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Despite 12 points apiece
Afrom junior Kurt Kakavitka
and Bob Btnsar.
the Biue Devils fell In a
tough game against Charlevoix
39-36.
The Rayders had a very
weil-Jt)aianced offensive
attack as leading.scorers
CralB Klooster and Jim
Buchanan each scored just
nine points in a game where
Gaylord never reached the
tree throw line.
The loss is disappointing
tor a squad that had been
unbeaten prior to the game
and were climbing up the
rankings, moving into an
honorable mention position
in Tuesday's Associated
Press Class B state ranking.
The Blue Devils shot
nearly 50 percent from the
floor. 18-34, a very respectable
shooting night.
Gaylord's first loss
drops coach Al Hagland's
squad to 4-1 on the year.
The undefeated St. Mary
^Snowbirds notched another
win Tuesday night
with a 65-37 bruising of
visiting Bellalre.
Three Snowbirds hit
double figures on the night.
Sopomore Kan Fitzak led
the way with 18 points
while senior Brian Shamock
added 12 points and 14
rebounds. The third player
to reach double digits was
Matt Sides.
Coach Bob Kierczynski
was very pleased with the
outcome.
"We played excellent
defense," KlerczynskI said.
"We only shot 30 percent
from the floor, but we
played excellent defense
and that was what won It for
us."
Prior to the game, the
Snowbirds had earned a
10th place rank among the
state's Class D teams.
December 19,1991
Gaylord's varsity wres-
0tling team placed fourth
in the Saginaw Lutheran
Seminary tournament last
weekend, a strong showing
for such a young team.
130 pound wrestler Eric
Anteau won the title as was
expected. Some believe Anteau
may be the Blue Devils'
finest wrestler to step on
the mat. State medals are
within reach If he continues
to Improve.
Earning third place finishes
were Brian Tegnatti,
Chris Judge and Jerry Evans.
A tough test for the
Gaylord grapplers Is fast
approaching as they look to
take down a highly regarded
Petoskey Northmen team.
The Northmen went 35-4-1
over the past two seasons
and return 11 of 14 starting
wrestlers from last year's
16-2-1 team.
Hopefully the Devils will
reverse the developing trend
against Petoskey in which
they have lost 10 out of the
last 13 league titles.
GHS volleyball coach 8ld
AOawfon said she is satisfied
with the Blue Devil's
performance at the Traverse
City Invitational here last
Saturday, especially without
two star players on the
court.
Starters Lisa Lahman
and Jannl Ebarliart unfortunately
had to make up a college
entrance test they had
missed earlier in the year,
so a young Gaylord team
was forced to step up their
game.
"We had four players out
there who had never been
in a single varsity game
before." Dawson said. "But
1 think tha kids played well,
once we started to build up
some confidence."
While the lady Devils
did not make it Into the
championship round, they
split matches with highlyreoarded
Traverse City and
Essexville-Garber.
Dawson credited seniors
Mat Orzyzffa and Sarab
Cravftftf for playing exceptionally
wall, as did Kalll
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Gaylord junior varsity thrills with 30T victory
GAYLORD —The Gaylord
junior varsity defeated Traverse
City Central in triple
overtime Thursday. Gaylord
(3-0) took a five point lead in
to the fourth quarter only to
find themselves down three
with time running out.
Jake Cuca hit a big threepointer
to force overtime.
Both teams had leads in the
first two extra periods only
to let them slip away. Finedly
Antony Rudel hit a free
throw with under a minute
to go to put Gaylord up four
and seal the win.
Todd Cherry led the way
for Gaylord with 23 points
and eight rebounds, while
Jake Cuca finished with 13
points. Solid defense by
Matt Green, Jason McArt,
and Billy Boyce helped seal
the deal.
Wolverine 55, Vanderbilt
33
WOLVERINE — It was a
tale of two halves Thursday
in Wolverine.
Visiting and underdog
Vanderbilt put together an
excellent first half and carried
a 21-19 lead into the
locker room. But the Wildcats
turned up the pressure
in the second half and carried
out a 55-33 victory.
"The kids showed a lot
of improvement and played
as well as a Vanderbilt team
has played in the last couple
years in the first half,"
said Yellowjacket coach Jason
Mathias. "We started
turning the ball over in the
second half, and when that
happens there's not enought
timeouts in the world to stop
the bleeding."
Wolverine coach Gary
Matelski said he was unhappy
with his team's poor
shooting and defensive effort
in the first half, but said
it improved in the third
quarter.
"They were more aggressive
than we were to start
the ballgame," Matelsid said.
"We changed up our defense
in the second half and they
had a hard time adjusting.
We were able to turn the
tempo of the game up."
Junior Josh Brush led a
balanced scoring attack for
Wolverine (3-0,2-0 Northern
Lakes Conference) with 14
points, while junior Lance
Parkas had 12 points and senior
Justin Evans had 10.
