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Lakers show resolve, rally to stay unbeaten By Amy Hubbell Of The Enterprise staff
Trailing Traverse City St. Francis to start the last quarter was not where the unbeaten Glen Lake football team wanted to be Friday night. So the Lakers did their part to change course. Glen Lake turned a 20-12 deficit into another victory by scoring two touchdowns in the final stanza to top the perennial powerhouse Gladiators 26-20. “It’s a big thing for our program,” Laker coach Jerry Angers said, adding that many had questioned his team’s record this year as well as the strength of their schedule. “I think it established that we’re a pretty good football team. “We showed that we can play with the best teams and St. Francis is one of those teams.” Glen Lake, now 8-0 and playoff bound, will try to wrap up a perfect regular season Friday, traveling to North Muskegon. The 4-4 Norsemen who fell to Montague last week, 44-14. Although it’s the team’s longest road trip this season, the Lakers and coaching staff take with them the support of a community which showed up in full force for the St. Francis game. “From the marching band to the
choir singing the national anthem and Dale Pleva blowing the horn on his semi every time we scored,” Angers said. “Everything made it a great Friday night under the lights.” The Lakers, fresh off a perfect Northwest Conference championship effort, took a 6-0 lead in the non-league battle with St. Francis. Glen Lake quarterback Carter Lee opened the scoring with a 32-yard keeper. The Lakers led 12-7 at the half thanks to a 71-yard TD run by Trevor Apsey. St. Francis got its only points on a pass interception return of 38 yards by Joe Studzinski. The third quarter, however, was all St. Francis as the Glads scored about four minutes in on a 3-yard run by Jim Brady. Then Michigan State-bound Byron Bullough scored again from three yards out and the extra-point put the Lakers in an 8-point bind. Angers gave his team a gut-check going into the fourth quarter. “I asked them if they wanted to win or just go on to North Muskegon and the playoffs,” the coach said, adding that the players said they wanted to win. “I told them, ‘Then go out there, do your assignments and have fun.’.” (Concluded on Page 14)
TREVOR APSEY of Glen Lake drags along a defender for a couple of his 121 yards Friday night in a 26-20 win over Traverse City St. Francis. Apsey scored two touchdowns, including one in the fourthquarter for the comeback victory.
St. Mary netter reaches regional finals at No. 2 singles By Mike Spencer Of The Enterprise staff
Leelanau County’s Leif Mohrman accomplished a career and season-long goal of winning a tennis match in the Division 4 regionals. In fact, the St. Mary senior doubled his quest, winning two matches Friday before losing in the finals of No. 2 singles to Ludington’s Spencer Knudsen, 6-1, 6-0. The feat, however, was bittersweet for the third-year tennis player, who realized his playing days for the co-op, co-ed team were also over. “It’s been a lot of fun and to be regional runner-up, it’s just awesome,” said the lefty Mohrman, who reached the finals with by winning straight set, back-to-back tie-breakers against Gus Danz of Traverse City St. Francis. “To win two and the last one like that ... it’s a good way to end my career. “But it’s also sad because I’m going to miss it, the coaches Tim and Kim and the program that I love so much.” Mohrman’s two victories accounted LEIF MOHRMAN, Leelanau County’s No. 2 singles player, gets some advice from assistant for nearly half of Leelanau’s five points in the tough regional, which saw coach Kim Guilbeau in a regional victory Friday at Traverse City Central’s tennis courts.
