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Joburg one W away from playoffs

By Mike Dunn

ONAWAY TheJohannesburg-L ewiston

Cardinals of coach John Bush

moved one step closer to

securing the runner-up spotin the Ski Valley South stand-

ings and securing another

playoff berth with an impres-

sive 56-14 victory at Onaway

on Friday.The Battle of the Cardinals

was a big one for both sides.

Onaway came into the con-test with a 5-1 record and 2-1

in the league while the visit-

ing Cardinals of

Johannesburg had a 4-2 markand were also 2-1 in the

league. Both were seeking the

many playoff points that

would come with a win.In the end, J-Ls stamped-

ing ground game enabled the

visiting Cardinals to control

the game. J-L moved the ball

methodically on nearly everydrive behind the pounding

feet of Dillon Kibby, Mitch

Howitzer Hardy and QBAlex Payne as the J-L frontwall of Dakota Finnerty,

Logan Miller, Garrett

Koronka, Brad Kussrow,

Drake Skowronski and Dylan

Helms, among others, creat-

ed holes and allowed the J-Loffense to gobble up yardage

and take long stretches of

time off the game clock and

keep the dangerous offenseof the explosive host

Cardinals off the field.

J-L scored four unan-

swered touchdowns in the

first half to take a 28-0 leadinto the locker room.

Kibby and Hardy each had

monster games for J-L.Kibby helped put the Ka-

Boom into the offensive

attack, motoring to 178 yards

worth of real estate on justnine carries, including elec-

trifying TD bursts of 80, 90

and 9 yards in addition to a

17-yard scoring reception.The versatile Kibby had a

King Kong super colossal

night, amassing an amazing

426 all-purpose yards taking

rushing, receiving, kickreturn and interception

return yards into account.

Howitzer Hardy also hada big game from his fullbackpost, propelling forward for

164 yards rushing in 21 tries

with TDs of 13 and 4 yards.

Payne produced another44 yards in nine carries with

TD runs of 2 and 9 yards andthe 17-yard TD hook-up withthe dangerous Kibby to startoff the scoring in the contest.

Onaway absorbed a toughdefeat but battled to the end.

The host Cardinals did dis-

play some of their explosive-ness when fullback Chae

Whitsitt found a seam andraced 65 yards midway

through the second quarter.In the fourth quarter,Cardinals signal caller Matt

Tollini turned the cornercleanly on an option run andturned on the afterburners.Tollini didnt stop until he

crossed the goal line 96 yardslater.

Aside from the two long TDgallops, though, the host

Cardinals had difficulty find-ing much room running theball against the swarming J-L

defense.Whitsitt finished with 94

yards in seven carries and

Tollini generated 92 yards inthree tries. The J-L defensedid a great job of surround-ing Onaways breakaway

threat at tailback JasonSigsby, never letting the elu-sive Sigsby get much distancebeyond the line of scrim-

mage. His longest run of thenight was 8 yards.

Tollini hit on 12-of-19 aeri-

als for 125 yards with Sigsbygrabbing four for 19 yards

while Tommy Auger pulled inthree for 39 yards and Carlos

Bautista three for 33 yards.On the defensive side for J-

L, hard-nosed linebackerDrake Skowronski put the

dreaded Dee-Skow Stop onopposing ball carriers 18times, including a tackle for

loss. Koronka put some of theKrunch into the defensiveeffort as well, accounting for11 tackles. Helms put the

hammer down nine timesand Kibby had eight tacklesto go with his interception

and long return.Defensively for Onaway,

the Meat Man ChrisCleaver collected 10 tackles.

Whitsitt and Bautista eachhad 10 takedowns as well.Sigsby made nine stops and

Jamal Porter produced eight.J-L (5-2, 2-2) renews its

annual rivalry with cross-county foe Gaylord St. Mary

on the home field this Friday.The Snowbirds are winlessbut definitely not punchlessand they play hard every

time out. Its been a long,tough season for the youngSnowbirds of coach Denny

YoungeDyke but an upsetwin at Johannesburg wouldbe a great salve for the boysand take a lot of the sting

away. Bush realizes that andknows his team must guardagainst a letdown, especially

with a playoff berth riding onthe outcome.

J-L closes the regular sea-son with a home gameagainst scrappy Pellston.

Onaway (5-2, 2-2) has atough test on the roadagainst Central Lake. TheTrojans started out with four

straight losses but have wonthree straight and represent atough challenge for coachBrian Whitsitts troops. TheCardinals will seek to put theJ-L loss quickly behind themand focus on getting win No.6 this Friday and reach theplayoffs for the first time

since 2006.Onaway closes out the reg-

ular season at home withanother strong test asPickford comes calling. Thepurple-clad Panthers havelost only to league powersMancelona and St. Ignace todate.

Johannesburg-Lewiston 56, Onaway 14

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OConnells Carnivores pounce with predatory vigor in holding explosive Blazers to one touchdown

By Mike Dunn

KALKASKA The unde-

feated Grayling Vikings need-

ed a strong performance

from their defense on Friday

night and got it. Big Time!

OConnells Carnivores led

the way as the Vikings

improved to 7-0 overall and

4-0 in the Lake Michigan

Conference with an impres-

sive 33-6 triumph over host

Kalkaska. The Blazers, in the

midst of one of their finest

seasons in a while, came into

the game with a 5-1 record.

