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CADILLAC
BOys Basketball
Coach: ryan benzenberg
mid-January. Creating tempo to
record - 19-6
accomplishments - Class B dis- utilize our strengths.
trict, regional champions; second style - In typical Cadillac fashion,
straight state semifinals appearance before losing to Benton
Harbor
returnees - Andrew Emington
Sr. PG; Ethan Myers Sr. Forward;
Evan Ferritto Sr.Guard; TJ Baker Sr
Forward; Lewis Finch Sr. Forward; Ty
Pugh Sr PG; Jake Ellens Sr. Forward;
and Cody Lux Sr. Center
newcomers - Ethan Baker Jr. PG;
Quinn Crago Jr Center; Cooper
Benson Fr Guard; Cam McTaggart
Jr Forward; Tyler Barczewski Jr
Guard; and Storm Waterson Sr.
Forward
strengths - We are a veteran
team that will relay on our experience to help us get through the
tough Big North. We are very deep
at the wing/forward position.
working on - Getting our guys
to acknowledge and flourish in
their new roles. Figuring out a way
to deal with our lack of size until
Quinn Crago becomes eligible in

we will get up and try to make

opponents uncomfortable, we will
push tempo and try to play faster
than Cadillac teams past. A teamfirst attitude that will play for each
other and give great support.
Continue to build on the success
over the last handful of years. We
will put a product on the floor that
our school and community will be
proud of.
conference - I think the Big North
is as deep as its been in a number
of years. I think Traverse City West
will be strong.
goals - To continue to produce a
team that our community is happy
to support. In Cadillac, Big North
championships are what the goal
is year in and year out and to be
playing our best basketball come
March
experience - Nine seniors, four
juniors and one freshman

marc vieau | Cadillac News

The 2014-15 Cadillac boys basketball

team. Front Ty Pugh, Andrew
Emington, TJ Baker, Cody Lux, Jake
Ellens, Ethan Myers and Evan Ferritto.
Middle Cooper Benson, Tyler
Barczewski, Cam McTaggart, Quinn
Crago, Lewis Finch, Storm Waterson,
Ethan Baker and manager Logan
Boolman. Back Assistant coach
John Emington, manager Jordan
Weaver, assistant coach Steven
Cooper, assistant coach Eric Runstrom
and head coach Ryan Benzenberg.

Cadillac Boys Basketball

Dec. 09 REED CITY
6:00
Dec. 16 Traverse City West
6:00
Dec. 19 Petoskey
6:00
Jan. 06 Gaylord
6:00
Jan. 12 Mason County Central 6:00
Jan. 13 MCBAIN
6:00
Jan. 16 TRAVERSE CITY
CENTRAL
6:00
Jan. 20 LUDINGTON
6:00
Jan. 23 OGEMAW HEIGHTS 6:00
Jan. 27 ALPENA
6:00

Jan. 30 TRAVERSE CITY WEST 6:00

Feb. 03 Manistee
6:00
Feb. 06 PETOSKEY
6:00
Feb. 10 GAYLORD
6:00
Feb. 17 BENZIE CENTRAL
6:00
Feb. 20 Traverse City Central 6:00
Feb. 24 Ogemaw Heights
6:00
Feb. 27 Alpena
6:00
Mar. 03 Fremont
5:30
Mar. 05 Mt. Pleasant
5:30
Mar. 09 Districts
TBA
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Girls Basketball
terry pritchard | for the cadillac news

The 2014-15 Cadillac girls basketball team. Front Jenna Erway,

Lisa Metzger, Alayna Hess, Emily MacLean and Taylor Scheurer. Back
Hope Emington, Natalie Appledorn, Mikayela Johns, Assistant
Coach Jason Wilde, Kylie Christensen, Gabby Hoaglund and Nicole
Kleinsorge. Missing Coach Mary Kaye Johns

Cadillac Girls Basketball

Dec. 03 MANTON
6:00
Dec. 05 Reed City
5:30
Dec. 08 MCBAIN
6:00
Dec. 12 TRAVERSE CITY WEST 6:00
Dec. 19 Petoskey
6:00
Jan. 07 GAYLORD
6:00
Jan. 09 MANISTEE
6:00
Jan. 12 TC St. Francis
5:00
Jan. 16 Traverse City Central 6:00
Jan. 20 Ludington
6:00
Jan. 22 OGEMAW HEIGHTS 6:00

Jan. 27
Jan. 30
Feb. 02
Feb. 06
Feb. 11
Feb. 17
Feb. 20

Alpena
6:00
Traverse City West
6:00
Manistee
6:00
PETOSKEY
6:00
Gaylord
6:00
BENZIE CENTRAL
6:00
TRAVERSE CITY
CENTRAL
6:00
Feb. 24 Ogemaw Heights
6:00
Feb. 27 ALPENA
6:00
Mar. 02 Districts
TBA
HOME GAMES ARE CAPITALIZED

Coach: mary kaye johns

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accomplishments - Won Big North

Conference title, and a Class B district title, lost in regional semifinals
returnees - Senior Jenna Erway,
forward; senior guard Alayna Hess;
senior guard Emily MacLean; senior
forward/center Taylor Scheurer and
senior forward Lisa Metzger.
newcomers - Juniors Natalie
Appledorn, Gabby Hoaglund and
Nicole Kleinsorge; sophomores Kylie
Christensen, Hope Emington and
Mikayela Johns.
strengths - I think we will be a
good defensive team and our
quickness should be a factor, too.

We have some quick and athletic

girls that we need to be able to
use in the right way. We have some
athleticism under the boards, too,
with Kylie.
working on - We need to work on
our team chemistry and we need
to develop our system offensively.
We need to be able to limit our
turnovers, as well.
style - Offensively, we want to run
and push the ball to be able to take
advantage of the athleticism players we have. Defensively, it will be
man-to-man.
conference - Traverse City West will

be good and Traverse City Central

has a good young team. Gaylord
also should be good again. Our
conference is getting pretty tough.
goals - We want the girls to grow
as athletes, as members of the
community and be able to help
grow the game in Cadillac. On the
court, our successes will be in limiting our opponents points. We also
have goals of winning the Big North
Conference again and making a
run in the state tournament.
experience - Five seniors, three
juniors and three sophomores.

hockey
marc vieau | cadillac news

The 2014-15 Cadillac hockey team. Back row Michael Gussert,

Brendan Shanahan, Jordan Adlam, Gabe Gischia, Quinn Kaspriak,
Tanner Christensen, Jack Valice, Riley Whelan, Ryan Pendrick,
Keenan Kolarik and Sam Denman. Front Noah Scott, Brock
Taylor, Max Stebbins, Ben Farley, Levi Rowan, Jaime Castillo,
Cameron Lietaert, Matthew Fox and Connor Swaffer.

Coach: scott graham

Jaime Castillo; Sophomore - aspects of the game will be a
record - 18-6-1
accomplioshments - Won pre- Forwards Ben Farley, Matt Fox, focus of all games. Defensively
region game and lost to Sault
Ste. Marie in regional final, the
eventual D3 state runner-up
returnees - Jr - Goalie Noah
Scott; Sr - Forwards Riley Whelan,
Sam Denman, Max Stebbins;
Jr - Forwards Gabe Gischia,
Jordan Adlam; So - Forward Mike
Gussert; Sr - Defense Levi Rowan,
Ryan Pendrick, Quinn Kaspriak,
Keenan Kolarik and Tanner
Christensen
newcomers - Freshman - G
Connor Swaffer; Senior - Forward

Brendan Shanahan, Brock Taylor,

Cam Lietaert; Sophomore Defense Jack Valice
working on - We have many
unknowns at this point and will
look to find our balance and
depth to carry us through the
season. With many new players
this year, getting everyone on
the same page will be an early
focus for our tactical plan in
games.
style - We will compete hard in
games battling in the physical

we want to keep our opponent

to perimeter protecting the inside
of the rink. Offensively we need to
penetrate inside and establish a
good net front presence.
conference - Traverse City West
is the favortie and Alpena could
be a sleeper
goals - Win the Big North
Conference and Division 3
regional titles
experience - Nine seniors, three
juniors, seven sophomores and
one freshman

Cadillac Boys Hockey

Nov. 21 Cheboygan
Nov. 26 Big Rapids
Nov. 28 CADILLAC TOURNEY
Nov. 29 CADILLAC TOURNEY
Dec. 05 ALPENA
Dec. 10 TRAVERSE CITY
CENTRAL
Dec. 12 Davison Tourney
Dec. 13 Davison Tourney
Dec. 19 Gaylord
Jan. 02 TRAVERSE BAY
AREA REPS
Jan. 07 Traverse City West
Jan. 09 MANISTEE

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TBA
TBA
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Jan. 16
Jan. 21
Jan. 23
Jan. 28
Jan. 30
Feb. 06
Feb. 07

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12:00
Traverse City Central 7:00
Petoskey
7:00
Manistee
7:00
Alpena
7:00
GAYLORD
7:00
BIG RAPIDS
7:00
MATTAWAN
7:00
WALLED LAKE
NORTHERN
12:00
Feb. 11 TRAVERSE CITY WEST 7:00
Feb. 14 MT. PLEASANT
12:00
Feb. 18 PETOSKEY
7:00
Feb. 25 CHEBOYGAN
7:00
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CADILLAC
Skiing

marc vieau | cadillac news

The 2015 Cadillac girls ski team. Front Jessica Netzley, Abby Divozzo, Hannah
Gebhard and Paige Sharp. Back Coach Chad Knaggs, Jessica Geeseman,
Emma Lloyd, Marissa VanAlst, Katie Canfield and coach Joe Host.

marc vieau | cadillac news

The 2015 Cadillac boys ski team. Front Evan Chilcote, Leo Lavigne, Joe Meier,
Nate Houk and Tim Coffey. Back Coach Joe Host, James Tomaszewski,
Dominic Cataldo, Paul Kurtzman, Keenan Cooper and coach Chad Knaggs.

