyler Bradfield, Rockford, Sr.
Dior Johnson, Southfield, Sr.
Adam Upleger, Waterford Mott, Sr.
Demetric Vance, Detroit Cass Tech, Jr.
SPECIALIST
Tyler Minor, Flint Carman-Ainsworth, Sr.
PUNTER
Jacob Herbers, Battle Creek Lakeview, Sr.
KICKER
John Camilleri, Walled Lake Western, Jr.
CO-COACHES OF THE YEAR
Ron Bellamy, West Bloomfield
Jason Watkins, Midland Dow
SPECIAL MENTION
(nominees receiving two or more votes from the 10member panel): Antonio Balabani, Macomb Dakota; Randy
Bicknell, Waterford Mott; Mike Danna, Warren De La Salle;
Kuhmehnnu Gwilly, Utica; Michael Ivy, East Kentwood;
Keith Jones, Detroit Cass Tech; Khalid Kareem, Farmington
Hills Harrison; Hussein Kdouh, Dearborn Fordson; John
Keenoy, East Kentwood; Eddie Kelly, Caledonia; Matt
Krause, Lake Orion; Alec Marty, Midland Dow; Donovan
Peoples-Jones, Detroit Cass Tech; Joe Platz, Rochester
Hills Stoney Creek; David Riser, Grand Rapids Forest Hills
Central; Jamil Sabbagh, Dearborn Fordson; Marquis
Smith, Ypsilanti; Chris Terech, Saline; Leondre Terry,
Lansing Everett; Kyle Toth, Hudsonville; D.J. Zezula,
Clarkston
HONORABLE MENTION
(nominees receiving one or no votes from the 10-member panel): Mitch Albert, Flushing; Brian Alsobrooks,
Livonia Churchill; Manny Andrade, Allen Park; TreVon
Avery, Grand Blanc; Brandon Baldus, Saline; Adam Barber,
Ann Arbor Huron; Matt Barrett, Lakeview, Rhett Blackman,
Lansing Everett; Clarence Broadnax, Rochester Adams;
Lawrence Bryant, Grosse Pointe North; Luke DeLong,
Midland; Jonathon Dobie, Grand Ledge; Jack Dunaway,
Birmingham Brother Rice; Justin Eagy, Pinckney; Ross
Ebert, Fenton; Jordan Ferguson, Alpena; Noah Foss,
Rockford; Niko France, Brownstown Woodhaven; Jeremy
Gates, Southfield; Kevin Gross, Saline; Rodney Hall, Detroit
Cass Tech; Charles Harris, Southfield; Brandon Herold,
Flushing; Lazon Hicks, Ypsilanti Lincoln; Emanuel
Jackson, Novi; Trishton Jackson, West Bloomfield; Chris
Jacobs, Bay City Central; Jordan Jenkins, Novi Detroit
Catholic Central; Michael Jordan, Plymouth; DreOn Kemp,
Battle Creek Lakeview; Michael King, West Bloomfield;
Matt Krause, Lake Orion; Nick Krumm, Walled Lake
Central; Dakota Kupp, Waterford Mott; Alex Marchese,
Monroe; Matt Mastromatteo, Grand Blanc; Adam Matich,
Clarkston; Patrick Mayrand, Dexter; Lindrell Mitchell,
Detroit East English; Mike Ojemudia, Farmington Hills
Harrison; Brett Oliver, Hartland; Jake Pagel, Canton; Jeb
Palka, Saline; Eric Plate, Greenville; Armani Posey, Detroit
East English; Matt Pupel, Traverse City Central; Ravin
Randall, Port Huron; David Reese, Farmington; Mike Robb,
Midland Dow; Autonio Roland, Grand Blanc; Bryce Roney,
Fenton; Eppe Saarenheimo, Grandville; Joe Schepperly,
Traverse City Central; Jevon Shaw, Farmington Hills
Harrison; Matt Skibinski, Livonia Churchill; Chris Smith,
Flint Carman-Ainsworth; Danotiss Smith, Waterford
Kettering; Derek Smith, Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills; Trent
Stone, Holt; Schaefer Thelen, Grand Haven; Kyle Thomas,
Walled Lake Western; Seth Tice, Traverse City Central; Tyler
Tippens, Muskegon Mona Shores; Dominic Trevino, Port
Huron; Chase VanHoef, Grand Haven; Glacier Wallington,

Oxford; Evan Welch, Fenton; John Witkowski, Walled Lake
Western; Bryce Young, Ann Arbor Pioneer
SPECIAL MENTION COACHES
Matt Koziak, Muskegon Mona Shores; Mike Smith,
Lapeer
HONORABLE MENTION COACHES
Keith Christnagel, Brownstown Woodhaven; Dave
Sofran, Birmingham Brother Rice
Richmond; Shain Shannon, Sexton; Rowland Sharp,

