(989) 705-8284 www.MainStreetGaylord.com 236 West Main, Gaylord Real Estate One Gaylord would like to congratulate the Athlete of the Week FOR WEEK OF MAY 6-12 TREVOR ACKLER MANCELONA HIGH SCHOOL The sweet-swinging Ironmen slugger smacked four hits with a double and three RBIs and scored the game-winning run in the sixth as Mancelona came from behind to edge host Gaylord St. Mary 12-10 in a key Ski Valley showdown. SECTION B CALL - (989) 732-8160 FAX (888) 854-7441 EMAIL - MIKE@WEEKLYCHOICE.COM THURSDAY, MAY 17, 2012 Softball SPORTS Emmy Sizzle is simply un-hittable as Cardinals continue assault on Ski Valley foes By Mike Dunn ONAWAY Different day, same old story. On Monday, May 14, Onaway flexed its formidable muscles and blew away still another Ski Valley Conference rival. This time it was Central Lake. Emmy Sizzle was in the circle and simply overpow- ered the Trojans as the defending champion Cardinals cruised to a 14-0 record in the Ski Valley with two league games remaining. Junior Emily Estep pounded the strike zone with savage, sizzling efficiency, notching 29 strikeouts and allowing a meager four hits in the two games as Onaway prevailed by scores of 12-1 and 9-0. The intimidating Estep had 12 Ks in the opener and 17 in the nightcap. Emmy Sizzles smoke from the pitching rubber wasnt the only weapon the Cardinals showed on the day, however. Hard-hitting Brooke Szymoniak inserted some of the Zap into the Cardinal offense with a pair of timely hits while slugging junior catcher Sammie Brasseur busted a pair of booming doubles and Temara Lupu lashed a two-run double. Estep tagged two hits to help her own cause and Morgan Badgero put a big-time bust on an enemy fastball and smacked an RBI single. Megan Estep also struck an RBI single. Megan Estep, the Cards sweet-swinging second base- man, delivered two more hits in the nightcap and Sam Freel joined the SWAT club as well, smashing two hits. Lupu lined an RBI single and Faith Chapman and Szmoniak cracked hits also. ON THURSDAY, May 10, the Cardinals cruised by vis- iting Bellaire, 10-1 and 14-1, in two games that were really close right up to the first screaming delivery from Estep in the top of the first. Esteps sizzle and smoke accounted for 21 more strike- outs in the sweep of the Eagles. The Cardinals SWAT crew was fully functional at the plate, too. Brasseur blistered the ball throughout the two games, belting two hits in the opener and going 2-for-3 in the nightcap with three RBIs. Hard-hitting first sacker Molly Cleaver assaulted an Eagle delivery and launched a long drive that dented the fence for a two-run double. Lupu put the T-Lu touch on a fastball and laced a two-run double as well. Devin Bristley bashed a pair of hits, including an RBI double. Megan Estep, Faith Chapman, Brooke Szymoniak and Sammie Freel also contributed hits. Onaway, which is 16-3 overall, played at Rogers City on Wednesday of this week. Onaway continues to dominate! Onaway catcher Sammie Brasseur slugs away and delivers another line drive during the Cardinals sweep of Bellaire. Onaway coach Jodi Brewbaker waves around hard-striding Brooke Szymoniak with another Cardinal run. Onaways elite hurler Emily Estep is in Emmy Sizzle Mode as she prepares to unfurl another screaming fastball. Temara Lupu goes airborne as she strives to slide safely into third base during the doubleheader sweep of Bellaire. PHOTO BY DAWN THOMPSON PHOTO BY DAWN THOMPSON PHOTO BY DAWN THOMPSON PHOTO BY CARRIE BADGERO Page 2-B Choice Publications ... The Best Choice! May 17, 2012 LOCAL SPORTS On-line at www.weeklychoice.com By Mike Dunn MANCELONA The Mancelona baseball team of coach Jim VanWagoner clinched at least a tie for the 2012 Ski Valley Conference championship on Monday, May 14, with an efficient 4-1, 12-1 sweep of Inland Lakes. The Ironmen, who are four-time defending league champs, pushed their record to 14-1 pending the outcome of a suspended game at Onaway in which the Cardinals were winning in the bottom of the fourth when it was halted because of darkness. If the game at Onaway is not completed and not counted because it didnt go the official five innings, then Mancelona already has the title outright since runner-up Johannesburg-Lewiston has two league losses and would be unable to forge a tie with Mancelona in the standings. Rangy right-hander Craig Conway came through again for the Ironmen, tossing a no-hitter in the opener against the Bulldogs. The C.C. Cruiser collected seven Ks along the way. Kevin Schepperley struck for two hits, including a two- run double, to help fuel the offense in game one. In game two, freshman fire-baller Brandon Dingman was down and dangerous from the rubber, firing an efficient two-hitter at the Bulldogs with three strike- outs. Wyatt Derrer put some of the wallop into the Ironmen lineup once again, whacking a double and a triple and knocking in four of Mancelonas runs. Schepperley slammed two more runs and scored two more runs. ON THURSDAY, May 10, the Ironmen swept non- league foe Elk Rapids 9-3 and 5-0. Conway cruised to a com- plete-game victory in the opener, pounding the strike zone with his arsenal of pitches. He struck out 10. Conway also connected for four hits to help his own cause, scoring twice and knocking in two. Hard-hit- ting Trevor Ackler cracked two hits with two RBIs. Collin Ordway and Kyle Schepperley combined to record the shutout in game two. Wyatt Derrer delivered a timely two-run double and second baseman Logan Borst walked three times and came around to score each time. ON WEDNESDAY, May 9, Mancelona traveled to Gaylord to face the St. Mary in a make-up game and staged a seventh-inning rally to win what turned out to be one of the most important games of the season. The seesaw, exciting game was tied at 10 going into the seventh when Ackler, who hit the cover off the ball, singled sharply to lead things off. Wyatt Derrer got a huge two- out single to chase Ackler home with what proved to be the game-winning run and Conway added some insur- ance with a towering triple to knock in Derrer. Ackler had four hits in the contest and knocked in four runs. The gritty 12-10 victory over St. Mary is the difference right now between Mancelona being alone in first place in the league standings or being in a first- place tie with Johannesburg- Lewiston. By Mike Dunn JOHANNESBURG The state-ranked Johannesburg- Lewiston baseball team pushed its record to 23-4 with a pair of victories Saturday in the Mio tourna- ment and a pair of victories Monday over non-league foe Boyne City. In the Mio tournament, J-L edged Au Gres-Sims 11-8 in the semifinals and edged tough, talented Mio 2-1 in the championship game. Brett Kortman started against Au Gres and got the win, going the first five innings. Lefty Brian VanCoillie was called in to relieve in the sixth with two runners on and no out and he earned the save, shutting down the Au Gres hitters in fine fashion. VanCoillie also produced at the plate, busting a key two-run double. Kortman helped his own cause with two hits, including a two-run double, and senior Nick Michael was in the Zap Zone, cracking a double and triple and knocking in two runs. Gunnar Owens and Cole Nagy also had RBI singles for the Cardinals. J-L faced off again against talented Mio, a team the Cardinals split with earlier in the season. It was another well-played game between two talented, well-coached teams. Two outstanding pitchers, VanCoillie for J-L and Micah Thomey for Mio, faced off and played excep- tionally well. VanCoillie went the dis- tance, scattering four hits and shutting the power Thunderbolt hitters out after Thomey connected for a solo clout in the top of the first. VanCoillie had five strikeouts and issued two walks. The Cardinals, who were the home team even though it was at Mios field, came back in the bottom of the second to tie the score at 1 when Kortman doubled and sweet-swinging sophomore shortstop Coalton Huff chased him home with a timely two-out single. J-L had runners at second and third with no out in the fifth and didnt score and faced the very same situation in the bottom of the sixth when Owens and Kortman each whacked singles and advanced on a throwing error. Mio walked Brad Kussrow to load the bases and Coalton Huff came through big time in the clutch again, lining a sharp walk-off single down the right-field line to knock in Owens with the game-win- ning run. ON MONDAY, J-L defeated talented Boyne City 6-4 and 10-1. In the opening game, the hard-throwing Owens wasnt as sharp as he usually is and battled through four innings. He allowed the slugging Ramblers four runs, three of which were earned, and five hits. He struck out five. Jake Newell relieved and pitched a scoreless two innings to gain the win. The Cardinals trailed 4-1 when Newell came into the game but rallied to score five runs in the final innings to earn the come-from-behind tri- umph. VanCoillie was a perfect 3- for-3 with an RBI and slug- ging first baseman Blake Huff was 2-for-3 with a booming RBI double that caromed off the top of the fence in dead