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THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 2013
SPORTS
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FOR WEEK OF
MARCH 31-APRIL 6
SCOTT
PARKINSON
GRAYLING
HIGH SCHOOL
The multi-talented
Viking senior wing was
named last week to the
prestigious Class B
first-team All-State
roster by the Basketball
Coaches Association of
Michigan.
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Class B; Davenport of Petoskey and Dingman of
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Sof#ball
Snowbird gals make BCAM Class D All-State
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earn Special Team recognition
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By Mike Dunn
GAYLORD The annual
Basketball Coaches
Association of Michigan All-
State girls team was
announced last week and
seven players from the
Weekly Choice coverage area
earned recognition.
Two of the players St.
Mary backcourt mates Kari
Borowiak and Chrissy Smith
earned first-team honors
after helping the Snowbirds
repeat as district and region-
al champions and advance to
the Class D quarterfinals
against Climax-Scotts.
The other five players all
earned Special Mention.
Petoskey seniors Kelsey Ance
and Megan Tompkins and
Gaylord 1,000-point scorer
Mackenzie Edwards were
Special Mention in Class A
while versatile two-way sen-
ior Abby Schlicher of
Johannesburg-Lewiston was
a Class C pick and outstand-
ing senior guard Courtney
Wallis of Mackinaw City
made it in Class D.
Borowiak was a solid scor-
er for the Snowbirds of coach
Dan Smith and also a force
defensively. Kari, who
already has more than 1,000
points with a year left in her
prep hardwood career, con-
tributed a whopping 16.3
points per game as the
Snowbirds posted an out-
standing 22-3 record while
reaching the quarterfinals
and sharing the Ski Valley
title with J-L.
In addition to her scoring,
Borowiak also averaged four
assists, four steals and three
rebounds. This was her third
straight time being part of
the BCAM roster and her first
time as a first-team selection.
Smith was also an efficient
force in the backcourt for the
high-flying Snowbirds. The
slick senior saturated the
twine for 10 points per game,
even though scoring was not
her primary function. She
was a floor leader, handling
the ball and directing traffic
while averaging a whopping
six assists per game. She also
hauled down four boards and
averaged three steals.
Between them, Borowiak
and Smith covered the floor
defensively like wall-to-wall
carpeting, averaging seven
steals and making life
absolutely miserable for
opposing ball handlers.
In Class A, Ance and
Tompkins were a formidable
1-2 punch for Petoskey coach
Adam Dobrowolski. The two
four-year varsity starters for
the Northmen, with Ance at
wing and the 6-foot-3
Tompkins towering under
the glass, fueled Petoskeys
drive to the Big North title for
the third time in four years
and a sparkling 17-2 regular-
season mark.
Ance generated points,
played suffocating defense,
handled the ball efficiently
and was a force inside for the
Northmen and the long-
armed Tompkins was a terror
in the paint, averaging in
double digits in rebounds.
She was big into rejection as
well, blocking enemy shots
with frequency.
Mackenzie, the Blue
Devils lethal lefty, shared
Top Choice Player of the Year
honors with Ance after help-
ing her team rally from a slow
start to turn on the juice in
the second half of the season
and earn the schools first-
ever district title in Class A in
girls basketball.
Macs mastery of the rim is
well-documented. The four-
year varsity starter, who
became the third Gaylord
player to surpass 1,000
points in her career, could
light it up from downtown or
drive through the baseline
like a knife through butter.
Edwards and Ance, who
have been familiar league
foes on the hardwood
throughout their prep
careers, are joining forces in
the fall as part of the Lake
Superior State University
squad.
Schlicher, who earned the
moniker Acetylene Abby for
her ability to torch the nets
throughout her brilliant four-
year prep career for the
Cardinals of coach Heather
Huff, earned Class C Special
Mention for the third year in
a row. Abby, a fearsome force
at both ends of the floor, tal-
lied 14.8 points per game this
past season while surpassing
the 1,000-point plateau.
Abby also generated six
rebounds, six steals and three
assists as J-L posted a
remarkable 22-2 record,
sharing the Ski Valley title
with St. Mary and securing a
district title.
Wallis, who also repeated
as a BCAM Class D Special
Mention honoree and as an
All-State performer for the
Associated Press, helped
Mack City go undefeated in
the Northern Lakes
Conference with her out-
standing two-way play this
year and repeat as league
champs. Courtney also sur-
passed the 1,000-point
plateau this season.
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By Mike Dunn
ANGOLA, Ind. Petoskey
graduates Andi Gasco and
Carly Searles are simply tear-
ing it up for the Trine
University softball squad so
far this season.
Gasco, a senior and former
Top Choice All-Area Player of
the Year in 2009, is leading in
just about every statistical
category there is for the
Thunder. As a smoke-throw-
ing pitcher, Gasco was 10-2
from the circle with 10 com-
plete games and a micro-
scopic 1.91 ERA to date. She
had a team-best total of 69.2
innings with 62 strikeouts. In
MIAA play, she was 2-0 with a
dominating 0.00 ERA, allow-
ing just two hits in her two
games.
