Boys basketball hosts East Jordan tonight beginning at 5:30. All the action can be viewed from anywhere using these NFHS subscription links. Go Vikes!
JV: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/grayling-high-school-grayling-mi/gam56968a662e
Varsity: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/grayling-high-school-grayling-mi/gam290dee3360
Mrs. Angerer's anatomy class is studying the circulatory system, so today they dissected sheep hearts.
The wrestling team took 5th place out of 25 teams on Saturday at the Escanaba Elks tournament. Logan Malonen took 1st place. Alex Moore and Jake Huspen placed 2nd. Payton Collen finished in 4th place. Caleb Baker and Danny Bonamie placed 5th. The team wrestles at home on Wednesday against Charlevoix and Traverse City St Francis. Wrestling starts at 6pm.
Photo credit: Stacy Moore
Varsity girls bowling opened the season at Gaylord on Saturday and came home 1-1. Match one was a battle and Cheboygan came out on top, 16-14. Lahken Forbes had the high game with a 161 and the high series with a 313 (161 and 152). The team struggled against Rogers City, but were able to pull off a 22-8 victory. Makynna Holmes had the high game with a 197 and the high series with a 354 (197 and 157). We can expect some high scores from Makynna, our lone senior, this year!
Varsity boys bowling kicked off conference play 2-0 on Saturday! The first match was hard-fought, and they won 15.5-14.5. The second match started off slow, but they were able to pull away with a 23-7 victory. Top performers were Gage Modert with a 231 game, Mitch Harrington with 225, 223 and 222 games, Gibsen Barnett with a 204 and Bryce Malcolm with a 191. The JV team got a good grasp of what’s to come from the rest of the season. Great job, Vikings!
Varsity girls basketball played a very hard-fought battle and came out victorious, defeating Traverse City St. Francis 45-39 Thursday night. From the first tip, Amanda Lewis opened the game with a great mid-range jump shot followed by two 3-pointers from MaKayla Watkins. Defensive pressure by Amanda Lewis, Jill Hartman and Olivia Duba was huge for us and excellent rebounding from Cali D'Amour, Emma Kuziel and Ali Helinski were also huge aspects of this win. The Lady Vikes only gave up the lead one time and it was quickly taken back as result of defensive pressure and crashing the boards. MaKayla Watkins led the scoring with 21 points and Cali D'Amour had 12, Amanda Lewis added 4 and Jill Hartman and Emma Kuziel chipped in with 3 apiece.
JV girls basketball held the TCSF Gladiators to 31 points Thursday night with their aggressive defense and multiple steals. Molly Montgomery led the team with 8 points. Kendra Allen contributed 6 and Leah Kirmo added 3. Allesyn VanNuck, Katy Hayden and Lahna Malonen all pulled down some big rebounds, while Lexi Hudsen and Allyson Albert contributed with multiple assists.
The wrestling team went 2-0 on Wednesday, beating Boyne City 66-6 and Traverse City St. Francis 43-24. Winning two matches were Alex Moore, Caleb Baker, Justin Palmer, Mandy Andrews, Max Huspen, Jake Huspen, Danny Bonamie and Logan Malonen. Winning one match were Rodrigo Lazaro, Jordan Peters and Payton Collen. The team is now 9-4 and will travel to Escanaba on Saturday for the 23-team Escanaba Elks Invitational.
Photo credit: Stacy Moore
Boys varsity basketball beat Cheboygan 54-44 Wednesday night. The Viking defense was stifling in the first half, giving up only 13 points. Leading scorers for the VIkes were Tristan Demlow with 24 points and Maddox Mead and Kaleb Hall with 10 points each. The trio of Jacob Marshall, Alex Hager and Landon Hoffman played with great energy and gave the VIkes solid minutes. The Vikings play at Harbor Springs on Friday.
On December 28, the wrestling team went 2-3 at the Reed City Holiday Rumble. The team beat Newaygo 54-27 and Comstock Park 42-36 and lost to Hastings 72-12, Holton 48-36 and Ithaca 45-33. Logan Malonen and Jake Huspen were 5-0. Alex Moore was 3-0. Max Huspen was 4-1. Justin Palmer, Jordan Peters, Ryan Stade, Molly Wright and Zeke Wright had 2 wins each. On December 27, the wrestling team had two girls wrestle in the Traverse City West girls holiday tournament. Mandy Andrews went 2-0 and took 1st place in her weight. Molly Wright went 1-2 and was one win short of placement.
