Jack Pine Tribune - November 5, 2012

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All good things come to end. Led by uniquely powerful and explosive Sadie

Hall, the Meridian Mustangs steam-rocked through the JPC in convincing

fashion to hoist up back-to-back title belts; showing the most impressive

dominance in the last two years.

Tey had a head full of momentum heading into district play, but as

MHSAA demarcated the battle lines, they were slated to jostle at the

Th e En d

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By Cody ORourke

G - m e n

l if t t h e c row n

When you take a look atGladwins 39-0 victory overthe Evart Wildcats, youcome to realize one thing:Its harder to stay on topthan it is to get to the top.

When youre the alpha-dogs, the undisputedchampions, everybodyi s gunni ng f or y ou.When the oppositionpulls out their schedule,they circle the date theyplay the champion. Not

jus t the contenders , butEVERYBODY puts thehigh-lighter next your name because even if youre inthe midst of a losing seasonand you take down thegoliath, the entire seasonis a success. All of sudden,coaches from around theleague start diverting all oftheir meager resources todevise a scheme to dethroneyou.

Tose are just some of the

external factors, let alone

Javan Medema and Flying Gs

continue their undefeated streak

by taking another title

Te talent laden Meridian Mustangs ran into a buzz-saw in the St. Louis Sharks, losing in three sets.

COACH

GOFF

CONTINUED ON P.23Coach Goffs

zen-like stature and positive vibes allowed the Mustangs to ourish.

FRANK,

EAGLES ROLL

TO STATES


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JACKPINE TRIBUNE Monday, November 5, 2012Page 2

he Freeland boys won the

regional meet. Clare was runner-

up. Farwell inished in a close

third. Both Farwell and Clare

will compete at the state fnals at

MIS. Tis is the frst time in FHS

lore that Farwell has qualiied

to run at the state fnals, Coach

Frisch and Coach Frank are very

proud, deservingly so. Clares

Coach Adam Burhans continues

to polish, refne and manuactureelite cross country stalwarts that

compete with the elite no matter

what venue they attend.

Hunter Nivison tallied a 16:41

inishing 3rd overall. Clares

Kyler Phillips ran a spectacular

race as he tallied a 17:00 or 6th

place. Clares Lucas Combs ran a

17:08 to earn 8th place.

Clares Kevin Spicer-orres

ran a 17:29 or the 11th spot.Brandon Frank and Luke Schultz

o Farwell ran 17:30 and 17:31 to

fnish 12th and 13th.

Harrisons steady rock, Brenden

aylor ran a 17:44 to garner the

16th spot. Farwells Joe Bowen

rushed in or the 18th place via

his time o 17:57. Beavertons

Zeke Dassay compiled a fnishing

time o 17:59 and his sturdy mate,

Erik Maxwell made the Beavernation proud with his time o

18:11 to garner 24th place.

h e C l a r e g i r l s c r o s s -

cou n t r y t eam won t h e i r

second consecutive Regional

Championship on Saturday. Te

pioneers fnished with 39 points,

Saginaw Nouvel was second with

65, and Essexville Garber was

third with 66 points. Freeland

was 4th, Rosco was 5th, Harrison

was 6th, Valley Lutheran was 7th,

Meridian was 8th, Houghton

Lake was 9th and Beaverton

fnished in 10th place.

Clares Victoria Harper garnered

2nd overall at regionals (19:52)

and Lindsay Winter, inished

3rd(20:00) led the way up ront

or the Pioneers and both earned

First eam All-Region honors.

Roscos Katie Burmester earned

4th with her time o 20:41.

Harrisons Brooke Colville

fnished 6th via her time o 20:58.

C l a r e s R o b y n S t a n l e y -

8 t h ( 21 : 15) an d M adi son

McPhee-15th(21:29) both earned

Second eam All-Region honors.

Sadie Phillips rounded out the

scoring or the pioneers with a

16th place inish and a time o

21:31. Melissa Benchley fnished

in 18th(21:36). Farwells Contessa

Hammond earned the 20th spot

with her time o 21:46.

Gladwins Katelyn Grove tallied

a time o 21:56, Meridians

Breanna Koon ran a 21:57 to

fnish 22nd and 23rd respectively.

Roscos Erica Frye ran a 22:02 toearn the 24th spot. Meridians

Emma Orvosh ran a 22:11 to

earn the 25th spot. Gladwins

Shania Paisley tallied a 22:46

to earn 33rd. Harrisons Rae

Bundo compiled a 23:03, her

Hornet mate, Kayla McKenna a

23:04, Paige Gould was 40th via

her time o 23:09 and Raylene

Ramirez o HHS ran a 23:12.

We have the talent to be in thetop 15 next Saturday--maybe

higher. his is a doable goal

with a great group o kids who

believed in a team vision o being

there or each other all year, said

Clares Coach McKown. Because

o our fnish and collective GPA

on the team, we will be receiving

eam Academic All-State honors

with a top-7 average o 3.538, at

the end o the race. A ull reporto the fnals will be in Nov. 12th.

Harper, only a junior, sets the pace and is in front

of the pack time and time again. Victoria eclipsed

the 20 minute mark at regionals as she tallied a

19:52 which is good enough for a 2nd place silver

at Delta College, the site of the regional race.

She looks to lead her Pioneers once again at the

state nals meet at the Michigan International

Speedway.

VICTORIA HARPER

CLARE

Harperisvictorious

nomattertHesetting

Nivison has been slicing seconds o of his 5K

time all autumn long. Hes convincingly been the

victor at every Jack Pine Jamboree. Hes hunted

down standout runners at each event that hes

attended. Nivison nished 10th overall at Portage,

which is a mecca for prestigious CC programs. He

did well at Holly and now hes a 3rd place nisher

at the regionals, tallying a 16:41.

HUNTER NIVISON

CLARE

nivisoncontinuesto

ransacktHefield

Clares Kyler

Phillips has

trimmed

seconds

o his time

rapidly all

season long.

KYLER PHILLIPS

CLARE, FARWELL

QUALIFY FOR


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JACKPINE TRIBUNE Page 3Monday, November 5, 2012

Josh Gross is one o those zealous

young men, who seem to have a

relentless motor that is running

on high octane uel and its hard

to ind him not smiling. Josh has

qualiied or the MHSAA State

Finals rack and Field meet. Hes

led his team in points, rebounds

and intangibles on the basketball

court, he possesses springs in his

legs. Gross has run cross country or

the Farwell harriers and hes an elite

bowler on the FHS bowling squad.

Hes garnered and maintained

a spot on the FHS honor roll. He

qualiied or Freshman Class

Council and was voted President.

Josh has exemplied the esteemed

characteristics o scholarship and

vari ous ot her high charac ter

qualities mandated to be anointed

into the National Honors Society.

Josh is a decorated FHS band

member, hes accumulated an

abundance o college credits already

and hes pro-active volunteering as

a helpul humanitarian around his

community.

Marching band has yielded an

array o ond memories or Gross.

For instance, band camp last year

in 2011 the band quickly learned

almost the entire show through,

and still had time to enjoy dierent

games in which Gladwins band

joined in or a ew. Ive learned

that taking time each day to practice

undamentals such as wrist posture

or drumming, roll steps, inger

roll or basketball, dribbling, ect

is greater than taking time every

week to practice the bigger stu (I.e.

Music, charts, shooting, ect.) not

that the big stu isnt important,

replied Josh Gross.

Joshs Dad (bowling coach), John,

the pharmacists, has been a huge

inspiration or Josh to push on

through difcult times, and always

give his all to get to where he wants

to go. By Mr. John Gross assembling

a new bowling conerence and

seeing it grow to 6 maybe 7 teams/

clubs which are all school rom the

JPC, has truly motivated Josh to

aim and work to attain large goals.

Josh has passionately enjoyed themusic they play in band. Te riends

he has made and the challenge that

it presented in learning a dierent

language, have all been satisying

triumphs.

Gross has received his Pep

Band and Band letter/pin or

having completed three years o

band in high school. Last year

the Eagles band made it to state

estival or concert season, and hasreceived excellence in color guard,

percussion, and marching or each

year that Gross has been a key

cog during his three years at FHS

at almas marching competition.

Gross has a dream to become a

pharmacist and his goal is to get

accepted and registered at Ferris

States Pharmaceutic al Program.

Hes currently enrolled in one class

at CMU and thats because MMCC

didnt oer any classes that t into

his schedule and Farwell didnt have

a college level pre calculus teacher.

Gross has completed an assortment

o college classes at MMCC to tally

a current total o 22 credits, hescurrently taking another 10 this

semester including speech, political

science, biology, computer sciences,

and others that count towards his

pre pharmacy requirements at

Ferris State University.

Gross commented regarding the

comparison and contrast between

the courses at the colleges and the

courses at the high school are that

the majority o them are morediicult than high school classes,

and that they arent as help you

along as high school classes.

Josh is routinely volunteering with

his Youth Group at the First Baptist

Church o Clare. He said that some

o the men in his church go up to

Te Springs Camp out on M-30 and

do work there, he looks orward to

venturing over their to work and

participate. Josh also enjoys LoveIn the Name Christ organization

events, in which their themes are to

spread Christ like characteristics on

reacting to real live scenarios.