Muskegon; Will Stecker, Gaylord; Brady Tanguay, Trenton;
Grant Tennihill, Grand Rapids Catholic Central; Trip
Thommen, Whitehall; Jimmy Wilson, Petoskey; Jacob
Wozniewski, DeWitt
HONORABLE MENTION COACHES
William Cleaver, Gaylord
Jeff Schorfhaar, Coldwater
Tony Sigmon, Whitehall
Jim Webb, Cadillac
DIVISION 3-4
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Alex Grace, Saginaw Swan Valley
QUARTERBACKS
Delvin Washington, Harper Woods Chandler Park, So.
Jon Wassink, Grand Rapids South Christian, Sr.
RUNNING BACKS
Avonte Bell, Lansing Sexton, Sr.
Jacob Geter, Plainwell, Sr.
Alex Grace, Saginaw Swan Valley, Sr.
Devin Skatzka, Richmond, Sr.
WIDE RECEIVERS
Traivon Clayton, Dearborn Heights Robichaud, Jr.
Akileon Fisher, Flint Southwestern, Sr.
Ra'Quon Glenn, Niles, Sr.
Rayshawn Wilborn, Lansing Sexton, Sr.
LINEMEN
Josh Colegrove, Lowell, Sr.
Wes French, St. Joseph, Sr.
Josh Hannah, DeWitt, Sr.
Kyle Korman, Linden, Sr.
Jonathan Krug, New Boston Huron, Sr.
Stone Miller, Mason, Sr.
Trevor Raby, Zeeland West, Sr.
LINEBACKERS
Jack Bates, Grand Rapids Christian, Sr.
Roderick Davis, Detroit Old Redford, Sr.
Sam Heyboer, Grand Rapids South Christian, linebacker,
Sr.
Taylor Reaume, Saginaw Swan Valley, Sr.
T.J. Smith, Muskegon, Sr.
DEFENSIVE BACKS
Corrin Jones, Detroit Mumford, Jr.
Malik Mack, Lansing Sexton, Sr.
Tyson Smith, Orchard Lake St. Mary, Sr.
SPECIALIST
Kalebb Perry, Mt. Pleasant, Jr.
PUNTER
Cullen Hoffman, St. Joseph, Sr.
KICKER
Miguel Flores, Muskegon, Sr.
COACH OF THE YEAR
Dan Kalbfleisch, New Boston Huron
SPECIAL MENTION
(nominees receiving two or more votes from the 10member panel): Hunter Buczkowski, Mount Pleasant;
Alezay Coleman, Muskegon; James Cruz, Eaton Rapids;
Bailey Edwards, Chelsea; Austin Ervin, St. Johns; James
Gazarato, Petoskey; Ben Heinritz, DeWitt; Justin Hunter,
Birmingham Detroit Country Day; Nathan Lajoie, Sault
Area; Chad Leisenring, Escanaba; Jake Martin, Grand
Rapids Forest Hills Northern; Jalen Martin, Harper Woods
Chandler Park; Carter Masek, East Grand Rapids; Kaden
Myers, Cedar Springs; Tyler Robbins, Bay City John Glenn;
Riley Roush, Mason; Gabe Steed, Lowell; Logan Targgart,
Coldwater; Daniel Walker, Flint Southwestern; JaVon Wray,
Lansing Sexton; Blaze Watson, Coldwater
HONORABLE MENTION
(nominees receiving one or no votes from the 10-member panel): Mason Bailey, Chelsea; T.J. Baker, Cadillac;
Brady Beedon, Marysville; Oscar Brown, Romulus; Caden
Burrows, Cedar Springs; Bobby Clanton, Muskegon
Orchard View; Robert Clanton from Muskegon Orchard
View; Austen Cooper, Parma Jackson County Western; Nate
Couturier, Allendale; Max Dean, Lowell; Austin Edwards,
Waverly; Mike Egeler, Comstock Park; Adam Farah, Grand
Rapids Forest Hills Northern; Lewis Finch, Cadillac; Jakob
Frederick, Spring Lake; Collin Goslin, Dearborn Divine
Child; Cortez Gray, Milan; Austin Gregory, Ionia; Dan
Harazin, Stevensville Lakeshore; Michael Holdship,
Cadillac; Jon Hubbell, Caledonia; Michael Johnston, East
Grand Rapids; Darius Jordan, Warren Woods-Tower; Ryan
Knight, Ada Forest Hills Eastern; Nathan Kriger, Fruitport;
Jacob Lefevre, Parma Jackson County Western; Nick
Marosi, Grand Rapids Catholic Central; Michael Marston,
Goodrich; Napoleon McCants, Detroit Renaissance; Trevor
Medema, Detroit Country Day; Bailey Miholer-Wortinger,
Three Rivers; Brent Murray, Petoskey; Chaz Moore,
Williamston; Austin Oakley, Williamston; Larry Ochadleus,
St. Clair; Stephen Ogden, Whitehall; Tyranz Oldham,
Detroit Old Redford; Carter Paddy, Monroe Jefferson;
Landon Pelham, Tecumseh; Holt Richards, Marquette;
Mitch Ridley, Mt. Pleasant; Jarod Rodgers, Byron Center;
Marshael Ryan, Linden; Smith Saenbouttarath, Zeeland
West; Alex Salgat, Lake Odessa Lakewood; Jake Schmidt,
DIVISION 5-6
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Khari Willis, Jackson Lumen Christi, Sr.
QUARTERBACKS
Tony Poljan, Lansing Catholic, Jr.
Travis Russell, Grand Rapids West Catholic, Jr.
Jake Smith, Ithaca, Jr.
RUNNING BACKS
Quincy Collings, Hopkins, Sr.
Jarrett Mathison, Marine City, Sr.
Mathew Sexton, Clinton, Jr.
Khari Willis, Jackson Lumen Christi, Sr.
WIDE RECEIVERS
Austin Cimala, Stockbridge, Jr.
Spence DeMull, Ithaca, Jr.
Aeron Forsberg, Menominee, WR, Sr.
Joe Huston, Clare, Sr.
LINEMEN
Kaleb Cook, Muskegon Oakridge, Sr.
Clay Dennis, Harrison, Sr.
Sam Girodat, Jackson Lumen Christi, Sr.
Luke Jacobson, Negaunee, Sr.
John Lako, Monroe St. Mary Catholic, Sr.
T.J. Patterson, Reed City, Sr.
Kenton Rivard, Marine City, Sr.
Bryce Witham, Grand Rapids West Catholic, Sr.
LINEBACKERS
Edward Gaines, Flint Beecher, Sr.
Dennis Fitzsimmons, Marine City, Jr.
Moses Kone, Lansing Catholic, Sr.
Kenny Willekes, Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian, Sr.
DEFENSIVE BACKS
Jake Jodway, Quincy, Sr.
Jacques Pounget, Flint Powers Catholic, Sr.
Ryan Schauman, Freeland, Sr.
SPECIALIST
Cameron Lewis, Detroit Consortium, Sr.
PUNTER
Alex White, Ravenna, Sr.
KICKER
Travis Hoving, Grand Rapids West Catholic, Sr.
COACH OF THE YEAR
Mike Petrongelli, Harrison
SPECIAL MENTION
(nominees receiving two or more votes from the 10member panel): Justin Brilinski, Menominee; Weston
DeHaven, Watervliet; Jace Demenov, Ithaca; Drew
Hernandez, Grand Rapids West Catholic; Donovan Holt,
Clawson; Justin Hull, Constantine; Juan Johnson,
Madison Heights Madison; Matt Johnson, Ann Arbor
Gabriel Richard; Jonah Loomis, Ithaca; Chase Maxon,
Millington; Will Periard, Birch Run; Joe Philipp, Hillsdale;
Collin Poore, Clinton; Jacob Ranger, Tawas; Charlie
Rodriguez, Niles Brandywine; Luke Sage, Boyne City; Nick
Szczepanski, Frankenmuth; Ryan Tennant, Olivet; Maceo
Vroman, Boyne City
HONORABLE MENTION
(nominees receiving one or no votes from the 10-member panel):John Andrysiak, Flint Powers Catholic; Levi
Britton, Essexville Garber; Eric Bugg, Ida; DaQuan Butler,
River Rouge; Kenneth Butler, Warren Michigan Collegiate;
Luke Cassaubon, Blissfield; Raumello Cooper, Flint
Beecher; Bret Coughlin, Harrison; Tony Curry, Muskegon
Oakridge; Justin Doyle, Alma; Patrick Drews, Hillsdale;
Andrew Duckett, Niles Brandywine; Matt Formsma,
Freeland; Brandon Fulks, Leroy Pine River; Mason GeeMontgomery, Stockbridge; Jonathan Green, Reed City;
Jeffery Gross, Leroy Pine River; Jajuan Kemp, River Rouge;
Blake Kiekenapp, Watervliet; Ian MacDonald, Reed City;
Logan Martin, Essexville Garber; Tommy Morneau, Bad
Axe; Logan Mulvaney, Hemlock; Thomas Nunnally,
Harrison; Dallas OGreen, Carson City-Crystal; Erik
Pohlmann, Menominee; Jacob Redman, Chesaning; Eric
Russell, Remus Chippewa Hills; Devon Simmer, Whitmore
Lake; Ty Sparks, Clawson; Trenton Upshaw, Manchester;
Travis Vida, Clare; Logan Waller, North Muskegon; Brennan
Ward, St. Charles; Marty Ward, Niles Brandywine; Sean
Wells, Scottville Mason County Central; Z Westley,
Midland Bullock Creek; Justin Wright, Grass Lake; Marcus
Wright, Flint Beecher
HONORABLE MENTION COACH
Terry Hessbrook, Ithaca
DIVISION 7-8
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Tommy Scott, Muskegon Catholic Central
QUARTERBACKS
Brandon Childress, Baldwin, Sr.
Clay Senerius, Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes, Jr.
RUNNING BACKS
Marvin Campbell, Detroit Loyola, Sr.
Austin Cook, Fowler, Sr.
Travis MacDonald, Whittemore-Prescott, Sr.
Tommy Scott, Muskegon Catholic Central, Sr.
WIDE RECEIVERS
Chris Cartier, Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes, Jr.
Mitch Franklin, Coleman, Sr.
Ken Frieswyk, Frankfort, Sr.
Thomas Jackson, Grosse Pointe Woods University
Liggett, Jr.
LINEMEN
Jacob Flaugher, Beal City, Sr.
Devin Hayes, Detroit Loyola, Sr.
Chris Jamick, New Lothrop, Sr.
Jaeden MacPherson, Muskegon Catholic Central, Sr.
Max Maloney, Iron River West Iron County, Sr.
Ryan Prescott, Whittemore-Prescott, Sr.
Logan Slaughter, Mendon, Sr.
LINEBACKERS
Jonas Christian, Iron Mountain North Dickinson, Sr.
Paul Engram, Detroit Loyola, Sr.
Lamar Jordan, Muskegon Catholic Central, Sr.
David Loney, Frankfort, Sr.
DEFENSIVE BACKS
Gage Kreski, St. Ignace LaSalle, DB, Jr.
Marquail Montgomery, Burton Atherton, Sr.
Alex Thomas, Morenci, Sr.
SPECIALIST
Javarian Smith, Oakland Christian
PUNTER
Torin Merillat, Morenci, Sr.
KICKER
Griffen Seymour, Muskegon Catholic Central, Sr.
COACH OF THE YEAR
Jeff Olson, Ishpeming
SPECIAL MENTION
(nominees receiving two or more votes from the 10member panel):Mark Baker, Adrian Lenawee Christian;
Matthew Botti, Decatur; Gabe Callery, Traverse City St.
Francis; Shawn Feltz, Morenci; Nathan Fox, JohannesburgLewiston; Dan Gensmer, Saginaw Michigan Lutheran
Seminary; Austin Ginther, Harbor Beach; Lee Graff, Crystal
Falls Forest Park; Logan Huff, Johannesburg-Lewiston;
Dustin Kady, Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker; Taylor
McNally, Climax-Scotts; Aaron Rademacher, PewamoWestphalia; Chase Rollin, Beal City; Zach Smith, Suttons
Bay; Mitchell Snyder, St. Ignace LaSalle; Grant Steinborn,
New Lothrop; Adam Stremlow, Coleman; Casey Williams,
Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary
HONORABLE MENTION
(nominees receiving one or no votes from the 10-member panel):Ryan Armour, Traverse City St. Francis; Garrett
Blank, Munising; Darryl Clemons, Detroit Loyola; Andy
Cooper, Munising; Blake Dunn, Saugatuck; Bragg Eastin,
Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary; Nick Feekings,
Hudson; Ernesto Felton, Burton Atherton; Daniel Flowers,
Indian River Inland Lakes; Ken Frieswyk, Frankfort; Keegan
Fulgenzi, St. Ignace LaSalle; Tyler George, Homer; Rob
Granquist, Powers North Central; Matthew Gushee, Grosse
Pointe Woods University Liggett; Kole Hollenbeck,
Frankfort; Chris Kelly, Royal Oak Shrine; Elijah Klepper,
Mendon; Jacob Klingelsmith, Traverse City St. Francis;
Jacob Lentz, Mio; Jason Lindbeck, Munising; Jake
Litwiller, Middleton Fulton; Jacob Malocha, Rogers City;
Austin McCabe, Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker; Shay
McDaniel, Hudson; Ian McInnis, Munising; Ben Muron,
New Lothrop; Zack Rice, Suttons Bay; Nick Robak,
Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes; Austin Sandusky,
Morenci; Wade SanMiguel, Breckenridge; Alex Schafer,
Beal City; Alec Schmelebeck, Iron River West Iron County;
Stanley Schramm, Indian River Inland Lakes; Austin Seltz,
Harbor Beach; Jared Smith, Pewamo-Westphalia; Javarian
Smith, Auburn Hills Oakland Christian; Quin Smith, ElktonPigeon Bay-Port Laker; Brett Smithson, Crystal Falls Forest
Park; Dominic Suardini, Ishpeming; Kyle Szymanski, Mt.
Pleasant Sacred Heart; Quentin Taylor, New Lothrop;
Connor Thomas, Marlette; Dan Thornton, Ishpeming;
Jacob Tiller, Gobles; Ryon Tym, Bridgman; Aaron Watson,
Union City; Mideyin Wilson, Detroit Loyola
SPECIAL MENTION COACH
Adam Grybauskas, Elkton-Pigeon Bay-Port Laker
HONORABLE MENTION COACH
John Callahan, Detroit Loyola; Greg Vaughan, Traverse
City St. Francis; Joe Trudeau, Suttons Bay
NCAA Football AP Top 25

