Weekly Choice - Section B - March 01, 2012

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by Mike Dunn

GAYLORD The task before the St. Mary girls asthey headed into Wednesday's Class D districttournament opener against Wolverine at Rogers City wasto shake off the impact of theSnowbirds' first loss of theseason.

St. Mary slipped to 19-1and missed a perfect regularseason with a 53-46 loss toNo. 4 ranked Mount PleasantSacred Heart on Thursday,Feb. 23, in the packed-outKaminski Gym. Sacred Heartimproved to 17-3 with the

win in the physical, intensecontest.

The Snowbirds trailed 28-25 at halftime and 40-35 afterthree quarters. The visiting Irish made a healthy percent-age of 3-point shots to gainthe lead and they made freethrows in the final minutes toretain the lead.

Senior wing Karli Jacob, afour-year battle-testedstarter who has alwaysbrought the level of her play up a notch or two when the

games count the most,showed up big once again.She scored 22 points to pacethe Snowbirds and gave thekind of gritty, intense effortthat has characterized herprep hardwood career.

Sacred Heart did an excel-lent job defending sopho-more sharpshooter KariBorowiak on this night, limit-ing the explosive playmakerto nine points.

Sacred Heart sophomoreSara Hansen struck for 18 tolead the Irish and her sisterErica, a junior, put 14 on theboard. Kelly Jaksa buried aclutch 3-pointer late in the

game after St. Mary pulled to within two points.

St. Mary coach KevinFoster called the game withSacred Heart "a great test"and said he believed his girls would gain from the experi-ence of playing against anexcellent opponent in a play-off-type atmosphere on thehome floor.

St. Mary (19-1) faced Woverine (7-11) on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. afterthis issue went to press. In

the opening semifinal gameon Wednesday at 6 p.m.,Onaway (11-8) faced hostRogers City (2-14).

The winners of the twogames advanced to the dis-trict championship on Friday at Rogers City at 6 p.m.

Looking ahead, the district

champ from Rogers City advances to the Class Dregional tournament atPellston slated for Tuesday,March 6, and Thursday,March 8. The region includesthe district victors fromMackinaw City, DeTour andPosen.

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St. Mary guard Chrissy Smith emerges from the Red Sea of Irish defenders to launch one from the lane.

St. Mary sophomore guard Kari Borowiak brings theball up the floor in the battle with Sacred Heart.

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Savvy St. Mary senior Karli Jacob (31) thrills the stand-ing-room only crowd with this drive against the Irish.

Caylee Lawnichak (14) shows good form as she drib-bles toward the hoop for the St. Mary JV squad.

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By Mike Dunn

GAYLORD Gaylorddropped a decision to high-powered Big North foeCadillac on the home floorThursday but it was the kindof defeat where Blue Devilcoach Tim ORourke saw some positives.

Gaylord lost 73-47 to thepotent Vikings to finish theBig North season with a 3-11mark. Cadillac, fueled by theimpressive play of 6-foot-8guard John Simons,improved to 15-3.

Cadillac led 16-7 after onequarter and 34-20 at the half.The Blue Devils showed a lotof fight, though, battling hard

in the second half and fre-quently taking the play to thevisitors.

Gaylord big man ZachLundell battled with tenacity down low and ultimately leda balanced scoring ledger with 10 points. Tyler Frisch,Troy Gahm and Cam Taylor

each tallied eight for the BlueDevils. Austin Pearsonturned in a gritty effort onthe floor, especially at thedefensive end, along withCraig Richardson, RyanChrencik and Lundell.

Simons, who is bound forCentral Michigan next year,connected for 32 points while frenetic point guardNick Paquet and Ben Mackey each struck for nine.

The Gaylord JV dumpedCadillac 70-57 as StevenFitzek fired in 20 points tofuel the offense. Leland Huey launched 15 points whileCole Butler served up sevenand the Zach Attack of ZachPerry and Zach Pasternak

each scored seven.ON SATURDAY, the BlueDevils lost on the road tonon-league rival MountPleasant 46-32. With thatloss, they slipped to 6-13overall with one regular sea-son game remaining thisThursday, March 1, at

Traverse City St. Francis.Joey Foster had 10 points

and three assists to lead thehost Oilers and Jory Melancon had 13 points.