Ludington win by sweeping all the singles flights, and St. Francis take second by sweeping all the doubles matches. Ludington finished with 19 points. St. Francis had 16. Leelanau finished with five. “Leif was unbelievable, but everything had to break well for us to make it to states,” Leelanau head coach Tim Sutherland said. “There were some good teams out here.” There’s some strong teams. We’re playing as well as we can Also picking up points for firstround wins are Parker Kokowicz, No. 1 singles, and Leelanau’s top two doubles squads, Ross Guilbeau and Jamie McFarlane, and Jake Duperon and Kyle Hayes. “Five points is the most since I’ve been here,” Mohrman said. “Two years ago we had zero and last year we had one. “It’s a definite improvement. We played well as a team.” The team’s improvement did not go unnoticed. Sutherland was named (Concluded on Page 18)
Glen Lake girls reach golf state finals for the first time By Patti Brandt Of The Enterprise staff
Glen Lake’s golfers beat the elements and 13 other teams in the Division 4 regionals last week. Now the regional runner-up Lakers are state-bound for the finals to be played Friday and Saturday, starting at 10 a.m. at the Forest Akers West Golf Course at Michigan State University. “This is quite an accomplishment,” said Glen Lake coach Paul Christiansen after the Lakers qualified for the state finals for the first time. “Especially considering that this is only the second season for three of the girls and the first for the other two.” Glen Lake’s state qualifying
team includes second-year players Skylar Gleason, Madison Hill and Nicole Pace and first-year players Melanie Kulanda and Breanna Flores. “Each week they have continued to improve,” Christiansen said. “Two weeks ago, when they won the Farwell Invitational — a first for us — it seemed to be a big spark for us. “They realized that they were in the hunt for the regional and if we had a good day we had a shot at placing.” “It was really exciting and it was a lot of fun,” said Kulanda, who decided to try golf because she needed a fall sport. She shared team-medalist honors with Pace, shooting a 97. They tied for sev-
enth overall. Glen Lake finished second with a 407, just three strokes back of champion Grayling. Farwell finished third. Regional medalist was Farwell’s Bria Colosky, who shot an 86. Gleason shot a 105, Hill had 108 and Flores carded a 115. Gleason, Hill and Flores are sophomores. The Glen Lake team was seeded fifth in last Thursday’s regional. The thermometer was at 37 degree at tee-off time and never got above 45 for the day. Out of 18 holes, there were only two when the weather eased up a little. “It was hard, but we fought through it,” Kulanda said. Christiansen said the girls played about as well as they could, consid-
ering the conditions. “The girls persevered and at no time did they complain,” he said. The girls had shot a 404 two weeks ago in better weather on the same course. “To come back and shoot a 407 in really bad weather was tremendous,” Christiansen said. “They really kept their composure.” The other golfers played their average or worse, he said. “There was a stretch of two holes where the weather really played havoc,” he said. “We just got done playing a par three, in the middle of our round, going with the wind and a bit protected. We went to the next two holes, which were par fours (Concluded on Page 17)
NICOLE PACE of Glen Lake watches one of her tee shots in the Division 4 regional last Thursday.
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Norse finish difficult gridiron season at home with Lake City By Alan Campbell Of The Enterprise staff
PUNTER THOMAS Waning right stops St. Francis’ Anthony Armour on a return at the Laker 47.
Lakers show resolve Continued from Page 13 Glen Lake’s Curtis Bunek recovered a fumble on the St. Francis 27 to set up the Lakers third touchdown. It was Apsey again, this time from 2 yards out. The conversion was called back twice because of penalties. Then Tyler Stachnik passed the two-point conversion to Mike O’Brien to knot the score at 20. St. Francis, sparked by a 330-pound fullback Josh Khoury, drove as far as
the Glen Lake 34 before being pulled down by Thomas Waning and Dale Pleva. Apsey capped a 66-yard drive with just over a minute remaining to seal the Lakers eighth victory of the season. Not only did the win keep Glen Lake’s season record “perfect” but it propelled them to a ranking of ninth in the Detroit Free Press prep football poll Monday. The loss further jeopardizes the Glads’ 20-year post-season qualifying streak.
