2019-20

winter SPORTS
PREVIEW
CADILLAC VIKINGS
Hockey 11/20
11/22
CADILLAC HOCKEY
CHEBOYGAN
PORTAGE
NORTHERN
6:00

7:00
01/08
01/10
01/15
01/17
TC Central
PETOSKEY
TAWAS
MANISTEE
7:00
7:00
6:00
7:00
11/27 Big Rapids 7:00 01/22 BIG RAPIDS 7:00
12/03 Manistee 6:45 01/24 DAVISON 7:00
12/06 Tournament (Toy Drive) 01/25 ALPENA Noon
12/07 Tournament (Toy Drive) 01/31 MATTAWAN 7:00
12/11 TC West 7:00 02/05 TC WEST 6:45
12/13 MT. PLEASANT 7:00 02/07 Alpena 7:00
12/17 Petoskey 7:00 02/12 GAYLORD 7:00
12/20 TC Bay Reps 7:00 02/14 TC CENTRAL 7:00
01/03 Gaylord 7:00 02/18 Cheboygan 7:00
01/04 MT. PLEASANT 4:00 HOME GAMES ARE CAPITALIZED

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The Cadillac hockey team. FRONT: Dylan Quartz, Cole Mortensen, Fisher Moore, Ian Lilly, Alyvia
Peedle, Jack Schmittdiel, Carson Peedle, Austin Kailing, Nathan Moore. BACK: Logan Collins, Molly
McKeever, Bryan Farley, Camron Keehn, Zakk Izzard, Henry Schmittdiel, Kaleb McKinley, Kameron
Hearld, Carson Carlington

coach - scott graham newcomers — Alyvia Peedle - Sr – Defense; Molly McKeever tices to carry over into games. Daily improvement in practices
record — 10-15-1 - Jr – Forward; Logan Collins - So – Forward; Kaleb McKinley - Fr and games as the season progresses on both individual skills and
accomplishments — Played in pre-regional semifinals – Defense; Carson Peedle - Fr – Forward; Henry Schmittdiel - Fr team tactical skills.
returnees — Ian Lilly - Sr - Forward/Defense; Jack Schmittdiel – Forward; Carson Carlington - Fr – Forward; Cole Mortensen - Fr – conference — TC Central - TC West
- Sr – Defense; Zakk Izzard - Sr – Forward; Austin Kailing - Sr – For- Forward; Dylan Quartz - Fr - Goalie big games — All Big North Conference games, two Big Rapids
ward; Nathan Moore - Jr – Goalie; Cam Keehn - Jr – Defense; strengths — Persistent and relentless high effort in the defen- games and the playoffs
Bryan Farley - Jr – Forward; Kam Hearld - So – Forward; and Fisher sive zone to create offensive transitional opportunities experience — five seniors, three juniors, four sophomores and
Moore - So - Forward workng on — Team chemistry - tactical knowledge/appli- six freshmen
cation. Improving our daily individual and team habits in prac-

Bowling
CADILLAC BOWLING 01/18 Great NW Bowling 8 AM
12/07 BNC @ Gaylord Noon 01/25 Great NW Bowling 8 AM
12/08 Baker Eliminator 01/26 Flushing Doubles
@ Lansing 8:30 AM @ Flushing 8:30 AM
12/14 Great NW Bowling 8 AM 02/01 Great NW Bowling 8 AM
12/15 Baker’s Dozen 02/15 Great NW Bowling 8 AM
@ Bay City 9 AM 02/16 Trojan Invite
12/22 Great NW Bowling 8 AM @ Sturgis 8 AM
12/28 Holiday Singles 02/21 GNWBC Singles
Tournament 8 AM Tournament 9 AM
01/04 Great NW Bowling 8 AM 02/22 GNWBC Team
01/05 Furnish Classic Tournament 11 AM
@ Owosso 8 AM 02/28-29 Regionals TBA
01/11 Great NW Bowling 8 AM 03/06-07 State Finals TBA
01/12 Battle of Baker HOME GAMES
@ Battle Creek 8 AM ARE CAPITALIZED

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The Cadillac bowling teams. Front — Jessica Gotleber, Olivia Bush, Erin Foster, Eddie Kelsey, Kelsey
Eaton, Riley Fitzgerald and Morgan Hale. Back — Sebastian Sikkema, Dylan Vermilyea, Kyle girls coach - jenn moore
Vermilyea, Korbin Keller, Coach Jenn Moore, Coach Jeremy Moore, Kyle Perry, Connor Putman and record — 6-3
Andrew Johns. accomplishments — Finished runner-up in Big North and Greater North-
west conferences
returnees — Erin Foster, Olivia Bush and Eddie Kelsey
boys coach - jeremy moore They’re truly fun to watch when they’re firing on all cyl- newcomers — Kelsey Eaton and Riley Fitzgerald
record — 9-0 inders. strengths — Willingness to learn and improve. They really do well encourag-
accomplishments — Lost in the semifinals of the conference — We’ve won the conference our ing each other
Division 2 state tournament; Finished season as third- first two years and I’d be a bit surprised if we didn’t do it working on — Accuracy. It’s something we struggled with more than I
ranked team in state with two all-state selections again. Central has a strong program with another dream would have liked last year.
returnees — Kyle Vermilyea, Kyle Perry, Korbin Keller teamer in Wyatt Beckstead and West has assembled a style — A young group trying to get better each week
and Dylan Vermilyea good young core as well. I think West could surprise some conference — TC West is a powerhouse year after year. The conference
newcomer — Connor Putman people this year. seems more wide open than it’s been since we joined.
strengths — We have three starters returning for goals — Our success will ultimately come down to goals — We just want to continue to grow this program, have the girls learn the
their third year on varsity. They bring a ton of experience how far we can go in the postseason. We’ve won the sport better and build new friendships.
and skill to this team. Kyle Vermilyea has been an all-state BNC the last two years as well as the Greather Noorth- big matches — The BNC on December 7 as well as the meets against Central
selection in his first two years and has a chance to com- west Conference. We have the roster to compete for a and West.
pete for Mr Bowling with another good campaign. Dylan state title and I know these guys are hungry to win it all. experience — three seniors, three juniors and one sophomore
has been working his tail off this off-season and is much big matches — The Big North Conference tourna-
better today than this time last year. Korbin has also ment on Dec. 7 is our only competition to decide the
changed his mechanics and is creating a lot lore power Big North so that’s a big one. Central and West in the
than last year. Connor also fits into the mold of a power regular season are our biggest regular season matches.
bowler. In short, I don’t believe we will face another team We travel a lot for tournaments,as well. Those will be up
that hits the pins harder than we will. against Top 10 ranked teams every time so those are all
working on — We will continue to work on accu- really big.
racy and adjustments as the pattern breaks down. experience — three seniors, one sophomore and
style — Power! These guys all throw a ton of speed one freshman
and revs. They will be throwing pins around quite a bit.
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BOys Basketball
CADILLAC BOYS BASKETBALL 01/31 GAYLORD 5:30
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12/11 Saginaw Swan Valley 5:30 02/04 MANISTEE TBA
The Cadillac boys bas- 12/13 Gaylord 5:30 02/06 TC Central 5:30
ketball team. FRONT: 12/17 TC CENTRAL TBA 02/11 Ludington 5:30
Alec Barczewski, Levi 01/06 Big Rapids 5:30 02/14 TC WEST 5:30
Klotz, Tipp Baker, Logan 01/09 PETOSKEY 5:30 02/20 Petoskey 5:30
01/14 BAY CITY WESTERN 5:30 02/25 MT. PLEASANT 5:30
Wilde, David Johns, Wyatt 01/17 ALPENA 5:30 02/28 Alpena 5:30
Vinson. BACK: Assistant 01/21 ESSEXVILLE- 03/03 BENZIE 5:30
Coach John Emington, GARBER 5:30 03/05 MCBAIN 5:30
Noah Cochrane, Colin 01/23 TC West 5:30 HOME GAMES
Hess, Evan Borr, Coach 01/29 Reed City 5:30 ARE CAPITALIZED
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coach - ryan benzenberg working on — figuring out how to defend the 5 spot and
record — 13-8 rebounding as a team
accomplishments — Lost in the district final to state semifi- conference — I think Petoskey or Traverse City Central are
nalist Ludington. Did get to 13 wins which, in my opinion, is a very more then likely the favorite. I believe we could compete for the
strong season BNC title, as well
returnees — Tipp baker, Logan Wilde, Levi Klotz, Evan Borr, Alec goals — I believe winning a BNC is an attainable goal. Winning
Barczewski, David Johns and Wyatt Vinson a district championship is our main goal and from there, winning
newcomers — Brady McLaurin, Austin Abram and Cole Jen- a regional
ema big games — First home game Dec. 17 (originally was on the
strengths — Guard play and our senior leadership. I think we road); Friday 1/31 Fan Appreciation Night; Tuesday 2/4 Coaches
will be able to guard the ball well vs Cancer games (boys and girls); and Tuesday 3/3 parents night