Gross also has sacriiced some

o his ree-time to take part in the

Right to Lie Baby Bottle Fundraiser,

and Operation Christmas Child.

Josh also volunteers some weeks in

the summer when hes not a camper

at Te Springs doing whatever work

at the particular time needs to be

done, thats what kind o guy he

is, whatever his amily, school and

community needs done, hes there

with a smile.

Josh Gross: A stellar

sportsmen, academic

and volunteer

Josh is shown above interacting with youth at one of the camps he volunteers at.


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The War-Dog is without an equal, without comparison.

He enters onto the eld, not simply to lead his team tovictory, but to make his impression felt.From the onslaught, he inicts his will on the

competition, crushing their spirit. Down after down, he createsan experience of misery, self-doubt, and inner-turmoil for hisrivals that breaks them down at a very basic level.

Its more than the just the uncompromising violence of hisphysicality; its the steely stare through the face guard, the smileafter a bone-raling collision, and the war-cry after a sacrice. Itsthe message he sends snap after snap, on both sides of the ball:The War-Dog is here.

His simple existence on the eld creates an unshakable fear thatparalyzes and immobilizes the opposition, because they knowthat at any given moment Greenacre can and will blow them up.He strips them of their freedom.

Seldom do you nd such a dynamic two-way player that shapesthe game like Greenacre. For the last two years, he has set the

standard for which all other linebackers in the area wouldbe measured. Every player and coach states resolutely, that

he is the obstacle to their oensive plan. As an oensivelineman, he paved the way for the Pioneers highly

ecient ground war-fare, by man-hammering hispaltry resisters in the trenches.

Greenacres impact cant be measured bytackles, interceptions, or touchdowns. His

magnitude is felt when the bleachers roarafter a thundering hit; his inuence

witnessed as he instils condence in histeammates; it is captured by the strain

on the faces of players and coacheswhen they describe him after the

game, how they are happy thebeatings have stopped.

As his career now passes, hisgreatness will forever remain

on conference and districttrophies that line the

halls of the Pioneers.


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Landon Grove was the General Patton o the Flying Gs this year. When Grove was on his game, Gladwin looked unbeatable, with teams not knowing whether Grove was going

to hand the ball o, rocket a laser shot out to his receivers, or tuck the ball and devastate would be tacklers with his speed and size. Grove had the ability to look o a deender and

turn to go the opposite way, leaving the opposition dead in the water, and he also had a connection with his backs and receivers, icking an underhanded shot out on a roll outside.

Coaches and coordinators respected Landons ability to make plays happen, and complimented him on his raw talent and immense size. Grove put in a gruelling oseason, work-

ing at college camps on honing his passing and scrambling abilities, as well as his understanding o plays and general knowledge o the game. Grove was also loved and respected

by his team and ellow students who were huge ans o not only his ability to play at a top level, but also support other teams in the school, being a regular at home volleyball

matches. Grove has a love or this game, and it was apparent every time he took the eld and led his team in victory, or picked them up aer a tough loss. Grove was also the hard-

est coach his team had. Landon gave everything he had during the game, and expected no less rom his team. He rallied his troops on numerous occasions to a thrilling victory,

and was always one o the rst to congratulate a team member on a great play or job well done. Coach Shattuck will have to dig deep to nd the talent level that Landon brought to

this squad, and more importantly the leadership he showed all season long.

im Anderson is at another level when he

puts the pads on. He was such a dominant

orce or the Comets this year, and despite

teams game planning or him, Anderson still

ound ways to shred the deense and made

it impossible to tackle him alone. Anderson

not only has a h gear that Running Backs

would kill or, he also has a way o getting

there in very ew steps. He made cuts on the

eld this year that would trip up a rabbit, andhad deenders scratching their helmets in

bewilderment. Tere was no answer to im.

rice was a man amongst boys on the

gridiron this year, He runs like a track star

and hits like a deensive lineman. rice

was sneakier than a thie in the night, and

corners ound it difcult to know where he

was, because as soon as they lined up on

him, he vanished in a blink o an eye with a

quick turn or a spin that sent deenders to

the ground. When rice saw room in ront

o him, there was little that could deter himrom reaching the goal line. Meachy was

Groves avourite target, and teams knew it.

When Zack Arthur was on the eld or the

Mustangs, magic happened with the ball in

his hands. It is hard to believe one player can

change the entire teams makeup, but it was

proven when Arthur was out near the end o

the season with injury. Zack has the potential

to break 100 yards rushing every game, and

did so rather oen, whether the team stacked

the box or not on him. He was a great option

outside or his reshman quarterback as well,and was dangerous when he ound room to

move. eams were hard pressed to stop him.


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Greenacre ...uttered rom the mouths o coaches across the Jack Pine Conerence schedule, was more than a name. It represented a man-sized problem or every oensive coach

in the league. S eldom do you here ab out a deensive gure so i mposing, so intimidating that his presence alone dictates the entire complexion o the game. But that is how Greena-cre conducts himsel. He is the omni-present on the eld, having that rare ability to cover large swathes o tundra, demolishing anything and anyone in this path. He isnt just araw, physical specimen o power and chaos; he is a student o the game. Coaches talk ab out his unwavering commitment to orce-eeding pain on their oensive units, but they

also high light how he is a natural leader, able to assemble his soldiers in the gullies and lock down the opposition. His keen understanding allows him to play the run as well as thepass. Greenacre tallied 110 tackles on the season; but numbers dont depict the way he alters the game. Aer the initial blow o the game, when number 59 comes crashing downthrough the hole and a quarterback just watches his lineman get completely pulverized in ront o their eyes, only to have Greenacre nish the ollow up with a hammer-yoke to

eld - the entire oense is jaded, stunned and conused - unable to stave o the ear to resume play.

McGuire was a rabid tackling machine orthe Pioneers this year, making teams pay orsending the ball carrier in his direction, hewas part o the one-two punch along with

Greenacre in Luplows devastating deense.Clares romping o the Jack Pine Conerencewas due in large part to the smart tacklingand big play abilities o McGuire. He also

had an eye on the passer during his hittingdisplay, daring the would-be gunslinger to

put a ball in the air within his reach. He was acomplete package this year

Tyler enjoyed hitting and tackling as muchas breathing and eating. When someoneracks up 150 tackles, there are bandagecompanies giving out bonus checks and

raises, because their product is fying o theshelves. Tyler few to the ball and did not

slow down when he tackled his opponents,making them think twice beore crossinginto his territory. Mitch was the backbone

o the Bucks deense that gave little room to

their opponents. Mitch made the most o hissenior year, and leaves a proudBuck.

Fennell may have been c alled snowfakeby some, but the only way he was like

winter was the furry in whi ch he got to hisopponent and put the hurt to them. Butch

was the player who went at top speed onevery play, during every down rom the

beginning to the end o the game, and nevergave up a chance to put a hit on the ball

carrier or ruin the day o a receiver with awell-timed shot. Fennell is part o the senior

squad that can leave Broko eld proud owhat they accomplished this season.


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Landon Grove put in as much work in the oseason this year as he did during it. He attended college camps, worked with his coaches in Gladwin and was a mainstay in the

weight room. He was also the vocal leader o the team, taking possession o it both on and o the feld. Grove orced other coaches to play outside o their system to contain him,and hoped that he did not burn them with his arm. Landon had a connection with his backs and receivers that made it easy or him to read not only what the deense was going to

do, but direct his troops to the open spot with his smart passing. He put up over 1,000 yards in the air, and touts better than a 50 percent completion rate. When the passing game

became a problem or the team, Landon would tuck the ball in his pads and burn up the feld or a plethora o frst downs and touchdown runs. Grove was responsible or extend-

ing any o Gladwins drives this season with both his arms and his eet, and coaches knew and respected that. Te Gs were only a couple o scores rom going undeeated this year,

and they were never blown out o a regular season game, due in large part to the feld presence o Grove. Te Gs were witness to one o the better gunslingers o the game in many

years, and the ans know they will miss his presence on the sidelines next year.

Scott Longstreth was part o the revival o

Beaverton Football and the pride o putting

on the Red and Black. He has been to the

deepest recesses o win-less seasons, and

clawed his way back up in his Senior year

to leave with his head held high that he

brought to lie the love o the sport or not

only himsel, but to the team, his coaches and

the community. Scott had to learn a whole

new oense in the oseason to do it, and can

be proud o his massive accomplishments.

Coach Seiser will miss this man next year.

Zack yler is one o C oach Luplows crown-

ing achievements, and the ribune crew will

be watching him next year, as a prime candi-

date or the Gunslinger award. yler may be

surrounded with immense talent, and have

a eature back that makes most quarterbacks

drool with anticipation, but Clare would not

have been as successul without this young

man under center. He has a quickness that

elusive, and a decision making process that

is worlds above most juniors. He can pile up

the stats next year.

Hunter Mires was not about to go quietly

into the night. He was a surgeon with the

ball, showing extreme caution in putting

the pass where only his receivers can get it.

