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Varsity Football Coach: Denny Lester, 10th season; 41-43 record at MHS 2010 season: GTC East 2-3, tied for 3rd; Overall 5-4 Top returning players (16 returning letterwinners): Kolby Lange (Sr., QB/DB, 6, 170, Capt.; All-GTC East, All- County QB; 1,000 yds. rushing; 678 yds. passing; has opportu- nity to make big play every time he touches the ball) Kyle Jickling (Sr., WR/DB, 6'4", 170; 3rd yr. varsity; 4 INTs in '10); Donnie Thomas (Sr., WR/DB, 5'11", 160; Spec. Men. All- County; GTC East sprint champ; 25 pass rec., 6 INTs); Justin Carello (Sr., SB/DB, 5'11", 150; HM All-County); Joey Volz (Sr., OL/LB, 6'2", 195, Capt.; All-GTC East, All-County, All-Thumb LB; in on 108 tack- les in '10; 3rd year starter); Michael Wells (Sr., OL/LB, 5'10", 190; 3rd year varsity); Jacob Wiley (SR., OL/LB, 6'2", 200; 3rd year starter; 2nd Team All-GTC East at center; Spec. Men. All-County C/LB) Also returning: Evan Howard (Sr., OL/LB, 6'2", 195); Curtis Morrison (Sr., SB/DL, 5'11", 190); Anthony Hoisington (Sr., OL/DL, 5'11", 230); Brad Schaub (So., WR/DB, 6'4", 160); Eric Leveille (Sr., WR/DB, 5'10", 150); Kyle Creason (Sr., WR/DB, 5'10", 150); Brad Montgomery (Sr., OL/DL, 6'3", 200); James Marquardt (Sr., OL/DL, 6'2", 215); Cody Newland (Sr., OL/DL, 6'3", 190) Key losses to graduation: Brent Speer (All-GTC East, All- County, All-Thumb kicker); BJ Mellstead (LB); Jaycob Roberts (WR/DL); Kyle Hall (WR); Connor Collins (OL/DL); Vince Brown (LB); Justin Fischer OL/DL) Top new prospects: Anthony Kappen (JR., QB/LB, 5'11", 195); Ryan Miller (Jr., SB/LB, 5'10"150); Aaron Hirsch (Jr., WR/LB, 6'3", 195); Nate Strauel (Jr., WR, 5'6", 1390); Zachary Kady (Jr., WR/DL, 5'6", 140); Alan Sager (Jr., OL.LB, 6', 160); Alex Howe (Jr., OL/DL, 5'6", 215) Coach Lester on this year's team: "This year's team has a lot of athletic ability - we have some very good athletes that can run. Our team speed is probably the best since I have been head coach and that will be important because we don't have a lot of size. We really feel like, even though, we're small, that we will be a good football team. The kids are working hard and have high goals. We feel like we are going to go out and compete with every team on our schedule every Friday night. We have the same expectations that we have every year." Coach Lester on the GTC East: "Until someone is able to knock off Ubly, there is no rea- son not to put them at the top - they have a great program. Sandusky, Brown City and Harbor Beach all have very good players coming back. All three are well coached and prepared teams. Our team just hopes to go out every Friday night and compete. We just need to go out and be consis- tent every Friday night. We need to play great defense, not turn the ball over, and play good special teams. If we can do this, we'll make a run at the playoffs." Marlette Red Raiders Coach: Fred McDowell, 10th season (325-137-56 record at Marlette; career record 612-260-93) 2010 season: GTC East 9-1 (co-champs); Overall, 25-21-4, won 9th straight district title Top returning play- ers: Rachel McEwen (Sr., 5'10:, MH; Two-time All-County, 1st Team All-GTC East; 4th year varsity); Karley Sauder (Sr., 5'10", OH; 1st Team All-GTC East, 2nd Team All-County); Kelsey Roggenbuck (Sr., 5'5", S; HM All County and All- GTC East); Abby Bowman (Jr., 5'3", L); Alexis Nesto (Jr., 5'1", DS); Keara Wilson (So., 5'4", RS/DS); Kristen Rienstra (So., 5'10:, MB); Meggin Dings (So., 5'1", DS/L) Key losses to gradu- ation: Angela Odoerfer (Two-time All-Thumb, All-County, All-GTC East OH); Keagan Wilson (1st Team All-County, 2nd Team All-GTC East L); Tanya Braswell (HM All-County, All-GTC East MH) Top new prospects: "Lexi Cooper (Jr., 5'10:, RS/MH); Courtney Quade (Fr., S/DS, 5'4"); Marissa Ferguson (Fr., 5'3", DS/OH) Coach McDowell on this year's team: "As you can tell by our ros- ter, we are very young. It will a little while to get everyone's feet wet, but they have a great work ethic and should become veterans quick- ly. The three seniors had large roles in our quarterfinal win two years ago and are test- ed and true volleyball veterans. "We will play togeth- er very well, we will have a lot of fun, and when you watch us play, you will see great sportsmanship and positive attitudes, plus some decent volley- ball." Coach McDowell on the GTC East: "Sandusky and Brown City should be very good this year. Ubly is always tough. And, we should be okay by mid- season." Marlette Red Raiders Fall Sports Schedules Varsity Football August 26 at Otisville-Lakeville September 1 *at Mayville; 9 *Ubly; 16 Lakers; 23 *Sandusky (HC); 30 *at Harbor Beach October 7 Deckerville; 14 *at Brown City; 21 at Peck *GTC East game game; All games at 7 p.m. Varsity Girls Volleyball August 27 Hatchet Inv. at Bad Axe 9 a.m. September 1 at New Lothrop Inv. 9 a.m.; 10 Pioneer Inv. at Cros-Lex 8:30 a.m.; 13 *at Mayville 7:30; 15 *Brown City 7:30; 17 at Bay City Central 8 a.m.; 20 *Sandusky 7:30; 22 *at Ubly 7:30; 27 *at Harbor Beach 7:30; 29 *Mayville 7:30 October 4 *at Brown City 7:30; 11 *at Sandusky 7:30; 15 County Tournament at Peck 9 a.m.; 18 *Ubly 7:30; 22 at North Branch Inv. 8:30 a.m.; 25 *Harbor Beach 7:30 *GTC East match Varsity Boys Soccer August 20 at Caro Tournament 8:30 a.m.; 24 *USA 5 p.m.; 26 at Imlay City 4:30; 29 *at Bad Axe 5 p.m.; 31 *Harbor Beach 5 p.m. September 7 *at Caseville 5 p.m.; 13 *at Brown City 5 p.m.; 15 *Cass City 5 p.m.; 20 *at Lakers 5 p.m.; 22 *at Memphis 5 p.m.; 24 at Pinconning Inv. 9 a.m.; 27 *at Sandusky 5 p.m.; 29 *Brown City 5 p.m.; October 4 *at Cass City 4:30; 6 at Capac 4:30; 11 *Memphis 4:30; 13 *Sandusky 4:30 *GTC match Varsity Cross Country September 1 at Brown City Inv. 4:30; 10 Muskrat Inv. at Algonac TBA; 17 at Almont Inv. 10 a.m.; 17 at Holly Inv. (Boys) 7:40 p.m.; 20 at North Branch Inv. 4:30; 24 at Armada TBA; 28 Marlette Inv. 4 p.m. October 1. Wagener Park Inv. (Harbor Beach) TBA; 8 at Portage Inv. TBA; 11 County at Cros-Lex 4:30; 15 *at Reese Inv. TBA; 18 GTC Meet at Lakers 4:30; 22 Thumb Area Meet at Caro 11 a.m. Equestrian September 11 at Caro 8:30 a.m.; 17-18 at Bad Axe Photo by Dale Ball Meet the 2011 Red Raiders varsity football team! Front row (l-r) - Zachary Kady, Justin Carello, Anthony Kappen, Eric Leveille, Kolby Lange, Kyle Jickling, and Brad Schaub; Middle row - Nate Strauel, Donnie Thomas, Ryan Miller, Curtis Morrison, Aaron Hirsch, Joey Volz, and Michael Wells; Back row - Asst. Coach Matt Campbell, Evan Howard, Alan Sager, Alex Howe, Jacob Wiley, James Marquardt, Brad Montgomery, Cody Newland, and Coach Dennis Lester. Missing from the photo is Kyle Creason. Here's the 2011 Lady Raiders varsity volleyball team! Front row (l-r) - Kelsey Roggenbuck, Karley Sauder, and Rachel McEwen; Middle row - Lily Solgat, Kristen Rienstra, and Keara Wilson; Back row - Coach Fred McDowell, Courtney Quade, Marissa Ferguson, Alexis Nesto, Meggan Dings, Abby Bowman and Mgr. Lexi Mason. Missing from the photo is Lexi Cooper. Varsity Volleyball Good luck this season Red Raiders!