center. Left fielder Alex Payne con- tinues to be a pain in the side of enemy pitchers, connect- ing for two more hits with an RBI. Kortman had two hits with a sacrifice fly and Coalton Huff was 2-for-3 with another RBI. Newell ended up getting what proved to be the game-win- ning hit in the bottom of the fifth, a sizzling single that put J-L ahead 5-4. Junior Cole Nagy fired a no-hitter for the Cardinals in game two, befuddling the Rambler hitters with his bit- ing curve ball. Nagy notched six Ks and walked four. Payne pummeled the ball again, going 3-for-4 with three RBIs and Blake Huff went 2-for-3 with a three-run double that very nearly cleared the fence for a grand slam. Kortman, who is swing- ing a torrid bat, was 3-for-3 with a double and three RBIs and VanCoillie collected two more hits with a long sacri- fice fly. Garrett Koronka was 1-for-1, connecting for a big hit that helped open things up in the third inning. The fifth-ranked Cardinals were 23-4 overall and 12-2 in the Ski Valley heading into Thursdays league showdown at home with talented cross- county rival Gaylord St. Mary. J-L had its district draw last week. The Cardinals will face the winner of Atlanta vs. Posen on Saturday, June 2, while St. Mary, which is host- ing the district, faces the win- ner of Hillman vs. Wolverine- Vanderbilt. Joburg pushes to 23-4 record Baseball Baseball State-ranked Cardinals capture Mio tourney, sweep non-league foe Boyne City Mancelona sweeps SVC twinbill Ironmen outscore I-Lakes 4-1 and 12-1 to clinch at least a tie for Ski Valley title Softball Report Northmen battle hard while losing three; Mancy shuts out Bulldogs; St. Mary splits with Eagles By Mike Dunn PETOSKEY The Petoskey softball team faced some pretty stiff competition on Saturday in the annual Kullik Invitational Tournament that the Northmen host. Petoskey lost narrowly to Detroit County Day, 2-1, in the first game before drop- ping decisions to Reese and Escanaba. The Northmen (11-12) fell just under the .500 mark with the three losses. Annie Hansen hurled the first two games for Petoskey and Ellen Loper twirled from the circle in game three. The hard-throwing Hansen scattered seven hits in her effective outing against Country Day and struck out four and she per- mitted six hits with three Ks and three walks in the loss to Reese. Loper allowed eight hits to the strong Escanaba lineup and struck out one. Tori Thompson tore it up at the plate for the Northmen, as usual, collect- ing at least one hit in each of the three games. She struck a double and knocked in the lone Petoskey run in the opener with a long, high sac- rifice fly. She tagged two hits in the loss to Reese and another hit in the Esky game. Loper laced three hits with an RBI on the day and Kristen Espinoza also pounded three hits. Jenna Proctor produced two hits and scored a run and Katie Kidd cracked two hits to go with a perfectly executed sacrifice bunt. Hansen hammered a triple and scored against Reese and Breanna Merriam was cool as a sheet of freshly groomed ice in game two, mashing a timely single. South Haven won the tournament, beating Reese 11-5 in the title game. Mancy tames Bulldogs MANCELONA The Mancelona softball team secured two more Ski Valley victories on Monday with a pair of shutout wins over Inland Lakes. The Lady Ironmen prevailed 10-0 and 11-0 behind the efficient fire-balling of Kool Kallie Derrer. Derrer had more sweet deliveries than a flower shop on Mothers Day as she struck out 17 Bulldog batters along the way and allowed just one hit. Kallies domi- nance was not limited to the circle, either, as she drilled a booming two-run double among her three hits. Kallie is only one member of Mancelonas high-pow- ered Derrer Drill Team at the plate. Dakota Derrer deliv- ered three hits in the sweep and was like a whirling dervish on the basepaths, speeding around the bags with abandon to score five times. She also knocked in four runs. The other member of the dangerous Drill Team slug- ging catcher Ashley Derrer delivered four hits on the day with three RBIs and three runs scored. Mieke Scaggs mangled some enemy pitches with her whishing aluminum, stroking three hits including a towering three-run triple and she also scored four times. ON THURSDAY, May 10, Mancelona swept non- league foe Elk Rapids 7-1, 8- 4 as Scaggs and Kallie Derrer earned the wins with work- manlike performances. Lindsey Friday found Thursdays pitching from the Elks to her liking as she laced three hits and scored twice in the opener. McKenzie Willson walloped a two-run double while Taylor Robbins racked up two hits along with Kallie Derrer and Dakota Derrer. In game two, Miranda Boucard blistered the ball big time, belting out four hits with three RBIs for the Lady Ironmen. Ashley Derrer was in drill mode again, bashing three hits with two RBIs and Friday continued to feast on Thursday pitching, lacing two more hits and knocking in two more runs. Mancelona (16-6) plays host to East Jordan on Thursday, May 17. Snowbirds split with Bellaire BELLAIRE St. Mary rebounded from a tough 4-0 loss in the opener to outscore host Bellaire 5-1 in the nightcap and salvage a split Monday in Ski Valley play. Sophomore Kari Borowiak befuddled the Bellaire hit- ters with her assortment of sweet stuff in the nightcap and she also belted out two hits. Slugging senior first base- man Karli Jacob put some of the snap, crackle and pop into the Snowbird offense in game two, connecting for three hits and sweet-swing- ing centerfielder Savannah Sullivan struck for two hits. St. Mary (8-4, 6-4) plays at Johannesburg-Lewiston on Thursday before taking part in the annual tournament at Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart on Saturday and hosting league foe Pellston on Monday, May 21. Snowbirds edge Mancelona GAYLORD The St. Mary and Mancelona softball teams completed a double- header on Wednesday, May 9, that started on April 26. Host St. Mary won the first game two weeks before and completed the sweep on May 9 with a narrow 6-4 vic- tory. St. Mary junior Jada Bebble swung a big bat in the win, striking for three hits including a clutch two- run single in the midst of a four-run second-inning uprising. Slugging senior first baseman Karli Jacob belted two hits along with Emily Butcher and sopho- more pitcher Kari Borowiak. Chrissy Smith smacked a single, stole two bases and scored the first St. Mary run of the game. Borowiak bore down and busted the strike zone with her deliveries against the hard-hitting Lady Ironmen, striking out three. Borowiak started a critical double play early in the game, snagging a sizzling drive and converting it into a quick twin killing. 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Page 3-B LOCAL SPORTS On-line at www.weeklychoice.com By Mike Dunn ALMA The Gaylord and Grayling track teams partici- pated in the annual Alma College Scottie Classic Meet on Saturday. Both schools boys and girls teams finished in the middle of the pack in the combined scoring in the 25-team invitational but had some outstanding individual performances. Gaylord was fourth overall among Div. 2 schools and Grayling was second among Div. 3 schools. The Gaylord girls, fueled by another strong performance from senior Megan Carlson in the hurdles along with ver- satile senior Alanna Johnston, thrower Allison Fischer and freshman sprint- er Grace Sanders, accumulat- ed 436 points and Grayling, featuring those four dashing Dorn girls along with speed- ster Ashley Whitcher and ver- satile Josie Swander, amassed 420 points. This was scored as a team meet, meaning you have to enter three individuals in all events but we dont do that, said Gaylord coach Jeff Kalember. Instead we only take our top regional com- petitors as a last meet tune- up for regionals without focusing on team scores. For the Blue Devils, Carlson continued to shine in the hurdle events, cruising to first in the 100-meter hur- dles in a whiplash-like time of 16.88 seconds and second in the 300s in a time of 51.75. Carlson also tied her person- al-best time of 16.5 seconds in the high hurdles in one of the heats. Sanders sweet feet and piston-like propulsion car- ried her to second place in the highly competitive 100- meter dash in 13.2 seconds, also placing her at No. 8 all- time for Gaylord. Johnston surged to third in the 200 dash (27.81) and second in the high jump, clearing the bar at 4 foot, 6 inches. Fischer flung the shot put 34 feet, 3 inches, good for second place overall in that event and she tossed the dis- cus 99-10, good for third place. Brandi Tallent continues to exhibit talent in the demand- ing pole vault event. On Saturday, the hardworking senior surpassed 7 feet, 11 inches to claim second place. Senior speedster Cindy Fiser flew to fourth in the 100 hur- dles (18.27) and junior Katelynn Dreyer finished fifth in the 400 dash (1:03.75). Maria Warren (5:55.35) and Noelle Warren (5:59.70) both had personal-best times in the 1600 run and Megan Borgeson (5:37.35) had a sea- son-best time in that event. The Gaylord relays also did exceptionally