The Gaylord JV fell to theOilers by a 46-33 count.Durable Cotton Neff stretched the iron for a team-high 11 points and ZachPasternak and Cole Butlereach tallied seven.

ON TUESDAY, Feb. 21,Gaylord overcameCheboygan 60-47 on thehome floor. The Blue Devils, who were without the valu-able services of Tyler Cherry and Michael Skerratt,scraped and clawed their way to victory against the game

Chiefs, holding off a late rally by the visitors to secure the win.

Senior forward Troy Ghamdrew black-and-orange jer-seys like magnets every timehe touched the ball but stillgathered 16 points to lead theBlue Devils, and Lundell was

a lunch truck in the paint,powering his way to 10points and 11 boards for adouble-double. Frisch wasfantastic on this night as well,finding the bottom of the netfor 13 points and nailing key free throws down the stretch.

ORourke also noted thesolid effort of guards Craig Richardson, Cam Taylor andcool hand Chris Stout.Richardson was a thorn inthe side of the Chiefs allgame long with his defensivepressure.

The Blue Devil JV edgedCheboygan 66-29. Fitzek ignited the fireworks onceagain, taming the twine for13 points. Zach Perry

punched in 12 points. Felix Iseler, Zach Pasternak andKyle Bailey each collectedeight points to help thecause.

Gaylord (6-13) concludesthe regular season onThursday at Traverse City St.Francis.

Basketball

Gaylord shows good things in lossBlue Devil boys show positives in home loss to Cadillac;

Lundell leads balanced scoring sheet

Basketball

Gaylord girls bow at Cadillac

By Mike Dunn

CADILLAC The Gaylordgirls didnt close out the regu-lar season as they hoped onFriday at Cadillac, but theBlue Devils of coach Frank Hamilla tried to put the pastbehind them and focus on

the Class A district playoff opener that took place on Wednesday of this week against Petoskey after thisissue went to press.

In the Cadillac game, theBlue Devils fell behind early against their Big North foeand couldnt make up the lostground in a 57-47 defeat.Gaylord trailed 19-11 afterone quarter and 35-23 at thehalf.

We didnt put forth a goodeffort on the defensive end inthe first half, said Hamilla.We put them on the line way too much. They shot 17 freethrows in the first half. They

ended up scoring 10 or morepoints on the line and that was the difference in thegame.

The Blue Devils gave aninspired effort in the secondhalf and played the host

Vikings on even terms.The second half we came

out with more intensity ondefense, Hamilla said. Ourdefense got us back in thegame. We had cut the lead tofour and had possession of the ball with a little over twominutes to go in the game,

but we had a turnover andthey went down and scored.We had to foul at the end

and they made their freethrows, he added. I amproud of their effort in thesecond half.

Junior twine tamerMackenzie Edwards rattledthe nets for a game-high 19points to lead the Blue Devilsand she also generated fiverebounds, four assists andtwo steals with a typically effective two-way effort.Junior point guard SarahPolena produced 13 points with five assists and threesteals and spirited sopho-

more Maddie Hamilla rockedthe iron for eight points withtwo steals. Senior AllieGooding stood tall in thepaint, pulling down fiverebounds.

ON TUESDAY, Feb. 21, the

Blue Devils downed non-

league foe Cheboygan 58-45on Senior Night. Allie

Gooding, the only senior on

this years roster, was hon-ored at mid-court with her

parents prior to the game.

Gaylord began percolating in the second quarter andgradually pulled away fromthe scrappy visitors fromCheboygan.

Sophomore sharpshooterMaddie Hamilla got hot fromthe perimeter and thatopened penetration lanesand got the offense moving on all cylinders.

In the third quarter, the

lethal lefty Mackenzie was

locked in like radar from 3-point land and made the netdance four times. She scored16 of her 22 points in thequarter.