His cerebral style o decision making gave

the deense fts, as he would fnd an opening

where the corner thought he had the receiver

locked up. Hunter also had the ability to

gun the ball deep, making ull use o his

speedy teammates. He was one o the key

components in Roscommon making it to the

playos this year. He had a great career.


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Austin was the proud recipient o a new coach this year that allowed Austin to utilize his speed and ability to make the big plays. Austin had not played ootball since his

reshman year, and looked like he never missed a beat under Coach Seisers spread oense. With his size, it was dicult to stop him on a pass up top, and he had the strength to

bring the ball in and come down with it on a regular basis. Beaverton looked dismal or the past two years, and it is players like Schneider that stepped up and brought pride back

into Beaverton Football. When Austin was on the eld, the team was at a dierent level, and the deense had to account or his whereabouts at all times. Despite the opposition

putting their best deenders on him, Schneider was able to burn them or huge chunks o yards at a time, and would usually net a ew yards afer the catch as well. Unlike most

deenders, Austin was very dicult to bring down and was not araid to go up or in the middle or a grab. When the Beavers needed a big play to keep the chains moving or

keep the score close, they looked his way. When Austin made a player miss a tackle, he hit top speed and went or gold. Schneider was Longstreths avorite tool on the eld, and

although teams knew that and game planned or it, Schneider and company still ound ways to make the connection. Austin may have only played ootball or two years, but he

can leave the eld on M-18 knowing that its ground will orever be changed by the actions o himsel and many others who brought the game o ootball back to lie and into the

hearts and minds o the Beaverton School system and the community. Schneiders talent will be hard to replace, but replacing his heart and desire will be impossible.

Chris Lovejoy was the go to guy in the air,

and was t he Air Force to Andersons Army.

Lovejoy not only put up impressive numbers

with receptions, yards and touchdowns,

but also applied some meaty shots when

necessary to spring a team mate or extra

yards. Chris can make plays happen, and has

the legs to drive and claw or the extra yards

afer the catch. He led his receiving corps in

both receiving yards and touchdowns this

year, and was next to impossible to stop once

he had the ball in his hands.

Gojcaj had the ability to extend a play when

he got the ball, and that is why he averaged a

nutty 19 yards per catch. Alex orget to read

about gravity and how the body is supposed

to stop when you are dragging people behind

you. Roscommon was able to make the

playos this year, and it was in large part to

the play o this w itty receiver. He could turn

on a dime and make a deender go to the

ground trying to stay with him. Alex was not

shy about going through another player to

get to the end zone, he almost preerred it.

Scheibert was the eature back or the young

Meridian quarterback, and Kevin had no

problems taking Petre under his tutelage and

bonding with him this year. Te two o them

seemed mind melded together, as one knew

what the other was going to do no matter the

situation. Scheibert did a great job in keeping

his legs moving afer the catch and helping

Meridian to keep their oense on the eld.

Te Mustangs were only one g ame away rom

the playos, but every opponent that lined up

against them knew where Kevin was .


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Out of the 40 touchdowns scored by Coleman this season, Tim Anderson had

25 of them. When he makes a cut and bursts up the field, it is reminiscent of a

young Bil ly Sims. Tim finds full speed in two or three steps a nd has a nother g ear

that many college players would love to have. He also runs with a very solid base,and rarely does a solo tackle take him down when he has open field in front of

him. He is almost omnipotent when he takes the hand off, making it seem like he

has a copy of the opponents playbook in his jersey somewhere. Anyone who has

watched him tear through a tackler or make a juke that drops a corner will agre e

that Tim is destined for greater things in his football career, and the Jack Pine

Tribune had the honour of watching him play football in Coleman.

Kelly Luplow is the man behind another stunning season in Cares continued domi-

nance of the conference. He led his squad to an unbeaten flurry of the JPC based off

hard work in the offseason and execution on the field. Luplow is not the kind to lose

it on the sideline or scream at a referee, he is a consummate professional with a love

for the game he has been coaching for many years. While there are arguments that

Coach Seiser of Beaverton was deserving of this honour, few can argue that Kelly Lu-

plow has led his team to more playoff runs and done amazing things with his group

of kids. Kelly is also a student of the game, knows the players on the other teams in

the conference as well, and can talk about them as if they were his own k ids. He is

highly respected by players, coaches, and media personnel.


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Austin Schneider had not played since hisreshman year, and came out to dominate the

JPC ranks with 24 receptions or 362 yardsand 3 Ds. eams had to game plan or him,

and struggled to shut him down.

Landon put in a lot o work in the oseasonto hone his skills at QB. He was the leader o

the Gs this year with a passing percentage

over 50 percent and an impressive 1340 yardsin the air. Grove will be hard to replace.

Aaron had a reshman quarterbackbehind him this year, and did a great job inkeeping him upright. Te Mustangs had an

excellent line this year, and Boxey was a vitalcomponent in Meridians top-notch oense.

Scheibert was Zack Arthurs go-to target,and he rarely disappointed him. Kevin had

30 catches or 715 yards and 6 receivingtouchdowns this season. Scheibert has to beaccounted or every time he is on the eld.

Jobin is the star o Roscos ground and poundstyle o oense. He put up huge numbers

this year, with 1084 yards on 127 carries. Heaveraged 8.54 yards per game and 108.4 yards

per game. His 9 Ds were huge this year.

Lee cole was a monster on the line or Clarethis year. He had 64 total tackles this year

on the line, with three o them solo tackles.Clares deensive line was as tough as barbed

wire this year, making it hard to run through.

Snowake hits like a hail storm; hard andoen. He put in 132 total tackles with 22 o

them solo. He was wherever the ball was onthe eld. He handed out many o the bruises

the opposition were nursing the next day.

Mitch Greenacre was a wall on the oensiveline once again or Clare. He kept his quarter-back rom getting pounded, and made roomor his runners to break ree. Greenacre is an

all around athlete that will be missed next year

rice has another gear that ew people have.He was able to hit ull speed in two or three

strides, and he has a talent that allows him to

make big moves to gain extra yards. He put up8 rushing and 7 receiving Ds this year.

Dan has a natural ability to send the ballwith hi booming kicks. He made some

impressive long range eld goals this seasonthat stunned the other teams. He made a 45

yard kick at Gladwin look routine.

Zack Arthur had an excellent senior year, de-spite his injury. He carried the ball 137 timesor 1071 yards and 16 touchdowns. When Ar-thur was on the eld, Meridian looked like a

completely dierent ootball team; dominant.

Austin was the cornerstone in Beavertonsdeense. He made it very difcult or other

teams to run in his direction with his size andstrength. Austin put up an impressive 61 tack-

les on the year, with three orced umbles.

When coaches discuss deense, they mentionGreenacre. Mitch put up an an insane 110

total tackles this year, and is the connsumateball hawk. He is clearly the deensive leader o

the team, and will be missed next year.

Jake is a hulk o a man, and is also a statewrestling superstar. Roza was the i mmovable

object on the line or the Gs this year, orcingthe opposing teams to get creative in moving

the ball up the eld. Roza was a beast this year.

Patrick was a warrior at tackle this year. Withthe talent-laden squad he served with, they

helped all acets o the oense. Hughes is oneo Coach Luplows seniors that will be sorelymissed in this dominant squad o lineman.

Molinari was a bulldozer or the Gs this year,ploughing people out o the way to allow his

QB and runners to have room to move. He had

a presence in the team that was elt conerencewide, and was an intense competitor.

Garner was in synch with his reshman QBthis year as the snapper on the line. Garner

was also vital in keeping the QBs shirt clean,and allow him time to make the pass. Garner

also gave his runners room when needed.

Gojcac was the go-to guy in Rosco this yearputting up 29 receptions or 551 yards and 4Ds. Alex is not araid to go up and get the

ball, or take the big hit i it means extendingthe drive. He is a senior, and will be missed.

Colton Punches was a terror in thesecondary or the Pioneers. He had 6 picks

on the year and was a shadow to the opposingteams receivers. Punches has one more year

under Coach Luplow to wreak havoc.

With 5 sacks, 43 tackles and a umblerecovery on the year, Meixner put in a seasonthat he and his team can be proud o. aylor

put in a ull eort rom the opening whistle tothe last. As a senior, Meixner was impressive.

Wilcox had an amazing year this season,picking the ball o three times and earning 7

knockdowns on the year as well. Add to thatthe 54 tackles he had total or the season, andit is plain to see how he earned the 1st team.


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As a punter, there are ew at Hig h School

level with the kicking power and accuracy o

Burns. When he was called on to punt, the

opposition knew he was going deep and in a

precise location. Burns has a leg o gold.

Hammond swarmed to the ball on a regular

basis, putting in 81 tackles and 5 sacks this

year. Roscommon made it into the playos

this year due mainly to the act that their

deensive line kept the scores low.

Despite being injured part o the year, Gross

was still a bulldog with the ball, rumbling or

712 yards with 128 carries. He also managed 7

Ds or the season. Gross is only a junior this

year, and will make an impact next year.

Rohdy was the Eagles eature back, and

racked up impressive numbers this year or

the team. He had 100 carries or 631 yards and

4 Ds this season, and averaged 6.31 yards per

carry. Rohdy did a great job running hard.