well in the meet. Johnston, Sanders, Carlson and Sydney Borowiak busted to second in the 400 relays (43.19), the eighth-fastest time ever for a Gaylord crew in that event, and Carlson, Johnston, Megan Stempky and Katelynn Dreyer com- bined for second in the 800 relay (1:51.9). In addition, Dreyer, Caroline Davis, Erin Borgeson and Nicole Wehner teamed for fourth in the 3200 relay (10:48.81). For Grayling in the girls meet, it turned out to be another Dorn good day. The fleet firm of Dorn Combustion, Inc. merged for one fine performance in the 800 relay as Allison Dorn, Stanna Dorn, Emily Dorn and Shanley Dorn combined for a sizzling second-place time of 1:54.62. Shanley Dorn also teamed with Sam Hansen, Stanna Dorn and Sierra Schreiber for second in the 400 relay (52.55). Allison Dorn joined forces with Ashley Whitcher, Sam Hansen and Josie Swander for third in the 1600 relay (4:30.21). Ashley Whitcher whished like the wind to claim second in the 400 dash (1:04.10) with Allison Dorn a blink behind in third (1:04.45) for the Vikings. Junior Shanley Dorn shook off the shackles of gravity to secure second in the 200 dash (27.4) and Stanna Dorn strode to third in the 100 dash (13.55). Senior Josie Swander didnt wander far from the front of the pack in the congested high jump event, taking a solid third place overall with her height of 4 feet, 6 inches. ON THE boys side, Grayling accumulated 294 points and Gaylord had 287. FOR THE Grayling boys, senior Nick Dorn was a dynamic force in the sprints, firing out to first in the 100 dash (11.65) and second in the 200 dash (23.4). The determined Double D, aka Viking senior Devon Dawson, also put his brand of achievement on the dis- tance events for the Vikings, pushing to a solid second in both the 800-meter run (1:58.52) and the 1600 run (4:23.39). Junior Curtis Wilson cruised to third in the 400 dash (54.07). Long-armed senior Griffin Dean powered his way to fifth in both the shot put (39- 1) and the discus (102-8) and strong-striding junior Scott Parkinson propelled to fifth in both the 110 hurdles (17.43) and the 300 hurdles (44.46). FOR THE Gaylord boys, junior Nate Fischer had a fine individual showing in the 800 run, earning the Blue Devils top finish. Fischer finished strong to claim second in the race in a time of 1:59.27. Senior Craig Richardson captured third in the high jump, clearing the bar at 5 feet, 11 inches and junior Ian Rudel propelled his body over the bar at 11 feet, 3 inch- es to take third in the pole vault. The Blue Devils 1600 relay foursome of Collin Watters, Jacob Henley, Caleb Tomes and Fischer flew to fourth in a time of 3:38.47. Tomes also took fourth in the 400 dash (53.72) while Trae Hill strode to fifth in the highly compet- itive 100 dash (11.71) and Steven Fitzek strode to fifth in the 110-meter high hur- dles (17.24). Golf Golf Golf Dombrowski is medalist and freshman Laug shoots lights out as Gaylord has strong showing on challenging T.C. course Pulaski, Dann lead way Friday at T.C. Country Club Muller and Lee lead way as Swordsmen prevail on home course; Swordsmen stay ahead in conference By Mike Dunn TRAVERSE CITY The Gaylord golf team competed in a Big North Conference Jamboree at the Traverse City Country Club on Friday, May 11, taking third place with a solid team score of 325. We had a great showing on a very difficult course, reported Gaylord coach Tom Johnson. T.C. West was first with 319 followed by T.C. Central (323), Gaylord (325), Petoskey (331), Cadillac (333), Ogemaw Heights (343) and Alpena (351). Individually for Gaylord, Alex Dombrowski continues to add to the laurels of a super senior season and a notable prep career on the links. Alex earned medalist honors with a 2-under par score of 70. He was followed by fresh- man Cam Laug, who turned in a fine performance as well, carding an 81. Cam has become very consistent for a freshman, Johnson said. Rounding out the varsity scoring for the Blue Devils were Anthony Tomaski (87), Josh Costello (87), Nick Fennell (88) and Mike Misiak (94). The Gaylord JV also played the same course. Mike Shryock put some serious sock into his drives, helping him to earn a team-best score of 91, followed by Jim Robb (94), Robb Trelfa (97) and Leland Huey (101). ON SATURDAY, the Blue Devils competed in the 12- team Gladwin Invitational and captured first place with an excellent team score of 317. Tawas Area was runner- up with a score of 318 with Ogemaw Heights (333) in third and Clare (334) in fourth. Dombrowski earned medalist honors once again with his score of 1-under par 71. Laug and Tomaski both turned in solid scores of 81 followed by Fennell (84) and Costello (86). Great showing by every- one, we seem to keep on get- ting a little better and more consistent every time out, Johnson said. Hopefully we can carry this into our final couple weeks of the regular season. ON TUESDAY, May 8, Gaylord hosted its annual varsity and JV invitational at Otsego Club. The varsity had a real fun tournament that was played on the Tribute, because we were able to play a course that wasn't designed for walking, Johnson reported. All high school tournaments are usually played on a walk- ing course, so this was a spe- cial treat for all 78 players that competed. The tournament was divid- ed into two separate divi- sions with seven teams com- peting in the Div. I-II and six teams competing in Div. III- IV for the varsity portion and eight teams competing on the Classic for the JV portion. Winners of each Division were TC Central in the Div. I- II with a score of 295, fol- lowed by TC West 296, Petoskey 310, Gaylord 328, Ogemaw Heights 329, Alpena 341 and Cadillac 343. In Div. III-IV Lake Leelanau St. Mary shot 311, followed closely by St. Ignace 314, Roscommon 327, Cheboygan 341, Inland Lakes 363 and Lake City 395. In the JV portion TC West shot 358, edging out Petoskey 360 and TC Central 362. Dombrowski carded a 73 to pace the Blue Devils in the home event and come in eighth place overall. Laug shot 82 for Gaylord and Tomaski shot 85 to come in behind Dombrowski, fol- lowed by Fennell (88), Costello (89), Misiak (91), Leland Huey (93) and Robb Trelfa (93). Paul Bardehagen of Lake Leelanau St. Mary was medalist with an excellent round of 67 with Gates Muller (68) of T.C. West and Hunter Pulaski (69) of Petoskey in the top three. Mike Shryock recorded 91 to lead the Gaylord JV with Kyle Bazzani (93) two strokes behind. Chad Felt scored an even 100 on the day and Jim Robb had a 104 card. TRAVERSE CITY The Petoskey golf team earned fourth place Friday in the seven-team Big North Conference Jamboree at the Traverse City Country Club. The Traverse City teams led the way once again, with T.C. West taking first with an excellent team score of 319 and Central second with a 323 score. Gaylord also had a good day, scoring 325, and Petoskey shot 331. Hunter Pulaski drove, chipped and putting his way to a respectable round of 80 on the challenging course to lead the way for Petoskey with teammates Caleb Dann (81) and Jake Dubeau (82) right behind him. Tyler Speigl (88), Cam Ludlow (90) and Brad Berkau (95) round- ed out the varsity scoring. By Mike Dunn PETOSKEY The Harbor Light Christian golf team engaged Rogers City in a dual match on Thursday, May 10, and put together some impressive scores while securing a victory at the home Crooked Tree Golf Course. Harbor Light had 171 team strokes in the nine-hole event and Rogers City accu- mulated 198. Leading the way for the Swordsmen were Mike Muller and eighth-grader Silas Lee, each with a round of 40. Josh Walker was closed behind with 43 and Zac Curtis also had a respectable round, carding a 48. Nick Kamyszek paced the Hurons with a round of 45 and Zach Mumm was run- ner-up with a loud score of 49. Both Mike and Silas played really well tonight, said Harbor Light coach Gary Mindel. Other than the few days that Mike was not feeling good, he has been very steady this season. Mindel also noted that Walker birdied both par-5 holes and turned in a respectable card even though he struggled a bit on a couple of long putts. This is Zac Curtiss first year to play golf and he is picking it up very quickly. I'm very pleased with where we are as a team cur- rently, Mindel said. At the same time, we are leaving a lot of missed opportunities out there around the greens. We are going to focus in on putting over the next two weeks. We should see a cou- ple more players get down in the 40s for nine. ON TUESDAY, May 8, the Swordsmen competed in a Northern Lakes Conference Meet at Hidden River and captured first place with a team score of 186, followed by Alanson-Pellston (204), Mackinaw City (206), Mancelona (220) and Wolverine (232). Leading the way for the Swordsmen was Mike Muller, scored 39 to tie for medalist honors with talent- ed Nick Mercer of Mackinaw City. Eighth-grader Silas Lee slashed and slammed his way to a round of 46 to finish as runner-up for Harbor Light followed by Josh Walker (48) and Kirk Muller (53). The scoring for Alanson- Pellston featured Brandon Kuchnicki with 48 to lead