Rank TEAM..............................RECORD ...PTS
1......Alabama (25) .....................11-1 .....1,426
2......Florida State (29) ...............12-0 .....1,423
3......Oregon (5) .........................11-1 .....1,391
4......TCU....................................10-1 .....1,274
5......Baylor.................................10-1 .....1,243
6......Ohio State ..........................11-1 .....1,192
7......Michigan State ...................10-2 .....1,048
8......Arizona...............................10-2 .....1,027
9......Kansas State .......................9-2........995
10....Mississippi State ...............10-2.......944
PREVIOUS
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1
3
6
5
7
10
12
11
4

11....Wisconsin ..........................10-2.......910
12....Georgia Tech ......................10-2.......823
13....Mississippi .........................9-3........753
14....Missouri.............................10-2.......740
15....Georgia ...............................9-3........606
16....UCLA ..................................9-3........512
17....Arizona State .......................9-3........495
18....Oklahoma............................8-3........485
19....Clemson..............................9-3........418
20....Auburn ................................8-4........358
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16
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17
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9
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23
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PREVIOUS
21....Louisville ............................9-3........346
24
22....Boise State .........................10-2.......265
25
23....LSU.....................................8-4........145
NR
24....Utah ....................................8-4.........79
NR
25....Nebraska .............................9-3.........64
NR
Dropped out: No. 19 Marshall, No. 21 Colorado State, No. 22
Minnesota.
Others receiving votes: USC 61, Minnesota 47, Marshall 22,
Duke 22, Memphis 21, Colorado State 18, Air Force 7, Stanford
4, West Virginia 4, Northern Illinois 3, UCF 3, Cincinnati 1.
December 4, 2014
LOCAL SPORTS
Basketball
Mio blows out Hale in season opener

By Ben Murphy
As far as season openers
go, this went pretty well. Mio,
forced a bunch of early
turnovers in its first game of
the year with visiting Hale
Tuesday night, easily handling the Lady Eagles 55-11.
I'm never satisfied, but
yeah it was a nice win to start
the season, Mio head coach
Travis Brown said. No matter how we start at the beginning though I want to make
sure we are playing our best
basketball at the end of the
season.
The Thunderbolts shook
off a bit of a slow start in the
North Star League girls' basketball game, but still managed to score the contest's
first seven points. Brooke
Ellis opened the game with a

fast break bucket off of a
steal, with Whitney Kann following that with a three
pointer. Leslie Asman added
another fast break hoop for
Mio, making it 7-0 with 3:30
left in the opening quarter,
leading to a Hale timeout.
Hale's Brooke Johnson
knocked down a put-back
basket for the Eagles' first
points to make it 7-2, but Mio
further took control of the
game by scoring the final
nine points of the frame to
lead 16-2 after one.
It was really stressful, the
girls did so well in volleyball
that we had limited practice,
Brown said. They worked
their butts off and really
stepped up to get ready. The
juniors are really athletic and
Mio's Katy Lefler lays in a shot over the Hale defense.
are stepping up. We have a lot