Polena pounded the ironfor eight points and turned ina strong showing on the floor.

Kali Hancock hammeredthe nets for 16 points to pacethe Chiefs.

Blue Devils seek toreboundquickly in districtopener against

AllieGooding,the only

senior onthe Gaylord

roster,stands withher proudparents onTuesday

before theCheboygan

game.

The Blue Devils Stephanie Buttrick actively defends against Cadillac senior guard Nicole Bruggema (11) on Friday.

Ashley Bartow of Gaylord, left, surrounds Cadillacguard Erin Emington (5) during Fridays game.

Gaylord junior Mackenzie Edwards is about to kissone off the glass for two points against Cadillac.

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Hockey

Devils, Chiefs win playoff openers

By Mike Dunn

SAULT STE. MARIE TheGaylord and Cheboyganhockey teams moved onMonday in the opening round of the Div. 3 pre-regional tournament at sto-ried Pullar Stadium in SaultSte. Marie.

Both teams advanced withtense victories over solidopponents.

Gaylord senior sparkplug Spencer Bajko drilled thegame-winner for the BlueDevils in the final minute of a4-3 victory over Petoskey.Cheboygan senior StanSwiderek struck like lightning when his team needed it the

most, nailing the game-win-ner in a 3-2 win over host anddefending pre-regionalchamp Sault Ste. Marie.

Gaylord and Cheboyganfaced each other on Wednesday in the pre-regional finals after this issue went to press. The BlueDevils went into the game with an 11-12-1 log and theChiefs took a 19-5-1 recordinto the contest. The Chiefshad earned two narrow victo-ries over Gaylord during theregular season.

Gaylord had also lost twiceto Petoskey during the regu-lar season, both times in lop-sided games. It seemedPetoskey had Gaylords num-

ber this year but the BlueDevils, to their credit, founda way to turn the tables in theplayoffs.

Bajko drilled his game- winner with 59 secondsremaining in regulation. TheMuzyl boys, Cole and Seth,provided the muscle on theplay, each being credited with an assist.

Mitchell Lawton launcheda missile just past Petoskey goalie Breanna Merriam toscore Gaylords first goal.Bajko provided the ammuni-tion and gained the assist.

Sam Black also put someBam into the Gaylordoffense, scoring the BlueDevils second goal with help

from Derek Axford and WillieGelow. And Axford found thenet on a power play forGaylords third goal with ColeMuzyl drawing the assist.

For Petoskey, HunterStinger struck on a powerplay with rocket launcherKyle Ruggles and Kenny Forton setting the table. IanMorrison also wrinkled thetwine in the back of the netfor the Northmen andRuggles scored what wouldprove to be the final goal of his notable prep career onthe ice for Petoskeys thirdand final goal of the night,lighting the lamp unassistedafter making a steal.

Senior Peter Lawton was

between the pipes forGaylord and did a whale of a job keeping his team in posi-tion to strike and win late inthe third period. He stopped17 of 20 shots. Merriam, whohad a brilliant campaign forPetoskey, also made severalstellar stops to keep her teamin contention to the very end.She turned away 26 of 30shots from the Blue Devils.

The Northmen finished with a 12-12-1 record.

For Cheboygan, it was thesmooth-striding Swiderek showing up big once again ina clutch situation.

Fellow seniors Jake Elmoreand Jordan Yost of the Chiefsprolific Production Line also

tallied in Mondays pre-

regional opener.During the regular season,

Cheboygan defeated Gaylord

2-1 in overtime in Cheboygan

and outscored the Blue

Devils 5-3 in Gaylord.

Whoever won Wednesdays

pre-regional finale advanced

to the Div. 3 Region 18 cham-

pionship game at The

Sportsplex in Gaylord on

Saturday, March 3, at 7 p.m.

against either Cadillac or

Mount Pleasant.

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Bajko of Gaylord, Swiderek of Cheboygan hit game-winners; Gaylord and Cheboygan facedeach other in semifinals

By Mike Dunn

GAYLORD The state wrestling finals take placethis weekend at The Palace of Auburn Hills and 12 areagrappler have earned thehonor of participating this year.