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Varsity FootballCoach: Denny Lester, 10th
season; 41-43 record at MHS2010 season: GTC East 2-3,
tied for 3rd; Overall 5-4Top returning players (16
returning letterwinners):Kolby Lange (Sr., QB/DB, 6,170, Capt.; All-GTC East, All-County QB; 1,000 yds. rushing;678 yds. passing; has opportu-nity to make big play everytime he touches the ball) KyleJickling (Sr., WR/DB, 6'4", 170;3rd yr. varsity; 4 INTs in '10);Donnie Thomas (Sr., WR/DB,5'11", 160; Spec. Men. All-County; GTC East sprintchamp; 25 pass rec., 6 INTs);Justin Carello (Sr., SB/DB,5'11", 150; HM All-County);Joey Volz (Sr., OL/LB, 6'2", 195,Capt.; All-GTC East, All-County,All-Thumb LB; in on 108 tack-les in '10; 3rd year starter);Michael Wells (Sr., OL/LB,
5'10", 190; 3rd year varsity);Jacob Wiley (SR., OL/LB, 6'2",200; 3rd year starter; 2ndTeam All-GTC East at center;Spec. Men. All-County C/LB)
Top new prospects:Anthony Kappen (JR., QB/LB,5'11", 195); Ryan Miller (Jr.,SB/LB, 5'10"150); Aaron Hirsch(Jr., WR/LB, 6'3", 195); NateStrauel (Jr., WR, 5'6", 1390);Zachary Kady (Jr., WR/DL, 5'6",140); Alan Sager (Jr., OL.LB, 6',160); Alex Howe (Jr., OL/DL,5'6", 215)
Coach Lester on this year'steam: "This year's team has alot of athletic ability - we havesome very good athletes thatcan run. Our team speed isprobably the best since I havebeen head coach and that willbe important because we don'thave a lot of size. We reallyfeel like, even though, we'resmall, that we will be a goodfootball team. The kids areworking hard and have high
goals. We feel like we are goingto go out and compete withevery team on our scheduleevery Friday night. We havethe same expectations thatwe have every year."
Coach Lester on the GTCEast: "Until someone is able toknock off Ubly, there is no rea-son not to put them at the top- they have a great program.Sandusky, Brown City andHarbor Beach all have verygood players coming back. Allthree are well coached andprepared teams. Our team justhopes to go out every Fridaynight and compete. We justneed to go out and be consis-tent every Friday night. Weneed to play great defense, notturn the ball over, and playgood special teams. If we cando this, we'll make a run at theplayoffs."