Girls Basketball
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The Cadillac girls CADILLAC GIRLS BASKETBALL 01/30 TC CENTRAL 5:30
basketball team. FRONT: 12/05 REED CITY 5:30 02/04 Manistee TBA
Loriana Dostal, Makayla 12/10 TC West 5:30 02/07 TC WEST 5:30
12/17 TC Central TBA 02/10 Glen Lake 5:30
Knight, Makenna Bryant, 12/19 PETOSKEY 5:30 02/13 Petoskey 5:30
Chesni Birgy, Livi Meyer. BACK: 01/07 KINGSLEY 5:30 02/18 LUDINGTON 5:30
Emma McTaggart, Joslyn 01/10 ALPENA 5:30 02/21 Alpena 5:30
Seeley, Anna Whipple, Molly 01/13 Bay City Western TBA 02/24 ESSEXVILLE
Anderson, Madi Drabik. 01/16 Mt. Pleasant 5:30 GARBER 5:30
01/20 BENZIE 5:30 02/27 Gaylord 5:30
01/24 GAYLORD 5:30 HOME GAMES
01/27 McBain 6:00 ARE CAPITALIZED

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coach - michael mclaurin Birgy Jr., Loriana Dostal Jr., and Emma McTaggart Jr. West and Gaylord had good JV teams last season.
record — 21-4 strengths — Experience goals — Big North Conference champion. After the quar-
accomplishments — undefeated Big North Conference working on — Defensive rotations and rebounding. Work- terfinal run in 2018-2019, our expectations are high and we are
champions; Division 2 district and regional champions. Lost to ing to improve free-throw shooting. ready for the challenge.
Freeland in a state quarterfinal style — We hope our fans appreciate how we emphasize the big games — All BNC games. Local non-conference games
returnees — Makenna Bryant Sr,, Makayla Knight Sr., Molly fundamentals of the game — passing, movement, spacing,and with McBain and Kingsley. On the road against Glen Lake and
Anderson Jr., Madi Drabik Jr., and Olivia Meyer Jr. shooting on offense. On the other end of the court we stress Bay City Western and a home match with Essexville Garber.
newcomers — Joslyn Seeley Fr., Anna Whipple So., Chesni playing solid team defense. experience — two seniors, six juniors, one sophomore and
conference — Pick to win the BNC – Cadillac. Sleepers - TC one freshman

Skiing
CADILLAC SKIING 02/03 BNC @ Nub’s Nob 11 AM
01/08 Boyne Highlands 02/06 BNC @
Invite 9:30 AM Boyne Mountain 10 AM
01/13 BNC @
02/10 MHSAA REGIONALS
Crystal Mountain 10 AM
01/16 CLARE @ @ CABERFAE 10 AM
CABERFAE 5:45 02/18 BNC @ CABERFAE 11 AM
01/21 CADILLAC INVITE 02/24 State Finals TBA
@ CABERFAE 11 AM HOME GAMES
01/27 BNC @ Schuss ARE CAPITALIZED
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The Cadillac ski team. Front — Emilee Houk, Emily Mason, Logan Pike, Daren VanNortrick,
Alex Macioszek, Ellie Cool and Georgette Sake. Middle — Maggie Neiss, Kyla Jakubos, Sidney
Cornwell, Ella Darrow, Libbey Lloyd and Jill Cool. Back — Assistant coach Nate Houk, assis-
tant coach Marty Williams, Conner Anderson, Ethan Sharp, Elliot Lavigne, Chris Anderson, Ben
Meyer, Kyle Conradson and head coach James Netzley.
record — Boys - 5th in Conference, 4th at Regionals. Girls - 5th in Confer-
ence, 3rd at Regionals, 8th at State Finals
returnees — Girls - Seniors Emilee Houk, Libbey Lloyd and Jill Cool. Boys
- Juniors Derek VanNortrick, Logan Pike; sophomores Kyle Conradson, Elliot Lavi-
gne, Ben Meyer and Ethan Sharp
newcomers — Girls - Senior Maggie Neiss, sophomores Sidney Cornwell, Ella
Darrow, Kyla Jakubos, Emily Mason; and freshmen Ellie Cool and Georgette Sake.
Boys – Fresmen Christopher Anderson, Conner Anderson and Alex Macioszek
strengths — Girls - Our three returning seniors have four years of varsity
experience. I’m expecting they will have the experience to consistently have
four solid runs at almost every race. Boy’s - Our athleticism is our strength. All six
returning members are well-rounded athletes that should see continued im-
provement throughout the season.
working on — We have a lot of new members with varied racing ex-
perience. We will be working hard at getting those members with little racing
experience up to speed.
conference — Girls – TCC, Sleeper Petoskey; Boys –Petoskey, Sleeper TC West
goals — The goal for both teams is to place in the top three at regionals and
qualify for the State Finals.
experience — Girls: four seniors, four sophomores and two freshmen. Boys:
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BOys Basketball
LAKE CITY BOYS BASKETBALL 01/28 HOUGHTON LAKE 7:30
12/09 GRAND TRAVERSE 01/30 Pine River 7:30
ACADEMY 7:30 02/03 Bellaire 7:30
12/13 Houghton Lake 7:30 02/07 Beal City 7:30
12/17 PINE RIVER 7:30 02/11 ROSCOMMON 7:30
12/19 KALKASKA 7:30 02/13 Northern Michigan
01/08 BEAL CITY 7:30 Christian 7:30
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The Lake City boys bas- 01/14 NORTHERN MICHIGAN 02/21 MCBAIN 7:30
CHRISTIAN 7:30 02/27 EVART 7:30
ketball team. Front: 01/16 MANTON 7:30 03/05 ELK RAPIDS 6:00
Jack Pedlar, Gabe Ardis, 01/22 McBain 7:30 03/09-13 DISTRICTS TBA
Hunter Bisballe, Andrew 01/24 Evart 7:30 HOME GAMES ARE CAPITALIZED
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record — 10-11 “FAMILY”, and this team definitely is just that. This team knows If you want to win the Highland Conference, then you will defi-
returnees — Ben Marion, Senior (Forward); Dawson Corri- what it takes to be successful, and is on a mission this season to nitely need to beat those two teams.
gan, Senior (Guard); Jack Pedlar, Senior (Guard); Hunter Bisballe, Outwork Everybody! goals — Our main goal is to be playing our best basketball by
Junior (Gaurd); Andrew VanderTuig, Junior (Gaurd/Forward); working on — Our main focus right now is playing fast and the end of the season. We believe if we compete each day with a
and Ellian Schichtel, Junior (Guard/Forward) executing on offense. We want to play tenacious defense and Resilient Attitude and a Relentless Effort, then we will put ourselves
newcomers — Gabe Ardis, Junior (Gaurd); Omar Burgin, Ju- use that to help us play the up-tempo style we want offensively. in a great position to be successful at the end of the season. We
nior (Forward); Bradley Seger, Junior (Gaurd); Devin Jorgensen, style — Our fans should see a very exciting team in this 2019- have a little extra motivation this year, as we will be hosting districts
Junior (Forward); Gavin Bisballe, Sophomore (Gaurd); and Oak- 20 season. They should see a team that plays an up-tempo style, for the first time in a number of years. Our last district championship
ley Barger, Sophomore (Forward) gets out to run in transition, and plays tenacious team defense. was in 1978. It has been over 40 years since we have hoisted a
strengths — Our team’s greatest strengths are our experi- If we can do those things consistently, we feel like we will put district championship trophy, and that will be in the back of our
ence and togetherness. We return four starters from last year’s ourselves in a position to be successful this year. minds all season long as we continue to work hard.
team, as well as three juniors who were up as sophomores last conference — The path to the Highland Conference big games — Kalkaska (Dec. 19), Beal City (Jan. 8), Manton
year. We have a very tight-knit group that gets along very well, Championship still goes through McBain and Manton. They have (Jan. 16 or 17) and McBain (2/21)

