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By Mike Dunn

GAYLORD The Gaylord

girls of coach Frank Hamilla

pushed their record to 4-1

overall and 2-0 in the Big

North with a tense 40-36

overtime victory at home

over Traverse City West on

Thursday, Jan. 9.

The battling Blue Devils

trailed most of the game but

poured it on in the fourth

quarter to forge a 32-32 tie,

then outscored the visiting

Titans 8-4 in the extra ses-

sion.

Leading scorer Brandi

Wagner showed up big down

the stretch, draining a pair of

critical 3-pointers back-to-

back to give Gaylord the lead

in the overtime, and then she

hit a pair of key free throws in

the final seconds to clinch

the victory.

Brandi blistered the nets

for 15 points to go with four

assists and four steals.Maddie Hamilla was also in

double figures, taming the

twine for 13 points, and she

also came up with a critical

basket down the stretch,

draining a 3-pointer in the

final minute to forge the 32-

32 tie.

T.C. West had the chance to

win in regulatio n but the

Blue Devils held one last

time.

We won it on the defen-

sive end, Hamilla said. We

struggled offensively and

were behind for most of the

game. Late in the game, we

finally tied it on Maddies 3-

pointer and then Brandi

caught fire for us in the over-

time.

Our intensity on defense

was great; we picked them up

full court in the second half

and it paid big dividends for

us, he added.

Lindsey Zaremba was

zoned in for seven points to

help the Gaylord cause.

Joslyn Rider and Lauren

Hintz each added a deuce.

Sydney Gooding secured five

rebounds and played rugged

defense down low. Sydney

Kassuba and Lauren Hintz

each hauled in three

rebounds and Kassuba alsoissued two assists.

Mikaela Ray and Paris

Wagner each scored 10 to

pace the Titans.

The Gaylord JV girls of

coach Shelly Curtis also

turned in a solid perform-

ance, securing a 32-22 win.

The young Blue Devils rallied

from a 15-3 halftime deficit

to outscore the visiting Titans

29-7 in the second half.

We struggled in the first

half couldn't seem to find the

basket , Curtis said. We

made some adjustments and

came out in third quarter and

had a 14-2 run and then con-

tinued in the fourth quarter

with a 15-5 run. The girls

played really well together in

the second half and played

great defense.

Coach Curtis lauded the

suffocating play of Adrienne

Edwards, who shut Wests

best player down. Shelby

Curtiss and Maddy sides gave

great minutes tonight off the

bench.

High scorer was Casey

Korte corralled the nets for 11

points to lead the young Blue

Devils in the scoring column.

Mallory Marshall made 10

and Adrienne Edwards

chipped in with 5 as Gaylordpushed its record to 4-1.

Gaylord played at Sault Ste.

Marie on Tuesday, Jan. 14. On

Friday, Jan. 17, the Blue

Devils play another key Big

North game at home against

Cadillac. On Monday, Jan. 20,

the Blue Devils host Petoskey.

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By Andy Sneddon

Its been a nice storyline:

Veteran coach of a tradition-

laden program which is off to

a fast start while using a

largely inexperienced lineup.

This week, the picture of

the Petoskey High School

boys basketball team will

become much more clear as

the Northmen embark on

trips to Cadillac and Alpena.

Not only are they two of

the best teams in the league,

but our guys are going to find

out what its like to play on

the road, said longtime

Northmen coach Dennis

Starkey. Those are long trips

and its a completely different

situation than playing at

home.

The Northmen entered the

week 6-1 overall, 3-0 in the

Big North Conference. They

were slated to play at

Cadillac, 3-2, 2-1, on Tuesday,

and are scheduled to go to

Alpena, 3-1, 1-1, on Friday,

Jan. 17.

The Vikings and Wildcats

were expected to contend for

the league championship.

But the fact that Petoskey

was the last unbeaten team

in conference play heading

into this week may have sur-

prised some based on the

fact that the relatively young

and inexperienced

Northmen entered the sea-

son with so many question

marks.

Weve made a lot of

improvement as the season

has gone on, Starkey said.

Early (in the year) we were

making too many mistakes,

especially on the offensive

end in not taking care of theball. Weve made significant

improvement in that.

The young Northmen have

taken advantage of a number

of factors, among them the

fact that six of their first

seven games have been on

their home floor, and the

combined record of their first

seven opponents is 13-36.

Only Brighton, which beat

the Northmen, 53-49, on

opening night, had a winning

mark (4-3) entering this

week.

That said, the Northmen

are winning the way most

Starkey-coached teams have

in his near three decades at

Petoskey: Solid defense, bal-

ance and unselfish play.

Were getting contribu-

tions from a lot of guys and

our energy has been very

good, Starkey said. This is a

good practice team. There

havent been any letdowns.

They just come to play. And

weve shot the ball well. We

have guys who can shoot and

so far its been enough to

carry us.

Senior Joe LeBlanc scored

20 points and a pair of soph-

omores, Aron Lee and Evan

Whitmore, added 17 and 13,

respectively, to lead the

Northmen to a 62-48 Big

North win last Friday over

West Branch Ogemaw

Heights.

The Northmen jumped to

a 15-0 first-quarter lead and

were never seriously threat-

ened.

That win came three nights

after Petoskey held offTraverse City West, 56-50.

Nick Mesnard scored 13

points, LeBlanc and Jason

Bur added 10 apiece, and

Whitmore and Lee finished

with nine each.

The Northmen led 48-46

with just over two minutes to

play when Mesnard found

LeBlanc inside for a bucket to

make it 50-46, then Mesnard,

Whitmore and Bur hit two

free throws each down the

stretch to hold the Titans at

bay.

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By Andy Sneddon

Ah the fickle nature of highschool sports in general, and

the game of hockey in partic-

ular.

Just when things appear to

be turning in the right direc-

tion

The Petoskey High School

hockey team finally broke

through with its first victory

of the 2013-14 season when it

topped Cheboygan, 3-2, last

week at the Chiefs Ralph G.

Cantile Arena.

The high from the emo-

tional victory, which ended

an 11-game winless streak,

lasted just two days asPetoskey fell to the Bay Area

Reps, 2-0, on their home ice

at Griffin Arena.

That win gave them a lit-

tle more confidence,

Petoskey coach Brent Ward

said. Its a little easier to stay

positive after a win, obvious-

ly.

Friday (against Bay Area)

it seems like they kind of for-

got their way. They took it to

us. They played a hard, phys-

ical game and we got caught

standing around and watch-

ing a little bit and you cant

do that. Every game youve

got to play every shift to thebest of your ability.

Theres little battles all

over the ice that youve got to

win, and if you dont win the

little battles theres a good

chance youre not going to

win the game.

The Reps held a 30-7

advantage on shots on goal

over the Northmen, 1-9-3,

and Petoskey did not register

a shot on goal in the first

period.

Goalie Michael Whittaker

made 28 saves to help keep

Petoskey in the game.

Whittaker posted 40 saves inPetoskeys win over

Cheboygan two nights prior.

Michael Whittaker played

an outstanding game for us

(against Cheboygan), Ward

said. Cheboygan really came

at us late in the third (period)

and they had some good

opportunities throughout

the game.

Whittakers effort is what

we expect of him and what

he expects of himself, Ward

said, and he carried that

over to Friday (against Bay

Area) and played a strong

game. Weve got to give him

some more help by gettingmore shots ourselves.

The Northmen capitalized

on enough of their shots to

beat the Chiefs. Nick

Gadowski scored goals 45

seconds apart to tie the game

and then put the Northmen

in front. The second came

with 8:30 remaining in the

contest.

Bray Spicer also scored,

while Kyle Sitkins and Mike

Forton each had an assist for

Petoskey.

Austin Christie scored both

goals for the Chiefs. Adam

Jeannotte and Zack Schley

each had an assist. Quaid

Brooks made 23 saves in goal

for the Chiefs, 5-10, who have

lost seven consecutive

games, several in the fashion

that they lost to Cheboygan:

They outplayed and outshot

their opponent, only to come

up empty.