Coaches: joe host & chad knaggs

accomplishments - Boys: Division 2 strengths - Boys: returning the top conference - Boys: Very close
state runner-up and regional champions. Girls: Placed fifth at Division 2
State Finals, regional champions
returnees - Boys: Keenan Cooper,
returning state slalom and giant
slalom champion. Nate Houk, first
team all-state in both events. Girls:
Senior Marissa VanAlst and junior
Abby Divozzo. Both were all-state
racers last year.

two racers in the state in Keenan

and Nate. Girls: returning the top
two skiers from last years team in
Marissa and Abby
working on - We have a strange
combo of seasoned veterans and
rookies this season. We will need to
work hard to develop our young
athletes while giving strong competitive training to our older athletes.

between Petoskey, Cadillac and

Traverse City Central. Girls: Traverse
City Central, Traverse City West,
Petoskey and Cadillac.
goals - Boys: Win regional title again
and win the state title. Girls: Win
regional title again and place in the
top three in the state.

Cadillac Boys & Girls Skiing

Jan. 06 Petoskey Inv. Boyne Highlands
10:00
Jan. 13 BNC MEET CABERFAE
11:00
Jan. 22 CADILLAC INVITE CABERFAE
11:00
Jan. 26 BNC Meet Schuss Mtn.
10:00

Jan. 28 BNC Meet - Nubs Nob 1:00

Feb. 03 BNC Meet Crystal Mtn.
10:00
Feb. 10 Regionals Crystal Mtn.
TBA
Feb. 17 BNC Meet Boyne Mtn.
10:00
Feb. 23 State Finals - TBA
10:00
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Cadillac Heritage Christian

Boys Basketball
Coach: bill goodwill
to become the person who is willing to step
record - 7-5
returnees - Curtis Reitz senior, floor leader up, be the leader and get the job done.
for the team, point guard on offense and style - They will see a team that will try to use

CHC Boys Basketball

Midland Flames
GRATTAN
Midland Tournament
BETHHAVEN
PINEVIEW
GRACE
Northport
GRAND TRAVERSE
ACADEMY
Jan. 09 Im. Christian
Jan. 13 Grace

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Dec. 04
Dec. 06
Dec. 09
Dec. 12
Dec. 16
Dec. 19
Jan. 06

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Jan. 27
Jan. 30
Feb. 03
Feb. 07
Feb. 10

TCBAA
6:30
Bethhaven
5:30
NORTHPORT
5:00
Pineview
6:30
Grattan
5:30
SKEELS
3:00
Grand Traverse
Academy
TBA
Feb. 12 Skeels
6:30
Feb. 17 TCBAA
5:00
Feb. 20 IM. CHRISTIAN
6:30
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defense. Nick Potgetter, junior post and Joel

Vrendenburg, junior, wing
newcomers - Steven Markham, eighth grade,
point guard/wing, great quickness and aggressiveness both on defense and offense.
strengths - We will attempt to take advantage of our quickness and develop an
aggressive team defense. Another strength
is that we have an attitude that makes us
willing to learn and improve.
marc vieau | Cadillac News working on - We are working on develThe 2014-15 Cadillac oping individual basketball skills including
improving our shooting technique and abilHeritage Christian
boys basketball team. ity. We are also working on having everyone
develop the attitude of being willing to step
Front Curtis Reitz,
up and be a leader. We lost our strongest
Stephen Markham,
Jordan Valk and Ben basketball player to Cadillac this year. At 6
Norton. Back Bryce ft. 5 inches, he was a dominant player for us.
He averaged just under 27 points per game
Pangborn, Jacob
and double figure rebounds for last years
Welliver, Nicholas
team. In doing so, the rest of the team tendPotgeter and Joel
ed to depend on him to get the job done.
Vredenburg.
This year, because we do not have that
dominant player, each individual player has

an aggressive, pressure defense to initiate a

fast break offense. We also have a team that
will also demonstrate the fact that they can
run a disciplined/patient half-court offensive.
goals - We will define success this year by
measuring our growth in the development
of individual basketball skills and improved
team performance from the way we perform in our first game to the way we play at
the end of the season. We will try to improve
on the 7-5 record of last years team. We
are a young team with only eight players.
It will be exciting to be able to watch their
growth as they learn and improve. I am
happy and excited to be back at the helm
of our basketball program after an eightyear retirement. My expectation is that we
will, like so many Heritage teams of the past,
be competitive with our opponents. The success that we have experienced in the past
is almost miraculous when you consider that
we usually have only 20 to 30 students in our
ninth through 12th grades.

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Buckley
Boys Basketball
Buckley Boys Basketball
Dec. 08 MANTON
6:00
Dec. 10 GRAND TRAVERSE
ACADEMY
6:00
Dec. 16 MESICK
6:00
Jan. 06 SUTTONS BAY
6:00
Jan. 08 Benzie
6:00
Jan. 13 KINGSLEY
6:00
Jan. 15 LELAND
6:00
Jan. 20 Onekama
6:00
Jan. 22 Frankfort
6:00
Jan. 28 GLEN LAKE
6:00
Jan. 30 Mesick
6:00
Feb. 04 Suttons Bay
6:00

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Feb. 06
Feb. 10
Feb. 13
Feb. 18
Feb. 20
Feb. 27
Mar. 03

BENZIE
6:00
TC CHRISTIAN
6:00
Kingsley
6:00
NORTHPORT
6:00
FRANKFORT
6:00
Glen Lake
6:00
BR Crossroads
Academy
6:00
Mar. 05 Leland
6:00
Mar. 09 DISTRICTS
TBA
Mar. 11 DISTRICTS
TBA
Mar. 13 DISTRICTS
TBA
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Jordan Barley C
strengths - Hopefully it is our defense.
We will be making that the focus of our
team.
working on - Defense and transition
style - Man-to-man pressure defense

Coach: blair moss

record - 1-19
returnees - Sr. Guard Byrce

Guernsey and Sr. Guard

Peter Hanson
newcomers - Fr. Denver
Cade 2-Guard, Fr. Austin
Harris Point Guard, Fr. Brock
Beeman 3-Guard
strengths - We are going
to be a lot faster with better
speed and shooters. These
kids know the game of basketball and they want to
The 2014-15 Buckley girls basketball team. First row manager
Brooke Wilkie, Nora Ramsey, Emma Cassey, Stephanie Kinere, Kirsi win. They know how to win.
Wildfong, Emily Houghton, Emily Barley, Emily Runyon. Second row We will not be blessed with a
Manager Shelby Cade, Hannah Kastenschmidt, Megan Wilkie, lot of height so we have to
Montana Yens, Catherine Montgomery, Hannah Baldinger, Ashlee pressure the ball.
working on - We are going
Carpenter, Kailee Kroskie, JV coach Sara Papinau. Third row
to be much better than we
Varsity coach Dan Harris Jordan Barley. Not pictured Heather
were last year. We had a few
Barley, Molly Pahl and Megan Molloseau
distractions and we will be
much more cohesive. They
Buckley Girls Basketball
Jan. 21 NORTHPORT
6:00
are working harder and I think
Dec. 05 Mesick
6:00
Jan. 23 Glen Lake
6:00
as a result of that, you are
Dec. 09 GRAND TRAVERSE
Jan. 27 MESICK
6:00
going to see a better team.
ACADEMY
6:00
Feb. 03 SUTTONS BAY
6:00
style - They will see a more
Dec. 11 TC Christian
6:00
Feb. 05 Benzie
6:00
up-tempo team with more
Dec. 15 LAKE LEELANAU
Feb. 10 Kingsley
6:00
man-to-man. They will also
ST. MARY
6:00
Feb. 12 LELAND
6:00
Dec. 17 Suttons Bay
6:00
Feb. 17 ONEKAMA
6:00
see better shooters.
Dec. 19 BENZIE
6:00
Feb. 19 GLEN LAKE
6:00
goals - They will be talking
Jan. 05 Bear Lake
6:00
Feb. 26 Frankfort
6:00
about Buckley High School
Jan. 09 KINGSLEY
6:00
Mar. 10 REGIONALS
TBA
and how we turned around.
Jan. 14 Leland
6:00
Mar. 12 REGIONALS
TBA
Teams will see how we have
and hopefully a team that scores quickly
HOME GAMES ARE CAPITALIZED
Jan. 16 FRANKFORT
6:00
improved.
in transition.
experience - two seniors,
conference - Frankfort is the obvious
three juniors, five sophochoice.
mores and five freshmen.
goals - Yearly improvements. After last
year, there is no where to go but up.
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Girls Basketball

Coach: dan harris

record - 2-18
returnees - Hannah Baldinger PG,

The 2014-15 Buckley boys

basketball team.

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Evart
Boys Basketball
Coach: kris morgan
our offense.
record - 9-11
returnees - Nolan VanOrder, style - With this years team, we
senior guard/forward; Cody
Fournier, senior guard; and Rob
Tapling, junior guard
newcomers - Eric Johnson, senior
forward; Andrew Bengry, junior
guard; Andrew Maxwell, junior forward; Noah Drake, junior guard/
forward; Cody Pritchard, sophomore forward; Trevin Ladd, sophomore forward; and Danny Griffin,
sophomore guard
strengths - We will be young, fast
and hard-working team. We will
not be tall, so we will need to beat
teams up the court. We must be
able to knock down shots and convert fast-break layups. We will work
hard and make our town proud.
working on - We lost 11 seniors
from last years team and only
have three returning players. We
have used this as an opportunity
to refocus and reshape our program exactly how we want it. We
will be building chemistry, installing our defensive philosophies and

will try to push the tempo and

make teams play at our pace.
But we also need to be able to
slow it down. This is probably our
best shooting team weve had in
a while. Also, look for us to mix in
different defenses to compensate
for our lack of size.
goals - Our goals are always to
compete at the highest level, every
game. The Highland Conference
is a tough conference to play in,
but we wouldnt have it any other
way. Conference and district
champs are always goals of ours.
Our success will be measured not
only with wins and losses, but also
with class, respect and work ethic.
When we step off the bus, we will
represent our program, our school
and our community. It is important
that we look and act professional
and provide a sense of pride for
our community.
experience - Three seniors, four
juniors and three sophomores

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The 2014-15 Evart boys basketball team. Front row Noah

Drake, Robert Tapling, Major
Griffin, Andrew Bengry and Cody
Pritchard. Back row Coach
Mike Brigham, Andrew Maxwell,
Eric Johnson, Cody Fournier,
Nolan VanOrder, Trevin Ladd and
Head Coach Kris Morgan.

