It's the girls' turn to host tonight as Houghton Lake travels to GHS for a basketball matchup. The JV game begins at 5:30. If you have to stay home to wrap presents, you can watch the games at the same time using these NFHS subscription links. Let's go Green!
JV: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/grayling-high-school-grayling-mi/gam1057cf0f4b
Varsity: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/grayling-high-school-grayling-mi/gamaafa656564
Our GHS wrestling team won the Don Ferguson Invitational on Saturday, scoring 177.5 team points. Montrose took second with 141.5 points. Jake Huspen and Logan Malonen were individual champions while Alex Moore and Caleb Baker were runners up. Ryan Stade was 3rd, Jordan Peters and Danny Bonamie were 4th, Justin Palmer, Liam Allen and Max Huspen were 5th and Payton Collen was 6th. Zeke Wright and Rodrigo Lazaro also scored valuable team points. In the girls tournament, Mandy Andrews was 2nd and Molly Wright was 3rd. Logan Malonen set a milestone Saturday, scoring his 100th career pin!
Photo credit: Stacy Moore
Boys basketball hosts Kingsley tonight. The action starts with the JV game at 5:30. Both games will be broadcast live and can be viewed via these NFHS subscription links. Go Vikes!
JV: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/grayling-high-school-grayling-mi/gam449b2c049a
Varsity: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/grayling-high-school-grayling-mi/gambca7800768
The Grayling Vikings competed in their first ever powerlifting competition on Saturday. Kyleigh Ross placed 1st in her weight class, while Vada Cloum took 2nd. Both girls qualified for JV States at their first meet of the year! Gavin Cvitkovich took 2nd, Rylan Finstrom took 4th, Austin Arwood placed 4th, and Aidan Mericle placed 7th. Congratulations Viking powerlifters!
Photo credit: Stephanie Ross
Varsity boys basketball picked up a great 54-52 win over an undefeated Charlevoix at Charlevoix Friday night. The Vikings led from start to finish in what turned into a physical and exciting contest. The Vikings were led by Tristan Demlow with 26 points. Ethan Kucharek scored 12 and Kaleb Hall added 10 points. Next up, the Vikings take on Kingsley tonight at home.
JV boys basketball won 36-23 against Charlevoix Friday night. Leading scorers were: David Neal with 13, Noah Gabriel with 8 and Caiden Caldwell with 6. Myles Mead led the offense with assists and played great defensively. JV plays at home tonight vs Kingsley.
Today, the men and women of our local law enforcement departments came together to make Christmas merrier for some of our CASD students and their families. Through the annual Shop With a Cop program, law officers take students Christmas shopping. Thank you to all involved for all you do for our students and our community! #leadthecharge
In a tough battle vs conference opponent Charlevoix, our varsity girls basketball team came up short in the end. The girls battled hard all evening and had to overcome early foul trouble that caused our bench to really step up and we are so proud of how they stepped up to the challenge. The Vikings were led by Makayla Watkins with 19 points. Cali D'Amour and Ali Helinski both chipped in with 4 points each.
The JV girls basketball team put up a tough fight Thursday night, only losing by 6. Molly Montgomery scored a game high 15 points and Katy Haden followed with 10. Allie Vannuck pulled in 6 boards and Kendra Allen, 5. The Lady Vikes' next game is at home on Tuesday.
Girls basketball welcomes Charlevoix tonight. The JV game begins at 5:30. The games will be broadcast live and can be viewed using these NFHS subscription links. Go Green! #leadthecharge
JV: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/grayling-high-school-grayling-mi/gam2ba153d753
Varsity: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/grayling-high-school-grayling-mi/gam81923a6f60
The wrestling team went 1-1 Wednesday night, losing to Gladwin 46-27 before beating Mio 51-30. Winning two matches were Molly Wright, Ryan Stade, Jake Huspen, Danny Bonamie and Logan Malonen. Winning one match were Justin Palmer, Liam Allen and Max Huspen. The team wrestles at home on Saturday in the Don Ferguson Invitational. Wrestling starts at 10 a.m.
Photo credit: Jenny Malonen
Learning more about the Giving Tree at GHS on Up North Live tonight at 6:00!
#leadthecharge
Varsity girls basketball lost to Petoskey 22-54 last night. Unfortunately, we started off slow, not being able to hit our open looks, and fell into a quick hole against a very good Petoskey team. They crashed the boards, providing them with second and third shot opportunities that they eventually connected on. The Vikes settled down and started to make a push but came up short in the end. The girls fought all game long, making some great plays on both ends of the floor. We were led by Makayla Watkins with 14 points.
The Petoskey Northmen are coming to town to take on Viking girls basketball starting at 5:30 this evening. JV and varsity games can be viewed live using these NFHS subscription links. Go Vikes!
JV: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/grayling-high-school-grayling-mi/gamd7ab4ba4fe
Varsity: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/grayling-high-school-grayling-mi/gambd096f235f
ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
MaKayla Watkins (varsity basketball) and Kaleb Hall (varsity basketball)
Mak has been averaging double-digit points each of our first three games along with 8 rebounds and 7 steals per game. She has been a strong on-floor leader as well as off the floor.
Kaleb does a lot of the little things! He plays disciplined basketball. Kaleb leads the team in charges taken, sets great screens for his teammates, and isn't afraid to get on the floor for a loose ball.
The wrestling team won the 12-team St. Ignace Invitational Saturday. Individual champions were Alex Moore, Jake Huspen, Danny Bonamie and Logan Malonen. Taking third place were Caleb Baker and Jordan Peters. Taking fourth place were Liam Allen, Mandy Andrews and Ryan Stade. The Vikings were down 8.5 points to Sault Ste Marie entering the final round before surging ahead with six of seven scoring wrestlers winning in the final round. The team wrestles at home twice this week with a home quad on Wednesday and the Don Ferguson Invitational on Saturday.
Photo credit: Jenny Malonen and Stacy Moore
Varsity girls basketball fell to Gaylord 33-51 Friday night. Grayling started off strong, leading the first quarter 12-8, then Gaylord came back, hitting some clutch 3-point shots including one right before the half to give them a 6-point margin. The Vikings continued to fight and scrap but just could not find the hoops needed to close the gap in the second half. MaKayla Watkins led the Viking offense with 10 points, Amanda Lewis had 7, and Emma Kuziel scored 6.
Tonight, boys basketball hosts Boyne City. JV plays at 5:30. The games can be viewed live using these NFHS subscription links. Go Green!
JV: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/grayling-high-school-grayling-mi/gam9e13e40288
Varsity: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/grayling-high-school-grayling-mi/gam333d43d1b1
Varsity girls basketball topped Mancelona 48-26 last night. It was a back-and-forth game for the first three quarters, and Grayling battled hard on the defensive end of the floor, limiting Mancelona to just 22 points through three, However, we also could not find our rhythm on the offensive side until late in the game. In the final seconds of the third quarter, Amanda Lewis hit a huge three to ignite the crowd and the team going into the fourth quarter. From there, our team never looked back, outscoring Mancelona 22-4 in the 4th quarter with great scoring from Makayla Watkins who scored 10 of her team-high 19 points that quarter. Amanda Lewis had 12 points, Emma Kuziel added 8, and Jill Hartman chipped in 6.
JV girls basketball lost to Mancelona 31-54 last night. Molly Montgomery led the Viking offense with 9 points. Katy Hayden and Leah Kirmo each scored 6 points and Lahna Malonen added 4. Ally VanNuck, Kendra Allen and Alexis Hudson had two points apiece.