of things to work on but we
had a lot of effort and that
makes up for a lot it.
Katy Lefler opened the second quarter with a quick
bucket to make it 18-2 with
Mio taking a 25-2 lead on a
fast break hoop by Raychel
Smith.
Hale made just one field
goal in the quarter as Mio
continued to tack on to its
lead, getting threes by Kann
and Asman late in the quarter to help make it 34-6 at the
half.
The Lady Bolts had 12 fastbreak points alone in the first
two quarters. Most of which
came after errant passes
went into the hands of Mio
defenders.
They were more athletic
than we are and that presented a challenge for us, Hale
head coach Ryan Parkinson
said. We struggled to replicate that in practice. It was
good for us to get to play
against that in game speed.
Hopefully now that we have
seen it in a game we can
learn to replicate it.
Asman continued her
strong night with two buckets to start the third quarter,
getting the first on a fancy
spin and flip in that even she
shrugged her shoulders after
making and the second on a
steal and a fast break.
Hale's Hannah Balbaugh
hit a free throw to close it to
38-7 but Mio continued to
march on, ending the quarter
on an 11-0 run. Leffler had
five points during that spurt,
including an and-one play
with Ellis putting in four.
With the score at 49-7 at
the start of the fourth, play
slowed down with a running
clock. Carah Curtis netted
four of Mio's six points in the
frame, with Kann making
good on the other two. Hale
got a bucket apiece from
Jordan Mason and Balbaugh
Mio's Brooke Ellis slices through the lane for a lay-up during Tuesday night's season
opening win over Hale.
in the quarter.
Asman finished with 16
points in the win, Lefler
scored 11, Kann had 10, Ellis
netted nine with Curtis and
Smith both scoring four.
Balbaugh led Hale with five
points, Mason had three,
Johnson had two and
Samantha Fay had one.
The Thunderbolts played
the game with just six players, but that appeared to slow
them down little throughout
the night. Still, Brown admits
that playing so few players is
a bit different than playing
with a deeper squad.
That's part of the challenge, we have to pace ourselves at the beginning, he
said. We have to play hard at
the start but still have a lot
left at the end. That's going to
be a learning process, but at
least they don't have to worry
about playing time.
Mio (1-0 overall, 1-0 NSL)
hosts Atlanta on Friday and is
at AuGres on Tuesday.
Mio's Leslie Asman dribbles by a Hale defender.
Improving deer habitat in state

DNR is implementing programs to help assure healthy deer
herds across Michigan
Upper Peninsula - Delta &
Menominee Counties
Several locations in Delta
and Menominee counties
will soon be a bit fruitier.
Over 4,000 fruit-bearing trees
were planted, providing a
great food source for deer. A
variety of trees were planted,
including black cherry, elderberry, high bush cranberry
and serviceberry, to name a
few. The trees were planted
along the edges of maintained openings, and along
hunter walking trails where
adequate food was lacking
for wildlife. Many of the trees
were sheltered to provide
protection from deer browse,
and they will be a great benefit to deer for years to come.
Northern Lower Peninsula
- Lake County
Approximately half of Lake
County (around 200,000
acres) is public land open to
hunting, and about a third of
the land is state-managed,
with the remaining public
land being federally managed. With good access off
major highways, it can be a
great destination for hunters.
Over 300 acres of alfalfa and
rye were maintained this
year, giving hunters locations
to focus their hunting adventures. The state land is primarily forested and managed
through timber sale activity
to provide even more valuable food sources for deer
oak and aspen stands. Use
Mi-HUNT to search for a
great place to start a new
late-season tradition.
Southwest
Lower
Peninsula - Allegan County
The Fennville Farm Unit,
located within the Allegan
State Game Area, is 4,100
acres of wildlife habitat that
provides opportunities for
archery deer hunters. In part,
this is because there is no
firearm deer hunting allowed
on the unit during the
Managed Goose Hunt (Nov.
1, 2014 Jan. 31, 2015). The
numerous
corn,
rye,
sorghum and hay food plots,
coupled with the woodlots
and wetlands, result in this
being a quality archery hunting area with higher deer
densities than surrounding
forest land. Zones 1, 9 and 10
are open to archery hunting
every day except Dec. 27,
2014
(Youth
Waterfowl
Hunting Day). Zones 2-8 are
open to bow hunting
Monday, Wednesday, Friday,
Saturday and Sunday after 3
p.m. The Farm has experienced lower pressure from
archery deer hunters this
year, said DNR wildlife biologist Mark Mills. The Farm
Unit is primarily managed
for waterfowl and pheasant
(grassland) habitats, which
suit the deer as well. Check
out the Fennville Farm Unit
for your next archery hunting
excursion!
Southeast
Lower
Peninsula - Monroe County
Petersburg State Game
Area, just southeast of
Petersburg
in
Monroe
County, is 469 acres of prairie
The DNR has planted fruit trees in the U.P. to improve

the deer habitat. (COURTESY OF THE DNR)
grass, oak openings and
woodlots. The area is heavily
managed as an oak savanna
(a globally rare ecosystem
type) for species such as
Karner blue butterflies,
grasshopper sparrows and
white-tailed
deer.
The
ecosystem is a natural home
for deer, and the acorns from
the oak trees provide an
important food source, while
the prairie grasses provide
excellent bedding locations.
This year, dozens of acres of

food plots were planted with
sunflowers, soybeans and
buckwheat as food sources
for
deer. The
Nature
Conservancy
Lakeplain
Prairies Office partners with
the Michigan DNR to help
remove invasive species and
complete habitat projects on
the game area. This extensive
management creates excellent opportunities for deer
hunting.
Two men sentenced for duck poaching

Kawkawlin men each face $4,000 in restitution for exceeding bag limit of redhead duck
ARENAC COUNTY Two
Kawkawlin, Michigan, men
have been ordered to pay
$4,000 each in restitution
payments to the Game and
Fish Protection Fund and
$625 each in fines and court
costs and were sentenced to
five days in jail for being over
the bag limit for redhead
ducks, according to conservation officers with the
Michigan Department of
Natural Resources.
Travis Vennix, 22, and

Timothy Diehl, 22, both of
Kawkawlin, admitted to
shooting 20 redhead ducks
while hunting Oct. 13. The
bag limit for redheads is two
per hunter. In addition to
their fines, restitution and
jail time, both had their
hunting privileges for the
remainder of 2014 revoked,
along with the next three calendar years. They were sentenced last week by Judge
Allen Yenior of the 81st

District Court in Arenac
County.
Vennix and Diehl were
waterfowl hunting Oct. 13
when they encountered DNR
conservation officer Nick
Atkin, who was checking
waterfowl hunters, at the
Pine River boating access site
in Arenac County. Officer
Atkin noted they were acting
nervous when he spoke to
them, but because of the
darkness and fog he couldn't

see that the pair hid a
stringer of 18 redhead ducks
under the boat dock at the
site. When Vennix and Diehl
arrived on shore with their
boat, Officer Atkin noted they
had two redhead ducks in the
boat with them.
On Oct. 14, the DNR
received a Report All
Poaching (RAP) Line complaint from a hunter who
found a stringer of 18 red-
head ducks shoved underneath the boat dock at the

access site. Officer Atkin,
along with conservation officer Phil Hudson, then
tracked down the hunters he
had encountered the previous night and obtained a
confession from them that
they shot 20 redhead ducks
while hunting that day.
Any fish, game or natural
resources violation can be
anonymously reported to the
DNR's RAP Line at 800-2927800. Information also can

be given through an online
reporting form on the DNR
website. Information leading
to an arrest and conviction is
eligible for a cash reward
funded by the Game and Fish
Protection Fund.
For more information on
conservation officers and the
work they do, go to
www.michigan.gov/conservationofficers.
December 4, 2014
LOCAL SPORTS
ALL-STATE VOLLEYBALL 2014