We pretty much dominat-

ed the entire game, but we

ran into a goalie (Whittaker)

that played real well,

Cheboygan coach Craig Coxe

said. We knew he was a good

goalie, weve played against

him before and we just

couldnt get the puck behindhim.

Of Cheboygans seven con-

secutive losses, four have

come by two goals or less.

The other three have came

against Midland Dow,

Escanaba and Dearborn

Divine Child. Dow and

Escanaba are ranked fourth

and fifth, respectively, in the

Division II state coaches poll,

while Divine Child is ranked

fifth in Division III.

The loss to Petoskey stung

that much more in light of

the fact that it came on home

ice, and the Chiefs had beat-

en the Northmen, 5-3, in the

season-opener.

I really feel bad for them

because theyre working so

hard, Coxe said of his play-

ers. Even though were going

through a bad stretch here,

theyre not quitting, theyre

still working hard, theyre

staying positive, and I could-

nt ask anything more of

them. Hopefully we can stay

that way because this is a

tough one to swallow.The Northmen, 1-9-3, were

scheduled to play host to

Traverse City West on

Wednesday at Griffin Arena,

and then go to Cadillac on

Friday, Jan. 17. Both are Big

North Conference games. On

Saturday, Jan. 18, the

Northmen play host to the

FNV Griffins at Griffin Arena.

The Griffins are a co-op pro-

gram featuring players from

Freeland, Saginaw Nouveland Saginaw Valley Lutheran

high schools.

We are moving forward,

Ward said of his Northmen.

As tough as it may seem in

the win-loss column, were

still moving in the right direc-

tion and we want to keep

going, keep guys healthy, and

keep moving forward and

continue to get better each

week until the end of the sea-

son.

The Chiefs play host to Big

Rapids on Saturday at Ralph

G. Cantile Arena.

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By Mike Dunn

GAYLORD The St. Mary

girls of coach Dan Smith

rebounded from the tough

home loss to Mount

Pleasant Sacred Heart with a

pair of hard-fought victories.

The Snowbirds edged Ski

Valley rival Bellaire, ranked

seventh in Class D, on

Friday, Jan. 10, and rallied tooutscore Harbor Springs 53-

44 on the road on Monday,

Jan. 13.

The Snowbirds edged the

visiting Eagles 28-19 in a

physically intense, defensive

showdown. The win enabled

St. Mary to stay unbeaten in

league play and remain atop

the league standings.

Bellaire (4-2, 4-1) came into

the game ranked seventh in

Class D by the Free Press

and St. Mary was ranked

ninth. The Eagles were com-

ing off a narrow 48-44 victo-

ry over perennial league

power Johannesburg-Lewiston.

The Snowbirds, who

improved to 6-1 overall and

5-0 in the league with the

win over Bellaire, were

ranked sixth by the

Associated Press in their first

poll of the season and ninth

by the Free Press.

They played like a top-10

team in the tough win over

Bellaire, limiting the explo-

sive visitors to just six points

in the first half with their

speed down the floor and

their suffocating, pressur-

ized defense.

Senior Kari Borowiak, who

has already surpassed the1,000-point scoring mark

and will graduate as one of

St. Marys all-time leading

scorers, stoked the twine for

11 points and was the only

player on either team to

reach double digits. Long-

armed sophomore Bekah

Myler produced seven

points and was a physical

presence down low, as usual.

Caylee Lawnichak and

Giorgi Nowicki also made

key contributions to the win,

hitting key buckets and

scoring four points apiece.

Renee Lalone led the

Eagles with six points.ON MONDAY at the court

of Class C foe Harbor

Springs, the surging

Snowbirds struggled a bit

out of the gates but came

storming back in the second

quarter to take control of

things and eventually

outscore the hustling Rams

by a 53-44 margin.

Borowiak blistered the

nets for 22 points and she

also spread the wealth

around, serving up more

sweet deliveries than a box

of Whitmans Samplers as

she issued eight assists.

Myler added her usual mus-

cle to the attack, notching 11points and grabbing seven

boards, and Giorgi Nowicki

generated six points and

helped fuel her teams sec-

ond-quarter run.

Stephanie Sylvain and

Shallon Grawey each struck

for 12 to lead Harbor Springs

and they also combined for

13 rebounds.

Harbor Springs handed

the St. Mary JV its first loss of

the season, 48-37.

Alex Hunter hit for 10

points and Maggie Schultz

sank eight for the young

Snowbirds.

St. Mary (7-1, 5-0) playedat Mancelona on

Wednesday, Jan. 15, and is

home against Inland Lakes

on Friday, Jan. 17. On

Wednesday, Jan. 22, the

Snowbirds are home against

Central Lake.

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GRAYLING A furiousfourth-quarter rally by the

Grayling girls varsity basket-

ball team fell just a couple

points short of a win, as vis-

iting Houghton Lake held on

for a hard-fought 54-53 win

Monday, Jan. 13.

The host Lady Vikings,

now 3-2 overall, outgunned

Houghton Lake, 26-15, in

the final eight minutes of the

non-conference clash. But,

that wasnt enough to erase a

lead the Bobcats had built

over the previous three

quarters of play.

Houghton Lake built a

modest 12-9 advantage in

the first quarter, but then

limited Grayling to just four

points in the second to surge

to a 26-13 halftime lead.

The loss was only negative

in what was otherwise a

superlative night by

Graylings Brittany Nielson,

who was impressive in all

facets of the game with 19

points, 11 rebounds, 2

assists, 7 steals and 1

blocked shot.

Makayla Cragg added 14points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist

and 3 steals for Grayling,

while Cierra Prosser tallied

10 points, 6 rebounds and 1

assist in the loss.

Other contributors for

Grayling included: Erica

Umlor with 6 points, 1 assist

and 6 steals; Courtney

Hatfield with 2 points, 2

assists and 3 steals; Katie

Vierling with 2 points; and

Tandy Mitchell with 1

rebounds and 2 steals.

Sarah Garrett led

Houghton Lake in the win

with 18 points.

Elk Rapids 60

Grayling 54The host Elk Rapids Elks

outscored the visiting Lady

Vikings for the first three

periods of play Friday, Jan.

10, on their way to a 60-54

win in a clash between the

two Lake Michigan

Conference squads.

Grayling (1-2 conference)

finally got the better of Elk

Rapids (4-2 overall, 2-1 con-ference) in the final stanza,

23-21. But, by then, the Elks

had already forged a solid

39-31 advantage heading

into the fourth quarter.

Samantha Denno led the

Lady Vikes with an impres-

sive 19 points, 11 rebounds

and 4 steals. Umlor also had

a solid night with 14 points,

2 rebounds, 4 assists and 3

steals, and Prosser added 10

points, 1 rebound, 3 assists

and 7 steals in the loss.

Also contributing for the

Lady Vikings were: Hatfield

with 6 points, 2 boards, 1

assist and 3 steals; Nielson

with 2 points, 3 boards and 3

steals; Leslie Reilly with 2

points; Cragg with 1 point, 3

rebounds, 1 assist and 1

steal; Money with 3 assists

and 3 steals; Vierling with 1

rebound and 1 steal; and

Mitchell with 1 assist.

Report compiled by

Buckland News Service.

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FIFE LAKE Sometimes, a

big lead isnt all what it seems

to be. A team gets compla-

cent, stops running its plays

and suddenly finds itself introuble.

But, that wasnt the case for

the Mancelona girls varsity

basketball team Friday, Jan.

10, when the Lady Ironmen

topped Ski Valley Conference

rival Forest Area, 50-38.

Mancelona (3-3 overall, 2-

2 conference) dominated the

action early, leading 17-4

after the first quarter and

moving out to a 30-15 advan-

tage at intermission.

That allowed first-year

head coach Ben Tarbutton to

rest his starters and find

some additional playing time

for his bench, including twoplayers recently moved up

from the JV team.

The girls did really well,

Tarbutton said. We were

wondering how they would

play when they were expect-

ed to win.

We still had too many

turnovers (28), he added.

