The golf team competed in the LMC Championship yesterday at Forest Dunes and placed 5th of 8 teams with a team score of 343, beating their previous team low score of 360. Gage Modert's 84 earned him 10th place and All-Conference Honorable Mention. Bryce Malcolm and Jimmy Calvin each shot an 86 to tie for 17th. Marqus Parker placed 21st with an 87. They will compete at the Harbor Springs Invitational on Tuesday.
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Varsity tennis traveled to Elk Rapids Monday night to play the Elks for the third time in a week. Brylee Sheldon took Grayling’s only point, winning her first ever singles match at 3 singles. At 2 doubles, Makynna Holmes and Karlie Smith lost a close match for their first loss of the season. At 3 doubles, Brooklynn Laskowski and Aryanna Florschuetz also lost a close match and tiebreaker. Grayling hosts TCSF for their last home match of the season today.
Girls soccer lost to Elk Rapids on Monday night. Emma Kuziel had 16 saves and Shelby Swander had 3 saves while in goal. We play Harbor Springs on Thursday at home and Charlevoix on Friday at home. Both games are at 5 p,m. Come on out and support the team!
Varsity softball lost to TCSF 14-5 and 9-3 Monday night. Leading hitters were Cali D'Amour who went 4 for 6, with a double and 2 RBI. Jessica Campbell hit 3 for 6 and had 2 RBI.
JV softball lost 15-0, 14-1 at Kalkaska Monday night. In game one, Emily Kline was 1 for 2 with a stolen base. Allyson Albert was 1 for 1. During game two, Leah Kirmo scored a run.
Varsity baseball dropped two games to TCSF Monday night, 4-5 and 1-10. Corbin Allen pitched the first five innings, giving up six hits, five runs, and two walks, while striking out nine. In one inning of relief, Austin Schwartz gave up two hits. Schwartz was the starting pitcher in game two and in 4.1 innings gave up two hits, 5 runs and three walks with three strikeouts. In relief, Brodie Gross struck out five, walked three and gave up five hits in 1.2 innings. Jake Huspen hit a homerun. Aydden Clark was 3 for 5 with a double, one run and a stolen base. Dayton Joseph and Allen were each 1 for 4 with a run and an RBI. Allen also had a stolen base.
This is teacher appreciation week! Today, Mrs. Beltz was gifted a beautiful bouquet from Emma Tennant and Bailee Rose!
Track and field had four athletes compete in some unique events on Friday and Saturday. Drew Moore and Rylan Finstrom competed at the Shepherd Invite. Drew competed in the Elite 3200 against the top 3200 runners across the state. Out of 123 runners, he placed 33rd and broke the school record of 9:59, with a time of 9:27.25. Rylan competed in shot and disc against some top-notch competition and took home first in shot and disc. Her shot came close to breaking her school record of 43'5.5". We had three throwers invited to the Punch a Hole in the Sky Throwers meet: Rylan Finstrom, Alison Helinski, and Kaleb Hall. They all three did well on the day, and Rylan continued her impressive senior year taking home first in discus and 3rd in shot.
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Varsity tennis traveled to Boyne Mountain Friday to take part in the 8-team Boyne Invitational. Grayling finished 2nd behind Elk Rapids and had 1 and 2 singles and 2,3, and 4 doubles in the final. At 2 doubles, Makynna Holmes and Karlie Smith won their flight against Gaylord, East Jordan, and Charlevoix. Brittlynn Elliott won against EJ and Petoskey. Jocelyn Millikin won against Alpena and Petoskey. Alyssa Huber won against Petoskey before an injury. Katie Mahaffy had a win against Alpena. Jayden Partello and Brylee Sheldon picked up a win over Gaylord. Brooklyn Laskowski and Aryanna Florschuetz won against EJ and Petoskey. Emma Smith and JoJo Bidwell won against Boyne City and Petoskey. Tennis faces Elk Rapids again today and St. Francis for our last home match on Tuesday.
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Grayling hosted its first track meet in over 6 years on Thursday. Rylan Finstrom took first in shot and disc. Ethan Kucharek placed 1st in high jump and 2nd in the 800 meter. Molly Wright was 1st in the 400 meter open. Nico Triebold took 1st in the 1600 meter and 2nd in the 800 meter. Leo Bertoncello took 2nd in the 100 meter, 3rd in the 200 meter, and 2nd in long jump. Cole Smith took 3rd in the 400 meter open. Tristan Demlow took 2nd in the 1600 meter and 3rd in the 800 meter. Kaleb Hall took 2nd in shot and 3rd in disc. Alison Helinski took 2nd in shot. Girls 4x400 relay of Maya Duncombe, Molly Wright, Ainsley Gallagher and Nico Triebold finished 2nd. The boys 4x400 team composed of Cole Smith, Kale Black, Tristan Demlow and Leo Bertoncello also took 2nd. Cole Smith, Gavyn Kalonich, Blayke Clark and John-Michael Lewis took 3rd in the boys 4x200 relay. In the 4x800 relay, the team of Tristan Demlow, Dominik DeMeere, Kale Black, Ethan Kucharek finished 3rd.