Marlette Red Raiders
Coach: FredMcDowell, 10th season(325-137-56 record atMarlette; career record612-260-93)
2010 season: GTCEast 9-1 (co-champs);Overall, 25-21-4, won9th straight district title
Top returning play-ers: Rachel McEwen(Sr., 5'10:, MH; Two-timeAll-County, 1st TeamAll-GTC East; 4th yearvarsity); Karley Sauder(Sr., 5'10", OH; 1st TeamAll-GTC East, 2nd TeamAll-County); KelseyRoggenbuck (Sr., 5'5", S;HM All County and All-GTC East); AbbyBowman (Jr., 5'3", L);Alexis Nesto (Jr., 5'1",DS); Keara Wilson (So.,5'4", RS/DS); KristenRienstra (So., 5'10:,MB); Meggin Dings (So.,5'1", DS/L)
Key losses to gradu-ation: Angela Odoerfer(Two-time All-Thumb,All-County, All-GTC EastOH); Keagan Wilson(1st Team All-County,2nd Team All-GTC EastL); Tanya Braswell (HMAll-County, All-GTC EastMH)
Top new prospects:"Lexi Cooper (Jr., 5'10:,RS/MH); CourtneyQuade (Fr., S/DS, 5'4");Marissa Ferguson (Fr.,5'3", DS/OH)
Coach McDowell onthis year's team: "Asyou can tell by our ros-ter, we are very young.It will a little while toget everyone's feet wet,but they have a greatwork ethic and shouldbecome veterans quick-ly. The three seniorshad large roles in ourquarterfinal win twoyears ago and are test-ed and true volleyballveterans.
"We will play togeth-er very well, we willhave a lot of fun, andwhen you watch usplay, you will see greatsportsmanship andpositive attitudes, plussome decent volley-ball."
Coach McDowell onthe GTC East:"Sandusky and BrownCity should be verygood this year. Ubly isalways tough. And, weshould be okay by mid-season."
Marlette RedRaiders
Fall SportsSchedules
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13 *at Brown City 5 p.m.;15 *Cass City 5 p.m.; 20*at Lakers 5 p.m.; 22 *atMemphis 5 p.m.; 24 atPinconning Inv. 9 a.m.;27 *at Sandusky 5 p.m.;29 *Brown City 5 p.m.;
OOccttoobbeerr4 *at Cass City 4:30;
6 at Capac 4:30; 11*Memphis 4:30; 13*Sandusky 4:30
*GTC match
VVaarrssiittyy CCrroossss CCoouunnttrryySSeepptteemmbbeerr1 at Brown City Inv.
4:30; 10 Muskrat Inv. atAlgonac TBA; 17 atAlmont Inv. 10 a.m.; 17at Holly Inv. (Boys) 7:40p.m.; 20 at North BranchInv. 4:30; 24 at ArmadaTBA; 28 Marlette Inv. 4p.m.
OOccttoobbeerr1. Wagener Park Inv.
(Harbor Beach) TBA; 8 atPortage Inv. TBA; 11County at Cros-Lex 4:30;15 *at Reese Inv. TBA;18 GTC Meet at Lakers4:30; 22 Thumb AreaMeet at Caro 11 a.m.
EEqquueessttrriiaannSSeepptteemmbbeerr11 at Caro 8:30 a.m.;
17-18 at Bad Axe
Photo by Dale Ball
Meet the 2011 Red Raiders varsity football team! Front row (l-r) - Zachary Kady, Justin Carello, Anthony Kappen, Eric Leveille, Kolby Lange,Kyle Jickling, and Brad Schaub; Middle row - Nate Strauel, Donnie Thomas, Ryan Miller, Curtis Morrison, Aaron Hirsch, Joey Volz, andMichael Wells; Back row - Asst. Coach Matt Campbell, Evan Howard, Alan Sager, Alex Howe, Jacob Wiley, James Marquardt, BradMontgomery, Cody Newland, and Coach Dennis Lester. Missing from the photo is Kyle Creason.
Here's the 2011 Lady Raiders varsity volleyball team! Front row (l-r) - KelseyRoggenbuck, Karley Sauder, and Rachel McEwen; Middle row - Lily Solgat, KristenRienstra, and Keara Wilson; Back row - Coach Fred McDowell, Courtney Quade,Marissa Ferguson, Alexis Nesto, Meggan Dings, Abby Bowman and Mgr. Lexi Mason.Missing from the photo is Lexi Cooper.
