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The 2015 Cadillac football team. Front Tyler Barczewski, Spencer Fisher, Jeremy Ward, Gabe Gischia, Connor Flint, Ethan Baker, Kegan Brooks and Terrence Taylor. Second Gavin Daniels, Dylan Satchell, Kaden Dennis, Cooper Benson, Michael Holdship, Josiah Campbell, Dominic Cataldo, Matt Fox and Michael Nowland. Third Ryan DeKryger, Brandon Mobley, Joe Trautner, Will Podzamsky, Jorden Wheeler, Aaron Roper, McKenzie Fisher and Christian Walkley. Fourth Damion Harbison, Sam McCumber, Brandon Mead, Jacob Kochanny, Isaiah Raby, Tommy Huckle, Clayton McCarthy, Tyler Tackett and Hunter Rensberry. Back assistant coach Nick Swiger, assistant coach Todd Baker, head coach Cody Mallory, assistant coach Pat Hinkle and student assistant Travis Whaley.


The 2015 Cadillac volleyball team. Front Hanna Liptak, Gabby Hogalund, Morgan Briggs, Nicole Kleinsorge and Megan Alworden. Back Elizabeth Pyles, Naomi Boonzaaijer, Mikayela Johns, Ali Smith, Kylie Christensen and Gabby Kapuscinski.

coach - cody malloryrecord 9-1accomplishments back-to-back Big North Conference champions, finished regular season 9-0returnees Seniors: RB Michael Holdship; QB Ethan Baker; LB Dominic Cataldo; OL/DL Christian Walkley, Brandon Mobley, Sam McCumber; WR/DB Tyler Barczewski; LB Gabe Gischia; and WR Jeremy Ward.newcomers Juniors: RB Terrence Taylor; WR Clayton McCarthy; OL Isiah Raby; LB Connor Flint; and DB Kaden Dennis. Sophomore: OL Jake Kochanny and DB Kegan Brooks.strengths Our players will be technically sound and play with great effort for four quarters each time out.working on We need to be able to establish a consistent running attack offensively and be able to stop the run on defense.style Were looking to run a no-huddle spread option on offense and well have an even front defensively. We plan to have good ball pursuit.conference Petoskey is the pick to win it while Gaylord and Traverse City Central should be solid, as well.goals If we get better every practice and every game, then that is a step in the right direction. We want to defend our conference title and secure another playoff berth.experience 13 seniors, 20 juniors and three sophomores.

Cadillac Boys Football Aug. 27 BIG RAPIDS 7:00 Sep. 03 Bay City John Glenn 7:00 Sep. 11 PETOSKEY 7:00 Sep. 18 Alpena 7:00 Sep. 25 OGEMAW HEIGHTS 7:00

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Cadillac Girls Volleyball Aug. 22 Flushing Inv. (JV) TBA Aug. 22 Portage Central Inv. (V) 8:30 Aug. 25 Alpena (V) (JV) 5:30 Aug. 27 CADILLAC INV. 1 (V) 9:00 Aug. 31 CADILLAC INV. (JV) 9:00 Sep. 02 OGEMAW

HEIGHTS (V) (JV) 5:30 Sep. 12 Battle Creek

Lakeview (V) 8:00 Sep. 12 Mt. Morris Inv. (JV) 9:00 Sep. 14 TRAVERSE CITY

CENTRAL (V) (JV) 5:30 Sep. 16 Petoskey (V) (JV) 5:30 Sep. 19 Alma Inv. (JV) 9:00 Sep. 19 CADILLAC INV. 2 (V) 9:00 Sep. 21 Traverse City

West (V) (JV) 5:30

Sep. 23 GAYLORD (V) (JV) 5:30 Sep. 26 Birch Run Inv. (JV) 8:30 Sep. 30 ALPENA (V) (JV) 5:30 Oct. 05 Ogemaw

Heights (V) (JV) 5:30 Oct. 14 Traverse City

Central (V) (JV) 5:30 Oct. 17 Lowell Inv. (JV) 9:00 Oct. 17 Mt. Morris Inv. (V) 9:00 Oct. 19 PETOSKEY (V) (JV) 5:30 Oct. 21 TRAVERSE CITY

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The 2015 Cadillac cross country team. Front Haley Swiger, Mollie Mockler, Kristen Goodrich, Katelyn Goodrich, Emily Smith, Brooke Castillo, Abby Croskey, Erika Peterson and Brittany Byers. Second Jennifer Zuniga, Analynne Klotz, Brittney Smith, Kaitlyn Monfils, Hannah Ludviksen, Abby Hearth, Paige Fiet, Makayla McQueer, Haylea Smith, Theresa Inscho, Jillian McNitt and Jessica Netzley. Third Mary Erickson, Caitlin Dietlin, Haley Willis, Rachel Green, Kate Buckmaster, McKinsey Crozier, Cassie OHagan, Paige Sharp, Madison Lux, Savana Holmes, Brittany Cunningham, Shannon Metzger and Renaye Greenwood. Fourth Brendan Hambright, Matthew Brines, Tim Coffey, Devin Taylor, Noah Peltier, Caleb Mitchell, Michael Jones, Nathaniel Dietlin, Zachary Elmore, Kyle Pike, Jered Holland, Connor Jackson and Evan Chilcote. Fifth Jessica Geeseman, assistant coach Laurie Decker, assistant coach Kevin Decker, Brandon Eller, Grant Fiet, Timothy Carlington, Katelyn Erickson, Abby Wetherell, Carissa Mitchell, Darcy Naugle, Kendra Phillips, Rhys Seward, head coach Tim OMalley and assis-tant coach Eric Clark.

coach - michelle brinesrecord 39-8-3accomplishments Ninth straight Class B district title and 6th straight re-gional title. Lost in state quarterfinals to eventual champion North Branch.returnees Senior OH Morgan Briggs is a fourth-year varsity player. Junior MH Kylie Christensen returns, as does junior setter Ali Finch and sophomore OH Gabby Kapuscinski.newcomers Senior DS Megan Alworden, MH Gabby Hoaglund, DS/RH Nicole Kleinsorge and libero Hanna Liptak. Junior MH Naomi Boonzaaijer, RH Mikayela Johns and RH Liz Pyles.strengths We should be a good blocking team with added height and our serving will be a strength, as well. Offensively, we are much deeper than we have been in past years, too.working on The biggest thing we need to work on is just learning how to play together on the court and speeding up our offense.conference I think we will be in the mix again and one of our goals is to win the conference championship. Traverse City Central returns a lot of talent and Petoskey and Traverse City West should be good, too.goals The girls want to get back to Battle Creek and thats our goal every year. Were not going to talk about a lot, though, because we know its go-ing to take a lot of hard work to get there and there are a lot of good teams with the same goal.experience Five seniors, five juniors and one sophomore.

coach - tim omalleyaccomplishments The Cadillac girls were 4th in the Big North Conference, with Brittney Smith earning All-Conference 1st Team and Emily MacLean earning All-Conference 2nd Team. The team finished 5th in the Division 2 regional meet. Haylea Smith finished 12th overall in the re-gional meet and advanced to the D2 State Championship meet. Haley finished 114th in a field of 248. The Boys won three large-school meets during the season. They placed 5th in Big North Conference and finished 11th in the Division 2 regional.returnees For the girls, our senior returning leaders are Katelyn Erickson, Hannah Ludviksen, Jillian McNitt, Kaitlyn Monfils, Jessica Netzley, and Cassie OHagan. Returning juniors are Kate Buckmaster, Paige Fiet, Jessica Geeseman, Abby Hearth, Savana Holmes, Brittney Smith and Haylea Smith. Sophomores with one year racing experience are Brooke Costello, McKinsey Crozier, Caitlin Dietlin, Mary Erickson, Katelyn Goodrich, Rachel Green, Shannon Metzger, Darcy Naugle, Emily Smith, Haley Swiger, and Haley Willis. On the boys team, seniors Nathaniel Dietlin, Jerome Jones and Caleb Mitchell are back to lead the team. Juniors Kyle Pike and Jered Hol-land are also back as upperclassmen. Sophomores are Evan Chilcote, Timothy Coffey, Conner Jackson, Noah Peltier, Rhys Seward and Devin Taylor.newcomers A large turnout of freshman girls includes Brittany Byers, Brittany Cunningham, Kristin Goodrich, Theresa Inchou, Mollie Mockler, Breanna Parker, Erica Peterson, Kendra Phillips, Shayanna Rossell, Abby Wetherell and Jennifer Zuniga. Also joining the team for their first season are senior Cassie OHagan, junior Madison Lux, sophomores Analynne Klotz and Carissa Mitchell. On the boys side, we also have a good turnout of incoming freshmen that includes Matthew Brines, Timothy Carlington, Brandon Eller, Zach Elmore, Grant Fiet and Brendan Hambright.strengths The number of athletes on the girls team has been growing consistently for a number of years and we expect to have up to 40 or more runners ready to toe the line for the first invitational. With only one varsity runner graduating from last years team, the team is experi-enced, deep and determined. We also expect a number of the newcomers competing for var-sity positions. The team is coming into the season with a positive attitude and high expectations. Their experience, strength in numbers, summer training and support for each other provide all the ingredients for success at our scheduled invitational races, the tough Big North Conference and the D2 regional. The boys team is young, but returns four of our 2014 varsity runners. Last sea-sons JV runners and a number of newcomers will have to step up to varsity positions and run well for the team to meet its goals. They have been logging the training miles this summer to be ready to compete. With the new additions, it will take a few early season races to sort out the varsity line-up. There will be adjustments to our strategies as the new teammates gain experience and develop. Practices have been hard and intense this year, and the boys are demonstrating the ability to do the work and meet the increased expectations. They will be prepared to a make a push later in the season in the Big North and regional meets.

