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Te Beaverton AllStar battleship, captained by General Je Johnston and his savvy crewo young sailors weathered the stormy waters o Ross Lake by shooting over the bow oSanord cruise ship, then taking siege o Colemans carrier in their second round o warare. Johnstons band o crazed Beavers then sank a couple o cannonballs into hull othe Pirates o Budd Lake, beating the Harrison squad 160 to set up a matchup with there arch rivals rom the northern branch o the CedarRiver, the Gladwin Flying Gs in the championship game a gamethat would decide the ate o the crucial M18 corridor trade route.Te Beavers outanked the deckhands o Edenville and their

swashbuckling shipmates rom Sanord Lake 166 to set the tone

HEG O L D R U S H 1 4 UEAM HAD AN UPAND DOWN WEEKEND UP NORH,FINISHING 3-2 A ONE MOMENLOOKING INDESRUCIBLE LIKE INHEIR 11-0 WIN OVER HE GRIZZLEWHIE SQUAD, BU LOOKINGMORAL IN HEIR 1-4 LOSE O HEEDWARDSBURG FLASH 10-4.Te Gold Rush opened up the weekend

hot, toppling the Grizzlies 110 by jumpingout to a 20 lead in the frst when GraceStaley stayed poised in the box, walkedonto base and spurted into scoring positionwhen Carley Starnes stroked a single.Perched up on the corner, Staley sprung

loose and jolted home to score on a wicked

pitch. Starnes cashed in

Seige of the Beavers

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GOLDRUSH

By Cody ORourke

Post 171Up & Down

Brokos boys oundt h e m s e l v e s i n a nabosolute barn burneragainst last years nationalchampionship palaminoteam, CM Stars, a team

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By Cody ORourke

Garner & L.D.Etake Gold

Meridians Coach ChadHaberland, a mastermindo the nuances o the gameo sotball, has scooped upsome o t he areas top shelballers or this Line Drive

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Holbrook has been a sturdy lead-

er at the plate and in the feld.

Line Drive Express always show-

cases terrifc deense.

Pictured above, Beavertons glovesmith and marksmen, Carter Johnston cleanly felds another smashedgrounder and rockets a torpedo throw or another vital out.

HOGAN

HAYES

Hogan was the hulk on the mound as his pitching sparked Beaverton to victory


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JACKPINE TRIBUNE Monday, July 2, 2012Page 2

Dear Roscommon Alumni Football

Player:Thank you for your interest inbeing involved in the 1st AnnualRoscommon vs Houghton LakeHS Alumni Football Game. Wehave scheduled this game for 8

pm on Saturday, July 21, 2012 @Roscommon High School. Moneygenerated from this alumnigame will benet The

Roscommon High SchoolFootball Program.Eligibility: To be eligible to

play in this game, you musthave graduated from Roscommon

HS no later than the spring of2007. Each player must sign a

waiver relinquishing RoscommonCommunity Schools, coaches,administrators, and staff of allliability before they will be issuedequipment.Cost: Cost to play in the Alumni

Football Game is $150.00 per person.This entry fee includes your jerseyand rental of football equipmentfrom Roscommon High School. If

you require equipment that is notavailable from Roscommon Football

Program you will be required topurchase this at your own expense.

Practice: A lined eld to practice

will be available from July 16th toJuly 20th. Trainers, coaches, ice, andmedical supplies for practice willbe the responsibility of the teamand not Roscommon Athletics. An

Ambulance and a trainer will beprovided for the Alumni Game.

Signup Deadline: Payment must bereceived by June 15th to be eligible

to play and be issued equipment.If you would like to be part of

the 2012 Alumni Game night,but not actually play in the

game, you can buy a jersey,be announced with the team, be on

sideline during the game, and be inthe team photo for $75.You may sign up in person atRoscommon High School Ofce

or you may contact Joe Hollowayat [email protected] /989.388.2376.We look forward to a fun-lled

event for the entire community.Thank you for your support!!

Roscommon Area Schools702 Lake Street . Roscommon, MI

48653989.275.6600 . FAX 989.275.8227

- Coach Joe Holloway

Cut River Rival Alumni Game

JULY 21st

Beaverton Major Boys All-Star eam hasmashed through three tournaments so arthis season with an tallying an 11-3 record.Te coaches Mark Grove, Jason Longstrethand Scott Walters are very proud o theboys or coming to practice, grinding outthe tough grueling schedule and workingon becoming better ball players.Tis group o hardy lads have captured

the gold in two tournaments and nishedwith the silver in another. But more than

just winning, these young Beavers haveexemplied the apex sportmanship out onthe eld by lifing each other up, showing

the competition respect, and stayingpositive. A great group o boys!

Pictured here is this wild band o Beaversafer taking the top billing in the Beavertonournmanet, knocking out Southtown inthe Championship game.

Bottom Row: Drew Grove, Josh Hilliard,Jarrett Inscho, Nathan Longstret h. 2ndRow: Parker Hayes, Hunter Brink, 3rdRow: Graham Govitz, Wyatt Grove,Carson Longstreth, Dan Breault, LukeOwens, Ryan Walters, Back Row Coaches:Jason Longstreth, Scott Walters and MarkGrove.

Beavers take 1st

(bottom row le to right)-Michael Hartwell, JacobCassiday, Hunter Schaer,Luke DeMoines, royPorter (middle row leto right)- C olton Walters,Lucas Swinesburg, ElijahHayes, Brayde Keeley,Carson Oldani (coaches inback row le to right) John

Oldani, Brian Keeley, LarryPorter. Te boys made itto the semi-fnals in theBeaverton tourney this pastweekend, Great Job this

year boys

Captained by Bob Killian, Jamie McCal-lister, and Shelly Porter, this wild battalion

o young Beaverettes have been caring on thewinning tradition o Ross Lake S otball.

he Beaverton Junior Girls went 2-1 in poolplay and lost championship game to Shep-herd in the Beaverton tournament.

he started out by slam-wrecking Westown,beating them 12-2, which set them up or a

collision course with their rivals rom theeast. hey out-dueled the girls rom Eden-

ville and Hope , toppling the San ord regi me9-4.

he last game o the pool was Shepherd.We lost to them 13-9. It was a tough game.

hen we aced them in the championship

game in what was a great game. We lost 5-3.Hats o to Shepherd they played lawless and

we didnt, that was the dierence in the game.Good job Beaverton Junior Girls, said Coach

McCallister. I was really proud o the girlsand the coaching sta. I think weve beencoming along nicely as a team.

Districts start July 9th in Clare come outand watch some good ball.

Pictured are (back row let to right) CoachBob Killian, Kylie Keeley, ovi Gentilucci,

Coach Jamie McCallister, Kylee Greaser,Ashton Snyder, Janessa Killian, Coach Shelly

Porter. Bottom row are Jordan Spitler, RyanBecker, Karley Longstreth, Jordan McCallis-

ter, Mercedes Parker-Urban.

Beavertons Varsity Coach AaronWentworth looks like has yet another waveo talent blitzing through the ranks, eager to

join the long cherished history o obbacoownship Sotball. Beaverton Major GirlsAll Stars won the Beaverton 4th o Julyournament held June 21 24 in convincingashion.Tere were eight teams at the major level,

most o which were their traditional oes,

girls they will be competing with or yearsto come. hey aced Clare, Westown andGladwin in pool play inishing irst intheir pool. In the semi-inal, they aced

Shepherd taking a 6-4 win. Southtown acedClare taking their semi-inal win. henBeaverton and Southtown aced o inthe championship game with Beavertontaking the win 8-5. Te girls are now 17-0heading into district play which begins July1st and is hosted by S outhtown.Pictured let to right are (bottom row)

Dallas Longstreth, Kaytlin Hall, FaithHowe (middle row) Kayla Cripps,

Madeline Krauss, Makayla Bassage, AnnMarie Hicks, aylor Edmonds (top row)Donnajean Eschenbacher, and JordynKnake

17-0, YO!