But, our free throws (9-for-

18) were good.

Eilenne Naniseni spear-

headed Mancelonas attack

early on and ended the nightwith 16 points, 18 rebounds,

2 steals and 2 assists.

Eilenne had a good dou-

ble-double and an all-round

good game with blocks and

assists, Tarbutton said.

Emily Nixon also was a

solid all-round performer for

Mancelona with with 8

points, 12 rebounds, 2 steals,

5 assists and 1 blocked shot.

Tyra Oetting added 9 points,

4 rebounds and 3 steals in the

win.

Other contributors for the

Lady Ironmen included: Sara

Hittle with 7 points, 4

rebounds and 2 steals; AshleyJoseph with 7 points, 3

rebounds and 3 steals;

Megan Morris with 2 points,

3 rebounds and 1 steal; Jill

Smigelski with 1 point, 4

boards, 3 steals and 4 assists;

Tori Reicheldefer with 4

rebounds and 3 steals; and

Hannah Hardy and Shelby

Busby, each with 1 rebound.

The chance to see some of

his other players on the floor

couldnt have come at a bet-

ter time, as Tarbutton and theLady Ironmen are slated to

play a pair of tough confer-

ence games against Gaylord

St. Marys (6-1 overall, 4-0

conference) and

Johannesburg-Lewiston (5-2

overall, 3-2 conference).

Im looking forward to a

hard week this week to see

where our team is at and

where we need to improve,

Tarbutton added.

Onaway 35

Mancelona 31Mancelona struggled in

35-31 loss to rival Onaway onWednesday, Jan. 8, possible

due to being shorthanded.

The Lady Ironmen had to

play without one of their

starters in Smigelski, who

was ill. And, Nixon was

forced to the bench with

early foul trouble.

Even then, Mancelona was

able to battle its way to a

slim, 6-5, lead in the first and

held a four-point lead, 15-11,

at halftime.

Onaway, however, ralliedand tied the varsity hoops

clash at 24-24 by the end of

the third quarter. The lead

then changed hands several

times in the final eight min-

utes, but a pair of turnovers

in the last 30 seconds allowed

Onaway to secure the win.

Despite foul trouble, Nixon

led the Lady Ironmen with 10

points, 9 rebounds and 2

blocked shots.

Also contrib uting for

Mancelona were: Oetting

with 8 points, 2 rebounds, 7

steals and 3 assists; Hittle

with 7 points, 8 rebounds, 2steals and 1 assist; Naniseni

with 4 points, 11 rebounds, 1

assist and 1 blocked shot;

Reicheldefer with 2 points, 1

rebound and 3 steals; and

Morris with 2 rebounds.

Report compiled by

Dennis Mansfield, Buckland

News Service.

By DENNIS MANSFIELD

Buckland News Service

ELK RAPIDS It was not agood week for the Grayling

boys varsity basketball team,

which suffered a pair of loss-

es to Lake Michigan

Conference rivals. That

included a 61-49 defeat at

the hands of the host Elk

Rapids Elks on Friday, Jan.

10.

The winning formula for

the Elks was a simple one.

They outscored the visiting

Vikings (4-2 overall, 2-2 con-

ference) in first three quar-

ters of play, building a 32-25

lead at intermission.

On a positive note, we

forced Elk Rapids into 27

turnovers with our defensive

pressure, Grayling head

coach Rich Moffit said.

However, we were not able

to convert many of the

turnovers into points for us.

Grayling was only able to

chip away slightly at the lead

in the third period when it

was one point better, 11-10,

than Elk Rapids. The whit-

tled the gap to just 51-47 late

in the game, but hopes of a

bigger rally soon faded as

the Elks dominated the final

eight minutes, 19-13.

We struggled to knockdown open shots in the

game, plus we shot poorly

from the free-throw line,

Moffit added. (But) I saw a

number of positive things in

this game.

Several Viking players had

positive nights. Justice

Jauntily posted a double-

double in leading Grayling

in both scoring and

rebounding with 13 points,11 rebounds and 1 steal.

Geoff Wilson also hit for

double figures against the

Elks with 10 points, 7

rebounds and 2 steals.

Other contributors for

Grayling also included: Tyler

McClanahan with 9 points, 2

rebounds, 2 steals and 4

assists; Scout Tobin with 9


steal; Michael Branch with 3


steals; Matt Burrell with 3


steal; Carson Burmeister

with 2 points, 6 rebounds, 1steal and 2 assists; Peyton

Zigila with 1 rebound and 2

steals; and Emmett Helsel

with 3 rebounds and 1 steal.

Boyne City 64

Grayling 54A fast start wasnt enough

to overcome a solid finish by

Boyne City, as the visiting

Ramblers topped the

Viking s, 64-54, on

Wednesday. Jan. 8.

We started out of the gate

very fast, jumping out to a

20-11 lead, Moffit said. We

played with a lot of energy atboth ends of the court and

we were able to force Boyne

into a number of turnovers

early.

The Vikings held Boyne

City to just nine points in the

opening period but found

themselves trailing at half-

time, 27-26, as the Ramblers

doubled their offensive out-

put in the second stanza.

The game remained up forgrabs going into the fourth

period, with the teams tied

at 41-41. Grayling couldnt

protect its home floor, how-

ever, as the Ramblers put up

10 more points, 23-13, in the

final eight minutes to earn

the win.

Boyne was able to force

us into a number of turn

overs which resulted in

Rambler points, Moffit said.

On the positive side, we

were able to force Boyne

City into 28 turnovers.

Jauntily was the only

Viking cager to score in dou-ble digits, hitting the

Ramblers for 17 points, 6

rebounds and 1 steal.

Wilson, Branch and

Burrell combined for 27

Grayling points, as each tal-

lied 9 for the game. Branch

also chipped in with 5

points, 9 rebounds, 1 steal

and 2 assists, while Burrell

had 3 rebounds, 1 steal and

1 assist and Wilson added 5

rebounds, 1 steal and 1

assist.

Also contributing for the

Vikings were: Burmeist er

with 7 points, 1 rebound, 2steals and 2 assists;

McClanahan with 5 points, 2

rebounds, 2 steals, 4 assists

and 2 blocked shots; Tobin

with 2 points, 1 board, 2

steal and 1 assist; Helsel with

3 rebounds; and Zigila with 2

rebounds and 1 steal.

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MACKINAW CITY The

Mackinaw City girls of coach

Adam Stefansk i bounced

back quickly from the heart-

breaking overtime loss to

Boyne Falls the game before,

outscoring visiting Alanson

46-16 in a Northern Lakes

Conference clash played on

Friday, Jan. 10.

Junior forward Lauren Bell

stepped up big for the

Comets, who are playing

without the services of tal-ented sophomore Chelsey

Closs for the remainder of

the season. Bell struck for 19

points and did a Windex

number on the glass, pulling

down 11 rebounds for a dou-

ble-double.

Strong-armed sophomore

Lily Alexander also helped

the cause, joining with Bell to

dominate play inside much

of the time. Lily launched 13

points and pulled down nine

boards for a near double-

double. Blaine Yoder blis-

tered the twine for eight

points and senior point

guard Brooke Yoder delivered

up more sweet deliveries

than a florist, issuing nine

assists.

Stefanski was pleased with

the Comets strong play in

the paint and also his teams

ball movement.

Alyssa Silveus paced the

Vikings with 10 points.

Mackinaw City (7-2, 5-1)

traveled to Alba for a

Northern Lakes Conference

game on Wednesday, Jan. 15.

On Tuesday, Jan. 21, the

Comets are home against

Vanderbilt.

Ogemaw Heights 34

Petoskey 29

PETOSKEY Another slow

start helped to doom the

Petoskey High School girls

basketball team in a Big

North Conference game last

week with West Branch

Ogemaw Heights.

The Northmen could

muster just four first-half

points in falling to the

Falcons, 34-29.

Kati Lewis scored 12 points

to lead the Northmen, who

slipped to 1-5 overall, 1-1 in

the league.