Evart Boys Basketball

Dec. 08 Montabella
Dec. 09 Farwell
Dec. 12 Central Montcalm
Dec. 17 REED CITY
Jan. 06 N. Mich. Christian
Jan. 09 Beal City
Jan. 13 MANISTEE
Jan. 15 LAKE CITY
Jan. 20 MANTON
Jan. 23 Marion
Jan. 30 N. Mich. Christian

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N. MICH. CHRISTIAN
McBain
BEAL CITY
Manton
Lake City
MARION
Pine River
MCBAIN
Districts
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Competitive Cheer
Coach: marty pattee

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The 2014-15 Evart competitive cheer

team. Back row Erin Flowers, freshman,
Karley Gudding, senior, Chasity Nichols,
sophomore and Alexis Fehrenbech,
junior. Front row Noah Ryan, junior,
Makayla Wiltse, senior, Brooklynn
Elenbaas, sophomore, Lorraine Foster,
junior and coach Marty Pattee. Not pictured: Lizzy Dorton

Dec. 13
Dec. 20
Jan. 10
Jan. 17
Jan. 21
Jan. 24

Evart Girls Cheer

Houghton Lake Scholar TBA
Shepard
10:00
Cedar Springs
TBA
Farwell
10:00
Marion
6:00
Harrison
TBA

Jan. 28
Feb. 03
Feb. 07
Feb. 14
Feb. 20

EVART INVITE
5:00
Marion
6:00
Brethren
11:00
Houghton Lake
2:00
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TBA
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returnees - Key returners are

Karley Gudding as a base, and
Chasity Nichols as a base and
tumbler. Makayla Wiltse and
Loraine Foster are also back
as bases.
newcomers - Most of the
team is young and new. Erin
Flowers will add tumbling
skills and is a base. Our flyers,
Brooklynn Elenbaas and Alexis
Fehrenbach are rookies this
year. Also new to our team are
Lizzy Dornton and Noah Ryan.
strengths - We should be
strong in voice and hopefully
stunts. We have a couple of
tumblers who should also do
well.

working on - We are going

to work at improving our
score with each competition.
Gymnastics and jumps will also
be focused on.
style - They should see a team
that works together and continues to improve. Look forward
to new stunts, too.
conference - It is hard to say,
but the Highland Conference
always has great teams.
goals - Our goal is to continue
to improve and never settle
for less than we can accomplish. Success will be defined
by improving the score.
experience - Two seniors; three
juniors; two sophomores; and
two freshmen.

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Girls Basketball
Coach: paul higgins
both on offense and defense.
record - 0-20
returnees - Senior Tabitha Also, take all of the positives

Evart Girls Basketball

Dec. 02 FARWELL
Dec. 05 Chippewa Hills
Dec. 12 Central Montcalm
Dec. 15 MONTABELLA
Dec. 16 N. MICH. CHRISTIAN
Dec. 19 BEAL CITY
Jan. 08 Lake City
Jan. 12 BR CROSSROADS
ACADEMY
Jan. 13 Manton
Jan. 16 MARION

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Jan. 22 MCBAIN
6:00
Jan. 27 Pine River
6:00
Jan. 30 N. Mich. Christian
6:00
Feb. 05 Beal City
6:00
Feb. 10 MANTON
6:00
Feb. 13 LAKE CITY
6:00
Feb. 17 White Cloud
5:30
Feb. 19 Marion
6:00
Feb. 24 PINE RIVER
6:00
Feb. 27 McBain
6:00
Mar. 02 Districts
TBA
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The 2014-15 Evart girls basketball team.

Front row Manager Cooper Higgins.
Second row Tina Fournier, Courtney
Lang, Tabitha Turley, Allyssa Witbeck,
Brooke Belleville and Beth Moyer. Third
row Asst. Coach Steve Kitchen, Isabella
Fonseca, Rachel Martin, Kristin Kullman,
Mara VanOrder, Mikayla Wallace, Brittani
Leonhardt, Papitchaya Sairvea and Head
Coach Paul Higgins.

Turley, Guard; Senior Kristin

Kullman, guard; Junior Mara
VanOrder, forward; Senior
Tina Fournier, guard; Senior
Courtney Lang, guard; Junior
Allyssa Witbeck, guard; and
Sophomore Brooke Belleville,
guard.
newcomers - Junior Rachel
Martin,
forward;
Junior
Mikayla Wallace, forward;
Junior Brittani Leonhardt,
guard; Junior Beth Moyer,
forward;
Senior
Isabela
Fonseca, forward; and Senior
Papitchaya Sairvea, forward.
Strengths:
Team
speed,
defense, playing at a fast
pace
working on - Being in better
condition, pushing the tempo

from playing a ton of games

this summer.
style - We are going to
push the ball aggressively on
offense, look for easy buckets.
On defense, look to pressure
the ball, try to cause turnovers
that will lead into easy offense.
conference - McBain, Pine
River and Beal City are the
top three. Then these schools
in any order Evart, Lake
City, NMC, Manton and finally, Marion.
goals - Improve every game,
be in the middle of the conference race and win a district game
experience - Six seniors, six
juniors and one sophomore

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Dec. 13 Big Rapids
9:00
Dec. 17 Pine River
6:00
Jan. 03 Reed City
TBA
Jan. 07 Beverton
6:00
Jan. 10 Gladwin
9:00

Jan. 21
Jan. 28
Jan. 31
Feb. 04

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lake city
Boys Basketball
Coach: brad besko
record - 12-10.
working on - We will really be focusing on
returnees - Lucas Marion (Junior), 6-4 taking care of the basketball and limiting
(F/C); Kory Root (Senior), 6-4 (F/C); Bradley
Atkins (Senior), 5-10 (G).
newcomers - We have many juniors,
along with a few underclassmen, who
have tremendous potential to be contributors this season.
strengths - The staples in our program
are that no opponent can play harder
than we do, and that our players play
with tremendous mental and physical
toughness. If we project these staples on
both the offensive and defensive ends of
the court, then we will have a successful
season. Specifically, the strength of our
team should be our post play, with the
inside presence of Lucas Marion and Kory
Root.

the amount of turnovers we commit. We

must average a low amount of turnovers
per game to be successful this season.
style - Offensively, we like to run an uptempo style, push the ball up the floor quickly, and get as many fast break opportunities as possible. Defensively, we like to run
a pressure half-court man-to-man system
where we want to dictate what the offense
is able to do. We want our defense to be
the trademark of our program.
goals - Our goal is to win the conference championship and a district championship every season. We believe that
to develop a championship culture, you
must talk about and believe in winning
championships every year.

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Lake City Boys Basketball
Dec. 09 FOREST AREA
6:00
Dec. 11 Mancelona
6:00
Dec. 16 Lk. Leelanau St. Mary 6:00
Jan. 06 Marion
6:00
Jan. 09 Manton
6:00
Jan. 15 Evart
6:00
Jan. 20 MCBAIN
6:00
Jan. 23 Pine River
6:00
Jan. 26 HARRISON
6:00
Feb. 03 BEAL CITY
6:00

Feb. 06
Feb. 10
Feb. 12
Feb. 17
Feb. 20
Feb. 24
Feb. 26
Mar. 03
Mar. 05

MARION
Clare
MANTON
McBain
EVART
Harrison
PINE RIVER
Beal City
N. MICH. CHRISTIAN
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Girls Basketball
courtesy photo

The 2014-15 Lake City girls basketball team. First row (l to r): Elsa Grisart, Serenity
Morgan, Paige Crittenden, Karla Jensen, Hollie Eising, Hailey Pylkas. Back row
(l to r): Kathleen Bradley, Emily Schultz, Laraiah Schichtel, Rebecca Young,
Maggie Thom. Not pictured: Emma Wade, Jessi Helsel.

Coach: bill tisron

will also rely on our defense to hopefully turn into easy
record - 11 - 9
returnees - Laraiah Schichtel, Junior, Guard. Laraiah has offense. The girls have been working really hard in the
started every game since the start of her freshman year.
She averaged over nine points, three rebounds and three
steals a game last year. Hollie Eising, Senior, Guard. Hollie
has been on varsity since midway through her freshman
year. She will be counted on to be the main ball handler
this season. Kathleen Bradley, Senior, Center. Kathleen will
provide depth at the center position this season.
newcomers - Serenity Morgan, Junior, Guard. Serenity will be
the third starting guard and will see time at both the point and
wing. On JV last year, she led the team in scoring averaging
more than 13 points per game. Maggie Thom, Sophomore.
Center Maggie will be the starting center. Last year as a freshman on JV she averaged more than seven points and 10
rebounds a game. Emily Schultz, Junior, Forward. Emily will be
a starting forward. Emily does a great job bringing energy to
the team. She averaged more than eight points per game last
year on JV. Rebecca Young, Junior, Guard. Paige Crittenden,
Junior, Forward. Emma Wade, Junior, Center. Hailey Pylkas,
Sophomore, Guard. Karla Jensen, Senior, Forward (Foreign
Exchange Student from Denmark). Elsa Grisart Senior, Guard
(Foreign Exchange Student from Belgium).
strengths - I feel our biggest team strength will be
our guard play. Hollie, Laraiah and Serenity are all very
good at slashing to the hoop and drawing fouls. All of
our guards are very quick and work well together. We

early part of this season to become a very good team

defensively. We are not a very big team so we will have
to work extra hard and use our quickness to are advantage. We feel like the uglier the game, the better it will
be for us.
working on - As we progress to the start of the season we
will be working on getting accustomed to the speed of the
varsity game. We only have three girls with varsity basketball experience so there will be some adjusting to be done.
We have been making a conscious effort to play fast and
push the ball at all times.
style - We hope to mix and match defenses and keep
opposing teams guessing. We hope to play fast and turn
our defense into offense.
goals - Each year that I have been involved with the
program (JV Coach for 4 years) the varsity has shown
improvement. We would like to build on the success
that they had last year and get double-digit wins for the
second straight year. We are a very young team so I feel
we will be a better team at the end of the year then at
the beginning. Ultimately, I hope that we are hitting our
stride come tournaments and push toward earning our
first victory in districts in sometime.
experience - Four seniors, seven juniors, two sophomores.