Our guys came ready to

play, reported Grayling headcoach Tim Sanchez. Coach

OConnells defensive game

plan was great, and the play-

ers executed it with tough-

ness and discipline. Kalkaska

had two incredible backs that

could score on any play, so I

was very pleased with our

defensive intensity.

The explosive Blazers had

been averaging 35 points a

game but the swarming

Vikings, fueled by the fiery

play of lightning-quick line-

backers Wild Wes Dean,

Brandon Handrich, Nick

Swiercz, Michael Branch, Ty

Jensen and Justice Junttila,

among others, flew to the

football like predators with

the scent of dinner in their

nostrils. Kalkaskas vaunted

1-2 punch of Kaleb Hauser

and Zach Hill in the backfield

never was able to get fully

untracked.

After going on top by two

touchdowns, the Vikings

made a goal-line stand late in

the first half to maintain their

advantage on the score-

board. The Blazers didnt

score their lone touchdown

until the third quarter when

Hill, playing quarterback, tal-

lied on a 7-yard run. By that

time, Grayling had a com-

manding 27-6 lead.

Our kids played hungry,

Sanchez said. They did a

great job tackling and

swarming to 12 (Hill) and 25

(Hauser).

On the offensive side,

Grayling was able to makesome of the big plays that

have been part of their arse-

nal all season in spite of the

raw, rainy, breezy conditions

on Friday. On a night when

the wet and the wind made it

difficult to pass, gunslinging

junior QB Jake Swander still

managed to hit on 19-of-38

aerials out of the super-

charged Sanchez Spread for

235 yards and touchdown

strikes of 51 yards to chee-

tah-fast slot receiver Scout

Tobin and 10 yards to junior

Tyler McClanahan.

Senior dual threat Ty

Jensen continued his oak-

solid play at running back

and receiver. The versatile

Jensen, who can bulldoze

through defenders when hes

not blazing around them,

accounted for 124 critical

rushing yards on 15 carries

with a 4-yard TD push on his

stat line. He also grabbed

three Swander passes for

another 11 yards.

The speedy Tobin, who

poses a quick-strike scare

into the hearts of defenders

every time he touches the

ball, carried seven times for

78 yards and scored from 33

yards to help ice the game in

the third quarter. He also

pulled down three passes for

83 yards of air traffic.

Junior Kevin Harris, anoth-

er versatile Viking who dou-

bles as a runner and kicker

on offense and also plays in

the secondary on defense,

closed out the scoring on thisnight with a 23-yard sweep

around the left side.

McClanahan and senior

Scott Parkinson had produc-

tive nights as receivers and

downfield blockers once

again. The Mac Attack of

McClanahan accounted for

six receptions for 53 yards on

a night when the offensive

scheme called for shorter

pass completions and the

glue-fingered Parkinson

pulled in five for 47 yards.

Harris hauled in one aerial

for 27 yards and dependable

Danny Schultz had one grabfor nine yards.

Once again our offense

was able to make some big

plays and capitalize on some

forced turnovers, Sanchez

said. Now its time to find

that right balance between

enjoying all of the

Homecoming week festivi-ties and still staying focused

to be at our best this upcom-

ing Friday night (against East

Jordan).

On the defensive side for

the Vikings, Dean and Branch

covered the field like fertiliz-

er, making 13 and 12 tackles,

respectively. The hard-hittingHandrich had his finger-

prints all over the dominat-

ing defensive effort as well,

putting the tattoo on enemy

ball carriers 11 times and

also recording a sack.

Handrichs first-quarter fum-

ble recovery led to Graylings

first touchdown of the nightwhen Jensen reached on his

4-yard burst.

East Jordan (0-7, 0-4) is in

the midst of a rough season

but always comes to play.

Vikings defense leads the way

North-south slasher Ty Jensen slams his way to some of his game-high 124rushing yards on Friday.

Its all open spaces ahead of speedy Scout Tobin(33) as he breaks loose for a 33-yard TD at

Kalkaska.Junior Kevin Harris breaks away to score and put an

exclamation mark on the big victory at Kalkaska.

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QB Jake Swander is about to hand the ball to TyJensen to gobble up some valuable real estate on

Friday.


Grayling 33, Kalkaska 6

By Ryan Bokas

The football game between

the Gaylord St. Mary

Snowbirds and the

Mancelona Ironmen was

fought between two teams

going in opposite directions.

The young Snowbirds were

still looking for their first win

on the season while the visit-

ing Ironmen came into town

looking to continue to build

on their undefeated season.

It was apparent from the start

that the Ironmen of

Mancelona had too much

size and firepower for the

Snowbirds as they battled

their way to a dominating 58-12 final score.

With 3 games left to play

for Mancelonas football

team they hoped to continue

their dominating season and

start peaking at the right time

as they prepare for the

upcoming playoff season. A

win would secure a place in

the playoffs for the Ironmen.

So far this year they have rou-

tinely blown teams out with a

high-powered power offense

and a gritty defense that hits

hard and doesnt like giving

up yards regardless of where

the game is. Most games

have been over by halftime

leaving room for back up

players to come in and get

valuable game time adding

to the teams depth. They

have outscored their oppo-

nents 227-48 averaging just

under 38 points a game on

offense and only have given

up 8 points a game on

defense. They have simply

been beating teams with

ruthless abandon on theirquest to host a playoff ga me.