Two of those go into thecompetition as 2012 regionalchampions and No. 1 seeds:Brandon HurricaneHandrich of Grayling at 152pounds in Division 3 andTrey Leach of Onaway at 160pounds in Division 4.

Eric Mason of Gaylord at189 pounds is the lone repre-sentative from the Weekly Choice coverage area at theDiv. 2 level.

Grayling and Onaway eachhave three wrestlers compet-

ing at state. Cheboygan hasone wrestler competing inDiv. 3. Mancelona and Mioeach have two in Div. 4.

The state finals extendfrom Thursday throughSaturday, March 1-3. The topeight finishers in each weightclass earn All-State honors.

Here is a list of the statequalifiers and their first-round opponents at state:

DIVISION 2189 -- Senior Eric Mason

(40-11) of Gaylord, No. 3 seedvs. Hunter McCoy (39-7) of Dearborn Heights Annapolis,No. 2 seed

DIVISION 3152 -- Junior Brandon

Handrich (41-3) of Grayling,

No. 1 seed vs. Mike Church(26-14) of Grosse Ile, No. 4seed

189 -- Sophomore Jeff Myers (26-24) of Grayling,No. 4 seed vs. Dakota Dockter(48-4) of Flat Rock, No. 1 seed

215 -- Senior Ryan Randall(18-7) of Grayling, No. 4 seedvs. Gage Hutchison (53-0) of Buchanan, No. 1 seed

285 -- Junior Josh McDill(20-12) of Cheboygan, No. 4seed vs. Tom Ray (38-3) of Almont, No. 1 seed

DIVISION 4140 -- Senior Alex Fullerton

(48-8) of Onaway, No. 4 seedvs. Kyle Miller (42-1) of Lawton, No. 1 seed

160 -- Senior Trey Leach(47-6) of Onaway, No. 1 seed

vs. Weston DeHaven (30-18)

of Watervliet, No. 4 seed171 -- Senior Bryer McGinn

(42-9) of Onaway, No. 4 seedvs. James Snider (34-6) of East Jackson, No. 1 seed

152 -- Senior Tyler Aldrich(22-10) of Mancelona, No. 4

seed vs. Orie Thomford (41-

8) of Saginaw LutheranSeminary, No. 1 seed

285 -- Sophomore KeeganRichardson (33-13) of Mancelona, No. 4 seed vs.Zach Rieger (41-4) of Hudson, No. 1 seed

125 -- Junior Zach Mach

(39-6) of Mio, No. 3 seed vs.Kahle Scheenks (35-15) of Bronson, No. 2 seed

130 -- Senior D.J. Burden(25-6) of Mio, No. 3 seed vs.Ty DeFay (38-13) of Addison,No. 2 seed

Wrestling

Local grapplers compete at stateTwelve area wrestlers compete this weekend in state finals at Auburn Hills; Handrich of

Grayling, Leach of Onaway are No. 1 seeds

Eric MasonTrey LeachBrandon Handrich

By Mike Dunn

MANTON It was a new experience for Mancelonasophomore heavyweightKeegan Richardson. For sen-ior Alex Fullerton of Onaway,it was an experience herepeated for the fourth time.

For both Richardson andFullerton, it was a great feel-ing. The two wrestlers earneda berth in the 2012 statefinals on Saturday, Feb. 18, inthe Div. 4 regional tourna-ment at Manton.

The state finals are being held on Thursday throughSaturday, March 1-3, at ThePalace of Auburn Hills.Fullerton (48-8) advanced asa No. 4 seed at 140 pounds.His first-round opponent isNo. 1 seed Kyle Miller of Lawton (42-1). Richardson(33-13) also advanced as a

No. 4 seed at 285 pounds. Hesquares off with No. 1 seed

Zach Rieger of Hudson (41-4)in the opening round.The top eight wrestlers

from each weight class earn All-State recognition.