At the plate, Gasco has
been terrorizing enemy
pitchers. She owned a team-
best .466 average with a
team-best 34 hits and 35
runs. And those hits arent
coming from legging out
bunts either. Of the 34 hits,
24 of them have been for
extra bases, including 9 dou-
bles, 3 triples and a whop-
ping 12 home runs. She leads
Trine in RBIs with 44 and on-
base percentage (.552). She
has really turned up the juice
in conference play, batting
an incredible .818 (thats not
a misprint) in the four games
with a slugging percentage of
1.545!
Carly, a sophomore out-
fielder and reserve pitcher
for the Thunder who also had
an outstanding prep career
for the Northmen before
graduating in 2011, is also
busting the ball with fre-
quent ferocity. Carly owned a
solid .408 average in 22
games with 31 runs scored
and 29 hits, second only to
Gasco in both of those cate-
gories. She also owned a
team-best 4 triples with 18
RBIs and she has been noth-
ing short of sensational on
the base paths, swiping an
amazing 22 bases in 23
attempts.
Ga"co, Sea!le" "hine fo! T!ine
Petoskey grads help Thunder roll to 21-3 record to date and 4-0 in MIAA
Ba"eball
By Mike Dunn
SPRING ARBOR Three
area players are helping the
Spring Arbor University
baseball team get off to a fly-
ing start in league play. At the
time of this writing, Spring
Arbor owned a 13-10 overall
mark and a sparkling 9-1
record in the Crossroads
League.
Mancelona grads Greg
Blanco and Nick Lockman
and Inland Lakes grad Steven
Kolb are helping the Cougar
cause.
Blanco, a senior, owned a
3-3 overall record at the time
of this writing with a 5.08
ERA, including outings
against some very tough
non-league competition. In
conference play, Blanco has
been nothing less than sen-
sational, posting a perfect 3-0
mark with a miniscule 0.43
ERA. In three complete-game
victories, he had allowed a
total of 11 hits and just one
earned run with 11 strike-
outs. Only two of the 11 hits
he has allowed have been for
extra bases.
The flame-throwing
Lockman, a junior, has been
lights out in relief for the
Cougars. In league play, he
owned a 1.50 ERA with one
earned run in six innings. He
had appeared in six games
altogether at the time of this
writing with a team-best 2.19
ERA and five strikeouts in 12
innings of work.
The sweet-swinging Kolb, a
senior this season, has not
committed an error in cen-
terfield thus far, tracking
down 31 fly balls. In his four-
year career to date, Kolb has
committed just one fielding
error as an outfielder or
pitcher. He was hitting .260
with 13 hits and 10 runs, see-
ing action in 18 of the
Cougars 23 games to date.
He has been a terror on the
base paths, recording seven
steals.
Area players making mark at SAU
Mancy grads Blanco, Lockman and I-Lakes grad Kolb
help Spring Arbor to post 9-1 league record
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Borowiak, Smith are first-team
picks
BCAM 2013 GIRLS
Abby Cole, Sr., Grand Haven
Claire Deboer, Sr., Grosse Pointe South
Taylor Gleason, Sr., Goodrich
Kysre Gondrezick, Fr., Benton Harbor
Alexis Gussert, Jr., Crystal Falls Forest Park
Allie Havers, Sr., Mattawan
Antania Hayes, Sr., Detroit King
Tori Jankoska, Sr., Freeland
Piper Tucker, Sr., East Lansing
Jessica Walter, Jr., Midland
CLASS A
Ariel Bethea, Ann Arbor Huron, Soph.
Erika Davenport, Clarkston, Soph.
Sydni Davis, Southfield-Lathrup, Sr.
Cris Harper, Sterling Heights Henry Ford II, Sr.
Aaron Howell, Farmington, Sr.
Candice Leatherwood, Farmington Hills Mercy, Jr.
Sade Lemons, Sterling Heights, Soph.
Kerri McMahan, Novi, Jr.
Victoria Milton, Lansing Waverly, Sr.
Lindsay Orwat, Grand Ledge, Jr.
Kamry Peake, Birmingham Marian, Sr.
Erika Priebe, St. Joseph, Sr.
Claudia Reid, DeWitt, Soph.
Cierra Rice, Grosse Pointe South, Soph.
Asia Robeson, Kalamazoo Central, Jr.
Leah Somerfield, Greenville, Jr.
Sami Stormont, Royal Oak, Sr.
Kylie Townsley, Macomb Dakota, Sr.
Grace Whelan, East Lansing, Sr.
Hannah Wilkerson, Grand Haven, Sr.