On the contrast the

Snowbirds of St. Marys were

still looking for their first win

on the season as they have

been playing some much

better football games lately

as they get used to 2nd year

head coach Denny

Youngdykes playbook.

Mancelona showed why

they havent given up a loss

yet this season early as their

defense forced a 3 and out on

St. Marys first drive of the

game. The Ironmen offense

looked to take the field and

build on the momentum that

the D had just provided.

After two short runs and fac-

ing a big early 3rd and 4 the

talented star running back

Wyatt Derrer galloped his

way to a 40-yard touchdown.

Wyatt is a talented big tail-

back that has the patience to

wait for his blockers then rips

through gaps with blazing

speed making him a tough

man to bring down. Whenyou match Wyatts individual

talents with the how disci-

plined and efficient the

offensive line plays it makes

dangerous on every play. The

big athletic offensive line has

no problem rolling outside

the pocket making big block

10 to 20 yards down field.

The rest of the first half fol-

lowed this routine. The

defense was too much for St.

Marys offense, and the ruth-

less Mancelona offense ran

all over the Snowbird

defense. By the end of the

first quarter Wyatt had 3touchdowns of 40, 57 and 20

yards while his sure handed

receiver teammate Logan

Borst pulled in a touchdown

reception ballooning the

score to 30-0 at the end of the

first quarter.

The Snowbirds Jack

Lochinski showed the heart

and determination of a lion

as he scored touchdowns in

the first and second half.

This ultra quick athletic back

also lead his teams in tackles

with 8 showing the senior

leadership coach Youngdyke

likes to see out of his few sen-

ior leaders.

The second half had a lot

of Mancelonas back up play-

ers getting valuable playing

time. When the final whistle

blew the visiting team had

taken the victory with a 58 to

12 win on the Snowbirds

home field. The Ironmen of

Mancelona look to continue

their pursuit of perfection as

they take on Fife Lake Forest

area on Friday night while

the Snowbirds of St. Marys

look to get their first win of

the season against their in-

county rival Cardinals of

Johannesburg-Lewiston in a

huge game within the ski-

valley conference

Mancelonas offense rolled along in Friday nights contest against the St. Mary Snowbirds.

Mancelona running back, Wyatt Derrer looks for run-ning room as he is chased by St. Mary defenders Will

Canfield and Cameron Switalski.Mancelona wide receiver, Luke Smigielski hauls in a pass.

Ironmen Continue to Roll


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Ogemaw Heights 56, Gaylord 6

By Mike Dunn

WEST BRANCH It was a

tough night for Gaylord. The

short-handed Blue Devils

went on the road to face

surging Big North

Conference rival Ogemaw

Heights.

Gaylord scored first but it

was all Ogemaw after that.

The Falcons, flying high after

the upset win over Cadillac

the week before, prevailed

56-6 to improve to 4-3 and

keep their playoff hopes

alive. The Blue Devils fell to

0-7 and 0-4 in the Big North.

The road doesnt get easier

for Gaylord, which closes out

the home portion of the

rugged 2012 schedule against

league front-runner Traverse

City Central this Friday, Oct.

12. The talented Trojans (6-1,

4-0) are coming off a tense,

low-scoring victory over

Detroit Jesuit.

Things started out on a

promising note at Ogemaw

as the Blue Devils marched

down the field behind the

creative, elusive running of

cobra-quick Cotton Neff and

speedy Kyle Fahler and

scored when the dangerous

Neff swept around end for 3

yards. At the 6:58 mark of the

first quarter, Gaylord led 6-0.

The Falcons came back to

score twice in the first quar-

ter and three more times in

the second quarter to

assume a commanding 35-6

lead by the half. Ogemaw

added another touchdown in

the third quarter and two

more in the fourth.

Brandon Benac and Devin

Griffus each scored twice for

the Falcons and Josh Awrey

returned a punt 73 yards for

another score.

Benac finished a produc-

tive night with 136 yards in 10

carries to go with his two

touchdowns. Griffus

motored to 74 yards in five

tries and hit on 5-of-10 pass-

es for 93 yards, including a

44-yard TD strike to Jerome

Hunter.

Neff, the super-quick

sophomore with the sweet

feet, grabbed 73 yards worth

of real estate 15 tries to pace

the Blue Devils. The flying

feet of Fahler accounted for

40 yards in four carries,

including a 29-yard run that

turned out to be Gaylords

longest play from scrim-

mage.

QB Ty Coonrod also con-

nected with Fahler for a 13-

yard gain and Fahler had a

30-yard kickoff return as well.

Gaylord will be seeking its

first win of the season this

Friday against the Trojans

before going south to face St.

Johns, another strong oppo-

nent, to close out the cam-

paign.

The Gaylord offense moves to the ball in the first quarter of Fridays Big North

clash at Ogemaw.

photo by Dave baRagRey

Converging Gaylord defenders, includingSpiderman Nick Parker (15), make a stop of

Ogemaws Brandon Benac.

photo by Dave baRagRey

Gaylord scores first but host Falcons have too

much firepower in BNC clash


Tough night for Blue Devils

Cheboygan 28, Sault Ste. Marie 27, OT

By Mike Dunn

CHEBOYGAN The

Cheboygan Chiefs of coach

Jack Coon entertained an

overflowing home crowd

Friday at historic Western

Avenue Field with a real

thriller. Cheboygan prevailed

28-27 over determined SaultSte. Marie in overtime as sen-

ior QB Damon Proctor, show-

ing purpose and poise in the

pocket, delivered a precision

strike to glue-fingered Ben

Pearson in the end zone and

Austin Ginop, with ice water

flowing through his veins,

put what proved to be the

game-winning extra point

through the uprights.