I had a mindset coming inthat I wasnt going to think about anything except whatsgoing on in the circle,Fullerton said after winning his blood match at Mantonagainst Jim Ritzenhein of Iron Mountain. Its an amaz-ing feeling to know Im going to state again.

Fullerton is the first grap-pler from Onaway to earn therare honor of qualifying forstate all four years.

Its an incredible feeling being the first one fromOnaway to do that, he said.Im grateful I had the oppor-tunity to make it happen.

Onaway coach Mark Grantexpected Fullerton to

advance from the regionaltournament.Hes tough physically and

mentally, Grant said. Hecame here knowing whatneeded to be done. Hes oneof our seven seniors andthere was no way he wasgoing to let his season end without going back to ThePalace.

Richardson also faced ablood match at 285pounds. Richardson, afterlosing his first round matchto eventual regional champBrett Martin of Hesperia, hadto win back-to-back matchesto qualify for state. In the firstmatch, he pinned DavidLancour of Ishpeming Westwood in 27 seconds. Inthe blood match where whoever wins advances to

state and the one who losesgoes home, Richardson pre-

vailed again in powerful fash-ion, taking down Kiel Atanasoff of West IronCounty in 58 seconds.

He beat me before in dis-tricts so I knew what toexpect, Keegan said of Atanasoff. I was able toreverse his hand lock and gethim on the mat. It was a greatfeeling.

Asked what it felt like to bea state qualifier as a sopho-more, Keegan said it was dif-ficult to find the words.

I guess Im overwhelmed with excitement, he said with a smile.

Mancelona coach Mark Nixon is pleased Richardsonadvanced.

Wrestlings been a goodsport for Keegan, Nixonsaid. Hes really applied

himself to learning and hescome a long way. Hes a nice young man and someone were really happy to have onthe team.

Fullerton and Richardson

have teammates who alsoadvanced. Other Onaway grapplers in the state finalsare senior Trey Leach (47-6),

a No. 1 seed at 160 pounds,and senior Bryer McBinn (42-9), a No. 4 seed at 171pounds.

Senior Tyler Aldrich (22-10), a No. 4 seed at 152

pounds, also earned a berthin the state finals forMancelona.

WrestlingHonored to be a state-qualifier

Fourth time at state for Fullerton of Onaway, first time for Richardson of Mancelona

Keegan Richardson Alex Fullerton

By Doug Derrer

TRAVERSE CITY The Bay Area Reps needed a win atManistee on Friday, Feb. 24, totie Cheboygan for theNorthern Michigan Hockey League championship andcame through, skating to a 3-1

victory. This years co-champi-onship marks the fourthstraight year the Reps havebeen outright or co-champi-ons of the NMHL.

After a scoreless first period,P.J. Heger scored two goals inthe second period for theReps. Manistee scored its only goal in the second period,

then Nate Wilson scored anempty-net goal with under aminute to play to ice the winfor the Reps.

John Posler was a tower of power in the nets for the Reps.

On Monday, February 27,the Reps hosted the Alpena Wildcats in a first-round pre-

regional match at Center Ice Arena.

The Reps and Wildcatsplayed a scoreless first period with the Reps holding a 7-5advantage in shots on goal.

It was the Bazooka, KevinBanducci, who got the Repson the board 51 seconds intothe second period, finally

blasting one by tough Alpenanetminder Jesse Boilore afterfiring several shots from shortrange at the Wildcat goal. Adam Armour earned anassist on the play.

With 1:37 left in the middleperiod Quinn Lymanlaunched a laser from the

point that found the back of the net shortly after an Alpenapenalty had expired. Hegerand Banducci assisted on theLyman goal.

The Wildcats made it a one-goal game when Sam Rumblesfired a shot past Posler with5:44 left in the game. But oneminute later a Zach Hill goal

reestablished the Reps two-goal advantage and Bay Area would hold on for a 3-1 win.

Heger and Andrew Dzierwaassisted on the Hill goal.Posler was practically impreg-nable once again, stopping 23of the 24 shots he faced toearn the win in net for theReps.