Beaverettesmaking moves


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JACKPINE TRIBUNE Page 3Monday, July 2, 2012

Eagle Glen Gol Club in Farwell, MI hosted the Clare Area Junior Gol Associations frst lesson week and tournaments June 11 - 15, 2012. 85 young boys and girls, ages 8 - 18participated in 3 days o lessons and played in age appropriate tournaments. A special ice cream social was also added or the 8 - 10 years old boys and girls Friday evening.Mike Dodge, President, stated, We had a great deal o interest this year rom the young players and its really un to watch their skill levels improve throughout the week. Also,many thanks to Bernie Starns, Farwell High School Boys Gol C oach and Dean Paesens, Director o Gol at Eagle Glen. We couldnt do it without their help!

ournament winners are shown and pictured below:

Eagle Glen Linksmen

Girls 14 - 18 years oldBria Colosky - First PlaceKelcey Leiter - Second PlaceSammi Baldwin -Tird Place

Boys 14 - 18 years oldSean Robison - First PlaceNick Saupe - Second Place|Keith Campbell - Tird Place9 Hole Certifcate Winner -

Joshua Gross

Girls 11 - 13 years old

Kasey Staley - First PlaceHaley Bay - Second PlaceJuliet Dean - Tird Place

Boys 11 - 13 years old

ucker Row - First placeJ.J. Gross- Second PlaceCole Forfnski - Tird

Place9 Hole Certifcate Win-

ner Brandon Zinser

Sanfords Post 443sweeps RiverdaleCoach Mike Smock and erry Walters American

Legion Sanord Post 443 Baseball squad had anotherantastic week o play. Tey swept the mens leagueteam out o Gratiot County League, which is based just

west o Alma, called Riverdale, 8-0 and 3-2.he pride and joy o the Merrill Vandals, elite

moundsmen, Brandon Mudry slung the initialthree innings with great poise and command o the

strikezone. Mudry earned the win, surrendering justtwo hits and he anned fve along the way. Mic Petreand Logan Gatza each had rbi doubles to lead the hitcampaign.

Mike Mammell garnered the win in the nightcapgoing three innings. Damon Walter and Gatza werethe hitting studs. Riverdale eatures Shepherd starColton and Beal Citys Jared Teisen o WMU.

Mike Mammelldidnt surrender ahit and he anned

two en route toearning the vic-

tory over Riverdale.Mammell was a stal-

wart all spring orthe Midland High

School Chemics.


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Combination Wildlie Cover and Foragefeldspart IBy: Ed SpinazzolaWhat is the most critical habitat eature to

have in order to see deer in your deer hunting

spot consistently? Many would say, Really lush,attractant ood plots. Not a bad answer and orsure, a well planned and maintained kill plotworks and sometimes beyond believe. Yet i thebucks bed two miles away rom your spot due tolittle or no buck bedding cover, near you, yourchances o seeing big George are little to noneduring legal hunting hours. He may be visitingyour lush soybean bow plot in early Octoberor your sugar beet irearm plot, but only aterdark. he key is to have those bucks bed nearyour hunting area during daylight. Te older thebuck the later he leaves his bed or his eveningactivities and the sooner he heads back in the AM.In act he will likely head back beore daylight.I his bed was made by you, and you know he isusing it, the odds are now in your avor. Dont

be surprised to see him take a bite o your lushood plot just as daylight takes hold then headsor his bed 100 yards away. By having that buckbed where you want him too, you have controlledhis movements during daylight. I you alreadyhave some dense habitat but dont have theknowledge o manipulating it to encourage deerto bed where you want them too, contact the oneand only true expert in this eld, ony LaPrattat www.tonysulm.com. onys expertise can becomplimented by your own eorts by creating,Combination wildlie cover and orage elds.Tis is the rst article o a series that will cover

in detail the value o cover or all wildlie andparticularly deer. We will cover natural oldelds and what they contribute to the well beingo wildlie. You will have the options o several

methods o eld preparation, planting methods,planting dates, maintenance o wildlie cover andrecommended combination cover and orage seedblends. We advise the inclusion o perennials orlower eld structure and orage, which includescertain long living and aggressive legumes as parto the seed blend. Finally you will be introducedto the primary reasons deer, (in numbers); gamebirds, rabbits and ground nesting songbirdschoose these elds as their haven o saety. We aretalking native warm season grasses; NWSGs andthese articles will dwell on the eatures o NWSGs.all long-standing cover is the keyNWSGs come in many varieties and orms

rom short but bushy 2-3 eet tall Little bluestem, to 8-9 eet tall Big blue stem. Tere are eightprimary NWSGs that are generally identied asideal cover or wildlie. As mentioned we havelittle and Big blue stem, which are very droughttolerant as are all other NWSGs and useul ascover. You do need structure within your wildliecover elds. Tis structure means low growingplants o 1-3 eet height such as little blue stemor sideoats grama as cover or birds and smallermammals, bedded deer and support or the tallergrasses. You should have medium height grassesas cover or the awning does. Here, we can useBroom sedge bluestem, Canada wild rye or theshorter growing variety o Switch grass. witha height o 2-5 eet. For the key ingredient wecan use the taller growing and very aggressiveSwitch grass, Indian grass, big blue stem orEastern gramagrass, which can reach heights o7-9 eet. Yes, tall long-standing cover is the key,yet you do yoursel and the wildlie a big avor byincluding lower and intermediate height growingplants. In the recommended seed blend that willbe mentioned in part II, we do not include anylow growing NWSGs. As mentioned above, weadvise several aggressive long living and wildliepreerred legume perennials as low structure.Tese perennials also serves as orage or muchwildlie and certainly deer, with the emphasis onorage during the awning period or both thedoe and her awns. Within two-three weeks aerbirth the awns begin to experiment to munchon the same orage as Mom. Go into one o yourelds o a wildlie and cover blend in the latterpart o June and look or a deer bed. You will

know which end o the bed contained the deershead, or there will be eaten orage o your seededperennials as ar as the deer can stretch their headwhile bedded. Many varieties o NWSGs are idealorage or livestock but not deer. Tey wont toucha lea, while cattle have a picnic. In general deerwill not eat grass except at spring green-up andnew growth that appears in late summer and all.Even then i other more palatably and preerredorage is available, grass is not a main item ontheir menu.Cool season grasses versus warm season grassesWe have literally destroyed much o the existing

NWSGs that was present prior to settlementtimes. Emigrants ocked to our shores to takeadvantage o the open and ertile prairie, Sodbusters I believe they were called. NWSGs werereplaced with cash crops and cool season grassesused or pasture and hay. Te cool season grassesmost o us are amiliar with are tall escue, Bromegrass, Orchard grass and imothy. here areothers such as the much unwelcome Johnsongrass, Crab grass and Quack grass. Most areintroduced non native varieties and not reallywelcome in your, Combination cover and orageields. Except or imothy NWSGs cannotcompete with these non-native cool seasongrasses. Cool season grasses in the right growingconditions will take charge and snu out NWSGsin time. Except or imothy cool season grasses

grow in a thick mat and creates a thatch o deadand growing vegetation that makes it difcult orgame birds and small mammals to move about.Birds need insects rom late spring through all.Newly hatched pheasant and other game birdchicks depend on the easy availability o insectsor their survival. Tick cool season grass makes

it difcult or chicks to not only see their preybut to move about. Tis is a major actor in thehens choice o nesting location and chick survival.We cannot overemphasize the value o havingperennial orages, (think clover and alala) inthe blend. Game birds will gorge themselves withclover beore the onset o the arrival o insects.You will ind ew insects without legumessuch as clover and alala in your ields. I youwant a successul chick hatching and survivalto adulthood, think legumes. Shoot a turkey inmid April and you will nd clover galore in itsgizzard i it grows nearby. Shoot a turkey in midMay and you will nd insects galore in its gizzard.NWSGs planted alone is a dessert or wildlie,but in combination with legume perennials andorbs it becomes an oasis. Birds are not the only

wildlie that preers living quarters other thancool season grasses. Small mammals rom rabbitsto chipmunks preer native orbs and legumesto be included in their home site, with diversityo ood being paramount. Tey also need to beable to move about reely. Tis story continues tothe needs and desires o deer. I believe i our coolcreatures could sing we would hear the rerain,Give me room, lots o room underneath thestarry skies, dont ence me in. We may have alot in common with our outdoor riends. Well,lets give them room, lots o room to roam aboutand that is by replanting our past heritage. MostNWSGs grow in clumps. By seeding a smallamount, 1-1/2 to 2-1/2 lbs, o selected NWSGs