Photo credit: Stacy Moore, Theresa Feldhauser and Colette Wright
On Wednesday, Drew Moore signed his National Letter of Intent to run cross country and track at The Citadel. Congratulations, Drew! #leadthecharge
A quick start forcing several turnovers allowed the varsity girls to jump out to an early lead and they never looked back, defeating Ogemaw Heights 53-35. We had a short stall in the second quarter due to some foul issues, but reestablished the defensive pressure in the second half, turning the pressure into points and working hard on getting into the paint to score. The offense was led by Makayla Watkins with 27 points. Ali Helinski had 10 points and both Emma Kuziel and Shelby Swander chipped in with 4 apiece. #leadthecharge
JV girls basketball brought in a win after a tough 4-quarter battle against Ogemaw Heights Wednesday night. Lahna Malonen and Ali Vannuck brought up the tempo of the game, making a big appearance in the fourth quarter with aggressive defense and tough rebounding. Leah Kirmo led with 10 points and Katy Hayden brought in 4. Congrats to our Lady Vikes on the win! #leadthecharge
JV boys basketball won an electric game 32-31 over Ogemaw Heights Wednesday night. Noah Gabriel drained two clutch free throws to put Grayling up by 1 with 11 seconds left. The team played lockdown defense the last few seconds for the win. Leading scorers were David Neal and Myles Mead with 7 apiece, Noah Gabriel and Jackson Marshall added 6 each. It was a good win heading into winter break. #leadthecharge
Girls basketball plays at home again tonight, this time facing off against the Ogemaw Heights Falcons. If your holiday preparations and gatherings don't leave you time to attend the match up, you can watch from home (or anywhere else you may be!) using these NFHS subscription links. Let's go Vikes! #leadthecharge
JV: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/grayling-high-school-grayling-mi/gam9b974293ce
Varsity: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/grayling-high-school-grayling-mi/gam517a1fbf14
The wrestling team traveled to Mancelona and came home with a 51-28 win Tuesday night. Winning a match were Alex Moore, Justin Palmer, Max Huspen, Jordan Peters, Payton Collen, Ryan Stade, Jake Huspen, Danny Bonamie and Logan Malonen. Molly Wright, Mandy Andrews and Gunner Nisch won exhibition matches. #leadthecharge
Photo credit: Stacy Moore
In a great defensive effort, the varsity girls were able to secure the 66-49 win over Houghton Lake last night. Great defensive pressure forced many turnovers that Makayla Watkins turned into breakaway layups. The Lady Vikes jumped out to an early lead and never looked back. The energy on the bench, on the floor, and in the stands was amazing and helped push the girls to score 66 points, a team-high, as well as the highest score total since 2015. The offense was led by Makayla Watkins with 27 points. Cali D'Amour scored 11, and Ali Helinski and Emma Kuziel chipped in with 8 apiece. #leadthecharge
JV girls basketball lost a close, hard-fought match against Houghton Lake last night. Leah Kirmo led the team with 17 points, 4 steals and 4 rebounds. Ally VanNuck and Kendra Allen rallied the team with aggressive defense and strong rebounding. The Lady Vikes play again tonight at 5:30 against Ogemaw Heights. #leadthecharge
ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
Kyleigh Ross (powerlifting) and Logan Malonen (wrestling)
Kyleigh Ross, with a lift total of 570 pounds, took 1st place for her weight class at the first powerlifting meet of the season. This first place finish already qualified her for the JV State meet in March!
Logan Malonen has started the season 11-0 with 11 pins. On Saturday, he recorded his 100th career pin in the Don Ferguson Invitational. He has won the first two tournaments of the year.
JV boys basketball lost a good game 61-49 Monday night. A lot of good things happened, and JV looks to bounce back at Ogemaw Heights on Wednesday. Leading the scoring for the Vikings were Myles Mead with 20 and David Neal with 15. #leadthecharge