Varsity Volleyball
Good luck this season Red Raiders!
Coach: Chris Titus, 5th sea-son
2010 season: GTC East, 1st;D3 regionals tied for 8th
Top returning runners:Tori Mock (So., strong poten-tial; 15th at GTC East, 55th a
regionals); Jenna Hirsch (Jr.,good athlete; 67th at regionals)
Key losses to graduation:Sarah Smith, three-time Statequalifier, GTC East championin '10); Rebecca Spinks (Statequalifier, 2nd at GTC East in
'10); Alexis Korte; Alex ColwellTop new prospects:
Mackenzie Kelly (Fr., top Jr.High runner last season); SamiSisson (Fr., another top Jr. Highrunner); Larissa Duff (Jr.);Isabella McCanham (two
strong seasons on track team)Coach Titus on this year's
team: "This team will be com-petitive."
Coach Titus on the GTCEast: "Sandusky should be thetop team."
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CountryCoach: Chris Titus, 6th sea-
son2010 season: GTC, 1st
place; regionals, 5thTop returning runners:
Andy Bowman (Jr., 3rd at GTCEast, 6th at Regional, 35th atState); Jacob Bowman (Jr., D 3All-State (25th), 2nd at GTCEast, 7th at regionals); MattTitus (Jr., most improved lastyear; 14th at GTC East, 26th atregional); Matt Chappel (Jr.,58th at regional); Nick Shaver(Jr., 15th at GTC East, 49th atregional)
Key losses to graduation:Robert Fingerle (40th atregionals); Matt Gyomory
Top new prospects: MarcusDale (Fr., top Jr. High runner in'10); Casey Johnson (Jr.); JaredHutchens (Jr.); Jacob Kipp(Sr.); Mike Boyne (Sr.)
Coach Titus on this year'steam: "This year's team goalsare to win its third straightleague title and qualify forState as a team."
Coach Titus on the GTCEast: "Brown City and Mayvilleshould be good competition."
Varsity Girls Cross Country
Photos by Dale Ball
Meet the Red Raiders cross country team for this fall! Front row (l-r) Mackenzie Kelly, Andy Bowman, Casey Johnson, Mike Boyne,Jacob Bowman, Marcus Dale and Tori Mock; Back row - Coach Chris Titus, Matt Titus, Jared Hutchens, Nick Shaver, Matt Chappel andJacob Kipp. Missing from the photo are Andrew Clark, Connor Byce, Alex Herman, Sammi Sisson, Jenna Hirsch, and IsabellaMcCanham.
Coach: Dave Hayden, 15th sea-son
2010 season: GTC 11-1-1 (1stplace); Overall 11-2-1, lost in dis-tricts
Top returning players: MikeBoyne (Sr., F; All-GTC; top goalscorer); Derek Platte (Sr., D; All-GTC); Casey Johnson (Jr., D, All-GTC); Jacob Kipp (Sr., D); ChrisTitus (Sr., F); Alex Hayden (Sr., MF);Andy Bowman (Jr., MF); JacobBowman (Jr., MF); Christian MasonJr., MF); Chad Walker (So., D);Aaron Cook (So., MF); Alex Byars(So., MF)
Top new prospects: Logan DeanFr., F); Kody Ray (Fr., GK/MF);Jordan Cross (Jr., GK/MF); MikeJocham (Jr., MF); Jeremy Fearson(Sr., MF)
Coach Hayden on this year'steam: ""Mike Boyne will be one ofbest players in the entire league,and with the support we shouldhave on the field, we should dowell. Alex Hayden, Andy Bowman,Jacob Bowman and Christian
Mason are impact players at themidfield. The strongest part of thisyear's team, though, should be ourdefense. We have four returners -Derek Platte, Chad Walker, JacobKipp and Casey Johnson. All four ofthose guys are strong and opposingteams will have a tough time break-ing through them."