CLASS A SPECIAL MENTION
Kelsey Ance, Sr Petoskey
BreNae Andrews, Jr Grosse Pointe South
Paige Aresco, Jr Canton
Jaaliyah Arrington, Sr Wyoming
Miranda Bates, Sr Macomb Dakota
Jordan Blackwell, Sr Birmingham Groves
Kendra Brenner, Sr Northville
Kolbie Brow, Sr Davison
Kilyn Bulluck, Sr Birmingham Marian
Love Burnett, Sr Kalamazoo Central
Aneisha Carlisle, Jr Kalamazoo Central
Mardrekia Cook, Fr Muskegon
Allyssa Copley, Jr Holly
Cori Crocker, So Grand Ledge
Carly DAlmeida, Sr Harrison Twp LAnse Creuse
Jessica Dood, Sr Grandville
Jessica Dornoff, Jr Portage Central
Mackenzie Edwards, Sr Gaylord
Lauren Elliott, Jr Detroit Cass Tech
Casey Fealko, Sr Port Huron Northern
Mariah Ferris, Sr Davison
Amanda Geiger, Sr Novi
Taylor Gordon, Sr East Lansing
Shauntai Graham, Sr Birmingham Groves
Christina Green, Sr Southfield-Lathrup
Lindsey Hernden, Jr Romeo
Lauren Hung, Jr Waterford Mott
Amber Jamison, So Rochester Adams
Jasmine Jones, Sr Ypsilanti
Taylor Jones, So Farmington Hills Mercy
Sara Karamol, Sr Rockford
Delaney Kenney, Sr Clarkston
Allison Kitchen, Sr Clio
Jaime Krasean, Sr Wyoming
Maria Liddane, Jr Grosse Pointe North
Tara Lierman, So Holt
Amanda Lock, So White Lake Lakeland
Logan McCane, So Rockford
Bethany McCord, Sr Warren Cousino
Jessica Mehr, Jr South Lyon
April Micheaux, Jr Taylor Truman
Ashley Nickens, Sr Sterling Hts Henry Ford II
Marisa Oleksiak, Sr Macomb LAnse Creuse North
Hannah Orwat, Jr Grand Ledge
Natalie Peterson, Jr Brighton
Josie Queary, Sr Midland Dow
Kamrin Reed, Fr Holt
Micah Robinson, Jr Ann Arbor Huron
Destinee Russell, Sr Detroit Cass Tech
Alexia Russo, Sr East Grand Rapids
Kashawnna Sampson, Sr Detroit Cass Tech
Olivia Savage, Sr Macomb Dakota
Hannah Stoll, Jr DeWitt
Reinie Thomas, Sr Portage Central
Megan Tompkins, Sr Petoskey
Christina Valentine, Sr St Joseph
Hunter Viitala, So Marquette
Jasmyn Walker, Jr Mona Shores
Shannon Wilson, Jr Bloomfield Hills Andover
CLASS B
Andie Anastos, Livonia Ladywood, Sr.
Kimberly Berry, Flint Powers, Sr.
Payton Birchmeier, Corunna, Jr.
Morgan Blair, Dearborn Divine Child, Sr.
Tania Davis, Goodrich, Soph.
Allie Dittmer, Eaton Rapids, Jr.
Kendra Enszer, Big Rapids, Sr.
Angelique Gaddy, Grand Rapids South Christian, Sr.
Kalabrya Gondrezick, Benton Harbor, Soph.
Kelli Guy, Kalkaska, Sr.
Megan Harkema, Grand Rapids West Catholic, Sr.
Makenna Ott, Haslett, Soph.
Teagan Reeves, Three Rivers, Jr.
Kelsey Spitzley, Portland, Sr.
Sparkle Taylor, Flint Northwestern, Sr.
Madison Valko, Marysville, Jr.
DErika Varenhorst, Ludington, Sr.
Hayley Walkowski, Olivet, Jr.
Keyara Wiard, Muskegon Oakridge, Sr.
Lindsay Winter, Clare, Jr.