CLASS A
The 2014 Class A All-State Teams selected by the
Michigan Interscholastic Volleyball Coaches Association:
FIRST TEAM
Katie Placek, Traverse City West
Autumn Monsma, Grand Haven
Staci Brower, Byron Center
Dylynn Otte, Grand Rapids Christian
Paige Vanderwall, East Kentwood
Taylor Wiese, Mattawan
Madison Jaqua, Portage Central
Nicole Rightnowar, Bedford
Jenna Lerg, Mercy
Victoria Iacobelli, Novi
Meghan Cotant, Marian
Gia Milana, Romeo
SECOND TEAM
Madelyn Keller, Hudsonville
Emily Lachmann, Grand Haven
Samantha McLean, Grand Rapids Christian
Alexandra Ignelzi, Mattawan
Kayla Gwozdz, Bedford
Isabelle Marciniak, Bedford
Kara Rogers, Saline
Paulina Iacobelli, Novi
Kori Varney, Lake Orion
Hannah Murdock, Lake Orion
Izzy Murphy, Grosse Pointe South
Lauren Korth, Romeo
THIRD TEAM
Courtney Brewer, Mona Shores
Katie Rietberg, West Ottawa
Amy Kober, Grand Haven
Kasey Stehouwer, East Kentwood
Morgan Woycik, Lapeer
Devin Jaqua, Portage Central
Kara Vyletel, AA Huron
Izabella Porada, Saline
Lauren McLeod, Birmingham Seaholm
Maria Mallon, Anchor Bay
Taylor Stewart, Eisenhower
Deanna Krumholz, Romeo
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Mattison Mokanyk, Traverse City West
Mariah Sherman, Midland High
Stephanie Chenlo, Jenison
Kyleigh Hamacher, Hudsonville
Sydney Zwyghuizen, West Ottawa
Claire McWilliams, Fruitport
Emily Clay, Forest Hills Central
Zoe Macartney, East Grand Rapids
Marisa Spetoskey, Byron Center
Mackenzie Vallad, Rockford
Jamie Wolffis, East Grand Rapids
Lexi Kiefer, Flushing
Shelby Woycik, Lapeer
Taylor Joachim, Lakeshore
Olivia Ryan, Portage Central
Chloe Lamb, Bedford
Kayla Fisher, Mercy
Amanda Leonard, Lakeland
Erin O'Leary, Novi
Abbey Malinowski, Clarkston
Annie Schechter, Birmingham Seaholm
Emily Martin, Northville

Olivia Beyer, Plymouth
Alyssa LaFace, Allen Park
Daria Richards, Okemos
CLASS B
The 2014 Class B All-State Teams selected by the
FIRST TEAM
Vanessa Reynhout, Lake Odessa Lakewood
Meredith Norris, Corunna
Laura Wilson, North Branch
Madelynn Ruhlman, North Branch
Kendall Latshaw, Harper Creek
Emma Hess, Chelsea
Katherine Carlson, Notre Dame Preparatory
Emma Kowalkowski, Notre Dame Preparatory
Hailey Richardson, Huron
Rachel Anderson, Sturgis
Ali Bastianelli, Marysville
Brittany Maxwell, Armada
SECOND TEAM
Morgan Briggs, Cadillac
Sierra Schuitema, Grant
Gabie Shellenberger, Lake Odessa Lakewood
Abigael Brenke, Perry
Madison Miners, North Branch
Brooke Smith, Cros-Lex
Sarah Tabit, Mt. Morris
Olivia Leson, Harper Creek
Emily Tanski, Father Gabriel Richard
Paige Hudgin, Ida
Ashley Knutson, Notre Dame Preparatory
Olivia Welch, Vicksburg
THIRD TEAM
Alyssa Myers, Whitehall
Kelsee Zuidema, Spring Lake
Emily Kalmink, Grand Rapids South Christian
Lauren Trisch, Forest Hills Eastern
Lauren Huebner, Swan Valley
Sydney Bronner, Frankenmuth
Hannah Tabit, Mt. Morris
McKenna Ott, Haslett
Rylee Rosentreter, Chelsea
Kayla March, Ladywood
Emily Reedy, Divine Child
Devan Valko, Marysville
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Leah Hall, Kingsley
Lauren Helsen, Coopersville
Annah Prys, Ludington
Rachel Brown, Whitehall
Veronica O'Connor, Forest Hills Eastern
Charlie Smith, Lake Odessa Lakewood
Franki Strefling, Buchanan
Jordan Pikaart, Hamilton
Charley Andrews, Harper Creek
Renee Sturm, Williamston
Kerstin DeLand, Ida
Margaret Payne, Cranbrook Kingswood
Isabella Bucchi, Notre Dame Preparatory
Taylor Alexander, Detroit Country Day
Haley Moores, Ladywood
Niki Polce, Huron
Elk is shot in
Montmorency County
DNR charges Waterford man with elk
poaching on first day of firearm season
MONTMORENCY
COUNTY A 51-year-old
man from Waterford has
confessed to killing an elk
on the opening day of
firearm
deer
season,
according to Department of
Natural Resources conservation officers who investigated the incident.
A deer hunter hunting in
Montmorency
County
north of Atlanta Nov. 15
contacted the DNRs Report
All Poaching (RAP) Line to
report he had found a dead
elk. Conservation officers
from the DNRs Gaylord
Customer Service Center
responded and located the
4x4 bull elk and determined
it had been killed by a single
gunshot.
After a lengthy investiga-
tion by the officers, a suspect was identified and a

confession was obtained.
Charges currently are under
review by the Montmorency
County Prosecutor.
Good
old-fashioned
police work by our officers
brought this case to a successful end, Lt. Jim Gorno
said.
We continue to
encourage the public to be
diligent in watching out for
our natural resources.
Without the hunter calling
the RAP Line to report this
case, it could have gone
unsolved."
Conservation
officers
continue to investigate a
number of poaching-related
incidents involving elk in
northern Michigan. Anyone
with information regarding