along with other well rationed perennials at3-1/2 to 4-1/2 lbs; per acre we just may createthe answer to it all. By preparing that ield ormaximum weed and weed seed control prior toseeding your, Wildlie cover and orage blendand at no more than six lbs per acre you well leavemuch space or the native orbs, (old eld) to alsoestablish in time. Diversity is what you want anddiversity is what you and your wildlie will get.We will make a strong eort to rid our elds ocool season grasses in spite o advice rom wellmeaning riends. here is one exception andthat is imothy, which also grows in clumps and

allows movement about. imothy being a coolseason grass starts growing earlier than NWSGsand is there at the right time and height, (3-4 eet)or the rst o June doe awning and game birdchick hatching time. We recommend to plant aminimum amount o imothy as part o yourgrass input in your, Wildlie cover and orageblend.What is and why have an old eldAbove we mentioned having native orbs

included in your Combination wildlie cover andorage elds. When an old open eld is disturbedwith re, spraying, tillage or all o these practicesthe existing grasses and weeds such as brackenern are set back, with the normal rst new growthconsisting primarily o orbs. Tese new plantsconsist o many weeds such as poison ivy, golden

rod, ragweed, wild chicory, wild strawberry, whitedutch clover and red clover. Example, take yourmower and make a swath in an old grass ieldand mow several times. Note in late summerthe appearance o both white and red clover,plantain, dandelion, wild strawberries and otherorbs. Where did they come rom and why is it so

thick? he seeds were alwaysthere in the soil seed bank andperhaps or decades. You justeliminated the shading canopyo cool season grasses andallowed these orbs to inallygrow. So too should these orbsappear in your wildlie coverand orage eld i seeded in aconservative rate. Tese orbs

in the main are in deers avoriteood category.Why NWSGs or deer?You may get an argument

rom those who hunt or ownland in a monoculture o orestthat consists o primarilyconiers on whether cover isthe critical habitat ingredient.You may hear, All I have iscover with all those sprucedominating the orest andanother thing the whole orestis a deer bedding area. Whyshould I create a separate deerbedding area? Its ood plotsthat I need. I will admit, a

well planned ood plot program, in thick orestareas o little to no agriculture can make a heapo an improvement in your hunting experience.Still, knowing that a buck or two is bedding inan area you manipulated to encourage deer oboth sexes to loa and bed can also make a heapo improvement in your hunting experiences.Remember, i you know what is bedding in anarea o your creation and you know they arebedding there during daylight and perhaps airlyclose to your hunting spot, you have just gainedcontrol o their movement. Tis is an awesomething in your avor, ood plots or no ood plots.NWSGs will grow throughout the Midwest andeven the ar north woods. Deer not only preerheavy cover they love it and the taller the better. Inact you cannot make their cover too tall.

Plan, planTe above uses o a, Combination wildlie coverand orage ield, illustrates the need to make aplan with much thought going into it. ake yourtime and think about where you want the deerto move, how many ood plots and locations othem, bedding areas, sanctuaries, water sources,travel lanes, budget, soil preparation, plantingmethods and planting dates. We will cover indetail some o your options in part III.A little historyWe have planted over 100 acres

o this wildlie cover and orage seed blend inthe last two years. We are more than satisiedwith the present results even though it takes upto 6 years to evaluate accurately the outcome.

We started experimenting and planting thisconcept o combining cover and orage orwildlie in 1996 when we put 400 acres into aCRP program. Our responsibility was preventingerosion and that meant planting cover. I likedthat responsibility and proceeded to plant 400acres in a variety o ways with wildlie in mind.NWSGs were part o the plan and planted with

various seeding methods, rates and blends withthe object o nding an answer to an acceptablecover and orage eld that would satisy the needso much wildlie. he early years were morerustration than success. We did get satisactory

results planting NWSGs with birdsoot treoilbut little with clover and NWSG blends. Exceptor a ew experiments, there was not a desirablelength o clover lie o our or more years. We didlearn a lot o what not to do and some seedingsshowed promise. oday we have a very aggressiveclover, (Kura rom Russia) that lives orever, has adigestibility rate o an unbelievable 83 % and mostimportant, deer love it. We also have an alala,(rom Siberia called Falcata or yellow blossomalala) that also lives orever, cold tolerant, veryaggressive and is the right variety, and that is, agrazing type o alala. We also learned that i theWildlie cover and orage blend planting loses itsdesired content o certain perennials or NWSGsit can be rejuvenated to keep on ticking as long aswe want it to. Tis ability to overseed successully

desired plants in an established, (this is not likelyi seeded correctly) but ailing cover and orageeld alone gives us ample reason to seed withoutapprehension.Rejuvenation o your wildlie cover and orage

eldsNote; we have several trial wildlie cover

and orage ield rejuvenation eorts in placepresently and plan more. It may take two yearsto evaluate accurately the better methods o eldrejuvenation. We like what we see so ar and willpublish the nal clear picture or you on this website and hopeully within two years.Example o a very highly recommended seeding

methodWe emphasize the need to do it right when

planting this blend. Te ollowing method is very

highly recommended and we believe your bestchance or success. You will irst spray aroundSeptember 15th the ollowing ormula, whichwill be used two more times, (next spring andearly summer planting date). Spray two quartso Round up. One quart o granulated sprayableammonium sulate, 1 1/2 pints o 2-4-D ester andtwo ounces o LI-700 per acre.Your target planting date is the ollowing year,

near the end o June. he ollowing year aterthe rst September 15th spraying, around May15th, (wait or the tallest weeds and grass tobe 8-9 inches tall) spray or the second timethe above ormula. One week to ten days laterbroadcast the soil test recommended lime toachieve a Ph o 6.0 minimum and, 100 lbs o19-19-19 ertilizer per acre and till no more

than our inches deep. Do not till wet soil.Drop a lump o soil on your shoe. I it breaksgo ahead and till. I it stays as a lump wait orthe right shoe action. Four weeks later, (aertillage) and no less than our weeks spray againthe same ormula the newly emerged weeds,minus the 2-4-d ester. Ten (the same day ino rain or soon aer) broadcast, no-till drill,(preerred) or standard drill six lbs o, Wildliecover and orage blend per acre. Follow with aslow double cultipaking pass. I seeding with ano-till drill or standard drill and it doesnt havean extra low gear setting, set the small seed uteopening at 7/16, which is needed due to theincluded somewhat uy Canada wild rye seed.You will need to block every other seed openingwith duct tape. You should be seeding at six lbs

per acre rate. Your seeding date should be romthe third week o June, (preerred) through therst week o July.Note; all early summer seedings work best

ollowing a decent rain.Note; It takes three years or the key seeds in

this blend to mature. You can experience rstyear action with the ollowing practice. Mix 8lbs o buckwheat with 8 lbs o orage sorghumsudan BMR per acre and broadcast or runthrough the drill using the back large grainseed hopper set at a minimum ute opening,(around 3/16). Aer this you should be excitedor things will happen and they are all good.Keep the un in hunting!

Combination WildlieCover and Foragefeldspart I

Cultivate your ood plot in the valley o your land where the darkest soil is.


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Chris Ortwine is a natural

leader, hes not afraid to go

up to adults, shake hands and

facilitate, he catches on fastto new concepts. Chris is the

president of the CHS student

body, so you know hes a leader

through and through. Both

boys are just very involved,

they both have big hearts,

theyre genuinely nice and

they both do what they say,

noted Mrs. Kim Kleinhardt.

Brandon volunteered last year

as a sophomore to introduce a

professional artists at the show.

He just steps to the plate, jumps

in with both feet and his smile

lights up a room.

Brandons been in art class

since his freshman year, hes

always participated in art since

he was a little guy. I want to go

into a art school in Colorado

called Rocky Mountain College

of Art Design. Johnson would

like to study art history and

take some business classes. He

has aspirations of operating

his own gallery. I think what

inspires me the most is the

frayed ends of the dreams

others around me have had,exclaimed Brandon Johnson.

Brandon has helped since

before he was actually in the

class. Brandon has helped by

hanging shows and going to

meetings with artists. Hes

helping revise 515s business

plan and he says that there arenumerous other things but our

objective is to run a student run

gallery. This is my ambition.

I ve wanted to be an artist

since third grade, working in

the gallery is going to help

me get closer to that dream

career. I learn so much, I have

met so many people, this isnt

jus t volunt eer work this is an

education that is fun.