The Reps faced TraverseCity Central, which advanced with a 10-2 win over theNorthwest Warriors, on Wednesday after this issue went to press.

Hockey

Reps advance in pre-region tourney Reps edge Alpena in opener in T.C.; win in regular-season finale at

Manistee secures NMHL co-championship with Cheboygan

Gaylord Middle School 8th grader, JackKorte worked as a Ball Boy for the DetroitPistons last week during a Pistons homegame. Jacks uncle Trevor arranged for Jack to spend the day on the floor and inthe locker room with the NBA team. Here,Jack talks with Detroit Pistons trainer Mike

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MICHIGAN HIGH S CHOOL BASKETBALL RANKINGS 2/28/12

Class A

School (First-place votes) (Record) Points

1. Grand Haven (5) (19-1) 752. Lansing Waverly (19-1) 663. Midland (17-2) 644. Detroit Martin Luther King (17-3) 595. Clarkston (18-2) 486. East Kentwood (17-3) 477. Westland John Glenn (17-2) 428. Waterford Kettering (18-2) 399. Detroit Pershing (17-3) 3710. Inkster (14-5) 31

Others receiving votes: St Johns 27, GrossePointe South 22, East Lansing 18, DearbornEdsel Ford 9, Warren Cousino 5, Port HuronNorthern 2, Farmington Hills Mercy 2,Flushing 2, DeWitt 2, Romeo 1, Auburn HillsAvondale 1, Mattawan 1.

Class B

School (First-place votes) (Record) Points

1. Goodrich (5) (20-0) 752. Portland (20-0) 663. Detroit Country Day (Beverly Hills) (17-1)604. St Joseph (20-0) 58

5. East Grand Rapids (20-0) 526. Dearborn Divine Child (18-2) 507. Hudsonville Unity Christian (19-1) 448. Kingsley (18-1) 349. Paw Paw (18-2) 3110. Grand Rapids Catholic Central (17-3) 27

Others receiving votes: Chelsea 23, Ludington15, Gladstone 14, Grand Rapids SouthChristian 12, Eaton Rapids 12, Freeland 11,Grand Rapids Christian 6, Muskegon-Oakridge5, Midland-Bullock Creek 3, Harper WoodsChandler Park 2.

Class CSchool (First-place votes) (Record) Points

1. Morley Stanwood (5) (20-0) 752. Concord (20-0) 683. St Ignace La Salle (20-0) 654. Niles Brandywine (19-1) 555. Kent City (20-0) 536. Reese (20-0) 457. Flint Hamady (18-1) 448. McBain (19-1) 42T9. Houghton (19-1) 24T9. Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett(16-4) 24

Others receiving votes: Saginaw ValleyLutheran 21, Adrian Madison 17, Manchester16, Traverse City-St. Francis 12, Mendon9, Clare 7, Lawton 7, New Lothrop 5,LincolnAlcona 5, River Rouge 2, Grass Lake 2,Gobles 1,Johannesburg-Lewiston 1.

Class DSchool (First-place votes) (Record) Points

1. Bark River-Harris (2) (19-1) 692. Mt Pleasant Sacred Heart Academy (2) (16-2) 623. Gaylord St Mary Cathedral (1) (19-1) 614. Posen (18-2) 545. Eben Junction Superior Central (18-2) 506. Marine City Cardinal Mooney (15-4) 477. Waterford Our Lady Of The Lakes (14-3) 468. Lansing Christian (18-2) 429. Deckerville Community (17-2) 4010. Climax-Scotts (18-2) 37

Others receiving votes: Kingston 16, BrimleyArea 13, Bear Lake 13, Mason County Eastern11, Crystal Falls Forest Park 11, HillsdaleAcademy 9, West Michigan Lutheran 9,Watersmeet 3, Rapid River 3, Ontonagon Area2, Athens 1,Ellsworth Community 1.