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Aug. 29 Benzie Central Inv. 9:00 Sep. 02 Cadillac Inv. 10:00 Sep. 09 St. Johns Inv. 4:00 Sep. 19 Sparta Inv. 8:00 Sep. 22 BNC Meet 4:00 Sep. 26 Oakridge TBA

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The 2015 Cadillac boys tennis team. Front Parker Denike, Jordan Adlam and Ian Munch. Second Connor Swaffer, Nick Meier, Hunter Parker and James Tomaszewski. Third Henry Hess, Kase McMartin, coach Craig Baas, Chaz Kamaloski and Brandon Ralston. Missing is Quinn Crago.


The 2015 Cadillac boys soccer team. Front Collin Jarvis, Max Watson, Jacob Cochrane, Alex Netzley and Max Reaume. Second Zach Losinski, Sam Sovis, Noah Scott, Bennett Johnson, Nick Jonas, Alex Whipple and David Greenfield. Third assistant coach Ian Wolf, Rudy Myers, Shaun Praay, Brendan Shanahan, Jacob Maier, Mike Gussert, Ben Farley, Jeremy Weedon, Kevin McLeskey and head coach Luke Rumohr.

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Cadillac Boys Soccer Aug. 25 Mt. Pleasant (V) (JV) 5:00 Aug. 27 Sparta (V) (JV) 5:00 Aug. 31 Alpena (V) (JV) 5:00 Sep. 02 OGEMAW HEIGHTS (V) 5:00 Sep. 10 TRAVERSE CITY

CENTRAL (V) (JV) 5:00 Sep. 15 Petoskey (V) (JV) 5:00 Sep. 17 Traverse City

West (V) (JV) 5:00 Sep. 19 LUDINGTON (V) (JV) 10:00

Sep. 22 GAYLORD (V) (JV) 5:00 Sep. 24 ALPENA (V) (JV) 5:00 Sep. 29 Ogemaw Heights (V) 5:00 Sep. 30 Elk Rapids (V) (JV) 5:00 Oct. 06 Traverse City

Central (V) (JV) 5:00 Oct. 08 PETOSKEY (V) (JV) 5:00 Oct. 13 TRAVERSE CITY

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coach - craig baasaccomplishments Qualified for the MHSAA Division 3 State Finals returnees Jordan Adlam at No. 1 singles and Brandon Ralston at the same position at No. 3 singles. James Tomaszewski at No. 1 doubles. Ian Munch worked hard to get to No. 4 singles. Chaz Kamaloski returns at doubles.newcomers Quinn Crago at No. 2 singles. Nick Meier, Henry Hess, Parker Denike, Hunter Parker, Kase McMartin and Con-nor Swaffer are all new to varsity playing doubles.strengths Our singles are pretty strong this year. We have some great leadership from Jordan Adlam, Quinn Crago and Brandon Ralston.working on The doubles lineup is our main focal point prior to conference play. Mental toughness and strategy is also something we will constantly be working on.conference Traverse City Central is favored to win.goals I feel we can be in the top three in the conference as a team. We should be able to make the state tournament. I feel our singles will make a strong mark this season and expecting some conference and regional champs.experience three seniors, six juniors and three sophomores.

coach - luke rumohraccomplishments Elk Rapids Cherry Ke Tournament champsreturnees Jeremy Weedon, Sr. Center back; Kevin Mcleskey, Sr. Center back; David Greenfield, Sr. GK; Jake Maier, Sr. Defense; Noah Scott, Sr. Midfield; Sam Sovis, Sr. Forward; Mike Gussert, Jr. Midfield; Bren-dan Shanahan, Jr. Midfield; Ben Farley, Jr. Midfield; and Nick Jonas, Jr. Forwardnewcomers Max Watson, Jr. Defense; Bennett Johnson, Jr. Midfield; Max Reaume, Jr. Forward; Rudy Myers, Jr. Defense; Zach Losinski, Jr. GK; Shawn Praay, Jr. Forward; Collin Jarvis, Jr. Forward; Alex Whipple, Jr. Mid-field; and Alex Netzley, Fr. Defensestrengths Aggressive style of attack and defense. Solid experience

in all positions.working on Chemistry. We have experience, but we havent de-veloped a chemistry yet that is needed in the rigorous Big North Confer-ence.style Offensively we look to use our speed to create dangerous opportunities. Defensively, we will look to pressure teams into frustration.conference Very strong conference with state-ranked teams like TC Central and West. Petoskey is always on the D2 radar for a state title run.goals Continue to build a strong program for soccer in Cadillac. Look for a strong finish in the BNC and a district title and more in October.experience six seniors, 12 juniors and one freshman

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The 2015 Cadillac Heritage Christian soccer team. Bottom row from left to right: Parker Vrieze, Ethan Brock, Benjamin Gaffke, Isaac Brock, Seth Wanner, Malachi Butler and Luke Stagg. Middle row from left to right: Lucas Meyering, Jordan Valk, Alex McDonald, Jason Wanner, Aaron Wanner, Connor Farmer and Wilson Vrieze. Top row from left to right: Coach Tom Stagg, Joel Vredenburg, Seth Killingbeck, Taylor Vrieze, Bryce Pangborn, Jacob Welliver, Luke Welliver, Ethan Stagg and Ryan McDonald.

CHC Girls Volleyball Sep. 01 GRATTAN 5:00 Sep. 03 ALBA 6:00 Sep. 08 SKEELS 5:00 Sep. 12 Tournament Daystar 9:00 Sep. 15 Midland Christian Tri 5:00 Sep. 18 G.T. ACADEMY 5:00 Sep. 22 Grattan 5:00 Sep. 26 Tournament Pentwater 8:00

Sep. 29 Im. Christian 6:00 Oct. 01 DAYSTAR 6:00 Oct. 08 Alba 6:00 Oct. 09 IM. CHRISTIAN 6:00 Oct. 13 G.T. Academy 6:00 Oct. 20 MIDLAND CHRISTIAN 5:00 Oct. 23 Skeels 5:00 Oct. 27 Daystar 6:00 HOME GAMES ARE CAPITALIZED


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The 2015 Cadillac Heritage Christian volleyball team. Bottom row from left to right: Abby Fekete, Ellie Meyering, Acacia Smith, Mariah Reitz and Hope Arrington. Top row left to right: Coach Erica Crawley, Ella Williams, Caitlin Taylor, Kaitlyn Potocki, Brianna Ransom and Skyelar Hibbs.