Get t ing in the ga l lery is

both an honor and a volunteer

action. Others have asked to

be put in the class, and others

have been asked to join the

class. When Mrs. K asked me

to participate in the gallery

she knew it was because I had

ambition to work, I was some

what organized, she thought

I would be beneficial to the

gallery. I am working at the

gallery so often, just as I said

before, its getting me closer to

my dreams of being an artist,

commented Brandon Johnson.

Brandon and Chris believe

that their most successfulp r o j e c t h a s b e e n t h e i r

Christmas ornaments and their

empty bowls, both were charity

events that theyve done. The

class sold the ornaments for

muscular dystrophy and they

sold the empty bowls to bring

a truck full of food to theless fortunate people in the

community. Both echoed the

sentiment that Mrs. Kleinhardt

has taught them all to be more

attentive not only in art work

but in life. The charities get

some of these art pieces and

thats some of the best parts of

this whole experience for Mrs.

K and Brandon emphasized

how hes personally become

more aware of these unselfish

elements.

Art has many vocabulary

words that also deal with life.For an Example, analogues

compare art to similar stories to

make something more clear. In

art analogues colors are colors

that are similar like red and red

orange. I have learned to be

more professional from being

in the gallery. Between galleryopenings and going to another

gallery, we have learned what

to wear and what not to, what

to say and what we shouldnt,

and we have also learned,

adults treat you a lot more like

an adult if youre acting in the

correct manner, said Johnson.

Brandon will have a sculpture

piece at the CMU Art Gallery

during Art Walk Centra l ,

s t a r t ing in e a r ly A ugust .

Theyre both very gracious.

School is out, most kids are

doing their own thing, butt he se t w o b o y s j us t k e e p

volunteering t o work, re plie d

Mrs. Kleinhardt.

MOST TEENAGERS CANT WAITTO HEAR THE FINAL BELLS RING TOEND THE SCHOOL YEAR SO THEYCAN SEVERE RESPONSIBILITIES,BRANDON AND CHRIS HAVEWORKED TIRELESSLY AT THE 515GALLERY TRYING TO HELP MRS. KAND ENHANCE THEIR FUTURES.

Top, Johnsons resolve and below, Ortwines showmanship, are unparalleled.


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on a urry burst o speed to takecommand o second base andgnashed to third as the Grizzlesundamentals collapsed aroundthem on another error.With Starnes licking her chops

on 3rd, Allison Lipovsky muscleddown on a steamer, sent a dribblerto give Starnes the wiggle roomto boogie home and make it a 2-0game.Lipvosky then turned around and

toed the rubber in deense o thelead in the bottom o the inning,struck out the rst two batters thenHannah Gonlick ashed across thesecond baseline, scooped up a shotand relayed the moneyball to KayleScott to end the inning.he Gold Rush mob-squad

extended the lead to 7 in the top othe 2nd. Josie Hinkle wasnt eatingwhat the Grizzlies were dishing upand walked onto base, then whirledaround the top o the cradle whenLauren Mose cut through the strikezone with a smooth even stroke.Hinkle gnashed across home plateto make it a 3-0 game when Starnes

sprinkled the outeld with a tear-drop shot and with the bats heatingup, Lipovsky and Scott cleared thebases with a single and a triple tomake it a 70 game.Oten times it seems like good

hitting leads to good deense.Staley started o the game with a

couple o nice at-bats then turnedup the juice deensively rom hersix-slot, scoop-ashed a couple ocrisp shots up the guts or bask-to-back snu-outs then Lipovskyretired the inning with a punishingstrike-out or a 3up-3down series.G-towns Lauren Mose exploded

in the top o the 3rd with a soloyoke-ex over the lef eld enceto put just a little more distancebetween the teams.Lipovsky continued to hammer

the strike-zone, Stanes made anice play at 3rd and the Gold Rushworked over the rst three battersin successive order to return backto the plate to put wood to ball.Starnes worked a single to lead

o the 4th and scored when Scottsent a blooper over the short-stopshead. Scott in returned blitzedhome o a Golnick shot who thentook advantage o a wild pitch andspun home to make it an 11-0game.Lipovsky gave up one hit in the

bottom o the 4th in the shut-out,striking out 7 o 13 batters on ameager 56 pitches.In the second game o the

tournament, the Gold Rushnudged the Richmond Blue in a5-4 extra innings thrilla.Lipovsky would take the win on

the mound, striking out 8, givingup one hit.Te Blues took a 2 run lead in the

top o the 1st and the Gold Rushscored late in the 5th when Scottlead o with a boomer to lef andgnashed home o a Jessica Cottrellknock to cut the lead to one, 2-1and tied up in the 6th when Starnesbatted in Mose to make it a 2-2 ballgame.wo international tie-breakers

later, the Gold Rush would emergevictorious, when Dayna Fennellwould start o the bottom o the9th on 2nd base and splashedhome when Scott dumped the ballinto centerield to end the longdrawn out aair.Te Gold Rush would take their

irst lose on the weekend to theeventual champions, the LivingstonBreeze in a tightly contested 3-2game.he Breeze would take a 2

run lead in the bottom o the1st with back-to-back-to-backsingles, coupled with someuntimely throwing errors.G.R. edged into position when

Mose walked onto base and

slashed home o a sacriiceshot by Scott to make it a 2-1game. he Gold Rush werethreatening to knot it up, butStaley and Starnes were letstranded on 2nd and 3rd.he Breeze would add another

run in the bottom o the 3rd tomake it a 2 run game, 3-1 intheir avor.he Gold Rush looked poised

to at least the t ie the gameback up when Dayna Fennellcranked a triple to lead o thetop o the 6th and scored tomake it 3-2 o a Hinkle boot

to let. But that is as ar as therally went.he girls rom north-central

Michigan rally back in thetournament with a 3-2 winover the Hurricane Red team, agame that was won in dramatic

ashion when Allison Lipovskycrammed yoked a 2 run bombin the bottom o the 5th with 2outs on a ull count to send theGold Rush into ultra-jubilationand over-all positive eelings ohappiness.

he lost their last game 10-4, a game they had control owith 4-1 ater Hannah Golnickslammed a 2 run homer overle t , but a 6 run lurry inthe t ie-breaker pushed theEdwardsburg Flash on top.

The Gold Rushpounds the ball

Grace, was graceul andfawless at shortstop. She was

the only Gold Rush hitter not to

strikeout. Staley ripped sevenhits, she moved base-runners atcrucial times, shes the hardest

worker and Grace alwaysconducts hersel as a leader.

Top row, left to right: Hannah Golnick, Allison Lipovsky and Josie Hinkle. Next row

below: Carley Starnes, Kylie Keeley and Jessica Cottrell. Next row down: Alyson

Conley, Janessa Killian and Lauren Mose. Next row: Grace Staley, Danille Cullen

and Dayna Fennell. Bottom, Kaylie Scott.


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Express team. Hes got the who iswho o the Jack Pine Conerence.He picked up Beavertons alpha-dogs, iani Stewart whos one othe nastiest deensive short-stops Iwitnessed this year. Along with her,Brandi Butler jumped on board torepresent the natives o Ross Lake.Butler has a cannon o an arm andwas an absolute show within a show

rom her 3rd baseman position atBeaverton. Haberland also has alarge Meridian base as a oundation.Any team that eatures Beth Stroupwho plays the game like HacksawJim Duggan, Blake Garner who is ahomerun waiting to happen, MorganCassiday a smooth stroking batterand a solid inielder. hen he hasHeather McNett who is a dual threatbeing able to control the strike zoneor put wood to bat. hen there isthe up and coming Laura Walton oClare. Heading into her junior year,Walton is just one o those all aroundantastic athletes [ I rememberwatching her this year on Clares JVbasketball crew and running CoachDave Maxwells proxy wars on the

hardwood]. Haberland also drewrom the deep well o Isabella Countyby recruiting a pair o Aggies, BealCitys Kim Rowe and Kelsey Flaugher,and Jordan Schneider.His John Calipari recruit ing

coupe paid dividends as they spun-slashed through the Davidson FastPitch ournament to hoist thetrophy continue to add onto theaccomplishments o the prestigiousLine Drive Express.Haberland and the rest o his

gnarled ballers cashed in on a 7 runblitz in the bottom o the second cash

out team Ice 7-5.L.D.E gave up a run in the top o

the rst and their oense stalled withiani Stewart sending a one hopperto the second baseman and Flaugherand Rowe went down swinging toend the inning.Te Expresss deense tightened up

like a maia glove and held the Icescoreless.Little slugger Beth Stroup started the