Lake City Girls Basketball

Dec. 02 Harrison
6:00
Dec. 05 Mancelona
6:00
Dec. 08 Forest Area
6:00
Dec. 16 MARION
6:00
Dec. 19 MANTON
6:00
Jan. 08 EVART
6:00
Jan. 13 McBain
6:00
Jan. 16 PINE RIVER
6:00
Jan. 19 HARRISON
6:00
Jan. 22 N. MICH. CHRISTIAN 6:00

Jan. 27 Beal City

6:00
Jan. 30 Marion
6:00
Feb. 03 Lk. Leelanau St. Mary 6:00
Feb. 05 Manton
6:00
Feb. 10 MCBAIN
6:00
Feb. 13 Evart
6:00
Feb. 17 CLARE
6:00
Feb. 19 Pine River
6:00
Feb. 24 BEAL CITY
6:00
Feb. 27 N. Mich. Christian
6:00
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wrestling
Lake City Boys & Girls Wrestling
Dec. 10 Tri TC West @ Kingsley 6:00
Dec. 13 Big Rapids Invite
9:00
Dec. 27 Traverse City
West Invite
8:00
Jan. 07 MANISTEE/
BENZIE CENTRAL
6:00
Jan. 12 TRI W/PINE RIVER
6:00

Jan. 14 w/Manton @ Frankfort 6:00

Jan. 21 w/Pine River
@ Mancelona
6:00
Jan. 28 w/ Kingsley
@ Forest Area
6:00
Jan. 31 Reed City Invite
10:00
Feb. 07 Conference Tournament TBA
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Coach: eli hoffert

Due to our lack of experience, hard work and determination

returnees - Michael Burwell, 152 pounds; Ethan Wetzel, 171 is key.

pounds; and Jacob Shivlie, 135 pounds.
working on - With our young team, fundamentals and basics
newcomers - Chase Shank, 103 pounds; and Jon Larkin, 140 are our focus.
pounds.
goals - For our 2014-2015 wrestling season, I would describe
strengths - Teamwork and heart has always been in our success as improving and growing each and every match.
favor. We have a close-knit group and we rely on each other. experience - Two seniors, four juniors and 10 freshmen.

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Manton
Boys Basketball
Coach: ryan hiller
our league we need to rebound
record - 10-12
returnees - Chandler Shazri- Senior, the basketball much better. Another
Forward; Tyler Swing- Junior, Center;
Brock Clough-Junior, Guard; Jonah
Nelson-Junior, Guard; Treh HelselSophmore, Forward; and Wyatt
Baker-Sophmore, Forward
newcomers - Cole Shepler- Junior,
Center; Mason Baker- Junior, Center;
Ethan Ancick-Freshman, Forward;
Hunter Ruell-Freshman, Guard; and
Jayden Perry-Freshman, Guard
strengths - Taking care of the ball,
the ability to stay in front of people
on the defensive end and having
multiple scoring threats should be
our teams strengths if we continue
to improve each and every day.
working on - Our No. 1 goal heading into the season is to improve our
rebounding. This is an area that we
were very weak at last year and this
summer. The guys know if we want
to compete for a championship in

focus heading into the season is

finding out who our vocal leaders
are going to be on the court. We
have a lot of players that lead by
example but not too many that are
vocal.
style - The fans will see a team that
plays extremely hard on both ends
of the floor. Defensively they will see
mostly man to man. Offensively our
team will take what the defense
gives us and try and put as many
points on the board as we can. We
have a lot of guards that can shoot
and a good post game.
goals - Our goal this year is to get
better each day and playing our
best basketball by the end of the
season.
experience - One senior, five juniors,
two sophomores and three freshmen

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The 2014-15 Manton boys basketball

team. Back row Jonah Nelson,
Hunter Ruell, Jayden Perry, Chandler
Shazri, Brock Clough and Treh Helsel.
Front row Mason Baker, Cole
Shepler, Wyatt Baker, Tyler Swing and
Ethan Ancick.

Manton Boys Basketball

Dec. 08 Buckley
6:00
Dec. 12 Petoskey Invite
6:00
Dec. 13 Petoskey Invite
1:00
Dec. 15 Manistee
6:00
Dec. 18 GLEN LAKE
6:00
Jan. 06 PINE RIVER
6:00
Jan. 09 LAKE CITY
6:00
Jan. 15 McBain
6:00
Jan. 20 Evart
6:00
Jan. 23 BEAL CITY
6:00

Jan. 29 Marion
6:00
Feb. 03 N. MICH. CHRISTIAN 6:00
Feb. 06 Pine River
6:00
Feb. 12 Lake City
6:00
Feb. 17 EVART
6:00
Feb. 20 MCBAIN
6:00
Feb. 23 BRETHREN
6:00
Feb. 26 Beal City
6:00
Mar. 03 N. Mich. Christian
6:00
Mar. 05 MARION
6:00
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Girls Basketball
Coach: jon paul katona
We need to get in shape and
record - 6-15
returnees - Taylor Donaldson- be able to run with the best of

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Manton Girls Basketball

Dec. 02 FOREST AREA
6:00
Dec. 03 Cadillac
6:00
Dec. 05 MANISTEE
6:00
Dec. 09 MESICK
6:00
Dec. 16 Pine River
6:00
Dec. 19 Lake City
6:00
jan. 06 Brethren
6:00
Jan. 08 MCBAIN
6:00
Jan. 13 EVART
6:00
Jan. 16 Beal City
6:00

The 2014-15 Manton girls

basketball team. Back row
Taylor Donaldson, Katie
Moffit, Kaylee Nelson, Ana
Garcia and Allison Dunn.
Front row Kaylee Lutke,
McKenzie Hughes, Karrah
Baker, Kirsten Reid and Zoe
Wahr. Not pictured: Katie
Flint and Brittany Brauer.

Jan. 20 Glen Lake

6:00
Jan. 22 MARION
6:00
Jan. 27 N. Mich. Christian
6:00
Jan. 30 PINE RIVER
6:00
Feb. 05 LAKE CITY
6:00
Feb. 10 Evart
6:00
Feb. 13 McBain
6:00
Feb. 19 BEAL CITY
6:00
Feb. 24 N. MICH. CHRISTIAN 6:00
Feb. 27 Marion
6:00
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Senior/Forward/Center; Ana
Garcia-Senior-Guard; Brittany
Brauer-Senior/Guard;
Katie
Flint-Junior/Guard;
Karrah
Baker-Senior/Center; McKenzie
Huges-Junior/Forward/Center;
Zoe
Wahr-Senior/Guard/
Forward; Kirsten Reid-SeniorGuard/Forward; Allison DunnSenior/Forward/Center
newcomers - Kaylee NelsonGuard; Katie Moffit-Forward/
Guard; Kaylee Lutke-Center/
Forward
strengths - This years team
has great senior leadership that
will help us through adversity.
We have the size to rebound
and play sound defense as well.
The potential is there and only
time will tell.
working on - We will be working a lot on our conditioning
and team defense this year.

them. Our defense is going to

be key if we are successful or
not. We also need to continue
to work on our fundamentals
throughout the season.
style - Fans will see a team
that takes pride in their defense
and that will work hard every
single game. Offensively they
will see a team that is unselfish
and willing to take high efficient
shots. The fans will love how
hard the team works definsively
and offensively.
goals - We want to continue to
show growth in our fundamentals and conditioning this year.
We want to be competitive in
the conference and have a
shot at winning our district this
year.
experience - eight seniors and
four juniors

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Wrestling
Coach: dan tuck
FR; Hunter Rosted 119/125 FR;
record - 13-6
accomplishments - second Seth Sparks 119/125 FR; and
at Mid Michigan Conference
Tournament; four regional
qualifiers; two state qualifiers;
and one state placer.
returnees - Noah Thompson
215/285 SR; Reiley Sommers
189/215 SR; Steven Helsel
160/171 SR; Mat Johnson
119/125 SR; Brad Dunn 140/145
JR; Tony Giftos 135/140 JR;
Garrett Siddal 140/145 JR;
Josh Marshell 171/189 JR;
Ryan Groendyke 112 JR; and
Alonza Bozma 103 JR
newcomers - Anthony Cergnul
152/160 SO; Hunter Trowbridge
189/215 SO; Zoey Thompson
135/140 SO; Ryder Christensen
145/152 FR; Josh Ferrell 171

Logan Longstreet 130/135 FR

strengths - If everybody
stays healthy and makes
weight, we can fill our line up
and we have enough experienced upperclassmen to
score in invites but still are
young enough to have future
success.
working on - Always working on basics and conditioning being in good shape can
make up for mistakes which
does happen in high school
sports.
goals - To do well in conference and qualify more for
regionals and state.

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The 2014-15 Manton wrestling team. Back row Brad Dunn, Ryder Christensen, Hunter
Trowbridge, Reiley Sommers, Josh Farrell, Steven Helsel and Noah Thompson. Front row
Matt Johnson, Hunter Rosted, Logan Longstreet, Tony Giftos, Seth Sparks and Zoey
Thompson. Not pictured: Josh Marshall, Garrett Siddall, Anthony Cergunl, Alonza Bosma,
Ryan Groendyke

Manton Boys & Girls Wrestling

Dec. 10 Kalkaska
6:00
Dec. 13 MANTON INVITE
9:30
Dec. 17 Traverse City West
6:00
Dec. 20 Hart Invite
9:00
Dec. 27 Traverse City
West Invite
10:00
Jan. 03 St. Louis Invite
9:00
Jan. 07 Tri @ Pine River
6:00
Jan. 14 Tri @ Frankfort
6:00

Jan. 17 Mancelona
Team Invite
10:00
Jan. 21 TRI BENZIE CENTRAL/
KINGSLEY
6:00
Jan. 28 TRI MANCELONA/
MANISTEE
6:00
Jan. 31 Reed City Invite
10:00
Feb. 07 Mid-Michigan
Conference
10:00
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marion
boys basketball
Coaches: kevin witbeck & john russell
taking care of the ball.
record - 4-16
accomplishments - Reached working on - Working hard as a
the finals in districts.
returnees - Guards Avery
Kietzman
and
Spencer
Witbeck; post Tyler Johnson;
and forwards Colton Sembach
and Austin Swinehart.
newcomers - Guards Jarek
Russell, Andrew Seeley, Parker
Johnson, and Jon Beam; and
forwards Brendan Sian, Tanner
Hendershot, Rylee Philo, and
Dakota England.
strengths - Team speed, and

team, ball-handling and passing drills

style - Much-improved Marion
basketball program with the
philosophy, Hard Work Pays
Off.
conference - Pine River is
always tough and Manton will
be a sleeper
goals - Improving over last
year, and working as a team.
experience - Six seniors and
seven juniors.

rick charmoli | cadillac news

The 2014-15 Marion boys basketball team.

