Tuscola County Sports

- For those of you looking to catch some local hoops over the holiday break, check out the Harry C. Moore Classic being played in North Branch and Capac. The Tournament starts Monday (Tonight), Dec. 28 with both finals being played on Dec. 30. GIRLS TOURNAMENT Monday Dec. 28 Marlette vs. Capac - 6:00 p.m. Brown City 39 vs. North Branch 29 - 7:30 p.m. - Morgan Vauter led the Broncos with four points and nine rebounds. Kristen Green of Brown City led all scorers with 21 points. Wednesday, Dec 30 North Branch vs. ? - Consolation Game - 12 Noon Brown City vs. ? - Championship Game - 1:30 p.m. BOYS TOURNAMENT Tuesday, Dec. 29 Brown City 36 vs. North Branch 50 - 6:00 p.m. - Kyle Cline scored 13 points to lead the Broncos. Marlette vs. Capac - 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec 30 Brown City vs. ? - Consolation Game - 6:00 p.m. North Branch vs. ? - Championship Game - 7:30 p.m.

Millington - Alexis Reinert had 12 points and eight rebounds in the Cardinal's only game this week. Rachel Lawe had 10 points and eight rebounds, while Chelsea Parker had 10 points and six rebounds. Kyle Currie led the way for the boy's squad this week. In the Cardinal's two victories Currie had 45 points, nine rebounds, three assists, and five steals. Cameron Wilson scored 28 points and grabbed 16 rebounds. Frankenmuth - Jenny McCain scored 15 points and grabbed 14 rebounds in the Lady Eagles only game this week. Kingston - The Lady Cardinals won two game this week, while only allowing 52 points. Megan James, Alison Lester, Emily Chambers, Quinn Dailey, and Chelsea Leach all had a solid week. The boy's squad also had a perfect week, picking up two wins. Joe Stauel, Nolan Kolacz, Josh Wenzlaff, and Taylor Nicol led the way to perfection. Caro - Jared Vinson, Jasen Rendon, and Pat Bishop all had 15 points for the Tigers in their only game. USA - Sami Eisengrub...

Boys Scoreboard Peck 69 - Owendale-Gagetown 41 - Owen-Gage only scored 13 second half points in their loss to Peck. Ryan Francis led Owen-Gage with 19 points. Millington 64 - Caro 54 - The Cardinals used a 23-7 first quarter advantage to cruise to the 10 point victory. Kyle Currie led Millington with 16 points and three assists. Josh Williams had scored 15 points with four three-point baskets. Cam Wilson had 11 points and six rebounds. Jared Vinson led the Tigers with 16 points and three rebounds. Jasen Rendon scored 15 points, including three three-point baskets. Pat Bishop contributed 14 points, one assist, and one rebound. North Branch 57 - Garber 39 - The Broncos used a 21-8 second quarter advantage to get the win. Ryan Kosko led North Branch with 20 points. Birch Run 57 - Frankenmuth 50 - The Eagles only scored 10 combined points in the second and third quarters in their conference loss. Spencer Bell led Frankenmuth with nine points, while Kent Redford added seven poi...

Boys Scoreboard Reese 72 - Mayville 21 - The Rockets flew all over the Wildcats on Thursday winning by 51 points. Josh Pickell led the way with 18 points. Jared Bender scored 12 points, while Brandon Dirker and Ethan Stockmeyer each scored 10 points. Reese improves to 2-1, while Mayville falls to 0-4. Sandusky 53 - USA 46 - Josh Lackie scored a game-high 21 points for the Patriots. Peter Gacik added eight points. Marlette 58 - Cass City 55 - Marlette withstood a second-half comeback by Cass City to pick up their first victory of the season. Mike Armstrong led the Red Raiders with a game-high 25 points, while Kyle Hall added 12. Cass City was led by Alex Varney's 15 points, Cameron Dunnuck's 11 points, and Justin Ketterer's 11 points. Girls Scoreboard Dryden 29 - Akron-Fairgrove 24 Owendale-Gagetown 47 - Peck 40 Kingston 65 - Caseville 25 - Emily Chambers and Chelsea each had 12 points to lead the Lady Cardinals to their fourth victory of the season. Quinn Daily scored 1...