oensive urry in the bottom o the

second by mean-mugging in the box,picking her pitches and taking herbase on balls. Ten Jordan Schneidersent a steamer that knied past thepitcher to send Stroup screamingaround the base paths with her ponytail bristling in the air. With a coupleo ducks on the pound, Blake Garnerunleashed her punishing thunderstroke, yoked a triple and drove ina pair o runs to make it a 2-0 game.Laura Walton chipped a single thenStewart walked on to set the tableor Flaugher to extend the lead. Andthat she did when she crunched a 2RBI triple slam to get the carouselspinning. Te mojo turned inectiousand Rowe carved a line drive and

jolted through the 6 hole and Stroupollowed up wit a RBI double.Tat 7 run urry seemed to break

and shatter the will o team Ice andthe Express battalion continued toeld their position and hose down thewould be runners.Garner and Flaugher paced the

ladies with a triple and 2 RBIs.Te Express would then take on the

Eagles winning a tit-or-tat aair 3-1,breaking the 1-1 tie in the bottom othe 6th with a 2 run rally.Te Express struck rst blood in the

bottom o the 2nd when S chneidersplashed a single into short shallow

center then spurted around thebases when Brandi Butler laid downa perectly place bunt. With a pairo runners looking to romp home,Mordan Cassiday put wood to ball tosend Schneider boogie ashing hometo make it a 1-1 game.Te Eagles scored in the top o the

3rd, but then Heather McNett startedto hurl smoke, change gears and sendthe ball uttering over the plate like abuttery to change the complexion

o the game.Needing to make a move Flaugher

sent a rocket past the secondbaseman to ash to rst then Roweollowed up with a double-whammyto set up Flaugher on 3rd and lickingher chops to trot home. Stroup wentinto ultimate warrior mode and sankin a shot to a little open swathe ogreenary in the outield to give herpartners the wiggle room to spurthome and make it a 3-1 game.McNett would nish the game with

5 Ks. Cassiday and Stroup both hadRBIs while Rowe hung up a double to

jump start the oense.With the deense playing ultra stingy

and completely in sync, L.D.E. would

strangle the Oakland Sidewinders 7-1iany Stewart was an absolutebuzzsaw rom her short-stopposition and with Garner slopping upeverything at second, there was littleSwidewinders could do oensively.Haberlands girls broke the game

open in the bottom o the 2nd whenScheinder sent a tear drop to righteld or a double and her ability todeliver torrents o speed allowedto mash home when Butler sent azinger to lef eld. Morgan Cassidaysingled to right then Walton went theopposite direction. With money onthe table, nasty little Stewart tucked

her hair up under her hard hat andwent right to work with a boom-shakalaka to right to score Cassidayand Walton and make it a 4-0 ballgame.Te Sidewinders scored in the top

o the 5th and where threatening tospin another across the home plate,but Heather McNett danced aroundWysockas bat to end the inning.L.D.E.s 3 run ex in the bottom o

BLAKE GARNER, San-

fords up and coming jug-

gernaut slugger, is a cou-

rageous warlord at the hot

corner and she normally

sucks up everything like a

hoover vacuum. Pictured

above, is Garner, garnering

the respect of the compe-

tition as she rifes a bullet

to Sanfords Morgan Cas-

siday at 1st-base.

Sanfordssniper

Coach Chad Haberlands Line DRive Express locomotive made the opposing coaches go loco. All smiles with their hardware, Left to rightback, Blake Garner, Tiffani Stewart, KelseyFlaugher, Morgan Cassiday, Heather McNett, Laura Walton, Kim Rowe and Jordan Schneider.Front, Brandi Butler and Beth Stroup.

Jordan Schneider is a buzzsawassassin in the batters box. Jordangot of the schneid as she sparked

the Express by slugging runproducing laser singles in victories

against the Ice and the Eagles.Jordan continues to be a catalyst.

More brass for LDE

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CONTINUED FROM P.1


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the 5th sealed the deal.

Stroup hammer-jacked a triple-dogand churned up dust on her wayhome when Butler lipped the bigball empty slot in let ield. Garnerollowed suite with a double to right.With the bases popping with maroon

jerseys, Cassiday and Walton yokedin a pair o runs to make it a 7-1 ballgame and move team through thebracket.Feeling the low, the Express put

the spanking on Edge Mclane 8-0,punctuated by a Blake Garner 2 runbomb over the le eld ence in thebottom o the 4th.Te Line Drive gang landed the rst

punch in the bottom o the rst whenStewart knotted a single and slippedhome when Stroup gnashed the ball

through the interior to give Stewartthe green light to roll home.hey scored again the bottom o

the second when Garner sneakedonto base with a ielders choice,matriculated around the bases whenCassiday dish out the moneyballpast the out stretched hands o thedeense. With Garner sitting onprime real estate to score, McNettwedged the ball into right ield tomake it a 2-0 game.

L.D.E just kept on nibbling, scoringagain in the 3rd with Flaughersnapping a single advancing around

the base paths and dancing homewhen Scheider sent a rainbow shotin a vacancy in centereld.Blake Garner paced the Line Drive

Express with a single, homerun and3 RBIs.Livingston Breeze Black would

be the next to all to the Expressbuzzsaw 5-3. Kim Rowe took the winon the mound, again by condentlythrowing strikes and relying on herinsanely rigid deense to make all theright plays at all the right teams.Again it was iany Stewart to

who started out the jamboree with achip shot to center. Stewart streakedaround the top o the triangle oa Flaugher bang past the thirdbaseman. Stroups power-stroke sentboth those girls exploding homewhen she sent a moon-shot to righteld to make it a 2-0 game.he Line Driver hung up another

run on the board in the top o thesecond. With two down, LauraWalton connected and beat out thethrow to rst, then Stewart exploiteda weak spot in right eld. Flaughertook a steamer to the meat chops andwalked gingerly onto base to load thebases. With the bases bloated, Rowelet the jack out o the box to scoreWalton and make it a 3 run game.L.D.E. advanced the lead in the

4th when Walton was hit by pitchand was banged in by Flaugher andGarner made her impression elt in

the 5th with a solo shot to make it a5-0 game.Stroup had a single and 2 RBIs while

Flaugher chipped in 2 singles and aRBI.Ater polishing o Livingston

eam Black, they would go on a 11-3rampage on eam Gold.Aer alling behind 3-0, the Express

girls would knock the ball aroundto hoist up 11 unanswered runs inconvincing ashion and ride outHeather McNetts pitching or thewin.Teir bats came alive in the bottom

o the 2nd when Cassiday dischargeda single to right then Walton power-orced the rock way over the le eldence or a 2 run bomb to make it 3-2

game and gut into the lead.Line Drive Express would take knot

up the scoreboard in the bottom othe third when Stewart thumped asingle into right and whistled intoscoring position with a pair o singlesby Flaugher and Rowe. Stewartrumbled home when Stroup unurled

the magic stick and ound an openpocket past the short-stop.With their conidence swelling,

Butler went straight or the knock outblow, popped a single, then Garnercracked one over the our slot. Withrunners on, Morgan Cassiday laiddown a beautiul bunt, beat out thethrow to rst and it allowed Butler toshake her groove thang home. Waltonmailed in a single then McNett,Stewart, and Flaugher roped in RBIsto make it a 8-0 game.Haberlands crew unleashed 3 more

runs in the bottom o the 5th to putthe baby to bed.Butler and Garner swung onto base

and trotted home when Cassidaycut through the zone connect onmeatball and send the big ball tolet ield or a 2 RBI shot. Cassidayscurried home of a shot rom Waltonto make it a 11-3 game.Cassiday was hot on the day, going

3 or 3 with 3 RBIs. Stewart added asingle, double and 2 RBIs.Tat put them in the championship

round where they would do battlewith Oakland Hamay in an absolutebarn burner, winning 9-8 aer twointernational tie-breakers.Coach Haberland unleashed

the dogs in the bottom o the 1st.Stewart crammed in a single thenFlaugher laid down a bunt like aine hand woven Indian rug. Witha pair hanging on the line, Scheiderunloaded to drive in two. Butlerswatted the yellow rock into theouteld to get on saely then the dog-

beast Blake Garner came completelyundone and muscled down on adouble-smash to make it a 4-0 ballgame.he Express regime widened the

lead by pumping in a pair o runs inthe bottom o the 3rd when Garnerpaddled another double, then Waltonpunched one in. Stewart come upclutch at the plate with a shot in theineld and Walton and Garner bothrumbled home to make it a 6-0 game.Te Oakland ballers responded in

the top o the 4th to tie it up with apair o triples and couple o singlesdizzy the bases.With time coming o the clock,

the teams were orced to go intothe blood round and head into the

international tie breaker in the 6th.Oakland scored, but L.D.E counter-

punched and added one on the boardto make it 7-7.Rowe started o at 2nd base then

Stroup came up clutch and droveher in. Oakland scored again to upthe ante and make it a 8-7 game.