Turnovers and a tendency to yield big plays have plagued Suttons Bay all season, and continued to do so Friday against Manistee. Now the Norsemen will need to bring all they’ve got in a season finale at home against Lake City to avoid the worst record during the 14-year tenure of football coach Joe Trudeau. Of course, the team would like to win, but Trudeau’s fine with the outcome either way. He’s having fun coaching despite his team’s 1-7 record. “With this group of kids, their work ethic is good and they are a good group of guys. Once football season is over I’ll be glad that they’re good citizens, and not getting into trouble,” he said. Team members will pay tribute to their parents before the game, which should add some incentive to finish the season on a positive note, Trudeau added. Lake City will enter the game with an opposite record — 7-1 — and a guaranteed spot in the state playoff system. “It’s Parents Night, so parents will be on the field before the game. And when you’re a senior, and you know it’s your last time out there, it’s a sentimental thing. I’m sure these guys want to give it their best,” said Trudeau. Effort was never in question Friday in a 50-20 loss to Class B Manistee. Speed, however, clearly favored the Chippewas, who racked up 496 yards on the offense — all on the ground. The game, which featured 30 points scored in the span of a little over 3 minutes, was entertaining in the first
half for all but defensive coordinators. The Chips struck first with a sixplay, 63-yard drive late in the first quarter. Credit Lane Gancarz with rushing for the last 11 yards. The Norsemen came back on the first play of their next possession. Slot receiver Bobby Burnias took a handoff, and tossed a pass to Carter Hanson who sped 73 yards for the end zone. The extra point missed, leaving Suttons Bay down 7-7. Then 53 seconds later, Gancarz broke loose for another long run, and gave Manistee a 14-6 lead just 4 seconds into the second quarter. That scoring binge was nothing compared to what occurred just before halftime. Chase Pattison busted a 60-yard run to the Chips’ 10-yard-line, and quarterback Shawn Lammy finished the drive two plays later with a 7-yard strike to jake Kiessel. The two-point conversion failed, leaving Suttons Bay down 14-12 with 11:32 left in the half. Gancarz again found daylight — this time 90 yards of it — for a touchdown. With the two-point conversion, Manistee led 22-12. Suttons Bay tossed an interception, got the ball back, and then gave up another interception in a matter of less than a minute. Manistee made the Norsemen pay for their mistakes with a 49-yard run, and took a 30-12 lead. But credit Suttons Bay and Lammy for coming right back with four straight pass completions to the Manistree 10-yard line. On fourth down, Burnias took a pass from Lammy and returned the favor, allowing the Suttons Bay quarterback to walk into the end zone from four
yards out. Lammy hit Burnias for the two-point conversion to pull Suttons Bay to within 10 points just before halftime. “That was where the fun stopped. The first half was fun; the second half wasn’t,” said Trudeau. Manistee used three long scoring drives to dominate second half possession time and scoring. Pattison finished with 14 rushes for 98 yards, while Lammy picked up another 99 yards in the air. Burnias’ two completions accounted for 77 yards and two touchdowns. Hanson hauled in three passes for 86 yards; Lars Thornton’s three catches were good for 37 yards. Kiessel hauled in two passes for 22 yards; Burnias (25 yards) and Matt Pigg (19 yards) each caught one pass. All those passes were possible because of good pass protection for the evening, Trudeau said. Contributing offensive linemen included Gabe Rittenhouse, Jacob Anderson, Alex Crocker, Dylan Evatt, Shocko Shawandase and Cluadio Ruiz. Ruiz paced the defense with 16 tackles and a sack. Also busy on defense were Shawandase (12 tackles), Zack Rice (9 tackles), and Dakota Beaton (8 tackles). Pigg recovered a fumble. Suttons Bay will need to improve in the turnover department to have a chance against Lake City. The Norsemen turned the ball over three times to Manistee’s one. “Of course, anybody can beat anybody. Turnovers are critical. If we get 3 and don’t turn the ball over, you never know what can happen,” Trudeau said.
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Comets get full squad back in time for NW championship By Mike Spencer Of The Enterprise staff
ANNALISE ROBINSON of Leland throws up a serve in Tuesday’s Northwest Conference clinching win over Buckley.
LELAND PLAYERS erupt off the bench to celebrate a point in the third game of Monday’s Northwest Conference title clinching match with Buckley. From left are Madison Trumbull, Brooke Olesnavage, Sammie Sterkenburg, Maggie Osorio, Andrea Hunt and Annalise Robinson. Heather Burns, with right arm extended celebrates on the court.
kills, three digs and a block. Libero Maggie Osorio had eight aces, four digs and yes, two kills after the diminutive senior played in the front row in third game. Felicia Whittaker and Noa Yaakoby each added four kills. Whitney Schaub added four aces and Caitlin McKee had 23 assists and two aces. Sterkenburg, who plays setter, was disappointed that she missed part of her senior year. But it glad to be back for districts. “I’m upset that I got sick, but I think everything happens for a reason,” Sterkenburg said. “Caitlin really stepped up being setter, playing a 5-1 by herself. “And the team learned a lot about themselves not having Brooke and I in there.” Now the trick for Glass is keeping the chemistry and confidence of the group intact as the returnees mix with the players that turned out to be more than just role players. “The trick is to keep their confidence level up and reintroduce strength upon strength,” she said. “That’ll be our job in the next two weeks.” ***
“At home, I used to get updates and scores. I just wanted to be there so bad.” “It was hard to miss one practice, let alone two weeks,” said Olesnavage, who was out with mononucleosis. “I recovered a lot faster than I thought so I came back. “I haven’t been this happy in a long time.” Leland beat Buckley 25-10, 25-8 and 25-11 to win a share of the NW crown with Kingsley and Benzie Central. “I think it’s great that we tied for the conference despite the hurdles that we faced,” Leland coach Laurie Glass said after the 36-9-4 Comets finished league play with a 6-1 slate. “We had to hold our poise when we didn’t have our typical line-up. “I’m happy to have at least a tie and part of that trophy will stay here.” Olesnavage, who added six aces and two digs, looked overpowering at the net. And one of her serves hit the back wall in the air. “There was a little adrenalin rush,” she admitted. “When I saw those sets, it was like ‘Oh yes!’ “I get excited when I get a set.” Andrea Hunt added seven aces, six
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FRIDAY Football: Glen Lake at North Muskegon, 7 p.m. Lake City at Suttons Bay, 7 p.m. Girls golf: Glen Lake at Division 4 state finals, MSU’s Forrest Akers West Golf Course, 10 a.m. Soccer: District championship at Bellaire, TBA.
