The ski team skied in regionals Monday at Crystal Mountain. The boys team finished 6th in the region and the girls finished 8th. Trevor Cvitkovich qualified for the state championships by finishing 8th place in slalom! Congratulations, Trevor! The girls team was led in slalom by Nico Triebold in 15th place, Tierney Hartman in 19th, Dakota Batway in 47th and Ellie Muraida in 49th. In GS, Nico again placed 15th, Tierney was 18th, Luna Gauthier took 35th and Dakota came in 50th. The guys were led in GS by Jericho Renn in 27th, Teague Hartman in 34th, Jordan Renn in 36th and Brett Peterson in 42nd. In slalom, Jericho came in 23rd, Brett was 27th and Teague finished in 28th. The ski team competes in their final meet of the season next Tuesday in the LMC championships at Boyne Highlands.
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Varsity girls basketball defeated East Jordan 45-36 Monday night. They crashed the boards well and moved the ball on offense, finding the great looks all night. Excellent defensive pressure by their press, including several tips/deflections and steals by Amanda Lewis, helped spark the offense. The girls were led by Makayla Watkins with 23, Cali D'Amour added 11 and Jill Hartman chipped in 4 points.
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JV girls basketball lost to East Jordan Monday night. The girls were off to a slow start in the first half, but increased their intensity after halftime. Leah Kirmo led the charge with 6 points and Kendra Allen followed with 4. The Lady Vikes play Wednesday at Cheboygan.
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JV boys basketball won a thriller of a game Monday night against East Jordan 42-41. Noah Gabriel had a clutch steal with 15.8 seconds to go and scored the game winning basket. We were led by David Neal with 14 points and Myles Mead with 12 (four 3’s).
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The varsity boys basketball team played solid in a 73-40 victory over East Jordan at home Monday night. The boys played with great energy that started on the defensive end of the floor. Ten players got into the scorebook during the game.
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ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
Katy Hayden (JV basketball) and the varsity boys bowling team
Sophomore team captain Katy Hayden made a huge presence as a leader on the court this week. Katy is leading the team in both scoring and rebounding. Her work ethic in games and her ability to give direction on the court has made an amazing impact this past week.
The varsity boys bowling team has been working hard all year to win the bowling conference and, although we didn't win the regular season conference championship, our goal to place in regionals next weekend to get to the state finals is still achievable. Tom, Gage, Gib, Mitch and Bryce can make it happen! Wish them luck and send them good vibes!
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The East Jordan Red Devils are headed to Grayling to face Viking boys basketball tonight. If you can't join us, you can follow along using these NFHS subscription links. Go Green!
JV: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/grayling-high-school-grayling-mi/gam3d9807b97f
Varsity: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/grayling-high-school-grayling-mi/gam7489b75355
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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