Junior Eric Webber led
Vanderbilt (0-4. 0-2 NLC)
with 13 points and 10 rebounds.
while junior Flip
Mannino had six points
and seven rebounds. Mathias
credited Nathan Peterson
with excellent effort off
the bench and Steve Snider
with running a solid point
guard.
The two teams could
match up again at the Wolverine
Holiday Tournament
Dec. 29-30. Vanderbilt and
Alba will square off on Dec.
29, with the winner facing
the host Wildcats Dec. 30.
St. Mary 67, Onaway 42
GAYLORD—The St. Mary
boys basketball team is hitting
the holiday break exactly
where it wants to be.
The Snowbirds improved
to 4-0 overall and 2-0 in the
Ski Valley Conference with
a 67-42 victory against Onaway
Thursday.
"We got off to the start
that 1 hoped we would," said
St. Mary coach Chris McKenzie.
"We played strong
overall and did a good job
picking apart their zone.
The lead kept getting bigger
and bigger as the game
went along.'
Junior Clay Becker had an
excellent game for the Snowbirds.
scoring 26 points and
grabbmg 10 rebounds.
"He was outstanding,"
McKenzie said. "He was doing
everything very well."
St. Mary led 21-13 after
the first quarter and 39-22
at halftime.
Senior Arron Sitkiewicz
added 13 points for St.
Mary, while Peter Spyhalsk
CLASH: J-L girls top
rival Snowbirds
Cont from B1
a flow,"
Still, the Cardinals, ranked
No. 6 in Class D, forced 27
Snowbird turnovers with
their relentless pressure. Junior
Mary Schlicher, quickly
developing into a star had
five steals, while senior allstate
guard Ashlie House had
four.
"We played a good team
tough toni^t," said St. Mary
coach Dale Jacob. "I'm not
disappointed with the kids,
we just didn't finish some
shots and turned the ball
over a few loo many times."
That defense helped
them through a third quarter
which saw the Snowbirds cut
the lead to 27-25 on an inside
bucket by junior Lauren Reppuhn.
Quickly, the Cardinals
pounced, forcing turnovers
and getting back to back
scores by junior Amanda
Head and House to make it
31-25 heading into the final
stanza.
After St. Mary senior
Jessica Schmidlin netted a
putback basket to open the
fourth, J-L went on an 12-2
run that sealed that game.
During that time. Schlicher,
who had a game-high
12 points and 16 rebounds,
scored ei^t of the Cardinal
points.
"We did good enough to
get the win." Huff said. "We
can definitely leam from tonight."
J-L (5-0. 3-0 Ski Valley
Conference) led 10-8 after
the first quarter, before the
inspired prfay of junior Stephanie
Fisher helped move it to
22-12 at halftime.
The Snowbirds fell to 1-
3 overall and 1-2 in the Ski
Valley, but all three teams
have come to quality opponents,
two of which (No. 4
Central Lake and No. 6 J-L)
are ranked. They only played
with seven players as seruor
warrior Brittany Oehlers was
out with sickness. 1
"I really believe we are
good enough to play with
the elite teams in the Ski Val- |
ley." Jacob said. "To some de- |
gree. the kids have to believe
we're capable of competing.
We need to add a little more !
toughness."
House had eight points,
five assists and four steals for
the Cardinals, while Fisher
added eight points and three
steals. Junior Amanda Head,
who had been out with injury,
stepped off the bench
to provide a nice lift with six
points and five rebounds.
Reppuhn led St. Mary with
eight points, while junior Liz
Foster contributed six.
Both teams are off until
after the New Year, when J-L
plays at Bellaire Jan. 7 and St.
Mary plays at Bellaire Jan. 9.
St. Mary
J-L 10 12
9 — 34
14 — 45
ST MARY (34); Foster 2 2-2 6;
lessi Oehlers 2 0-0 4; Bauer 1 3-4
5; Reppuhn 4 0-0 8: Beyer 2 0-0 4:
Westerman 1 1-3 3; Schmidlin 1
0-1 2. Three-Pointers: None.
J-L (45): Ormsbee 2 0-0 4;
Schlicher 6 0-1 12:SeweH 1 0-0 2:
Lester 1 0-0 3; S. Fisher 2 3-4 8.
House 4 0-0 8; Winkelman 1 0-0
2; lieada 3 0-0 6. Three Pointers:
l^ter. Fisher.
JUNIOR VARSITY
JOHANNESBURG — The
St. Mary junior varsity moved
to 4-0 on the season with a
well-played 50-33 victory
against Johannesburg-
Lewiston.
Karli Jacob led the Snowbirds
with 15 points, while
Carolyn Burzynski added
14. Michelle Miller had nine
points and Kaitlyn Broz six
for St. Mary.
