The wrestling team competed in individual districts on Saturday, qualifying six wrestlers for individual regionals. Logan Malonen (43-1) took first. Alex Moore (30-5), Caleb Baker (19-6) and Jake Huspen (37-4) placed 2nd. Max Huspen (33-10) took 3rd and Danny Bonamie (31-11) finished 4th. The team lost in team districts on Wednesday to Ogemaw Heights ending the team’s season.
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Photo credit: Jenny Malonen and Stacy Moore
Girls basketball will take on TCSF at home tonight. Those who can't make it out to GHS don't have to miss the games! Follow along from wherever you are using these NFHS subscription links. Go Vikes!
JV: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/grayling-high-school-grayling-mi/gam2476581b7a
Varsity: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/grayling-high-school-grayling-mi/gam7bebf8d93b
ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
Girls Ski Team and Myles Mead (JV basketball)
Coach Wagner nominated the entire girls' team for athlete of the week! Recently, the girls took 2nd in the Benzie Invitational, won a slalom event in an LMC race, and consistently put girls (any of them) in the top 10 at any given race. They are fun, tenacious and spirited (that's a nice way of saying strong-willed!). They finished 2nd at the Clare Invitational on Monday and they'll compete at Regionals next Monday. Pictured L-R: Josie Calvin, Luna Gauthier, Quincy Stirling, Nico Triebold, Tierney Hartman and Dakota Batway. Not pictured is Ellie Muraida.
Myles has been a leader on and off the court for us. We have had a rollercoaster of a season, but Myles has stayed patient and hungry through it all. Myles leads the team in points and is a team captain, which I fully expect to never change throughout this high school career.
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GHS hosts wrestling team districts tonight. Spectators must purchase tickets online using this GoFan link as tickets will not be sold at the door: https://gofan.co/event/1363825?schoolId=MI10289
Those unable to join us tonight can still catch all the grappling action using this NFHS subscription link: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/grayling-high-school-grayling-mi/gam118432bd26
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In a game where the shots just would not fall, our varsity ladies came up short Tuesday night, losing to Elk Rapids 37-61. The girls never quit and played hard all game. They were led by Makayla Watkins with 17 points and Emma Kuziel with 14 points.
Varsity boys basketball lost a hard fought game to the first place Elk Rapids Elks 55-44 Tuesday night. Next up, they travel to Traverse City St. Francis on Thursday.
Boys basketball will host Elk Rapids tonight. Both games can be viewed from anywhere using these NFHS subscription links. Go Vikes!
JV: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/grayling-high-school-grayling-mi/gam93e5faa4ff
Varsity: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/grayling-high-school-grayling-mi/game6101c647e
The ski team competed in the Clare Invitational on Monday at Schuss Mountain. Out of 11 teams, the gentlemen took home the outright win. The ladies finished second overall. On the men's side, in slalom, the fellas were led by Trevor Cvitkovich in 3rd, Jericho Renn in 13th, Jordan Renn in 19th and Teague Hartman in 20th. The guys shined in GS where Trevor came in 5th, Jericho was 6th, Jordan took 11th and Teague finished 14th. In slalom, the ladies were led by Nico Triebold in 6th, Luna Gauthier in 11th, Ellie Muraida in 24th and Josie Calvin in 26th. In GS, Quincy Stirling took 4th, Tierney Hartman was 6th, Luna finished 7th and Ellie placed 22nd. Next up is Regionals on Monday at Crystal Mountain.
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Bowling against Cheboygan, we only had three girls for most of the match and four for the last game. They gave it their all but fell short. Our high scores were 168 and 161 (329 series) from Lahken Forbes and 145 (258 series) from Brooklyn Barnett. Shout out to Marie Baker who shot her high game of the year in match play with a 120 after shooting her personal best 130 at practice on Thursday!
In match two against Boyne City, we still only had 4 girls and, despite their best efforts, lost 28-2. Lahken Forbes bowled a 178 and 153 (331 series) and Brooklyn Barnett bowled 148 ( 266 series).
Also, congratulations to Makynna Holmes and Ahryn Lavine who had a band competition that day and both made it to States!
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On Saturday, boys bowling had a great day as a team and, individually, they had a few stand out games and series. We suffered another hard loss to Cheboygan in the first match. We just started off way too slow on the Baker games and they came out hot. We were down 10 points before we could get the motor running. Once they secured the victory, we bowled our best ever total score as a team in a game. As a team, we totaled 1,071 pins and an amazing average of 214.2 for each bowler! It was so fun to watch and even other teams' coaches and fans said it was the best they had seen.