What a great game! Both

teams came into the contest

with a 4-2 mark and very

badly wanting to win to gain

the valuable playoff points.

The closeness of the game

can be seen in the final stats:

Cheboygan had 13 first

downs with 298 yards rush-

ing and 28 through the air for

a total of 326 yards; Sault had

13 first downs with 286 total

yards.

Each team turned the ball

over twice in the wild game.

The Blue Devils successfully

converted two onside kick

attempts and converted one

of their turnovers into a 70-

yard return for a touchdown

to gain a 14-13 halftime lead.

The never-say-die Chiefs

navigated an 11-play, 99

yard drive in the second h alfto regain the lead.

The seesaw game turned

out to be knotted at 21 after

regulation. Cheboygan won

the critical coin toss and

opted to let the Sault have

the ball first from the 10-yard

line. The Blue Devils scored

on third down when Kyle

Root busted over from 3

yards out but Matt Kibbles

extra point was blocked by

the penetrating interior of

the Chief line, so the visitors

had to settle for a six-point

lead, 27-21.

Cheboygan then got theball and on first down

Proctor deftly faked into the

line to gain some extra time

in the pocket. With Man

Mountain Josh McDill, Ian

Elliott and company forming

a formidable black-and-

orange wall of protection

against the big, aggressive

front wall of the Sault,

Proctor was able to wait for

Petroleum Pearson to break

free out of the backfield. The

10-yard tally tied the score at

27, eliciting a sudden scream

from everyone on the home

side of the Western Avenue

bleachers after they couldbreathe again.

The outcome of the tense

battle then shifted to the

right leg of the unflappable

Ginop, who had barely

missed a 32-yard field goal at

the end of regulation. This

time the junior came through

big time, booming the ball

through the uprights while

lifting the hearts and voices

of the Cheboygan faithful at

the same time. Some said the

ball finally came down some-

where near the downtown

district.

Cheboygans dramatic win

gives them a 5-2 log with a

final regular-season home

game this Friday against

Benzie Central (3-4) before a

HUGE week-nine showdown

at St. Ignace and the unbeat-

en Saints as the Battle of the

Straits resumes. Cheboygan

is seeking its first playoff

berth as an independent.

Its a credit to coach Coon

and his staff how resilient the

Chiefs have been this season

in spite of the rigors brought

about by the rugged inde-

pendent schedule, including

very long road trips against

tough opponents.The Sault, which had lost

11 straight to Cheboygan

coming in, proved to be one

of the toughest opponents

this season, as expected.

The visitors took the early

lead when Michael James

found athletic RayNell

Anderson for a 6-yard score

and Kibble was good with the

PAT.

The Chiefs answered with

an aerial touchdown of their

own when Proctor, who faced

heavy pressure at times from

the savage, swarming Blue

Devil defensive front, foundtight end John Garst in the

flats and Garst completed an

18-yard score. Ginops boot

made it a 7-7 game.

Then it was bruising full-

back Nik Bevier, who com-

bines Cadillac speed with

pickup truck power, finding a

seam straight ahead behind

the blocking of Elliott and

Colton Hudak and busting

loose for a sudden 64-yard

touchdown.

The Chiefs cornerback

Nick Comps then recovered a

fumble on the ensuing kick-

off to give his team great field

position and it appeared theChiefs would quickly add to

their lead. But the Blue Devils

showed plenty of passion in

this one and refused to go

down without a fierce fight.

On Cheboygans first play

after Comps fumble recov-

ery, it was Root of the Sault

making an incredible defen-

sive play, stripping the ball

and motoring 70 yards the

other way.

Instead of Cheboygan tak-

ing a two-touchdown lead,

the visitors from the Sault

turned the tables just that

fast and now they were in

front by a point, 14-13.

The Blue Devils had all the

momentum at that point.

They recovered a surprise

onside kick and sought to

add to their lead just before

the half, moving deep into

Cheboygan territory. But

coach Sturvists stubborn

Chiefs defense managed to

keep them out of the end

zone. Still, when the buzzer

sounded at Western Avenue

Field, the Chiefs were down

on the scoreboard by a point,

14-13.

Both teams could have

been ahead at half, Coontold a reporter from the Sault

Evening News after the game.

They could've been up by

two scores, we could've been

up by two scores. That's the

challenge in coaching

because the kids were as low

as a snake's belly.

At the outset of the second

half, the Blue Devils tried

another onside kick and it

worked again as Jack Seeley

pounced on the ball, giving

the Sault excellent field posi-

tion once again.

The Sault moved the ball

deep into Chief territoryagain but somehow the

Chiefs found a way to pre-

vent them from scoring

again.

The Blue Devils had first-

and-goal at the 5 before

Cheboygan did its version of

the Sturvist Stomp. Defensive

tackle Josh McDill, a

rawhide-tough senior three-

year starter in the trenches,

sacked Sault quarterback

James twice to push the ball

back to the 18-yard line. On

fourth down from there,

James connected with the

leaping Anderson but he was

tackled and stopped just

inches short of the goal line.