SATURDAY Cross Country: Glen Lake, Leland at Bear Lake Invitational, 11 a.m.; Suttons Bay at Manistee National Golf Course, 9:30 a.m. Girls golf: Glen Lake at Division 4 state finals, MSU’s Forrest Akers West Golf Course, 10 a.m. Volleyball: Glen Lake Invitational, 9 a.m. Northport at Bellaire Tournament, 9 a.m.
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Sam Mork had eight assists and nine digs. Nicole Falkiewicz had seven digs and four aces, all in the GTA match. Megan Popp had 18 assists and nine digs while Autumn Huck had 16 digs and five kills. The Wildcats, now 9-18, are at Frankfort tonight. The Comets host Traverse City Christian today in its Dig Abby match. *** Glen Lake lost to Benzie Central 25-17, 25-8 and 25-13 and to TC Christian 25-14, 25-15 and 25-14. The Lakers host Kalkaska, Manistee, GTA, Pine River, Lake City and East Jordan on Saturday starting at 9 a.m.
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Leland split with GTA 25-14, 15-17, and beat host Northport 25-15, 15-8 in a tri meet last Thursday. Whittaker had 11 kills. Hunt added five. She also had 10 digs, four aces and three blocks. Heather Burns had seven kills and five assists. Olesnavage had nine kills and six aces, but only played on set in each match. McKee had 32 assists and Robinson added five aces. Northport also lost to GTA 25-10, 25-20. Dylan Burguard led the Wildcats with 19 digs and four kills and blocks.
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Seniors Brooke Olesnavage and Sammie Sterkenburg were healthy and back in the lineup for the Leland girls volleyball team this week. And just in time for the coronation. The Comets defeated Buckley 3-0 on Tuesday night to win a second straight Northwest Conference championship. It was the first one for Olesnavage, a transfer from Grand Traverse Academy. “Winning a league title ... it’s a big change,” said Olesnavage, who led the team with eight kills. “But it’s really nice to be part of this school and team.” “This is awesome, two league championships,” said Sterkenburg, who had five assists and three kills. “We set goals for ourselves at the beginning of the year and we worked really hard to make it. “We really stayed true to who were are in Leland volleyball.” Both Olesnavage and Sterkenburg suffered illnesses in late September and missed a stretch that included Leland’s only league loss — at Kingsley. “It’s good to be back,” said Sterkenburg, who missed play because of a fever. “I missed this so much.
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Jolliffe leads Comets by example — 140-plus goals By Mike Spencer Of The Enterprise staff
DYLAN JOLLIFFE has raised the bar for Leland soccer, breaking the single-season and career marks for goals.
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been a big plus. “Luke’s been great, and he’s so fast that he makes things happen,” Jolliffe said. “What has happened for Dylan to get his goals is that we are playing great team soccer,” Burda said. “And we have been scoring goals for a few seasons now. “Dylan has been a big part of that, but we are still generating offense besides his goals.” Once Jolliffe puts a ball or two in the goal, opponents mark him. “It opens opportunities for the rest of the team like Luke and Matt (Fleis), just to name a couple players,” Burda said.