Petoskey was scheduled to

play at Cadillac on Tuesday,

and will play host to Alpena

on Friday, Jan. 14. Both are

league games. The Vikings

entered the week 7-1 overall

and 4-0 in the Big North.

They were one of two

remaining unbeaten teams

in the conference. Gaylord, at

2-0, is the other.

The Northmen are sched-

uled to play at Gaylord on

Monday, Jan. 20.

Marci Meier and Haley

Izworski scored seven pointseach to lead Ogemaw

Heights in its victory over the

Northmen.

The Falcons are 2-4, 2-3.

Pickford 68

Pellston 28

PICKFORD The Pellston

girls faced a tough challenge

at the court of perennial U.P.

hardwood power Pickford on

Monday, Jan. 13. The Hornets

fell to 1-6 with a 68-28 defeat.

Kelly Lewis landed 18

through the iron to lead the

Hornets and Ember Hahn

hauled in nine rebounds.

Onaway 49

Pellston 34

PELLSTON The Onaway

girls of coach Marty Mix trav-

eled to the court of Ski Valley

rival Pellston on Friday, Jan.

10, and secured a 49-34 deci-

sion.

Devin Bristley busted the

nets for a team-high 13

points as the Cardinals, who

had a hellacious early sched-

ule, pushed their record to 5-

3 overall and 4-3 in league

play. Jade Galer and Lexi

Szymoniak also helped the

Cardinal cause, draining the

nets for 10 points apiece.

The Cardinals led by just a

point going into the second

quarter but pulled away a bit

after that, taking a 21-16 lead

into intermission and a 37-23

lead after three quarters.

Dependable Hanah Carter

connected for 13 points to

pace the hardworking

Hornets of coach Steve

Kirsch.

Pellston played host toBellaire on Wednesday, Jan.

15, and Onaway traveled to

Forest Area on the same

night.

Onaway 35

Mancelona 31

ONAWAY Onaway broke

away in the fourth quarter to

finally outscore a much-

improved Mancelona squad

on Wednesday, Jan. 8, in a

tough Ski Valley clash. The

Lady Ironmen of coach Ben

Tarbutton, who were winless

a year ago, have been playing

everybody tough this season

and that was true at Onaway.

The score was tied at 24

after three quarters before

the Cardinals were able to get

any kind of separation on the

scoreboard.

We came back with a lot

of intensity in the fourth

quarter to finally win,

reported veteran Onaway

coach Marty Mix.

Lexi Szymoniak stroked

the nets for 13 points to lead

the way for the Cardinals.

Central Lake 40

Pellston 34

PELLSTON The Pellston

girls faced tough Ski Valley

foe Central Lake on the road

on Wednesday, Jan. 8, and

suffered a 40-34 setback in a

physically tough battle.

Kelly Lewis and Hanah

Carter each launched

11points through the iron for

the Hornets of coach Steve

Kirsch and Breah Carter con-

nected for eight.

Kirsch was pleased with

his teams effort against thetalented Trojans but not

happy with the number of

turnovers.

Boyne Falls 37

Mack City 35

BOYNE FALLS It was a

battle of league unbeatens

on Wednesday, Jan. 8, as

Mackinaw City traveled to

the court of Northern Lakes

Conference rival Boyne Falls.

The host Loggers were able

to pull out an intense 37-35

victory to push their record

to 5-0 in the league and put

themselves in sole posses-

sion of first place in the

standings, at least for now.

The Comets fell to 4-1 in the

league and saw their 17-

game league winning streak

snapped.Katherine Watchorn and

Brooke Yoder each waxed the

nets for nine points to lead a

balanced scoring chart for

Mack City and reliable

Lauren Bell was a two-way

force, ringing up eight points

and covering the floor defen-

sively like wet on water,

notching eight steals.

Mack City plays host to

Boyne Falls on Thursday, Feb.

6, in a much-anticipated

rematch with the two powers

of the Northern Lakes

Conference.

Sarah Morse provided the

muscle inside for the Mack

City JV as she pulled down a

whopping 16 rebounds in a

32-18 win over Boyne Falls.

Inland Lakes 36

Forest Area 26

FIFE LAKE The Inland

Lakes girls earned a hard-

fought 36-26 decision over

host Forest Area on

Wednesday, Jan. 8. Alli Furst

fired in 11 points to put the

bite into the Bulldog attack

and Keahna Depauw con-

nected for 10.

Onna Hulwick led all scor-

ers with 12 points for Forest

Area and Cami Campbell

added eight.

Mack City girls bounce backBell rings up 19 as Comets outscore Alanson; Petoskey

falls to Falcons; Onaway outscores Pellston

Girls Hoops

MANCELONA The

Mancelona boys varsity bas-

ketball team remains one of

the top teams in the Ski Valley

Conference.And, it helped that the

Ironmen (5-1 overall, 3-0

conference) took care of

business at home last week,

topping visiting Pellston, 61-

43, on Friday, Jan. 10.

The hoops clash was origi-

nally slated for Tuesday, Jan.

7, but was postponed due to

weather and school cancella-

tions.

The delay didnt seem to

hurt the Ironmen.

Mancelona started out some-

what slowly, leading 16-13

after the first eight minutes.

But, that became a more

comfortable bulge of 34-22 at

halftime.

As hes usually done this

season, Brandon Dingman

paced Mancelonas attack

with 24 points and 10

rebounds. While in his junior

year, Mancelona head coach

Rick Duerkson said the third-

year varsity player should get

his 1,000 point this week.

Hes just a pure scorer,

Duerkson added. And, we

have five starters who are

pretty strong.

Dingman had plenty of

support with a pair of team-mates also in double figures.

Logan Borst tallied 11 points

and 4 steals in Fridays win at

home, while Griffin Borst had

10 points and 11 boards.

Justin Spires just missed a

double-double, hitting for 9

points and hauling in 10

rebounds.

This week could be key in

setting up the race for the

conference crown. The

Ironmen were set to play on

the road at both Onaway (4-

1, 3-0 conference) on

Tuesday, Jan. 14, and then

Forest Area (3-2, 2-1 confer-

ence) on Thursday, Jan. 16.

This week will tell us a lot,

as far as where were at,

Duerkson said. When the

season started, I thought we

had a good chance, along

with two or three other

teams.

I didnt think Onaway

would be as good as they

have been, but they have

some good players.

Mancelona 66

Central Lake 48What looked to be a see-

saw battle Wednesday, Jan. 8,

turned out to be another

impressive win for the host

Ironmen, as they topped SVC

foe Central Lake, 66-48.

Mancelona started the

game with a 5-0. But that was

answered by the visiting

Trojans, who battled back to

tie the score at 7-7. The

Ironmen then went on

another run and finished the

opening stanza up 13-7.

The drama and hopes of

a possible upset by Central

Lake faded in the second

quarter, as Mancelona

surged to a 37-13 halftime

lead.

Dingman again powered

the Ironmen attack with 32

points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists

and 4 steals.

Griffin Borst added 13

points, 7 rebounds and four

assists, with Logan Borst tal-

lying 7 points and 6 assists

against the Trojans.

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PETOSKEY They are a

combined 31-1 in dual meets

and both are unbeaten in the

Big North Conference.

Gaylord and Petoskey were

to square off in a wrestling

dual Wednesday at Petoskey

High School. It is a meet that

will go a long way in deciding

the eventual league champi-

on.

The Blue Devils entered

20-1 and ranked fifth in

Division II by Michigan

Grappler. The Northmen

were 11-0. The Blue Devils

are the five-time defending

league champions, and the

teams are in the same

Division II team district,

scheduled for Thursday, Feb.

6, at West Branch Ogemaw

Heights.

Ogemaw was also sched-

uled to partake in

Wednesdays meet at

Petoskey.

Gaylord easily swept

Traverse City West and

Traverse City Central in their

league-opening double-dual

last week, while Petoskey

topped Alpena, 56-18, to

improve to 2-0 in the league

duals.

The Blue Devils defeated

Central, 75-0; and topped

West, 69-6. The lone points

surrendered by Gaylord on

the night came on a void

against West at 160 pounds.