Danielle Hardy led J-L
(3-2) with 11 points, while
Ashl^ Sides had 10. Michelle
May chipped in four points
and six rebounds.
and Austin l^wnichak each
netted six. A highlight of the
game was when senior fan
favorite Zach Kline stepped
in and knocked down a
three-pointer to a rousing
ovation from the crowd.
Brian Tucker led Onaway
(0-3, 0-2 Ski Valley Conference)
with 14 points, while
Chad Curtis had 12 points
and Shaun Curtis had
eight.
Forest Area 65. )-L 52
FIFE LAKE — Playing
without two of their better
players, the Johannesburg-
Lewiston boys basketball
team gave a valiant fourthquarter
effort at Forest Area
Thursday.
With Darren Dobbyn not
playing and Ty Knaj>p fouled
out, the Cardinals bit into
a sizeable Warrior lead and
cut it to six points midway
through the fourth.
However, the experienced
Warriors hit their free throws
down the stretch in a 65-52
victory.
"I'm happy with our effort,"
said J-L coach Barry
Owens. "We cut into the
lead, but we couldn't close
the gap. They are a very good
team and we fell behind big
in the first half."
•Forest Area (4-0, 2-0 Ski
Valley Conference) led 30-16
at halftime, before the Cardinals
(2-1. 1-1 SVC) began
to cut into the lead in the
second half.
Freshman Logan lenkins
led J-L with 14 points, while
senior Steve Young had his
best game of the season,
netting 12 points.
Owens credited Kris Steil
and Curtis VanDoren with
playing excellent defense
and Keith Koronka and Bon
Bush with holding their own
in the paint.
The Cardinals are now off
until Ian. 6, when (hey host
St. Mary.
J-L61,Onaway 41
ONAWAY — Senior lead-
J
f ^
ers are supposed to step up
when the game is on the
line.
That exactly what J-
L's Ty Knapp did Tuesday
against Onaway. breaking
open a close game with an
outstanding second-half effort.
Thanks to Knapp's 17
points, eight assists and six
steals, the Cardinals won 61 -
41 in their Ski Valley Conference
opener.
"He was the man," said
J-L coach Barry Owens. "He
took over in the second half
and we played really well as
a team."
J-L found itself ahead just
25-24 at halftime. before a
Knapp-fueled third-quarter
run blew open a 44-34
advantage.
Freshman Logan Jenkins
added 14 points for
the Cardinals, while senior
Steve Young provided a huge
lift with eight points. Darren
Dobbyn grabbed six rebounds,
while Ben Bush and
Curtis VanDoren each had
four steals, while Kris Steil
had three.
Chad Curtis had 12 points
to lead Onaway (0-2), while
Andy St. Clair added nine.
JUNIOR VARSITY —The
Johannesburg-Lewiston junior
varsity team continued
its winnning ways with a 51 -
26 victory against Onaway.
The Cardinals jumped
out to a 20-0 first quarter
lead and cruised.
Gunnar Owens led the
Cardinals with 19 points,
while Calvin Winkelman
added eight points and 13
rebounds. Right different )-L
players scored in the game.
Harbor Lt. 63, Vanderbilt
27
VANDERBILT — Harbor
Light Christian blew open
a narrow game with a blistering
19-1 third quarter in
the Northern Lakes Conference
opener at Vanderbilt
Tuesday.
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The Swordsmen earned
a 63-27 victory, despite being
up just six points at halftime.
"Things were going well
in the first half," said Vanderbilt
coach Jason Mathias.
"But we came out in the second
half and laid an egg. It
seemed like there was a lid
on the bucket. We didn't get
a lot of rolls."
Harbor Light (1-1) led
19-7 after the first quarter,
before theYellowjackets cut
into the lead to make it 25-
19 heading it into the locker
room.
Junior Eric Webber led
Vanderbilt with eight points,
while sophomore Travis
Ormsbee had seven points
while junior Flip Mannino
added six.
Nathan Cook led the
Swordsmen with 14 points,
while Andrew Fila had 11
points and Ben Cole 10.
Wolverine 77, Alba 53
ALBA —The Wolverine
offense clicked in a breezy
77-53 victory in the Northern
Lakes Conference opener at
Alba Tuesday.
The Wildcats led 66-28
heading into the fourth
quarter, before taking the
foot off the pedal.
'We played pretty well at
times," said Wolverine coach
Gary Matelski. "It was hard
to keep our intensity up and
to keep us fired up. But. we
played hard and that is the
key."
Junior Josh Brush led
Wolverine with 17 points,
while senior Eric Purgiel
and junior Lance Farkas
each added 11 points. Senior
Justin Evans and junior Jeremy
Brush each added nine
points in the victory.
The Wildcats, who fell behind
6-5 early, led 19-8 after
the first quarter and 42-21 at
halftime. Ten of the 11 Wolverine
players scored in the
victory.
Bob Marsh scored 15
points to pace Alba (0-1).
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