Tuscola County Sports

reprinted from the Huron Daily Tribune Christopher A. Ogryski Mr. Christopher A. Ogryski, 34 of Ubly, passed away January 28, 2010. He was born on March 14, 1975 in Royal Oak to Alan and Cathleen (Galek) Ogryski. He lived in Sterling Heights for 18 years. He married Jill Kubacki on July 4, 1998 at St. John Catholic Church in Ubly. Chris graduated from Fillmore Elementary School and Sterling Heights High School. He attended Michigan State University. He was employed at Service Merchandise and Thumb Tool. He was a manager for the Port Huron area 7-11 stores. He was a parishioner of St. John Catholic Church in Ubly since 1998. Chris was a sports writer for the Huron County Press from 2002 to 2008 when he became editor. He belonged to the Thumb Sports Writers Association. He was a member of the Huron County Democratic Party. He enjoyed photography, writing, pizza, poker, playing euchre with James Peters "JP" and spending time with his family. Chris is survived by hi...

Here is Tuscola County's best of the best from the hardcourt this past week. Marlette - Dillon Howe and Alex Storm led the Red Raider charge as they defeated Mayville this past week. Howe and Storm each scored 12 points. Nick Armstrong added 10 points. Amara Wilson was the Captain of the Ship this week as she dropped 27 points in a win over Mayville. Jenna Hirsch scored 17 points. USA - The Patriot Big Men proved too much for Bad Axe this week as Clint Krueger scored 19 points and Jake Holland added 12 points in the Patriot victory. Chelsey Ewald added 10 points in the Lady Patroit loss to Bad Axe. Cass City - Justin Ketterer led the Red Hawk flight this week with 31 points, including 27 in a victory over Bad Axe. Alex Varney (27), Morgan Erla (24), and Cameron Dunnuck (22) also put some feathers in their wings. Reese - Rocket Man Josh Pickell fueled Reese with 28 points in a victory and a loss this week. Ethan Stockmeyer scored 22 points in the week. Amber Gotham led t...

Reese 53 - Cass City 46 - The Red Hawks scored half of their points in the fourth quarter to make the game close. Reese was led by Josh Pickell's 15 points. Ethan Stockmeyer scored 13 and Adam Lefler added 11 points. Reese improves to 6-3 overall and 2-1 in the GTC-West. Cass City was led by Alex Varney's game-high 19 points. Cameron Dunnuck added 10 points. The loss drops Cass City's record to 1-8 and 0-4. Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port 46 - Vassar 37 - The Lakers figured out a way to beat Vassar. Keep Troy Hecht under 10 points. The Laker held Hecht to just four points and 12 rebounds and become the only team to hold Hecht to single-digit scoring this season. Ryan Amend led the team with 17 points. The loss drops Vassar to 8-2 overall and 3-1 in the GTC-West. USA 68 - Bad Axe 42 - The Patriots won their third straight game and five out of six to improve to 6-4 overall and 3-1 in the GTC-West. USA was led by their Big Men. Clint Krueger (19) and Jake Holland (12) co...

Girls Kingston 55 - Dryden 27 - Chelsea Ruggles led 11 Lady Cardinals who scored with eight points. Kingston improves to 9-4 overall and 8-4 in the NCTL-South. Essexville-Garber 40 - Millington 28 - The Lady Cardinals scoring woes continued as they drop a conference game at home. Millington averages just 33.3 points per game, the lowest output by any team in the TVC-East. Rachel Lawe led Millington with seven points, seven rebounds, and four steals. Chelsey Parker added six points and 11 rebounds. Millington drops to 3-9 overall and 2-5 in the TVC-East. Boys Millington 76 - Essexville-Garber 49 - Millington ended Garber's five-game winning streak with a big conference victory. The Cardinals ended up with four people scoring in double figures, led by Big Man Matt Berlin led the way with 26 points and 12 rebounds. Josh Williams scored 17 points and dished out three assists. Mike Tisdale added 11 points, while Cameron Wilson scored 10 points. Millington improves to 7-4 ov...

Here is the Best of the Best of the past week our - Celebrity Cagers. Caro - Tommy Matuszak led the Tigers with 26 points in Caro's two losses. Emily Koehler scored 11 points the Lady Tigers only game of the week. Owendale-Gagetown - Nick Zaleski was "The Big Dog" in three games this week, all victories. Zaleski scored 56 points, including two 20 point performances. Ryan Francis added 43 points. Millington - Kyle Currie led the Cardinals with 27 points in a week which saw the Cardinals split their two games. Cameron Wilson scored 25 points for Millington. North Branch - Kyle Cline had two 20 point performances in the two games. Cline scored 46 points in a win and a loss. Ryan Kosko scored 29 points, including the winning free-throws in an overtime win. Vassar - Troy Hecht provided the fire for Vassar this week as he scored 31 points in two victories. Ryan Amend added 25 points. Kayla Verbeek scored 10 points in the Lady Vulcans single game of the week. Jessi...