In the Blue Devils win over

West, Shane Foster (215),

Dominic LaJoie (103), Jon

Martin (119), Seth Lashuay

(125), Jacob Panosso (135),

Tristan Blanzy (140), Jeff

Heinz (145) and Matt Jenkins

(152) won by pin.

The most exciting match of

the evening came at 171,

where Gaylords Forest

Madagame took a 3-2 sud-

den-death victory over Zac

Provost.

Madagame, Tristan

Gregory (189), Foster, Mike

Shyrock (285), Trent Lashuay

(112), Martin, Seth Lashuay,

Matt Kempher (130),

Panosso, Heinz and Jenkins

each won by pin against the

Trojans, while Blanzy took an

8-3 decision.

The Blue Devils were

scheduled to wrestle in the

Bay City Duals last Saturday,

but did not attend because of

weather.

In Petoskeys win over

Alpena, Nick Strobel took an

exciting 8-5 decision at 145

and was named theNorthmen wrestler of the

meet.

Other Petoskey winners

were Austin Linn, Dylan

Koeningsknecht, Cam Plath,

Dakota Vieau, Trevor

Denoyer, Trevor

Giallombardo, Gage Paul,

Scott Kibbe and Mike Kibbe.

Scott Kibbe, 119, was the

Northmen wrestler of the

meet in the victory over

Onaway.

Other Petoskey wins

against the Cardinals came

from Rob Kibbe, Linn,

Strobel, Plath, Denoyer, Drew

Wilson and Giallombardo.

On Saturday, Petoskey will

host the Petoskey Duals

beginning at 9 a.m.

Roscommon, Rogers City,

Manistee, Traverse City St.

Francis and Flint

Northwestern are scheduled

to round out the field.

Also on Saturday, the Blue

Devils are scheduled to wres-

tle at the Dexter Invitational.

Three Blue Devils and one

Northman are ranked indi-

vidually in Division II by

Michigan Grappler.LaJoie is ranked fifth at

103, while Gregory and

Foster are ranked third and

fourth, respectively, at 189.

Giallombardo is ranked sixth

at 103.

Teams enter week a combined 31-1; Blue Devils ranked fifth

Unbeaten Northmen, once-beaten Galord square off on the mat

By Mike Dunn

MACKINAW CITY The

Mackinaw City boys of coach

Austin Krieg pushed their

record to 5-1 overall and 3-1

in the Northern Lakes

Conference with wins over

Alanson and Engadi ne on

Thursday, Jan. 9, and

Monday, Jan. 13.

Noah Morse paced a bal-

anced scoring assault with 18

points in the 73-37 win over

Alanson and Jonah Robbins

rang up 27 points and was

locked in like radar from 3-

point range, hitting 6-for-6,

as he led the way in the 72-59

win at Engadine.

Noah and Jonah werent

the only ones flooding the

nets for the prolific Comets,

however.

In the big non-league win

at Engadine, Jake Bell struck

for 10 points to help the

Comet cause and Noah

served up 10 as well.

Forrest McArthur tallied 19

to lead the Eagles.ON THURSDAY, Jan. 9, in

the win over league foe

Alanson, Matt Rivera rocked

the iron for 17 points to join

Noah in double figures while

Jonah made the twine jump

for 12 points and Zach Smith

sank 10.

Coach Krieg was pleased

with how the Comets pushed

the ball up the floor and gen-

erated lots of scoring

chances.

The Comets (5-1, 3-1)

played at Alba on Tuesday,

Jan. 14. On Thursday, Jan. 16,

they play at Vanderbilt and

on Wednesday, Jan. 22, they

are home against Wolverine.

Pellston 56

Gaylord St. Mary 31PELLSTON The host

Hornets earned a hard-

fought 56-31 decision over

Ski Valley foe St. Mary on

Thursday, Jan. 9, as Conner

Kilpatrick generated a team-

high 16 points and Austin

Hamlin turned in a tough

double-double, hitting for 12

points and pulling down 12

boards. Tanner Keller was a

physical force inside for the

Hornets as well, hauling in 12

rebounds.

Coach Larry Cassidy was

pleased with his teams

defensive pressure in the

contest.

The St. Mary boys of coach

Ken Blust had a difficult time

finding an offensive rhythm

in the game. Rangy senior

Charles Strehl stoked the

nets for a game-high 17

points and he also grabbed

nine rebounds but he was the

only Snowbird to reach dou-

ble figures.

Levi Milan helped the

cause with eight points and

two assists and silky senior

guard Nick Harrington, in his

first game back, contributed

five assists with three points.

Senior strong man Orion

Beningo also pulled down

five rebounds. This was St.

Marys first game without

reliable senior forward Cam

Juneac, who is out for the

season with a torn ACL.

St. Mary played host to

Atlanta on Tuesday, Jan. 14.

The Snowbirds are home

against Bellaire on Thursday,Jan. 16.

Pellston played a makeup

game at Mancelona on

Friday, Jan. 10, and dropped

a 41-43 decision to the

league-leading Ironmen (see

separate story in this issue).

Tanner Keller connected for

19 points to pace the Hornets

and Conner Kintz collected

12 points.

The Hornets (2-4, 2-2)

played at Central Lake on

Tuesday, Jan. 14, and are

home against Onaway,

another tough league foe, on

Friday, Jan. 17.

Onaway 50

Inland Lakes 35INDIAN RIVER The

Onaways boys of coach Eddy

Szymoniak fought off a tough

challenge at the court of Ski

Valley rival Inland Lakes on

Thursday, Jan. 9, outscoring

the scrappy Bulldogs 50-35.

Onaway remained unbeat-

en in the league, pushing its

record to 3-0 and 4-1 overall

while the hardworki ng

Bulldogs fell to 0-5.

Joe Sigsby sank 11 points to

pace a balanced scoring

ledger for the visiting

Cardinals and senior wing

Joe OBradovich jammed the

twine for 10. Fellow senior

forward Carlos Bautista con-

nected for eight points and

was a strong presence inside,

gathering in nine rebounds.

I-Lakes coach Joe

Mahoney was pleased with

the hard-nosed effort of his

players.

Onaway faced visiting

Mancelona on Tuesday, Jan.

14, in a much-anticipated

battle of league unbeatens.

I-Lakes traveled to Forest

Area on Tuesday, Jan. 14. The

Bulldogs play at

Johannesburg-Lewiston on

Tuesday, Jan. 21.

Johannesburg-Lewiston 55

Lake Leelanau St. Marys 37JOHANNESBURG The

Johannesburg-Lewiston boys

secured their first victory of

the season on Thursday, Jan.

9, outscoring visiting Lake

Leelanau St. Marys by a 55-

37 margin.

The Cardinals, who were

off a full three weeks because

of Christmas break and post-

ponements from the frigid

weather, were rusty as a mus-

ket at the start but they bat-

tled back from a narrow first-

quarter deficit to take a 27-21

lead by halftime and then led

the rest of the way.

Logan Huff was lights out

in the second half to lead J-L,

scoring all 19 of his points.

Huff was hotter than

jalapeno stew in the fourth

quarter, knocking down 12 of

his teams 13 points.

Sophomore Brandon Huff

also showed up big, account-

ing for 15 points and clean-

ing the glass for nine

rebounds. Chad Garton

brought his usual energy off

the bench, sinking six points

and playing bark-tight

defense. Rugged Nate Fox

brought down seven

rebounds.

The J-L JV also won a close,

one, 27-25.

The Cardinals played host

to Ski Valley league power

Bellaire on Tuesday, Jan. 14.

On Thursday, Jan. 16, the

Cardinals are slated to play atCentral Lake and on Tuesday,

Jan. 21, they are home

against Inland Lakes.

Mackinaw City pushes to 5-1 logNoah and Jonah flood the nets for Comets;

Pellston prevails in SVC battle with St. Mary; Onaway and J-L earn wins

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CHARLEVOIX

Cheboygan got some scoring

punch from a pair of unlikelysources and did a solid

defensive job on Charlevoix

star Madeline Boss Monday

in taking a 53-35 non-league

girls basketball win from the

Rayders.