Donn is one o Gladwins ormidable tackles

that nds ways to create running and passing

lanes. Stephen is a workhorse or Coach

Shattuck, and is going to have his Senior year

le to show the conerence his dominance.

Jacob was a ball hog this year, tallying 629

total yards in the air and on the ground this

season. He had 5 rushing Ds and 2 receiving

Ds or the Mustangs. When he was called on

to run the ball, Jacob did so very well this year.

Hunter is a talented young man that has

a great leg on him. He was smart with the

placement o his punts, and generally put hisdeense in good position to start their job.

Ruby can put the ball where he wants.

Garner was a stat destroyer or the other

team. He had 4 sacks, 3 recovered umbles,

two INs and 67 solo tackles, 5 o which were

or a loss. Garner revelled in ruinin g peoples

Friday nights. Other than that, hes a nice guy.

Mitch yler is a tackling machine, with 150

tackles this season, and 114 o them being solo

tackles. yler knew where the ball carrier was

going to be, and made sure he was going to

meet him there at a high rate o speed.

Seth was the anchor o the oensive line,

and very ew made their way past Harton up

the middle. Harton is a consummate center,

playing rugged and smart. He would not get

ooled easily, and knew how to move the pile .

Hayden Scott is a soccer-style kicker that has

the power to boot the long ball. His long was

60 yards this season, and he is only a sopho-

more. You can bet that in a year or two, he

could be the deciding actor in the game.

Walraven was Harrisons eature back this

year, and he proved why. Jake was more apt to

run through a deender than over him, and

was a north and south style o runner. Te

Hornets are going to miss having his talent.

Brenske was one o Meridians stout lineman

that may not have rolled in all the pretty stat

numbers, but did his job making holes or his

team to move through. As a guard, ony did a

marvellous job assisting his team getting wins.

With 98 total tackles and 2 interceptions on

the year, Joe McGuire is a devil dog or the

Pioneers. He orces runners to think twice be-ore coming at him, and makes quarterbacks

worry when they put the ball near him.

Zack was a well rounded player or the

Mustangs this year, despite an injury that

put him out o commission or a bit. as a

linebacker, he put up 30 solo tackles, 1 sack, 2

umble recoveries, and an interception .

Brad was a complete package or coach

Seiser this year, he had 18 tackles and 2 inter-

ceptions. He had never played ootball until

this season, but made quite an impact in the

amazing turnaround o the Beavers.

yler was the uel o Clares re this season.

He passed or 909 yards with 10 passing Ds

as well as led his team rushing with 784 yards

and 16 Ds o his own. yler is a very smart

ball player who is gied with a lot o talent.

Josh Dimond may not have been included in

our coverage oen, but his impact was elt all

season with his rugged determination to make

room or his backs to run and keep his QB

upright. He will be dicult to replace.

Matt has some o the best hands in the con-

erence. He made some unbelievable c atches

this year that looked ridiculously dicult. He

had 17 catches or 255 yards this season and 5

touchdowns or the Bobcats. One o the best.

Tis guard is one o the reasons the Bucks

had such a ne year. Mitch is a war beast in

the trenches, and does not quit on any play, al-

ways hustling to make the extra stop or create

a lane or his team to move the chains.

Seth was the cornerstone o the secondary

or Farwell this year. He took charge as a cor-

ner, and used his vision o the eld to directhis troops. His senior year should be his swan

song, as he hopes to take the Eagles ar.

im Anderson is a man amongst men with

214 carries or 1411 yards and 23 rushing

touchdowns. Add to that his 4 catches or 103

yards and two Ds and he contributed to over

hal o Colemans scoring this season.

As a junior, Lars had 23 catches or 291 yards

and one D, he was a selfess individual that

had no problem throwing in a big block when

needed to create space or Colemans running

oensive style. He plays at another level.

Lovejoy was an aerial threat or the Comets

this year, with 40 catches or 619 yards and 6

Ds on the season. He has an will to ght or

an opening and the ability to go up or the

ball. He was a integral piece in Coleman.


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Josh plays deense like a man possessed, andhad 55 tackles, 2 sacks and a umble recovery

to help take his team to the next level. Dimondplayed with a tribal level o intensity that israrely ound in High School. He was eared.

Yager worked like an Amish plough horseon deense this year or the Hornets. He was

not one to take a play of, or take it easy on the

guy across him. He was a good tackler as well,orcing teams to look elsewhere or gaps.

Putting up 5 umble recoveries, 1 sack and34 solo tackles he helped the Bucks make i t tothe playofs this year. As a deensive lineman

he was a ball hawk, always knowing where theplay was and being a part o many o the stops.

Lucas was a tenacious back or CoachSeiser this year. His quick eet and dogged

determination to trudge ahead or that extrayard kept the chains moving or the Beavers,

and helped the program turn around in Btown

anner played larger than he was, and he i snot a small guy. He helped turn the page in

Beaverton ootball by learning to pass block,as well as make lanes or his backs. G oheenwas usually leading the charge with a block.

Cole came into his own in his Junior year,working hard and making lanes when the play

was called to go his way. Cole hits like a runa-way bus and he revels in leaving players in hisdestructive wake as Clare tears orth in games.

Jeremy is a play-slayer on the line or theMustangs. With 21 solo tackles and 36 totaltackles he had no problem bringing the pain

train to his opposition. He caused one umbleand put up a sack or Meridian as well.

With 71 tackles, 4 picks and 4 umblerecoveries, rice is the thie that goes bump inthe night on deense. He made the splash playswhen the ball was near him, and always did a

good job wrapping up his tackle.

Jacob is a well-rounded athlete, putting upimpressive numbers on deense this year as

well. He led his team with 4 interceptions this

year, and had 58 total tackles, with 39 o thembeing solo. He is a nightmare in the secondary.

Kucharek should be nicknamed Wreckingball because he destroys the other teams play-ers. He had an impressive 9 tackles or loss, 5sacks and orced two umbles this season. He

also had 43 solo tackles and 84 total stops.

Holtcamp enjoyed hitting others almost asmuch as lie itsel. He had 107 tackles or theseason, and 87 o them were solo hits. Terewere not many occasions that Matt was notinvolved with putting someone to the dirt.

Smith excelled at getting the snap right andkeeping his QB upright. He is a blue-collar

type lineman, never thinking o himsel, onlyo his job and his team. Paul was a key part inthe resurgence o Beaverton Football winning.

With 13 receptions or 217 yards and 2 Dson the year, Swan was more efective as a

decoy, since teams kept him double coveredalmost all year due to his height and ability to

come down with the ball. Swan is a natural.

Despite the act that Clare loves to runthe ball, the opposition had to know where

Harrell was at all times, because he is capableo breaking of huge yards with a c atch, or

sending deense man to the ground with a hit.

Molinari is a rabid attack dog in the trencheso the deensive line, and he attacked theofense with mad intensity. He orced 2

umbles this year because o his thrashingstyle o attack when the ball is snapped.

Franklin is a cerebral deensive player, usinghis wit as well as his strength to total 65 totaltackles, with 35 solo tackles. He had 6 tackles

or a loss with 4 sacks and one rec overed um-ble. He played ull speed all the time.

Gojcaj was a man on a mission this year, andsucceeded rather well with 41 solo tackles, 57total. He also had 1 sack 3 picks or 106 yards,2 batted passes and a umble recovery. Aside

rom kicking the extra points he did it all.

Hall was the glue that held the ofensive linetogether or the Beavers. Adam sufered a

knee injury last year that held him out untilconerence play started this season, but he did

not look like he ever missed a step.

Scott had to make the adjustment rom a-Formation QB to that o a spread, learninghow to throw the ba ll regularly. He dedicated

himsel to that change all summer, and hishard work and perseverance showed this year.

Simon stepped up in a huge way this seasonwhen Gross was out with injury, taking thebrunt o the carries or Clare. He was alsoa quality back or Coach Luplow when he

needed someone to punch in a score or two.

Brodie was a rock or Coach Esterline thisyear at center. Brodie has the ability to move

the pile on a run up the middle, as well as thetalent to stop a deender in their tracks on a

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Noah provided some crucial yards or the

Eagles this year, carrying the ball 101 times

or 534 yards. He managed to take 4 o the

carries to the promised land as well. Wilson is

light on his eet, but runs like a Rhino.

Lucas was the X Factor this year or the Gs.

Teams were not concerned with him too much

until he made the clutch catch or splash play

that burned the opposing team. Schwager had

13 catches or 205 yards this season or the Gs.

Rodgers was the lie blood o the Hornets

this year, keeping his team red up and

leading by example with his hard play and

dogged determination to move the chains, no

matter how many times he was put to the dirt.

Nate was a warrior on the line or the Hor-

nets this year. Much like his line mates, he was

able to create time and space with his hard

work in the trenches. Lipovsky is joining many

o his line mates in a return year next season.

Kinzer can lay a hit on someone that will

make them see stars, and he also can use that

power to put a boot on the ball as a kicker.

Kinzer is one o the hardest working kids

anyone will meet, and is very diverse.

Tyler is as dependable as the sunrise or the

Bobcats, and made all o the line calls this

season. He is a tough blocker that teams knew

they played the next day, when they were nurs-

ing bruises and sore bodies. He will be missed.