coach - tom staggrecord 4-9returnees Joel Vredenburg - Keeper/Forward; Aaron Wanner - Midfield; Lucas Meyering - Fullback; and Jacob Welliver - Forwardnewcomers Seth Killingbeck - Forward; Ryan McDonald - Midfield; Ethan Stagg - Midfield; Jordan Valk - Keeper/Forward; Ethan Brock - Midfield; Alex Mcdonald - Midfield; Wilson Vrieze - Forward; Jason Wanner - Midfield; Luke Welliver - Midfield; Taylor Valk - Fullback; and Parker Vrieze - Fullbackstrengths Improved communication and control.working on Cohesiveness as a team and movement away from the ball.style Our offensive strength will start in our midfield, working up through our forwards. Our defensive crew is fairly young, and we will be working on bolstering them throughout the season.goals Our goals are to improve individually and as a team throughout the season. We will strive to play hard and fair. Our ultimate goal is to glorify our Lord Jesus through our attitudes and actions on and off the field. Success this season will be determined not by our win/loss record, but by improvement and the Godly character we build throughout this season.experience two seniors, two juniors, five sophomores, five freshmen, one eighth grader, five seventh graders and four sixth graders

coach - erica crawleyreturnees Mariah Reitz - Senior, defensive all around; Kaitlyn Potocki - Senior, outside hitter; Acacia Smith - Junior, setter; Hope Arrington - Junior, defensive all around; Vyolet Yaklin, Junior, middle hitter; Autumn Yaklin - Sophmore, setter; Ella Williams - Sophomore, hitter; Caitlin Taylor, Sophomore, defense; and Abigail Fekete, Sophomore, defensenewcomers Skyelar Hibbs - Senior; Brianna Ransom - Junior; Ellie Meyering - Freshman; Sabrina Crago - Freshman; and Brooklynn Salisbury - Freshmanstrengths We have some very talented athletes. I think that they will take hold of the new offense well and they will no doubt see great things as a result.working on We have a large team of 9th-12th graders. We will be working on learning each of our roles on the floor. We want to focus on the strengths of each player and learn how to best utilize those for the benefit of the team. As the season progresses, we will be fine-tuning a new offense.style I am expecting that fans will see a group of athletes that work together as a unit on the floor. Above all, I anticipate that fans will see enthusiastic players that thoroughly enjoy the game of volleyball.goals My goal this season is to come together as a team. I want to work on individual skills and talents of each player and help them see how each talent can impact our game for the better.experience three seniors, four juniors, four sophomores and three freshmen

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The 2015 Buckley soccer team. Front Joyanna Nolf, Bryce Russell, Dennis Nolf, Joey Weber, Corrie Burgess, Dominique Kraskie and Demian Allen. Back Garrett Luther, Brock Emery, Alex Welling, Brock Beeman, Austin Harris, Denver Cade, Dillon Hankins, Ridge Beeman and Garrett Emery.

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The 2015 Buckley cross country teams. From left, manager Jacob Wicker, Nathan Klaus, Graham Spitzer, Denver Cade, Abby Wicker, Kirsi Wildfong, Megan Wilkie and Sam Wicker.

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The 2015 Buckley vol-leyball team. Back row L-R Amber Beeman, Emily Houghton, Makayla Luther, Kailee Kroskie, Montana Yens, Autumn Beeman, Nora Ramsay and Allison Boman. Front Row L-R Megan Molloseau and Kirsi Wildfong. Not pic-tured: Emma Cassey, Stephanie Kinere and Heather Barley.

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coach - john vermilyarecord 8-8-2accomplishments Lost first round of districtsreturnees Demian Allen - Forward (Sr); Dominique Kroskie - Forward (Sr); Alex Welling - Midfield (Sr); Denver Cade - Defender (So); Joey Weber - Goal-keeper/Forward; and (So) Austin Harris - Defender (So)newcomers Bryson Arnott - Defender (Sr) first-year player; and Garrett Em-ery - Midfield (Fr)strengths Strong defense, great team speed and very athleticworking on We are not deep, so we need to develop our bench.style A commitment to excellence, proven by paying attention to the de-tails and fundamentals.conference Leland is the favorite, with NorthBay and Benzie Central as dark horses.goals Beat Leland and win a district title.experience seven seniors, two juniors, six sophomores and four freshmen

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ONEKAMA 5:00 Sep. 12 Brethren JV Invite 9:00 Sep. 15 Benzie 5:30 Sep. 19 Frankfort JV Invite 9:00 Sep. 22 Kingsley 5:30 Sep. 24 G. T. ACADEMY 5:30 Sep. 26 Onekama Varsity Invite 9:00

Sep. 29 LELAND 5:30 Oct. 06 Frankfort 5:30 Oct. 08 Bear Lake 5:30 Oct. 13 GLEN LAKE 5:30 Oct. 15 MAINSTEE CC 6:00 Oct. 20 Mesick 5:30 Oct. 23 G.T. Academy 5:30 Oct. 26 MASON COUNTY

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coach - crystal rathreturnees Stephanie Kinere - Senior - Setter; Montana Yens - Junior - OH/MH; Autumn Beeman - Senior - OH; and Emma Cassey - Senior - DSnewcomers There are 6 juniors coming up and the possibility of some younger players so that will add new talent and depth to our team.strengths Last season into this year, we have spent many hours working on defense. The team has improved its passing greatly. They work hard everyday to improve.working on We have a small team again this year so everyone needs to learn to play multiple positions. We will be working with a new setter this year so that will open up the options for us to run a 6-2 offense. The girls are used to running a 5-1 so that will be a huge change for us this season.style As a team, we are working on improving the passing game within our defense. This was something that they struggled with last year as a team.conference Leland is always a tough competitor so it is always a top pick but Kingsley is a tough team, too.goals The girls struggled with confidence last season but greatly improved their record. Goals this year will include bettering the overall record and making a strong appearance in post-season play.experience four seniors and six juniors

coach - ken wickerreturnees Girls: Kirsi Wildfong, junior - Kirsi has been a state qualifier the last two years. I expect her to be very competitive this year. Abby Wicker, junior - Abby has been working very hard this summer and is ready to step up and have a good season for us. Lauren Beeman, senior and Me-gan Wilke, sophomore - both girls have put in a lot of work this summer and will round out our top five. I am really looking for these girls to step up this year. Boys: Denver Cade, sophomore - Denver is an outstanding runner. He was all-state last fall and has set his goals high for this season, as well. Graham Spitzer, sophomore - I am excited to see how Graham runs this fall. He has been working hard this summer and I expect to see a lot of improvement this fall. Nathan Klaus, senior and Brock Beeman, sophomore - Nathan and Brock will be much improved this season and will be a key to our team success.newcomers Girls: Samantha Wicker, freshman - Samantha has the potential to be very good. If she can adapt to the longer race, she can be very competitive. Boys: Ridge Beeman, freshman - Ridge is an outstanding talent. He was very good in junior high and I believe he can continue that success this year.strengths We will have a full girls team with five solid runners. Our top runners will be very com-petitive. I like this group of girls. They work hard and are fun to work with. Boys: We are very good with our top three runners. If we can develop our top five, we can be very competitive. Its up to them how hard they are willing to work.working on To start the season we will continue to work on building a strong fitness base that will carry us throughout the season. We always try to use our early season to increase our mileage, continue our strength routine and add speed work that allows us to race fast at the end of the season.conference girls - Benzie Central and Kingsley. Boys- Benzie Central and Frankfort. If we can find a solid fifth runner, we could be very competitive and challenge for a top-three finish.goals Every season is the same for us. We will define success by our improvement throughout the season. We strive for all our athletes to reach their full potential. We want to compete in each meet and have the best team finish possible.experience Girls: one freshman, one sophomore, two juniors and one senior. Boys: One fresh-man, two sophomores and one senior

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The 2015 Evart volleyball team. Back Mikayla Wallace, Kamrya Struble, Loraine Foster, Coach Katie Nostrant, Danielle Conklin and Sierra Barnette Front Ashley Hopkins, Felicia Nelson, Danielle Beasley, AllyssaWitbeck and Meron Kebede. Missing McKenzie Kimball and Megan Myers.


The 2015 Evart football team. Front Row Andrew Shaw, Cody Pritchard, Layne Nadig, Jericho VanScoyoc and Andrew Booher. Second Danny Griffin, Josh Dorn, Andrew Maxwell, Dillon Danley, Chris Imhoff, Ryan Albright and Karsten Allan. Third Zach Parshall, Nick Sylvester, Anson Poullion, Robbie Tapline, Roman Tiedt, Trevin Ladd and Dylan Kitchen. Missing are Jacob Kleeves and Caleb Parrish.