Jolliffe, who says his father Greg has been a big influence on his soccer career, said he has spent a lot of time on the soccer field. This past summer, he worked out three-days a week to start and then bumped it up to every day before regular season practice began. “I told myself, ‘I can’t just sit around and expect to get better,’” Jolliffe said. Although Jolliffe is an elite basketball player, too, he likes soccer more. “I love running and being in the open space,” he said. “And soccer is really team-oriented. “You can’t hide weak spots.” Although he plans to play winter
travel soccer and collegiately next fall, he’s savoring his final prep days. Last week, for example, he scored both goals in a 2-1 win over Elk Rapids on Parent’s Night. “It was kind of surreal,” Jolliffe said. “My last career home game and we beat Elk Rapids. “It was a huge win. What a way to end the regular season!” The win snapped a long losing streak to the Elks and avenged a 7-2 loss in an early season tournament. “I think we just believed this time that we could win,” he said. “We’ve improved a lot. “We just got on them from the getgo and got into a rhythm.”
Comets avenge Elks’ loss in regular season finale The Leland Comets wrapped up the regular boys soccer season like no other team in the county last week. Leland mercied Buckley 8-0 on Oct. 10 and then avenged an early season loss to Elk Rapids on Friday, 2-1, on Parent’s Night. “Everybody stepped it up and played a complete game,” Leland coach Joe Burda said after the Comets avenged a 7-2 loss to the Elks and finished the regular season with a school-best 20-3 record. “We bettered their intensity in just about every position on the field.” Last Thursday, Glen Lake lost to Benzie Central 2-0 in its regular season finale and Suttons Bay lost to Traverse City Christian 2-0. On Oct. 10, TC Christian mercied Northport, 9-1. Against the Elks, Leland senior Dylan Jolliffe scored his 56th, and 57th goals of the regular season. “It was an awesome win for our five seniors on Parent’s Night and a huge win for Leland soccer,” said Burda, who
believes he was a sophomore in 1994 when the Comets last beat the Elks. “I couldn’t be happier for these guys and neither could they. “They all stormed off the field celebrating as the clock ran out.” Mike Farese was in net for the big win. “Mike played a great game and made a handful of saves that could have changed the outcome,” Burda noted. Jolliffe and Luke Nesbit had two goals each in the first seven minutes of the Buckley match. Mike Osorio added two goals and Cam Stowe and John Van Raalte also had markers. Farese started in net and freshman Devon Kleinschmidt finished as keeper. Benzie beat Glen Lake for the first time in four years as Andre Tierra and Janfried Wemken scored goals. “We played really well in the first half without really testing their keeper,” Glen Lake coach Gavin Richmond said. “We created a few half chances, but our
delivery and finishing the final third was disappointing.” Glen Lake keeper Ryan Tondreau stopped a penalty kick early in the second half. “I thought it would be the catalyst for a comeback, but it didn’t happen and we got more and more impatient and got more and more direct,” Richmond said. The Lakers finished the regular season with a 6-7-3 record. Suttons Bay gave unbeaten Northwest Conference champ TC Christian a battle in a district tune-up. The Norse trailed only 1-0 at the half. Keeper Aaron Orban finished with 28 saves. Jon Tuck and Jacob Rorick
scored for the Sabres, who finished 14-0 in the league and 16-2 overall. “I was very proud of the way we defended in this match and kept TC Christian’s attack in front of us,” Suttons Bay coach Ben Darling said. “We forced them to play some longer balls into the box, allowing Aaron to go up and make the saves.” Alex Thelander had the lone goal for Northport, which finished the regular season at 9-9. Armando Hernandez had the lone assist. “TC Christian is a tough team, and they are a D-3 team, playing against D4 teams,” Northport coach Marshall Collins said. “We ended up 9-9 which is a big improvement from last year.”