Conner was utilized as a blocking tight end,

and excelled at the job. With a reshman QB

behind him, Vandevelde did everything hecould to buy him time, or create space or him

to run. He is a seless individual with talent.

When Farwell needed to claw one more yard

to extend a drive, Simmons was the player

they went behind to get it. He was called on

quite oen to single block ahead o a runner

on a toss play, and rarely did he disappoint.

Esiline is the uture o the Gs squad, and

played his heart out this year running the ball

101 times or 550 yards and 7 TDs, and catch-

ing 9 passes or 137 yards with 2 o them going

or TDs as well. Esiline is a complete package.

Dylan was a part o the ofensive line that

kept coming back and going ull tilt in every

game, on every down he played. He proved

that their is no quit in the Hornets, and the

team had a chance to pull of victory with him.

Randy was a vital part o the Hornets ofense

this year. He nds ways to get open or the

pass, and has the innate ability to claw or

the extra blades o grass on the eld when he

makes the catch. He nished his career well.

Jared improved his game with every snap

of the ball as the Bobcats QB. Dull was very

smart with ball placement this season and

threw 109 times or 57 completed passes,

racking up 780 yards, 7TDs and only 1 pick.

Tyler has a natural ability at tight end, with

good hands and a knack or gaining precious

yards aer the catch. He had 20 catches or

270 yards and one TD on the season, but he

was also valued as a hard-nosed run blocker.

Jernigan put 729 yards in this season, and

many o them were hard-ought battles.

He was counted on oen to make the shortyardage blasts, and ound pay dirt successully

with 8 rushing TDs this season. One tough kid

Fennell was a v ital component o Gladwins

ofense this year as a blocking tight end. He

did manage to make 11 snags or 102 yards

this year, but was better known or his ability

to make room or the backs to slash ahead.

When a run had to go up the gut or the

Hornets, Clay Dennis put his pads down and

busted through the deense or his runners.

Dennis is a player that did not stop going ull

bore, no matter the score or the hits he took.

John held his own all season on the line or

the Hornets. Teams knew that Harrison was

going to run, but Latulip and company made

sure the runner had room to move, no matter

the coverage. His senior year could be huge.

Duncan ought through the ranks o the JPC

without batting an eyelash. He plays tough as

nails and also plays the game smart. I he gets

beat by someone once, you better believe that

they will not beat him the same way twice.

Hudson has a set o wheels that is hard to

contain. Teams had no idea how efective he

was until Hudson had already blew through

their ranks. He had 123 carries or 790 yards

and 4 TDs rushing this year, and he is a junior.

Petre was the reshman phenom this year or

Coach Shulte, and looked calm and collected

behind center. Not only did he complete 60

out o 129 passes or 7 TDs, he also scrambled

or 325 yards and 5 TDs rushing. One to watch

Mires was the leader on ofense or the

Bucks, and the man b ehind center. Mires was

48 or 91 passing this season or 749 yards and6 touchdowns. His intelligence and leadership

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Rosco made the playos on the eet o their

running backs. Te running backs got their

yards due to the play o the line and the hard

work o Logan Long. Long took it upon

himsel to make lanes or his runners.

When the ball was snapped, teams knew

Devries was on his way and was out to hurt

someone. Erik played like an angry Viking

who was looking to pillage the backeld, and

tear down any quarterback in the area.

Montini was a staple on the line this year

or Clare, doing his job with 43 tackles on the

season. Nick plays a smash-mouth style that is

tough to contain on the line, and he saw some

double teams this year in order to contain him

With 2 picks and 2 umble recoveries, as

well as 14 tackles, Brandon did well as a role

player or the Gs. Tat role tended to make

lie dicult or the other team, but somehow

Wackerle did not concern himsel with t hat.

As a punter, Stuhr did a great job o

giving his deense great eld position and

opportunity to make the stop. Jacob knew

when to send the line drive, and when to send

it high so the tackler can meet the ball there.

Haskell enjoyed ruining the stat books o

teams oense. He could make a potential

pretty play into an ugly mash o pads on body

collision. He ran to the play like a rabbit and

hit like a bear having a bad day.

Dustin lead the team in tackles and played

the entire season with an insulin pump. Tis

kid works or a gravel company rom 12 to4 and then hustles to practice. He had 67

tackles, 2 sacks, 1 pick and 2 umble recoveries

Compo was one o the wrecking crew on

the line or the Bucks, utilizing their speed

and strength to create room or the runners.

Nathan played without ear and at ull speed.

eams had to get creative to get around him.

Whitehead was very productive this year as

a deensive back He had 29 tackles and two

picks to add onto the dominant season o the

Pioneers. Opposing QBs thought twice beore

sending the ball in Anthonys direction.

Averill may be a nice kid, but he does not

play that way. He went afer the ball carrier

like a staving done on a bone, and did not stop

moving his legs until the whistle was blown.

Aaron led by example and played ast.

Coughlin was an uncaged beast at linebacker

this year or the Hornets. Runners knew that

Bret was coming afer them, and that when

he hit them, it was not going to be nicely. He

played with a chip on his shoulder all year.

As a deensive back, Stuhr was very

disruptive, leaving little room or receivers

and making big stops to keep the game close.

Jacob takes pride in his abilities and it shows

with his perormance on the eld on Fridays.

Lipovsky played both smart and tough, and

was in the stat books every week with a bundle

o tackles and a memory o a great play.

Harrison was always able to count on him to

come through when they needed him the most

Harrison had 44 tackles, 3 or a loss and

3 sacks this year, and worked harder than

anyone on the entire team during theoseason. As a senior next year, look or Fulco

to take leadership o the team and motivate.

Aidan suered a broken hand during a

scrimmage that caused him to miss part o

the year with surgery. Even though he played

just 4 conerence games, he kept himsel in top

shape and still had an impact or the Beavers.

Emery had 61 tackles this season, with

two INs and a umble recovery. Tere were

coaches who had to take headache medicine

on Friday nights when Emery turned his

perormance up. He is one to watch next year.

Craword could be seen lling running gaps,

pursuing the ball carrier and causing havoc

all season or the Eagles. His play was very

disruptive or the opposition and he knew it.

Quincy always tried to play harder each game.

Laporte represents the style o deense in

Harrison; hard hitting and nasty. Dylan

played well on the line, orcing the oense to

move the ball much quicker than anticipated,

and did not give the QB time to settle in.

Walraven knew what it took to move the

ball oensively, and used that knowledge to

create havoc deensively. Jake can create Chaos

with his big hits and ability to chase down a

receiver or runner, as he has the insane speed.

I you were talking about speedy lineman

in the conerence, you could not end the

conversation without mentioning Bailey. He

put up 45 tackles, 7 sacks and 2 INs, and also

had 2 umble recoveries. He is also a happy kid

When the play came up the middle, Jared

was there to make the play. He took control

and ownership o the eld and did not takelightly to anyone getting through him. He had

54 tackles, 2 picks and 5 passes batted away.

Reno was a well-versed two way player that

was involved in one way or another in Cole-

mans game plan. With 82 tackles, 4 sack s and

5 umble recoveries as a linebacker, his biggest

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Campbell had the distinction o coveringevery teams nest receivers, and did a goodjob with it. He racked up 57 tackles, 2 INs

and 7 broken up passes. He had the ability toread the QB well, and utilized it oen.

Jess was a dominant orce at L inebackerthis year or the Mustangs. He had 28 tackles,and interception and a orced umble on theyear. Te numbers may not stand out, butconsidering he is a sophomore sure does.

Coleman had a great time causing a wreckon the deensive line this year or the Bucks.

He made teams pay or coming at him, and hislast hit o the game was always as hard as hisrst. He was tireless in his pursuit o pain.

Riley White was impressive on the line asa junior on Luplows squad. He tallied up29 tackles and 2 umble recoveries or the

Pioneers and added on a rare blocked punt orhis team. White should be dominant next year.

Noah Wilson was relentless on the eld as acompetitor and kept his team red up rombeginning to end, but he also led the way ingetting to know the other team and trading

polite pats on the back aer a good play.

Adam had a decent year as the QB, with94 completions or 1544 yards and 13

touchdowns. Stremlow had one o the bestrunning backs behind him during the season,

but he still had time to rack up some numbers.

Fulco plays with a smile on his ace, andshows a love or the sport. When talking with

ocials, coaches, or media he was polite andcourteous, calling them sir instead o re .

Harrison is an example o sportsmanship.

Drake is another member o the moving wallthat created space and lanes or the rushing at-tack o Coleman, the also did an outstandingjob keeping their quarterbacks jersey clean

when he was in their protective pocket.

With the Bobcats being dominant on thesoccer pitch this year, their ootball squad was

lucky to have a kick ing talent like Sluck on

their roster. He made every punt count, andpinned his opponent as ar back as possible.

Gillette punched in this season with 39tackles in the secondary, with 31 o them solotackles. He also tied or the best interceptionson the team with 4, and recovered a umble.Josh has another year with Coach Shulte too.