B OYS G IRLS


The Graylinggirls closed

out theregular

season withhard-fought

LakeMichigan

Conferencebattles last week

against Charlevoixand East Jordan.These varsity andJV photos reveal

the intensity of theaction as theViking girls of

coach Joe Powersclosed out the

campaign with a7-13 log and

prepared to play

host toRoscommon onWednesday, Feb.29, in the Class B

DistrictTournament

opener.(photos by Bob

Gingerich)

Class ASchool (First-place votes) (Record) Points

1. Saginaw (2) (16-2) 692. Detroit Pershing (3) (18-1) 683. Lansing Eastern (16-3) 604. Romulus (16-3) 595. Detroit Martin Luther King (15-4) 54T6. Warren De La Salle (16-3) 51T6. Clarkston (16-2) 518. Kalamazoo Central (15-5) 40T9. Ypsilanti (14-3) 32T9. Saginaw Arthur Hill (15-5) 32

Others receiving votes: Greenville 18, ZeelandEast 18,Petoskey 13, East Lansing 10,Canton-Salem 7, Rochester 7, Westland JohnGlenn 5, Temperance Bedford 3, DetroitCatholic Central (Novi) 1, Lansing Waverly 1,Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills 1.

Class BSchool (First-place votes) (Record) Points

1. Lansing Sexton (5) (17-1) 752. Lansing Catholic (18-0) 703. Wyoming Godwin Heights (19-0) 65

4. Detroit Crockett (15-3) 605. Detroit Country Day (Beverley Hills) (14-4) 526. Bridgeport (19-1) 507. Stevensville Lakeshore (17-2) 448. Otsego (16-2) 429. Cadillac (15-3) 3410. Dearborn Heights Robichaud (14-4) 31

Others receiving votes: Clawson 24, GrandRapids Christian 22, Muskegon Heights 12,Dundee 8, Sturgis 5,Sault Ste Marie 5,Reed City 1.

Class CSchool (First-place votes) (Record) Points

1. Flint Beecher (5) (19-0) 752. Pewamo Westphalia (18-0) 703. Detroit Consortium (12-5) 634. Madison Heights Madison (17-1) 585. Traverse City St Francis (16-2) 49

6. Clare (18-1) 477. McBain (16-2) 438. Flint Hamady (18-1) 419. Shelby (16-2) 3810. Madison Heights Bishop Foley (16-3) 30

Others receiving votes: Detroit Loyola 25, River

Rouge 15, Negaunee 14, Bloomingdale 7,Ithaca 6, Schoolcraft 3, New Haven 3,Unionville Sebewaing 3,Rudyard 2, BealCity 2, Laingsburg 2, Delton Kellogg 2, Reese1, Hancock 1.

Class DSchool (First-place votes) (Record) Points

1. Wyoming Tri-unity Christian (5) (17-1) 752. Pellston (17-1) 663. Carsonville-Port Sanilac (16-1) 624. Bellaire (18-1) 615. Climax-Scotts (18-1) 536. Boyne Falls (17-1) 507. Munising (16-2) 418. Southfield Christian (16-2) 409. North Adams-Jerome (17-1) 2810. Middleton-Fulton (15-3) 19

Others receiving votes:Posen 18, Ewen-Trout

Creek 17,Cedarville 17, Carney-Nadeau 13,Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart Academy 12, BearLake 8, Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary7, Eben Junction Superior Central 4, PowersNorth Central 4, Manistee Catholic Central 4,Marcellus Howardsville Christian 1.

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New House or an Old One? Consider the pros and cons to eachCompliments of Ed Wohlfiel

As you embark on your ventureto buy a home, one of the first deci-sions to make is whether to buy new or purchase an existing home.Each choice has its advantages,and there is no single answer that works for everyone.

You may be drawn to the shiny new, energy-efficient appliances,the great room, and the beautiful

master suite offered in a new home. But you may also like thecharm, the canopy of trees thatdrape over the sleepy neighbor-hood streets, and the increasing value of an existing home you'vebeen eying.

Here are some things you'll want to ponder as you decide which route to take.