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Evart Girls Volleyball Aug. 21 Coleman - Quad 4:00 Aug. 25 FARWELL 7:00 Sep. 01 Harrison 7:00 Sep. 05 Hesperia TBA Sep. 09 MANISTEE 7:30 Sep. 15 Marion 7:00 Sep. 22 BEAL CITY 7:00 Sep. 24 VESTABURG 7:00 Sep. 26 McBain 9:00 Sep. 29 McBain NMC 7:00

Oct. 01 MONTABELLA 7:00 Oct. 03 Farwell 9:00 Oct. 06 MCBAIN 7:00 Oct. 08 Mesick 6:30 Oct. 13 Lake City 7:00 Oct. 20 MANTON 7:00 Oct. 27 Pine River 7:00 Oct. 31 Beal City (HC) 9:00 Nov. 02 Districts TBA



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Evart Boys Football Aug. 28 White Cloud 7:00 Sep. 03 HARRISON 7:00 Sep. 11 McBain 7:00 Sep. 18 MANTON 7:00 Sep. 25 Beal City 7:00

Oct. 02 LAKE CITY 7:00 Oct. 09 Pine River 7:00 Oct. 16 TRI-UNITY CHRISTIAN 7:00 Oct. 23 Baldwin 6:30



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The 2015 Evart cross country team. Back Coach Kevin Mills, Kyle Cichewicz-Payne, Tanner Ryan, Josh Woods,Santana Scott and Nick Niles. Middle Nathan Woods, Micah Wetters, Eavid Green and Andrew Bengry. Front Clairese Clark, Sarah Nelson and Mara VanOrder.

coach - patrick cravenrecord 2-7returnees Robbie Tapling (Sr.) WR/DB; Chris Imhoff (Sr.) RB/LB; Zach Parshall (Sr.) OL/DL; Andrew Maxwell (Sr.) TE/LB; Anson Poullion (Jr.) OL/DL; Danny Griffin (Jr.) WR/DB; Trevin Ladd (Jr.) QB/DB; and Cody Pritchard (Jr.) RB/LBnewcomers We will have four or five sophomores who need to produce right away for us if we are to be successful this season.strengths We return all of our core skill group. Our young men are very athletic and have a tremendous work ethic.working on We will need to continue to grow up quickly on our offensive and defensive lines.style We hope the experiences of last year will help this team grow and become better football players and young men. Completing games with only 14 players last year was difficult. We were proud of our young men for working through a difficult situation. We hope those experiences pay off for us this year.goals Our team goal is to compete for the conference championship in the toughest football league in northern Michi-gan. In the immediate sense, all of our focus is on White Cloud and week one. We are working to get better every single day.experience eight seniors, eight juniors and six sophomores

coach - katie nostrantreturnees Allyssa Witbeck - Setter / Outside Hitter; Mikayla Wallace Middle; Loraine Foster - Right Side Hitter; Ashley Hopkins - Outside Hitter; Dani-elle Conklin - Outside / Middle Hitter; and Danielle Beasley - Liberonewcomers Sierra Barnett - Middle Hitter; McKenzie Kimball Setter; and Felicia Nelson - Liberostrengths Our major strength is TEAMWORK. The girls have really been working well togetherhelping each other out with the new rotations and defense.working on Our philosophy this year is Back to Basics. We will be work-ing a lot on technique. Technique with everything from service, passing, set-ting, hitting, blocking, offense and defense. If you get back to the basics with

technique, it will become a habit for the girls and with a great habit, comes great things.style We will be running a 5-1 offense and a rotational defense. The 5-1 offense allows us to have solid hitters more often as well as big blocks. As for the rotational defense, the girls will be able to cover more area.conference I see Beal City as the strong contender for the conference. They have a very solid program and work well together. There could be a lot of sleepers...give me a few weeks to get these girls going and it might be us.goals Success this season is defined as: #thevision - Doing the right thing the right way. Building together, working together, relying on each other. Be-ing an example for fellow players as well as fellow classmates. We are work-ing together to be a better community!experience five seniors, three juniors, one sophomore and two freshmen

coach - kevin millsreturnees Boys: Santana Scott, 1st runner, (12); Josh Woods, 2nd runner, (11); Micah Wetters, 6th runner, (12); Andrew Bengry, 5th runner, (12); Girls: Mara VanOrder, 1st runner, (12); Clairese Clark, 3rd runner, (12); Brooke Belleville, 4th runner, (11); Arriana Mooney, 5th runner, (10)newcomers Boys: Nathan Woods, 3rd runner, (9); Austin Hamilton, 4th runner, (9); Alex Hamil-ton, 7th runner, (9); Girls: Sarah Nelson, 2nd runner, (10); Kimberly Wilson, 6th runner, (12)strengths The boys have two returning all state athletes in Josh Woods and Santana Scott. Santana is ranked to win state after his runner-up finish last year. After the front two runners, we have three freshmen who will be the top freshmen in D4 along with upperclassmen who were on varsity last year and will now need to fight to make it in the top 7. We have frontrunners and depth

in the front to mid pack that will take us a long way as a team. We are in the process of building back up the girls team, so we are excited to have a full scoring team this year that will be competi-tive with the middle-of-the-pack of teams.working on Team unity. We need to be united as a team to be an encouragement to each member to perform their best in practice and meets.conference I feel confident that Evarts boys will win the conference and McBain could be a surprising team.goals Boys: Conference champions, regional champions and top 3 at state. Girls: Top 5 in the conferenceexperience Boys: four seniors, two juniors, one sophomore and five freshmen. Girls: three se-niors, one junior and two sophomores

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The 2015 Forest Area soccer team. Front Kyle Ingersoll, Tyler Martin, Erik Gillette, Luis Martinez and Ethan Durfee. Middle Alex Kammeraad, Cody Kammeraad, Ben Kammeraad, Theron Gerring, Austin Peckat and Thor Gerring. Missing are Zack Paulus, Carson Simons, Daniel Blandon and Julia Hobson.

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Forest Area Boys Soccer Aug. 22 McBain Northern

Mich Christian 9:00 Aug. 26 KINGSLEY (COED) 5:00 Aug. 31 BUCKLEY (COED) 5:00 Sep. 01 Kalkaska (Coed) 7:00 Sep. 03 Burt Lake (Coed) 5:00 Sep. 08 CHEBOYGAN (COED) 5:00 Sep. 10 Bellaire (Coed) 5:00 Sep. 15 Roscommon (Coed) 5:00 Sep. 17 HARBOR LIGHT

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CHRISTIAN 7:00 Sep. 03 LaSalle 7:00 Sep. 11 Inland Lakes 7:00 Sep. 18 MANCELONA 7:00 Sep. 26 OPEN DATE 12:00

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coach - brian mumbyrecord 1-8returnees Seniors: OL/LB- William Shoemaker; RB/DB Paul Korn; RB/DB Eric Wagner-Keiser; TE/LB- Lucas Garcia; and OL/DL- James Gilbert. Juniors: QB/DB- Hollis Thomas; OL/DL Daniel Gor-don; OL/DL Brandon Keiser; TE/OLB Nate McLeod. Sophomores: RB/DB- Zac McLeod; and OL/DL- Garrett Bybee-Mullins.newcomers Freshmen: RB/LB Hunter Perkins, OL/DL- Zac Keiser, Jordan Reid, RB/DB- Seth Bearden. Sophomore: OL/DL- Michael Dunham-Keiser. Junior: TE/OLB- Caleb Szymchack, K- Grace White.

strenths Run the ball and play sound defense; create turnovers and pursuit to the football.working on Implementing the systems on both sides of the ball. Getting the returning players acclimated and bringing the newcomers up to speed.style Run first with a full-house T offense. We want ball control and to chew up the clock. We play a 5-2 slant defense that stresses tackling, turnovers and pursuit to the football.conference St. Ignace or Johannesburg-Lewiston are the favorites. Sleepers are Mance-lona, Inland Lakes and Central Lake. All five teams made the playoffs last year.goals Winning season, make the playoffs and all players staying eligible in the classroom.experience five seniors, six juniors, three sophomores and four freshmen

coach - steve hayesrecord 3-15accomplishments Won a first-round district game against Pine River in OT.returnees Ben Kammeraad - Senior - Goal Keeper; Alex Kammer-aad - Senior Defender; Austin Peckat - Senior - Midfield/Forward; Zack Paulus - Senior Defender; Theron Gerring - Senior Defender; and Tyler Martin - Senior - Midfielderstrengths Should be strong on defense and due to lack of num-bers, we should be very well-conditioned, too.working on We need to see where we are at offensively and how that will take shape. We are working a lot on team ball possession. It is

very important we are able to maintain possession of the ball as much as possible.style Because we do not have large numbers, we want to be a possession team that will be strong defensively and look for the counter attack with speed up front.conference My opinion would be that Cheboygan is the team to watch in the conference with Harbor Light Christian or Bellaire also pos-sible contenders.goals Our team will define success based on how much we can improve our individual and team skills. Our No. 1 goal is to just get better every day at practice and in games.experience seven seniors, four sophomores and four freshmen

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Forest Area Girls Volleyball Aug. 22 McBain Northern

Mich Christian 9:00 Aug. 27 Cadillac 9:00 Sep. 02 JOHANNESBURG-

LEWISTON 6:00 Sep. 10 Gaylord St. Marys 6:00 Sep. 12 Manton 9:00 Sep. 15 BELLAIRE 6:00 Sep. 22 ONAWAY 5:00 Sep. 29 Mancelona 6:00 Oct. 03 Farwell 9:00