Coach Hayden on the GTC: "Ifeel this team should be solid, butwill have to work harder to win theleague again. The talent is in place,now it is up to the guys to put inthe work required to do well in theleague."
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Introducing the Marlette boys soccer team for this season! Front row (l-r) - Alex Byars, Andy Bowman, ChadWalker, Mike Boyne, Christian Mason, Jacob Bowman, and Casey Johnson; Back row - Derek Platte, LoganDean, Mike Jocham, Jeremy Fearson, Aaron Cook, Alex Hayden, Jacob Kipp, and Coach Dave Hayden. Missingfrom the photo are Jordan Cross, Chris Titus, Kody Ray, and Asst. Coach Steve Boyne.
Photos by Dale Ball
Cheering on the Red Raiders from the sideline thisfall are: Front (l-r) - Britnie Papke and StevieJohnson; Middle - Drew Sauvola, Rachel Wilcox, andJennie Wilcox; Back - Destiny Sanford, RachelleHackel, Jenna Stadnika, and Sarah McMillan. Absentfrom the photo is Shayla Steinkopf and Coach JillBell.
2011 Boys Soccer District AssignmentsOctober 17-22Division 2District # 25 at TBACros-Lex, Goodrich, Lapeer East,Lapeer West, Marysville, NorthBranch, St. Clair
Division 3District #38 at TBAAlgonac, Almont, Armada, Capac,
Introducing the Peck Pirates varsity football team for the 2011 season! Front row (l-r) - Cameron Warren,Eric Johnston, Justin Alexander, Alex Ferguson, Nolan Kreiner, and Jarrett Bell; Second row - MikeGallagher, Jimmy Cribbins, Andrew Pathic, Tim Logghe, JT Cahoon, and James Logghe; Back row -Asst. Coach Del Bloomfield, Deion Navarro, Anthony Caulkins, Brett Dankenbring, Jake Overstreet, andCoach Rob McDaniel. Missing from the photo is Josh Fuller.
Coach McDaniel on thisyear's team: "We have return-ers in some key spots.However, putting in a new sys-tem, everyone needs to be on
the same page. They are pick-ing up the new offensive sys-tem pretty well, but we will bebattling some growing painsearly. Our goal is to executeour offense and defense betteras the year goes on and hopeto pick up a few wins along theway."
Coach McDaniel on theNCTL: This is my first year inthe NCTL, so I am not realfamiliar with a lot of theteams. With Deckerville's long-standing history they areprobably the favorites to winthe league."
Meet the Lady Pirates 2011 varsity volleyball team! Front (l-r) - Taylor Bussey andBrady Bussey (Mgrs.); Kneeling - Beca Erdman, Miranda Davis, Shayla York,Megan Pitts, Katie Weller, Dominique Sheldon, and Lauren Avers; Standing - Asst.Coach Jamie Abrego, Jessica Grifka, Mairead Warner, Heidi Behnke, KendallLeFleur, Samantha Murray, and Coach Trisha Bussey.
Varsity VolleyballCoach: Trisha Bussey, 12th season2010 season: NCTL South 4-9Top returning players: Shayla York
(Capt., Sr., 5'5", OH/BR; team leader,strong all-around player); Heidi Behnke(Capt., Sr., 5'10:, MH; much improvedas a hitter); Kendall LeFleur (Jr., 5'6",MH; excellent server); Miranda Davis(Jr., 5'4", RS/BR; solid offense &defense); Katie Weller (Jr., 5'2", S/BR,OH; scrapper in back row); MaireadWarner (Sr., 5'6", OH; good server)
Key losses to graduation: ElizabethPeck (HM All-County, 2nd Team All-NCTL South), Courtney Zeigler, TinaDaniels, Emilee Warren
Top new prospects: "Jessica GrifkaJr., 5'10:, MH); Nickie Sheldon (Jr., 5'2",BR); Lauren Avers (Jr., 5'6", OH); MeganPitts (So., 5'2", S); Sami Murray (So.,5'5", OH/BR); Beca Erdman (Fr., 5'2",BR/S)
Coach Bussey on this year's team:
"This year's team has shown upfocused and ready to go! They are anexcited group of girls. We have a veryyoung team, but our three seniors areexcellent leaders and solid players.They are doing a great job of taking theyounger girls under their wings. Myunderclassmen are a talented group....and are very driven. (The team) isworking well together and seem tomesh well. We are a very solid servingteam. The team is moving well andcovering a lot of ground, which hasbeen a problem for us in the past. Wealso have good size."