CLASS B SPECIAL MENTION
Melissa Benchley, Sr Clare
Carlee Benzie, Sr Kingsford
Gabi Bird, So South Lyon East
Tiffani Bolden, Sr Detroit University Prep
Taylor Bovee, Jr Ionia
Alyssa Brumbaugh, Sr Charlotte
Ashley Bunker, Jr Jackson Northwest
Brianne Burritt, Sr Battle Creek Harper Creek
Taylor Carter, Sr Hastings
Michela Coury, Jr Flint Powers
Bailey Darwin, Sr Chelsea
Alyzia Dilworth, Jr Grand Rapids Catholic Central
Courtney English, Sr Clare
Mariyah Evan, Sr Imlay City
Annie Fuller, So Manistee
Madison Geers, Jr Scottville Mason County Central
Tara Gloystein, Sr Vicksburg
Autumn Goggin, Jr Kingsley
Abagail Halm, Sr Ovid-Elsie
Allyson Haran, Jr Flint
Powers; Auriel Harris, Sr Melvindale
Hannah Heldt, So Midland Bullock Creek
Alyssa Hendricks, Sr Comstock Park
Kalee Hensel, Sr Reed City
Kendyl Hinton, Jr Parchment
Angela Hubert, Jr Jackson Lumen Christi
Jada Ivy, Jr Harper Woods Chandler Park
Alexis Johnson, Sr Onsted
Keshawn Jones, Sr Harper Woods Chandler Park
Ellie Juengel, So Midland Bullock Creek
Morgan Kaiser, Sr Flat Rock
Tabitha Kibby, Sr Kalkaska
Chloee King, Jr Standish-Sterling
Lindsey Klei, Jr Pontiac Notre Dame
Emilee Kott, Fr Manistee
Emily Kutch, Sr Lake Odessa Lakewood
Christina Lampkin, Sr Detroit University Prep
Jenai LaPorte, Fr Bangor John Glenn
Sarah LewAllen, Jr Pontiac Notre Dame
Emma Lockhart, Sr Reed City
Linsey Masnari, Jr Three Rivers
Meg McGuire, Sr Vicksburg
Logan Meeker, Sr Ludington
Meghan Miller, Sr Frankenmuth
Sarah Morrell, So Plainwell
Chelsea Mossburg, Jr Carleton Airport
Halee Nieman, So Midland Bullock Creek
Jordan Nye, Sr Benzonia Benzie Central
Haley Obetts, Sr Wayland Union
Tierra Orban, Jr Marshall
Ashley Overbeek, Jr Hamilton
Tara Padgett, Sr Freeland
Sarah Ressler, Sr Battle Creek Harper Creek
Hailey Richardson, So New Boston Huron
Jackie Schwark, Jr Macomb Lutheran North
Ashleigh Shay, So Brooklyn Columbia Central
Riley Singleton, Sr Chelsea
Adrianna Stolicker, So Haslett
Meredith Stutz, Jr Parchment
Sarah Swartz, Jr Ionia
Anna Timmer, Sr Grand Rapids South Christian
Damya Toney, Sr Harper Woods Chandler Park
Nicole Urbanick, Jr Dearborn Divine Child
Paige Villemure, So Flat Rock
Cassidy Vredevoogd, Jr Grand Rapids South Christian
Shelby Walsh, Sr Livonia Ladywood
Courtney Zenner, Sr G.R. Catholic Central.
CLASS C
Sydney Czurak, Shelby, Sr.
Michaela Dekilder, Gobles, Jr.
Mikayla Duflo, Carson City-Crystal, Soph.
McKenna Erkfritz, Manchester, Sr.
Reyna Frost, Reese, Soph.
Meredith Hamlet, McBain, Soph.
Taylor Hengesbach, Saginaw Nouvel CC, Sr.
Karli Herrington, Hemlock, Jr.
Jenna Hirsch, Marlette, Sr.
Aleah Holcomb, Kent City, Sr.
Elisa Jurmu, Houghton, Jr.
Jamie Justin, LeRoy Pine River, Sr.
Rachel McInerney, Saginaw Nouvel CC, Jr.
Megan Redman, Concord, Sr.
Becca Scherting, Saginaw Valley Lutheran, Sr.
Emily Severn, New Lothrop, Jr.
Mallory Sewell, Delton Kellogg, Sr.
Mackenzie Shelton, Niles Brandywine, Sr.
Kaitelyn Smith, Hartford, Sr.
Zakiya Wells, Ypsilanti Arbor Preparatory, Soph
CLASS C SPECIAL MENTION
Rosalie Anderson, Jr Negaunee
Calla Bartlett, Sr Byron
Brandi Boehm, So Kent City
Scotlyn Brengman, Sr Maple City Glen Lake
Maycee Brigham, Sr Concord
Rachel Bruinsma, Sr Muskegon Western Michigan Christian
Nastassja Chambers, Fr Ypsilanti Arbor Prep
Karina Cole, Jr Lincoln Alcona
Sydney Cook, Sr Grass Lake
Michelle Davis, Jr Reading
Kayla Deering, Jr Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker
Vanessa Eekhoff, Sr Muskegon Western Michigan Christian
Liza Erickson, Sr Traverse City St Francis
Drew Findlay, Sr Reese
Sara Gammons, Sr Burton Atherton
Paige Gotham, Jr Reese
Bailey Grayvold, Sr Norway
Laken Hammon, Sr Genesee
Cambria Handy, Jr Britton Deerfield
Gabrielle Herriman, Sr Sand Creek
Elizabeth Herriman, Sr Sand Creek
Jami Hubbard, So Reading
Monique Johnson, Sr Bangor
MacKenzie Kelly, So Marlette
Marlena Klein, Jr Pewamo-Westphalia
Landyn Lorenz, Sr Hart
Taylor Manders, Sr Manchester
Jessie Manders, So Manchester
Brooke Martin, Sr Delton Kellogg
Sarah Miller, Jr Blanchard Montabella
Kassy Nelson, So LeRoy Pine River
Miara Okie, Jr Sandusky
Jordan Peplinski, Jr Maple City Glen Lake
Kelsie Richards, Jr Houghton
Abby Schlicher, Sr Johannesburg-Lewiston
Samantha Shafer, Sr Saginaw Valley Lutheran
Taylor Smith, Jr Blanchard Montabella
Markela Snipes, Sr Mt Clemens
Morgan Tanis, So Britton Deerfield
Kara Weberg, Sr Hartford
Erika Wendling, Jr Breckenridge
Taylor Wilber, Sr Negaunee
Nicole Winter, Sr Watervliet
Janae Wolfe, Jr Beaverton
CLASS D
Cassity Boensch, Au Gres-Sims, Fr.