Front row manger Marshall Smith, Jon
Bean, Rylee Philo, Andrew Seeley, Spencer
Witbeck and Colton Sembach Back row
Brendan Sian, Tanner Hendershot, Dakota
England, Coach Kevin Witbeck, Coach
John Russell, Jarek Russell, Austin Swinehart
and Tyler Johnson. Not in picture Parker
Johnson and Avery Kietzman,

Marion Boys Basketball

Dec. 08 Brethren
6:00
Dec. 19 ST. MARY
6:00
Jan. 05 HARRISON
6:00
Jan. 06 LAKE CITY
6:00
Jan. 09 N. MICH. CHRISTIAN 6:00
Jan. 15 PINE RIVER
6:00
Jan. 20 Beal City
6:00
Jan. 23 EVART
6:00
Jan. 29 MANTON
6:00
Feb. 03 McBain
6:00
Feb. 04 COLEMAN
6:00

Feb. 06
Feb. 12
Feb. 17
Feb. 18
Feb. 20
Feb. 24

Lake City
6:00
N. Mich. Christian
6:00
BEAL CITY
6:00
Harrison
6:00
Pine River
6:00
BR CROSSROADS
ACADEMY
6:00
Feb. 26 Evart
6:00
Mar. 03 MCBAIN
6:00
Mar. 05 Manton
6:00
Mar. 09 District
TBA
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girls basketball
Coach: brian miller
is better.
record - 7-13
returnees - Kinzie Sikkema, confrerence - Pine River and

Marion Girls Basketball

Dec. 01 BR CROSSROADS
ACADEMY
6:00
Dec. 03 Brethren
6:00
Dec. 16 Lake City
6:00
Dec. 19 N. Mich. Christian
6:00
Jan. 07 COLEMAN
6:00
Jan. 08 Pine River
6:00
Jan. 13 BEAL CITY
6:00
Jan. 16 Evart
6:00
Jan. 20 HARRISON
6:00
Jan. 22 Manton
6:00
Jan. 27 MCBAIN
6:00

Jan. 30 LAKE CITY

6:00
Feb. 02 Coleman
6:00
Feb. 05 N. MICH. CHRISTIAN 6:00
Feb. 10 Beal City
6:00
Feb. 13 PINE RIVER
6:00
Feb. 16 Harrison
6:00
Feb. 19 EVART
6:00
Feb. 23 McBain
6:00
Feb. 27 MANTON
6:00
Mar. 02 Districts
TBA
Mar. 03 Districts
TBA
Mar. 04 Districts
TBA
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The 2014-15 Marion girls basketball

team. Back row Kiley Sikkema (21),
Alexis Bennett (4), Brittney Ryan (44);
Kinzie Sikkema (20) and Lillian Swiler (1).
Front row Carmen Gage (3), Taylor
Robinson (10), Kelly Booms (3), Anissa
Keeler (24) and Kelly Fischer (5).

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senior center; Anissa Keeler,

senior guard; Lilly Swiler, junior
forward; and Kelly Booms, junior
guard.
newcomers - Taylor Robinson,
senior guard; and Carmen
Gage, junior forward.
strengths - Its a little too
early to tell our strengths, but
we have the quickness to play
defense well, and the team is
very determined.
working on - We are working on
becoming better shooters, and
trying to be consistent in pushing the ball on offense. With
such a young team the main
thing is trying to do everything
at varsity speed.
style - I feel very comfortable in saying you will see a
team play with a high level
of energy when you watch us.
Defensively, we will change it
up often in order to try to combat the styles and skills of our
opponents, but no matter what
defensive set were running, it
will be aggressive. Offensively,
as always, closer to the basket

McBain will likely compete for

the top spot again. If there is a
sleeper, I would have to say it
would be NMC. Manton should
also have a good year and
Evart will be much improved. I
think there will be some competitive games this year.
goals - As always we want to
win all of our non-conference
games, a challenging task as
we begin against BRCCA. We
always want to be in the top
half of the conference standings and win a couple of
games that we probably arent
expected to win. Another goal
is to get a win in the district.
However, our true measure of
success will be, did we compete to the best of our ability
every time we stepped on the
floor, and did we put forth the
effort to get better every day?
If we can answer yes to those
questions, then we will have
had a successful season.
experience - Three seniors;
three juniors; three sophomores;
and a freshman.

Competitive Cheer
Coach: danyel prielipp
returnees - Carmen Gage, junior,
flyer; and Amanda Rodenish, junior,
base
newcomers - Becca Johnson, base;
Aleynie Lemmon, base; Alison Brady,
flyer; Erica Swinehart, base; Erin
Hatfield, base; Alexis Bennett, base;
Nichol Johnson, flyer; Jessica Dean,
base; Allison Deboer, base; Brooke
Gillespie, base; and Takoda Mosher,
base.
strengths - Vocals and facials will
both be strengths.
working on - We are working on putting together stunt groups that will
work well together to showcase solid,
elite stunts. We are also working on

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team. Back row Erica Swinehart, Allison Deboer, Takoda Mosher, Erin Hatfield,
Alison Brady and Jessica Dean. Middle
row Carmen Gage, Nichol Johnson,
Alexis Bennett, Aleynie Lemmon and
Amanda Rodenish. First row Becca
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ly enjoying the motions, skills, and

words for our routines. This is evident
through their practice/performance.
We hope that fans will notice our
improvements.
conference - Pine River and Evart
are both very tough teams. It usually
comes down to Round 3.
goals - Team goals include: solidelite stunts, back walkovers or better,
high-synchronized jumps, tight-strong
motions, and moving on to regionals
experience - One senior, seven
juniors, three sophomores and two
freshmen

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McBain
Boys Basketball
Coach: bruce koopman
capabilities.
Craig is a
record - 13-7
accomplishments - The Ramblers saw their conference very good
championship run of 12 years come to an end and will
look to get back on top this year.
returnees - The roster will have only 10 players this
year, but seven return with varsity experience. Cole
Powell (Junior) returns with the most experience as he
looks forward to his third year on varsity and second as
a starter after leading the Ramblers last year in scoring. Cole, 6 feet 3 inches, is a very athletic player who
brings three-point range, ability and the uncanny ability to get to the rim. However, he will be sidelined until
January with a strained MCL. Senior Tyler Sterk returns
for his senior season after starting last season and leading the Ramblers in rebounding. Tyler provides a lot
of versatility at 6 feet 3 inches and can play multiple
positions. Tyler has been a very good leader so far this
season in practice and is well respected by his teammates. Jordan Vanderhoef our other senior, has been
working extremely well too and providing leadership as
well this season. Jordan is also very athletic and capable of being a solid defender and contributor this year.
Junior Garett Gugle, 6 feet, should provide an offensive punch and solid defense as he looks to lead from
the point guard position this year. Junior Hunter Kitson,
6 feet 4 inches, is athletic and versatile, and capable
of playing big under the basket and stepping out to
shoot the three. Junior Ethan Eisenga at 6 feet 2 inches
is strong and smart. He has been working very hard on
playing in the post as well as shooting the three. Ethan
should provide us with a solid post defender because
of his strength. Junior Seth Barnette, 6 feet, brings experience from last season as one of five sophomores up
last season. He is very strong and he works very hard to
rebound and post up.
newcomers - Junior Jimmy Scheinder, 5 feet 11 inches,
brings valuable point guard experience off the J.V team.
Jimmy is a solid defender and shooter with a very high
basketball I.Q. Sophomore Logan Eling, 5 feet 11 inches,
is a very serious three point threat, excellent ballhandler
and solid defender. Last but not certainly not least is 6
foot 6 inch sophmore Craig Sterk who gives the Ramblers
good size inside in the post with very good hands.
Craig also handles the ball very well with deep range

basketball
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huge
upside.

strengths
- T e a m
strengths
should be
experience with seven
guys returning who saw varsity playing time last year.
Despite only ten players, the Ramblers are very athletic
with respectable size and athleticism.
working on - Going forward, the Ramblers are very
focused, hard working and committed to making this
a great season. Defense and rebounding will be at the
forefront everyday. Offensively, McBain has some very
athletic players and shooters and a solid bench. I look
for the Ramblers to use their athleticism.
style - After a disappointing 2013 - 2014 season and a
tough loss to Traverse City St. Francis in the districts, this
year McBain is focusing on playing tougher defense and
rebounding. Two traits that have been benchmarks of the
great Rambler teams in the past. Offensively the Ramblers
will look to push the ball up the floor and execute offensively.
conference - The Highland Conference will be
extremely tough this season. It starts with Beal City and
Pine River as the top two teams from last year are wellcoached and have key players returning. The Manton
Rangers are another team that has been building
under Ryan Hiller and is now a serious contender for the
conference championship. McBain Northern Michigan
Christian is my sleeper. They are well coached and
have solid senior leadership. Lake City, Evart and
Marion will be solid, especially at home.
goals - The goals are win the Highland conference
and make a serious run in the state tournament.
These goals will take care of themselves provided the
Ramblers continue to work hard and play as a team.
experience - Two seniors, six juniors and two sophomores

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The 2014-15 McBain bo
School
ys basketball team.