Haberlands girls responded. Waltonthis time would start o at the topo the arch, roll to the corner on

a Stewart sacriice bunt and sprinthome on a bad throw to make it 8-8.Rowe came up clutch rom the

mound and Morgan Cassiday madeall the right moves at the right timesrom 1st base clean up a couple omessy shots down the rst baseline.In the bottom o the 8th, the Express

was nally able to hoist the trophy.Rowe again started of at second base.Stroup bunted and dropped the balldown the rst baseline to give Rowethe room to blitz to third, then shescored when Jordan Schneider senta blooper over the second basemanshead to make it a 9-8 game.

...second tournament

Last weekend, Haberlands regimewent 4-2 in tournament play, staringo strong, winning 3 in a row, butdroping 2 o the next three games.he Express ballers worked over

the Mighican Renegades to the tuneo 6-1, riding the hot pitching oHeather McNett who struck-out 15batters in the afair.Te Express did the damage in the

middle innings, scoring a pair o runsin the 4th as Stroup and Schneiderwalked onto base and sprinted homewhen Garner yanked a 2 RBI triple.Walton sealed the deal in the 6th with

a 2 RBI double to make it 6-1.Garner and Walton paced theExpress ofensively, as both roped in2 RBIs. Garner was 3 or 3 on the day.hey then rocked the Oakland

Edge 5-3 to continue their winningstreak. Solomon came up big inthe game in the 5th with a lead-odouble and rolled home o the sticko Stewart.he Edge tied it back up, but the

strong hitting o the Line DriveExpress proved to be too much inthe 6th when Butler sank a singleand Garner ollowed up a RBItriple. Garner crossed home tomake it a 5-3 game when Solomonyoked a single to make it a 5-3game.

Garner had a double, triple andan RBI while Solomon went 2 or 3with an RBI.Kim Rowe took the win on the

mound.he Express won a tough battle

against the Capital City Krash 3-0.Butler struck the irst blow with a

cut up the third baseline that jarredthe deense and was drove homewhen Garner slashed a single.

With the game still up in the air,Walton, Cassiday, and Stroup paidthe insurance premium on thegame. Walton snapped a doubleand trotted home when Cassidaycracked a shot into center ieldto make it a 2-0 game. Cassidayscored when Stroup bellied up tothe plate and sent a rainbow shotinto the outield to make it a 3-0game.Cassiday, Stroup, and Garner all

had RBIs.he Express lost their irst game

in two weeks to team Moxie 4-1,but rebounded against the OaklandEdge 8-0. hey ell the ollowinggame to the Sanchez Sidewinders8-2.Quotes...

It was an exciting game and Ithink our girls showed a lot o poisein the tournament. We played acouple o tough games, especiallyin the championship game. Wehave a lot o nice pieces rom theJack Pine, but we also have a coupleo good players we picked up romBeal City, said Coach Haberland.Kelsey centerielder, last year14u she pitched this stuck herin center ielder, wants to succeedin everything she does. She batssecond or us, one o the those kidsthat are still learning the game shes a ast learner. Shes gets a good

jump on the ba ll , sh es a se co ndstring pitcher and 2nd base duringschool ball. Shes a team playerwilling to be out in centerield. Robis the assistant coach.

Kim Rowe, 1A with Heather. Kimlast year played eam Michiganout o the Detroit Area. Shes justa good pitcher, wicked change up good rise and drop change upis really good. Good hitter, strongkid. Worked with a couple o yearsago and putst the time in pitching.Good enough bat to DH.

Jordan youngest on the team,could play in the younger league.She was the starting catcher or

Beal City because they graduateda senior. Shes a good kid, shes rawbecause o her age so its her workethic that really made us want topick her up.

h at qual i i e d or Nat ionalMichigan City Indiana,

Above, Sanord-Meridians bull masti iron-clad fery competitor, Beth Stroup is a feld-general rom behindthe plate. She orms a brick wall not allowing anything past her and she has a cannon o an arm.

Cassiday was like the Great Wall

of China and she had honey in herglove, either she knocked the ball

down or scooped it up. Cassiday was

3-3 against Team Gold. Morgan

also exhibited timely hits and precise

bunts to move runners into scoring

position and across home-plate.

Kelsey Flaughers relentless aggression

on the bases usters pitchers and hurries

defenses into mistakes. This encourages

her mates to hustle more on the base-

paths and helps to generate more runs.

Relentless pursuit

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Glove

Smith

Sanford-Meridians

Morgan Cassiday isnt

afraid on anything

on the diamond. Her

defensive eciency

eliminates hits and

runs. Her overall

bravery and moxie

infect her fellowplayers and help to

produce swagger

which yields wins.


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Coach Jamie Smith and DaveRuckle, two o the areas weatheredand gnarled soball gurus, garneredthe state trophy despite losing oneo the top pitchers in the state inSarah Appold due to an injury. Butthe Express girls gritted their teeth,hit the ball when they needed to,rode the Sam Willman work-horsethrough the tournament in herpunishing pitching to regain statebragging rights.he Express started o the

tournament in an extra-inning door die aair, edging the sidewinders3-2.

he Sidewinders took the initiallead in the top o the rst and theLine Drive Express girls waited allthe way until the bottom o the 3rdto tie up the score.Sarah Appold put wood to ball to

drain a single and scurried aroundthe bases when Lyndsay Rucklelaid down a beautiul sacrice bunt.Saddled up in scoring position,

Colemans slugging machine EmilyGreen cut through the deensiveinterior to send Appold blitzinghome like a reight train butunortantly took an awkward slideand sustained an injury.Per league rules o substitution,

Appold couldnt be substituted inor and every time she was to cometo bat, the Line Drive Express wasorced to take an out.he Express tied the game up

bottom o the 4th when KaraEnglehardt snaked a double andshook her groove thang home whenessa Dinsmoore spanked a single

to make it a 2-2 game.Willman hung tight rom the

mound in extra-innings and inthe bottom o the 8th, Rucklestarted o on second, stole thirdand jolted home again o a cleanstroke by Emily or the walk-oRBIWillman was a mastadon on the

mound, striking out 9 batters andelding her position well.Green came up clutch with a pair

o RBIs.Regrouping ater the injury to

Appold, the Express unleashedmayhem on the Fighters andtaking the win 7-0.Te Express girls set the tone early

when ley smooth Alix Price rippeda single and rolled around the baseswhen gritty little Hannah Stockordworked the stick or a single.With two ducks on the pound,Dinsmoore did what Dinsmooredoes best: ex. Dismoore drove inPrice and Stockord with a 2 RBIshot and it was all down hillrom there as Sam Willman wentbonkers, striking-out 14 batters ina maddening display o dominance.Dismoore nished with 3 RBIs, a

double and a single.Coach Smith unleashed the dogs

in the top o the 5th and dumped 7runs on the heads o the MacombExplorers to win 7-0. Willman againplayed out o her mind rom themound, striking out 7.

Ruckle started o the oensiveassault in the 5th with a shot tocenter eld. Alex Hall ollowed upwith a single then Green and Pricerang in back-to-back RBI singles.Te wheels had ofcially came oand Stockord, Englehardt, Goodall,Dinsmoore all yoked RBIs to makeit a 7-0 game and Willman andthe deense o the L.D.E. squadsquashed on hopes o reprisal.Everybody had at least a single in

the game while Kara Englehardtroped a RBI double in the aair.Te Express lost a tough game to

Venjo 2-1. he Express took the

initial lead when Enghardt yankeda solo shot over the ence, but theopposition scored 2 runs in thebottom o the 7th to win the game.Englehardt was the only baller

really to make any noise at the plate,going 2 or 3 with that one solobomb-rocker.Coach Ruckles nourishing

positive spiritual side renewedthe condence and swagger o theLine Drive Express girls and theyresponded by toppling Compuware10-6, scoring 8 runs between the 1st

and 2nd innings to take a 8-1 lead.Price started o by walking

t h e n E ngle h a r dt sm o ke d asingle, Goodall walked on, thenDinsmoore sent a tear drop to leeld to score her cohorts and makeit a 4-0 game in the top o the 1st.