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Luke Nesbitt led the attack with five goals and two assists. Dylan Jolliffe added four goals and three assists and Matt Fleis had an unassisted marker. Glen Lake, which went up 3-0 in the first 10 minutes against Forest Area, ended its match early in the second half. Jake Lewis and Riley Scanlon each had two goals. Cameron Thorseon, Cameron Baarstad, Cadeem Brown and Reiss Skrocki also scored goals. Anders Johnson had three assists and Skrocki had two. “I was delighted with how we start-
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Grigg wins St. Mary Stampede Glen Lake’s Kaitlin Grigg won the St. Mary Stampede Tuesday at the Sugar Loaf Golf Course. The sophomore sensation finished the 5K race in 20 minutes, 41 seconds. “Kaitlin is improving after each race,” said Glen Lake coach Ryan Schut. “She has a lot of endurance to continues to be successful.” Teammates McKenna Turrill (21:43) placed fourth and Kelsey Grigg (22:49) placed sixth. Alex Kraft, of Suttons Bay, was second in the boys race in 18:13. Sam Wynsma, also of Suttons Bay, placed 11th (20:13). Teammate Graham Kelly (21:30) placed 22nd. For the Suttons Bay girls Dani Merwin (23:13) was ninth. Tanna Windham (12th, 23:58) and Madison Freeman (17th, 25:20). More than 180 students from 10 schools ran in the event, said St. Mary coach Michael Bean. St. Mary’s Drew Poboda was fourth (18:46). Teammate Tristan Tarsa (16th, 21:00) and Dan Duperon (17th, 21:10) were next. Ryan Schaub was 30th (23:18). St. Mary’s Hannah Weber was 10th
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G-L girls reach golf state finals Continued from Page 13 and dead into the wind. “It was the strongest and gustiest of the day and the rain had a sleet feel.” Christiansen said he thought that stretch would take the girls out of contention. “But we got it back together and finished our last six to eight holes strong,” Christiansen said. Gleason birdied her last hole. Glen Lake will be seeded 12th out of the 15 schools in the finals. “It is going to be a lot of fun,” Christiansen said. “We are privileged and proud to be representing Glen Lake.”
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(23:20). Teammate Mary Rexroat came in 11th (23:44), Emily Holmes placed 18th (25:21) and Lindsey Boone was 30th (31:07). Leland’s coach Ryan DeFour said the race was a great showing for the Leland boys and girls cross country teams, who ran with full squads. Kalynn Wright lead the Leland girls team. She was 26th (27:58), with Carly Gross 29th (29:34). Kate Bishop (32:23) and Martha Sprout (33:15) both had personal best times. For the boys, Gunnar Carlson was the top runner with a time of 21:28, followed very closely by August Bjoergel with 21:36. “Both guys raced really hard, and I was happy with their efforts,” DeFour said. Other Leland times were Tristan Peabody (24:29), Luke Wiesen (25:58) and Christian Doran (25:31). For the Glen Lake boys, Reed Deemer (22:31) and Logan Marr (22:57) placed 25th and 26th overall, respectively. Theo Koda was 36th (24:13) and Nolan Deemer was 43rd (30:21), followed by Josiah VanderZon 44th (30:24).
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Northport’s boys soccer team got the boot Monday in the first round of the Division 4 district tournament, otherwise it would have been an all-Leelanau County semifinal and final. But it wasn’t because the Wildcats didn’t try. They lost 6-4 in double overtime against host Bellaire after battling back from a 4-1 deficit in the second 10 minutes of the first half. “If this was any other sport, I would’ve used a time-out to regroup the team,” said Northport coach Marshall Collins after his team finished the season at 9-10 overall. “But it’s not.” Meanwhile, Leland and Suttons Bay won their matches Monday and were to square off last night in the semis at Bellaire. Glen Lake, which also won 8-0 at home Monday against Forest Area, was scheduled to play Bellaire in the second game last night. Northport, which led 1-0 on a goal by Alex Thelander in the first 10 minutes, got three consecutive goals by Bill Stowe to force overtime. The latter came with four minutes to play in regulation on an assist from Thelander. “We battled back and forth, but were unable to score in the overtime,” said Collins, who will graduate four seniors. They are Stowe, Thelander, defender Ian Machir and Armando Hernandez, who had three assists in the Bellaire match. “I’m losing four, but my younger players learned what it takes to become better because of them.” Suttons Bay defeated Buckley 4-0 to reach the semis. Logan Mikesell had two goals. Marcos Villaneuva and Jason Winowiecki also scored for the Norse. Aaron Orban had seven saves in net. “We found a rhythm offensively in this game by keeping the ball on the ground and playing it to our feet,” Suttons Bay coach Ben Darling said. “Our possession forced Buckley to chase the ball, which created space on the field for us to attack.” Leland mercied Charlevoix 10-1 in a match called at halftime due to the mercy rule.
