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Volleyball Semi-Finals

North Branch advances and Marlette falls. North Branch (75-5-2) beat Cadillac 25-14, 25-26, 25-16, and 25-19 to advance to tomorrow's championship versus Delton Kellogg (59-6-2). Click here for the box score of the match. Congratulations to the Lady Broncos and Coach Jim Fish. Good luck tomorrow. Marlette finished their season losing to Ravenna in three straight games 25-13, 25-11, and 25-7. Click here for the box score.

Christian's Cerebrations

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North Branch Volleyball This picture could very well represent North Branch this eveing as they venture to Pontiac Notre Dame Prep high school to take on the former Class B powerhouse Marysville. The Broncos which are the number one ranked team in Class B will take on ninth ranked Marysville at 7:00 p.m. Marysville won the Class B state title from 1997-2004 and again in 2006. This North Branch team is fun to watch, and dare I say may be a better all-around team then last year's semi-finalist. Coach Jim Fish's team set a state record this year for their third consecutive year with 70+ wins. They are led by setter Jordan Fish and libero Catherine Bruise. Both girls are juniors, and will be back for more next year. Millington Football The Cardinal's will face another state-ranked team this Saturday taking on the fourth ranked Clare Pioneers. During this playoff season Millington has disposed of eigth ranked Carrollton and third ranked Ovid-Elsie. Clare has never faced and Tri...

Millington vs Clare - Opponent Matchup

for a PDF version of this post, click the title above. Click here for a PDF of the Tale of the Tape This game will take place on Saturday November 21 at 1 pm at Midland High School. #4 Clare Pioneers Result Points For Points Against Opponent Opponent Wins Opponent Losses Class Conference Won 21 14 Freeland 6 4 B Tri-Valley Central Won 28 7 Beal City 11 1 D Highland Won 32 7 Gladwin 3 6 B Jack Pine Won 28 14 Sanford Meridian 9 2 C Jack Pine Won 55 0 Beaverton 0 9 C Jack Pine Won 42 8 Harrison 4 5 B Jack Pine Won 24 0 Houghton Lake 6 4 B Jack Pine Won 35 ...

Millington vs Ovid-Elsie

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Millington's Justin Stutler ready to make a name for himself against third-ranked Ovid-Elsie Greg Tunnicliff | The Flint Journal , November 11, 2009 5:23 p.m. Carrollton sophomore Charlie Williams, left, tackles Millington senior Justin Stutler during their football game Friday night at Millington High School. Millington won the game 53-21. - (Jeffrey LaMonde | The Saginaw News) FLINT, Michigan — Chris Robinson, understandably, has gotten a lot of hype this season. The Ovid-Elsie superstar running back led the Marauders to the Division 5 state football finals in 2008. This season, he has rushed for a whopping 2,486 yards and 33 scores on 281 carries while leading Ovid-Elsie, ranked No. 3, to an 11-0 record. It’s a safe bet that Justin Stutler hasn’t been on the same amount of radar screens as Robinson, but the Millington senior has been just as impressive. Stut...

Final Football Stat Leaders

Rushing Thumb Rushing Leaders Name School Att. Yards Avg. TD Justin Stutler Millington 175 1,521 8.7 16 Mike Daniel Caro 216 1,228 5.7 14 Clinton Northrop Sandusky 207 1,128 5.4 15 Tyler Masse USA 158 1,126 7.1 12 Justin Cleary Ubly 140 1,112 7.9 10 John Schramski North Huron 186 1,074 5.8 7 Keif Vickers Vassar 163 1,034 6.3 11 Dillon Newell Bad Axe 122 1,003 8.2 8 Austin Osentoski Cass City 181 1,001 5.5 12 Chris Rowe Laker 137 989 7.2 8 Receiving Thumb Receiving Leaders Name School Rec. Yards A...