any incidents is asked to call
the DNR Law Division at the
Gaylord Customer Service
Center at 989-732-3541 or
the 24-hour RAP Line at
800-292-7800.
Any fish, game or natural
resources violation can be
reported to the DNR's RAP
Line or with the online
reporting form, available at
the
DNR
website
www.michigan.gov/conservationofficers.
Information leading to an
arrest and conviction is eligible for a cash reward funded by the Game and Fish
Protection
Fund.
Information also may be left
anonymously.
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CLASS C
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Jillian Bulloch, Concord
Sydney McGinn, SMCC
Janie Bunge, Whiteford
Mekayla Carey, Morley Stanwood
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Nicole Gross, Beal City
Jordan Schneider, Beal City
Skye Willer, Brown City
Lindsey Lehman, Concord
Katie Klamarus, Gabriel Richard
Hannah Deblois, Shelby
Lindsey Jacobs, Ravenna
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Terilynne Budreau, Calumet
Kalen Church, Roscommon
Meredith Hamlet, McBain
Maggie Tolsma, NorthPointe Christian
Hilary Curry, Calvin Christian
Justine Wolter, Kent City
Natalie Breault, Bad Axe
Alexis Cerven, Decatur
Catherine Harding, Hackett
Jill Pyles, Bronson
Victoria Hedemark, Dansville
Madeline Pietraniec, SMCC
Jessica Bubacz, Whiteford
Monica Dziuba, Gabriel Richard
Rachel Younts, Holton
Emma Flagstead, Montague
Dana Kass, Ravenna
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Maddie Trumbull, Leland
Alexa Methner, Mt Pleasant Sacred Heart
Megann Leighton, Mendon
Abby McKinzie, St. Philip
Emily Schaub, St. Philip
KaseyFollis, Camden Frontier
Lexi Szymoniak, Onaway
Courtney Wightman, Our Lady of the Lakes
SECOND TEAM
Jessica Fleis, Leland
Eva Grobbel, Leland
Megan Parker, St. Philip
Paige Porter, Lansing Christian
Madison Dest, Huron Valley Lutheran
Mackenzie Wright, Pellston
Lindsay Wightman, Our Lady of the Lakes
Calista Chaltron, Cardinal Mooney
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Erica Ongaro, Leland
Whitney Schaub, Leland
Jackie Friel, Mendon
Kaley Smith, Mendon
Kelsea McNeil, Camden Frontier
Adair Cutler, Lansing Christian
Anna St John, Huron Valley Lutheran
Taylor Ehrke, Onaway
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Karley Johnson, Stephenson
Autumn Arseneau, Engadine
Mackenna Kelly, Frankfort
Haley Patton, Central Lake
Kaitlyn Deyarmond, All Saints
Rachel Anderson, All Saints
Riley Terwillinger, Mt Pleasant Sacred Heart
Emily Wagar, Climax-Scotts
Teasha Swank, St. Philip
Nikki Rakestraw, Lansing Christian
Molly Rajewski, Rudolf Steiner
Grace Kellogg, Plymouth Christian Academy
Olivia Mady, Plymouth Christian Academy
Abby Wyman, Plymouth Christian Academy
Hannah Carter, Pellston
Samantha Stark, Pellston
Elise Arkwood, Onaway
Meggan Andrews, Ashley
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Tori Wirth, Fowler
Kameron Haley, St. Philip
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service as campground hosts.
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season is still several months
away, the Department of
Natural Resources is accepting campground host applications now, with positions
available as early as April and
as late as October.
Campground hosts are
responsible for 30 hours of
service per week, including
directing visitors to their
campsites, answering questions about the park or recreation area, planning campground activities and performing light park maintenance duties. Volunteer
duties take place throughout
the summer (including weekends and holidays), with a
minimum commitment of
four consecutive weeks.
Individuals and/or teams
(such as husband and wife)
at least 18 years old are eligible to apply for campground
host positions. Hosts must
furnish their own camping
unit, equipment and personal items.
Hosts are screened and
interviewed by site managers

and selection is based on
familiarity with the state park
system, camping experience,
special skills, availability and
knowledge of the area.
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are required to attend training, which will take place
June 3-4, 2015, at the Ralph A.
MacMullan
Center
in
Roscommon.
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housekeeping, bathing and supervision of older adults needing assistance. Preferred candidate will have
two years professional caregiving
experience or Nurses Aide certification. Cook Part Time Starts at
$10.49/hr.
Part-time
22-25
hours/week. Prepares meals for the
Home Delivered Meal program.
Maintains dining room. Preferred
candidate will have two years experience in commercial kitchen. Flexible
schedule required. ServeSafe certified Application packets for both
positions must be picked up at 308
Lawndale, Grayling and returned by
5:00pm 12/16/14.
GRAYLING Part Time Salesperson.
We publish 2 weekly newspapers,
The Weekly Choice and the
Charlevoix County News. Work your
own
schedule.
Independent
Contractor. Great Commission. The
best candidate will be friendly and
enjoy helping local businesses create
print advertising to help them reach
consumers throughout Northern
Michigan with our newspapers and
associated products. Must have computer, Internet access and dependable transportation. E-mail info to
Dave at Office@WeeklyChoice.com.
Inland Lakes Athletics is looking to fill
the following positions for the 2015
Spring season: JV Softball, Varsity
Baseball. If interested please send a
resume and references to: Attn: Mr.
Ryan Svoboda A.D., Inland Lakes
Schools, 4363 S. Straits Hwy. Indian
River, MI 49749
JOB HUNTING? You need a great
resume! Certified, professional, and
experienced writer. Call Sue at (248)
408-1323 or email Suzanne@yourfocusedresume.com.
Looking for a Great Place to Work?
Grayling wood products manufacturer seeks best candidates for its production team. Best Experience
employer with 4-day work week, profit sharing, and excellent pay and benefits. Requires HS/GED, documented
good work record, & drug/alcohol
screen. Apply at: www.springswindowfashions.com or Michigan Works.
Equal Opportunity Employer.
HOMES FOR RENT
Gaylord For Rent Heat Included!
Newly remodeled 1&2 Bedroom
Apartments in the city of Gaylord.
Main floor units, With Parking.
Walking distance to everything. Rent
includes the Heat Bill! Stove,
Refrigerator, Microwave, Dishwasher
and Washer & Dryer! 2 Bedroom $675.00 per month. 1 Bedroom $640.00 per month. Applications in
info box, 821 West Sheldon, or call
989-732-8099.
TWO BEDROOM Home on Otsego
Lake Drive is available immediately.
Please contact Carolyn Marcinkewicz
at 231-796-5099 during afternoons,
M-F.
HOMES FOR SALE
NEW & REPOS: Double-Wides, 16's,
14's. Take anything on trade.
Financing available. A complete line
of
parts.
www.michiganeastsidesales.net. 989-966-2037
We sell Energy Star modular homes,
let us build your new home or replace
your fire loss. See our model, give us
a call for an appointment. Northland
Homes, 989-370-6058.
HOUSEHOLD
NATIONAL CLASSIFIEDS
SUV
GERTA'S DRAPERIES: Everything in

Window Treatments Free estimates
and in home appointments.
Established 1958. Call 989-7323340 or visit our showroom at 2281
South Otsego Ave., Gaylord.
LAND & PROPERTY
HIGH SCHOOL PROFICIENCY DIPLOMA! 4 week program. Free brochure

& full information. Call now! 866562-3650 Ext. 55. www.southeasternhs.com
2008 Ford Taurus Limited AWD.

Beautiful Dawn Pearl Metallic with
heated leather, Navigation, Bright
Chrome Wheels, Bluetooth for Phone,
Driver memory seats and so much
Petoskey, 231-347-2585.
150.51 ACRES, 1hour from