The good news from the

Cheboygan perspective wasthat the Sturvist Stormers did

their job and held. The bad

news was that the Chief

offense was starting at its

own 1-foot line still down by

a point against a swarming,

physical Blue Devil defense.

Cheboygan showed its

mettle, however, as Pearson,

Bevier, Andrew Dixon and

Proctor took turns toting the

ball and finding space

behind the blow-away blocks

of McDill, Elliott, Hudak,

Seth Johnson and Brandon

Orr along with tight ends

Garst and Ginop and senior

Stan Swiderek, who blocked

savagely and looked very

stylish doing so in those dis-

tinctive Cheboygan orange

pants.

Dixon, the little package of

dynamite, capped the mon-

ster drive with a short plunge

to paydirt. Proctor then hit

Pearson for two points and a

21-14 advantage on the

scoreboard.

Anyone who thought the

Blue Devils would be dis-

couraged after giving up a

near 100-yard scoring march

was completely wrong. The

Sault came to fight and did.The visitors had a chance to

show their mettle and did so,

coming back to score in the

fourth quarter and tie things

again.

The Chiefs, not to be out-

done, moved the ball into

Sault turf on their final drive

of regulation and very nearly

won it at the end but Ginops

field-goal attempt just

missed.

That set up the overtime

and its drama.

Bevier was the beast of the

backfield once again, crash-

ing, dashing and bashing his

way to 142 yards of real estate

in 17 carries and his 64-yard

TD gallop. Dixon delivered

for 76 yards in 13 tries with aTD and the slick Pearson, the

super-charged B.P. factor at

halfback, produced 59 yards

in eight rushing tries in addi-

tion to catching the TD pass

in overtime and also the two-

point conversion toss from

Proctor.

Proctor, showing strong

leadership behind center,

had 21 yards rushing and 28

passing while engineering

the sophisticated wing-T

attack of the Chiefs.

Proctor prowled the field

defensively like a predator

with a growling belly, making

14 stops from his linebacker

post. McDill was McMurder

on the Blue Devils from his

interior line post, mauling

and mashing his way to nine

tackles to go along with his

two critical sacks.

Jamieson Knolton put the

knock on enemy ball carriers

nine times and Zack Schley

zoomed in for seven tackled.

Ginop generated four tackles

with a sack. Hudak ham-

mered out three stops with a

fumble recovery. Comps and

Orr also recovered fumbles.

This Friday, Oct. 12, is

homecoming for the Chiefs

when Benzie comes calling.

In the words of one promi-

nent Chief insider who has

recently returned to writing

her wildly popular weekly

Chief reports: If you havent

been to a game this year,

HOMECOMING would be a

great game to see. Come

check out the new facility

and watch the Chiefs (battle

valiantly to try and) make the

playoffs. We will have cloth

goods for sale (T-shirts,

hooded sweatshirts, hats,

shorts, and old jerseys) under

the tent by the concession

stand. If you are a Cheboygan

alumni and come to the

game, stop by the tent and

get a name tag with your

graduation year on it. Dont

forget about meeting the

Chiefs after the game.

The Cheboygan JV team is

currently undefeated with a

record of 6-0-1. The Chiefs

tied the Sault last week even

though the starting halfbacks

and safety and cornerback

were sidelined with injuries.

Damon Proctor Josh McDill Andrew Dixon

Proctors TD pass to Pearson, Ginops successful PAT are difference in overtime

Chiefs prevail, push to 5-2 mark

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Bob [email protected]

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4/10



By Mike Dunn

INDIAN RIVER InlandLakes gave the largeHomecoming crowd lots tocheer about in the secondhalf of an intense, physicalbattle with perennial rivalPellston on Friday in a Ski

Valley North clash.The Bulldogs scored two

second-half touchdowns tobreak open a tie game andprevail by a 28-14 scoreagainst the hungry Hornetsof coach Ben Schley, whobadly needed the game tostoke their playoff hopes.

The Bulldogs of coach StanSchramm overcame therugged Hornets and alsoovercame five turnovers toultimately win and pushtheir record to 3-4 overall and2-2 in the Ski Valley North.Pellston, meanwhile, slippedto 4-3 and 2-2 and now must

win out to make the playoffs.I-Lakes pounded the ball

between the tackles and gob-bled up real estate behindthe leg-churning, pad-pop-ping pushes of seniors CodyBonilla, Jordyn Smeltzer andShane Bacon.

Bonilla, who possesses thepalomino strides to carry theball around the edge and the

bulldozer toughness to ramthe ball up the gut, was thebeast of the backfield in thisone, carrying the ball 23times and rumbling to agame-high 145 yards with aTD on his stat line. Smelztersmacked and crashed his

way to 78 yards in 12 triesand scored the go-ahead TDin the third quarter.

Bacon sizzled andslammed his way to 48 yardsand scored twice on shortplunges into the end zone,including the insurance TDin the fourth quarter to helpthe Bulldogs seal the deal,much to the approval of the

vocal fans in the bleachers.Christian Wallace con-tributed 65 yards valuable

yards rushing on 10 tries witha conversion run.

Coach Schramm creditedthree-year starter SeanBoughner with a blast of agame in the trenches.Boughners blow-away

blocks as tackle on offenseand his ability to jam themiddle like peanut butter ina straw on defense helpedthe Bulldog cause immense-ly.