Coach Bussey on the NCTL: "Ourleague is always tough, but we will takeone game at a time. I'm hoping that ournew schedule (North Division foesfirst) will benefit us. It will be nice tosave our top teams for mid-season.Hopefully, by that time we will haveour confidence built up."
Cheer Team
Photo by Mike Dixon
Here's the Peck Pirates sideline cheer team for this fall!Front (l-r) - Kayleigh Affer, Ashley Breakey, and AshleeJenkins; Back - Eilish Warner, Kaitlyn Rybarczyk, AllisonTrombley, and Shailynn Milligan. Missing from the photo isCoach Sandy Schneidewind.
Peck PiratesFall Sports Schedules
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The flagship production of theNetwork is MHSAA Game Night, whichairs at 7 p.m. on Wednesdays onComcast Channel 900. Game Nightkicks off its fourth season with anOakland Activities Association-MacombArea Conference crossover gamebetween Troy and Romeo. The twoteams will meet at Romeo on Thursday(Aug. 25) at 7 p.m.
Three other gridiron games will befeatured this week. Friday (Aug. 26)
contests with Mendon at Deckerville,Lansing Catholic at Madison HeightsMadison, and Battle Creek HarperCreek at Portage Central will be shown.The Mendon-Deckerville game will firstair on Sept. 2 at Noon and Sept. 3 at9:30 p.m. The Lansing Catholic-Madison game gets its airing on Sept. 3at 3 p.m. Harper Creek and PortageCentral will be shown first on Aug. 31 at9:30 p.m.
The weekly Game Night schedule isset with the following regular-seasonfootball games:
• Aug. 25 – Troy at Romeo • Sept.1 – Canton at Grand Blanc • Sept. 9 –
SEE MHSAA, PAGE 10B
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Varsity Football
Here's the Redskins varsityfootball team for the 2011season! Front row (l-r) -Philip Schaufele, JonahDuran, Patrick Brown,Landen Parr, Bobby Rich,and Mike Mezo; Second row- Coach Brad Bays, LoganO'Mara, Bryan Kohn, DillonFrank, Bryce Peplinski,Gage Frank, and MarkDreyer; Back row - Asst.Coach Tracy Mills, JustinMills, Travis Schmitt, JaredWagester, Brandon Tucker,Jordan Schultz, and Asst.Coach Doug Neumayer.Missing from the photo isCurtis Warchuck.