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The tennis team traveled to Harbor Springs last night. About halfway through the match the rain began, the courts got soaked, and the match was called off. The team plays at the Boyne Invitational at Boyne Mountain on Friday.
JV softball lost two games at Harbor Springs last night. The Rams won game one of the doubleheader by a final score of 11-3. Allesyn VanNuck was 1 for 3 with a double and one run scored. Lahna Malonen was 1 for 2 with one run scored. Emily Kline was 2 for 2 with a double, one run scored, and one RBI. Harbor Springs won game two 11-6. VanNuck was 1 for 3 with two runs scored and one stolen base. Malonen was 1 for 3 with a triple and two runs scored. Kline was 1 for 2 with a double, one run scored, and two RBI. Leah Kirmo was 1 for 1 with one RBI, one run scored, and one stolen base. Sarah Schade was 1 for 3. The Vikings are now 8-5-1.
Varsity baseball split a doubleheader with Harbor Springs Thursday night, winning 6-2 and losing 2-4. Corbin Allen was the winning pitcher of game one, giving up four hits, two runs and five walks while striking out six in five innings. Austin Schwartz pitched the final inning, striking out two with no hits, walks or runs. Brodie Gross took the loss in game two, giving up one hit, two runs, and four walks and striking out two batters in 1.2 innings. Schwartz came in in relief and pitched 3.1 innings. He struck out four and gave up two hits, two runs and walked four. Gross hit 3 for 7 on the night with 4 RBI. Max Huspen was 2 for 5 with one run. Allen was 1 for 3 and was also hit by three pitches. He scored two runs and stole one base. Schwartz was 1 for 5 at the plate, hitting a double. He had an RBI, two runs and a stolen base. Jake Huspen had a .714 on base percentage.
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The golf team placed 8th of 15 teams at the Elk Rapids Invitational on Wednesday, with a team score of 360 on the A-Ga-Ming Golf Resort Sundance Course. Despite windy conditions at a difficult course, the team held their own against some steep competition and finished nine strokes better than their previous best team score. Gage Modert placed 18th with an 82. Marqus Parker's career-best 91 earned him 45th place. Bryce Malcolm took 51st with a 93 and Alex Hager's 94 took 53rd. They will play in the Loop Classic on Friday and the LMC conference championship on Tuesday.
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Varsity softball swept a doubleheader against Oscoda Wednesday night, 16-0 and 18-0. Leticia Sanchez was 2 for 2 and walked three times, scoring 6 runs and 3 RBI. Hitting 2 for 2 and walking four times, Kylie Tuck scored 3 runs and 4 RBI. Jillian Hartman hit 2 for 3, including a double, and drew three walks to score 2 runs and 2 RBI. Mandy Andrews was 2 for 4 at the plate, took one walk, and was hit by a pitch twice, so she was able to score 3 runs and 2 RBI. Jessica Campbell pitched the game one shutout. Cali D'Amour started game two and Anna Wood came in for relief.
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JV baseball dropped two games to Harbor Springs Wednesday night, 2-27 and 5-23. In game one, Brady Hunter and Ethan Pemberton collected two hits each and Leo Nothstine and Rodrigo Lazaro each had a hit. In the second game, Mason Strohpaul had two hits and two RBI and Nathan Barlick had a hit.
ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
Jessica Campbell (varsity softball) and Brodie Gross (varsity baseball)
Jessica has a .667 batting average this season. She has 26 hits, including 7 doubles, and has 26 RBI. Besides pitching, she has been the catcher and played first base, center and left field.
Brodie has been a top performer offensively and on the mound. He currently leads the team in extra base hits and strikeouts on the mound. Last week, Brodie had 4 hits and 2 XBHs at the plate. On the mound, he had 13 strikeouts in 7.2 innings pitched.
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The soccer team had a close one Tuesday night vs. the Soo and came up just short with a final score of 1-0. Emma Kuziel had a great performance in goal with 21 saves.
The varsity track team competed against tough competition at the Boyne Invitational on Tuesday. Bringing home two firsts was Rylan Finstrom in shot and disc. Kaleb Hall took 3rd in disc. Ethan Kucharek took 3rd in the 800m. And the 4x800 team of Ethan, Kale Black, Dominik Demeere, and Tristan Demlow took 3rd. Our first home meet is Thursday, so come out and support your track and field team.
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The JV track team competed in the 18th Annual Harbor Springs 9th /10th Kiwanis Invitational. Emma Kucharek took 1st in the 100m hurdles. Nico Triebold took 1st in the 800m. Molly Wright took 2nd in the 400m. Vin Frittelli took 2nd in shot. Nico Triebold took 3rd in the 1600m. Jordan Peters took 3rd in the 110m hurdles. Girls 4x100 relay took 3rd.
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