McBain Boys Basketball

Dec. 09 Glen Lake
6:00
Dec. 16 BIG RAPIDS
6:00
Dec. 19 TC ST. FRANCIS
6:00
Jan. 06 BEAL CITY
6:00
Jan. 09 Pine River
6:00
Jan. 13 Cadillac
6:00
Jan. 15 MANTON
6:00
Jan. 20 Lake City
6:00
Jan. 23 N. Mich. Christian
6:00
Jan. 27 Manistee
6:00

Feb. 03 MARION
6:00
Feb. 06 Beal City
6:00
Feb. 10 EVART
6:00
Feb. 13 PINE RIVER
7:30
Feb. 17 LAKE CITY
6:00
Feb. 20 Manton
7:30
Feb. 24 FRANKFORT
6:00
Feb. 26 N. MICH. CHRISTIAN 6:00
Mar. 03 Marion
6:00
Mar. 05 Evart
6:00
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Girls Basketball
Courtesy photo | McBain High School

The 2014-15 McBain varsity girls basketball team.

Manager Joslyn Seeley, Ally Richardson, Ashley Dodde,
Asia LaGrow, Katlyn Bode, Samantha VanHouten,
Karoline Heuker, Michaela Koopman, Meredith Hamlet,
Cheyenne Zuiderveen, Charity Ingleright, Maggie
Eisenga, Shelby Witt and manager Bre VanHouten.

McBain Girls Basketball

Dec. 02 BIG RAPIDS
6:00
Dec. 05 FRANKFORT
6:00
Dec. 08 Cadillac
6:00
Dec. 17 Beal City
6:00
Dec. 19 Pine River
6:00
Dec. 26 Motor City Classic
TBA
Dec. 27 Motor City Classic
TBA
Jan. 08 Manton
6:00
Jan. 13 LAKE CITY
6:00
Jan. 16 N. Mich. Christian
6:00

Jan. 19 Mason County Central 6:00

Jan. 22 Evart
6:00
Jan. 27 Marion
6:00
Jan. 30 BEAL CITY
6:00
Feb. 05 PINE RIVER
6:00
Feb. 10 Lake City
6:00
Feb. 13 MANTON
6:00
Feb. 19 N. MICH. CHRISTIAN 6:00
Feb. 23 MARION
6:00
Feb. 27 EVART
6:00
HOME GAMES ARE CAPITALIZED

Coach: todd hamlet

record - 22-3
style - Hopefully fans will enjoy the way we play
accomplishments - Conference Champs, District defense this year and push the ball up the floor.
champs, Regional Champs.
conference - I always like Pine River. They have
returnees - Four-year starter senior guard some good returners and Coach Ruppert has
Meredith Hamlet. Two-year varsity player senior
forward Cheyenne Zuiderveen. Three-year varsity player junior forward Asia LaGrow. Two-year
varsity player sophomore guard/ forward Sam
VanHouten. Two-year varsity player sophomore
forward Michaela Koopman.
newcomers - Junior guard Maggie Eisenga. Junior
guard Ally Richardson. Junior forward Katelyn
Bode. Junior center Karoline Hueker. Junior forward Ashley Dodde. Sophomore guard Shelby
Witt. Freshman guard Charity Ingleright.
strengths - The 2014-15 McBain Ramblers will be
one of the strongest and fastest teams we have
seen in a while. We should be able to get up and
down the floor well.
working on - We have seven new players this
year. Our JV Coach Dan Verberkmoes does an
excellent job getting our underclassmen ready
for the next level. Our team needs time to get to
know each other and learn a few offensive sets.

proven year after year that he can coach the

game of basketball. Beal is Beal. Mantons coach
has improved his team each year under his realm.
They have good size this year, too. Lake City has
a lot of good athletes. Evart has a hungry coach
and he is giving the program some real long-term
vision. NMC has some real good young talented
players, coach Casey gets his kids to believe they
can play with anyone. Coach Miller and Marion
always have the never-die attitude that every
student athlete needs.
goals - Our goals are being set by the players this
year. They know that our practices need to be
tougher than our games. We have good leadership this year and we have some very talented
young players. Success will be defined in practice
and hopefully be carried over to the contest.
experience - Two seniors, six juniors, three sophomores, one freshman

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NMC
Boys Basketball
Coach: dale veddler
record - 4-16
working on - This year we will be working
returnees - Kade Ellens, center, senior. on a lot of things going into this season.
Jordan Eisenga, guard / forward, senior.
Jonathan Perry, guard, senior. Jonathan
Dracht, forward, junior. Sam Ebels, forward,
senior. Abner Vallecillo, guard, senior.
newcomers - Jager Haan, guard,
junior. Cody Farr, forward, junior. Brett
Rodenbaugh, forward, junior. Jack Simons,
forward, junior. Carlos Martinez, center,
senior. Cody Winkel, forward, junior.
strengths - We have four players who
have experience that should be our
strength. We also have quality young
men who work hard and love the game,
this will add to our depth. The guys are
willing to work hard and complete.

We need to develop consistent guard

play and decision-making. We will be
working on defensive pressure and a lot
of skill drills. As always, lots of shooting.
style - Fans will see an up-tempo game
when we can. In a half court set we will
run a motion offense with emphasis on
spacing and execution. We will run multiple defense pressure both man to man
and zone matchups.
goals - Our team goal is to compete
and finish strong in the conference, then
make a tournament run. Success will be
defined by building relationships while
competing through the season.

Courtesy photo

The 2014-15 Northern

Michigan Christian boys
basketball team. Back
Carlos Martinez Soto,
Kade Ellens, Jonathan
Dracht, Jordan Eisenga,
Samuel Ebels, Cody Winkle.
Front Jonathan Perry,
Abner Vallecillo Vasquez,
Brett Rodenbaugh, Jager
Haan and Jack Simons.
Missing are Cody Farr and
manager Caleb DeBois.

NMC Boys Basketball

Dec. 09 LL ST. MARYS
Dec. 15 NORTHPORT
Dec. 18 MESICK
Jan. 06 EVART
Jan. 09 Marion
Jan. 15 BEAL CITY
Jan. 17 BR Crossroads
Academy
Jan. 20 Pine River
Jan. 23 MCBAIN
Jan. 30 LAKE CITY

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6:00
6:00
6:00
1:00
6:00
6:00
7:30

Feb. 03
Feb. 06
Feb. 09
Feb. 12
Feb. 17
Feb. 20
Feb. 24

Manton
6:00
Evart
6:00
TC Christian
6:00
MARION
6:00
PINE RIVER
6:00
Beal City
6:00
MASON COUNTY
EASTERN
6:00
Feb. 26 McBain
6:00
Mar. 03 MANTON
6:00
Mar. 05 LAKE CITY
6:00
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Girls Basketball
Courtesy photo

The 2014-15 Northern Michigan Christian girls basketball team.

Front Melanie Heuker, Holly MacLean, Kylie Lanser and
Brittany Hoekwater. Back Coach Casey Sigafoose, Rebecca
Dieterman, Sydney Dick, Rachel Westmaas and Sarah Pluger.
NMC Girls Basketball
Dec. 02 Mesick
Dec. 05 Northport
Dec. 08 ELK RAPIDS
Dec. 16 Evart
Dec. 19 MARION
Jan. 08 Beal City
Jan. 13 PINE RIVER
Jan. 16 MCBAIN
Jan. 20 BRETHREN
Jan. 22 Lake City
Jan. 27 MANTON

Coach: casey sigafoose

6:00
6:00
6:00
6:00
6:00
6:00
6:00
6:00
6:00
6:00
6:00

Jan. 30
Feb. 05
Feb. 10
Feb. 13
Feb. 16
Feb. 19
Feb. 23

EVART
Marion
Pine River
BEAL CITY
Mason County Eastern
McBain
BR CROSSROADS
ACADEMY
Feb. 24 Manton
Feb. 27 LAKE CITY
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6:00
6:00
6:00
6:00
6:00
6:00

pressure on our opponents to get up and down the

record - 12-7
returnees - Brittany Hoekwater, senior, guard. Sidney court. We like a fast-paced game with a lot of differDick, Senior, forward. Racheal Westmaas, senior, forward.
Sarah Pluger, junior, forward. Kylie Lanser, junior, guard.
newcomers - Melanie Heuker, forward, junior. Rebecca
Dieterman, forward, sophomore. Holly MacLean, guard,
sophomore.
strengths - Our defense and our speed will be our calling
card. We will be versatile and be able to break through a
lot of different defenses and press looks at our opponents.
We will also be able to get out and run a little.
working on - We will be working on getting into a flow
with our offense, getting comfortable with our system
and each other. We have great team chemistry and
leadership and that will help our younger players to
develop and find their roles on the team.
style - Our fans will come and see a group of girls who
play with passion and unfailing heart. We will keep the

ent looks. Either working the ball for layups or hitting the
three, we want to have fun.
conference - Beal, McBain, and Pine River are always
among the favorites, but I think the conference is starting to balance itself out a bit this year. I think there will
be some upsets this year or at the very least a lot more
competitive games. The top three may have a couple
of challenges this year.
goals - Our team goals will be defined by winning the
games we should win and not playing to the level of
a less-skilled opponent. Which is, of course, yet to be
determined. A team that plays with heart and integrity
defines what high school sports is about. A tournament
run would be nice but it wont define our season.
experience - three seniors, three juniors, two sophomores.

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Mesick
girlS BASKETBALL
Coach: dave shutler
with all 12 girls yet. We have been working on getrecord - 3-18
accomplishments - Abby Trowbridge- 2nd Team ting our new players caught up within our system
All Northwest Conference Maddi Clock- Honorable
Mention Northwest Conference
returnees - Sr. Forward Abby Trowbridge, Sr.
Forward Brittany Porter, Sr. Forward Lexi Andrews, Sr.
Guard Aalyiah Andrews, Sr. Guard Makayla Reed, Jr.
Forward Carly Wagatha, Jr. Guard Bethany Watson
newcomers - Sr. Forward Teah Hedrick, Jr. Forward
Morgan Riojas, Jr. Forward Madison Stewart, Jr.
Guard Brandi Hawk, Jr. Guard Beka Hoffman
strengths - We will have a great group of leaders
this season. I have been impressed so far with our
court awareness and our communication.
working on - Getting healthy. The injury bug has hit
us early this season. We have not had one practice

and our seasoned athletes refining their overall skills.