Kari Borowiak, Gaylord St. Mary, Jr.
Sarah Cullip, St. Ignace LaSalle, Sr.
Courtney Dixon, Portland St. Patrick, Sr.
Ava Doetsch, Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes, Sr.
Emiliegh Ferguson, Bear Lake, Jr.
Vanessa Freberg, Eben Junction Superior Central, Jr.
Emily Gerulis, Plymouth Christian, Jr.
Charity Godbold, Southfield Christian, Jr.
Erica Hansen, Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart, Sr.
Korynn Hincka, Posen, Jr.
Brooke Howard, Mendon, Jr.
Elyse Lisznyai, Hillsdale Academy, Sr.
Elena Luce, Custer Mason County Eastern, Jr.
Kristen Massey, Novi Franklin Road Christian, Jr.
Taylor Richards, Fruitport Calvary Christian, Soph.
Lexie Robak, Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes, Sr.
Katherine Salisz, Muskegon Catholic Central, Sr.
Christina Smith, Gaylord St. Mary, Sr.
Kelley Wright, Jr. St. Ignace LaSalle, Jr.
CLASS D SPECIAL MENTION
Shaunta Adams, Jr Colon
Sarah Albrecht, Jr Carsonville Port Sanilac
Jenna Boyl, So Kingston
Malory Carlson, Jr Big Rapids Crossroads Academy
Haley Doyle, Sr Manistee Catholic Central
Allison Fuller, So Athens
Sara Hansen, Jr Mt Pleasant Sacred Heart
Hannah Harrington, Jr Bear Lake
Emily Hinsman, Jr St Ignace LaSalle
McKenna Kelly, Fr Frankfort
Lexi Lakso, Sr Brethren
Haleigh Locke, Sr Muskegon Catholic Central
Anne MacNeil, Sr Brethren
Hayley Mohr, Sr Fruitport Calvary Christian
Libby Munoz, Fr Leland
Chantel Murdick, Jr Twining Arenac Eastern;
Abbey Ostman, Fr St Ignace LaSalle
Paige Paoletti, Sr Sterling Hts Parkway Christian
Brooke Pasanen, Jr Eben Junction Superior Central
Julie Pudar, Sr Bloomfield Hills Roeper
Melanie Schafer, Jr Beal City
Jordan Schneider, So Beal City
Addie Schumacher, Jr Beal City
Crystal Shafor, Sr Kingston
Teslyn Tyner, Jr Eben Junction Superior Central
Mary Vojtko, Jr St Joseph Lake Michian Catholic
Courtney Wallis, Sr Mackinaw City
Lucia Westrick, Jr Clarkston Everest Collegiate
Karen Windle, Sr Plymouth Christian
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GAYLORD Although it is
still quite cold outside,
Michigans wildlife knows the
spring season is here (based
on the increase of daylight
hours) and is beginning to
wake up from its winter
hibernation. Bears are one of
the animals starting to
emerge from their dens.
Food and mating are the
two drivers behind the
increase of wildlife that
Michigan residents may be
seeing lately. Since bears typ-
ically mate in June or July,
food is the primary cause for
the increase in bear activity
during the spring.
"At this time of year, bears
are looking for food," said
DNR bear and furbearer spe-
cialist Adam Bump. "They
are hungry after spending
months in their dens, and
while we might not think of
bird feeders and trash cans as
food sources, a hungry bear
certainly may."
Each spring, as bears leave
their winter dens and resume
daily activity, wildlife officials
begin receiving calls about
bear sightings and even the
occasional bear damaging
bird feeders, trash cans and
grills.
Birdseed is especially
attractive to bears because of
its high fat content and easy
accessibility. Once bird feed-
ers are discovered, bears will
keep coming back until the
seed is gone or the feeders
have been removed.
"The majority of com-
plaints we receive about nui-
sance bears in the spring
involve a food source. The
easiest thing people can do
to avoid creating a problem is
to temporarily take in their
bird feeders and store other
attractants, like grills, trash
cans and pet food, in a garage
or storage shed," Bump said.
"Once the woods green up,
bears tend to move on to find
more natural sources of food,
as long as they haven't
become habituated to the
birdseed or garbage cans."
Bears that are rewarded
with food each time they visit
a yard can become habituat-
ed to these food sources
unintentionally provided by
people. This can create an
unsafe situation for the bear
and become a nuisance for
landowners if a bear continu-
ously visits their yard during
the day and repeatedly
destroys private property in
search of food.