For the Bulldogs defensive-ly, Smeltzer was in SmackMode from his linebackerpost all game long, making12 stops. Stanley Schrammstruck for nine takedownsand Boughner blasted to sixtackles. The opportunisticBonilla added another inter-ception to his growing totalsthis season.

Even though Pellston lost,

the Hornets are in the midstof their best season in a num-ber of years. Just to be in aposition to mouth the wordplayoff after seven games isa credit to the efforts ofSchley in his first year at thehelm and determined sen-iors like Nitro Nick Nathan,Jake Friedenstab, JustinPrice, Baylon Kerr, TravisMatthews and QB Austin

Wright, who have helpedPellston to take a long leapfrom the basement of thestandings this year.

Nathan tallied on a 6-yardrun in the first half for thevisiting Hornets on Fridayand Price plowed over from 2

yards in the third quarter.Defensively for the

Hornets, jaw-jarring seniorlinebacker Jared Reimann,

who is having a whale of aseason, made a game-high 13stops. Friedenstab and Priceflew to the football with typi-cal vigor, making eight tack-les apiece, and predatoryKurtis Spencer put the Ka-Boom on enemy ball carriersseven times.

Au Gres-Sims 48Mio 26

AU GRES When Mio and

Au Gres-Sims met the firsttime this season at Mio in anon-league clash, theThunderbolts prevailed 36-30 in a high-scoring affair.The rematch on Friday at AuGres figured to be a showcasefor the considerable offen-sive talents of both teamsand thats just what it turned

out to be.The Wolverines turned on

the jets in the second half,scoring four touchdowns inthe third quarter en route to a

wild 48-26 victory over Mio.Au Gres improved to 4-3 and3-1 in the North Star League

while the Thunder boltsslipped to 3-4 and 1-2 in theleague.

Turnovers were killers forMio, which lost five fumblesin the contest on the cool,rainy night.

Mio still put up some bignumbers in the loss. JuniorQB Brad Rhoads, showing

plenty of grit and poise in thepocket, hit for 9-of-19through the air for 200 yardsof air traffic, including ahighlight-reel 63-yard pitch-and-catch to the fleeting fig-ure of junior Seth Thomeyand a 50-yard TD strike toelusive junior Bryson Deversout of the backfield.

Senior north-south slam-mer Aaron Wood was oak-strong at fullback for theThunderbolts once again,crashing and bashing his wayto a team-high 93 yards on 10carries with a pair of TD gal-lops, including a 43-yardburst on a pretty counter-trap up the gut. The danger-

ous Devers deked anddashed to 72 yards in 12 car-ries for the Bolts to go withhis three receptions for 83

yards.Thomey tucked in two

catches from Rhoads for 74yards and senior DennyKann collected two for 31

yards.On the defensive side, it

was the Mio Man Eater, NickMangutz, with another sen-sational showing, making a

whopping 22 tackles. Deversdelivered the takedown 17times while active Aaron Foxfurnished 12 and junior

Aaron Georgieff took part in

10.Mio is on the road againstHale (2-4, 0-2) this Friday inanother league clash.

JV

Mancelona 40, T.C.Central 8

TRAVERSE CITY Theyoung Mancelona Ironmenof coach Doug Derrer deliv-ered a big-time victory overthe host Traverse City fresh-men on Thursday, Oct. 4,breaking things wide open

with four second-half touch-downs while securing animpressive 40-8 triumph.

The Ironmen led 14-8 atthe half before scoring twotimes each in the third andfourth quarters.

QB Cole VanWagoner,Mancys super-charged V.W.behind center, tallied twice

on short runs to help fuel theoffensive uprising. HalfbacksTyler Fults and Chase Wilcoxand fullback C.J. Shortstomped and strode to nearly400 rushing yards in the con-test.

Short struck first on a shortrun to put the Ironmenahead at the 2:27 mark of thefirst quarter and VanWagoner

wheeled his way into the endzone for the conversion andan 8-0 lead.

T.C. rebounded to score itsonly touchdown midwaythrough the second quarter

when Reagan Cotton tossed 4yards to Mason Houston andZach Mayo ran in for two

points. But it was allMancelona after that.

Cole collided with the endzone on plunges of 4 yardsand 1 yard to score the nexttwo Ironmen touchdowns.

Wilcox galloped to a 31-yardscore and the flying feet ofFults carried him to a 68-yardburst.

Wilcox ended the scoringwith a defensive TD, return-ing an interception an even50 yards.

For the game, it was Fultsdoing his fast and furiousimitation, flying with the ballat breakneck speeds as hegenerated a whopping 214rushing yards in 13 carries.

Wilcox also surpas sed thecentury mark, racking up 112yards of real estate on 10 trieswhile Short slammed his wayto 61 yards in 10 carries andCole collected 8 yards inthree tries to go with his twoshort TD runs.

On the other side, BrandonWilson was B.W. Trouble forTraverse City, moving to theball like a heat-seeking mis-sile and making 11 stops. TheIronman Outlaw, JesseyJanus, had another big daypiling the bodies of T.C. ballcarriers. He made 10 tackles.Short came up big ondefense, too, making 10 stopsand Wilcox had 10 takedowns

with his interception returnfor a TD.