Working and winning together.
style - We will be focusing on our defensive and
offensive concepts. Also, working on our communication. We are putting in some different offensive
sets to accommodate our specific skill sets.
conference - Frankfort and Kingsley at the top.
Glen Lake is always reloading. Every night in the
Northwest is a battle.
goals - We have talked all pre-season about working and winning together. Taking pride in everything
we do on and off the court. Being the best studentathletes they can be.

courtesy photo

The 2014-15 Mesick girls basketball team. Front

Aalyiah Andrews, Carly Wagatha, Bethany
Watson, Beka Hoffman, Brittany Porter and Teah
Hendrick. Back Lexi Andrews, Makayla Reed,
Madison Stewart, assistant coach Hailee Bundy,
head coach Dave Shutler, Morgan Riojas, Abby
Trowbridge and Brandi Hawk.
Mesick Girls Basketball
Dec. 02 N. MICH. CHRISTIAN 6:00
Dec. 05 BUCKLEY
6:00
Dec. 09 Manton
6:00
Dec. 17 FRANKFORT
6:00
Dec. 19 GLEN LAKE
6:00
Jan. 05 Northport
6:00
Jan. 09 Benzie
6:00
Jan. 14 SUTTONS BAY
6:00
Jan. 16 KINGSLEY
6:00
Jan. 20 ONEKAMA
6:00
Jan. 23 Leland
6:00

Jan. 27
Jan. 29
Feb. 03
Feb. 05
Feb. 10
Feb. 12
Feb. 17
Feb. 19
Feb. 26
Mar. 02

Buckley
FOREST AREA
Frankfort
Glen Lake
BENZIE
Suttons Bay
BRETHREN
LELAND
Kingsley
Districts @ Frankfort
HOME GAMES
ARE CAPITALIZED

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6:00
6:00
6:00
6:00
6:00
6:00
6:00
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boyS BASKETBALL
Coach:
rene lafreniere

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record - 5-16
returnees - Alex Stanton

courtesy photo

The 2014-15 Mesick boys basketball team.

(Jr) Guard (limited varsity

exp. from last year); Garrett
Humphreys (Jr) Forward (limited varsity exp. from last year).
newcomers - Mario
Cabanting (Jr) Forward and
Dirk Smith (Jr) Guard
working on - Our goal is to
improve with every game
and play better as the season
goes.
conference - Frankfort or Glen
Lake
experience - One senior and
nine juniors

Mesick Boys Basketball

Dec. 12 Manistee Catholic
6:00
Dec. 16 Buckley
6:00
Dec. 18 N. Mich. Christian
6:00
Jan. 06 Frankfort
6:00
Jan. 08 GLEN LAKE
6:00
Jan. 13 BENZIE
6:00
Jan. 15 Suttons Bay
6:00
Jan. 19 Brethren
6:00
Jan. 23 Kingsley
6:00
Jan. 26 FOREST AREA
6:00
Jan. 28 LELAND
6:00

Jan. 30
Feb. 02
Feb. 04
Feb. 06
Feb. 13
Feb. 16
Feb. 20
Feb. 23
Mar. 05
Mar. 09

BUCKLEY
TC Christian
FRANKFORT
Glen Lake
Benzie
Leland
KINGSLEY
MANISTEE CATHOLIC
SUTTONS BAY
Districts @ Buckley
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Pine River
BOys Basketball
Coach: brian goodenow
record - 19-3
accomplishments

Back-to-back
Highland Conference championship
(14-0) team; Academic All-State (5th
in state)
returnees - Sr Mitchell McDonald, PG
4 year starter, 2-time All State selection;
Sr Lucas Harris, SF 3rd year on varsity; Sr
Greg Park, G; Sr Brandon Fulks, G; Sr Lukas
Sizemore, SF; and Sr Alex Knapp, G
newcomers - SO Mason Powell, G;
Jr Conner Hoaglund, SF; Jr Matthew
Goodenow, SF; Jr Tyler Wing, G; Jr
Marcus Washington, G; and Jr Grant
Ruppert, G. This group of juniors is long,
quick and athletic. They have played
together as a group since fourth grade
and bring a great deal of depth and
experience to our team.

strengths - Speed, depth and quickness. We will play pressure defense and
attach the basket in a hurry.
working on - Rebounding. With a generally small group, we will look to attack
the boards with five guys on the defensive end.
style - We will play a very up-tempo,
pressure defense and a fast-break style
of offense. Our outstanding depth will
allow us to bring waves of fresh bodies
off the bench.
goals - Our No. 1 goal will always be to
win the Highland Conference championship. We will define success by continuing to work together as a TEAM,
supporting each other, and living and
leading by our core values.

courtesy photo

The 2014-15 Pine River boys basketball team. Front Grant Ruppert, Tyler Wing, Mitchell
McDonald, Mason Powell and Brandon Fulks. Back Marcus Washington, Lukas Sizemore,
Conner Hoaglund, Lucas Harris, Matthew Goodenow, Greg Park and Alex Knapp.
Pine River Boys Basketball
Dec. 09 Harrison Community 8:00
Dec. 11 TRAVERSE CITY
CHRISTIAN
8:00
Dec. 15 CHIPPEWA HILLS
8:00
Jan. 06 Manton
8:00
Jan. 09 MCBAIN
8:00
Jan. 13 St. Francis
8:00
Jan. 15 Marion
8:00
Jan. 19 Lakeview
7:30
Jan. 20 N. MICH. CHRISTIAN 8:00
Jan. 23 LAKE CITY
8:00

Jan. 26
Jan. 29
Feb. 03
Feb. 06
Feb. 13
Feb. 17
Feb. 20
Feb. 26
Mar. 03
Mar. 05

REED CITY
Beal City
Evart
MANTON
McBain
N. Mich. Christian
MARION
Lake City
EVART
BEAL CITY
HOME GAMES
ARE CAPITALIZED

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8:00
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8:00
8:00

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Girls Basketball
Coach: shawn ruppert
record - 14-4
style - I think we will be a unified group that
returnees - Kassy Nelson(Sr) Guard; will work hard to get up and down the floor.

Marc Vieau | Cadillac News

The 2014-15 Pine River girls basketball team. Back Chey Rizor, Kaylee
Goodman, Keirra Justin, Dana Hill and Anna Lindquist. Front Julie Justin,
Jenna Johnson, Kassy Nelson and Hannah Hill.
Pine River Girls Basketball
Dec. 02 Reed City
7:30
Dec. 05 Morley-Stanwood
7:30
Dec. 09 MCBAIN
7:30
Dec. 16 MANTON
7:30
Jan. 05 ELK RAPIDS
6:30
Jan. 08 MARION
7:30
Jan. 13 N. Mich. Christian
7:30
Jan. 16 Lake City
7:30
Jan. 19 Lakeview
5:30
Jan. 22 BEAL CITY
7:30

Jan. 27
Jan. 30
Feb. 03
Feb. 05
Feb. 10
Feb. 17

EVART
7:30
Manton
7:30
BOYNE CITY
6:30
McBain
7:30
N. MICH. CHRISTIAN 7:30
MASON COUNTY
CENTRAL
6:00
Feb. 19 LAKE CITY
7:30
Feb. 24 Evart
7:30
Feb. 27 Beal City
7:30
HOME GAMES ARE CAPITALIZED

Cheyanna Rizor(Sr) Forward; Julie Justin(So)

Guard; and Keirra Jusin(So) Center.
newcomers - Jenna Johnson(Jr) Guard;
Dana Hill(Jr) Forward; Anna Lindquist(So)
Forward; Hannah Hill(So) Forward; and
KayLee Goodman(Fr) Guard.
strengths - Unity and a desire to succeed
should be our strengths. We have the right
girls on this team with the type of parental
support you want. They all want each other
to succeed. I also feel like we have the makings of a good defensive team with quickness outside and size on the inside.
working on - The same things we try to be
good at every year. A lot of defense and
hustle on the boards with transition offense
being a key.

We will rely on some young girls who may

make mistakes at the beginning of the year.
But in the end will develop into very good
varsity players.
conference - McBain will be the favorite with
Beal City right there, as well. NMC, Manton
and Lake City all have good players returning as do Marion and Evart. I really feel like
there could be a lot of competitive games in
the conference this year.
goals - We have a very tough non-conference schedule this year so our wins may be
tough to come by early on. I do feel that if
we improve the way I think we can, we will
be competitive in the conference and in the
tournament at the end of the season.

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Competitive cheer
Coach: emilee crawford
returnees - We have three seniors this ing on a team back walkover.
year in Allie Peterson, Erin Millen and working on - our stunting is something
Mariah Curtis. Were very happy to have
all three girls. Theyre all so talented and
have a great attitude.
newcomers - We are happy to have five
new cheerleaders with Caitlyn Schepers,
Carrie Boon, Alivia Nelson, Josselynn
Wagner and Rachel Depew.
strengths - one of our team strengths
this year is going to be our tumbling.
Our two top tumblers are Hunter Fauble
and Alivia Nelson, both with back hand
springs and working on a back tuck and
lay out. For our round two, we are work-

we will be working very hard on since we

have some new flyers, bases and back
spots. Some of our new flyers are Mariah,
Caitlyn and Rachel. Josselynn is our new
back spot and Carrie is learning to be a
base. Our returning cheerleaders have
been more than willing to help offer
advice to the newcomers.
goals - our goal will be to beat our
old competition scores from last season
and improving our scores each time we
compete. I would like to see our scores
in the 600-700 range.

courtesy photo

The 2014-15 Pine River

competitive cheer team.