Oct. 06 Pellston 5:30 Oct. 13 CENTRAL LAKE 6:00 Oct. 15 Suttons Bay 5:00 Oct. 17 Inland Lakes 9:00 Oct. 20 Inland Lakes 5:30 Oct. 22 Lake City 5:00 Oct. 29 MANTON 5:00 Oct. 31 OPEN DATE 9:00 Nov. 02 Open Date 6:00 Nov. 10 OPEN DATE 6:00



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The 2015 Forest Area girls volleyball team. Front manager Bridget Sanbourne. Middle Kelsey Mills, Kassy Leffingwell, Maleah Broering and Caitlyn Gonyer. Back Coach Ron Stremlow, Ashley Browne, Kelsey Mills, Sydney Gooden, Brittney Saylor and Janay Smith.

coach - ron stremlowrecord 9-24-6accomplishments Won 2 tournaments last yearreturnees Ashley Browne 3rd yr on varsity (oh); Kassy Leffingwell jr. returning setter; and Caitlyn Gonyer, jr., libero.newcomers Payton Leonard (oh) and Kelsy Mills (mh) are both sophomores who will start.strengths The team chemistry will be a lot better and overall play should be better.working on We must work on finishing out games better.style Be more aggressive offensively and defensively.conference Onaway is the team to beat... Central Lake and Pellston returns five of its starters. Sleepers are Bellaire and Johannesburg-Lewiston (both are very athletic.)goals To improve weekly and win the conference and make a deep run in the state tour.experience five seniors, three juniors and two sopho-mores

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The 2015 Manton volleyball team. Bottom row Madeline Schultz, Kaylee Lerma, Kaitlyn Vogelaar, Dani Bredahl and Katie Moffit. Top Dion Stanley, Elizabeth Unger, Katie Vanderlugt, Kaylee Lutke, Mackenzie Hughes and Haley Taylor.


The 2015 Manton football team. Bottom row Tyler Bendig, Travis Bradburn, Michael Gingras Anthony Cergnul. Second Henri Berry, Brandon Bode, Kameron Musselman, Chris Stanley and Jonah Nelson. Third Bradley Dunn, Brock Clough, Brandon Boersma and Coach Travis Waddell. Fourth Nate Robertson, Jakob Crawford, Luke Paddock, Preston Shazri and Cole Shepler. Fifth Wyatt Baker, Tyler Swing and Mason Baker. Not pictured is Garret Siddall.

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Manton Girls Volleyball Aug. 25 Mesick 6:00 Sep. 03 KALKASKA 6:00 Sep. 08 Brethren 6:00 Sep. 12 Pine River Invite 9:00 Sep. 15 Beal City 6:00 Sep. 22 MARION 6:00 Sep. 26 MANTON INVITE 9:00 Sep. 29 Lake City 6:00 Oct. 03 Brethren Invite 9:00

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Aug. 22 N. Mich. Christian Invite 10:30

Aug. 25 Chippewa Hills Invite 10:00 Sep. 09 FOX & HOUND 4:30 Sep. 12 Charlevoix Classic 9:00 Sep. 18 MSU Invite 1:00 Sep. 22 Marion HC Jamboree 4:30 Sep. 24 Kingsley Invite 4:00 Sep. 26 Evart Invite 10:00 Oct. 03 Pine River Invite 9:00

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coach - travis waddellrecord 7-3accomplishments First winning season in 9 years and first playoff appearance in 20 yearsreturnees QB - Wyatt Baker; RBs - Jonah Nelson, Travis Bradburn, Kam Musselman, Mike Gingras, Tyler Bendig and Brandon Bode; O-line - Mason Baker, Luke Paddock (also conf. Defensive MVP, Jake Crawford and Brandon Boersma; TE/WR - Cole Shepler, Chris Stanly, Brad Dunn, Brock Clough, Tyler Swing and Josh Marshallnewcomers RB - Garret Siddall; O-Line - Preston Shazri, Nate Robertson, Kyle Herlbert, Anthony Cergnul and Henri Berrystrengths Leadership will be huge. We have a big se-nior class that is ready to take the next step as a program. I feel our offense will be more explosive as we have had another year in the system. We have been able to add an-other dimension with run reads and a more advanced pass game. Our defense returns a lot of starters, our entire defen-

sive backfield as well as the linebacking crew return except for one. We will try to be explosive, and be the toughest team on the field week in and week out.working on Furthering our knowledge of the playbook. We want to play fast both offensively and defensively. That takes a lot of work and preparation. We also want to grow as a coaching staff, and continue to get better.style We like to play fast and fly around. We really stress the idea that a team and a community are a family. We will play until the last whistle as hard as we do at the first.conference We set the bar high. Our goal is to be com-peting for a conference championship. Other teams that will be at the top are Beal City, Pine River and McBain. I also think Lake City could take some strides. They were young last year but have gained experience. They are also well coached so they will be prepared.goals Conference championship, 2nd consecutive playoff berth, make a run once we get to the playoffs and taking each game one at a time.

coach - nicole helselrecord 20-22-2accomplishments TEAM Academic all-state; Kirsten Reid, all-region, all-area and all-conference; Ana Garcia, academic all-statereturnees Mackenzie Hughes, senior middle-hitter; Kaylee Lutke, senior right-side hitter; Katie Moffitt, senior libero; Zoey Thompson, junior setter; Dion Stanley, junior outside-hitter; and Kaitlyn Vogelaar, junior outside-hitternewcomers Haley Taylor, sophomore middle-hitter; Kaylee Lerma, junior defensive spe-cialist; Elizabeth Unger, senior setter and hitter; Madeline Schultz, junior defensive specialist; Katie Vanderlugt, junior right side hitter; and Dani Bredahl, junior right side hitterstrengths I think this is a Phil Jackson quote, which sums us up, the strength of the team is each member. The strength of each member is the team.working on Volleyball and keeping it real.conference Winning is overrated. The only time it is really important is in surgery and war Al McGuire quote.goals We define success by growth and how we represent our community.experience four seniors, seven juniors and one sophomore

coach - jeff hardingrecord Boys and girls teams finished 2nd in the Highlandaccomplishments Manton boys brought home 6 trophies two 1st place, three 2nd place and one 3rd. Manton girls brought home 5 trophies; three 1st and two 2nd. Both teams finished 2nd in their regional finals and our girls finished 9th at the State Finals and the boys 11th out of the 140 schools.returnees The boys graduated five seniors, which makes our returners even more important. Leading the charge for the boys will be juniors Brock Wright, Andrew Ev-erett Ryan Grondyke and Joey Beehler, along with sopho-more Zach Flint. Our girls team graduated its largest group of seniors ever. Those eight girls were the heart and soul of the team. However, we have a nice group of freshmen that are eager to leave their own mark on the program. With 11 returning girls, including our top four varsity girls in Bailee Kimbel, Tori Moffit, Emily Flint and Autumn Federowicznewcomers Graduation hit our boys team very hard. We have to find some bodies to fill the holes left behind from graduation. So far weve picked up Jacob Cergnul and Hunter Rosted and still working on a couple others. The girls team has many new faces and several looking to

make an impact right from the start of the season. Junior Angelica Parker is retuning from Interlochen Arts school. Her freshman sister Ashley and their cousin Julia Parker are also looking strong. With the additional return of Grace Musselman, our girls team will be loaded with talent again this year.strengths Our boys team has many athletes whose focus is actually other sports. The word has gotten out how much cross country helps improve athletic performance in basketball, wrestling and track. Our strength is their over-all athletic ability and strength. This will really help reduce the amount of running-related injuries since they are true overall athletes. Our girls team strength will be our depth. Well have 6-8 girls that could be the No. 1 runner on most of other teams. With their competitive spirit and the fun we build into practices, theyll all be attacking at every race.Weaknesses Fun. All athletes runthose that enjoy it will continue improving.conference Beal City has won back-to-back Division 4 state championships. Until someone beats them, they are the favorites but dont count us out.goals As a coach I define success as having fun and improving, both as both a team and as individuals. How-ever the athletes have another goal in mindSTATE FINALS.

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Lake City Boys Football Aug. 27 HARRISON 7:00 Sep. 03 Sanford Meridian 7:00 Sep. 11 Manton 7:00 Sep. 18 BEAL CITY 7:00 Sep. 25 Pine River 7:00

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The 2015 Lake City volleyball team. Back row Valerie Aten, Rebecca Young, Maggie Thom, Jessi Helsel and Laraiah Schichtel. Front Emily Schultz, Serenity Morgan, Mikayla Jimenez, Amanda Aldrich and Hailey Pylkas.