Christian's Cerebrations

Vassar-Millington When it boils right down to it, what an ugly game. This game featured 20 penalties and a player ejection. The worst part of the 20 penalties was the 7 personal fouls. This is just inexcusable. After the first personal foul, both coaches should have warned their teams about extra curricular activity. This game seemed to boil down to each team trying to smack each other around instead of trying to win the district championship. With that being said, I was impressed with the Vassar squad. The intensity on that sideline was something I have never seen in a Vassar football team. They came to play and to hit. Jason Kiss has this program on the right track, and if he stays 20-30 years, he will have the same success that his counterpart on Friday night has had. Millington is just a better team, and they will move on to the regionals. The Cardinals will face Ovid-Elise on Friday night November 13th at 7:00 p.m. The game will be heard locally on Mix 92.1. Reese-St. Ch...

Bill Khan

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Apparantly Bill Khan does not recall calling Vassar cupcakes . Qudos to whoever sent him the cupcakes. A package from my 'friends' in Vassar; at least it wasn't ticking By Bill Khan Flint Journal November 03, 2009, 8:34AM Bill Khan The Flint JournalThese goodies were left for Bill Khan after Vassar upset Beecher, contrary to his pick last week. FLINT, Michigan — There was a package waiting for me when I arrived at work Monday morning, compliments of my “friends in Vassar.” I was relieved to find out it wasn’t ticking. Gee, I didn’t know I had any friends in Vassar — or many other places, for that matter. Knowing that I and everyone else on the planet who predicts such things picked Beecher to beat Vassar in the first round of the state football playoffs, I was curious what I wrote that caused a Vulcans supporter to single me out with a package of small black-and-orange cupcakes. Did I say something about Vassar playing a cupcake schedule? That would only seem logical (sor...

Flint Journal Picks

VASSAR at MILLINGTON Bill Khan: Vassar sprung one of the biggest upsets in the state last week by going to Buctown and putting a 28-0 whipping on unbeaten Beecher. Vassar adapted better that night to poor field and weather conditions than Beecher. It's too much to believe the Vulcans can pull off two upsets in a row and beat a Millington team that is playoff-tested. Pick: Millington Dan Nilsen: Vassar’s Vulcans came out of outer space to torpedo fifth-ranked Beecher last week. Innovative offensive sets and strong blocking opened lanes for bruising Wildcat back Troy Hecht and warp-speed tailback Keif Vickers. And when the Vulcans are on defense, the shields are up. Eleventh-ranked Millington is the logical choice, but Vassar’s phasers are still set on stun. Pick: Vassar Mark Spezia: Vassar just won its first playoff game last week, although it was a huge upset, knocking off unbeaten Beecher. However, Millington has tremendous edge in postseason experience, qualifying 16 of t...

Vassar at Millington

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The Vassar Vulcans (7-3) move into district final play this Friday as they travel seven miles south on M-15 to renew their rivalry with the Millington Cardinals (9-1). Vassar advanced to the final by defeating #5 Flint Beecher 28-0. The shutout was the Vulcans first since beating North Branch 39-0 on October 03, 2003 - the only other year the made the playoffs. Millington advances to distict final play by way of their 53-21 victory over #8 Carrollton. The Vulcans and Cardinals have been playing each other since approximately 1911. Records are not very reliable before 1955. Since 1955, Millington holds a 29-20-4 advantage, including winning 24 of the last 27 games. Last year was the first year the two schools did not play since at least 1955. One of the most memorable games of this long standing rivalry took place in September of 2002. Millington ended up winning this game by a score of 62-39. Each team's score is their most productive output in any game of this series. During this ...

Reese at #5 St. Charles

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In a battle of the tri-champions, Reese (8-2) will travel to St. Charles to do battle with the Bulldogs (9-1). St. Charles is coached by Brady Lake, who is in his second season as the main "big dog". Lake has an 18-4 record, with two straight trips to the playoffs. The Bulldogs compete in the Tri-Valley Conference West Division. They were Tri-Champs with Carrollton and Ithaca. St. Charles is in the playoffs for the fifth consecutive year and the 11th time overall. They won the 1999 Division 6 State Championship. The team's signature moment this season came when they defeated Saginaw Valley Lutheran 84-0. The Bulldogs scored 56 points in the first 12 minutes of the game. The Bulldogs are led by senior Wingback Tyler Nieman and senior Running Back Travis Crane. Nieman has 764 rushing yards on 50 attempts. He has scored 12 touchdowns rushing, three receiving, and has even thrown for a touchdown. Crane has rushed for 549 yards on 74 carries, and has scored four tou...

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