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Continued from Page 13 regional Coach of the Year. “I’m excited about that,” said Sutherland, who credited assistant coach Kim Guilbeau and the players for the honor. “It feels good. “It’s been a great year.” Mohrman, who filled in at No. 1 singles for a couple of matches when Kokowicz was injured, finished the season with an 18-4 record. Mohrman showed some resourcefulness and grit in achieving his final win. He won his semifinal match by 7-6 scores, including a 9-7 first set tiebreaker and 7-3 in the second. In the first set, Mohrman was forced to serve underhand because the sun was in the southpaw’s eyes when he served on the north end. He managed to split those four service points. He won the last one when Danz smashed an overhead into the net, giving Mohrman an 8-7 advantage. “I was surprised as you to see Leif serve underhand,” Sutherland said. “That came out of the blue. “I don’t think he’s practiced that but that shows how adaptable the kid is. Nothing fazes him.” “To win a tie-break having to serve underhand ... that’s a first,” Mohrman admitted. “But I’d be blind by now if I did serve like normal.” In the second set, Mohrman had to rally from a 4-1 deficit in games just to reach the tie-break. “I knew if it went to a third set that I’d probably lose it,” Mohrman said. “The motivation was not to go to the third set because I was so exhausted. “It was a combination of I started playing consistent and better and he started missing shots and let me back in.” “Leif fought his way back into that match,” Sutherland said. “And Leif’s been that way all year. “You can’t get him down mentally, he’ll find a way to bounce back.” In the finals, however, Mohrman was no match for Knudsen, a powerful right-handed hitter. “That guy was good, no doubt about it,” Sutherland said. “We tried to go into a defensive mode because that guy has so much power. “Leif threw up a few lobs, but then Spencer got a roll.” “I was burned out after winning that semifinal and to play again, was tough,” Mohrman admitted. “But that Ludington kid is the best player I’ve ever played against.” Kokowicz had a chance to represent Leelanau County in the state finals since the top two players at No.1 advance. But the Glen Lake senior, after putting away unseeded Tell Sutton of Whitehall 6-4, 6-0 in his first match, ran into a buzz-saw in the semis, falling 6-0, 6-2 to eventual champ Jake Perez. Perez went on to beat two-time regional champ and top-seeded Sam Dart of Harbor Springs 7-5, 6-1 for the title. “Jake is a mentally-tough kid who has played a big-time schedule,” Sutherland said. “He faced the best players in the state and nothing fazes him. “It was like Parker was playing (Rafael) Nadal.” Sutherland said Kokowicz knew he had to play a power game, be consistent and wait for his opportunities. But he never got any. “Parker did not play bad. The other kid is just so tough that he doesn’t do anything wrong,” Sutherland said of Perez. “This is like the nightmare of any good player.” Sutherland said was hoping Kokowicz would have had a tougher time in his first match. It might have helped against Perez. “I almost would have like to have seen that other guy be a little bit tougher,” Sutherland said. “Parker got a little sense of ‘I’m playing good and I’m going to continue this onward.’ “But he didn’t get any adversity in that first match.” In No. 1 doubles, Guilbeau and McFarlane beat Charlevoix’s Joe Rich and Addison Armstutz, 6-2, 6-0, before losing 6-3, 6-1 to Whitehall runners-up Zac Carlson and Ryan Back. In No. 2 doubles, Hayes and Duperon upset No. 4 seed Harbor Springs (Neal Zoerhof and Adam Carett) 6-2, 6-1,
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Sophomore Sam Holmes thought about the possibility of an all-Leelanau County regional tennis final at No. 1 singles. It didn’t happen, but there’s nothing wrong with wishful thinking. Holmes of Suttons Bay, playing for regional runner-up Traverse City St. Francis, and Parker Kokowicz of Glen Lake, playing for the Leelanau County co-op, co-ed tennis team, both lost their semifinal matches on Friday at Traverse City Central. Holmes lost to two-time defending champ Sam Dart of Harbor Springs, 6-0, 6-1, while Kokowicz fell to eventual regional champ Jake Perez of Ludington, 6-0, 6-2. “I wished it was Parker and I in the final,” said Holmes, who played No. 1 for Leelanau County last year while attending St. Mary. “But Sam (Dart) is tough. “I’ve never been able to beat him, but I thought I’d do better today.” Holmes, who is having a .500 season at No. 1 singles, is moving on to the state finals, however, after the Gladiators swept all four flights of doubles to finish runner-up to Ludington. “It’s been a really good year ... a step up from last year’s team,” Holmes said. “I’ve played a lot better competition against some awesome players. “It’s taken my game up a lot.” Holmes, who was seeded No. 4, beat Boyne City’s Logan Orban 6-0, 6-4 in his first match. But he couldn’t get anything going against Dart. “He was on today and I couldn’t do anything about,” Holmes said. “He just kept hitting winners and I had a lot of errors. “I will beat him eventually and I hope it’s next year.” “Sam has played really well,” St. Francis coach Annie Murphy said. “He’s just gotten stronger as the season has progressed. “We’re happy to have him.” Holmes won the No. 1 singles spot