Girls Basketball
LAKE CITY GIRLS BASKETBALL 01/24 Evart 6:00
courtesy photo 01/29 HOUGHTON LAKE 7:30
12/03 Kalkaska 5:30
The Lake City girls 12/06 EVART 7:30 01/31 Pine River 7:30
basketball team. Front — 12/10 MANISTEE 7:15 02/06 Beal City 7:30
Emma Nickerson, Nicole 12/12 Houghton Lake 7:30 02/12 ROSCOMMON 7:30
12/18 PINE RIVER 7:30 02/14 Northern Michigan
Adams, Chloe Bisballe 01/07 BEAL CITY 7:30 Christian 7:30
and Olivia Bellows. Back — 01/09 Roscommon 7:30 02/18 Manton 6:00
Megan Hose, Rylie Bisballe, 01/13 Morley Stanwood 7:30 02/20 MCBAIN 7:30
01/15 NORTHERN MICHIGAN 02/24 Bellaire 7:00
Tekoa Marshall and Alyssa CHRISTIAN 7:30 03/02-06 DISTRICTS TBA
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coach - bill tisron style — Offensively, we hope to have the girls in attack mode.
record — 22-3 We want them to push the ball and attack the hoop whenever
accomplishments — Division 3 district champs, regional possible. When the attack is not there hopefully we can pull it
champions and state semifinalists; Rylie Bisballe: First Team All- out and make good decisions. Defensively we want to play fast,
State AP, BCAM BEST, Second Team All-State Detroit News and physical, and discipline.
Free Press; and Makayla Ardis: Honorable Mention All-State conference — The Highland is very competitive each year.
BCAM Best, AP, Detroit Free Press, and Detroit News Manton is the defending champion and they return pretty much
returnees — Senior Forward Rylie Bisballe; Senior Forward everyone, so they are for sure the team to beat. Houghton Lake
Megan Hose; Senior Forward Allyssa Hutchinson; Senior Forward and Roscommon are new to the conference and Houghton
Tekoa Marshall; Junior Guard Olivia Bellows ; Junior Guard Nicole Lake is coming off an undefeated regular season, so I expect
Adams; Sophomore Guard Chloe Bisballe them to challenge. McBain a big rival and always plays a physi-
newcomers — Freshman Guard Emma Nickerson cal brand of basketball that makes those games tough. I think
strengths — I feel like our defense and our overall experi- if we take care of ourselves that we will be right in the thick of
ence will be our biggest strengths. If we can play good defense things come the end of the season.
and get out and push the ball and get some easy buckets, I goals — First and foremost, we want to win a conference
think we can have a lot of success. We return 4 out of 5 starters championship. Secondly, we want to win back-to-back district
from last year’s semifinal team, so we have a lot of girls that have championships and compete in regionals.
played in big games. big games — All league games are big, especially the ones
Good Luck To at home. Manton and McBain are our biggest rivals, so we al-
working on — We have been spending a lot of time focus-
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screens, footwork, good spacing hoping that executing the little experience — four seniors, two juniors, one sophomore and
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LAKE CITY WRESTLING 01/18 Boyne City Invite 9 AM
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accomplishments — 2nd place in confer- 12/11 Tri w/Boyne 01/25 Reed City
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place finisher 12/18 Quad @ Forest Area 6:00 02/08 CONFERENCE MEET TBA
returnees — Austin Potter 285, Zach Stockman 12/21 Coleman Invite 9 AM 02/13 TOURNAMENT TBA
130 12/28 TC Invite 9 AM 02/14 TOURNAMENT TBA
strengths — Hard work and heart 01/04 Ogemaw Invite 9 AM 02/15 IND. DISTRICTS TBA
01/08 Tri @ Manton 6:00 02/19 TEAM REGIONALS TBA
working on — Basics 01/11 Grayling Invite 9 AM 02/22 IND. REGIONALS TBA
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Evart Wildcats EVART GIRLS BASKETBALL 01/21 BEAL CITY 7:30

Girls Basketball
12/03 HARRISON 01/24 LAKE CITY 6:00
COMMUNITY 7:30 01/29 Manton 7:30
12/06 Lake City 7:30 01/31 McBain 7:30
12/12 MANTON 7:30 02/04 PINE RIVER 7:30
12/17 CHIPPEWA HILLS 7:00 02/12 Northern Michigan
12/18 MCBAIN 7:30 Christian 7:30
12/20 Pine River 7:30 02/14 Houghton Lake 7:30
01/07 Farwell 6:00 02/18 ROSCOMMON 7:30
01/09 NORTHERN MICHIGAN 02/20 Beal City 7:30
CHRISTIAN 7:30 02/25 Morley Stanwood 7:00
01/15 HOUGHTON LAKE 7:30 HOME GAMES
01/17 Roscommon 7:30 ARE CAPITALIZED

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returnees — Kelci Elder, Livia Hopkins, Kaylee Ladd and Kara Henry
strengths — I want to see an improvement taking care of the ball
every game.
working on — We are implementing a new offense and condi-
tioning harder this year.
style — I want them to see an energetic, hard working, disciplined,
defensive team.
conference — Manton. Lake City will be right there, as well.
goals — Improve daily.
big games — Every conference game will be a test. There are no
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Members of the 2019-20 Evart girls basketball team include, front row from left, Madison Parish, Livia Hopkins, experience — five seniors, six juniors, three sophomores and five
Kaylee Ladd and Kelci Elder; back row: Coach Matt Tiedt, Mackenzi VanBuren, Elizabeth Goodwin, Kara freshmen
Henry, Ryenn Baumgardner, Kyleigh Burhans, Kylie Dorn and assistant coach Paul Dyer.

Cheer
EVART CHEER 02/01 MARION INVITE 11 AM
12/13 Shepherd 6:00 02/05 Marion 6:00
12/18 McBain 6:00 02/08 Houghton Lake 10 AM
01/15 Marion 6:00 02/12 East Jordan 6:00
01/18 Harrison 02/21 Districts
Community 11 AM @ East Jordan 6:00
01/22 MARION INVITE 6:00 HOME GAMES
01/29 McBain 6:00 ARE CAPITALIZED

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accomplishments — Only team from the Highland Conference to make it through
districts to regional competition (making them one of the top 24 teams in the state). The
team set record high scores in all three rounds for our school.
returnees — Mari Flachs as a flyer and tumbler, Zandrea Geranen as a tumbler and a
Members of the 2019-20 Evart competitive cheer team include, front row from left, Abbi Boyd,
Madison Hunt, Zandrea Garanen and Alyssa VanSicklen; back row: Kaitlyn Roberts, Mari Flachs,
Emily Beemer, Kamber Cushman and Coach Marty Pattee. Not pictured: Lexie Keathley and
Alexis Price.

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base, Abbi Boyd as a tumbler and a base, and Kaitlyn Roberts as a back spot.
newcomers — Lexie Keathley as a base, Madison Hunt as a flyer, Emily Beemer as a
base, and Alyssa VanSicklen as a back spot.
strengths — We will clean motions and skills. We should also have some good tumble
passes. We will have strong vocals as well.
working on — We will be working on beating our scores each meet. We will also be
working on timing, jumps and stunting.
goals — Our team goal will be to beat each round score every meet.
big meets — The biggest meet will be districts as it has 13-14 teams. It is the only meet
that we are focusing on. Every other meet just makes us improve.

BOys Basketball
EVART WRESTLING 01/18 Lakeview Tourney 10 AM
12/11 Coleman Tri 6:00 01/22 Quad @ Mancelona 6:00
12/14 Big Rapids Invite 9 AM 01/25 Shepherd Invite 9 AM
12/18 Tri @ Kingsley 6:00 01/29 Quad @ Kingsley 6:00
12/21 Chip Hills Invite 10 AM 02/08 Conference Tourney TBA
12/28 TC West Invite 9 AM 02/12 Districts
01/04 St. Louis Invite 9:30 AM @ Pine River 6:00
01/08 EVART - QUAD 6 :00 02/15 Individual Districts TBA
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12/20 HARRISON Christian 7:30
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heritage christian patriots

BOYS Basketball
CADILLAC HERITAGE CHRISTIAN 01/23 Immanuel 7:30
BOYS BASKETBALL 01/25 SKEELS 3:15
12/07 Midland Christian 01/28 Lakeview Baptist 6:00
Tourney 10 AM 01/31 Midland Christian 5:00
12/10 Alba 7:30 02/07 BETH HAVEN 6:00
12/13 Skeels 6:30 02/11 Pineview 6:00
12/17 ST. MICHAEL 02/13 St. Michael 6:00
ACADEMY 6:00 02/18 Grand Traverse
01/07 FELLOWSHIP Academy 7:30
BAPTIST 6:30 02/21 Fellowship Baptist 6:30
01/10 Beth Haven 6:00 02/25 Vanderbilt 7:00
01/14 PINEVIEW 7:00 02/28 IMMANUEL 7:30
01/17 ALBA 7:30 03/06 LAKEVIEW BAPTIST 6:00
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The Heritage Christian boys basketball team. Front —Joe Johnston,
Evan Williams, Isaac Taylor, Luke Stagg and Dominic Crawford.
Back — Jody Johnston (Assistant Coach), Brady Johnston, Alex
McDonald, Connor Farmer, Isaac Nichols, Peyton Nickel and Andy
Brubaker (Head Coach).