John added 42 tackles and a pick toRoscommons star-studded deense. Toughthey may not have gone ar into the playos

this year, Miller is coming back with a taste oit along with many others. First team next year

Goheen kept his c omposure all year, despiteall the injuries that were sustained around

him in Beaverton. He was one o the rst onesto oer a hand to a allen player on either side

o the eld, and was polite to the ocials.

Ru played hard, but also worked hard tokeep the teams ocusing on the next play, and

not trading verbal barbs. I one o his team gotout o line, Ru was quick to pull him asideand calm him down. He is a polite person.

Scott was part o an impressive oensive linethat gave Anderson room enough to move andmake the pretty plays. He joins a core o hard

working guys that played ull tilt all season

and enjoyed the ruits o their labor.

Jackson was the rst to tell his players whenthey made a good play, and would not criticize

his team, rather cheer them up and encouragethem to get it next time. Jackson is a student

o the game and a good sport as well.

As a sophomore, Franklin had a nice yearin the secondary or Coleman. His 37 tackleswere complimented by his interception anda batted pass. Coleman will need him as a

cornerstone or the next couple years

Blanchard was one o the ew shining spotson Houghton Lakes deense, as he utilized his

speed and hitting ability to punish any whowere in reach o him. Blanchard has one more

year to help the Bobcats revive their spirit.

Dan Johnson stuck to receivers like staticcling this year, he had 30 tackles in his Junioryear, and many o them were right as the ball

was caught by the receiver. Look or Johnsonto put up rst team numbers next year.

Jobin smashed 80 tackles this year and had6 defected passes or the Bucks. AS a JuniorJobin has come to embrace the hard-hittingstyle o deense that Rosco employs and he

looks to perect it next year as a senior.

Kinnin went out o Rosco with a bang thisyear as a deensive powerhouse. He had 43tackles, 1 sack, 2 INs, 9 passes batted awayand 2 umble recoveries. Te team can usehim as the bar to set or a successul year.

Simon may have run through his opponentswhen he had the ball, but he was cool as iceaer the whistle, despite any hits that took

place. Simon is one o those players that calmshis team down when the game gets chippy

When a season does not go your way, it iseasy to lose your temper and look or the

cheap shots. Haskell was above that, and didnot trash talk aer a big play, rather he went

back to the huddle and did his job.

As a deensive lineman, Wood put up 37tackles, 2 sacks and 3 umble recoveries. He

went where the ball did and attacked the ballcarrier with speed and strength. Wood helped

the Comets achieve greatness in his time there

Logan was part o a bone-crushing Roscoteam, but he always took his teams saety on

his shoulders, being there to check on everyplayer that does not pop up right away. Longwas also studious with the opposition as well.


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nets with number two state ranked St. Louis Sharks.

Te Sharks were or real, as they came right out o the

national anthem, crashed out to a 13-1 lead in the rst set,

and ash-danced out to eliminate the Meridian regime in

three straight sets, 25-10, 25-14, and 25-15.

Te Mustangs undamentally ridged core o Sadie and

Kenzie Hall, coupled with Amanda Decker, Bri Yaroch,

Blake Garner, and Morgan Cassiday who had worked

as a ne oiled machine all year couldnt get their mojo

pumping in unison and the Sharks continued to wage war

way above the net.

Te Meridian regime

showed ashes o the

high level that they

can compete at in

the beginning o the

second set. Sadie Hall

anticipated a Shark,

unloaded her springs

a n d b l o c k e d t h e

assault at the apex o

ascent and spiked the

ball right back into the

grill o the ront line.

Amanda Decker toed the ring line, spun a twister up in

the air, and sliced in a one-timer to record an Ace and the

Mustangs were going tit-or-tat with the Sharks.

Meridian had established a two point lead ater Bri

Yaroch took a clean, crisp pass rom Morgan Cassiday,

mean-mugged across the top o the net, surveyed the

landscape and drove a spike into a little unattended swathe

o hardwood to put the Mustangs up 8-6.

But then St. Louis cashed in on their overall length and

ability to strike rom anywhere on the loor, sending

scorchers rom sideline to sideline and jumped out to a

17-12 lead beore the Mustangs answered back. Alyssa

VanNortwick had enough, lept and took on a surge, swung

the righty chop and crashed down in the St. Louis mid-

section to stop the bleeding momentarily.

Te Sharks just regrouped and topped Coach Gofs girls

25-14 in the second set.

Te Stangs showed some resolve midway through the

third set with Morgan Cassiday setting a meatball or

Blake Garner. Garner ollowed the high arcing rainbow

drop, slashed across the edge, jumped up, hung or a

moment to wait or the rst line o deense to return to

the oor and unurled a thunderstroke that seemed to

ignite her partners in crime.

Sadie Hall red back with a demoralizing blow that she

drove home right into the meat-chops o the back line

to push them back on their heels. ori Smith added an

additional dimension to the Mustangs ofense and the

girls rom Sanord Lake had made a nice little run to cut

the lead to our. Sadie Hall spanked a ew more strikes,

but then the Sharks had launched their counter-attack, out

anked the girls in powder blue rom the inside corners

and went on a 13-7 run to take rm control and give them

the third set 25-15.

It was a disappointing end to an exceptional season. We

just couldnt run our ofense efectively, especially in the

rst two sets. We only had 8 kills in those sets because we

kept getting aced or sending them ree balls, said Coach

Gof. Our deensive weakness made it impossible to get to

our strength which is our ofense. We accurately passed a

very low percentage o their serves. Tey are a very tough

serving team and they were very procient in converting

ree balls into kills.

Gof continued on to say how much o a pleasure it had

been to coach this team and watch them mature and

develop over the past years, allowing them to gain the

upper-hand their conerence counterparts.

Its been a great a year and we look orward to improving

as a program, said Gof.

Sadie Hall who stepped up big in sets two and three and

had a total o 10 kills on 25 attacks with only 2 errors. All

o our other hitters combined or only 5 kills. Morgan

Cassiday led in assists with 9. Sadie Hall served 9 o 10

with 2 aces. Alyssa VanNortwick chipped in 3 blocks and

Amanda Decker led the deense passing 35 o 41 including

13 digs.

Te teams nal season record is 34-9-4 and they were

perect in league play at 14-0.

Sadie Hall went toe-to-toe with the Sharks of St. Louis, takingadvantage of oppurtunities when they presented themselves. Shestepped up big in sets two and three and had a total of 10 kills on25 attacks with only 2 errors, pointed out Coach Goff.She also attacked from the serving stripe, giving the Mustangs small

surges throughout the sets and keep the game interesting in the districtchampionship match-up against the number 2 ranked St. Louis team.

Decker poured

in a gritty

performance

with 35 of 41

passing and 13

digs to shore up

the back row

AMANDA DECKER

Although it

doesnt show

up in the stats,

Cassiday had

multiple nice

passes to record

9 assists.

MORGAN CASSIDAY

Above, Decker making another save from the Sharks.

Above, Morgan Cassiday looking to set up her front row hitters. She had been a key piece in the Mustangs winning season as a top level passer.

CONTINUED FROM P.1


17/26


S

ome while say It was a pretty

successful season considering

Roscommon only had two seniors,

but that is only one perspective o the Falconsour set district championship victory over

the Bucks.

he Ogemaw regime showed the poised,

cool, and calmed collected style o play that

we have become accustomed to witnessing in

the Roscommon volleyball program.

In years past, in the close the games we

would generally give the beneit o the

doubt to the Bucks and their

uncanny ability to dig down

deep, correct their short-comings and will themselves

to victory. But in the rst set, it

was the Falcons and Chandler

Diehl that got their ex on. With the game

going back and orth and knotted up at 22

all aer a pair o Reegan Moft kill splashes,

Ogemaws Diehl ashed rom the corner, then

Kennedy Beechum sliced in a one-timer to

take the 24-22 lead.

Te combination o Logan Hutek and Katie

ozer paired up to re-back in an attempt notto let the Falcons to spiral away but a quick

kills splash and a Roscommon error gave the

West Branch volleyballers the rst set victory.

Te Bucks answered the call in the second set,

eeking out it out 26-24 but not without rst

sweating out blowing a 24-20 lead late.

he Falcons went on a our point lurry to

tie it up 24-24, then the Bucks Hutek ed a

meatball to ozer above the nylon or the lead

and then Miquela Dault served up a piping

hot rocket rom the serving strip the Ogemaw

battalion couldnt eld or the win.

Te momentum seemed to sway back into the

host schools hands and the St. Helen aithul

had renewed hopes that the Bucks would walk

out o their home gym the victors and roll to

the Hougton Lake regionals.

But that didnt happen, as the Falcons

snatched up the next two sets 25-21 and 25-16

in convincing ashion. Roscommons generally

tactically rigid and systematic way o adjusting

wasnt present in the loss.

Passes were short, the kill shot oppurtunities

where girls would power home the moneyball

into the enemys barricks was absent. Ogemaw

continued to attack rom the inside corner with

Diehl and time aer time, the Bucks werentable to respond or adjust. It was just something

the an base hasnt witnessed in years.

Coach Compton was at a loss o words

aer the game, just reciting the usual clich

response aer a dissappointing loss.