Strong second half lifts I-LakesBulldogs overcome tough Pellston challenge; Mio falls short in shoot-out with

explosive AuGres-Sims

Football Roundup

Week 7:Cheboygan 28, Sault Ste. Marie 27, OTOgemaw Heights 56, Gaylord 6Mancelona 58, Gaylord St. Mary 14Grayling 33, Kalkaska 6Inland Lakes 28, Pellston 14Johannesburg-Lewiston 56, Onaway 14AuGres-Sims 48, Mio 26T.C. West 24, Petoskey 17

Week 8:Benzie Central (3-4) at Cheboygan (5-2)T.C. Central (6-1, 4-0) at Gaylord (0-7, 0-5)*Gaylord St. Mary (0-7, 0-4) at Johannesburg-Lewiston (5-2, 3-1)*East Jordan (0-7, 0-4) at Grayling (7-0, 4-0)*Inland Lakes (3-4, 2-2) at Rogers City (1-6, 1-3)*Forest Area (1-6, 1-3) at Mancelona (7-0, 4-0)*Mio (3-4, 1-2) at Hale (2-4, 0-2)*Onaway (5-2, 2-2) at Central Lake (3-4, 2-2)*Pellston (4-3, 2-2) at St. Ignace (7-0, 4-0)*Petoskey (4-3, 2-3) at Alpena (1-6, 1-3)*

* League

FOOTBALL

SCHEDULES

CHEBOYGAN (5-2)

Aug. 23 GAYLORD 42-7 W

Aug. 30 MARQUETTE 21-34 L

Sept. 7 Standish-Sterling 42-7 W

Sept. 14 LUDINGTON 55-27 W

Sept. 21 at Petoskey 14-33 L

Sept. 28 at Alpena 42-14 W

Oct. 5 SAULT STE. MARIE 28-27 W, OT

Oct. 12 BENZIE CENTRAL

Oct. 19 at St. Ignace

GAYLORD (0-7, 0-5)

Aug. 23 at Cheboygan 7-42 L

Aug. 30 T.C. ST. FRANCIS 13-28 L

Sept. 8 at T.C. West* 14-48 L

Sept. 14 at Cadillac* 6-33 L

Sept. 21 ALPENA* 21-36 L

Sept. 28 PETOSKEY* 20-49 L

Oct. 5 at Ogemaw Heights* 6-56 L

Oct. 12 T.C. CENTRAL*

Oct. 19 at St. Johns

* Big North

GAYLORD ST. MARY (0-7, 0-4)

Aug. 24 HILLMAN 14-27 L

Aug. 31 PELLSTON 18-31 LSept. 7 Central Lake* 22-34 L

Sept. 14 ONAWAY* 20-31 L

Sept. 21 FOREST AREA* 18-22 L

Sept. 28 at Mio 24-38 L

Oct. 5 MANCELONA* 14-58 L

Oct. 12 at Johannesburg-Lewiston*

Oct. 19 at Atlanta

* Ski Valley South

GRAYLING (7-0, 4-0)

Aug. 23 at Roscommon 28-20 W

Aug. 30 HOUGHTON LAKE 47-6 W

Sept. 7 at Charlevoix* 27-13 W

Sept. 14 T.C. ST. FRANCIS 28-20 W

Sept. 21 HARBOR SPRINGS* 35-21 W

Sept. 28 at Elk Rapids* 41-22 W

Oct. 5 at Kalkaska* 33-6 W

Oct. 12 EAST JORDAN*

Oct. 19 at Boyne City** Lake Michigan Conference

INLAND LAKES (3-4, 2-2)

Aug. 24 at Onaway 0-28 L

Aug. 31 at Johannesburg-Lewiston* 34-28 W

Sept. 7 PICKFORD 14-36 L

Sept. 14 ST. IGNACE* 6-58 L

Sept. 21 at Rudyard* 38-16 W

Sept. 28 at Central Lake 14-37 L

Oct. 5 PELLSTON* 28-14 W

Oct. 12 at Rogers City*

Oct. 19 MANCELONA

* Ski Valley North

JOHANNESBURG-

LEWISTON (5-2, 3-1)

Aug. 24 ATLANTA 28-26 W

Aug. 31 INLAND LAKES 28-34 L

Sept. 7 at Mancelona* 0-22 L

Sept. 14 at Forest Area* 60-8 W

Sept. 21 CENTRAL LAKE* 22-18 W

Sept. 28 at Rudyard 51-0 W

Oct. 5 at Onaway* 56-14 W

Oct. 12 GAYLORD ST. MARY*

Oct. 19 PELLSTON

* Ski Valley South

Aug. 24 at Elk Rapids 20-14 W

Aug. 30 at Rudyard 49-6 W

Sept. 7 JOBURG-LEWISTON* 22-0 W

Sept. 14 at Central Lake* 45-6 W

Sept. 21 ONAWAY* 56-14 W

Sept. 28 PICKFORD 36-8 W

Oct. 5 at Gaylord St. Mary* 58-14 W

Oct. 12 FOREST AREA*

Oct. 19 at Inland Lakes

* Ski Valley South

MIO (3-4, 1-2)