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by beating out Gus Danz. “Sam is just a little stronger than Gus,” Murphy said. “His strength is consistency and moving the ball around.” Leelanau’s Tim Sutherland, who coached Holmes last year, was pleased to see Holmes’ progress. “Sam is a super kid,” Sutherland said. “I miss him ... just having him around was a positive. “He’s dedicated and he’s got a lot of game.” Sutherland said Holmes is just ‘growing’ into his body. “As he matures physically and gains more strength, he’s going to be unbelievable,” Sutherland said. “He’s got energy and he’s strong and he’s just going to get better and better. “I wish him all the success.” Holmes is looking forward to the
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Dig Abby event tonight at Leland The Leland volleyball team will host tonight what it calls a “Dig Abby� event. The third annual event is a cancer will help Leland student Abby Gross, who has been battling a brain tumor. Last year’s event raised over $10,000 for Gross and two other families in need. Pink T-shirts with a picture of Abby will be available starting with the junior varsity match against Traverse City Christian at 5:30 p.m. There will also be a raffle, 50/50, bake sale and a special auction for a signed USA jersey of Alisha Glass, according to Jane Lang, assistant volleyball coach and one of the organizers. For more information, call Lang at 499-8404. *** The second annual Leelanau Romp and Stomp youth soccer event will be held Saturday at Myles Kimmerly Park
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Mike Kalchik is unlikely to forget his rookie year in Major League Baseball. The 23-year-old Leelanau Township native and former St. Mary baseball player had a bird’s-eye view for the final three games of the American League Division Series thriller last week between his beloved Detroit Tigers and his new team, the Oakland A’s. Detroit won the best-offive series, 3-2 after Justin Verlander pitched a 6-0 complete game shutout last Thursday. “I’ve never heard that stadium that loud before,� said Kalchik, a new account manager who sells season group and suite tickets for the A’s. “For the walkoff for Game 4, it was just such an awesome atmosphere to be in. “Even all of Game 5 ... after the Tigers clinched, the A’s fans were still cheering as loud as the start of the game.� It was a bittersweet moment for Kalchik, who saw his new team fall and his old one advance. “Seeing the crowd give the A’s a standing ovation, even after losing, is something I’ll never forget,� he said. The fact that the A’s were even in the playoffs was a pleasant surprise for Kalchik and the rest of the Bay area. The A’s won their last three regular season games and won the AL West on the final day, beating the Texas Rangers. “I can’t even put into words how much fun this run was and how lucky I was to be a part of it,� Kalchik said. Although he was part of the Oakland organization, insiders knew he was Detroit Tigers at heart. “I’m green and gold now and you want to go as far as you can go in the playoffs, but I was also cheering for Detroit,� he said. “It was pretty cool. “I couldn’t lose either way.� The last-minute turnabout erased a bitter start for Kalchik and the A’s. “It was tough,� said Kalchik, who joined the team at the first of January. “When I first came out to Oakland there wasn’t a very happy fan base. “The A’s had lost their top three guys (All-Stars) in the off-season in trades and we had a bunch of rookies. Everybody was thinking we were out of the running. Suddenly we struck gold on those trades.� With the A’s done, there’s no doubt who Kalchik is rooting for in the
American League Championship series that continued last night with Game 4 in Detroit and the Tigers going for a sweep of the Yankees. “I thought the A’s or Tigers would go on to the World Series,� Kalchik said. “The Yankees were struggling late and it looks like Detroit should have no problem wining two or three games at home.� If Detroit advances to the World Series, Kalchik would like to see them win it. Especially if it’s against another California team, the San Francisco Giants. Although the A’s season is over, Kalchik’s work is not. “It’s calmed down some, but the phones are still ringing ... more than anyone of us could have imagined,� Kalchik said. “I took several calls the day after we lost with fans wanted to put down deposits for 2013. “Some fans are even calling in for groups and opening night suites already.� Kalchik, who played for the 2007 St. Mary baseball team that reached the Division 4 quarterfinals, still can’t believe he’s in pro baseball. “It’s been a blast,� said Kalchik, who graduated from Aquinas College last year. “I was six months out school and got the job I wanted in the Big League.� And his team surprised everyone by winning the wild West.
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