Macey Charboneau scored

14 points and Ashley

Hempenstall added 12 to

pace the Chiefs, who

improved to 3-4 and next

face St. Ignace at home on

Friday.

The Saints, who last year

won the Class D state cham-

pionship, are 8-2 and ranked

fourth in Class C.Weve been preaching to

the girls to be more aggres-

sive, Cheboygan coach

Jason Purcell said after

Mondays win at Charlevoix.

We have a tendency to be

passive sometimes. Its the

first time for Macey and

Ashley to (score) in double

figures this year.

We needed that, we need-

ed some people to step up

and be offensive threats. The

more people we get involved,

the harder we are to guard.

The 53 points was a sea-

son-high for the Chiefs, andit came on the heels of a 47-

21 loss 10 days prior to

Kingsley. The 21 points was

Cheboygans season-low.

Really the whole team did

a heck of a job because we

had four girls with two fouls

(each) by the end of the first

quarter so we played the

entire second quarter rotat-

ing the kids with two fouls,

basically, Purcell said. Our

bench came in and did a nice

job.

Charlevoix wasnt as fortu-

nate when it came to the foul

department. The Rayderstop player, Madeline Boss,

picked up two early fouls and

was severely limited for most

of the night. She eventually

fouled out and finished with

just six points. She entered

the game averaging in double

figures in both scoring and

rebounding.

Olivia Storm scored eight

points to lead the Rayders.

Brooke Hancock added

seven points and 10

rebounds for the Chiefs,

while Carolyn Clark finished

with six points, seven boards.

Next for the Chiefs is aStraits Area Conference game

with the Saints, who may be

as good if not better than

they were a year ago when

they won their second state

title in three years and their

fourth since 1999.

Its always a good test,

Purcell said. We always play

them at about this time of

year and then we finish up

our (regular season) in St.

Ignace, and its the Pink

Game. The gym will be

packed and its a tournament

environment. Usually its

pretty competitive.You find out what youre

made of. The one thing is

when we have had success

against them is that you have

to attack the press. You have

to attack it and play concepts

and take what they give you.

Youve got to play hard, thats

No. 1.

Chiefs warm up for mighty St. Ignace with a win at CharlevoixCheboygan gets balance in team-effort non-league victory

MIO The Mio girls varsi-

ty basketball team improved

to 3-2 overall on the season

with a solid 44-36 win over

North Star League rival

Hillman on Friday, Jan. 10.

Mio seemed in control

early on, forging an 11-6

advantage by the end of the

first quarter. But, Hillman

rallied and cut the score to a

single point, 18-17, at inter-

mission.

The Lady Bolts then

staged a rally, of sorts, of

their own after halftime by

outgunning Hillman, 16-10,

in the third quarter and

heading into the final eight

minutes of regulation with a

34-27 lead.

The team did a great job

defending and move the ball

around to score, said Mio

head coach Helen DeFlorio.

I was happy everyone

scored.

Everyone did what was

asked of them before they

game. They were prepared

for the win.

Jalen DeFlorio had an

impressive outing with a

double-double that includ-

ed 15 points and an out-

standing night on the glass

with 17 rebounds. Her sister,

Cassidy DeFlorio, added 7

points and 4 boards for Mio.

Hillmans Jensen

Tchorzynski led all scorers

with 17 points and Vanessa

Schook chipped in 9 points

in the loss.

Report by Buckland

News Service.

Lady Bolts shoot downHillman, 44-36

MIO The Mio boys varsi-

ty basketball team just didnt

beat visiting Oscoda on

Monday, Jan. 13. The

Thunderbolts won big, top-

ping the visiting team by a

whopping, 62-26.

Mio (5-1 overall) not only

dominated at the offense

end of the floor, but held

Oscoda (5-2 overall) to sin-gle digits in every quarter.

The Thunderbolts used

the overall effort to run out

to a 13-4 advantage in the

opening stanza and led by

and impressive 49-18 at

intermission.

Ben Lubitz paced Mios

attack with 26 points, as

Charles Auten helped by hit-

ting for another 12 points in

the victory.

Akil Jones and Kyle

Charters each scored 9points for Oscoda.

The victory came just four

days after the Bolts suffered

their lone loss of the season,

as they fell to North Star

League foe Hillman, 58-55,

on Thursday, Jan. 9.

Again, Mio jumped out

early and held a 13-7 lead in

the first quarter. But,

Hillman took control of the

game by outgunning the

Bolts, 24-14, in the second

stanza for a 31-27 edge atintermission.

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Mio wins big overOscoda, 62-26

CHEBOYGAN COUNTY

The Department of Natural

Resources today announced

the 2014 lake sturgeon fish-

ing and spearing season onBlack Lake (Cheboygan

County) will begin at 8 a.m.

on Saturday, Feb. 1. All

anglers must register to par-

ticipate in the lake sturgeon

season.

The 2014 total harvest limit

for Michigan is five lake stur-

geon. To reduce the chance

of exceeding the harvest

limit, officials will close the

season when one of two sce-

narios occurs:

1. Onc e th e f if th f ish

has been harvested, or once

four fish have been harvested

at the end of any fishing day.

2. Fishing hours are 8

a.m. to 2 p.m. each day of the

season. The season will

either end at 2 p.m. on

Wednesday, Feb. 5, or when

one of the above scenarios ismet, at which point anglers

will be notified on the ice by

DNR personnel that they

must immediately stop fish-

ing for lake sturgeon.

Anglers 17 years of age or

older must possess a valid

all-species fishing license. In

addition, all anglers must

possess a lake sturgeon tag,

available for free from all

license vendors. Anglers

must have both of these prior

to registering for the Black

Lake sturgeon season.

The 2014 angler registra-

tion process will be similar to

what was enacted in 2013.

Anglers need to only register

once for the entire season. An

early registration will be held

at the DNR Onaway Field

Station from 2 to 8 p.m. onFriday, Jan. 31. This station is

located approximately 5

miles north of Onaway on

Route 211. Anglers can pick

up their spearing identifica-

tion flags at this time and

learn more about season

logistics and sturgeon popu-

lations from the DNR.

Anglers unable to partici-

pate in the Friday registra-

tion may register only at the

registration trailer at Zolner

Road ending on Black Lake.

Morning registration begins

at 7 a.m. each day of the sea-

son. Anglers are highly

encouraged to register on

Friday, Jan. 31.

Anglers will be issued a

disposable flag at registration

that must be displayed each

day at the entrance of theanglers shanty.

An angler who harvests a

lake sturgeon must immedi-

ately tag the fish and contact

an on-ice DNR employee and

register the fish at the Zolner

Road trailer registration site

on Black Lake. Registration

may include an examination

of internal organs and

removal of a piece of fin tis-

sue for DNA analysis and

aging.

Recent changes in registra-

tion logistics were developed

to allow greater participation

by anglers while protecting

the population of lake stur-

geon in Black Lake from

overharvest. In addition, the

DNR and Michigan State

University have been deter-

mining annual populationestimates of adult fish from

the spring spawning run,

which allows officials to set a

safe harvest level. The har-

vest limit in 2014 is lower

than the 2013 limit.

Our ongoing research

efforts on spawning Black

River sturgeon have yielded a

better population model to

annually estimate the adult

sturgeon spawning popula-

tion, said Ed Baker, DNR

research biologist. A 2013

survey by DNR revealed

recent stocking efforts in the

lake have been fruitful, and

we anticipate some of these

fish will enter the spring

spawning run in a few years.

Once this occurs we antici-

pate an increase in future

safe harvest levels for

anglers."

Rehabilitation of lake stur-

geon in the Cheboygan River

watershed is a cooperative

effort involving the DNR, the

Black Lake Chapter of

Sturgeon for Tomorrow,

Michigan State University

and Tower-Kleber Limited

Partnership.

For more details, anglers

may call the DNR Gaylord

Operations Service Center at

989-732-3541 or visit

www.michigan.gov/fishing.