C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s t o O g e m a w

Heights on a district championship.

hey played hard and well all night.

We struggled to get any momentum going. It

was a disappointing outcome, said Compton.

However, we have had a successul season

and we look orward to getting back to work

or next year.

But as the stats show, this sophomore core

- the same one that was with in reach o

knocking o the Meridian Mustangs, has a

very bright uture ahead o them under the

tutelage o Coach Compton and the rest o the

volleyball brass at RHS.

Kalen Church had 21 digs to pace the Bucks,

while Katie ozer added 12 kills to go with

Reagan Mofts 9. Logan Hutek had 27 assists

in the loss.

GAME CHANGERS

Katie Tozer showed fashes ojust how dominant she can be.When the combination o Logan

Hutek and Tozer got hot, the Buckswere able to furry out and punish

the Falcons o Ogemaw. Only asophomore, expect Tozer to making

waves as her career at RHS evolves.

CODY OROURKE

Growing painsat end of year

Dault provided nice,

consistent serving forthe Bucks throughout

the course of the season,

picking weak areas

of the oppositions

defensive structure and

jamming the ball to give

her team the opportunity

to strike back. Daults

dedication to the Bucks oensive

system of making crisp and precise

passes will be key if the Bucks want to

return to the apex of the JPC.

MIQUELA DAULT

ROSCOMMON

DaultproviDes

consistency

Morgan Romancky and

Amanda Reno were

the lone seniors on the

Roscommon volleyball

team. Their maturity and

leadership proved to be

valuable as the season

went on.

Romancky provided a

lot of oensive punch

for the Bucks, now as she departs, it will

have be the likes of Reagan Mot, Katie

Tozer, and others to take the burden of

the attack at the front of the net.

MORGAN ROMANCKY

ROSCOMMON

seniorleaDership

carrieDteam

Although only a

sophomore, Church was

one of the top back-row

players in the league

with her fearless sprawls

and keen anticipation.

Church gave the Bucks a

ghting chance. Churchs

continued development,

commitment to Coach

Comptons rigid demand of excellence is

going to be key as Kalen proves to be anatural leader on the court. Expect her be

an absolute dynamo next year.

KALEN CHURCH

ROSCOMMON

churchcontinuesto

evolve

Coach Heather Compton

elded an ultra-

competitive volleyball

squad, composed

primarily of sophomores

and juniors. Despite the

young corp, the goal was

always set high in terms

of gathering a JPC and

District Championship- this is what makes

Roscommon the

preeminent volleyball

program in the Jack Pine.

MORGAN ROMANACKYS

ATHLETICISM WILL BE MISSED

A

POWERFULAND

PUNISHING

FIGURE,

MORGANS

ABILITY

TO CRASH

THE NETS

FOR KILL

BLASTS AND

JOLTING

BLOCKS

WILL BE

HARD TO

REPLACE.

FALCONS OUT

HUSTLE BUCKS

Above, sophomore Logan Hutek soars above the net, fnds an opening in the ront lines o the Falcons interior, and splashes a kill-spike in the second set.

Above, Ogemaws Chandler Diehl stole the show and the Di strict Trophy rom the Bucks.

BY CODY

OROURKE


18/26


CLINT KERN

The JPCvolleyball fnale

Jenna Hamming was

a machine beast asshe has been for

three seasons on the

varsity. Hamming

tallied 14 thunderous

kills, energizing 13 digs,

she was 14-15 serving,

including 5 service

points. Its sad for us to

see Hammings FHS career come to an

end. Shes one of most ery competitors

that weve ever reported on.

JENNA HAMMING

FARWELL

Thejumpingjack,

jhamflurries

Heather just steadily

made plays for her

Gladwin Lady Gs.

Govitz elevated above

taller opponents and

murdered 14 kill-shots.

Govitz was a stone

jackson on the front

lines. She hustled for

lunging digs and she

always wore her game face. Govitz only

knows one speed and thats full throttle.

HEATHER GOVITZ - OH

GLADWIN

heaThergoviTzisan

un-sunghero

Jas was so even

keeled and steady.

Her presence alone

breathed condence into

ther Beaverettes. JPU

sprawled out for 22 digs.

Her ability to dive and

erase scoring chances

of the opponents. They

not only took points

away from the competition, but more

importantly they energized and rushedmomentum into her teammates.

JPU| LIBERO

BEAVERTON

BeaverTonisToppled

BuT jpu sTillshines

Harrison made drastic

improvements under

rookie coach Larry

Flemming. Gladwin

was hot and cold.

Beaverton was an utter

disappointment, but

they showed glimpses

of glimmer. Clare was

rock solid. Farwell hadtheir moments for

Coach Sullivan and

Houghton Lake was a

strong third place in the

league, led by MWink.

ARGUMENT COULD BE MADE

THAT WINKLER WAS BEST IN JPC

DALAKS

LADIESWERE

RIGHT

ON THE

CUSP OF

TAKING

CONTROL

OF THE JPC,

THEY

JUST

COULDNT

DEFEAT

ROSCO OR

MHS

he Coach Larry Flemming conducted

Harrison Hornets, were much improved

this all, compared to the last, but they

met their demise against the Bucks o Pine

River, losing in competitive ashion, 25-11,

25-22, winning 25-23 and losing in the nale 25-18.

Again it was senior captains, Olivia Sharp and Erica

Heckman who orged their Hornets orward. Sharp tallied

23 assists. She also smashed two aces, she was 12-13 serving.

Sharp tabulated three digs and one block. Heckman

compiled ve kills, she tossed our assists, she lunged or

six digs, one block and she was 5-6 serving.

aylor Bondie was 13-16 serving , three aces, she smacked

six blocks, she had six digs and three kills. Savanna Duggan

sprawled out or seven digs. She was also 4-5 serving.

Hillary Brewer rocked seven kills, she tallied two blocks,

three assists and one dig. Katelyn Sherrick loed 20 assists,

she was 14-16 serving, along with two aces. Courtney King

was 9-11 in service. Haley Sulla was 7-7 serving.

PINE RIVER BEATS HARRISON

ladyhorneTsweremaddening,

TheydidnTgodownwiThouTfighT

Farwell sunk their talons into the Coyotes

o Reed City early and prevailed in a

donnybrook, 25-23 in the opening set, then

they lost another thriller, 25-23, lost 25-17

and in a war, they were eliminated 26-24.

Reed City is a very good team who hits the ball extremely

well. We blocked well and continued to make the hitters

change what they wanted to do. Caron White and Jenna

Hamming continued to play excellent at the net or us

on deense and oense, Kate Saupe was huge at the net

blocking, Emily Rawson was able to set very nice balls or

the hitters because Sydney Hurley and Lauren Ringwalt

gave her good passes to work with, despite the loss, it was a

nice nish to our season, said FHSs Coach Jacob Sullivan.

Jenna Hamming was the phenom she always is. Sydney

Hurley tallied 16 digs and 7 kills. Emily Rawson threw

29 assists. Kate Saupe was superb with 7 service points, 9

digs, 2 blocks and two assists. Lauren Ringwalt was 21-22

serving, she had 9 digs, Caron White had 17 kills.

REED CITY ESCAPES PAST EAGLES

ringwalT, whiTe, saupe, rawson,

hammingand hurleyplayTough

As a sports reporter, you cant help but not

develop avorite athletes. Gladwins Dani

Balzer and Jacqueline Willord are a couple

o the Jack Pine ribunes avorites, we cant

lie weve watched them compete since they

were in 7th grade. As good as Balzer and Willord are,

they werent able to muster up enough mojo to deeat their

archaic rivals rom due east, losing to Standish in Bay City,

25-22, 23-25, 25-19, 22-25 and 11-15.

onight was a rough night. We had some great hits,

well placed sets and almost pulled through with a win;but we just didnt seem to have the consistent drive that

we needed to win tonight, said Gladwins Coach Marty

Shearer. Dani Balzer led the Gs with 15 kills and six aces.

Willord blasted ve aces and Heather Govitz crushed 14

kills. Unortunately this is a bad way to end a great season.

We had an awesome team this year. Tey were not only un

to coach, but they were great people as well. It is hard to see

them go. We are going to miss them. noted Coach Shearer.

GLADWIN SUCCUMBS TO SSC

gladwinlosesafourseTacTion

packedThrillerTo sTandish

Te Clare Pioneers met their doom last

Tursday night when they were ousted by

the Coyotes o Reed City: 25-20, 25-21 and

25-17. Clare ended a strong season with an

overall record o 18 wins, 21 loses and three

ties. We lost to a very good Reed City ballclub, they hit the

holes o our deense, commented Clares Coach Tomas

Hurdle.

Setter, quarterback, Katelyn Smith was poised and in

command as usual. Smith was 12-12 serving, she tossed

14 assists, she was 50-52 setting, she rocked nine pointsserved. Clare was led by Anna Giacomozzi up at the net

along with Courtney English. AGia tallied 11 kills, she

sprawled or 8 digs, she was 12-12 serving and she had 4

aces. English blasted six kills, she was 4-4 serving and she

hustled or 20 digs. Erica Packard was 9-10 serving, she

ripped 7 service points and she sprawled out or 16 digs.