the way followed by Connor Kintz (49), Joe Russ (53) and Tanner Keller (54). Coming in behind Mercer for the Comets were Stephen Heilman (50), Daniel Dow (57) and Heidi Mercer (60). Brandon Scott carded a 52 to pace the Ironmen with Max Koenig (53) and Austin Wilson (54) right behind fol- lowed by Nate Deveneau (61). For Wolverine, cool Kyle Frost brought the chill with his fine score of 53 followed by Jim McGlynn (59), Keith Blakley (60) and Taylor Shann (60). Harbor Light maintained the top spot in the confer- ence standings with 5 points with Alanson-Pellston close behind with 7 points. Mackinaw City (13) was third with Mancelona (15) fourth and Wolverine (20) fifth. Mike Muller and Nick Mercer were tied atop the conference leaderboard with 119 point apiece with Connor Kintz of Alanson- Pellston (117) third, Silas Lee (106) fourth, Kirk Muller (93) fifth and Zac Curtis (89) sixth. Northmen fourth in BNC meet Harbor Light edges RC in dual match Track Gaylord, Grayling compete at Alma Devils, Vikings have excellent individual performances at prestigious Scottie Classic Meet Blue Devils third in BNC Jamboree N000l lkF0 Sunday, May 20 1-5 p.m. Boyne Mountain Resort Thousands of Dollars in Door Prizes & Giveaways! McNamara Insurance Agency, Inc. 114 North Court, Gaylord - 989-732-6471 Open 9-5 Daily; 9-12 Saturday Classified Ads As Low As $ 2 00 20 A WORD MINIMUM $2.00 GET DOUBLE THE COVERAGE! Just log on to: weeklychoice .com Or call: 989-732-8160 LOCAL SPORTS On-line at www.weeklychoice.com Baseball Ironmen prevail in seventh inning of seesaw battle as Ackler, Derrer get key hits; Snowbirds split at Bellaire on Monday By Bob DeLong GAYLORD The St. Mary baseball team played host to Mancelona on Wednesday, May 9, in a make-up game rife with league implications. Mancelona came into the game with one league loss (pending the outcome of the second Onaway game) and St. Mary had two, so for St. Mary it was a battle to stay even with the Ironmen in the loss column and stay in con- tention for the Ski Valley title. The game did not disap- point the fans. It was an exciting see-saw affair with Mancelona pulling it out in the end, 12-10. If you like hitting and offense, the Mancelona at St Mary game had it all Wednesday afternoon at Gaylord, (a game postponed due to weather two weeks ago). Baseball is a game of stats, but the two stats that ring true are these. If you walk a pro baseball player, he will score 50 percent of the time, I am sure that percentage is much higher in high school ball. And, if you give teams extra outs with errors, they will beat you, especially when you add in free passes against good hitting teams. When you add walks and errors in the same inning, it is a recipe for disaster. Case in point, St. Mary is now 7-0 this year when mak- ing two errors or less in a game and 1-3 when making three errors or more. Both teams came into the game having to test their pitching depth, having played on Monday and both teams No. 1 pitchers did not start. The Snowbirds went with sophomore Brendon Nowicki and Mancelona countered with junior Kyle Schepperley. St. Mary came out very aggressively and quickly took the lead. After a 1-2-3 top half of the first inning, the Snowbirds scored 4 quick runs in the bottom of the inning, putting on a running and hitting dis- play. Senior centerfielder Pat Switalski singled and stole second, junior second base- man Matt Spyhalski walked. The Snowbirds then execut- ed a perfect double steal of second and third with a fake bunt. St Mary then repeated a double steal to put runners on second and third frustrat- ing the Ironmen defense. Spyhalski scored on a wild pitch and later in the frame Nowicki scored on a hard sin- gle off the bat of junior catch- er Nick Lochinski. Nick promptly stole the sixth base of the inning for St Mary and he came home on an RBI sin- gle off the bat of senior right fielder Luke Brown to make it 4-0 after one. Both teams went quietly in the second inning. In the third, after one out, both David Harrington and Trevor Ackler singled for the Ironmen. Their attempt of a double steal was stopped with a great throw from Snowbird catcher Lochinski to junior third baseman Pat OConner, tagging out the lead runner for the second out. But to Mancelonas cred- it, a single from Cole VanWagoner plated one run, and a costly error scored a second and a double off the bat of Craig Conway plated a third run, two of which were unearned. St. Mary increased its lead in the bottom of the third when Gabe Nowicki singled, went to second on a hit off the bat of senior first base- man Aaron Myler and even- tually scored on a two-out bobble off the bat of OConner, making it 5-3 after 3. The Ironmen closed to 5-4 in the top of the fourth when Damion Decker reached on a fielders choice, went to sec- ond on an error and scored on the third of four hits from the reliable Ackler. St. Mary threatened in its half of the inning when Switalski doubled to deep left, but he was doubled off on a line drive off the bat of Spyhalski to short. Brendon Nowicki was out of innings and Spyhalski entered the top of the fitth pitching on only one days rest. Matt did not have his usual pinpoint control walk- ing the first three Ironmen hitters to load the bases. A single from Kevin Schepperley plated two runs and after an infield single scored another run, coach Nowicki went to the bullpen once more and selected Gabe Nowicki. With the infield in tight, Nowicki got the next two hitters to ground out and kept the runners on second and third, but a big two-out hit from Ackler once again made the score 9-5 Mancelona. St. Mary would not go away. Gabe singled to start the inning and with one out Lochinski lined a hit to left. After two outs Brown hit a long drive to deep center into the wind and the ball fell out of the running centerfielders glove for a huge double to knock in two big runs. The score was 9-7 in favor of Mancelona after 5 innings. In the top of the sixth Mancelona got a big insur- ance run when Conway was safe on an error with one out and eventually scored on a two-out single by Decker. The Snowbirds then rallied off the new Ironmen pitcher Brandon Dingman by using their speed. Switalski worked a walk to start the inning and stole second. Spyhalski sin- gled to score Switalski and he stole second. Gabe Nowicki singled home Spyhalski and he stole second, putting the tying run two bases away. It was the Snowbirds ninth theft of the day! Then after Dingman got a strikeout and a groundout, Brendon Nowicki stepped to the plate. After fouling off several pitches, he hit a hard single off the glove of the second baseman to score his cousin to tie the score at 10! Mancelona scored two in the top of the seventh when Ackler singled and Wyatt Derrer drilled a clutch two- out single to knock in the go- ahead run. Then a triple off the bat of Conway pushed the lead to two. St. Mary got a two-out sin- gle from Switalski in the bot- tom of the seventh but Dingman was able to retire the next Snowbird hitter to end the game. Trevor Ackler had four hits and two RBIs for Mancelona. Kevin Shepperly had three hits and two RBIs and Conway had a double and triple and three RBIs. St. Mary was led by Brendon Nowicki, who gave up only 1 earned run in 4 innings of work while lower- ing his ERA to 1.43 on the year against the slugging Ironmen. He walked nobody and struck out 3. Offensively the Snowbirds battled evenly with Mancelona. The speedy Switalski had 2 singles and a double, scored 2 runs and stole 3 bases, raising his bat- ting average to .514 and his on-base percentage over .600. Gabe Nowicki had 3 hits, 2 RBIs, stole 2 bases and scored 4 runs. Lochinski had 2 hits, scored 2 runs, stole a base and had an RBI. Downtown Brown had a single and dou- ble and drove in three runs. Spyhalski had a hit, stole 3 bases and scored twice and both Brendon Nowicki and Myler had singles. A total of 13 safeties for St Mary. ON MONDAY, May 14, the Snowbirds played at Bellaire and split with the hard-hit- ting Eagles, winning the opener 9-8 and losing 14-8 in the nightcap. St. Mary had 24 hits and 17 runs and that proved the offense was click- ing, but the Snowbirds made 3 huge base running mis- takes in game one keeping the game close, and losing game two due to some defen- sive struggles. Sure, the field at Bellaire is rock hard, but it was rock hard for both teams (the Bellaire players actually call it The Rock!). It is the only field in northern Michigan that does not have a grass infield. Sure, Matt Spyhalski was absent (grandfathers funer- al), but good teams step up and fill in those gaps when needed. In game one the Snowbirds came out swinging and tal- lied a total of 15 hits. Brendon Nowicki helped himself with a two-run single in the first. Bellaire tied it in the bottom of the inning when a batter reached on a wild pitch after a strikeout and 2 singles after 2 outs plated two runs. Nick Harrington put the Snowbirds ahead again with a sacrifice fly in the second and St Mary extended their lead to 6-2 in the third capped by a big 