The 2015 Lake City cross country team. Back row, from left, manager Patrick Rhodes, Conner Fagerman, Cameron Shea, Kyle Briseno, and Wyatt Fritz. Middle row, from left, Ethan Linderman, Jon Larkin, Zach Gillow, Nolan Linderman, Nicolas Arciniegas, and Ryan Shriver. Front row, from left, Mari McLure, Kaitlyn Jones, Christina Frye, Elizabeth Ashton, Hattie Holshouser, and Hailey Cockeram. Missing from picture: Phillip Molitor and Kim Johnson.

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Aug. 22 Northern Michigan Christian Invite TBA

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Oct. 03 Pine River Invite 9:00 Oct. 06 Manton 4:30 Oct. 08 Mancelona Invite 4:00 Oct. 12 Beaverton w-Gladwin 5:00 Oct. 20 Highland

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Lake City Girls Volleyball Aug. 21 Houghton Lake Invite 9:00 Sep. 08 Harrison 6:00 Sep. 12 Pine River Invite 9:00 Sep. 15 Northern Michigan

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The 2015 Lake City football team. Back row Kalob Bellows, Zach Haas, Levi Aten, Cade Peterson, Lucas Marion, Sean Celmer, Andrew Fechter, David Raymond and Ethan Wetzel. Front Collin Hinkston, Devon Root, Brandon Esch, Ethan Blaszak, Wyatt Bisballe, Justin Beller, Marco Miranda, Travis Hamel and Zach Noren. Missing from photo Jacob Shivlie.

coach - tim petersonrecord 2-7returnees Lucas Marion - TE, LB; Andrew Fechter - OL, LB; Cade Peterson - QB, S; Ethan Blaszak - OL, DL; Ethan Wetzel - OL, LB; Levi Aten - OL, DL; Bobby Snow - OL, DL; Sean Celmer - OL, DL; Travis Hamel - OL, DL; Devin Root - WR, DB; Ethan Hinkston - WR, DB; and Jacob Shivlie - RB, DBnewcomers David Raymond - WR, DL; Kalob Bellows - RB, DB; Zach Noren - WR, DB; Wyatt Bisballe - WR, DB; Zach Hays - WR, LB; Brandon Esch - RB, DB; Marco Miranda - WR, DB; and Justin Balcer - WR, LBstrengths Team speed is a big asset for us this year. We have tremendous team speed at the skill positions. Also, we have great team chemistry for this year. Our kids have and continue to push each other to make themselves better.working on The one thing that we will be working on the entire season is exceptional execution of the schemes.style On offense, we are a spread football team that will

throw the ball much more than normal high school football teams. We are no-huddle and will thus be exciting for fans to watch. On defense, we are an even front team that will utilize our size and speed to create problems for the opponents.conference Every team in the Highland will be strong this year. There will be no weeks that we can take for granted. However, Beal City continues to the team to beat. Even though they have a new coach, they return a tremendous amount of talent. Evart is well-coached and will be much-im-proved from last year. Pine River continues to have excellent athletes and will be strong again. McBain has a new coach and will be utilizing new schemes but will be big and strong as always. Manto has many good athletes coming off a good season last year. They will be a challenge for sure.goals Our goal is to be competitive in every game and look to get back to the playoffs. It is our expectation to be back playing at the level that Lake City football is accus-tomed to be playing at.experience 12 seniors, four juniors and four sophomores

coach - bridgid ardisreturnees Laraiah Schichtel, Senior OH/back row; Rebecca Young, Se-nior Setter; Serenity Morgan, Senior RH/back row; Emily Schultz, Senior OH/back row; and Maggie Thom, Junior MHnewcomers We have a large JV team we are keeping for the point of bringing some players up throughout the season. Our key players for this year are all the returning seniors and juniors. We are very heavy on returning players this year.strengths I believe our strength this year will be our front row hitting. We came alive with our hitting toward the end of last season and I believe we will continue with that. Our serving has always been a great strength for our team also.working on As a team, we will be working on passing as well as every aspect of the game to get us to the top where every coach would like their

team to be. Team bonding will be the No. 1 thing the first couple of weeks; getting the new players comfortable with the returning players.style When our fans come to our games they will see strong serving as well as strong and aggressive hits at the net. They will see girls that put forth 100 percent each and every set to complete the match. Our fans will see unity on the floor as well as off the floor.conference McBain is always a team we have a hard time with, along with Beal City.goals Our team goals this year will be to play the hardest we can and give our best each and every match. I have strong returning players this year and I feel as though we are ready to move forward in the conference. I feel confi-dent in my players that they will give their all to reach their individual goals as well as a team goal. Im looking forward for the season to begin.experience Five seniors and five juniors

coach - sara colecchioaccomplishments Second place Duane Rau Invitereturnees Nolan Linderman, senior, has assumed the leadership role as the veteran runner; Phillip Molitor, senior, is a second-year runner that is going to run with the pack consistently; Cameron Shea, junior; Jon Larkin, sophomore, and Ethan Linderman, sophomore, provide leadership to the team; Elizabeth Ashton, senior, is the girls leader; Kaitlyn Jones, sophomore, had a successful season as a freshman and great season as a track athlete. She is ready to work hard to continue that success; Christina Frye, sophomore, is an outstanding track athlete that will help to make this team successful; Hailey Cockeram, sophomore, ran all sum-mer and has worked hard to become competitive and be a valuable member of this team.newcomers Nicolas Arciniego, Ryan Shriver, Conner Fagerman, Zach Gillow, Kyle Briseno, Victor Gehl, Kim John-son, Mari McLure, and Hattie Holshouser.

strengths The boys will pack run well this year. The Lin-derman boys and Jon Larkin run together and quite often finish within seconds of each other. They are looking to add at least two more teammates to that group on a consistent basis. The girls will have a couple of super-driven athletes that will push the others to excel. The girls may be more strung out although they may also have a couple of run-ners close to the top. They are quick to get back out on the course and encourage their third place through seventh place teammates to finish strong.working on Moving the boys pack up closer to the front. The teams will work on pushing themselves at every single meet so they can achieve the goals they have set for themselves by the end of the season.goals It is always a goal to do well in the conference. Both teams are looking to see what they need to do in order to finish in the top half or higher. Being in the top 15 at re-gionals is always a goal of the athletes so they could qualify for state.

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coach - jason keeleraccomplishments Boys were sixth and girls fourth in the Highland Conference; Qualified one boy and three girls to D4 State meet; Boys team was the top Academic All-State team at the Class D State meet; Girls team had three earn Academic All-State honors at the Class D State meet; Kinzie and Kylie Sikkema both earned D4 Academic All-State Honors, All-Con-ference Honors, All Area Honors; and Anissa Kee-ler earned All-Conference Honorable Mentionreturnees Boys: We are returning the core group from last years team. Those runners are: Parker Johnson (12), Jared Deighton (11), Gar-ret Melvin (11), Isaiah Keeler (11), Joe Fisher (11), Hunter Pollington (11) and Dallas Swinehart (10). They are a great group of guys who looking to make some significant improvement over last year. Girls: The key returnees on the girls side in-cludes last years state qualifier, Kylie Sikkema (11).newcomers Boys: This years newcomers are John Anderson (11), Trenton DeBoer (11), Robert Hubble (10) and Jacob Chamberlain (9). While there is a little bit of running experience in the group, for the most part we are looking forward to see what these guys can do in cross country. Girls: Our newcomers on the girls side includes Anna Ferman (11) who will bring some success from last years track season as a member of our school record 3,200 relay team, and Tasha-wa Switalski (9) and Haley Miller (9), both bright spots from last years junior high team.strengths Our boys team will be an inter-esting mix of experience and inexperience. While we have some relatively new runners, we also have some runners who have run for a few years and have really put in a lot of work this

summer. I believe they are ready to make the jump. Our success as a team will really depend on how well they make the jump and who steps up to fill our fourth and fifth spots. While we once again dont have a lot of depth on the girls side we do have some very dedicated runners who have put in the summer miles. Last year, we did as well as we did in the conference because our top runners placed well. It looks like we are in a similar situation this year, but with a little more inexperience. The leadership of our veterans to help our younger runners come of age quickly will play a key role in our team success.working on We always stress the impor-tance of taking care of your body, working hard at what you do, and believing that you can ac-complish the things that you always thought you couldnt do. I have kids that are running dis-tances they never thought they would be able to do. Next, itll be their times.conference Id have to say Evart for the boys and Manton for the girls. Both teams have an accomplished group of returning runners and are adding a few more talented freshmen. Beal City is last years state champs and even though theyve lost some to graduation, Ill bet they will be tough as well.goals As always, our goal is to qualify for the state meet. Being a little guy in the always-strong Highland Conference, our goal is to make it into the top three. Beyond that, we want our kids to grow by accomplishing the things that they al-ways thought they couldnt do. Mostly I hope that happens in their running but I know well celebrate in other ways this year too.experience Boys: one senior, 7 juniors, two sophomores and one freshman. Girls: two juniors and two freshmen.