DNR Wildlife Division staff
members are unable to
respond directly to each nui-
sance bear complaint, and
instead ask that landowners
do their part to help reduce
potential food sources in
their yards first before calling
for further assistance. The
trapping of nuisance bears is
only authorized by DNR
wildlife officials in cases of
significant property damage
or threats to human safety
when other techniques have
failed.
Anyone who is experienc-
ing problems with nuisance
bears and has taken the
appropriate action to remove
food sources for a period of
two to three weeks, but has
not seen results, should con-
tact the nearest DNR office
and speak with a wildlife
biologist or technician for
further assistance.
For more information, go
to www.michigan.gov/bear.
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LANSING False rumors
are circulating about the
manner in which the
Michigan Department of
Natural Resources is enforc-
ing a 2010 Invasive Species
Order declaring a certain
species of swine prohibited
in Michigan.
We'd like to set the record
straight.
There have been no raids
on properties. Since April 1,
when active enforcement of
the order began, the
Michigan Department of
Natural Resources has con-
ducted inspections on game
ranches and breeding facili-
ties throughout Michigan.
These facilities have in the
past been known to possess
prohibited swine. The
inspections are conducted
by trained wildlife personnel
and conservation officers.
The vast majority of these
inspections have been con-
ducted with the consent of
property owners.
The DNR has not violated
anyone's constitutional
rights. The DNR has fol-
lowed the law, the Michigan
Constitution and United
States Constitution in all its
enforcement actions. Every
inspection starts with a
request for voluntary access
to inspect the facility. If
access is not voluntarily
granted, the DNR seeks a
court-issued inspection war-
rant or a court order. The
DNR has been denied access
to property on two occa-
sions. In one case, the DNR
sought and received an
administrative inspection
warrant to legally search the
Deer Tracks Ranch in Fife
Lake. No prohibited swine
were found at that property.
In the other case, the DNR
initiated a civil complaint
against the Renegade Ranch
Hunting Preserve in
Cheboygan County. DNR
obtained a temporary
restraining order from the
court that provided access to
the property to conduct an
inspection. That litigation is
ongoing.
The DNR has not arrested
anybody in enforcing the
order. The DNR will contin-
ue to work with property
owners on a voluntary basis
wherever possible.
The DNR has killed no
swine in enforcing the order.
To date, the DNR has
inspected only hunting
ranches and breeding facili-
ties that supply swine to
hunting ranches. These ani-
mals are typically possessed
and raised to be hunted.
Property owners have had 15
months since the Invasive
Species Order was first put in
place to plan for complying
with the order. The DNR
sought throughout that peri-
od to work with property
owners who had prohibited
swine, and even found out-
of-state buyers for some
prohibited swine. Property
owners who have killed pro-
hibited swine did so by their
own choice and as an alter-
native to selling their ani-
mals prior to the April 1
enforcement deadline.
The Invasive Species
Order is not an attack on
farms. In fact, the order is
intended to protect
Michigan farms. The ani-
mals at issue are not tradi-
tional farm pigs. The
Invasive Species Order pro-
hibits a particular species,
Sus scrofa Linnaeus, com-
monly known as Russian
boars, Eurasian wild boars,
or razorbacks. This species is
the terrestrial equivalent of
Asian carp. The swine are
incredibly destructive omni-
vores that destroy wildlife
habitat and carry diseases
that threaten domestic hogs,
other livestock, wildlife and
people. The owners of her-
itage pigs are not affected
unless they own a Russian
boar or Eurasian wild boar
or a hybrid of a Russian boar
or Eurasian wild boar.
The Michigan Court of
Appeals upheld the depart-
ment's issuance of the
Invasive Species Order one
month before enforcement
began. Further, the Court of
Appeals ruled that the
department was required to
list this species as a prohibit-
ed species, pursuant to its
statutory obligations under
Part 413 of the Natural
Resources and
Environmental Protection
Act.
Michigan residents who
have questions about
whether their swine are pro-
hibited under the Invasive
Species Order may contact
the department.
For more information
about the Invasive Species
Order and to learn about the
problem of feral swine in
Michigan and nationwide,
go to
www.michigan.gov/feral-
swine.
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ALBION Two recent grad-
uates from area schools,
Craig Conway of Mancelona
and Gunnar Owens of
Johannesburg-Lewiston, are
already making an impact as
freshmen on the Albion
College baseball team.
The rangy Conway is a
starting pitcher for Albion
and the hard-throwing
Owens is being used in relief.
Conway, the son of Craig
and Donna Conway, was the
Top Choice Player of the Year
in baseball last June after
helping to lead the Ironmen
of coach Jim VanWagoner to
the Final Four. He posted a
14-2 record with a 1.79 ERA
and 118 strikeouts.
At the time of this writing,
Conway owned a 2-2 record
for Albion, which had a 9-12
mark overall. He had a 3.75
ERA, second best among the
starters, with 19 strikeouts in
24 innings.
Owens, the son of Barry
and Ursula Owens of
Lewiston, was also a member
of the Top Choice All-Area
Dream Team after a stellar
senior season with the
Cardinals of coach Rick
Guild. He had appeared in
eight games for Albion at the
time of this writing with a
2.25 ERA, including four
strikeouts in eight innings of
work.