Albuquerque, Santa Fe. Electricity.
Mountain and Mesa views. $645
acre, 20 year fixed rate. Owner
financing. 877-797-2624 ranchenterprisesltd.com
Beautiful 40 acre parcel with hidden
hay fields and stone piles, bordering
30,000 newly planted Red Pine
seedlings. For hunting, fishing, hiking, horseback riding or just a favorite
getaway. Filled with deer and elk.
Very close to Mullet Lake and federal
property. Property located just south
of 2634 Whiting Road, Cheboygan.
Call 231-414-0044 for info. $70,000.
MISCELLANEOUS
1 piece Walleye, Monday, $6.99 at
Gobblers of Gaylord and Waters.
All you can eat cod, Friday, $9.99 at
Gobblers of Waters.
LOWEST COST IN MICHIGAN! CLASSIFIED ADS ARE JUST $2 for a 10-word
ad in the Weekly Choice. The area's
widest distribution paper and the
lowest cost for advertising. E-mail
your ad to Office@WeeklyChoice.com
or call 989-732-8160. Distributed
weekly from Mackinaw City to
Grayling. Northern Michigan's best
choice for buying and selling.
Small, private collector paying cash
for Baseball cards before 1960. 231373-0842. Gaylord Area
WANTED TO BUY Pre 1964 silver
coins. Paying Cash. Gaylord area.
231-373-0842
Open face prime rib 6 oz. on
Saturday, $6.99 at Gobblers of
Gaylord.
TREADMILL. Paid $700. Will sell for
$300. Made by NordicTrac. 231-5443805
We Celebrate Diversity. Join us 10am
Sunday. 1st Congregational Church
UCC, 218 W. 2nd St., Gaylord, 989732-5726. www.firstuccgaylord.org
MOTORCYCLES & ATV
WANTED JAPANESE MOTORCYCLES
KAWASAKI: Z1-900, KZ900, KZ1000,
Z1R, Kawasaki Triples, GT380,
GS400, CB750, (1969-75) Cash
paid, Nationwide pickup, 800-7721142, 310-721-0726. usa@classicrunners.com
NATIONAL CLASSIFIEDS
9 MILLION CIRCULATION across the
U.S. and Canada with a classified ad
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Call the Weekly Choice, 989-7328160
or
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Reader Advisory: the National Trade
Association we belong to has purchased some classifieds in our
paper. Determining the value of their
service or product is advised by this
publication. In order to avoid misunderstandings, some advertisers do
not offer employment but rather supply the readers with manuals, directories and other materials designed
to help their clients establish mail
order selling and other businesses at
home. Under NO circumstance
should you send any money in
advance or give the client your checking, license ID, or credit card numbers. Also beware of ads that claim to
guarantee loans regardless of credit
and note that if a credit repair company does business only over the
phone its illegal to request any
money before delivering its service.
All funds are based in US dollars.
800 numbers may or may not reach
Canada.
AIRLINE CAREERS. Get FAA approved
maintenance training at campuses
coast to coast. Job Placement
Assistance. Housing and Financial
Aid for qualifying students. Military
friendly. Call AIM 877-206-1503
www.FixJets.com
FIXING JETS - Get FAA certified in
months, not years. Job placement
assistance. Financial Aid for qualifying students. Military Tuition
Assistance. Call AIM 877-202-0386.
www.FixJets.com
HOME OXYGEN Concentrator The

New Inogen at Home. Extremely quiet
& energy efficient. Only 18 pounds.
Call for free info kit. 800-689-2709.
LOW INTEREST financing at 4%. Don't
pay for 6 months! Personal, auto, and
small business loans. Bad credit
okay! Call Commerce today 855-7010031
OXYGEN CONCENTRATOR InogenOne.
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THE OCEAN Corp. 10840 Rockley
Road Houston, Texas 77099. Train
for a new career. Underwater Welder.
Commercial Diver. NDT Weld
Inspector. Job placement assistance.
Financial aid 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
NOTES OF ENCOURAGEMENT
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free in the Weekly Choice. Birthday,
Anniversary,
Wedding,
Congratulations or just a Positive
Note all are free. E-Mail your Note of
Encouragement
to
Office@WeeklyChoice.com
PETS
JUDIES DOG is celebrating their 10th
anniversary filled with good deals on
nails, grooms and baths. Special discounts weekly through Christmas
Eve. Open Monday - Saturday, 8am.
989-705-1115, 618 West Mitchell
St, Gaylord
SERVICES
CUSTOM SEWING and Alterations by
Nancy. Gaylord area. 989-350-2861
DJ/KARAOKE SERVICE available for
weddings, clubs or parties.
References and information at
www.larryentertainment.com. 989732-3933
EFFICIENT HEATING AND COOLING.
Furnaces, Air Conditioning, Sales and
Service. Quality Workmanship 989350-1857
FRED'S TV & APPLIANCE SERVICE. 33
years experience. In home service.
989-732-1403
SNOW REMOVAL
COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL SNOW
PLOWING and removal. Walkways
and doors cleared. Will do the job
just the way you want it. Salting and
sanding. Insured. Gaylord area. 989731-4447, 989-370-3117
SNOW PLOWING or Snow Blowing.
Commercial or Residential. Gaylord
area. Best prices guaranteed. Call
Armstrong Services, 989-370-7935.
STORAGE
APS Mini-Warehouse of Gaylord has
5x10 units available for just $35 a
month. No long term contract necessary. In town, safe storage. Larger
units also available. Call 989-7328160.
SUV
1999 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER.
AWD, runs good. Blue book value
$3,000. PRICE REDUCED to $1,950.
Call 989-350-9235.
2003 GMC Yukon XL. Denali pkg,
4WD, 3rd row seat, tow pkg, DVD.
www.RiverAuto.net
2011 Toyota Matrix S. CARFAX 1

owner in Black Sand Pearl with less
than 17k Miles! With ABS, traction
control, steering controls, Tilt/telescopic steering wheel & Great Mpg!
Black Friday Sale Priced! $14,949.
Dave Kring Chevrolet-Cadillac, 1861
US 31 North, Petoskey, 231-3472585.
2012 Dodge Journey SE/AVP. Black
Pearl w/Ebony Cloth seats, low miles,
almost new condition, ABS, Traction
control, 3 rows of seats, audio controls on steering wheel, 2.4 liter
engine, worth a closer look! Black
Friday Sale Priced! $15,949. Dave
2013 Ford Escape. Loaded, 65 K.
Beautiful SUV. Sale Price $17,500.
www.RiverAuto.net
2013 Toyota RAV4. AWD. CARFAX 1
owner/
buyback
guarantee!
Barcelona Red w/ Gray cloth, ECO
driving selector, Bluetooth, audio
controls on steering wheel, Parking
Camera & more! $21,949. Dave
2014 Dodge Journey SXT AWD. Bright
White CARFAX 1 owner! Charcoal
Cloth, Push button start, Sirius Radio,
Traction control, Steering Controls,
283 HP, 3.6 liter V6 & more! Black
2014 Dodge Journey SXT AWD. CARFAX 1 owner & buyback guarantee!
PRICE JUST SLASHED on great riding
7 passenger SUV! Lots of features!
Low Miles too! Hurry In! Black Friday
Sale Priced! $22,949. Dave Kring
TRUCKS
2004 Ford F-150. FX4 Off Road, 4x4,
ext cab, seats 6, ARE Fiberglass topper, tow pkg. This truck looks perfect!
Sale Price $12,000. Rivertown Auto
MI
231-627-6700.
www.RiverAuto.net
2004 GMC Sierra SLE. 4x4, bedliner,
tow pkg, 4 door. Sale Price $7,999.
www.RiverAuto.net
TRUCKS
2007 Chevy Avalanche LTZ 4x4.
Super Nice! With heated ebony
leather, 20 alloys, rear parking assist,
running boards, power pedals,
remote start, sunroof, On Star, XM
radio and more! Black Friday Sale
Priced! $18,949. Dave Kring
WANTED
Small, private collector paying cash
for Baseball cards before 1960. 231373-0842. Gaylord Area
WANTED TO BUY Pre 1964 silver
coins. Paying Cash. Gaylord area.
231-373-0842
2007 Ford F-150 XLT. 4WD, 5.4

Triton, Seats 6, ext cab, bedliner, tow
pkg. Sale Price $8,999. Rivertown
www.RiverAuto.net
ACCESS TO OVER 100 VEHICLES
2007 Ford XLT Super Cab 4x4. Just

Arrived! Light Gray Cloth with tonneau
cover, chrome tube steps, side window wind vanes, alloys, fog lights,
steering wheel controls and so much
Petoskey, 231-347-2585.
VANS
Bankruptcy, Repos, Bad Credit OK!
CALL RANDY: 231-548-2192

ONLINE APPLICATION AT
HOODSUSEDCARS.COM
2005 Saturn Relay. Seats 7, 4 captain chairs, DVD, 97 K. Clean and

nice. Sale Price $9,300. Rivertown
www.RiverAuto.net
WANTED
Chevy Cavalier for $50.00 Down!