2-run single struck by Mike Stutesman. The Eagles got one run back in the third and tied it with 3 in the fourth with 3 or the 4 runs being unearned, so the score was 6-6 after four innings. St. Mary scored two in the fifth when a booming 2-run double by Harrington chased home Stutesman who had earlier singled and Switalski who walked. Bellaire came right back with a couple runs to tie the game at 8 after 5 innings, however. A Nick Lochinski double, his third hit of the game, and an Aaron Myler single and an error gave the Snowbirds the lead going to the bottom of the sixth. Nowicki walked the leadoff batter, but struck out the next 2 hitters. Then after a single put runners on first and sec- ond a pop up to short was caught by Gabe Nowicki despite losing his feet and tripping on the skin of the outfield grass catching the ball while lying on his seat of his pants to preserve the 9-8 win. Lochinski haced 3 hits, Gabe Nowicki, Brendon Nowicki, Aaron Myler, Stutesman and Luke Brown each had two to lead the offense. Brendon ran his record to 4-0 on the year, striking out 7 and giving up 6 earned runs. In game two, 11 errors were made in a very sloppy game, five by the Snowbirds leading to 12 unearned runs in the loss. Aaron Myler pitched well in subbing for Spyhalski, but the Eagles benefited from the bobbles, (including two big innings, a seven-run third and a six-run fifth) to help them break an 8-8 tie late in the game to earn the split 14- 8. The Eagles out-hit St. Mary 11-9 in the second game. St Mary was led by four players with two hits each. Brendon Nowicki had a pair of singles, a walk and four RBIs. Lochinski had a double, sin- gle and two RBIs, giving him five hits on the night and raising his average to .444 for the season. Switalski whacked a triple and a single and had an RBI, Nick Harrington had two singles and scored two runs, and Brown got the other hit and scored two runs. St. Mary is now 9-4 overall and 6-4 in the Ski Valley. The Snowbirds play at Johannesburg-Lewiston on Thursday and participate in the annual Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart Catholic tour- nament this Saturday, May 19, playing host Sacred Heart at 10 a.m. and Bay City All Saints at noon. The Snowbirds have two make-up league dates com- ing up at home, with Pellston on Monday, May 21, and Inland Lakes on Thursday, May 24, before heading into district play on June 2. St. Mary, Mancelona in SVC battle Baseball Young Ironmen pound out two wins vs. TCC, split with Elk Rapids By Doug Derrer MANCELONA It was another productive week for the Mancelona JV baseball team. The young Ironmen pounded out a pair of victo- ries at home over Traverse City Central on Wednesday, May 9, then split a pair of games against talented Elk Rapids on the home dia- mond on Thursday. Mancelona whipped T.C. Central 8-0 and 11-1. Game one was decided quickly as the young Ironmen exerted their will early with six runs in the first three innings. An RBI single by Tristan Waters gave Mancelona an early splash on the score- board and an RBI single by Jake Winstead in the second inning made it 2-0. Chase Wilcox paced Mancelona at the plate. Wilcox went 1-for-1, drove in one and scored two runs. He singled in the third inning. Winstead was wicked with his deliveries, keeping Central off the scoreboard for all six innings he was on the hill. He pitched a shutout, allowing no runs on seven hits while striking out two. Mancelona increased its lead with four runs in the third. Wilcox kicked things off with a single, scoring Kody Pinney. That was fol- lowed up by Derick Conway's single, plating Wilcox. Mancelona piled on two more runs in the bottom of the fifth. An error scored Garrett Derrer for the inning's first run. That was followed up by an error that scored Nick Balhorn. In game two, Mancelona used a big second-inning uprising to take command early. With 11 runs in the first three innings, the Ironmen left no doubt about the even- tual outcome. An RBI single by clutch Cody Derrer, an error, and an RBI single by The Walloper, Jake Winstead, during the first inning and an RBI triple by Nick Balhorn, an RBI sin- gle by Kody Pinney, an RBI single by Griffen Borst, an RBI single by Winstead, an error, a two-run single by Brandon Willson, and an RBI single by the beastly Balhorn in the second inning fueled Mancelona JV's offense early. Pinney, the K.P. Krusher, continued to pound the ball into powder this season. He got a hit in each of his two at bats. Borst put together a nice outing on the hill. Griffen was in the groove with his fastball and biting off-speed pitch, holding Central hitless over two innings, allowed no earned runs, walked none and struck out three. On Thursday, Mancelona split with Elk Rapids, losing the opener 11-0 but coming back to win 17-7 in the night- cap. Chase Wilcox led the Mancelona JV's offensive threat in the opener as he got on base two times in the game. He singled in the fifth inning. Kody Pinney baffled Elk Rapids, striking out six bat- ters. Pinney allowed six earned runs on 13 hits and three walks over six innings. Matthew got the win for Elk Rapids. He tossed six innings of shutout ball. Matthew struck out six, walked two and gave up three hits. Matthew, Challender, Douglas and Koss helped lead Elk Rapids. They com- bined for nine hits and seven RBIs. In game two, the Mancelona JV jumped on Elk Rapids early and coasted to the win. Eleven runs in the first three innings allowed Mancelona JV to put the game away early. An RBI single by Chase Wilcox, an RBI double by Cody Derrer, a two-run error, an error, a three-run triple by the hard-swinging Wilcox, and a steal of home by Wilcox during the first inning and a wild pitch in the second inning helped Mancelona put some runs on the board early. The walloping Wilcox racked up four RBIs on four hits. Derrer got the win for Mancelona despite allowing seven runs over five innings. Derrer struck out one, walked four and gave up five hits. Elk Rapids jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the top of the first. The Elk Rapids attack began with a single from Douglas. Then a two- run error scored Settles and Douglas. Mancelona JV answered with three runs of its own in the fourth. The Ironmen scored two when Tristan Waters sprayed a line drive for a timely single and Greg Grody grilled an RBI single. The Mancelona JV increased its lead with three runs in the fifth. Derrer sin- gled, bringing home Wilcox to start the inning. That was followed up by the K.P. 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SCHWARZ FFL rondo@voyager.net WATERS, MI. 49797 LOCAL SPORTS On-line at www.weeklychoice.com Soccer Baseball Shutout victory at home over Alpena pushes Gaylord to 6-1-1 mark in league; huge league showdown coming up with Petoskey Annual summer camp is slat- ed for June 13-15 at Grayling Middle School By Mike Dunn GAYLORD The surging Gaylord girls soccer team strengthened its hold on the top spot in the Big North Conference standings with still another shutout victory at home, this one a 3-0 tri- umph over Alpena on Tuesday, May 8. The Blue Devils improved to 6-1-1 in the league and 7- 2-1 overall with the win. On Tuesday, May 15, Gaylord played at Cadillac. On Thursday, May 17, there was the BIG rematch with Petoskey. The Northmen had beaten Gaylord 1-0 on April 24 in Petoskey. The only other blemish on Gaylords league mark was a 0-0 with T.C. West. Determined Dakota Pelach gave Gaylord a sud- den 1-0 lead just seconds before the half when she converted a pretty throw-in from Darby Fitzhenry. The Blue Devils parlayed their momentum into two more goals in the second half. Becca Pensyl helped to write the winning script with a gritty, hard-pressing goal and Missy Hartmann laid the hammer down for the third Blue Devil tally. At the other end, Alpena was not able to solve the presence of Gaylord junior goalkeeper Alex Simmons in the nets. Sims has been a human detour in her role stopping enemy shots this season and shes had plenty of invaluable support from the Blue Wall of Defiance in front of her, defenders Destiney Wojtkowiak, Brooke Stier, Paige Reinelt, Kaycie Burroughs and Allie Gooding. Gaylord coach Sean Byram also commended the hustling, hard-nosed play of midfielders Chelsea Fox, Jessie Willett, Darby Fitzhenry, Dakota Pelach, Kaylor Mikolowski and free- flowing Becca Pensyl. Going into the May 17 match at home with Petoskey, Gaylord had outscored its opponents 21- 0 at the GIS field. GRAYLING The annual Grayling Boys Basketball Summer camp is slated for Wednesday through Friday, June 13-15, at the Grayling Middle School gym. The camp is open to those in second- through seventh- grade (next years third- through eighth-grade). The camp goes from 9:15 a.m. to noon each day divided into fundamentals, team con- cepts and games. The camp fee is $20 (including a basketball for every player). Call coach Moffit at 344-3506 for family rates. Deadline to register is June 8. Call coach Moffit for details or send him an e- mail at rmoffit@casdk12.net. Blue Devils sit atop BNC