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The 2015 Marion Eagles volleyball team. Back row, from left, Carmen Gage, Kelly Fischer, coach Brook Pollington, Brittney Ryan, and Brooke Gillespie. Front row, from left, Kelly Booms, Amanda Rodenish, Taylor Hopkins, and manager Adaline Smith. Missing from photo: Ailana Massey.


The 2015 Marion Eagles cross country team. Back row coach Jason Keeler, Hunter Pollington, Joe Fisher, Jared Deighton and Isaiah Keeler. Middle row Trenton DeBoer, Parker Johnson, Garret Melvin and Jacob Chamberlain. Front row Anna Ferman, Tashawa Switalski and Kylie Sikkema.

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Aug. 29 Benzie Central Moss 9:00 Sep. 02 Clare Race MMCC 4:00 Sep. 09 Manton TBA Sep. 12 Fremont Hill

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coach - brook pollingtonrecord 7-24-5returnees Our returning seniors are: Kelly Booms Setter; Amanda Rodenish Libero; and Carmen Gage Middle Blockernewcomers New to the varsity team are juniors: Brittney Ryan Middle Blocker; Taylor Hopkins Outside Hitter; and Aitana Massey Outside Hitter; and sophomores: Kelly Fischer Outside Hitter; and Brooke Gillespie Rightside Hitterstrengths Marion is a small close-knit community. Our athletes work together in many sports. This allows for our volleyball team to know each others athletic skills. Teamwork is one of our greatest strengths.working on This season we have been focusing on creating intentional movements on the court. Our emphasis this season will be on ball control and agility.conference The Highland Conference is a very competitive one. McBain has been a consistently solid team. However, Lake City is looking strong this year as well. At Marion we are building our program, but we have been working hard this summer and hope to be tough conference competitors.goals Winning comes in many forms. It can mean winning games and/or achieving goals. Every year our goal is to do better than we did the previous season. This year we will define success by competing at our highest ability and by increasing our serving percentage while growing our confidence in serve receiving.


The 2015 Marion football team. Back coach Jenema, Collin Williams, Brennon Sian, Rylee Philo, William Johnson, Austin Edwards, Dan Bloss and coach Zorn. Front Brandon Bell, Cameron Turner, Brandon Newman, Erick Carey, Chris Wengert, and Dakota England.

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coach - chad jenemarecord 4-4-1returnees Brendan Sian,12; Rylee Philo, 12; William Johnson,12; Dan Bloss, 12; Brandon Bell,12; Camren Turner,11; Dakota England,12; Austin Ed-wards, 11; Brandon Newman, 11; Collin Williams, 11; Erick Carey, 10; and Chris Wengart, 10strengths We will have a group of guys that all played together last year. With us having to play a J.V. schedule everyone is returning. That should be a benefit to us.

working on We will be learning how to play the game of eight-man football. We have had to adapt our offence and totally change our defense.style The fans will see a version of the I-for-mation. Even with only eight players it should look familiar to the fans.goals Our goal entering our first year of eight-man football is to make the playoffs. We are not in a conference so that is the goal we are shoot-ing for.

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coach - pat maloneyrecord 4-5returnees Ethan Eisenga senior-TE; Seth Barnette senior-RB/LB; Ty Clark senior-RB/LB; and Austin Lucas senior-OL/DLstrengths Play with hustle and heartworking on Installing a new offense/defense/special teams and team chemistrystyle Option based offense and a swarming multiple set defenseexperience 11 seniors, eight juniors, three sophomores and one fresh-man.

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The 2015 McBain cross country teams. Back row, from left, Noah Proctor, Gary VanderVelde, Logan Taylor, Brendon Sutten, Keegan OMalley, Andrew Roby, David Rick and Eli Nelson. Middle Row, from left, Lucy Rees, Kara Mosher, Charity Ingleright, Riley Vandenboss, Ashley Schierbeek, Gracie Brunink, and Alexis DeYoung. Front row, from left, coach Johnny Ensing, Mollie Bronkema, April Vanklompenberg, Asia LaGrow, Carolina Long and Klaudia OMalley.

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Aug. 25 Chippewa Hills 10:00 Aug. 29 Benzie Central 9:00 Sep. 02 Cadillac 10:00 Sep. 12 Buckley Inv. 10:00 Sep. 15 Beal City Inv. 4:00 Sep. 19 MCBAIN INV. 10:00 Sep. 22 High Jam. Marion 4:30 Sep. 30 Roscommon 4:30

Oct. 03 Carson City Inv. 9:00 Oct. 06 High Jam Manton 4:30 Oct. 08 Mesick 4:00 Oct. 16 Montabella 4:00 Oct. 20 High Jam Evart 4:30 Oct. 24 Bear Lake 8:30 Oct. 31 Regionals TBA Nov. 07 Finals TBA



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w-Reed City 5:00 Sep. 05 Manton (V) 9:00 Sep. 08 Kalkaska w-Grayling 5:00 Sep. 12 Morley Stanwood (JV) 9:00 Sep. 15 PINE RIVER 6:00 Sep. 19 Beal City (V) 9:00

Sep. 19 MCBAIN INV. (JV) 9:00 Sep. 22 N. MICH. CHRISTIAN 6:00 Sep. 26 MCBAIN INV. (V) 9:00 Sep. 29 Marion 6:00 Oct. 06 Evart 6:00 Oct. 10 Morley Stanwood (V) 9:00 Oct. 10 Pine River (JV) 9:00 Oct. 13 Manton 6:00 Oct. 15 Kingsley Quad (V) 5:30 Oct. 15 QUAD MEET (JV) 5:00 Oct. 20 BEAL CITY 6:00 Oct. 27 Lake City 6:00 Oct. 31 HC Tourn. Evart (JV) 9:30 Nov. 01 HC Tourn. Beal City (V) 9:30



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coach - dawn verberkmoesrecord 40-7-3accomplishments Highland Conference champs, district champs, Manton Invita-tional champions, McBain Invite championsreturnees Kate Bode, senior outside hitter; Sammy VanHouten, junior outside Hitter; and Maggie Eisenga, senior liberonewcomers Brook Richards, sophomore setter; Rylee Eisenga, sophomore outside hitter; Michaela Koopman, junior middle hitter; and Alyssa Johnson, junior middle hitter.strengths One of our greatest strengths will be our ability to attack the ball at the net and behind the serving line. I am also encouraged by how the team plays so well together, and has good communication. This is crucial as we get used to a new setter.working on Offensively, our new setters are working hard to connect with the hit-ters. Although we have a quick libero, our defense needs some work, and that is some-thing our team is committed to improve.style Our game philosophy is to pass well so we get the ball to our hitters. Secondly, our team is committed to staying positive and being flexible. We are not able to be in our high school gym this year due to construction of our beautiful auditorium, therefore our team will be traveling a lot. We want our fans to see a fast-paced game with great hits and serves. We will also have a lot of team spirit and positive communication.conference Beal City always puts together a great volleyball team, and Lake City looked really strong at Ferris State University this year during camp. We will not underes-timate any team in the Highland.goals Our teams goals are to work hard, give 100 percent in practice and games, be positive with our teammates, and have fun. We are looking for 40 wins, three invita-tional trophies, a district win, and a conference championship.experience five seniors, five juniors and two sophomores

coach - johnny ensingreturnees Boys - We have 10 boys currently out with no seniors. Returning is No. 1 runner and all-conference junior Brendan Sutton. Also returning are top five runners: junior Logan Taylor, sophomore Eli Nelson and sophomore Gray Vandervelde. Girls - We have 11 girls currently out with one senior. Returning is senior and No. 1 runner and all-con-ference Carrie Long. Also returning juniors Riley Vandenboss, April Vanklopenberg, Molly Bronkema, and Lucy Rees. newcomers Newcomers are freshman Keegan OMalley, Caleb Dodde, David Rick, Chase Pylkas, Noah Proc-tor, and Andrew Roby, Ashley Schierbeek, Klaudia OMalley, Grace Brunick, Alexis DeYoung, and junior Kara Mosher.strengths We are young and are working on pack running. Our depth should be much improved this year. If we can get our pack time down to a minute or less we will be competitive.working on Team spirit and pushing each other to reach our goals. We need the leaders to step forward!conference Boys - Evart has been the team for distance running and this year should be no change in that. I expect McBain boys to push them. Like every year the conference will be competitive. Girls - Beal City is returning conference champs and state champs. However, they lost key runners to graduation. The girls race should be open to three or four teams. Our depth may put us in there.goals Our goals are the same every year! Win the conference, qualify for the Finals, and each runner is to improve themselves.