Ashley Petree lunged or 18 digs and she was 10-11 serving.

Laura Walton compiled 8 digs, Kayla Yob had 5 digs.

PIONEERS PLAY WELL, BUT LOSE

clarefallsTo reed ciTyin

disTricTacTion

Beaverton met their demise against the

hardy McBain Ramblers, alling short in

just three sets in their brie taste o district

action: 11-25, 24-26, 15-25. Janae Wole and

Laura Fassett each drilled 5 authoritative

kills. Jasmyn Parker-Urban sprawled or 22 digs. Mcbain

was very beatable, but we just couldnt put it together. We

were really beat up going into the match, but we gave it

all we had. We just didnt have enough in the tank. I am

proud o how my girls battled through adversity tonight like

they did all season.

Coming into the season, many elt that BHS was the

avored team to obtain the JPC title trophy. Several people

elt that junior juggernaut, outside-hitter, Kayla Balzer was

the most eared, skilled, explosive and imposing player in

the JPC. She had fashes o brilliance, but her season was

tainted with discipline issues, then she ended up quitting.

Despite all the negativity and disappointments, Kirsten

Longstreth was able to join the team and contribute.

BEAVERS CANT FIND GROOVE

mcBainramBlesonasThe

ramBlersswepTBeaverTon

Roscommon deeated their arch rivals in

three straight sets, beating the Cats: 25-13,

25-20 and 25-13.

Kalen Church bumped up 14 digs, she was

13-14 serving and she smacked two kills.

Morgan Romancky drilled 17 kills, she was 14-14 serving

and she nailed two aces. Logan Hutek tossed 28 assists, she

was 10-10 serving and she had an ace. Katie ozer slam-

wrecked 10 kills and she boomed three block kills.

Sad to say good-bye to senior brilliant stars, Mary Rieger

and Madison Winkler. Maddee crushed 9 kills, she had 9

digs, she lasered three aces and tallied three block-defects.

Rieger tabulated 24 assists, she lunged or 6 digs, she

scored two kills and Mary rose up or our block-defect

scores. Sarah Garrett was spledid as usual, she compiled 13

stunning digs. Hope Cameron walloped 8 kill-shots. Alee

Winkler bamboozled 4 kills. Megan aylor was glue or her

team like always, she sprawled or 7 digs and she smashed

an ace. Coach Dalak was proud o her seniors.

CATS BOW OUT TO BUCKS

roscommoncollecTivelywas

sharperThanhoughTonlake


19/26


CLARE IS POUNCED

ON BY PANTHERS, BUT

THEY SHOW RESOLVE

GAME CHANGERS

James acted like

every time hetouched the ball

it was his last .

He jolted Clare

with 41 timely

rushing yards.

JAMES SIMON

Hughes was

mean mugging

snarly Panthers

all night,

blowing up

running lanes

and protecting

Tyler to throw.

PATRICK HUGHES

Jordan made a 27 yard receptionto set up Clares go ahead

touchdown. He scored two steelyTDs on the ground and he rushedfor 98 yards. Gross is also a great

blocker and a mastadon tacklerfrom his outside linebacker

position.Gross is one the most sickfootball players in the state.

Spencer was shredding through theStandish special teams with his shock

raging kick returns when Claresoense was sputtering. His energylevel seemed to inspire his team.

Harrell instinctively jumped a routeand intercepted a pass to to halt a

Standish march. Hes also a ferce runstopper rom his saety spot. Harrell

is a great ootball player.

Te Zack yler/Seth Harton, quarterback/center exchange controlled this game and led Clare to prominence.

CLARE- In a classic, knock-down drag out

donnybrook, Clare made more clutch plays

to beat Standish, 29-24

Clares James Baer leveled the Standish

return man on the opening kicko and his

return to the lineup has bolstered Clares

physicality and depth.

Standish was without their star tailback,

Alec Gulvas because o re-

injuring an ankle the week

earlier in the Gladwin playo

game. His replacement, Matt

Craword busted loose to move

the chains on a 3rd and 3 play.

A couple plays later on another

3rd down, Standishs quarterback, senior,

Jacob LeClair rolled out right, alluded a pass

rusher, threw across his body to Tyler Walker

who did a great job o chasing the long pass

down. He caught and streaked down to the

Clare 11 yard-line or about a 50 yard pass

play. On 3rd and 13, LeClair aked a hand-

o to Craword, both carried out their ake

beautiully and LeClair bootlegged le or an

eight yard touchdown, the extra point was

good and SSC led 7-0.

Jordan Gross broke a tackle and ran or six

yards. Brock Swan dropped a 3rd down pass

attempt and Clare had to punt.

LeClair slung a sharp hook route to Seth

Malcolm who caught, spun to the outside

and galloped down the sidelines or a 26 yard

reception.

A couple plays later LeClair threw the

same route to thick, bruising and skillul,

Clay Walderzak. CW caught, turned, knied

past a deender, wove through a couple other

would be tacklers and galloped down the

sidelines or a 39 yard touchdown, just like

that the Panthers had grabbed a 14-0 lead.

Clares Spencer Harrell sliced or about 25

yards on a spirited kick return. Clare only

picked up our on 3rd and 9 and they had

to punt again. On the ensuing play, star

grappler, Brandon Ayris intercepted LeClairs

pass, unortunately when he was tackled on

the return, he broke his collar-bone.

James Simon bolted or 15 yards, then ve

gritty yards to thrust Clare with a spark. A

personal oul, late hit on SSC moved the

ball down to the Standish 15 yard-line.

Then Gross took over as he seemed to be

engrossed on making sure CHS got on the

scoreboard. Jordan barrelled or eight yards,

then he crunched through Panthers until

he ound pay dirt rom six yards out. Logan

Emery wasnt just playing like a warrior on

deense, he booted in the pat, to make it a

14-7 game.

Hunter Rubys onside kick surprised SSC,

bounced o one o their mens legs and

was recovered. Standish was whistled or

holding. Mitch Greenacre chopped down the

bruising Standish ullback, Austin Fletcher

or no gain. LeClair then slung a 28 yard pass

to Tyler Walker. Harrell nearly picked o the

next foated pass intended or Walderzak.

On the ensuing play, LeClair rolled right and

gunned a bullet to Walderzak who displayed

great concentration to haul in the 39 yard

touchdown reception, 21-7.

Harrell caught and exploded or a

momentum swinging kick return to SSCs

25 yard-line.

Tyler rifed a 13 yard quick pass down the

seam to Brock Swan. Gross churned his

powerul legs or a ive yard touchdown

plunge, it was now a 21-14 game.

LeClair came right back and ired a irst

down pass or 11 yards. On 3rd and one,

Craword burst through the rst layer o the

deense or 14 yards.

BY CLI NT KERN

CLINT KERN

Tenaciousresiliency

Coltons interception late

in the game, displayedhis uncanny awareness,

instinctive anticipation

and strong hands.

Prior to that he was

aggressively stepping

up from his secondary

spot to punish Standish

ballcarriers and help halt

their running game. Punches is a rock

solid, complete, well-rounded defensive

back. Hes also a very reliable wide-out

for Tyler to throw to.

COLTON PUNCHES| WR-DB

CLARE

Punchesalertysecures

intercePtiontofinish

Ruby was a jewell on the

tundra Friday night for his

Pioneers. Ruby created

separtion and snagged vital

touchdown passes just

before the half and on the

intial drive of the second

half. These passes not

only closed the gap and

surpassed SSC, but they

switched the mentality of both teams. Ruby

caught an out, showing sharp route running

and a go route, displaying speed. Hes a

consistently good punter and kicker as well.

HUNTER RUBY| WR

CLARE

rubysgemtdcatches

liftedclarePastssc

Zack played like a poised

warlord. He showed no

hesitation or fear. Tyler had

four sharp passes dropped.

He was 6-13 passing, he

converted a couple of rst

downs and he gunned

a couple of touchdown

passes. Tyler ran in a two

point conversion that

was crucial, extending the lead to ve, thus

forcing Standish to have to score a TD andnot be able to kick a eld goal to tie. Zack

read and took what the defense gave to him.

ZACK TYLER| QB

CLARE

tylertusslesondand

tasersthePanthersd

Clares middle linebackers:

JOE MCGUIRE and MITCH

GREENACRE were the

two most erce players on

the eld against Standish

in Clares 29-24 victory

at Brookwood Stadium.

JORDAN GROSS, ZACK

TYLER, HUNTER RUBY,

SETH HARTON andJAMES SIMON were

vital key cogs oensively.

Coach Luplow, Coach

Haggart and Coach Wise

executed their plans.

CLARES DEFENSE CLAMPED

DOWN AND BURIED STANDISH

THE

PIONEERSLEE COLE

WAS A

MONSTER

ON BOTH

SIDES OF

THE BALL.

COLE

SIGNIFIES

CHSS

NEVER

QUIT

PERSONA.


20/26


Coach Haggarts demand for excellence

and leadership was the cornerstone

behind the Pioneers holding the Panthers

scoreless in the 2nd half for the come-

from-behind win.

GAME CHANGERS

Harton made awless snaps andquickly man handled the thick

and powerul Standish deensivelinema

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