coach - Andy Brubaker working on — Being more aggressive on the boards, developing our bench players to
record — 7-9 come in and make key contributions, increase our defensive tenacity
accomplishments — We were a young team last year, made up of mostly freshmen. style — Fans will see our team play with a lot of heart and determination, excellent sports-
Most people didn’t expect us to do as well as we did. Biggest win was knocking off previous- manship, a fiery defense and good team basketball.
ly-undefeated Brockway in our second to last game on their court. goals — Work hard on defense, spread the ball around, attack the rim, never give up
returnees — Sophomores Connor Farmer (PF), Brady Johnston (SF), and Evan Williams big games — Our first three games of the season will be some of our toughest: season
(SG) opening tournament on December 7th versus Brockway and Midland Christian, followed by
newcomers — Senior Alex McDonald (C), Freshman Peyton Shaffer (PG) a road game at Alba on December 10th.
strengths — Good speed and conditioning, play well together as a team, solid defense experience — one senior, one junior, six sophomores and three freshmen

Girls Basketball
coaches - brian & cheryl farmer
record — 6-4
returnees — Katie Crago (Forward), Katie Fekete (Post)
strengths — Interior scoring,
working on — Decision making and ball movement
goals — We expect to compete at a high level and get better with
every game we play. Success this year will be never being out of any
game and growing together as a team.
experience — one senior, one junior, two sophomores, four fresh-
men and two eighth graders

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The Heritage Christian girls basketball team. Front — Cheryl
Farmer (Assistant Coach), Mackenzie Vrieze, Katie Fekete, Katie
Crago, Rylie Husted and Grace Bigger. Back — Lily Bigger, Kendall
Meekhof, Desiraw Vrieze, Charis Payne, Regan Farmer, Brian
Farmer (Head Coach)

forest area warriors

boys hoops girls hoops wrestling
FOREST AREA BOYS BASKETBALL 01/31 CENTRAL LAKE 5:30 FOREST AREA GIRLS 01/28 Pellston 5:30 FOREST AREA WRESTLING Manton 6:00
12/04 Kingsley 5:30 02/05 Pellston 5:30 BASKETBALL 01/30 GAYLORD ST. MARY 5:30 12/14 Manton Invite 8 AM 01/18 Boyne City Invite 9 AM
12/10 Suttons Bay 6:00 02/07 GAYLORD ST. MARY 5:30 12/02 BR CROSSROADS 5:30 02/04 ONAWAY 5:00 12/18 FRANKFORT, 01/25 Mancelona Invite
HOUGHTON LAKE 6:00 01/29 @ Roscommon -
12/12 Gaylord St. Mary 5:30 02/12 ONAWAY 5:00 12/04 Suttons Bay 6:00 02/06 Bellaire 5:30 12/21 Grayling Invite 8 AM Mancelona, Lake City 6:00
12/13 BR Crossroads 5:30 02/14 Bellaire 5:30 12/11 PELLSTON 5:30 02/11 JOHANNESBURG- 12/28 TC West Invite 8 AM 02/01 Gaylord Tourney 10 AM
12/17 PELLSTON 5:30 02/19 JOHANESBURG- 12/13 Gaylord St. Mary 5:30 LEWISTON 5:30 01/08 @ Roscommon, 02/08 @ Kingsley
01/07 Onaway 5:00 LEWISTON 5:30 12/18 Onaway 5:00 02/13 Buckley 6:00 Kingsley 6:00 Conference Meet 8 AM
01/09 BELLAIRE 5:30 02/21 TRAVERSE CITY 12/20 BELLAIRE 5:30 02/18 Mancelona 5:30 01/11 Ravenna Invite 9 AM HOME GAMES
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Manton Rangers
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BOys Basketball
jessica lafreniere | for the cadillac news
The Manton boys bas- MANTON BOYS BASKETBALL 01/30 NORTHERN MICHIGAN
12/11 Charlevoix 5:30 CHRISTIAN 6:00
ketball team. Back Row: 12/13 Evart 6:00 02/05 BEAL CITY 6:00
Isaac raden, Tristan 12/17 Northern Michigan 02/07 Pine River 6:00
Siddall, Parker Siddall, Christian 6:00 02/10 Kingsley 6:00
12/19 Beal City 6:00 02/13 ROSCOMMON 6:00
Cole Regnerus, Jacob 01/06 Kalkaska 5:30 02/18 LAKE CITY 6:00
Haun, Chandler Allison, 01/14 Roscommon 6:00 02/21 Houghton Lake 6:00
Coach Hiller 01/16 Lake City 6:00 02/28 MCBAIN 6:00
Front Row: Grady Hiller 01/22 HOUGHTON LAKE 6:00 03/03 BUCKLEY 6:00
01/24 McBain 6:00 03/05 PINE RIVER 6:00
(Manager), Radian 01/28 EVART 6:00 HOME GAMES ARE CAPITALIZED
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record — 17-5 Schmidt-Guard
accomplishmsents — Highland Conference and Division strengths
3 district champions
returnees — We have eight returning players from last year’s
team: Jacob Haun-guard; Isaac Raden-Guard; Cole Regnerus-
Forward; Chandler Allison-Guard; Tristan Siddall-Forward; Parker
Siddall-Forward; Kaleb Moore-Guard; and Lucas McKernan-
Guard
newcomers — We have three newcomers this year in
Dreden Morrow-Guard; Jacob Ruppert-Forwardl and Radian push the ball and play a fast-paced game.
conference — Our conference will be extremely tough this
— One of our strengths this year is our defense. year. We have a number of great coaches and a ton of return-
We have a lot of players back from last year’s team and they un- ing players. I think the fans will really enjoy watching the competi-
derstand our system. Another strength is in our number of good tive nature of conference games this year.
shooters who can get to the rim as well. goals — our goal is to improve every day and to be playing
working on — We are constantly working to improve on our best basketball by the end of the year.
our rebounding, talking, and running the floor. big games — We take each and every game seriously, so
style — Fans will see a team that works extremely hard and they’re all big games in our minds.
plays together. We mostly play man-to-man, and we love to experience — six seniors, four juniors and one sophomore

Girls Basketball
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The Manton girls MANTON GIRLS BASKETBALL 01/17 Lake City 6:00
12/03 CHARLEVOIX 6:00 01/21 HOUGHTON LAKE 6:00
basketball team. From left 12/06 MCBAIN 6:00 01/24 McBain 6:00
to right top row: Addison 12/12 Evart 6:00 01/29 EVART 6:00
Letts, Abby Shepler, Jaden 12/16 KINGSLEY 6:00 01/31 NORTHERN MICHIGAN
Wilder, Molly Lane, Brianna 12/18 Northern Michigan CHRISTIAN 6:00
Christian 6:00 02/04 BEAL CITY 6:00
Puffer, Abby Brown, Taylor 12/20 Beal City 6:00 02/14 Roscommon 6:00
Purkiss. From left to right 01/07 PINE RIVER 6:00 02/18 LAKE CITY 6:00
bottom row: Leah Helsel, 01/08 Glen Lake 6:00 02/20 Houghton Lake 6:00
Megan Moffit. 01/13 KALKASKA 6:00 02/26 Pine River 6:00
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coach - JP Katona
record — 17-4
accomplishments — Highland Conference champs
returnees — Brianna Puffer, senior, forward; Molly Lane, se-
nior, center; Abby Brown, senior, guard; Abby Shepler, senior
guard; Jaden Wilder, senior guard; Addison Letts, senior forward;
and Taylor Purkis, senior guard
newcomers — Megan Moffit, sophomore forward and
Leah Helsel, freshman, forward
strengths — Our strength this year will be our experience,
with all five starters and key bench players are all returning. Our
defense has been solid the last two years, so we want to con-
tinue to be recognized as a good defensive team.
working on — We continue to work on being well-condi-
tioned and more of a transition team each day during practice.
It’s been a struggle for us the last few years and it will be a point
of emphasis this year.
style — We hope the fans will see an unselfish team who work
hard on defense. We hang our hats on our defensive mentality,
and it’s enjoyable to watch when our defense is clicking.
conference — It’s going to be different this year with the
addition of Houghton Lake and Roscommon. Adding them will
make the conference race interesting!
goals — We have high expectations this year, and each of us
has our own set of goals. A common goal is to win our district. We
know we have a lot of work to do to make this happen but we
all are ready for the challenge!
big games — We have a great schedule this year with
some big games. We look forward to our Lake City and McBain
games. We have Kingsley and Glen Lake on our schedule again
this year, which should be fun games. We are excited to play our
new conference teams, too!
experience — seven seniors one sophomore and one fresh-
man

