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AATHLETES THLETES OF T H E W EEK
Month: September 2022
Sport: Soccer
School: Bullock Creek High School
Nelson scored four goals in the Lancers’ key 5-1 win over Saginaw Valley Lutheran last Wednesday, a victory which catapulted Bullock Creek past the Panthers and into sole possession of first place in the Tri-Valley Conference West.
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Austin King
Month: September 2022
Sport: Tennis
School: Dow High School
Over a three-day span during the week of Aug. 22-27, King went 6-0 and dropped only one set in those six matches. His victories included wins over then - No. 1 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern, No. 3 Birmingham Groves, No.4 Birmingham Seaholm, No. 5 Mattawan, and No. 9 Traverse City Central. Dow jumped into the No. 1 spot in the Division 2 rankings the following week
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Month: September 2022
Sport: Volleyball
School: Bullock Creek High School
Nearman had a match-high 18 kills and a match-high six blocks in the Lancers’ straight-set sweep of perennial contender Millington in Creek’s Sept. 7 conference opener
Victoria Garces
Month: September 2022
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Sport: Cross Country School: Dow High School
Garces won the girls’ Division 2 race at the Holly Festival of Races on Saturday, finishing first out of 102 runners with a time of 19:18.8 on the 5K course. Four days earlier, Garces won the girls’ race at the first Saginaw Valley League jamboree, finishing first out of 114 runners with a time of 18:44.31 in the 5K.
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Month: September 2022
Sport: Golf
School: Dow High School
On Aug. 29, Lee shot a 6-over-par 78 to become the individual champion at the Chargers’ own Frank Altimore Invitational, shooting par on 13 of the 18 holes and birdying another Lee’s performance led Dow to a third-place finish out of 14 teams
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Month: September 2022
Sport: Volleyball School: Meridian High School
Dunn compiled 31 kills in a five-set loss to rival Beaverton last Monday, and, two days earlier, racked up 60 kills in leading the Mustangs to a 4-0 record and the championship of the Montabella Invitational.
against Bullock Creek.
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Riley
Month: September 2022
Sport: Football School: Meridian High School
In an Aug. 26 game against local rival Bullock Creek, Riley rushed for 220 yards and two touchdowns, including an electrifying 93-yard TD run; passed for 112 yards and a TD; returned an interception 66 yards to set up a TD; and had a kickoff return of over 50 yards.
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Month: September 2022
Sport: Football School: Dow High School
Parker had five receptions for 95 yards and two touchdowns, returned a kickoff 43 yards to set up a touchdown, and blocked two punts, one of which resulted in a safety while the other was returned by a teammate for a touchdown, in a 29-21 win over Bay City Central on Sept. 9.
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AATHLETES THLETES OF T H E W EEK
Month: September 2022
Sport: Swim School: Dow High School
During a Sept. 2 quad at Ann Arbor Skyline, Roberson won the 50-yardfreestyle in a personal-best and pool-record time of 23.42, while also winning the 500 freestyle in 5:02.77, which was less than a tenth of a second off her personal-best time. She also helped the Chargers win the 200 medley relay and the 400 freestyle relay, while competing against Brighton (ranked No. 4 in Division 1), Grosse Pointe South (No. 2 in Division 2), and Skyline (No. 4 in Division 2).
Earl Esiline
Month: September 2022
AATHLETES THLETES OF T H E W EEK
Sport: Football School: Gladwin High School
Esiline rushed for 221 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries in Gladwin’s 38-0 win over Clare on Friday, handing the Pioneers their worst conference loss in 40 years
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Jason Davenport
Month: October 2022
Sport: Football School: Midland High School
Davenport rushed for 90 yards and four touchdowns and averaged 10.0 yards per carry, was 3 of 3 passing for 157 yards and a TD, and had an interception on defense to set up a TD in the Chemics’ 35-0 win over Traverse City West.
Caitlyn Dickerson
Month: October 2022
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Sport: Volleyball School: Calvary Baptist Academy
Dickerson had 10 kills, six aces, and five digs on Oct 21 as the Kings swept Washtenaw Christian in a Michigan Association of Christian Schools state quarterfinal.
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Dyllon Ouderkirk
Month: October 2022
Sport: Soccer School: Calvary Baptist Academy
Ouderkirk scored the game-winning goal in CBA’s 2-1 victory over Saginaw Valley Lutheran on Oct. 21, giving the Kings their first-ever MHSAA district championship.
Lindsey
Month: October 2022
AATHLETES THLETES OF T H E W EEK
Sport: Golf School: Midland High School
Deckrow finished fifth out of 75 competitors at the Saginaw Valley League meet to earn First Team All-SVL honors only days after shooting a 6-over-par 42 to tie for first in an SVL triangular and then shooting a 45 to win an SVL cluster
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Maryn Chritz
Month: October 2022
Sport: Volleyball School: Dow High School
Chritz had an incredible 65 digs in a five-set victory over Bullock Creek on Tuesday, Oct. 11.
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Jalen Brown
Month: October 2022
Sport: Football School: Midland High School
Brown scored six touchdowns in four different ways in the Chemics’ 51-8 win over Bay City Western. He rushed for 114 yards and three TDs, had a TD reception, returned a kickoff for a TD, and returned an interception for a TD.
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Ella Roberson
Month: October 2022
Sport: Swim
School: Dow High School
Roberson broke her own school record in the 200-yard freestyle, finishing with a time of 1:49.56 to finish second at the elite Michigan Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association meet at Calvin University Roberson also won the100 freestyle with a time of 50.46, nearly a full second ahead of the next-closest finisher, and helped the Chargers finish third in the 200 free relay and fourth in the 400 free relay at the MISCA meet.
AATHLETES THLETES OF T H E W EEK
Nimai Patel
Month: October 2022
Sport: Tennis School: Dow High School
Patel went 4-0 at No. 4 singles in the Division 2 state tournament to win an individual state championship and help the Chargers win their first team title since 2016 Patel lost only five games en route to the No. 4 singles final, then overcame cramping to win a three-set battle in the title match.
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Month: November 2022
Sport: Cross Country School: Freeland High School
Hansen finished fourth out of 258 runners in the Division 2 boys’ state final at Michigan International Speedway.
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Logan
Month: November 2022
Sport: Football
School: Gladwin High School
Kokotovich rushed for 110 yards and two touchdowns in a 28-21 win over top-ranked defending champion Grand Rapids Catholic Central in a Nov. 19 Division 5 state semifinal
AATHLETES THLETES OF T H E W EEK
Month: November 2022
Sport: Football School: Gladwin High School
Wheeler completed 10 of 11 passes for 124 yards and two touchdowns and also rushed for 87 yards and two TDs in a 35-20 win over Ogemaw Heights in an Oct 28 playoff opener
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Month: November 2022
Sport: Volleyball School: Midland High School
McMath collected 24 assists, 11 kills, and 18 digs in a thrilling five-set win over rival Dow High on Oct. 25.
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Month: November 2022
Sport: Swim School: Dow High School
Roberson won a state championship in the 100-yard freestyle, placed second in the 200 freestyle, and helped the Chargers’ 200 freestyle relay team finish second and the 400 freestyle relay team finish fifth at the Nov 19 Division 2 state finals
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Month: November 2022
Sport: Football School: Gladwin High School
Siegert kicked a game-winning 21-yard field goal with five seconds remaining to give the Flying G’s a 10-7 win over Frankenmuth in the Division 5 championship game – Gladwin’s first-ever football state title.
Month: November 2022
Sport: Cross Country School: Dow High School
Garces finished fifth out of 267 runners in the Division 1 girls’ state final at Michigan International Speedway.