In the second match, we finally scored in our Baker games against Gaylord. It was our best series and game in Baker this year: 213-189:402 total. Overall, the boys bowled well in the second match and came out victorious. Let's ride this wave right into conference and regional competition!
Averages for the day were Bryce Malcolm at 209, Mitchel Harrington with 185.75, Gibsen Barnett with 190.5, Gage Modert at 166.5, and Tom Helsel with a 184.75.
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This weekend GHS Powerlifting competed in Manistee. All athletes competed at the varsity level at this meet. Kyleigh Ross placed 3rd, Jeremy Meyer placed 5th, and Austin Arwood placed 8th.
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The GHS wrestlers took 2nd place at the conference championship tournament on Friday in Charlevoix. First team all conference honors went to Molly Wright, Max Huspen, Jake Huspen and Logan Malonen. 2nd team all conference honors went to Alex Moore, Cole Smith, Jordan Peters, Ryan Stade and Danny Bonamie. There was a lot of great wrestling on Friday, but the match of the night was Jake Huspen‘s 6-4 win against the #1 ranked wrestler in division 4 from Charlevoix. Next up is team districts at home on Wednesday night.
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Photo credit: Stacy Moore
In a game that had it all -- excitement, joy and pain -- the varsity girls played the best game of the season Friday night against a top team, not only in our conference, but in the state. The girls played their hearts out, but came up just shy in a 63-65 loss to top-ranked Harbor Springs. "Our players worked so hard on both ends of the floor, communicating on defense and moving the ball to create great looks on the offensive side of the ball. Even though we came up short in the end on a last-second shot that rolled off the rim, I am so proud of the fight and grit this team has," said Coach Brandt. "They will not back down no matter the opponent. This team is here to battle and that's what we did tonight." Makayla Watkins led Viking scorers with 26 points and she set a school record of 107 steals on the season. Alison Helinski knocked down 10 points and both Amanda Lewis and Emma Kuziel scored 8.
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Last weekend, Mark Sloan was honored as the Michigan High School Tennis Coaches Association 2023 Coach of the Year. We are grateful and proud to have Mark as our Viking tennis coach. Congratulations, Mark, and thank you for all you do for our students and tennis program!
JV boys basketball won again Thursday night by a score of 44-30. It was a revenge game against a Harbor Springs team that got us earlier in the year and the Vikings pulled it out. We were led with 18 points from David Neal and 11 from Myles Mead. The team is on a 3-game win streak and hungry for more!
ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
Molly Wright (varsity wrestling) and Gavin Cvitkovich (varsity powerlifting)
Molly is 17-7 on the season. She has recently taken fourth place at the Mio Girls Invitational and the Ovid Elsie Girls Invitational.
Gavin placed third at the Millington powerlifting meet. He had a great day lifting! Gavin squatted 465, benched 250 and deadlifted 460 for 1,175 total weight. He is currently one of the top 20 lifters in Michigan, qualifying him for varsity state competition.
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Boys basketball hosts the Harbor Springs Rams tonight. Those who can't join us can watch along using these NFHS subscription links. Go Green!
JV: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/grayling-high-school-grayling-mi/gamd1e4496a0f
Varsity: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/grayling-high-school-grayling-mi/gamda027c1f4e
GHS will host wrestling team districts on Wednesday, February 7 and individual districts on Saturday, February 10. We will be using GoFan ONLY for tickets. There will be no cash ticket sales at the door. Sports passes cannot be used. Tickets can be purchased using the links below.
Team Districts (2/7): https://gofan.co/event/1363825?schoolId=MI10289
Individual Districts (2/10): https://gofan.co/event/1354083?schoolId=MI10289
The wrestling team finished the regular season dual meet schedule Wednesday night by beating Tawas 60-18 and Saginaw Valley Lutheran 60-12. The team finishes the regular season with a 13-6 record. Winning two matches last were Alex Moore, Liam Allen, Molly Wright, Max Huspen, Jordan Peters, Payton Collen, Ryan Stade, Jake Huspen, Danny Bonamie and Logan Malonen. Winning one match were Cole Smith and Zeke Wright. Next up is the conference tournament at Charlevoix on Friday.
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Photo credit Stacy Moore
The varsity girls bowling team hosted Gaylord and the rest of the NMBC on Saturday. They started off slow and took a 0-10, but fought hard in the individuals and came back to win 16-14!
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