Top returning players: JustinMills (Sr., QB/S, 6'1", 195, excellentpasser/safety; 1st Team All-GTCEast, All County, All-Thumb QB; 2ndTeam All-Thumb DB); BrandonTucker (Sr., WR/S; 6'3", 190, play-maker; All-GTC East, All-County, All-Thumb); Bryan Kohn (Sr., T/DT,5'11", 210; will anchor both lines);Dillon Frank (Sr./G/LB, 5'10", 190;only returning LB; 1st Team All-GTCEast LB, HM All-County LB); CurtisWarchuck (Sr., HB/DT; 5'6", 165;returning starter at HB); JordanSchultz (Sr., T/DT, 6'2", 225)
Key losses to graduation: Pat
Chappus RB, leading rusher; MattOrchard, two-time All-GTC East G;Corey Kursinsky, All-league, CountyTE/LB); Will Anderson DT; DavidGrosso (All-County, All-Thumb DT(moved); Richard Cahoon OT (outfor season with injury)
New prospects: Jonah Duran (Sr.,HN/DB, 5'5", 145); Michael Mezo(Sr., (G/DT, 5'8", 165); Landen Parr(Sr., G/LB, 5'8", 155); PhilipSchaufele (Sr., WR/LB, 5'7", 150);Mark Dreyer (Jr., TE/S, 6'1", 180);Gage Frank (Jr., FB/LB, 5'8", 175);Logan O'Mara (Jr.,C/DT, 5'10", 230);Bryce Peplinski (Jr., G/LB, 5'10",205); Patrick Brown (So.,m T/LB,5'7", 180); Bobby Rich (So., RB/LB,5'7", 165); Jared Wagester (So.,TE/LB, 6'1", 180)
Coach Bays on this year's team:
"We should be able to throw theball well, but our line must cometogether for us to run the ball effec-tively. We will run our traditionalwing-T and mix in some passing for-mations. Defensively, we need toreplace our linebackers and get newguys feeling comfortable in our 3-5-3system."
Coach Bays on the GTC East:"Marlette, Brown City and Ubly allhave many talented seniors return-ing, and Harbor Beach is bringingup many athletes from a loaded JVteam. Our conference will be strongas it has ever been. Our team isgood enough to compete with all ofthese teams, but with our lack ofsize, we have to play our best gameevery week to have a chance atmaking the playoffs."
Coaches: Dorothy Conklin-Ross,Sue Hale, Matt Dickendesher; 1stseason
2010 season: GTC 1-5; Overall 1-10
Top returning players: EmilyHale (Co-Capt., Sr., No. 2 Singles);Lillie Miller (Co-Capt., Sr., Singles -played Doubles last year); JeremyRadloff (Sr., played in 2009, off lastyear, but returns as a likely No. 1Singles); Trevor Wedge (So.,Doubles); Tyler Wedge (So.,Doubles); David Ross (So., couldstart in Singles, played Singles andDoubles a year ago)
Key losses to graduation: KoryMcGuire (No. 1 Singles); JordanCoats (Singles); David Soule (No. 1Doubles)
Top new prospects: MelissaSleda (So.); Kaitlyn Woodward (So.);Cole Tippit (So.); Nick Zeiger (So.);Rachael Roff (Fr.); Kristen Campbell(Fr.); Alison Campbell (Fr.); KeriMolloy (Fr.), Marisa Eisinger (Fr.);Amanda Bartle (Fr.); Keisha Slater;Becky Fox
Coaches comments on thisyear’s team: It’s a year of transitionwith the retirement of Coach JohnGuttowsky and the loss of over halfof last year’s squad. Seniors EmilyHale, Lillie Miller and JeremyRadloff will be counted on to pro-vide leadership for their youngerteammates and should solidifythree of the singles slots.Sophomores Trevor wedge, TylerWedge and David Ross had success-
ful rookie seasons and should con-tinue their growth. With numerousnewcomers to the team, includingthree rookie coaches, a goodamount of practice time will bespent on basic fundamentals andlearning the rules and nuances ofthe game. The goals for this seasonare to be as competitive as possi-ble, while growing the skill level ofeveryone.”
Coaches on the GTC: “WithHarbor Beach dropping tennis, weare one of only three schools in theGTC offering the sport. We will stillhave matches with Cass City andBay City All Saints and are activelylooking for other non-league oppo-nents.”
Photo by DALE BALL
Introducing the 2011Sandusky Redskins varsitytennis team! Front row (l-r) -David Ross, Trevor Wedge,Keisha Slater, Rachael Roff,Kristen Campbell, MelissaSleda, Keri Molloy, KaitlynWoodward, and Becky Fox;Back row — Coach MattDickendesher, CoachDorothy Ross, Coach SueHale, Tyler Wedge, NickZeiger, Cole Tippit, EmilyHale, Bruce Bracken,Jeremy Radloff, and LillieMiller.