Bad Credit, No Credit, No Problem.
Tailored Enterprises
Wanted: OUTBOARD MOTORS, any

size, running or not. Also selling
Outboard Motors. Call 231-5466000
1999 US 31 North, Petoskey

231-347-3332
www.tailoredenterprises.com
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leather, V-8, sunroof, tow pkg. Hard to
find 3rd row seat. Payments as low as
$199 a month. Rivertown Auto
MI 231-627-6700. www.RiverAuto.net
2004 Dodge Durango SLT. DVD, 3rd
row seat, leather, tow pkg. Sale Price
$6,500. Rivertown Auto Group, 989
VFW Road, Cheboygan, MI 231-6276700. www.RiverAuto.net
2007 Cadillac Escalade AWD. What a
DEAL. In Blue Chip Metallic,
Cashmere heated Leather, Sunroof,
Navigation, Rear view Camera,
Second Row Captain chairs, 20
Chrome Alloys, DVD and More! Black
Friday Sale Priced, $18.949. Dave
Beautiful setting looking out over farmland and valleys, this Cape
Cod home features an open floor plan with space to roam about.
Finished lower level and three car garage compliment this well
built 4 Br 3.5 BA home just north of Gaylord sitting on 3 Private
Acres. Covered front porch and open back deck offer a relaxing
place to sit peacefully or entertain your guests! 1 Year Home
Warranty included! All the comforts of a country-side home
await...Call today for your showing! $224,900.
THIS TRULY IS ONE OF A KIND - BELIEVE IT...YOU WILL BE

SURPRISED AT: 185 acres of absolutely great hunting as well as
privacy with blinds and plantings all on One half mile of Little
Bass Lake frontage. The landscaped site includes pond,
waterfalls AND playable Golf Green & Fairway. 4,100Sq.Ft. main
home, vaulted ceilings, stone fireplace, great room with full wet
bar, 4BRs, 4.5BAs, perfect master suite and a kitchen that will
thrill the most discerning cook. Attached heated & finished
garage features work shop plus bonus room above. Also includes
guest home and bunk house. $1,400,000
Real Estate
Things Not
to Do
Before
Purchasing
a Home
December 4, 2014
weeklychoice
.com
Lakefront home is an
incredible value
Compliments of
Ed Wohlfiel
No Major Purchase of Any

Kind
Dont Buy a Car or any major
purchase that would create
debt of any kind. This includes
furniture, appliances, electronic equipment, jewelry, vacations, expensive weddings, etc.
Dont Move Money Around
When a lender reviews your
loan package for approval, one
of the things they are concerned about is the source of
funds for your down payment
and closing costs. Most likely,
you will be asked to provide
statements for the last two or
three months on any of your
liquid assets. This includes
checking accounts, savings
accounts, money market funds,
certificates of deposit, stock
statements, mutual funds, and
even your company 401K and
retirement accounts.
If you have been moving
money between accounts during that time, there may be
large deposits and withdrawals
in some of them.
The mortgage underwriter
(the person who actually
approves your loan) will probably require a complete paper
trail of all the withdrawals and
deposits. You may be required
to produce cancelled checks,
deposit receipts, and other
seemingly inconsequential
data, which could get quite
tedious.
Perhaps you become exasperated at your lender, but
they are only doing their job
correctly. To ensure quality
control and eliminate potential
fraud, it is a requirement on
most loans to completely document the source of all funds.
Moving your money around,
even if you are consolidating
your funds to make it easier,
could make it more difficult for
the lender to properly document.
So leave your money where
it is until you talk to a loan officer. In addition, this would be
a bad time to change banks.
By Jim Akans
This weeks feature listing offers an
amazing value for a sharp, lakefront
home!
Situated along 100 feet of beautiful
lake frontage, this three-bedroom, twobath home has approximately 920
square feet of meticulously maintained
living space. This one has it all, including furnishings, boat, huge deck overlooking the lake, storage shed, nicely
landscaped yard, all appliances including washer and dryerjust move right
in and start enjoying lake living.
The home also has a 5-block high
crawl space with a cement floor providing a great spot for those extra storage needs. There is a hookup for a
camper so visitors can come up north
and enjoy this park-like setting in privacy and comfort. The property located
is near state land and a golf course.
What a perfect retreat or year-round
home and it is price to move
quicklylisted at just $69,900. Call
Koske Realty today for a private showing. (989) 732-1012 or email
john_koske@yahoo.com
www.NorthernRealEstate.com
Office: 989-732-1707
Toll Free: 800-828-9372
1738 S. Otsego Ave., P.O. Box 641, Gaylord, MI 49735

LEVEL 2.5
ACRE
PARCEL
With good mix
of trees, paved
road access,
electric adjacent and state
land across
road.
$17,900.
MLS #280761
NEW PRICE
Oldy but a Goody. 3
Bed, 1 Bath usable
Cabin with 2 additional
fixer upper cabins for
the do-it-your-selfer.
Another shed and
garage currently used
for wood storage. All on
1.7 acres within a 1/2
mile of Big Bear Lake.
$40,000.
MLS #287342
HOW DO YOU SAY...

MOTIVATED?
Another 5K price reduction
on this family friendly
newer ranch close to town.
3 bedrooms, 2 3/4 baths,
master suite, open kitchen,
attached 2 1/2 car garage,
basement, gas fireplace, new
ceiling fans, and fenced in
back yard. Convenient location but no city taxes.
$119,000.
MLS #289919
64 ACRES
Of hardwoods and
open land with
frontage on Old 27
and Thumb Lake
Road. 33 feet of
frontage on Fleming
Lake too. Great for
hunting,
horses, or business.
$125,000.
MLS #290966
NEW PRICE...
Seller Just Invested More
than $7K in New Kitchen
Cabinets and Flooring in
this Sprawling 3 Bed, 2 Bath
Grayling Ranch. Two New
Additions in last 10 Years.
New Roof, Furnace, Central
Air, Hot Water Heater, and
Windows too. Hardwood or
Pergo Flooring or Cushy Carpet Throughout. Maintenance Free Vinyl Siding,
Maintenance Free Covered Front Porch, Freshly Painted Spacious Back Deck
to Enjoy Roomy, Fenced-In Back Yard. This Gorgeous Home Sits on a 5 Block
Crawl and is Clean as a Whistle. $99,900. MLS #285904
CUSTOM BUILT
HOME in One of
Gaylord's Finest
Neighborhoods. 4 Bed,
4 Bath Home Sits on
More than 4 Acres and
Comes Complete with
3/4 In. Oak Hardwood Floors, Tile Floors, Mostly Finished Walkout
Basement, Attached Heated Garage and Additional Separate Garage for
Toys. Recent Upgrades Include Newer Windows, Cement Fiber Board
Siding, Hot Water Heater, and Entry Door. Frontage on Meadowbrook
Pond. Wired for Generator. Close to Hospital, School, Churches and Town
yet Feels Like Country. $250,000. MLS #294026

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* The Div. 7-8 All-State team features 5 area players

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2014

Athlete of the Week

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three sacks and had three

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Gaylord Girls JV Basketball

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another super season last

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