Girls Scoreboard Sandusky 54 - Vassar 39 - Sandusky led 30-10 at the half and cruised to victory over Vassar. The loss drops the Vulcans to 3-1. Hilary MacKay led Vassar with 11 points. Harbor Beach 43 - Cass City 24 - McKensie Parrish scored 12 points for Cass City, who drop to 0-5 with the loss. Laker High 52 - Mayville 44 - Mayville held a 26-19 lead at the half only to see the Lakers roll past them in the second half. Chelsea Roehl led the Lady Wildcats with 16 points, while Amy Elenbaum scored 11. The loss drops Mayville to 3-1. Marlette 57 - Bad Axe 40 - Marlette used a 19-5 advantage to pull away in an otherwise close game. The Red Raiders improve to 3-2 overall. Akron-Fairgrove - Port Hope Boys Scoreboard Millington 68 - Imlay City 56 - Millington improved to 2-1 with their victory over Imlay City. Kyle Currie led all scorers with 29 points, seven rebounds, and three steals. Cameron Wilson scored 17 points and grabbed 10 rebounds. Matt Berlin contributed eight poin...

Boys Scoreboard Vassar 49 - Sandusky 47 - Vassar needed a 14-7 advantage in the fourth quarter to pull out the victory Tuesday night in Sandusky. Troy Hecht led the Vulcans with 14 points, and seven rebounds including two free throws with 25 seconds remaining to secure the win. Jamison Knudsen and Ryan Amend each scored 10 points. Vassar improves to 2-0 overall. USA 64 - Deckerville 45 - USA earned their first victory of the season Tuesday night at Deckerville. Josh Lackie led the way with 16 points, while Peter Gacik had 15. Harbor Beach 51 - Cass City 32 Laker High 72 - Mayville 40 - Mayville drops to 0-3 on the season with the Tuesday night loss to EPBP. William Henderson led the Wildcats with 11 points and six rebounds. North Huron 56 - Akron-Fairgrove 46 Kingston 53 - CPS 52 OT - Kingston needed overtime to earn their first victory of the season in three attempts. Joe Strauel led the way for the Cardinals with 15 points and five assists. Nolan Kolacz added 10 points and...

Only three Tuscola County Area games tonight and all girls games. Mayville 51 - Bad Axe 40 - The Lady Wildcats improved to 3-0 on the season with their victory on Monday night. Chelsea Roehl led all scorers with 17 points, while Tessa Buhl added 13 points. Mayville will lay Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port on Wednesday evening. Port Hope 55 - Owendale-Gagetown 31 - The Lady Bulldogs fell to 1-4 overall and 0-4 in the NCTL-North. Mandy Muntz scored 12 points, while Christy Schmidt added 11 points. Kingston 56 - Dryden 27 - Kingston used a 32-7 first-half advantage to cruise to their third victory in four games. Megan James led the Lady Cardinals with 11 points, six rebounds, and six steals. Alison Lester contributed eight points and five rebounds.

This week's Celebrity Cagers are as follows: Millington - Rachel Lawe scored 24 points for the Lady Cardinals this week. Kyle Currie scored 29 points, including having six rebounds and six steals in their win versus Lakeville. Akron-Fairgrove - Alyssa Monchilov scored 29 points, grabbed 19 rebounds, and had 10 steals as her team split their games this week. Caro - Vanessa Taylor scored 19 points this week. Pat Bishop scored 30 points as the boy's squad split their games. Jared Vinson added 26 points. USA - Miranda Fuerst scored 22 points in the week which saw her team pick up their first victory. Vassar - Hilary MacKay scored 24 points in Vassar's only game this week - a victory over Marlette. Kayla Verbeek scored 15 points and grabbed 20 rebounds. Troy Hecht scored 10 points and 10 rebounds for the boys this week in their only game. Marlette - Amara Wilson dropped a county-high 50 points this week as her Red Raiders lost two games. Nick Armstrong and Kolby Lange...