The 2015 McBain volleyball team. Back row, from left, Rylee Eisenga, Meghan Bronkema, Sammy VanHouten, Michaela Koopman, Katlyn Bode, Megan Kamphouse, Allyssa Johnson, and Sarah Mayle. Front row, from left, Emily Gandolfi, Ally Richardson, Brooke Richards and Maggie Eisenga.


The 2015 McBain football team. Back row, from left, Dylan Boonstra, Caleb Strickland, Tyler Britnell, Hunter Ranson, Andrew Sikkema, Emmitt Bronkema, Chase Rodenbaugh, Logan Eling, Kyle Hamilton, Sean Sikkema and Luke Barber. Front row, from left, Trevor Dick, Ty Clark, Allen Brown, Trent Brower, Austin Lucas, Alex Hoekwater, Ethan Eisenga, Seth Barnette, Jimy Scheider, Kobe Ingraham, Adam Mentel, and Jake Roby.

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coach - dave vanhaitsmarecord 12-7-1accomplishments Second place in the South Division of the NMSLreturnees Seniors: Jager Haanforward, Jonathan Drachtmidfield, Cody Winkleforward, Brett Rodenbaughmidfield/defense, Jack Simonsmidfield, Casey TeBosmidfield; Junior Chase Gernaat will anchor our defense, Charlie Moore defense, Jonathon Eisengamidfield; SophomoresBen HeukerKeeper, Carson Bassettdefense/keeper, Coleman Bassettmidfield, Jared Eisengadefense; Kirk Smallegandefense, Jordon Mosherdefense/forward, Zenyk TowersMidfieldnewcomers Senior Cody Farr brings athleticism, but very little soccer experience to the team; Freshman Tanner Mulder, Caiden Platz, and Grant Pogue bring offensive skills, while fellow freshman Drew Krick, Spencer Quist, Jared Towers, and Ryan Yahner look to make an impact defensively.strengths We have some players that can shoot missiles; we have endurance; we will play hard from the opening whistle to the final whistle.working on We are really working to develop our touches, to know where teammates are and where they are going. We have many talented underclassmen that need to get experience playing with the upperclassmen.style I hope they see a team that encourages its members to be their best. I hope that they see a team that plays hard, that passes and shoots well, that communicates well, that plays tough defense, and that plays smart soccer. Above all, I hope that they see a team working together as an act of worship. If we can do those things, the year will be a success.conference Gladwin only loses two players from a team that dominated the South in winning the division last year. Houghton Lake should also be tough in the South. Bellaire has won the North (and also the conference championship) the last several years and would be the favorites to do so again. Roscommon and Cheboygan may also be tough in the North.goals I usually measure success by looking primarily at growth. If we grow as a team, and if players grow as individualsin their skill level, in their personal life, and spirituallycertainly that is success. As for winning, if we are able to win the games we should win and can win a few games that we shouldnt really win, that also is a success. Also if we can play the way we hope to play (see above), the year would have to be considered a success. I have coached long enough to know better than to allow winning percentage to define success.experience seven seniors, three juniors, eight sophomores and seven freshmen

NMC Boys Soccer Aug. 22 NMCS TOURNAMENT TBA Aug. 25 GLEN LAKE 5:00 Aug. 27 BELLAIRE 5:00 Aug. 31 PENTWATER 5:00 Sep. 02 Cadillac JV 4:30 Sep. 03 HOUGHTON LAKE 5:00 Sep. 08 Crossroads 5:00 Sep. 10 CLARE 5:00 Sep. 15 GLADWIN 5:00 Sep. 17 Pine River 5:00

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Cadillac Heritage 5:00 Sep. 29 Gladwin 5:00 Oct. 01 Clare 5:00 Oct. 06 PINE RIVER 5:00 Oct. 08 TC Chistian 5:00 Oct. 19 Districts TBA Oct. 27 Regionals TBA HOME GAMES ARE CAPITALIZED


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CHRISTIAN INVITE TBA Aug. 29 Benzie Central

@ Pete Moss Invite 9:00 Sep. 15 Beal City Invite 4:00 Sep. 17 Kingsley Invite TBA Sep. 19 McBain Invite 10:00 Sep. 22 Marion

Highland Jam 4:30 Sep. 26 Lake City Invite 9:00

Oct. 03 Pine River Invite 9:00 Oct. 06 Manton Invite TBA Oct. 08 Mesick Invite TBA Oct. 13 Pine River

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The 2015 Northern Michigan Christian soccer team. Back row coach Joe Yahner, Spencer Quist, Carson Bassett, Charlie Moore, Jared Eisenga, Brett Rodenbaugh, Jack Simons, Jager Haan, Casey TeBos, Cody Farr, Cody Winkle, Kirk Smallegan, coach Dylan Lucas and coach Dave VanHaitsma. Front Chase Gernaat, Zenyk Towers, Caiden Platz, Ryan Yahner, Tanner Mulder, Ben Heuker, Coleman Bassett, Grant Pogue, Jared Towers, Drew Krick, and Jordan Mosher. Missing Jonathan Dracht.

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The 2015 Northern Michigan Christian volleyball team. Back row, from left, Melanie Heuker, Kylie Lanser, Rachel Oudman, Bailie Traviss, coach Amy Swanson, Jacie Lutke, Holly MacLean, and Rebecca Dieterman. Front row, from left, Kendra VanPolen, Anna Shaarda, Allison Bazuin-Platz, Jessica Lee, Kalli Mosher and Kaylie Benthem.

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NMC Girls Volleyball Aug. 21 Lake City Tri (JV) 9:00 Aug. 22 N. MICH.

CHRISTIAN INVITE (V) 9:00 Aug. 25 TRI OR QUAD (JV) 6:00 Aug. 27 TRI OR QUAD

INVITE (JV) (V) TBA Aug. 31 Cadillac Invite (JV) TBA Sep. 08 G.T. Academy (JV) (V) 6:00 Sep. 10 JV QUAD 5:00 Sep. 12 Pine River Invite (V) 9:00 Sep. 12 Kalkaska Invite (JV) 9:00 Sep. 15 LAKE CITY (JV) (V) 6:00 Sep. 17 Tri or Quad (V) TBA Sep. 17 @ Onekama/

Suttons Bay (JV) TBA Sep. 19 McBain Invite (JV)

@ Manton 9:00 Sep. 19 Crossroads Invite (V) 9:00 Sep. 22 McBain (JV) (V) 6:00

Sep. 26 McBain Invite (V) @ Manton 9:00

Sep. 29 EVART (JV) (V) 6:00 Oct. 06 MARION (JV) (V) 6:00 Oct. 10 Suttons Bay Invite (V) 9:00 Oct. 10 Pine River Invite (JV) 9:00 Oct. 13 Beal City (JV) (V) 6:00 Oct. 15 Leland Quad (V) 6:00 Oct. 20 PINE RIVER (JV) (V) 6:00 Oct. 22 Lake City-

Forest Area Tri (V) 6:00 Oct. 27 Manton (JV) (V) 6:00 Oct. 31 Evart Highland

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The 2015 Northern Michigan Christian cross country team. From left, Kameryan Koning, Connor Witbeck and Jonathan Jenema.

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coach - amy swansonreturnees Melanie Heuker OH (Senior), Bailie Traviss OH (Senior), Kylie Lanser Setter (Senior), Anna Shaarda RS (Senior)newcomers Rebecca Dieterman MH, Kendra VanPolen DSstrengths We are an athletic team with a lot of potential! Our hitters are doing a nice job so I expect for that to be a definite strength throughout the season! The team is responding well to a new coach and they all have great attitudes!working on We need to get comfortable with each other and rely on our smarts to be a force this year!style My goal is that fans will see a humble confidence among the girls! It is my goal to make communication No. 1, so if theyve been a quiet team in the past that will be different this year! We will be strong and aggressive in the front row, being creative in our attacks! Also expect to see solid passers!conference I honestly think itll be an interesting dynamic in the conference this year...Im not sure that there is a top dog this year!goals This group of girls is ready to play and want to win! Our focus this season is going to be taking districts and being solid contenders in our conference!experience seven seniors and six juniors

coach - nikki witbeckaccomplishments Kylie Lanser was our standout runner and lone representative to the state meet. She also receive

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