Wrestling
MANTON WRESTLING 01/15 Benzie Central 6:00
12/11 Boyne City 6:00 01/18 Mancelona Invite 9 AM
12/14 MANTON INVITE 9 AM 01/22 Houghton Lake 6:00
12/18 Kingsley 6:00 01/25 Reed City Invite 9 AM
12/21 Hart Invite 9 AM 01/29 Benzie Central 6:00
01/04 Kingsley Invite 9 AM 02/05 Traverse City Central 6:00
01/08 LAKE CITY & 02/08 CONFERENCE MEET 9 AM
MANCELONA 6:00 HOME GAMES
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The Manton wrestling team.
coach - dan tuck working on — still basics and getting into wrestling shape
record — 18-12 style — nothing fancy but good solid wrestling
accomplishments — won our D4 Team District, had two conference — new conference but same Pine River
state qualifiers and our heavyweight Jake Renfer took second goals — with last year’s young team, we surpassed last year’s
at the D4 State Finals expectations and we would like to improve on that
returnees — We have 13 returning wrestlers big matches — our own tournament and any conference
newcomers — any newcomer that could fill a weight is key meets
strengths — hard working
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Marion Eagles
BOys Basketball
MARION BOYS BASKETBALL 01/29 Bear Lake 6:00
12/12 BEAR LAKE 6:00 01/31 Baldwin 6:00
12/17 BALDWIN 6:00 02/04 Grand Traverse
12/19 Walkerville 6:00 Academy 6:00
01/07 PENTWATER 6:00 02/07 WALKERVILLE 6:00
01/09 Manistee Catholic 02/12 Pentwater 6:00
Central 6:00 02/14 MANISTEE CATHOLIC
01/14 BRETHREN 6:00 CENTRAL 6:00
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01/16 Mason County 02/19 Brethren 6:00
Members of the 2019-20 Eastern 6:00 02/21 MASON COUNTY
Marion boys basketball 01/20 CHARLTON HESTON EASTERN 6:00
team include, front row ACADEMY 7:30 02/28 MESICK 6:00
from left, Mason Salisbury, 01/22 Mesick 6:00 03/05 BR Crossroads 6:00
01/24 BR CROSSROADS 6:00 HOME GAMES ARE CAPITALIZED
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record — 1-20 working on — Ball-skills and mental
returnees — Seniors Brandon Stewart (G), toughness are areas of emphasis.
Alex Sutten (G/F), Chase Ryan, and Christian goals — Would love to see our share of wins
Stewart (F). Sophomore Thomas Jenema (F). in the double digits with a lot of hard work. Win-
newcomers — Senior Garrett Bell (F), Ju- ning a district game is a goal of ours as well
nior Riley Moggo (F), Junior Josh Peterson (F), and be in the hunt for the conference title.
Freshmen Mason Salisbury (G), Junior Tim Mar- big games — Bear Lake — opening night
quard (G/F). Dec 12
strengths — We will look to be really tena- experience — seven seniors, two juniors,
cious on the defensive end of the floor. We will one sophomore and one freshman

Girls Basketball mike dunn | cadillac news

Members of the 2019-20
Marion girls basketball
MARION GIRLS BASKETBALL
12/03

12/06
Grand Traverse
Academy
BEAR LAKE
7:30
6:00
01/20

01/23
01/30
CHARLTON HESTON
ACADEMY
Bear Lake
Charlton Heston
6:00
6:00
6:00
team include, front 12/13 Walkerville 6:00 02/04 WALKERVILLE 6:00
row from left, Lisah 12/16 WALKERVILLE 6:00 02/06 Pentwater 6:00
Buchanan, Selena 12/18 PENTWATER 6:00 02/11 MANISTEE CATHOLIC
Quintero, Paige Bobon, 01/03 Manistee Catholic CENTRAL 6:00
Nolah Grundy and Central 6:00 02/13 Brethren 6:00
01/08 BRETHREN 6:00 02/18 MASON COUNTY
Riley Kischnick; middle 01/10 Mason County EASTERN 6:00
row: Chloe Philo, Aspen Eastern 6:00 02/20 Mesick 6:00
LaGrow, Alexis Salisbury, 01/13 MESICK 6:00 02/27 BR CROSSROADS 6:00
Payton Raymond and 01/17 BR Crossroads 6:00 HOME GAMES ARE CAPITALIZED
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coach - matt lagrow varsity squad. We will be physical and tough.

record — 7-13 working on — Sometimes we play too
accomplishments — Finished in the fast on offense. Working on trying to slow the
middle of the conference with 8 kids grades game down at the correct time.
9-12 style — Hopefully a close, supportive group
returnees — Isabell Bontekoe- Senior Cen- of young ladies, that work extremely hard, and
ter 2nd team all-Conference; Aspen LaGrow- have fun.
Led the team in threes last year; Lexi Salisbury- conference — Bear Lake and Pentwa-
One of the team’s best on-the-ball defenders; ter finished 1 and 2 last year, we have yet to
Stella Henderson; Chloe Philo; and Emily Krch- find a way to come out on top against those
mar 2 teams. Both teams graduated some good
newcomers — All will provide some players, but I am sure they will find a way to
much-needed team depth and a level of fill those spots. The rest of the conference is re-
toughness that will be a huge boost to us. Pay- turning a lot of experience and is wide open.
ton Raymond, Oghosasse Osidiaye, Arin Hall, Could be fun.
Sara England and Riley Kishnick goals — We want to finish toward the top
strengths — Our depth will be a strength of the conference, have fun and grow as a
for us this year. It’s the second time in my four team.
years here that we will have both a JV and experience — four seniors, five juniors and
two sophomores

Cheer 12/07
MARION CHEER
Shepherd 11 AM
02/01
02/05
Evart
MARION
10 AM
6:00
12/13 Shepherd 6:00 02/08 Houghton Lake TBA
12/18 McBain 6:00 02/12 Mason County
01/15 MARION 6:00 Central 6:00
01/22 Evart 6:00 02/21 Districts @ East
01/25 Brethren 11 AM Jordan 6:00
01/29 McBain 6:00 HOME GAMES ARE CAPITALIZED

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coach - danyel prielipp

accomplishments — 2nd Team All-District: Hayle Miller. Honorable men-
tion: Payton Raymond and Riley Kischnick. All-academic individual: Riley Kis-
chnick, Emily England. All-academic team: Team was awarded all-academic
team all-state
returnees — Alyssa Thompson, Riley Kischnick, Payton Raymond, Alexis
Bain, Hope Hofacker and Carol Somers
newcomers — McKenzie Nicewander, Emily England, Elizabeth Fouch,
Anissa Owen
strengths — Jumps, flexibility
working on — We hired a tumbling coach to help with gymnastics skills
style — Fresh new ideas, words and transitions
goals — We would like to see an improvement in our gymnastics skills as a
team and individually...maintaining energy throughout each round...connect-
ing with the crowd
big meets — Our district competition will be our biggest meet of the season.
This year we will compete in East Jordan.
mike dunn | cadillac news
experience — two seniors, five juniors, two sophomores and one freshman
Members of the 2019-20 Marion competitive cheer team coached by Danyel Prielipp
include, front row from left, McKenzie Nicewander, Alexis Bain, Riley Kischnick, Alyssa
Thompson and Payton Raymond; back row: Emily England, Anissa Owen, Carol
Somers, Hope Hofacker and Lizzy Fouch.

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Mcbain Ramblers
BOys Basketball
MCBAIN BOYS BASKETBALL 01/28 Beal City 6:00
12/10 GLEN LAKE 5:30 01/30 EVART 6:00
12/13 BEAL CITY 6:00 02/05 Northern Michigan
12/16 Evart 6:00 Christian 6:00
12/19 NORTHERN MICHIGAN 02/07 ROSCOMMON 6:00
courtesy photo CHRISTIAN 6:00 02/11 PINE RIVER 6:00
The McBain boys bas- 01/08 Roscommon 6:00 02/19 HOUGHTON LAKE 6:00
ketball team. 01/10 Pine River 6:00 02/21 Lake City 6:00
01/14 TC St. Francis 5:30 02/28 Manton 6:00
01/16 Houghton Lake 6:00 03/03 BIG RAPIDS 6:00
01/22 LAKE CITY 6:00 03/05 CADILLAC 6:00
01/24 MANTON 7:30 HOME GAMES ARE CAPITALIZED