standings Soccer Petoskey falls to Forest Hills Northern in consolation finals, finishes with 1-2 mark on the day By Mike Dunn PETOSKEY The Petoskey soccer team played host to its annual invitational tourna- ment on Saturday, finishing 1-2 on the day to come in fourth place. The Northmen split its first two games, beating Charlevoix 4-0 and losing 2-0 to Grand Blanc, to reach the consolation finals against Forest Hills Northern. The battling Northmen played hard but also lost 2-0 in that one. Grand Blanc won the tour- ney title, edging Madison Heights Lamphere 2-1 in the title game. The Northmen of coach Zach Jonker had the oppor- tunity to face outstanding competition in the tourna- ment as Grand Blanc and Forest Hills Northern are two of the elite programs in the state. Senior slammer Gabbi Vandenbrink powered a pair of goals into the net to lead Petoskey in the win over Charlevoix. Zola Murray added some Zoom of her own to the offensive output, scoring the third goal of the match and Liz Fraser was focused as a laser as she launched the fourth goal. Fraser also scored an assist, as did Lisa Dinon and Morgan Jons. Junior Kelsey Ance was typically effective in the nets in all three games, earning the shutout in the opener and keeping the matches with Grand Blanc and Forest Hills Northern close with some super saves. Ance received strong sup- port out front from the Blue Curtain defense of Mikayla Nayback, Maire Carmody, Alyssa VanWerden, Mackenzie Kelbel and Quinn Faylor. The Northmen played host to Alpena on Tuesday of this week. On Thursday, May 17, Petoskey has its HUGE rematch at Gaylord. The only league loss sustained by the front-running Blue Devils at the time of this writing was a 1-0 defeat at the hands of host Petoskey on April 24. Petoskey travels to Cadillac for another league match on Tuesday, May 22. Blue Devils fourth in home tourney Northmen outscore Roscommon in consolation finals of annual home invitational By Mike Dunn PETOSKEY The host Petoskey baseball team rebounded in a big way from an opening-game loss Saturday to defeat Roscommon 5-3 in the con- solation finals of the annual Petoskey invitational. The Northmen still had a very respectable 15-5 record after going 1-1 on the day. The Northmen lost 8-4 to Sand Creek in game one before coming back to beat the Bucks. Cole Paul got the call from coach Shawn Racignol and rocked Rosco with an assort- ment of well-placed deliver- ies. Paul punched out five and permitted three hits as he hurled the first six innings. Dave Waterson came on in relief and showered the strike zone with his arsenal of deliveries, soaking the three Rosco hitters with befuddling efficiency. Waterson struck out two while earning the save. Paul also poked a clutch RBI single to help his own cause. Waterson also whacked an RBI hit along with Jordon Smith and Mitch Smielewski. Joltin Joe Robbins and Hunter Stinger each struck for hits as well along with Nick Strobel. In the loss to Sand Creek, Petoskey did an unfortunate imitation of the Tigers on the recent West Coast trip, put- ting runners on base but not bringing them home. Lightning lefty Kenny Gray struck out three and walked six over the first three innings. The hard-throwing Smith went the final three frames, allowing four hits with three Ks. Dillon Kelley was among those dialed in at the plate for the Northmen, drilling two hits with an RBI. Smith, Strobel and Stinger all struck two hits also and Smith smashed an RBI double. Danny Clancy added to the teams clout meter with a siz- zling single. Robbins, Smielewski and Gray also had hits and Gray knocked in a run. Chippewa Hills beat Sand Creek 6-2 in the title game. Petoskey (15-5) is home against Big North foe T.C. West on Thursday, May 17, before traveling north to compete in the Escanaba tournament on Saturday and then playing host to league foe Gaylord on Monday, May 21. Petoskey takes third in tourney May 17, 2012 Choice Publications ... The Best Choice! Page 5-B By Mike Dunn INDIAN RIVER Inland Lakes hosted a quad meet on Thursday, May 10, with Pickford, Onaway and Johannesburg-Lewi ston. The Bulldogs came in third in both the boys and girls sides. Pickford won the boys meet with 77.5 points, edg- ing runner-up Onaway (70), and Johannesburg won the girls meet. IN THE boys competition, Inland Lakes accumulated 58.5 points. The strong right arm of Riley Hercules Hirn accounted for first place for I-Lakes in the discus with a mighty toss of 131 feet, 10 inches, and runner-up in the shot put with a distance of 40 feet, 3 inches. The Bulldogs 3200 relay foursome of Duane Vizina, Cody Bonilla, Josh Passino and Travis Jensen motored to first in 8:53 and the 1600 relay crew of Josh Passino, Vizina, Bonilla and Zach Florek flew to second in 4:00 flat. The 800 relay featuring Senor Speed Pablo Santos, Jordyn Smeltzer, Travis Jensen and Bonilla pushed to second in 1:36.85. Richard Armbruster bust- ed loose in the 110-meter high hurdles to cross the fin- ish line first in 19.73 sec- onds. Teammate Jake Drogowski was second in 21.09 seconds. Santos sped to second in the 100 dash (11.78) with Jordyn Smeltzer (12.11) in fifth. Smeltzer also took third in the 200 dash (24.24). Bonilla blasted out of the blocks and finished strong to take second in the 400 dash (56.93). The versatile Vizina took third in the 400 dash (57.53) and earned second in the pole vault, clearing 8-6. Josh Passino pushed to third in the 1600 run (5:18) and fourth in the 3200 run (11:48) while the determined Drogowski claimed fourth in the 1600 run (5:20) and fourth in the 300 hurdles (51.59). We still have a lot of work to take care of before the regional and conference meets in the next two weeks, said I-Lakes coach Sarah Furman. Hirn threw very well and Josh Passino stepped in where we needed him tonight. They definitely stepped up as leaders. ON THE girls side, I-Lakes finished with 61.5 points. The gliding grace of Emily Griffore was evident once again as she strode to first place in the 100 hurdles in 17.68 seconds for the only individual first place of the day for the Bulldog gals. The 3200 relay foursome of Rebecca Step, Sophie Passino, Hannah Passino and surging Sandy Bischoff also acquired first in 10:58. I-Lakes had several sec- ond- and third-place finish- es in the meet. The 1600 relay of Rebekah Drogowski, Sophie Passino, Rebecca Hunt and Blast Off Bischoff took runner-up in 4:42. Other runner-up finishes for I-Lakes were earned by Autumn Blanchard in the pole vault (6-6) and Zoey Comben in the shot put (29- 9.75). Griffore joined with Allie Michie, Morgan Palmer and Hannah Passino to take third in the 400 relay (58.04) and the long-striding Griffore also took third in the 300 hurdles (55.04). Cheyann Stevens earned third in both the shot put (28-6) and the discus (67-1) and Bischoff blasted off to reach a third-place distance of 14 feet, 10.25 inches in the long jump. Bischoff also took third in the 800 run (2:43). Drogowski took third in the 100 hurdles (19.26) and teamed with Allie Michie, Morgan Palmer and Sarah Bruniquel for third in the 800 relay (2:00). Bruniquel broke loose for third in the 100 dash (14.12). Step strode hard to take third in the 1600 run (6:24) and fourth in the 800 run (2:45). Basha Nova Grisova had some nice moves, too, as she stepped and strode to fifth in the race (6:29). We did some good things today, but we still have a lot of work to do, Furman reported. Our shot put crew continues to be very consis- tent scorers for us. We had a few injuries to deal with, and Sophie and Hannah Passino filled in on relay teams at the last minute. Track Bulldog boys and girls both finish third; Hercules Hirn is strong in throwing events for boys I-Lakes hosts home quad meet Grayling offers boys basketball camp N000l lkF0 Sunday, May 20 1-5 p.m. Boyne Mountain Resort Thousands of Dollars in Door Prizes & Giveaways! Page 6-B Choice Publications ... The Best Choice! May 17, 2012 LOCAL SPORTS On-line at www.weeklychoice.com The action on the Gaylord Little League baseball diamonds is fast, furious and fun whenever the Superminor teams collide. Note in particular the intensity in the faces in these excellent photos supplied by Rob DeForge of rdsportsphot.com. 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Radiant Silver w/Charcoal heated leather, Sunroof, deep tread tires on alloys, CD, Steering Controls and lots more. Save $1,000 this week! $14,950. Dave Kring Chevrolet-Cadillac, 1861 US 31 North, Petoskey, MI 231-347-2585 2011 Chevy Camaro RS Convertible. 3,000 miles & a 1 owner! Leather, black stripe pkg., rear spoiler, quarter flares, this car has it all and more! 312 hp horsepower. Top down Fun! Dave Kring Chevrolet-Cadillac, 1861 US 31 North, Petoskey, MI 231-347- 2585 I BUY CARS! Wrecked or in need of mechanical repair, 1995 and up. Gaylord area. 989-732-9362 BOATS & MARINE 15 Runabout. 45 HP. Cream puff, trailer. Will finance. 231-818-2933 For Sale, 3,000 lb. Boat Hoist. $500. 231-585-7406 For Sale, Used Outboard Motors. 