Annual season set to begin Feb. 1 at 8 a.m. with total harvest limit of five

DNR allows supplemental feeding of deer because of heavy snowfall

Sturgeon season on Black Lake upcoming

Feeding deer allowed in southern U.P.

Due to heavy accumulated

snowfall, the Michigan

Department of Natural

Resources will allow supple-

mental feeding of deer in the

southern Upper Peninsula by

permitted groups and indi-

viduals beginning

Wednesday, Jan. 15.

Supplemental feeding is

only allowed in the southern

U.P. during years when accu-

mulated early winter snow-

fall reaches a depth that is

predictive of winter stress,

while permitted feeding is

allowed annually from

January 15 to May 15 in the

northern counties found

within the Lake Superio r

snowbelt.

The supplemental feeding

provision for the southern

U.P. pertains to: Delta,

Dickinson, Iron, Mackinac,

Menominee and Schoolcraftcounties, and south of the

T43N-T44N boundary line in

Chippewa and Marquette

counties.

Sportsmens groups or

individuals in these counties

who would like to obtain a

supplemental feeding permit

should contact DNR Wildlife

Division staff at the Baraga,

Crystal Falls, Escanaba,

Marquette, Shingleton,

Newberry or Sault Ste. Marie

offices.

This winter has started

out substantially more severe

than last winter, which took a

large toll on the deer popula-

tion in the U.P., resulting in

reduced reproduction and

high fawn mortality, said

U.P. Regional Wildlife

Supervisor Terry Minzey.

While supplemental feed-

ing can have unintended

negative consequences, such

as auto collisions, over-

browsing, and disease trans-

mission, we recognize folks

want to help deer through a

harsh winter, Minzey said.

Those who obtain a supple-

mental feeding permit must

follow provisions thatattempt to minimize any

negative impacts.

Once a permit is granted,

recipients must adhere to the

following regulations:

Feeding is only allowed on

private land with landowner

permission, or on non-state-

owned public land with land

administrator permission.

Supplemental feeding is not

allowed on state land.

Feed must be placed at

least one-quarter mile from

the nearest paved public

road, at least one mile from

domestic farm animals, and

at least one mile from wheat

or potato fields, commercial

fruit orchards or commercial

plant nurseries or tree farms.

Feed can consist only of

grains, second cut alfalfa and

clover, and pelletized food

materials containing no ani-

mal protein. The feed must

be scattered on the ground at

a depth not to exceed three

inches. If individuals choose

to feed corn, the DNR recom-

mends it be mixed as a minor

component (25 percent or

less) of the recipe, which

should help protect deerfrom dying by acidosis.

Anyone issued a supple-

mental feeding permit must

report to the DNR, no later

than May 30, the quantity

and type of feed used, dates

and duration of feeding, and

other required information

specified in the permit.

To learn more about deer

management in Michigan,

visit www.michigan.gov/deer.

For Upper Peninsula DNR

office contact information, go

to www.michigan.gov/con-

tactdnr.

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The Department of

Natural Resources (DNR)

encourages hunters to start

dreaming of spring by pur-chasing their spring turkey

hunt applications today.

The DNR reminds hunters

that spring turkey hunting

applications are on sale now

through Feb 1. The applica-

tion fee is $4. Applications

and licenses may be pur-

chased at any authorized

license agent or online at

www. mic hi ga n.g ov/ hu nt-

drawings.

The 2014 spring turkey

season runs from April 21

through May 31, with hunts

lasting from seven to 41

days, depending on the hunt

unit. Hunters may purchase

a license for just one hunt. A

total of 114,140 licenses are

available in the drawing for

quota hunts, including

49,140 general licenses and65,000 private-land licenses.

Information about spring

turkey hunting can be found

at www.michigan.gov/

turkey.

"Hunters looking for the

greatest flexibility may wish

to purchase a Hunt 234

license. This license will be

available beginning in

March (no application

required). The Hunt 234

license is valid from May 5-

31 and includes all open

areas of the state except the

public lands of southern

Michigan," said DNR upland

game bird specialist Al

Stewart. New this year,

hunters may purchase Hunt

234 through May 31.

Beginning March 3, appli-

cants can check whetherthey were drawn for a

license at

www. mic hi ga n.g ov/ hun t-

drawings. Any leftover

licenses will be sold until the

quota is met in each hunt

unit and hunt period.

Beginning March 1, a base

license is required for every

resident and nonresident

who hunts in Michiga n.

Hunters may purchase their

spring turkey license only

after they have obtained a

base license for the year. An

application may be pur-

chased prior to obtaining a

base license.

Spring !rke# applicaionson sale no"

BOYNE FALLS The first-

ever Michigan Inland Lakes

Convention will be held May

1-3 at Boyne Mountain

Resort in Boyne Falls. This

convention presents an

opportunity for lake enthu-

siasts, lake professionals,

researchers, local govern-

ment officials and other

interested individuals to

participate in three days of

educational presentations

and discussions, in-depth

workshops , tours, exhibitsand much more.

The 2014 Michigan Inland

Lakes Convention is brought

to you by the Michigan

Inland Lakes Partnership,

launched in 2008 to pro-

mote collaboration in an

effort to advance steward-

ship of the states more than

11,000 inland lakes. The

convention is a cooperative

effort between many public

and private organizations:

Michigan Department of

Natural Resources,

Michigan Chapter of the

North American Lake

Management Society,

Michigan Lake and Stream

Associations, Inc., MichiganState University Extension,

Michigan Natural Shoreline

Partnership, Michigan

Department of

Environmental Quality, and

Michigan State University

Institute of Water Research.

Convention sessions will

cover a wide variety of topics

including aquatic invasive

species management and

control; natural shoreline

management; Cooperative

Lakes Monitoring Program

training; and the latest in

lake research, riparian rights

and water law.

Registration for the con-

vention opened Jan. 6. For

more information, includinghow to register, visit

www.michiganlakes.msue.

msu.edu.

Inland Lakes Conventionin Bone Falls


Resources invites everyone

to take advantage of the

upcoming annual Winter

Free Fishing Weekend on

Saturday and Sunday, Feb.

15-16. On those two days,

residents and non-residents

can fish without a license,

though all other fishing regu-

lations still apply.

Michigan has celebrated

the Winter Free Fishing

Weekend every year since

1994 as a way to promote

awareness of and better con-

nection to the state's vast

aquatic resources and fishing

opportunities. With morethan 3,000 miles of Great

Lakes shoreline, tens of thou-

sands of miles of rivers and

streams, and 11,000 inland

lakes Michigan and fishing

are a perfect match.

Michigan is home to

many fun and family-friendly

outdoor activities during the

colder months and fishing

is definitely among the most

popular, said DNR Director

Keith Creagh. Our Winter

Free Fishing Weekend is a

great time for people to get

outdoors and explore the

states broad range of Pure

Michigan fishing opportuni-

ties. Theres something for

everyone on your own, witha friend or with the whole

family.

To encourage involvement

in this years Winter Free

Fishing Weekend, organized

activities are being scheduled

in communities across the

state. These activities are

coordinated by a variety of

organizations including con-

stituent groups, schools,

local and state parks, busi-

nesses and others. A full list

of these events as well as

tools to assist communities

that want to plan and pro-

mote local events can be

found online at www.michi-gan.gov/freefishing.

Free Fishingweekend

slated for Feb. 15-16


Resources (DNR) would like to

inform anglers about new viralhemorrhagic septicemia (VHS)

regulations that went into

effect Thursday, Jan. 9. The

changes result in simpler regu-lations for anglers who pur-

chase and use minnows as bait

by removing the retail salesreceipt provision. Anglers will

now no longer be required to

possess their bait receipts

while fishing and retail min-now sellers will no longer be

required to provide anglers

with detailed receipts for min-nows.