Conway,
Owens pitching
at Albion
Mancelona and J-L star players
are both contributing as true
freshmen at next level
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GAYLORD With the
arrival of spring, wild ani-
mals are giving birth and
hatching the next generation.
Baby red foxes appeared in
dens during the last days of
March and the first days of
April. The first litters of cot-
tontails will appear soon.
Great-horned owls have
already hatched and are
growing up in stick nests
high above the ground.
Mourning doves have made
nests, and some have already
laid eggs.
As springtime brings an
increase in sightings of
nestlings and baby animals,
the Department of Natural
Resources (DNR) encourages
Michigan residents to get
outside and enjoy the experi-
ence of seeing wildlife raising
its young, but reminds them
that it is important to remain
at a distance.
"These are magical
moments to witness but,
unfortunately, sometimes
the story has a different end-
ing when people take baby
wild animals out of the wild,"
said DNR wildlife biologist
Erin Victory. Please resist the
urge to try to help seemingly
abandoned fawns or other
baby animals this spring.
Some people truly are trying
to be helpful, while others
think wild animals would
make good pets, but in most
cases neither of those situa-
tions ends well for the
wildlife.
"We appreciate the good
intentions of those who want
to help, but the animals are
better off left alone than
removed from the wild,"
Victory added.
Victory explained that the
species that are most prob-
lematic are white-tailed deer
and raccoons. Deer seem so
vulnerable and helpless, but
really they stay still because
that is a mechanism to let
them be undetected.
Raccoons seem cute and
cuddly, but they grow up to
be mischievous and aggres-
sive. Its best to just leave
them alone.
It is not uncommon for
deer to leave their fawns
unattended for up to eight
hours at a time. This behav-
ior minimizes the scent of
the mother left around the
fawn and allows the fawn to
go undetected from nearby
predators. While fawns may
seem abandoned, they
almost certainly are not. All
wild white-tailed deer begin
life this way.
Most mammals have a
keen sense of smell, and if
humans touch them, their
parents will abandon them.
Other wildlife, such as birds,
should not be handled either.
Adult birds will continue to
care for hatchlings that have
fallen from their nest, and
although most birds do not
have a strong sense of smell,
if people move them, the
adults may not be able to
locate and care for them.
The DNR advises:
* It is illegal to possess a
live wild animal, including
deer, in Michigan. Every day
an animal spends with
humans makes it less likely
to be able to survive in the
wild.
* Many baby animals will
die if removed from their nat-
ural environment, and some
have diseases or parasites
that can be passed on to
humans or pets.
* Some "rescued" animals
that do survive become
habituated to people and are
unable to revert back to life
in the wild.
* Eventually, habituated
animals pose additional
problems as they mature and
develop adult animal behav-
iors. Habituated deer, espe-
cially bucks, can become
aggressive as they mature,
and raccoons are well-known
for this, too.
"Licensed wildlife rehabili-
tators are trained to handle
and care for wild animals.
They know the peculiarities
of diet for the birds and ani-
mals they assist. They also
know how to release them so
they can survive in the wild,"
said Victory, "If you know of a
deer or other animal that has
truly been orphaned and
remember, most are not a
licensed rehabilitator may be
able to help."
For a list of licensed reha-
bilitators visit www.michi-
gandnr.com/dlr or call your
local DNR office.
Cheboygan River:
Steelhead started to move
into the river however cold
water temperatures will slow
the bite. Fish the deeper
holes until it warms up.
Ocqueoc River: Also has
steelhead moving into the
river.
Oscoda: Pier anglers
caught steelhead on spawn,
spoons, spinners or body
baits.
Au Sable River: With the
warmer weather, melt off is
increasing the river flow.
Spawn, spoons, spinners and
body baits are working well
down near the mouth.
Upstream, try spawn, spin-
ners, wax worms or flies.
Look in the deeper holes as
most fish were not on the
gravel.
Higgins Lake: Still has ice
however the shoreline along
the west side has started to
deteriorate. Anglers can
access the ice off the North
State Park and the west boat
launch however access is
now determined on a day-by-
day basis. Smelt were caught
off Big Creek, the west launch
and the North State Park. A
few perch were caught out
near the Sunken Island.
Houghton Lake: While
many have quit ice fishing,
those still going out have
caught a few perch and some
bluegills. Honeycomb ice is
starting to show up along the
surface only.
Tawas: Ice anglers inside
the state harbor and open
water anglers fishing outside
the wall are getting brown
trout, steelhead and lake
trout. Live minnows are best
but spoons were also work-
ing in open water.
Tawas River: Those casting
lakeward off the mouth have
caught a few walleye.
Au Gres: Boats trolling off
the mouth are getting a few
walleye.
Au Gres River: Is high and
muddy. A few perch and a
good number of steelhead
have been caught where
there is open water in the
river and by those surfcast-
ing.
Rifle River: The sucker
runs are just getting started.