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coach - bruce a. koopman
record — 16-5
accomplishments — Highland Conference champions
returnees — Ethan Barton Sr. 6’-6” (C), and Owen Bon-
tekoe Sr. 5’-10” (F) are the only two seniors that return with varsi-
ty level experience. Both will be counted on for their leadership,
defense and rebounding. Connor Murphy Jr. 5’-11”(G, PG),
Mason Heuker Jr. 6’-5” (F, C) Daniel Rodenbaugh Jr. 6’-2”(G,F)
Kaiden McGillis 6’-3” (G,F), Grayson VerBerkmoes Jr. 6’-3” (G,F)
are five juniors that provided depth last season as sophomores
while gaining valuable experience on the varsity. Grayson and
Connor are two very fundamental guards with excellent range
and will be counted on to fill the critical point guard position.
Daniel, Mason and Kaiden are versatile, long and athletic and
will provide flexibility on offense and defense.
newcomers — George Brown Sr. 6’-4” (C,F) is strong, athlet-
ic and will definitely provide rebounding, defense and an inside
presence. Kagan Yaklin Sr. 6’-4” (C) is another big strong young
man that I believe once acclimated to our system can be a
solid contributor. Tristan McElhinney Jr. 6’- 2” (G,PG) is a very ath-
letic, fundamental guard capable of providing depth at the
point if needed. Blake Whetstone Jr. 6’-2” (G) has worked hard
this off season on his shot, fundamentals and will work hard to
contribute. Matt Utecht Jr. 5’-6”(G) is a tough, hardworking
young man that gives it everything. Rounding out the roster is
a hardworking Kyle Pylkas 6’-1” (G) who also brings it everyday
challenging himself and those around him.
strengths — A strength of this year’s team could be our
overall size (length) along with a tough mental mindset, depth
and a desire to be champions!
working on — There is a real focus going into this season
on reestablishing that tough mind set on defense. Offensive
execution has also been a priority with attention given to the
details!
style — The goal every year is to put a team on the floor
that represents McBain’s rich tradition in basketball by playing
the right way! There is always a focus on tough man-to-man
defense and rebounding.
conference — I believe Manton and Beal City are the
front-runners based on the players they have returning, their
success last year and their coaches. Pine River along with Lake
City both well coached were young last season, but now have
valuable experience and could be sleepers. Houghton Lake
had success in football and could use that momentum going
into the seaon. Evart, Roscommon and NMC round out the
conference with excellent coaches who will have their teams
well prepared; could be sleepers and will absolutely have a say
in who wins the conference.
goals — The goal remains the same in McBain every year.
Work hard and prepare to win a conference championship
with an eye on making a deep run into MHSAA’s own March
madness.
big games — The conference now with 8 teams makes ev-
ery game a battle with little room for error. The non-conference
includes four highly-regarded programs in Big Rapids, Cadillac,
Traverse City St. Francis and Glen Lake.
experience — four seniors and 10 juniors

Girls Basketball
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The McBain girls MCBAIN GIRLS BASKETBALL 01/21 LAKE CITY 6:00
12/03 Big Rapids 5:30 01/24 MANTON 6:00
basketball team.
12/06 Manton 6:00 01/28 CADILLAC 6:00
12/09 FRANKFORT 6:00 01/31 EVART 6:00
12/12 BEAL CITY 6:00 02/04 Northern Michigan
12/18 Evart 6:00 Christian 6:00
12/19 NORTHERN MICHIGAN 02/06 ROSCOMMON 6:00
CHRISTIAN 6:00 02/12 PINE RIVER 6:00
01/07 Roscommon 6:00 02/18 HOUGHTON LAKE 6:00
01/09 Pine River 6:00 02/20 Lake City 6:00
01/14 TC ST. FRANCIS 5:30 02/27 Beal City 6:00
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coach - drew bronkema ter as a team throughout the year.

record — 11-11
returnees — Senior- Couper Agema- G; Senior- Leah Neverth- G/F; Senior- ergy for 32 minutes. We will show a quick, scrappy team defense along with a
Katie Heistand- G; Senior- Kayla Bosscher- G; Junior- Olyvia Nederhood- G; Ju-
nior- Alyssa Bode- F; Junior- Alexis Gilde- F; and Sophomore- Emma Schierbeek- G
newcomers — Junior- Emma Boonstra- G/F; Junior- Mikayla Pluger- F; Junior-
McKenna Gilde- G; Junior- Maggie O’Malley- G; Junior- Keagan Strickland- G;
and Freshman- Kahli Heuker- F
strengths — Team overall depth and athleticism. The ability to run the floor
positions 1 through 5. We have eight returners which should bring great leadership
and experience.
working on — we are working on getting some of the younger talents
caught up to speed. The quicker we can get everyone on the same page, the
quicker we will reach our potential. We are also working on shooting the ball bet-
style — Fans will see a fun/energetic team that plays the game with high en-
very unselfish style on the offensive end.
conference — Manton/Lake City both return a lot of experienced players.
The rest of the conference should be improved from last season. Newcomers
Roscommon and Houghton Lake could shake things up, as well.
goals — Our team goal is to play as ONE. We will strive to get better each day,
and that starts in practice. Our team goals are to shoot a better percentage and
compete each and every game.
big games — We will take each game with the 1-0 mentality to focus on the
task in front of us. We have a very tough four-game non-conference schedule to
go along with a very competitive conference games each week.
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NMC BOYS BASKETBALL 02/05 MCBAIN 6:00
12/09 BR CROSSROADS 6:00 02/07 Houghton Lake 6:00
12/13 ROSCOMMON 6:00 02/11 EVART 6:00
12/17 MANTON 6:00 02/13 LAKE CITY 6:00
12/19 McBain 6:00 02/17 TC CHRISTIAN 6:00
01/08 HOUGHTON LAKE 6:00 02/19 PINE RIVER 6:00
01/10 Evart 6:00 02/25 HARRISON 6:00
01/14 Lake City 6:00 02/27 BEAL CITY 6:00
01/16 Pine River 6:00 03/05 Lakeview 5:30
01/24 Beal City 6:00 03/9-13 Districts TBA
01/28 Roscommon 6:00 HOME GAMES
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The NMC boys basketball team. Back row — Alex Rozeveld,
Silas Bowden, Trevin Winkle, Ezra Dieterman, Jamey Haan,
Nick Heuker. Front Row — Kendrick Smallegan, Andrew
Eisenga, Corey VanHaitsma, Josh Byard.

coach - shawn pattee transition offense.

record — 6-15 style — Fundamentally sound on defense, hustle plays. Offensively we will move the ball, and
accomplishments — Graduating four Christian leaders hopefully make are open shots and finish at the rim.
returnees — Alex Rozeveld, Jamey Haan, Corey VanHaitsma, Ezra Dieterman, Silas Bowden conference — Beal City/McBain. Sleeper Lake City
and Josh Byard goals — Compete at a high level in the Highland, continue to improve everyday and be
newcomers — Trevin Winkle and Andrew Eisenga ready for postseason.
strengths — Defense, shooting and transition defense big games — Every game in the Highland is big for us.
working on — Half-court offense, communication, seeing the floor, finishing at the rim and experience — six seniors, three juniors and one sophomore

NMC GIRLS BASKETBALL 01/23 Beal City 6:00

Girls Basketball
12/03 BEAR LAKE 6:00 01/29 Roscommon 6:00
12/06 BEAL CITY 6:00 01/31 Manton 6:00
12/10 ROSCOMMON 6:00 02/04 MCBAIN 6:00
12/18 MANTON 6:00 02/06 Houghton Lake 6:00
12/19 McBain 6:00 02/12 EVART 6:00
01/07 HOUGHTON LAKE 6:00 02/14 LAKE CITY 6:00
01/09 Evart 6:00 02/18 Pine River 6:00
marc vieau | cadillac news 01/13 BUCKLEY 6:00 02/25 Harrison 6:00
The NMC girls basketball 01/15 Lake City 6:00 03/2-6 Districts TBA
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returnees — Madelyn Benthem, Wing (Senior) for returning shooters.
& Ally Krick, Guard (Junior) goals — “Win the Moment” is our team philoso-
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Ryleigh Langton, Post (Sophomore) fear. (2 Tim 1:7)
strengths — Unity, work hard and coachable big games — Every game this season will be a
working on — Shooting and confidence with big game, especially with new teams entering the
the ball Highland Conference (Roscommon and Hough-
style — A young team that is eager to hit the ton Lake).
court this season and be competitive in our con- experience — four seniors, two juniors and four
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Location.
which gives the team good depth. Team should
be strong defensively and should rebound well,
potgeter & mike working on — We have to replace most
burnside of last year’s points so we are looking for leaders
record — 15-2 to step up, especially on offense.
returnees — Gabe Potgeter senior forward, style — We plan to work very hard on both

Location.
Taylor Vaulk senior forward, Zack Dekker senior
guard, Corey Burnside junior forward, Draven
Urbanic sophmore guard, Hayden Blaszak ju-
nior guard.
newcomers — David Potgeter freshman
sides of the ball and to use our depth to play
with a lot of energy at all times.
goals — Not being a part of a conference,
we hope to be competitive in every game and

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guard, Izaak Wood freshman guard, Matthew
Powell freshman guard.
strengths — Team is skilled top to bottom
to rack up wins in most.
big games — Midland Christian, TCBAA
experience — three seniors, two juniors, one
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Mesick Bulldogs MESICK BOYS BASKETBALL 01/24 Pentwater 7:30