Girls Scoreboard Birch Run 49 - Millington 37 - The Lady Cardinals had a two point lead going into the fourth quarter and were outscored 17-3 in the final quarter. Rachel Lawe scored a team-high 12 points for Millington. The Cardinals fall to 1-3 overall and 0-2 in the TVC-East. Reese 67 - Marlette 41 - The Rockets took a commanding 16 point first quarter lead and never looked back. Amber Gotham led Reese with 16 points, four rebounds, and seven assists. Jordan Kiser had 12 points and two rebounds, while Sarah Spiekerman had eight points and 10 rebounds. Amara Wilson led all scorers with 24 points, including 15 in the third quarter. Freshman Jenna Hirsch contributed six points and eight rebounds for Marlette, who falls to 2-2. The win keeps Reese's record perfect at 3-0. Mayville 50 - Cass City 38 - Having a week off did not hurt coach Tom Elenbaum's Mayville five as they improved their record to 2-0. Chelsea Roehl led the Wildcats with 18 points, while Amy Elenbaum ...

Girls Scoreboard Kingston 55 - Akron-Fairgrove 48 - The Lady Vikings were leading by two points after three quarters, but Kingston found their offense scoring 20 points in the last quarter to pull away with the victory. Emily Chambers led Kingston with 18 points. Akron-Fairgrove was led by Alyssa Monchilov's 17 points, five rebounds, and four steals. Sarah Crane contributed 14 points and seven rebounds. The win improves Kingston's record to 2-1 overall and in NCTL-South play. The loss drops the Vikings to 2-2 overall and 2-1 in the NCTL-North. Frankenmuth 54 - Buena Vista 53 - Jenny McCain scored 19 points as the Lady Eagles evened their record at 2-2. CPS 49 - Owendale-Gagetown 33 Boys Scoreboard Cass City 56 - Mayville 41 - Justin Ketterer scored a game-high 31 points as the Red Hawks evened their record at 1-1. Mayville was led by William Henderson's 12 points, four rebounds, and three steals. Jordan Broadworth also contributed 10 points. Mayville falls to 0-2...

Girls Scoreboard Bad Axe Mayville - PPD Harbor Beach 61 - USA 36 - Miranda Fuerst scored 10 points as the Patroits dropped to 0-3 on the season. Sandusky 62 - Cass City 25 - The Lady Red Hawks fell to 0-3 with their loss. McKensie Parrish scored 10 points in the loss. Vassar 58 - Marlette 48 - Vassar improved to 3-0 with their victory over Marlette. The Lady Vulcans shot 12-16 from the free throw line in the 4th quarter to secure the victory. Hilary MacKay scored a game-high 24 points. Kayla Verbeek had a double-double with 15 points and 20 rebounds. North Branch 47 - Lapeer West 45 OT - Rayene Kaiser scored North Branch's last seven points, including a three-point basket late in regulation to tie the game. Kaiser finished with a game-high 13 points. Kayla Snoblen also contributed 10 points for the Lady Broncos.

Boys Scoreboard Frankenmuth 65 - Michigan Lutheran Seminary 60 OT - Frankenmuth had to go to overtime to earn their first victory of the season. Jake Nuechterlein led the Eagles with 15 points. Luke Shepherd scored 14 points. Kent Redford (Brad's younger brother) scored 14 points and had four steals, including a game-tying three-point basket to tie the game at the end of regulation. Spencer Bell scored 10 points and had six rebounds. Caro 60 - Croswell-Lexington 55 - Caro was down by eight points after the first quarter, but went 12-16 from the charity stripe to take a one point half-time lead en route to head coach Eddie Crosby's first varsity victory. Pat Bishop led the Tigers with 16 points, while Jared Vincent scored 14 points. Caleb Sundblad had a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds. Vassar 44 - Marlette 25 - Senior Troy Hecht had a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds in the season opening victory for the Vulcans. Bad Axe 44 - Mayville 25 - Will...