The action should pick up
through the week and peak
sometime next week.
Pine River: An ice jam at
the mouth was preventing
boats from launching. The
water is high and muddy. The
only thing caught was a cou-
ple small perch.
Crystal Lake: Continues to
produce smelt.
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KALAMAZOO A
Galesburg man has been
arrested and charged in the
8th District Court of
Kalamazoo County with
eight misdemeanor counts
relating to the illegal taking of
two deer and two turkeys.
During an investigation, a
Michigan Department of
Natural Resources conserva-
tion officer found that Justin
Shane-B Neel of Galesburg,
formerly of Vicksburg, had
illegally killed a deer without
a license during the 2012
Michigan firearm deer sea-
son. He pled guilty in the 8th
District Court of Kalamazoo
County, and was convicted of
taking the deer without a
license. Neel was sentenced
and ordered to pay $1,000 in
restitution to the state's Fish
and Game Fund, along with
associated court fines/costs.
His hunting privileges were
also suspended for three
years.
A subsequent investigation
found that Neel had killed
two additional deer without
licenses in 2012 and was also
found to be in unlawful pos-
session of two turkeys in
2010. Neel was charged with
eight misdemeanor counts
relating to the case and is due
in court next month.
In an unrelated case,
Michigan conservation offi-
cers executed search war-
rants at two residences in
Galesburg and Richland.
Conservation officers seized
nearly two dozen unlawfully
killed game animals, fur-
bearing animals, and pro-
tected species, which are sus-
pected of being taken illegal-
ly during trespass and with-
out appropriate licenses.
Additional trapping equip-
ment, firearms and other
associated evidence were
also seized. The investigation
into this case was initiated by
a Michigan conservation offi-
cer in Kalamazoo County
after many hours of covert
surveillance.
The two men have been
charged with 19 misde-
meanor counts stemming
from the yearlong investiga-
tion. The suspects' names
have not been released,
pending their court arraign-
ments.
Wildlife
violations land
men in court
Kalamazoo County residents
have been arrested and charged
with illegal taking of wildlife and
illegal trapping
DNR: Leave wildlife in the wild
Enjoy springtime baby animal sightings but resist temptation to remove
wildlife from their habitat
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club vehicles in continuous production
for 50 years. To help mark this milestone,
50 companies will sell products includ-
ing watches, T-shirts, model cars and
more that celebrate the Mustangs first
50 years.
During its first 49 years of production,
Mustang has come to evoke a variety of
emotions in our customers freedom,
independence and being true to ones
self just to name a few, said John
Nens, Fords team lead for Global Brand
Licensing. Were marking this Mustang
milestone with a distinctive collection of
licensed products from select manufac-
turers that will carry the unique Mustang
50 Years logo.
All of the new merchandise will be
easily identified with a custom logo that
celebrates 50 years of Mustang. The logo
was crafted by Ford designer Michael
Thomson. It features the Mustangs
trademark galloping pony in silhouette
over the characters 50 YEARS. This new
icon has a clean and sophisticated
appearance in either white on black or
black on white. Only 50 companies will
be licensed to create products bearing
this special logo including high-quality
die cast models, videogames, watches
and apparel.
Were working closely with our
licensees to ensure every item reflects
the unique qualities of Mustang, said
Nens. Like the car itself, we want our
licensed products to convey an attitude
of strength, passion and the highest
quality.
Over upcoming weeks and months,
other Ford licensees will reveal a variety
of Mustang products featuring the
Mustang 50 Years logo to mark this spe-
cial moment in automotive history and
kick off the next 50 years of Mustang.
Celebrating its centennial this year,
Union, N.J.-based Schott NYC was one of
the first manufacturers to sign on for the
50 Years licensing program. Irving and
Jack Schott established their company
the same year Ford began producing the
Model T on the first moving assembly
line. Great-grandson and COO Jason
Schott runs the family business today,
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dent, and his uncle, Steven L. Colin,
CEO, producing premium jackets, shirts
and accessories.
During World War II, Schott NYC dedi-
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jackets and peacoats for American sol-
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Among those who went into battle in
Schott jackets were the pilots of the
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I cant think of a better partner with
whom to celebrate our 100th anniver-
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to collaborate with an iconic family busi-
ness that shares our commitment to
domestic production.
While the Ford Mustang is classically
identified with the wild horse of the
American West, it was actually named for
the famed North American P-51 fighter
plane, the preferred mount of the
Tuskegee Airmen in the final year of the
war.
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Perfecto leather jacket figured promi-
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Brando, James Dean, Peter Fonda, the
Ramones and Bruce Springsteen. Today
Jay-Z, Lady Gaga and Adam Levine can
all be spotted in Schott jackets. Later
this year, Schott NYC will reveal a limit-
ed-edition leather jacket celebrating 50
years of Mustang.
The Mustang attitude of freedom and
mobility is universal and enduring, and
fans around the world will be honoring
that heritage with numerous celebra-
tions as we move forward, said Steve
Ling, Ford Car Marketing manager.
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