BOys Basketball
12/03 Frankfort 6:00 01/29 BR Crossroads 7:30
12/10 Leland 7:30 01/31 BRETHREN 7:30
12/12 BR CROSSROADS 7:30 02/05 BUCKLEY 7:30
12/17 Brethren 7:30 02/12 Manistee Catholic
12/19 Bear Lake 7:30 Central 7:30
01/07 MANISTEE CATHOLIC 02/14 MASON COUNTY
courtesy photo CENTRAL 7:30 EASTERN 7:30
The Mesick boys 01/09 Mason County 02/19 Walkerville 7:30
basketball team. Eastern 7:30 02/21 Baldwin 7:30
01/14 WALKERVILLE 7:30 02/28 Marion 7:30
01/16 BALDWIN 7:30 03/05 PENTWATER 7:30
01/22 MARION 7:30 HOME GAMES ARE CAPITALIZED

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coach - kyle duby
record —5-14
returnees — Tanner Ford-G, Lucas Hayes-F,
Colin Cook-G, Robbie Spoor-F, Logan Wienclaw-C
newcomers — Tyler Ford-PG, Mathew Fuller-
PG, Jon Teachout-G
strengths — Our team speed will be the best
it has been in the four years I have coached here.
We will play to this strength on both ends of the
court.
working on — We will be experimenting
team is very excited about this style of play and
we hope to drastically increase our PPG over last
years average.
conference — It’s tough in a 10-team con-
ference but I believe Brethren/Pentwater/MCE
are the favorites. Baldwin will be a sleeper.
goals — I believe this team is capable of dou-
bling our win total for the third consecutive year.
If we take care of business on our home court, I
believe we could be in position at the end of the
year to make some noise.

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with multiple defenses. We would like to use our
speed on defense to create offense.
style — We hope to get the ball up and down
the court as quickly as possible this year. The
big games — Brethren home on 12/17, Buck-
ley home on 2/5 and MCE home on 2/5.
big games — six seniors, five juniors and one
sophomore

MESICK GIRLS BASKETBALL 01/21 LELAND 7:30

12/04 Buckley 7:30 01/23 BR Crossroads 7:30
12/06 BR CROSSROADS 7:30 01/30 BRETHREN 7:30
12/11 Brethren 7:30 02/04 Bear Lake 7:30
12/13 BEAR LAKE 7:30 02/06 Manistee Catholic
12/18 MANISTEE CATHOLIC Central 7:30
CENTRAL 7:30 02/11 MASON COUNTY
01/03 Mason County EASTERN 7:30
Eastern 7:30 02/13 Walkerville 7:30
01/08 WALKERVILLE 7:30 02/18 Baldwin 7:30
01/10 BALDWIN 7:30 02/20 MARION 7:30
01/13 Marion 7:30 02/27 Pentwater 7:30
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The Mesick girls basketball team. Jill Hillier, Grace Hawk, Lexy Abraham, Grace Quiggin, Emma Blach,
Elizabeth Hamilton and Mattie Akrom. Missing — Ella Harp.

coach - dave feriend
record — 6-13
returnees — Elizabeth Hamilton-Senior Guard, Ella Harp-Senior
Guard, Grace Quiggin-Junior Forward.
newcomers — Grace Hawk-Sophomore Point Guard, Jill Hill-
ier-Sophomore Guard, Lexy Abraham-Sophomore Forward, Mat-
tie Akom-Sophomore Forward, Emma Blach-Sophomore Forward.
Taking over the girls basketball program this year- Head Coach
Dave Feriend, Assistant Coach Brandon Feriend
strengths — We should have good speed this year. Our team
chemistry is strong
working on — We will be working on overcoming last year’s
record. Finishing games and staying level headed in close game
pressure.
style — They will see a team that is going to leave it all out on
the court. We will look to move the ball around and make adjust-
ments accordingly on defense based on the opponent.
conference — Pentwater is going to be the front-runner with
Bear Lake being very close behind. They should both be tough.
goals — Any improvement from previous years is always an ac-
complishment. Top three in conference is the goal and to make
a run in districts.
big games — Every conference opponent is going to be a big
game. We can’t overlook any of them
experience — two seniors, one junior and five sophomores

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Girls Basketball
12/04 MESICK 6:00 01/28 KINGSLEY 6:00
12/06 Kingsley 6:00 01/30 Leland 6:00
12/09 LL St. Mary’s 6:00 02/04 FRANKFORT 6:00
12/13 LELAND 6:00 02/11 Glen Lake 5:30
12/16 BRETHREN 6:00 02/13 FOREST AREA 6:00
01/08 Frankfort 6:00 02/18 ONEKAMA 6:00
01/10 GLEN LAKE 6:00 02/20 Suttons bay 6:00
coach - dan harris aggressive 01/13 Northern Michigan
Christian 6:00
02/25
02/27
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01/15 Onekama 6:00 HOME GAMES
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12/10 BEAR LAKE 6:00 02/10 TC CHRISTIAN 6:00
12/12 ONEKAMA 6:00 02/14 Benzie 6:00
12/19 Suttons Bay 6:00 02/21 KINGSLEY 6:00
01/07 BENZIE 6:00 02/24 Northern Michigan
01/14 Kingsley 6:00 Christian 6:00
01/16 Leland 6:00 02/26 LELAND 6:00
01/21 FRANKFORT 6:00 02/28 Frankfort 6:00
01/23 Glen Lake 6:00 03/03 Manton 6:00
01/29 Forest Area 6:00 03/05 GLEN LAKE 6:00
01/31 Onekama 6:00 HOME GAMES
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BOys Basketball
PINE RIVER BOYS BASKETBALL 01/27 Morley Stanwood 5:30
12/04 Boyne City 5:00 01/30 LAKE CITY 6:00
12/07 SCRIMMAGE 11:30 AM 02/05 Evart 6:00
12/09 Lakeview 5:30 02/07 MANTON 6:00
12/17 Lake City 6:00 02/11 McBain 6:00
12/19 EVART 6:00 02/13 BEAL CITY 6:00
12/30 SCRIMMAGE 4:30 02/19 Northern Michigan
01/03 FARWELL 6:00 Christian 6:00
01/10 MCBAIN 6:00 02/21 ROSCOMMON 6:00
01/14 Beal City 6:00 02/25 CLARE 6:00
01/16 NORTHERN MICHIGAN 02/27 HOUGHTON LAKE 6:00
CHRISTIAN 6:00 03/05 Manton 6:00
01/22 Roscommon 6:00 HOME GAMES ARE CAPITALIZED

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The Pine River boys basketball team. Left to right — Brian Fauble,
Garrett Dykhouse, Garett Sumpter, Jayce Methner, Connor Rouse,
Marcus Jurik, Lane Ruppert, Isaac McKinley, Sasha Huffman, Saivion
Wilson and Hunter Kanouse.

coach - brian goodenow
record — 10-12 Rouse gives us a physical presence in the paint.
returnees — Seniors Sasha Huffman, Lane Ruppert and Mar- strengths
cus Jurik are all in their third year on the varsity. They will provide
the bulk of or scoring and great leadership. Senior Brian Fauble
will be a key to our team’s success, as one of our best defenders
and a very solid ball handler. Garrett Dykhouse is a senior who will
have a large leadership role on the team.
newcomers — The incoming junior class is very talented
and features some solid scoring threats in Jayce Methner, Isaac
McKinley, Garett Sumpter and Hunter Kanouse. Saivion Wilson is
new to Pine River and is a dynamic athlete. Sophomore Connor few years, but Beal City will also be very good this year. New High-
land conference teams Houghton Lake and Roscommon will be
— Experience, depth, quickness and the ability to very solid, and Lake City, Evart and NMC should all compete very
limit the opponent’s scoring chances. well, too. There will be no such thing as a night off in the confer-
working on — Consistency in scoring. This group is capable ence. I believe we will be at or very near the top by season’s end.
of being a high-scoring team, but need to shoot the ball at a goals — Our No. 1 goal is always to win the Highland Confer-
much higher percentage than last year. ence title. We are also hopeful of making a deep tournament
style — Fast-paced offense and a team working as one for a run.
common goal. big games — 16 of our 20 games are conference matchups.
conference — The Highland is very well-balanced this year. Every one of them will be vitally important.
McBain and Manton have been consistently excellent the past experience — five seniors, five juniors and one sophomore