231-585-7406 CLASSIC AUTO CASH FOR OLD CARS. Please don't send to crusher. Michel's Collision & Restoration 231-348-7066 FOR SALE: 1940 FORD PICKUP. 231- 348-7066 COMPUTERS & OFFICE COMPUTER GIVING YOU HEADACHES? Call Dave the Computer Doc at 989-731-1408 for in-your-home or business repair, serv- ice, upgrades, virus and spyware removal, training. WEB SITE HOSTING as low as $4.95 a month. Have your web site hosted with a local business, not someone out of state or overseas. Local host- ing, local service. Go to www.MittenHosting.com. Safe and secure. Small or large websites. FIREWOOD & WOODSTOVE 100% WOOD HEAT, no worries. Keep your family safe and warm with an Outdoor Wood Furnace from Central Boiler. Double L Tack 989-733-7651 DREFFS FIREWOOD/HARDWOOD. Split. Call for details 989-732-5878 FIREWOOD B.MOEKE. Order now pay later, within 30 miles of Boyne City. 231-631-9600 call text or b_moeke@hotmail.com FREE ITEMS HAVE SOMETHING TO GIVE AWAY? Free items classified ads run free of charge in the Weekly Choice. Call 989-732-8160 or e-mail your ad to Dave1@WeeklyChoice.com. FURNITURE GREAT ROOMS is now wholesaling mattresses to the public. Prices begin at $119. 148 W. Main St. Downtown Gaylord, corner of Main and N. Court St. www.greatroomsgay- lord.com. Call 989-748-4849 GARAGE & YARD SALE FOUR SEASONS RESALE of the North, located across from Citizens Bank, Gaylord. Offering Men's & Women's clothing, accessories, household items, DVD's, CD's, Books, tools and miscellaneous items. 989-306-1482 FREE CLASSIFIED ADS! Post your Garage Sale for free at www.MichiganMoneySaver.com. Buy and sell in Northern Michigan. This even creates a map to show where your Garage Sale is located. Garage Sale. Tons of items from abandoned storage units. APS Mini Warehouse, 112 E. Sixth St. Gaylord. Furniture, art, toys, afghans, books, tools, jewelry, clothes and tons of household items and decorations. Thursday Saturday: 8am 5pm. GARAGE & YARD SALE HAVE SOMETHING TO SELL? Sell it with a classified ad, just $2.00 for 10 words. Why bother with a Garage Sale? Sell it the easy way, in the Weekly Choice. YARD SALE, May 25, 26, 27. 9am - 5pm. Sunday open at 10am. Children's clothing & bikes, house- hold items, adult clothing, 7340 DNR Park Road, Wolverine. GUNS 12 GAUGE BROWNING Belgium. Plus 40 years old, like new. Original cus- tom gun case. $1,800. 989-348- 3246 HELP WANTED Assistant Baker Wanted. Royal Farms is seeking a full time assistant baker to help at their facility. For more infor- mation contact Royal Farms at 231.599.3222 CHARLEVOIX - Part Time. We are looking for a great Independent Sales representative for advertising sales in our newspapers. Work your own schedule. Good commission rate. Send resume' to Dave 1We are look- ing for a great Independent Sales representative for advertising sales in our newspapers. Work your own schedule. Good commission rate. Send resume' to Dave 1 at Office@CharlevoixCountyNews.com. Looking for responsible and punctual individuals assisting me in my sea- sonal business. Mid-May through July. Hours approximately Noon- Dusk. Non-smokers only. 231-582- 3555 Otsego Christian School is seeking a Preschool Program Director/3-year- old teacher to join our staff. A suc- cessful candidate must be a Christian having a minimum of an associate's degree in Early Childhood as well as experience, a love for teaching preschool children, and the ability to work effectively with chil- dren, parents and other OCS staff members. Please send a cover letter, resume and three professional refer- ence letters to P.O. Box 1365, Gaylord, MI 49734. No calls please! Part Time - CHEBOYGAN. We are looking for a great Independent Sales representative for advertising sales in our newspapers. Work your own schedule. Good commission rate. Send resume' to Dave 1 at Office@WeeklyChoice.com. Part Time - GRAYLING. We are look- ing for a great Independent Sales representative for advertising sales in our newspapers. Work your own schedule. Good commission rate. Send resume' to Dave 1 at Office@WeeklyChoice.com. Pastry Chef / Prep Cook. Year round daytime with benefits. Looking for summer only, full or part time, evening line and prep cooks. Wages commensurate with experience. Apply in person to join our award win- ning team of professionals. Cafe Sante, Boyne City. Powersports Parts Department Sales Associate Needed. Were looking for a highly motivated, experienced sales associate for a full-time position in our busy powersports parts depart- ment. Powersports knowledge, com- puter and retail selling skills pre- ferred. For more information, contact Dave @ Extreme Power Sports 989- 732-4331 Summer volunteers needed for Chamber Visitor Center. The Boyne Area Chamber of Commerce again plans to have the Visitors Center open for extended hours this sum- mer. We want to train volunteers to man the office from 5 to 8 p.m. Fridays during Stroll the Streets along with Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. We are looking for friendly people who care about the growth and prosperity of our commu- nity. Volunteering for this activity will only involve a few hours for the entire season. With enough individuals vol- unteering any one person will only work once a month. So please get your friends to join us. Contact the chamber at 231-582-6222. HELP WANTED The Boyne City plant for Honeywell is announcing job openings for a Design Engineering Manager and a Mechanical Design Engineer. Honeywell has been named one of the Worlds Most Ethical Companies for 2012 by Ethisphere. Only 145 companies worldwide received this honor, for which more than 3,400 companies were considered. Honeywell also made the prestigious list in 2008 and 2009. Apply at www.careersathoneywell.com. The Charlevoix Circle of Arts is now accepting applications for instructors and Aides for the Circle Summer Camp for July 2 through August 10. The camp will offer 10-12 different sessions. For more information, please visit www.charlevoixcircle.org. The Community of East Jordan, MI. located on the South Arm of Lake Charlevoix, is seeking a goal-orient- ed, outcome-based professional with exemplary leadership skills for the position of city administrator. The City offers entrepreneurial opportunities, nature-based tourism amenities and is poised to become a destination in both of these areas with the proper leadership. Please contact the City of East Jordan at 231-536-3381 or www.eastjordancity.org. Attn: Cheltzi Wilson for a complete list of the qual- ifications identified by a Community Task Force. Applications will be accepted by mail or email through May 18, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. The City of East Jordan is an equal opportuni- ty employer and provider. HOMES FOR RENT 2 - 3 BEDROOM HOUSES. 1 - 2 bed- room house. Call 989-732-4318 HOMES FOR SALE 2 bedroom, 2 bath condo for sale in Gaylord, within walking distance of town. Laminate floors, new 8' slider & in good condition. $46,500. Call 989-350-0145. NORTHLAND HOMES We sell Energy Star homes. Give us a call for an appointment. 989-370-6058 HOUSEHOLD GERTA'S DRAPERIES: Everything in Window Treatments Free estimates and in home appointments. Established 1958. Call 989-732- 3340 or visit our showroom at 2281 South Otsego Ave., Gaylord. LAWN & GARDEN WIZARD LAWN TRACTOR for pull attachments well cared for, good run- ning condition. $200, 231-944- 9311. LEGAL NOTICES FINAL NOTICE TO DISPOSE OF CON- TENTS to satisfy established liens on the following storage units: Matt McLaughlin, Unit A-2, Janet Hammons, Unit A-4, Katrina Ramsey, Unit A-9, Jeanine Prusakiewicz, Unit A-26, Scott Sikes, Unit D-15, Brieanna McMurphy, Unit E-23, Jean Banish, Unit E-29, Emily Newman, Unit F-8 and Pam Wheeler, Unit F-32. Storage unit contents will be emptied and or sold on June 1, 2012 if accounts are not paid in full at Aspen Park Self Storage, PO Box 2262, Gaylord, MI 49734 MANUFACTURED HOMES For Rent or Sale on Contract. 3 Bedroom Manufactured home. $500 down, $500 month. Gaylord area MSHDA approved 866-570-1991. NEW & REPOS: Double-Wides, 16's, 14's. Take anything on trade. Financing available. A complete line of parts. www.michiganeast- sidesales.net. 866-570-1991. MEDICAL & HEALTH TAKE VIAGRA? Viagra 100mg, Cialis 20mg. 40 pill+ 4 free, only $99.. #1 Male Enhancement, discreet ship- ping. Save $500. 877-595-1022 MISCELLANEOUS Anger Monuments & Markers. Senior Discounts Available. email anger- monuments@yahoo.com. 231-587- 8433. Mancelona. In home appoint- ments available. FREE CLASSIFIED ADS! Sell your items for free at www.MichiganMoneySaver.com. Buy and sell in Northern Michigan. Photo and text are free. Cars, Homes, Furniture, Garage sales and more. MISCELLANEOUS LOWEST COST IN MICHIGAN! 