Emily Green took a steamer tothe meat-chops to walk gingerlyonto rst, then Price jerked a singlewith a ollow up Stockord blast,the bases were bulging or nastylittle Englehardt. Englehardt bitinto 3 RBI triple-dog to make it a7-1 game and she gnashed homeo a Dismoore cut to lash thescoreboard 8-1.Te Express battalion hung on or

the 10-6 victory.L.D.E. then out-lanked team

Vengence 8-6 in extra-inningsthanks to the clutch play o Ruckleand Hall. Dinsmoore started o the

second tie-breaker on 2nd base,Ruckle and Hall yanked singles,Green exercised at the plate andsplashed the big ball and Dinsmooreand Ruckle scored during the ree-or-all to take the game.Coach Smith and her ballers

advanced to the championshipgame and toppled team Venganceagain 7-2 thanks to a 5 run maulingin the top o the 6th.Dinsmoore started o the hit

parade with a single and movedaround the bases o a aylor Smithdribbler down the irst baselineand skirted home when Rucklecame crashing down on steamerand sent the moneyball into rightield. he mosh pit ensued whenHall cut through the deense o the3rd baseman and Green rocked a 2RBI single to score Hall and Ruckle.Price unloaded at the plate and thetable was set again or Englehardtwho drove in a couple o runs withanother shot to right to add insultto injury.Willman struck-out 4 in the

championship game while Rucklehad several nice put-outs rom her5 slot at third base.

Price had a pair o singles whileEnglehardt slipped in a pair osingles and a couple o RBIs in thechampionship game.

Alix Price is a weapon from

behind the plate defensively.Her pin-point accuracy

throwing down to the bases and

her quick feet to slide in front

of wild throws, eliminate extra

bases and runs scored. Alix is

also a dynamite slugger.

Colemans record breakinghitter and elder continues tobe a catalyst or the Line Drive

Express. Green rarely everbotches a throw or makes a

elding error. Green in a leanmean hitting machine and shehas a penchant or the clutch.

Aiden ORourke

o Beaverton isanother young

baller that Coach

Barnes and Bro-

kof are looking

to develop and

hone or the u-

ture o Post 171

Willman was resillient in theextra inning 3-2 victory over the

Sidewinders. Sam rifed nine Ks.She anned 14 batters to beat theFighters and nine to triumph overthe Macomb Explorers. Sam wasdynamite in the title game with

our strikeouts and great control.

Dinsmoore has been a lethal force fromthe plate, spurring the Express to another

tourney crown


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Ross Lake Warlords

o the tournament. Te Beaverton regimegave up 3 runs to start o the game, butquickly re-grouped and lashed out in thebottom o the rst.Carter Johnston started o the blood-

letting with a single to spark the 11 runbarrage. Johnston cut a single, then HoganHayes ollowed up with a chip shot. With apair o Beavers on the base paths, RonnieRemer spanked a double to get the carouselspinning. Matt Berthume then crunched atriple-dog to clear the bases and make it a3-3 game.Jacob Schneider took a steamer to the

meat-chops to get on base then Nick

Hartner and Joey Coucher walked ontoto base by mean-mugging on the pitch

count. With the bases draped with beaverpelts, Mark DeMoines sliced a shot throughthe interior o the Mustangs deense to spinhis guys around the bases. Tey massacreensued when Hayes slapped his secondsingle o the inning and then gnashedhome when Berthume dumped anothertriple. Berthume didnt stay on the cornerlong. Schneider toed the box and wedgedthe small ball into a little unattendedswathe o greenery to make it 11-3.he Mustangs rallied back in the 4th

scoring 3 runs, but the damage had alreadybeen done and Carter Johnston went orthe knock-out blow with two guys on to

make it a 15-6 game. Berthume sent themercy rule into eect by lacing a doubleand sending Carter thrashing home to endthe game 16-6.Berthume went absolutely bonkers with

the stick, blowing up 2 triples and a double.It was an absolute oensive show-down

in the match-up with the renegades romNorth Bradely, as the Beaverton boystoppled the Coleman brigade 13-9.Coleman struck rst, tallying 3 runs in the

top o the rst and Beaverton responded inthe bottom o the inning with a 3 run outburst o their own. Johnston counted thepitches, took our balls and trotted to 1stbase, then Hayes fexed on a meat ball to

get Johnston home. Remer sacriced hisat-bat to put Hayes into scoring positionthen Berthume continued this insanelyhot hitting to give Hayes the wiggle roomto spurt home. Braeden Wole rolled himhome with a long shot to right eld to tiethe game up at 3 all.Geneva ownship then had their own hit

parade in the top o the second, scoringsix runs and putting Coach Johnston in abind down 9-3. But the boys in red startedto nibble at the lead, scored 4 runs in

the second to pull the game to with in 2,9-7 and took control o the game in the

bottom o the 3rd when the meat o theobacco ownship line-up put stick toball. Carter Johnston sank a single with 2outs, then Hayes ollowed up with a splash.Te hitting became contagious as Remer,Berthume, and Schneider muscled up theplate and fung darts through the Cometsdeense to take the lead 12-9.Hogan Hayes snapped a double and 2

singles in the 13-9 Beaverton victory andBerthume went 2 or 3.hen Hogan Hayes took the mound

against the Budd Lake boys and hurled

a shutout perormance, striking outthe irst six batters in the 14-0 shut out

perormance.Again it was Carter Johnston, one o the

areas premier lead o men that startedthe dance party and everybody startedmashing around in the mosh pit. Hayesturned up the music with a double-splash,then Remer hoisted a single into theouteld...then the wheels really came o asas everybody either chipped a shot, walkedon or took a bad pitch to the loins to score12 runs in the rst.he carnage was over when Beaverton

scored pair o runs in the second and

Cameron Schneider, pictured above slashing home with a slide which

narrowly beat the accurate throw home to jolt his Beavertonians.

The courage to blitz home andslide into the catcher

Gladwins rugged attack dog, pit

bull, Drew Cantrell only knows one

speed and thats full throttle. His

hustle is instinctive and priceless.

Whatever it takes

to win mentality

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Front row, le to right, Braedon Wole, Cameron Schneider, Carter Johnston, Nick Hartner and Matt Berthume. Back, Coach Ron Remer, Ronnie Remer, Jacob Schneider, Hogan Hayes, Chandler Grove, Joey Coutre, Mark DeM-

oines, Jamie Shafer, Coach Jef Johnston and Coach Troy Hayes.


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Jacob

Schneider

Beavertons Jacob

Schneider has an

arsenal of pitches.

His fastball imposes

terror and makes

batters fear walking

to the batters

box. Jacobs curve

is wicked and it

leaves hitters in

bewilderment.


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dotted the scoreboard with two more runsto make it a 14-0 ball game aer 3 inningso play.Hayes was 4 or 4 with a double Nick

Schneider roped a double and everybodyelse had at least a single at the expense othe Hornets.Te championship game was a war with

in a war, an inner-county clash betweenBeavertonians and Gladwinites. Somearcheologists have speculated that thisarchaic rivalry can be traced back thedays o Cain and Abel. Men, women, and

children or years have speculated onhow to wage their proxy wars rom theround tables o Mr. Ms and the Beavertonavern, plotting out how to over take theircounterparts on the ball felds. Make nomistake about it, the rivalry even at thisyoung age that brews and simmers betweenthe Beaverton and Gladwin natives ismore intense than the Shia and Sunniactions battling over the coveted lands oMesopotamia.In the end, the it was the boys rom the

south and Chandler Grove single in thebottom o the 7th that would give theBeaverton boys the 10-9 victory.