Girls Basketball
PINE RIVER GIRLS BASKETBALL 01/21 Roscommon 12:30 PM
12/03 MORLEY 01/23 Houghton Lake 6:00
STANWOOD 6:00 01/28 Clare 6:00
12/06 HOUGHTON LAKE 6:00 01/31 LAKE CITY 6:00
12/10 Farwell 6:00 02/04 Evart 6:00
12/18 Lake City 6:00 02/12 McBain 6:00
12/20 EVART 6:00 02/14 BEAL CITY 6:00
01/07 Manton 6:00 02/18 NORTHERN MICHIGAN
01/09 MCBAIN 6:00 CHRISTIAN 6:00
01/13 LAKEVIEW 6:00 02/20 ROSCOMMON 6:00
01/15 Beal City 6:00 02/26 MANTON 6:00
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ball team. Back — CorNesha
Holmes, Kendra Montague,
Hailey Wanstead, Madi Sparks,
Kim Hill, Payton Fulmerhouser.
Front — Esde Koetje,
Havannah Wagner, Chelsea
Wanstead and Daria Lindquist.

coach - paula justin Freshman: Madi Sparks ference. Manton and Lake City should be the teams to beat.
returnees — Seniors: Chelsea Wanstead, Becca Horan, strengths — We are athletic and quick. goals — to go out every night and be competitive; believe
Daria Lindquist, Havannah Wagner; Juniors: Kendra Mon- working on — Gaining confidence on offense and in each other and grow as a team; finish in the top half of the
tague, Payton Fulmerhouser, Esde Koetje; Sophomore: Hailey working as a team. Being more aggressive and rotating and conference; make a run in the post season
Wanstead helping on defense. experience — four seniors, five juniors, one sophomore
newcomers — Juniors: Cornesha Holmes and Kim Hill; style — Should see an up-tempo game. and one freshman
conference — The Highland is a very competitive con-

Wrestling
PINE RIVER WRESTLING 01/22 LAKE CITY/FOREST AREA
12/14 Tri-County Invite 9 AM CONFERENCE 6:00
12/18 TRI-COUNTY 6:00 01/25 Shepherd Invite 9 AM
12/21 Marquette Invite 9 AM 01/29 Benzie Tri Conf. 6:00
01/04 Ogemaw Invite 9 AM 02/01 Reed City Invite 9 AM
01/08 Sanford Meridian 6:00 02/05 Reed City 6:00
01/11 Sanford Meridian 02/08 Conference Invite
Invite 9 AM @ TBD 9 AM
02/12 TEAM DISTRICTS 6:00
01/15 Chip Hills 6:00
02/15 Individual Districts 9 AM
01/18 PINE RIVER INVITE 9 AM
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recprd — 25-10
accomplishments — Won a Division 4 Team regional title and
lost in the state quarterfinals; had six state qualifiers
returnees — Senior Jordan Koetje, sophomore Matt Treiber, se-
nior Austin Wuesten and senior Brock Nelson
newcomers — We’re going to be filling a lot of positions with
new people so it’s going to be interesting on how it all works out.
strengths — We have a strong sophomore class, in addition to
our seniors. We have a group willing to work hard and learn every
day.
marc vieau | cadillac news working on — Filling a lot of holes. We have a lot of question
The Pine River wrestlng team. Front — Seth Duncan, Jordan Nelson, Jazmine Draper, Jolynn Bode, Matt marks, especially in the lower weights.
Trieber, Elijah Carper, Taiju Ichizono and Dylan Fauble. Middle — Zack Lemmon, Brock Nelson, Caden Mys, Ben conference — In the Highland, it’s between Lake City and us.
Lockhart, Wyatt Underhill, Landyn Cool, Phil Rigling and Mav Holmes. Back — Job Floris, Thomas Hooker, Austin goals — Getting back to the team finals. With this group and the
Wuesten, Jordan Koetje, Christian Charles, Cameron Helmboldt and Mike Viruquiz. question marks we have, that’s a big goal for us.
big meets — Conference meets, especially with Lake City, and
then the Division 4 team district in February
experience — two freshmen, 13 sophomores, 8 juniors and five

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12/18 McBain 6:00 02/05 Marion 6:00
01/15 Marion 6:00 02/08 Houghton Lake Invite 1:30
01/18 Beal City 10 AM 02/12 Mason County
01/22 Evart 6:00 Central 6:00
01/25 Brethren 10 AM 02/22 Districts @ Holton 10 AM
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Girls Basketball
REED CITY GIRLS BASKETBALL 01/31 Fremont 6:00
12/03 Clare 7:30 02/07 GRANT 6:00
12/05 Cadillac 7:30 02/10 WHITE CLOUD 7:00
12/13 FREMONT 6:00 02/11 LAKEVIEW 7:00
12/17 Alma 6:00 02/14 Tri-County 6:00
12/20 Grant 6:00 02/18 Chippewa Hills 5:30
01/10 TRI-COUNTY 6:00 02/21 BIG RAPIDS 6:00
01/14 CHIPPEWA HILLS 5:30 02/25 CENTRAL
01/17 Big Rapids 6:00 MONTCALM 7:00
01/21 Central Montcalm 7:00
02/28 Newaygo 6:00
01/24 NEWAYGO 6:00
01/28 MORLEY HOME GAMES
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Members of the 2019-20 Reed City girls basketball team include, front
row from left, Paige Williams, Paige Lofquist, Taylor Harrison and Lily
Andres; back row: Demi Lodholtz, Alaina Stein, Alison Duddles, Olivia
Davidson, Jayne Kailing and Mackenzie Vandawater.

coach - tim beilfuss strengths — Senior-heavy team with six out of the 10 being conference — Toss-up this year probably between Grant,
record — 2-19 seniors. Hoping our senior leadership shines through. Fremont and last year’s champ Central Montcalm. Grant and
returnees — Taylor Harrison-Guard, Alison Duddles-Cen- working on — Playing together as a team and having Fremont return a lot and you can never discount the cham-
ter, Alaina Stein-Forward, Jayna Kailing-Center, MacKenzie each other’s back in any situation. pion. Big Rapids has a nice collection of veteran players and
Vandawater-Guard, Olivia Davidson-Forward, Paige Williams- style — We hope to show the fans that we are willing to work youngsters coming in this year.
Guard, Lily Andres-Center for all 32 minutes. Offensively, we hope to push the tempo and big games — January 17th at Big Rapids and February 21st
newcomers — Paige Lofquist-Guard Sophomore, Demi create as many opportunities as possible. Defensively, we have home vs Big Rapids
Lodholtz- Guard Sophomore to be able to create turnovers and control the rebounding experience — six seniors, two juniors and two sophomores
game as much as possible.

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REED CITY BOYS BASKETBALL 01/24 NEWAYGO 7:30
12/13 FREMONT 7:30 01/28 Morley Stanwood 7:00
12/17 Alma 7:30 01/29 CADILLAC 7:00
12/20 Grant 7:30 01/31 Fremont 7:30
12/21 Advanced Technology 02/07 GRANT 7:30
Academy Dearborn 02/14 Tri-County 7:30
“A Team” @ Grand Rapids 02/18 Chippewa Hills 7:00
Community College 3:00 02/21 BIG RAPIDS 7:30
01/07 CLARE 7:00 02/25 Central Montcalm 7:00
01/10 TRI-COUNTY 7:30 02/28 Newaygo 7:30
01/14 CHIPPEWA HILLS 7:00 03/02 Harrison 7:00
01/17 Big Rapids 7:30 HOME GAMES
01/21 CENTRAL ARE CAPITALIZED
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Members of the 2019-20 Reed City boys basketball team include, front row from left, Jordan Sabo, Jason Thomas,
Zac Saez, Jeffrey Samuels, Parker Benedict and Alex Wirgau; back row: Coach Jesse Kailing, Darrin Halladay,
Canyon Reed, Payton Hansen, Landen Tomaski, Chaz Davis, Joseph Shewan, assistant coach Bill Zolman and assis-
tant coach Bob Apsey.

Wrestling
REED CITY WRESTLING 01/15 CENTRAL
12/11 REED CITY QUAD 7:30 MONTCALM 5:30
12/14 Big Rapids Invite 9:30 AM 01/18 Lakeview 9 AM
12/18 Grant @ Central 01/22 Big Rapids 5:30
Montcalm 5:30 01/25 REED CITY INVITE 9 AM
12/21 South Haven 9 AM 01/29 Cadillac Quad 5:30
01/04 Kalkaska 9 AM 02/05 PINE RIVER 5:30
01/08 Chippewa Hills 5:30 02/08 Central Montcalm 9 AM
01/11 Gladwin 9 AM 02/12 REED CITY 6:00
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Members of the 2019-20 Reed City wrestling team include, front Cassie Enos; front row from left, Ryan Neal, Jonathan
Fuentes, Mason Johnson, Andrew Clementshaw, Chad Landis, Jordan Argue, Bryson Hughes and Alex Andrus; back
row: Kyle Crusan, Kaiden Burgess, Kellen Haney, Austin Fowler, Mark White, Aaron Boucher and Noah Morgan. Not pic-
tured: Eli Johnson and Abby Helsel.
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