Girls Scoreboard Tawas Area 64 Frankenmuth 49 - Frankenmuth falls to 1-2 overall with the loss to Tawas Area. Kelsey Ritter scored 15 points for the Lady Eagles. McCauley Mossner recorded a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Akron-Fairgrove 49 - Caseville 35 - Akron-Fairgrove has now won two games this year under first-year head coach Jason Lemon. The Lady Vikings went winless in 2008-2009. Sarah Crane scored 19 points, had 12 rebounds, three assists, and two steals. Alyssa Monchilov had a double-double as well with 12 points, 14 rebounds, and also six steals. Theresa Burkey added 10 points, four steals, and two rebounds. North Huron 57 - Owendale-Gagetown 28 Memphis 60 - Kingston 44 - The Lady Cardinals fell to 1-1 overall and in NCTL-South play. Chelsea Leach had 13 points, while Megan James added nine points. Millington 52 - Lakeville 39 - Millington earned their first win of the season. Rachel Lawe led the way for the Lady Cardinals with 12 points, four rebou...

Similar to our Friday's Freaks from football, I will select a Celebrity Cager each week. This male or female basketball player will then be given the great honor of being the Tabloid Celebrity of the Week. :) Reese - Jade Ackerman scored 34 points in Reese's two wins this week, including 22 against Harbor Beach on Friday. Amber Gotham scored 22 points and had eight assists during the week. Vassar - Hilary MacKay scored 28 points, while her team recorded two victories. Kayla Verbeek added 23 points, including a game-high 19 during Friday's victory over Birch Run. Cass City - McKensie Parrish scored 23 points and Logan Rowell added 21 in Cass City's two defeats. Frankenmuth - Kelsey Ritter scored 20 points, while he team split it's games this week. McCauley Mossner had a huge in Frankenmuth's win over North Branch, scoring 10 points and adding 15 rebounds and four assists. Kingston - Megan James scored 18 and had seven rebounds in Kingston's only gam...

With the fall sports season complete and the winter season getting underway, it is time to take a quick look back at the back at the fall and opine a little about the girl's basketball season. For the second season in a row, the Tuscola County area has been represented in Battle Creek for the volleyball semi-finals. Last year USA and North Branch lost their bid for a championship in the semi-finals. This year Marlette (after eight stright district crowns) made their way to the semi-finals before losing to Ravenna. North Branch completed the mission they started last year and won the Class B state championship by defeating Delton Kellogg. Thumb Player of the Year Jordan Fish led the charge all season for her squad. Look for Fish to show up on a lot of ballots for the 2010 Michigan Miss Volleyball. What does all this tell us? Volleyball is alive and well in the Thumb. Most of this is because of North Branch and the program that Jim Fish has put in place, but that program only ...

- Just a nice story posted on www.bankhoops.com about USA's Jordan Bitzer playing at CMU- Written by Stephen Bell Wednesday, 25 November 2009 06:29 A near constant in the tenure of fourth-year Central Michigan coach Ernie Zeigler has been the contribution of senior guards Jordan Bitzer and Robbie Harman . And even that, as recent teams saw their rosters in flux through a mix of transience and malfeasance, ended last year, when Bitzer was ineligible to play the first semester. Back on the court for good, the Chippewas get their most out of Bitzer now. In a 69-53 loss Tuesday at Wright State, he played 38 minutes. Hard not to keep him out there, as in that game he was their best rebounder, post-up scorer, perimeter defender, overall transition player and three-point shooter. Against a talented Wright State backcourt, Bitzer was 6-for-9 from the floor, including 3-of-3 from downtown Dayton, for a team-high 16 points. He had a game-high 10 rebou...

Reese 70 Linden 43 - The Lady Rockets got the season started on the right foot with a win over Linden. Reese was led by 2008-2009 All-Thumb player Amber Gotham's 16 points and eight assists. Jade Ackerman also contributed 12 points. Reese will play Harbor Beach on Friday night in the opener for the Pirates. Vassar 57 Millington 20 - Vassar picked up the season opening victory over their former conference foe on Tuesday. Hilary MacKay scored a game-high 17 points, while Alyssa Muntz scored 11 points. Emily Hauger added 10 rebounds. Rachel Lawe scored a team-high five points for the Lady Cardinals. Bullock Creek 50 Frankenmuth 39 - Kelsey Ritter led the Lady Eagles with 13 points in their opening season loss. Arenac-Eastern 58 Akron-Fairgrove 10 Ubly 50 Cass City 42 - Cass City dropped their opener to Greater Thumb crossover rival Ubly, but they had solid games from both McKensie Parrish and Logan Rowell. Parrish scored 15 points and Rowell 13 points. Marlette 49 USA 46 -...