VHS is a serious viral diseasethat has spread into the GreatLakes region and caused large-

scale fish kills. VHS was first

identified in the Great Lakes in

2005 and has caused mortali-ties in a number of fish species

in the Michigan waters of Lake

Huron, Lake St. Clair, St. Clair

and Detroit rivers, Lake Erie,

and inland in Budd Lake nearHarrison and Base Line Lake

near Pinckney. It has also been

found in Lake Michigan waters

of Wisconsin. The DNR active-ly monitors for VHS through-

out the year and as other areas

are identified positive for VHS,they will be listed online at

www.michigan.gov/vhs.

Receipts were previously

used for educational andenforcement purposes to

direct anglers to places where

their bait could be used basedon purchase location and

whether or not it was certifiedas disease-free. VHS regula-tions have been in effect for

several years and, after careful

review, the DNR determined

the retail receipt provisioncould be removed because

anglers are more knowledge-

able about the risks associated

with baitfish use.

There is no known treatmentfor VHS, so preventing the

spread of disease is the best

way to protect Michigans fish.

Anglers can help prevent thespread of VHS by keeping the

following tips in mind when

using baitfish:Learn to identify the

species of baitfish you are

using. Species known to be

susceptible to VHS and typical-ly used as live bait include

emerald shiners, spottail shin-

ers and white suckers. Otherspecies occasionally used as

bait that are susceptible to VHSinclude bluntnose minnows,trout perch, gizzard shad,

shorthead redhorse and silver

redhorse.

Request that your local baitstore sell certified disease-free

baitfish.

Purchase and use only cer-

tified disease-free baitfish.

Never move live fishbetween bodies of water.

Disinfect your bait bucket,

livewells and bilges between

uses with a bleach solution(half-cup of bleach to 5 gallons

of water) or allow equipment

to dry thoroughly before usingin a different body of water.

Properly dispose of all bait

containers including worms and

soil, crayfish and minnows in atrash receptacle.

Protecting Michigans world-

class water resources is every-ones responsibility for now

and future generations. Allboaters need to drain theirlivewell(s) and bilge of their

boat upon leaving the water-

body because its the law.

New viral disease regulations are simpler and less stringent regard-ing minnows and other baitfish

First-ever Michigan convention slated for May1-3 at Boyne Mountain Resort

Anglers no longer need bait receipts


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BearBasketball

Top Scorers


GRAYLING Patrick Ruddys double-double

helped lead the Grayling boys JV basketball team

to a 56-41 victory over visiting Elk Rapids on

Thursday, Jan. 9.

Ruddy tallied 16 points and grabbed 12

rebounds in the win.

Other key contributors for Grayling were Trent

Hickman with 8 points, 6 rebounds, and 10 steals,

while Blake Gregory had 9 p oints and 3 steals in

the victory.

Grayling 50, Boyne City 29Before Ruddys double-double, it was Troy

Summers who stepped up to power the Vikings

attack in a 50-29 win against Boyne City on

Wednesday, Jan. 8.

Summers hit for 11 points and had 11 boards onthe night. Ruddy nearly set up a chance for back-

to-back double-doubles by also scoring 11 points

in the home win. But, in a solid effort, he fell short

with only 9 rebounds.

Also for the Vikings, Spencer Kent had 9 points,

5 rebounds and 4 steals.

Ruddy helpslead Grayling

to JV win

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PASTORS PERSPECTIVE

Tim

ManteiTim was born and

raised in Cheboygan,Michigan and now isthe pastor of HopeLutheran Church in

rural Sawyer and St. Pauls LutheranChurch, Butte, North Dakota.

Im a greenhorn pastor serving two small churches in rural

North Dakota, I am faced with the reality of small numbers.

Over the decades farms have gotten larger while the popula-

tion has declined. There are four ghost towns within twelve

miles of our home. These ghost towns all have abandoned

church buildings in them.As I frequently drive by these decaying structures I find

myself reflecting on the attendance numbers of the churches I

serve. Weve increased a bit and yet I am tempted to worry.

And whenever I worry, I try to come up with solutions to the

problems I think we have. I start imagining programs and

events that could bring in more people to our towns and also

into our churches.

But then the Holy Spirit flags me regarding my worrying and

regarding my planning. Jesus said, Dont worry about tomor-

row and, But seek first God's Kingdom, and his righteous-

ness; and all these things will be given to you as well. (World

English Bible)

Before I worry and before I plan I am to seek Gods king-

dom. What is Gods Kingdom? Gods kingdom is wherever and

whenever Jesus Christ is in charge. The way I seek Gods king-

dom is to seek the will of the ruler of that kingdom. My con-

versations with the ruler of the kingdom can be summed up in

to two parts: Lord, change my worry into trust in you. Lord,lead us into what we should do.

Jesus said that our Father in heaven has counted the hairs

on our heads and that he cares for every little sparrow that

falls to the ground. I am sure, then, that He cares for every

country preacher and that he cares for the numbers we worry

about. He knows your future. He cares for you and he can lead

you from worry. Talk to him.

Thoughts on...How important is prayer??

Ver# Important. The

most important thing aperson cold do.

Harold Shattuck

Petoskey

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cating "ith God. It

mo!es the hand of

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Daily WordTHURSDAY: 2 Samuel 24:25 New American Standard Bible (NASB) 25 David built there an altar to the Lord and

offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. Thus the Lord was moved by prayer for the land, and the plague

was held back from Israel.

FRIDAY: 1 Kings 8:46-50 New American Standard Bible (NASB)46 When they sin against You (for there is no man who

does not sin) and You are angry with them and deliver them to an enemy, so that they take them away captive to

the land of the enemy, far off or near; 47 if they take thought in the land where they have been taken captive,

and repent and make supplication to You in the land of those who have taken them captive, saying, We have

sinned and have committed iniquity, we have acted wickedly; 48 if they return to You with all their heart and

with all their soul in the land of their enemies who have taken them captive, and pray to You toward their land

which You have given to their fathers, the city which You have chosen, and the house which I have built for Your

name; 49 then hear their prayer and their supplication in heaven Your dwelling place, and maintain their cause,

50 and forgive Your people who have sinned against You and all their transgressions which they have trans-

gressed against You, and make them objects of compassion before those who have taken them captive, that they

may have compassion on them

SATURDAY: 2 Chronicles 7:12-15 New American Standard Bible (NASB)12 Then the Lord appeared to Solomon at night

and said to him, I have heard your prayer and have chosen this place for Myself as a house of sacrifice. 13 If I

shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or if I command the locust to devour the land, or if I send pestilence

among My people, 14 and My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face

and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, will forgive their sin and will heal their land. 15Now My eyes will be open and My ears attentive to the prayer offered in this place.

SUNDAY: Matthew 21:21-22 New American Standard Bible (NASB) 21 And Jesus answered and said to them, Truly I say

to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say

to this mountain, Be taken up and cast into the sea, it will happen. 22 And all things you ask in prayer, believ-

ing, you will receive.

MONDAY: Acts 16:25-30 New American Standard Bible (NASB)25 But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and

singing hymns of praise to God, and the prisoners were listening to them; 26 and suddenly there came a great

earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison house were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened

and everyones chains were unfastened. 27 When the jailer awoke and saw the prison doors opened, he drew his

sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped. 28 But Paul cried out with a loud

voice, saying, Do not harm yourself, for we are all here! 29 And he called for lights and rushed in, and trem-

bling with fear he fell down before Paul and Silas, 30 and after he brought them out, he said, Sirs, what must I

do to be saved?

TUESDAY: 2 Thessalonians 3:1-3 New American Standard Bible (NASB)1 Finally, brethren, pray for us that the word ofthe Lord will spread rapidly and be glorified, just as it did also with you; 2 and that we will be rescued from per-

verse and evil men; for not all have faith. 3 But the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen and protect you from

the evil one.

WEDNESDAY: James 5:13-15 New American Standard Bible (NASB) 13 Is anyone among you suffering? Then he must

pray. Is anyone cheerful? He is to sing praises. 14 Is anyone among you sick? Then he must call for the elders of

the church and they are to pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord; 15 and the prayer

offered in faith will restore the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up, and if he has committed sins,

they will be forgiven him.


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