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Call the Weekly Choice, 989-732- 8160 or e-mail Dave1@WeeklyChoice.com Reader Advisory: the National Trade Association we belong to has pur- chased some classifieds in our paper. Determining the value of their service or product is advised by this publication. In order to avoid misun- derstandings, some advertisers do not offer employment but rather sup- ply the readers with manuals, direc- tories and other materials designed to help their clients establish mail order selling and other businesses at home. Under NO circumstance should you send any money in advance or give the client your check- ing, license ID, or credit card num- bers. Also beware of ads that claim to guarantee loans regardless of credit and note that if a credit repair com- pany does business only over the phone its illegal to request any money before delivering its service. All funds are based in US dollars. 800 numbers may or may not reach Canada. ASSEMBLY WORK! 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Quality Workmanship 989- 350-1857 FRED'S TV & APPLIANCE SERVICE. 33 years experience. In home service. 989-732-1403 NEW BUSINESS. Hayner Universal Cleaning. Specializing in residential, condominiums/cottages, communi- ty/senior centers, offices and so much more. Honest, reliable, flexible. Satisfaction guaranteed. References available. Call for free estimate today. 989-306-1861 Performance Painting and Powerwashing. Commercial, residen- tial, fully insured. Free estimates. Call 989-350-7944 STORAGE APS Mini-Warehouse of Gaylord has 5x10 units available for just $30 a month. No long term contract neces- sary. In town, safe storage. Larger units also available. Call 989-732- 8160. BUCK PATH Mini Warehouses start- ing at $15 month. 989-732-2721 or 989-370-6058 Heated or Cold storage available for Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall, 989- 732-0724 SUV 2007 Lincoln MKX AWD. Priced to GO! There is so much on this card, it can't be all listed. 6-disc CD, Bright alloy Wheels, 2 Moonroofs, heated and Cooled Leather and more! Reduced $2,500. Now 15,479. Dave Kring Chevrolet-Cadillac, 1861 US 31 North, Petoskey, MI 231-347-2585 2008 Cadillac SRX AWD. Luxury Package 1 owner! 22 MPG Hwy!! Heated leather & steering wheel, adjustable Pedals, 17 Machine Wheels, Remote Start and so much more! $23,949. Dave Kring Chevrolet-Cadillac, 1861 US 31 North, Petoskey, MI 231-347-2585 2009 Ford Escape XLS 4x4. 25 MPG Hwy! 1 owner! 4 Wheel Drive! What more would you want? A low price, you found it! Plus Bright alloys CD, 171 hp, 2.5 liter. SAVE! $14,949. Dave Kring Chevrolet-Cadillac, 1861 US 31 North, Petoskey, MI 231-347- 2585 2009 Pontiac Vibe AWD. Save $1,500 this week! Great Car with great gas mileage w/ AWD and it's a 1 owner! Tons of features: Sunroof, CD, Roof Rack and 26 mpg Hwy. $16,449. 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All Close to Town and all the Action. $48,000. MLS #278793 $10K PRICE DROP! Charming Year Long or Vacation Home in Canada Creek. 3 Beds, 2 1/2 Baths. Cedar Sided Inside. Low Maint Vinyl Siding Outside.Walk Out Basement, Gas Fireplace, Roomy Deck,Attached 2 1/2 Car Garage plus Additional Garage for Storage-Toys. Newer Well- Septic System. Enjoy All that Canada Creek has to Offer Including 13,500 Acres for Hunting-Fishing, 5 Lakes, 2 Blue Ribbon Trout Streams,Archery and Gun Ranges. $159,000. MLS #276951 GREAT TRAIL GETAWAY 3 Bed, 1 Bath Cabin with 50 Feet of Ausable River Frontage. Surprisingly Roomy with No Wasted Space. Can Easily Sleep 6 or More for those Weekend or Week Long Getaways. Completely Furnished. Snowmobile Trail Right Out Front Door. $59,500. MLS#277806 A U S A B L E R IV E R F R O N T A G E N E W L IS T IN G ! GORGEOUS CUSTOM FULL LOG HOME Deep in the Woods. Stone Perma Log Fireplace. Huge Deck Out Front. Loft Balcony Out Back. Jet Tub. Full Basement, Steel Roof, and Full Log Garage with Rear Door. Backs Up to 1000s of Acres of State Land. $199,000. MLS #276669 SPARKLING 3 Bed, 2 Bath Country Ranch on 30 Acres. Spotless Country Kitchen, Hickory Cabinets, Center Island, 6 Panel Oak Doors, Marvin Windows,Vaulted Ceiling & Vermont Castings Wood Stove for Up North Feel. Recently Completed Full Finished Basement. 2 1/2 Car Garage, 60 X 40 Pole Bldg w/ 12Ft Walls.All Surrounded by Rolling Acres of Maple, Beechwood and Birch. $279,000. MLS #275255 A SQUARE 160 ACRES with Trees, Hills,Trails,Water, Grazing Land,A Pole Building and a Gorgeous 2 Story Country Home. Need I Say More? Okay, How About 4 Bedrooms, 3 Baths, Master Suite, Hardwood Floors, Fireplace,Woodburner, Zoned Radiant Heat, Full Walkout Basement, Huge Deck on One Side of Home, Covered Wrapped Around Deck on Two Other Sides, Huge Pole Bldg with 14 Foot Doors for RV Storage. $758,000. MLS #272584 Featured Home On the Market Summer Moving Tips Compliments of Ed Wohlfiel Part 1 of 3 series How to prepare for a seam- less transition If you're moving this sum- mer, the busiest season for moving, you know how daunt- ing it can be. But if you create a blueprint for your move, the transition from house to house will go more smoothly. Here are the first 3 of 10 things you can do to prepare for a seamless transition. 1. Full serve, partial serve or a do-it-yourself move. Can you do it alone or should you hire a licensed moving company for a full-service or partial-service move? This is one of the first and often most difficult ques- tions soon-to-be moving households face. The answer depends on your lifestyle, household size, budget and amount of time you have to get everything accomplished. Get written quotes from at least three licensed moving compa- nies so you know youre getting the best deal based on your specific moving needs. Moving yourself or doing a partial-serv- ice move? Packing calculators can make it easier to estimate the amount of boxes and pack- ing materials needed. 2. Plan to unpack BEFORE you pack. Take photos of each room in the new home before you arrive with furniture, plants, appliances and family in tow. Write down on a clip board where each item should go in your next home before packing, and carry it with you on moving day. List out the major items that need to be assembled first. As you place each item in its new room, cross it off the list and you will be one step closer to enjoying your new home. 3. Be strategic about pack- ing. If you have more than a month to pick up and move, start early. Complete a free change of address and sched- ule utilities ahead of time at Moving.com. Start packing early. Whether its one room, one cabinet or a drawer at a time, weed through what may be years of accumulation. As youre going through your belongings, divide everything into these helpful categories: donate to charity, give to a friend, recycle, trash, pack now, or keep handy until moving day. Youll be surprised at how much you can donate, recycle or give to friends. And, youll not be overwhelmed with the task at hand three days before you move. Lake Access Home, Gaylord John Koske, Koske Realty Co., Gaylord (989) 732-1012 Real Estate By Jim Akans Situated in a beautiful, resort-style community located approximately midway between Gaylord and Grayling; this sharp ranch home on nearly an acre of property has access to beautiful Guthrie Lake and Section One Lake. Community ameni- ties also include a swimming pool, and several gorgeous park areas. The home offers 1,522 square feet of single level living space with plenty of top-grade amenities and a versatile, well-planned layout. The spacious living, dining and kitchen spaces flow seamlessly together, creating a comfortable indoor setting that is perfect for both quiet relaxation as well as for entertaining. The large kitchen is gorgeous and very functional; with elegant wood cabinetry, center preparation island, dual sink and there are a full compliment of appliances includ- ed. There are three nicely sized bedrooms and two baths in this home, making it a wonderful family residence as well as the ideal set up for a professional couple desiring extra space for a guest room and home office. Additional indoor amenities include a majestic corner fireplace and gently vaulted ceil- ing in the living room, walk in closet in the master bedroom, and convenient laundry room area. The outdoor setting is absolutely spectacular. An open deck overlooks a beautifully wooded yard, which backs up to state land, and a blacktop drive leads to a detached two-car garage. This is truly an impressive home in an equally impressive setting. At a very attractive listing price of just $79,900 it is an inviting value for either a permanent home or an up north get-away. Call Koske Realty today for a private showing. (989) 732-1012 or email john_koske@yahoo.com Sharp, lake access home near Gaylord REAL ESTATE SALES STATISTICS Provided to you by and based on information from the Water Wonderland MLS, Inc. for the period April 30, 2012 through May 6, 2012. (RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES ONLY) DAYS DOLLAR VOLUME NUMBER OF NUMBER OF COUNTY ON MARKET SOLD UNITS SOLD UNITS AVAILABLE Alcona 90 $29,000 1 47 Alpena 129 $522,500 6 341 Antrim 113 $83,000 2 50 Cheboygan 358 $88,000 2 506 Crawford 164 $443,000 7 190 Mackinac 0 $0 0 68 Montmorency 235 $204,900 3 195 Oscoda 0 $0 0 143 Otsego 114 $1,152,500 8 412 Presque Isle 104 $106,000 4 261 Brought to you by: If you would like additional information please contact your local REALTOR.