Aug. 24 at Whittemore-Prescott 6-57 L

Aug. 31 Muskegon Heights 18-25 L

Sept. 7 ATLANTA* 16-46 L

Sept. 14 AuGRES-SIMS 38-30 W

Sept. 21 HILLMAN* 14-9 W

Sept. 28 GAYLORD ST. MARY* 38-24 W

Oct. 5 at AuGres-Sims* 26-48 L

Oct. 12 at Hale*

Oct. 19 ROGERS CITY

* North Star League

ONAWAY (5-2, 2-2)

Aug. 24 INLAND LAKES 28-0 W

Aug. 30 at Rogers City 50-12 W

Sept. 7 FOREST AREA* 41-8 W

Sept. 14 at Gaylord St. Mary* 31-20 W

Sept. 21 at Mancelona* 14-56 L

Sept. 28 at Pellston 29-13 W

Oct. 5 JOHANNESBURG-LEWISTON* 14-56 L

Oct. 12 at Central Lake*

Oct. 19 PICKFORD

* Ski Valley South

PELLSTON (4-3, 2-2)

Aug. 24 at Forest Area 13-6 W

Aug. 31 at Gaylord St. Mary 31-18 W

Sept. 7 ROGERS CITY* 7-6 W

Sept. 14 RUDYARD* 31-8 W

Sept. 21 at Pickford* 0-32 L

Sept. 28 ONAWAY 13-29 L

Oct. 5 at Inland Lakes* 14-28 L

Oct. 12 at St. Ignace*

Oct. 19 at Johannesburg-Lewiston

* Ski Valley North

PETOSKEY (4-3, 2-3)Aug. 24 at Sault Ste. Marie 21-0 W

Aug. 31 OGEMAW HEIGHTS* 34-8 WSept. 7 CADILLAC* 14-44 L

Sept. 14 at T.C. Central* 0-40 L

Sept. 21 CHEBOYGAN 33-14 W

Sept. 28 at Gaylord* 49-20 W

Oct. 5 T.C. WEST* 17-24 L

Oct. 12 at Alpena*

Oct. 19 MENOMINEE

* Big North

GAYLORD The first-ever

Over the Top 5K Extreme Run

will be held on Saturday, Oct.

20, at Treetops Resort. The

race is set for 10 a.m.Come on out with your

friends and challenge each

other on this great 5K obsta-

cle mud run and an 800-

meter kids race. Bring the

whole family to get muddy

and have some fun.

It is a race with OVER THE

TOP amenities, hoodies,daycare, Michigan vs.

Michigan State game airing

all around the venue, an

after-race party, great food

and lots of fun.

Visit www.3discipl ines.

com for race information,

course map and registration.

The event will benefit the

Gaylord swim team and the

Atlanta band boosters. For

more details, send an e-mail

to [email protected] or

call 231-546-2229.

Over the Top 5K Extreme RunRace set for Saturday, Oct. 20, at Treetops Resort; 5K obstacle mud run is part

of the fun along with 800-meter kids race

LANSING -- With the bear

hunting season in full swing,

the Department of Natural

Resources reminds success-

ful bear hunters to call ahead

to registration stations to be

sure staff are available to reg-

ister and seal a bear.

There are more than 75

bear-registration stations

open throughout the state for

mandatory bear registration

during the bear hunting sea-

son. However, due to depart-

ment staffing limitations, it is

important for hunters to call

ahead and, in some cases,

make an appointment to reg-

ister a bear if they will be tak-

ing it to a DNR office for reg-

istration.

The list of bear registration

stations is available in the

2012 Bear Hunting Digest,

which is availabl e at DNR

Operations Service Centers

and from license vendors, or

online at

www.michigan.gov/hunting.

Registration stations that

require an appointment are

marked with an asterisk.

The data collected at bearregistration stations is used

to estimate the bear popula-

tion. This data also helps

DNR wildlife staff make rec-

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DNR asks bearhunters to call ahead

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Plan your Michigan hunt-ing or outdoor adventure

with DNRs Mi-HUNTAs firearm deer hunting

season approaches inMichigan and with manyother seasons already under

way the Departme nt ofNatural Resources (DNR)reminds hunters and out-door enthusiasts to begin

their outdoor adventureswith Mi-HUNT atwww.michigan.gov/mihunt.

Mi-HUNT, originallyreleased in 2010, is a cutting-edge application that dis-plays multiple layers of infor-mation, which can be cus-tomized to fit specific out-door interests and trip-plan-ning needs. This sophisticat-ed application allows huntersand outdoor enthusiasts toview, print, measure and cre-ate custom routing to theirdesired destinations.

In addition to the originalMi-HUNT features, theenhancements completedthis year have made the pro-gram more user-friendly.

Anyone with access to acomputer and the Internetnow has the opportunity toeasily learn how to use Mi-HUNT in a way that caters totheir specific outdoor sport,

said Russ Mason, chief of theDNRs Wildlife Division.This program makes it pos-sible to target lands for differ-ent types of hunting and out-door recreation.

The Mi-HUNT updatesnow make it possible to:

* View 7 million acres ofDNR and United StatesForest Service (USFS) landsand printable hunting mapshighlighting the vegetation ofmost interest to hunters;

* View detailed informa-tion on Hunting AccessProgram (HAP) lands andview or print downloadablemaps for all HAP lands;

* View detailed informa-tion on state game andwildlif e areas, includin ginformation on wildlifespecies and Wildlife Divisionmanagement activities, andview or print detailed maps;

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This fall marks the 75th

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The vast majority of all

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