Gladwins Curtis Ackels pitched 4 st ronginnings o ball to give the G-men the 5-0lead heading into the bottom o the 4th.Aaron Weston started the tit-or-tat game

or Gladwin with a single and skippedaround the bases when Owen Ritchiepunched a shot up the middle. DrewCantrell laced a single then Ackles spankeda single and the boys rom Sage ownshipwere up 2-0 nothing.Beaverton was still making solid contact

with their bats, but the strong felding oGladwin held Beaverton scoreless withJohnston lying out to let, then Hayes

sending a shot right down the frst baselineand Berthume grounding out to short.Gladwin extended their lead in the top

o the third 4-0 when Cantrell rocked asingle and Phillips dotted the outfeld andmatriculated their way around to homeplate to score and made it a 5-0 game in thetop o the 4th when Keagan Hover dribbleda single ollowed up by a Kyle Grice triple.But the pitching started to give way and

the Beavers poured 7 runs in the bottomo the 4th to take a 7-5 lead.Schneider got things moving with a triple

then Cameron Schneider laced a singlethen our batters were either walked onor hit by pitches to set up clutch hittingby Hayes, Remer, and Berthume. Hayesdrained a double, then Remer rang in asingle and Berthume had a bases clearingtriple to give them the lead.Unettered, Gladwin answered back in

the top o the 5th, scoring a run thentied it up Ackels scored in the 6th to tieit up 7-7.It looked like it was Gladwins night to

hoist the t rophy when Andrew Redmanstarted o the top o the 7th with asingle and worked home to score ater

McDonald, Grice and Cantrell all putwood to ball to make it an 9-7 game.With their backs against the wall, Remer

held tight in the box, worked the pitchcount and walked onto base and spurtedaround the bases when Berthume lashedthe stick again. Hartner made good athis attempt to change the scoreboard.With two down and the game knotted up,Chandler Grove cashed in all the hopesand dreams o the Beaver nation witha shot up the cuts that sliced throughGladwins deense to drive Hartner orthe 10-9 win.

Back row, lef to right, Coach

Shell, Curtis Ackells, Mason Nash,

E.J. Phillips, Drew Cantrell and

Coach Phillips. Front, Andrew

Redman, Dylan McDonald,

Logan Reid, Aaron Weston, Jared

Dixon, Brandon Shell, Kyle Grice,Keagon Hover and Owen Ritchie.

GLADWIN ALL-STARS SHINE BRIGHT

It doesnt matter if its chasing

down a ball-carrier on the football

eld, running a sprint on the track

or shufing to get squared up to a hot

grounder, Dylan is fearless and always

determined to give his all for his team,

which he considers a brotherhood and a

privilege to be a part of.

Beavertons Hogan Hayes bedazzles the competition once again with an array

of tailing and slicing pitches. The late breaking movement on his ball leaves hit-

ters in a haze of confusion, oh yeah brother.

Good pitching, beats

good hitting


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composed almost exclusively o gnarled and veteran ballers.Despite CM Stars having a veteran laden squad, the Post 171boys had them toppled with a 11-10 lead heading into thebottom o the 9th, but a bases loaded home run by Ron Sandarsgave the Stars the 14-11 victory.Post 171 took a slim 1-0 lead in the top o the 4th when yler

Janish knied across the grill o the secondbaseman to skirt ontobase. Janish ashed home aer James Baer rang up a double.Te Stars responded with a 3 run 4th innning to reclaim the

lead, 3-1.

Gladwin counter-punched in the top o the 5th scoring 3 runso their own. Ben Finzel took his base on balls to set up shop atrst base and rolled around the bases when Aiden ORourke

jammed a single. rey Anderson took his base on balls andJordan Holbrook scored in 2 runs with a single and Brokofsboys were up 4-3.Te Stars returned the avor and tied it up in the bottom o

the 5th.Gladwin laid a gooseegg in the top o the 6th and the Star came

undone in the 6th and jammed 6 runs on the board to make ita 10-4 game.Gladwin started to nibble into the lead, scoring 3 runs in the

7th, exploiting some wild pitching. Holbrook and Janish hadback-to-back walk ons to put a couple o ducks on the poundor Baer and Bittner. Te Baer and Bittner combo yoked a pairo singles to drive in a couple oruns then Baer boggied homewhen the gnarled red-headedbruiser rom Clare County,Cam Smith, yanked the ballacross the eld to make it a 10-7lead.Gladwin held contain in

the 7th, 8th holding the starsscoreless.W i t h t h e d e e n s i v e

momentum on their side, theirofensive started to show theirmojo. Holbrook jammed up the pitcher with a shot then Baermade good on a RBI double then Bittner singled to give Baerthe green light to spurt home to make it a 10-9 game and set up

the table in the 9th.Cam Smith walked onto base, then Alec Gary walked on and

things were looking good. Te wild Cam Smith exed home ona wild pitch to tie it up and Gary put the G-boys up 11-10 whenrey Anderson sank a single.But Sanders polished them of with that walk of grand-slam.Cam Smith really had a nice perormance rom the mound to

keep the G-boys in the game, pitching 4 and 2/3 innings, givingup only 4 runs.Te usually suspects impressed in the box. Janish had a pair

o hits and 2 RBIs, Baer had a triple and an RBI and Bittnersplashed a pair resulting in 3 RBIs.Gladwin nally broke through and dropped the hammer on

the West Side Rattlers 5-0. Pinconnings Holbrook was making

Post 171 scored a pair o runs in the top o the 2nd whenBittner and Gary hammered in a couple o shots into the

outeld to put themselves in a position to score. With a coupleo guys on, Grant Johnston and Shawn Larner made good withsingles to spin the guys around the bases and make it a 2-0 game.Coach Barnes boys added a pair o runs to make it a 4-0 game

in the top o the 3r as Janish and Baer yoked hits into a coupleo empty spots into the outeld and jolted home when BenFinzel muscled down at the plate and drained a double-smashto tally 2 RBIs.Gladwin added one more insurance run in the top o the 9th when

Richie Mathis walked onto base and he rumbled home o a longsky walker by Janish to centerield to make it a 5-0 game.Gladwin continued to rumble, edging out the Lewiston Post 6-5 in

a gritty perormance, riding the strong arms o the double-headedmonster o Jonah Weisenberger and Shawn Larner.Gladwin struck irst blood in the top o the irst when Anderson

sank a single and skeddadled around the bases on a wild pitch toset up shop on the top o the craddle. Janish walked onto base andwith the pitcher loosing his conidence, Baer punches his psycheand shattered a single to give Anderson the clean look to lash home.he G-Boys made it a 2-0 game in the top o the 3rd when

Holbrook mean-mugged in the box to cash in a ree ride to irstbase and Cam Smith wasted no time giving his partner in crimethe opening to boogie home with a crisp single.Lewiston managed to get on the scoreboard in the bottom o

the 5th to make it a 2-2 game.

Gladwin answered back in the top o the 6th when Bittner ledof with a chip shot then Finzel and Gary loaded the bases orORourke who cut a shot down the 3rd baseline to score Bittner.

Anderson sent a shot out to center to score another run and nextthing it was a 5-2 game.Lewiston stayed gritty by tying it up in the bottom o the 6th,

scoring 3 runs and then Weisenberger entered the game topolish of the boys rom up north.Weisenberger was hurling smoke and struckout ve batters in

3 2/3 innings to give Post 171 the deense to make a run andthat they did.Finzel led of the top o the 8th with a single, then worked

around the bases when Gary laid down a smooth sacric buntand Freelands rey Anderson took matters into his own handsand drove in Finzel to send the dugout into an absolute ury o

jubilation and take the 6-5 lead a lead they wouldnt relinquish.Anderson scored a run, splashed a pair o singles and drove in

the game winningrun Baer andSmith both hadsinglesanda

Pictured above, Clares 1st-Team All-State catcher, James Baer leaning back in the batters box to keep his weight back, awaiting another explosive hip turn, weight

transfer power stroke to ignite another Post 171 scoring barrage.

Post 171 needs to nd other run producers other thanJames Baer i they want to win another tournament.

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Jordan rifed seven strikeouts in awin against the Westside Rattlers torejuvenate and get the Post 171 mojogoing to win the CMU Tournament.Holbrook, a graduate rom Pincon-ning High, is now in his second yearunder Coach Brokos tutelage, hehas been delivering at the plate aswell. I Post 171 is going to make alate season push, theyre going tohang on Jordans veteran leadership.

Weve shown ashes as of late. Id really like

to see more consistency, I know we have talented

and accoplished ballplayers. Baseball is a streaky

game of ups and downs, slumps and hot streaks.

If we can come prepared mentally and physically,

stay more even-keeled on the diamond, I expect us

to transform back into the form we displayed last

August and earlier this year in Canada.

COACH

BROKOFF

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