Pine River Girls Cheer

Dec. 13 Houghton Lake Invite 11:00
Jan. 10 Brethren Invite
11:00
Jan. 17 Farwell Invite
10:00
Jan. 21 Marion
6:00
Jan. 24 Harrison Invite
10:00

Jan. 28
Feb. 03
Feb. 07
Feb. 14

Evart
Marion
Brethren Invite
Houghton Lake Invite
HOME GAMES
ARE CAPITALIZED

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Wrestling
Coach: tim jones
record - 30-3
accomplishments

- Mid Michigan Wrestling

Conference champions and Division 4 Team District
champions
returnees - jr. 112- Nate Park; sr. 119- Jordan Stone;
sr. 125- Tony Moore; sr. 171- Jeff Gross; sr. 189- Tyler
Mccurry; jr. 215- Dom Garcia; and jr. 285- Chase
Morrison
strengths - Very well-balanced lineup and TEAM
UNITY.
working on - The bare bones basics. Good position
and not getting scored on.
style - You will not see a four corner stall or slowing
the game down. We will take control by pushing the
pace as a rule athough, you have to know when to
come out of the rain.
conference - Manton, Manistee and Pine River are
the picks
goals - Success is what are you, when compared to
what you could have been?

Pine River Boys & Girls Wrestling

Dec. 13 Tri-County Invite
9:00
Dec. 17 PINE RIVER QUAD
6:00
Dec. 20 Marquette Challenge 9:00
Jan. 03 St. Louis Invite
9:00
Jan. 07 FOREST AREA/
MANTON
6:00
Jan. 10 Alma Invite
9:00
Jan. 14 @ Kingsley/Manistee 6:00
Jan. 17 Forest Hills Eastern
9:00
Jan. 21 @ Mancelona/
Lake City
6:00
Jan. 24 Mio AuSable
9:30
Jan. 28 @ Franklfort/
Benzie Central
6:00

Jan. 31 Reed City Invite

Feb. 04 PINE RIVER QUAD
Feb. 07 Conf. Tourn.
@ Kingsley
Feb. 11 TEAM DISTRICT
@ PINE RIVER
Feb. 14 Ind. Districts @
Manton
Feb. 18 TEAM REGIONAL
@ PINE RIVER
Feb. 21 Ind. Regional
@ Rogers City
HOME GAMES
ARE CAPITALIZED

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9:00
6:00
9:00
7:00
9:00
6:00
TBA

Marc Vieau | Cadillac News

The 2014-15 Pine River wrestling team.

Front Dustin Beebe, Tony Moore,
Andrew Park, Tucker Fansler, Tristen Bailor,
Jacob Roberts, Jordan Stone, Brady
Long, Phil Ragatzki and Jeff Johnson.
Middle Nate Park, Travis Carlson, Andy
Alberts, Preston Proch, Joe Rigling, Josh
Hooker, Justin Cole and Cody Hill. Back
Gerald Beemer, Josh Jackson, Chase
Morrison, Dominic Garcia, Kurtice Cilwa,
Jeff Gross, Tyler McCurry, Raden Holmes
and Taylor Beebe.

5:00
6:00
11:00
2:00

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Reed City
BOy Basketball
rick charmoli | Cadillac News

The 2014-15 Reed City boys basektball team. Back row Collin
Hatfield, Taylor Pelton, Chris Borton, Schuyler Smith, Trent Sturgell,
and Zach Borst. Front row Patrick Jobes, Matt Mund, Mykel Dillard,
Nolan Patterson, Andre Jones and Leland Yonkin.

Coach: dean mcguire

record - 15-6
working on - Taking care of the bas- and I always give the Coyotes a fighting chance.
returnees - Chris Barton - Center ketball and making good decisions
(Senior); Nolan Patterson - Guard style - We want to attack you on goals - We want to be one of the
(Senior); and TJ Patterson - Center
(Senior)
newcomers - We have just three
players returning that played last
year. We will be very young this year.
strengths - We will be hard working
and young.

offense and defense

top teams in the CSAA Gold division

conference - Big Rapids will have the and district champs is always a goal
most talented team in the confer- of ours.
ence and I would guess at this point experience - Four seniors; seven
is the team to beat. SLEEPER: Central juniors; one sophomore
Montcalm is returning almost everyone, Newaygo is always in the hunt,

Reed City Boys Basketball

Dec. 09 Cadillac
7:30
Dec. 12 TRI COUNTY
7:00
Dec. 17 Evart
7:30
Dec. 19 Newaygo
7:00
Jan. 06 FREMONT
7:00
Jan. 08 MANISTEE
7:00
Jan. 13 Grant
7:00
Jan. 16 Big Rapids
7:00
Jan. 20 CENTRAL MONTCALM 7:00
Jan. 23 CHIPPEWA HILLS
7:00

Jan. 26 Pine River

7:30
Jan. 30 Tri County
7:00
Feb. 03 MORLEY STANWOOD 7:00
Feb. 06 NEWAYGO
7:00
Feb. 10 LAKEVIEW
7:00
Feb. 11 Clare
7:30
Feb. 17 GRANT
7:00
Feb. 20 BIG RAPIDS
7:00
Feb. 24 Central Montcalm
7:00
Feb. 27 Chippewa Hills
7:00
HOME GAMES ARE CAPITALIZED

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Girls Basketball
Coach: brian koopman
working together because we
record - 11-10
returnees - Hanna Price, Junior are a very young team.
guard; Lauren Voelker, junior style - Man-to-man defense
forward/guard; Skiler Brigham ,
senior guard; Lily Heald, senior
forward/center
newcomers - Brenna Westhoff,
junior forward/center, Keylee
Aemisseger, forward, Megan
Donley, junior guard; Megan
Borst, sophomore forward/center; Alyssa Olds, freshman guard;
and Emily Libey, freshman forward/center
strenghts - Very athletic hope
to press and run. We should have
great team chemistry, work hard
to get better every game.
working on - Learning a new
offense, spacing and attacking
the rim to get the free throw line.
Communication on the floor and

with some zone in there and an

up-tempo offense.
Conference - On the Gold side
of the CSAA, Chippewa Hills
and Grant would be the contenders. I expect us to be there
and improving in every game.
Sleepers are Big Rapids and TriCounty
goals - We look to be in the running for a conference title and
a district title. Success will be
define in that we improve every
game and are competitive in
every game, which helps us win a
conference or district title.
experience - Two seniors; five
juniors; a sophomore; and two
freshman

rick charmoli | Cadillac News

The 2014-15 Reed City girls basektball

team. Back row Coach Scott
Shankel, Meghan Borst, Emily Libey,
Alyssa Olds, Megan Donley, Brenna
Westhoff and coach Brian Koopman.
Front row Sklier Brigham, Keylee
Aemisseger, Lily Heald, Lauren Voelker
and Hanna Price.

Reed City Girls Basketball

Dec. 02 PINE RIVER
7:00
Dec. 05 CADILLAC
7:00
Dec. 09 Clare
7:30
Dec. 12 TRI COUNTY
5:30
Dec. 19 Newaygo
5:30
Dec. 29 Manistee
7:30
Jan. 06 Fremont
7:00
Jan. 13 GRANT
7:00
Jan. 16 Big Rapids
5:30
Jan. 20 Central Montcalm
7:00

Jan. 23 CHIPPEWA HILLS

5:30
Jan. 27 MANISTEE
7:00
Jan. 30 Tri County
5:30
Feb. 03 Morley Stanwood
7:00
Feb. 06 NEWAYGO
5:30
Feb. 10 Lakeview
7:00
Feb. 17 Grant
7:00
Feb. 20 BIG RAPIDS
5:30
Feb. 24 CENTRAL MONTCALM 7:00
Feb. 27 Chippewa Hills
5:30
HOME GAMES ARE CAPITALIZED

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U.S. 131 North, Cadillac On The Busy North End

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Wrestling
Reed City Boys & Girls Wrestling
Dec. 06 Lakewood Scrimage 8:00
Dec. 10 Hart
4:30
Dec. 13 Kent City Invite
9:30
Dec. 17 Pine River Quad
6:00
Dec. 20 South Haven Invite
9:00
Jan. 03 REED CITY
TEAM INVITE
9:00
Jan. 07 REED CITY QUAD
5:30
Jan. 10 Gladwin Invite
9:00

Jan. 14
Jan. 21
Jan. 24
Jan. 28
Jan. 31

Tri @ Newaygo
5:30
Tri @ Chip Hills
5:30
Lakeview Invite
9:30
Big Rapids
5:30
REED CITY
INDIVIDUAL INVITE 10:00
Feb. 04 Quad @ Lakeview
5:30
Feb. 07 CSAA Tourney
9:00
HOME GAMES
ARE CAPITALIZED

rick charmoli | Cadillac News

Coach: roger steig

record - 20-10
accomplishments - Regional qualifiers Matt McGahey,
Evan Skiver and Thayne Stieg

returnees - Matt McGahey wt: 125; Thayne Stieg wt:

140; Derrick Rasor wt: 152; Troy Giese wt: 160; Devin
Ward wt: 171; Dylan Chrispell wt: 189; and Evan Skiver
wt: 215.
newcomers - Jimmy Bywater wt:103
strengths - We have good numbers and we will have
depth.
working on - We have a good mixture of young and
older so we will be doing a lot of big brother and little
brother training.
style - Large team in numbers.
conference - Chippewa Hills would be the early pick.
Tri County and Reed City could be sleepers.
goals - Our success this year will be determined by
how fast we bring our younger wrestlers along. Our
goal is to win the conference and make a solid run in
the MHSAAtournament.
experience - Seven seniors; six juniors; four sophomores;
and 10 freshmen

The 2014-15 Reed City wrestling team. Back

row Coach Ryan Steig, Isiah Yonkin, Brandon
Lepard, Evan Skiver, Dylan Chrispell, Joseph
Gerring, Devin Ward, Trent Willard, Damion Stinson
and coach Roger Steig. Middle row Tyler
Kerr, Derrick Rasor, Austin Serrano, Thayne Stieg,
Taylor Cutler, Brett Walker, Nathan Fasbender
and Anthony Rohdy. Front row Kent Beeman,
Chandler Larson, Kyle Lawerence, Devin Yonkin,
Matt McGahey, Jimmy Bywater, Adam Stiles and
Jacob Tobes.

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