Existing homesExisting homes offer many con-

siderations for potential homebuy-ers, including:

The neighborhood. Many peo-ple are drawn to developed neigh-borhoods for the sense of commu-nity that has been established. Themature landscaping and devel-oped trees are often a considering factor.

Maintenance and

repair. If you're considering anexisting home, be sure you have agood handle on the working statusof all major systems. Hire a profes-sional home inspector to check outthe house. As appliances and sys-tems age they naturally requirerepair and replacement, some-thing which may be reflected in apurchase price.

Home improvement. If youenjoy small repairs and homeimprovement projects around thehouse, then an existing home would be your cup of tea.

Existing features. When youbuy an existing home, you typical-ly don't have to worry about buy-ing the extras, such as blinds forthe window, a security system, or alandscaped back yard.

Land. In most metro centers,new homes may have less landthan newer properties. Why?Because of changes in land-usepatterns.

Location. Existing homes areoften found in older, more conven-ient metro core areas rather thanoutlying suburbs.

The opportunity to remodel. Insome cases buyers may prefer anolder home in a particular location which can be modernized orexpanded. In effect, use the exist-ing home as a base to build aunique property.

Price. In general terms, existing homes tend to be less expensivethan new properties. As well, exist-ing homes are likely to come com-plete with items which may repre-sent new home extrasblinds,landscaping, built-ins, etc.

Track record. When you pur-chase an existing home, you know how much the property has appre-

ciated over the years -- in effect, you have an index of sorts whichmeasures the community's mar-ketplace appeal. At the same time,like stocks and bonds, you know that past results do not guaranteefuture marketplace performance.

Taxes. Depending on yourstate, you will likely have lowerproperty tax rates. Also, many older households aren't requiredto pay for local bonds associated with new development, such asschools, parks, or road or trans-portation improvements.

Traditional layout. If you likethe formal living and dining rooms, an existing home will likely satisfy you.

Ranch home, GaylordJohn Koske, Koske Realty Co., Gaylord (989) 732-1012

Real Estate

By Jim Akans

This stylish ranch home in Gaylord is situated in ahigh traffic area with convenient access to the near-by airport and freeway. It is the perfect spot toestablish a home-based business in a spacious,nicely appointed residence on one and third acresof property.

This vinyl sided, metal roofed home is alsoextremely low maintenance, so the new homeownercan spend more time relaxing and pursuing theirbusiness venture. There is a total of 1,635 squarefeet of living area on the main level and finished fullbasement. That includes three bedrooms and twobaths, a gorgeous main living room with hardwoodflooring, wood tongue and groove walls, and free-standing gas stove, plus handy first floor laundry area and a beautiful huge kitchen with custom wood cabinetry and full snack bar peninsula.

The finished basement is highlighted by a large family room with adjoining sitting area featuring a natural gas fireplace. Thereis also an enormous workshop area in the basement, so bring on

those crafts and home projects!

Outdoors, a 16 x 16 foot open deck overlooks the nicely land-scaped grounds that include a rock garden and small pond withfish. There are two outbuildings; a garage that is also vinyl sided

with a metal roof, and a separate storage shed.

This is a terrific home with nearly unlimitedlifestyle possibilities, and is listed at just $149,500.

Call Koske Realty today for a private showing.(989) 732-1012 or email [email protected]

Stylish Gaylord ranch in greatlocation for home business


REAL ESTATE SALES STATISTICSProvided to you by and based on information from the Water WonderlandMLS, Inc. for the period February 6, 2012 through February 12, 2012.

(RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES ONLY )D AYS D OLLAR V OLUME N UMBER OF NUMBER OFCOUNTY ON M ARKET SOLD U NITS SOLD U NITS A VAILABLE Alcona 53 $9,500 1 48 Alpena 150 $210,000 4 309 Antrim 240 $150,000 1 55Cheboygan 92 $40,550 1 408Crawford 68 $6,000 1 190Mackinac 0 $0 0 69Montmorency 232 $67,000 3 179Oscoda 700 $210,000 1 136Otsego 140 $716,775 5 360Presque Isle 225 $94,800 2 229

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