Girls Frankenmuth 64 - Caro 28 - The Lady Eagles stay undefeated and in first place in TVC-East play. Taylor Wood scored 11 points, while Sam Cormier added 10 points and five assists in the win. Emily Koehler led Caro with 11 points. North Branch 42 - Millington 33 - North Branch outscored Millington by nine points in the second half for the victory. Samantha Waterman paced the Lady Broncos with 15 points. North Branch is now 5-1 in the TVC-East, 1/2 game behind Frankenmuth. Alexis Reinert paced Millington with 10 points, seven steals, and five rebounds. Boys Frankenmuth 51 - Caro 46 - The Eagles earned their first TVC-East victory of the season, while Caro stayed winless on the road. Kent Redford scored a game-high 16 points to lead the Eagles. Tim Faris scored 11 points, while Luke Bade added six points, three assists, and eight rebounds. Pat Bishop led the Tigers with 12 points, while Tommy Matuszak added 11 points. North Branch 77 - Millington 76 - The Bronco's Ryan...

Mayville 57 - Deckerville 49 - The Lady Wildcats improve to 6-5 overall and 2-2 in the GTC-East. Peck 54 - Akron-Fairgrove 53 - Alyssa Monchilov led the way in the Lady Vikings loss. Monchilov scored 16 points, dished out five assists, and grabbed seven rebounds. Sarah Crane scored 16 points and grabbed six rebounds. The Lady Vikings drop to 5-7 overall and 5-6 in the NCTL-North. #8 Reese 72 - USA 33 - The Lady Rockets picked up their second win of the week. Jade Ackerman scored a game-high 13 points. Amber Gotham added eight points and seven assists. Brittany Gruehn scored 11 points for the Lady Patriots. Reese improves to 9-1 and 4-0 in the GTC-West, while USA drops to 4-7 and 2-3. Vassar 68 - Cass City 22 - Kayla Verbeek and Jessica Ostrander scored 10 points apiece to lead the Lady Vulcans to victory. Ostrander also grabbed eight rebounds. Chia Campbell had a complete game with six points, five steals, and eight assists. Vassar improves to 8-2 and 3-1 in the GTC-West,...

Boys Millington 45 - Frankenmuth 42 - Kyle Currie led all scorers with 14 points to help Millington defeat the Eagles. Cameron Wilson added 12 points, while Tyler Sweers scored 10. The victory improves Millington's overall record to 6-3 and 2-2 in the TVC-East. Frankenmuth drops to 2-6 and 0-4. #4 Bridgeport 77 - North Branch 59 - The Broncos found themselves down by only five points at the beginning of the fourth quarter, only to be outscored by 13 in the final stanza. Kyle Cline paced the Broncos with 25 points. Chris White and Ryan Kosko each added 10 points. The loss drops North Branch to 6-3 overall and 2-2 in the TVC-East. Vassar 63 - Mayville 20 - The Vulcans destroyed the Wildcats for their seventh win against one loss. Troy Hecht was the games leading scorer with 15 points. Nathan Greaves scored 12, and Ryan Amend added 11 points. The loss keeps Mayville winless, as they struggle to score points this season. The Wildcats only average 26.9 points per game. Owen...

Boys Akron-Fairgrove 53 - Kingston 48 4OT - This score is from Saturday night. Neither team scored a point during the first three overtime periods. The Vikings finally pulled away in the fourth. Josh Repkie led all scorers with 21 points, while fellow Viking teammate Tyler Crane scored 10. The victory improves Akron-Fairgrove to 4-3 overall and 4-2 in the NCTL-North. Josh Wenzlaff scored 11 points for the Cardinals, while Josh Cloyd added 10. Kingston drops to 5-4, and 4-3 in the NCTL-South. John Glenn 46 - Caro 39 - The Tigers never recovered after scoring only nine first-half points. Tommy Matuszak led the way with 15 points. Caro drops to 3-5 overall. Girls Memphis 60 - Kingston 52 North Huron 47 - Owendale-Gagetown 25 - The Bulldogs drop to 4-7 overall and 3-7 in the NCTL-North. Akron-Fairgrove 34 - Caseville 25 - The Lady Vikings defeated Caseville for the second time this season. Thersea Burkey led the attack with 12 points, four steals, two blocks, two assists, and ...

The best of the best from this past week. Marlette - Alex Storm paced his team to two victories this week, while scoring 26 points. Amara Wilson led the girl's squad with a 46 point week. Vassar - Troy Hecht was "The Man in Vulcan Land" this week scoring 37 points. Hecht also added a 12 rebound game. Ryan Amend also scored 29 points in the team's two wins. Kayla Verbeek scored 23 points leading her team to two victories. USA - Jake Holland scored 26 points as his team split their games this week. Jenny Williamson added 31 points in their games this week. Reese - Josh Pickell was "The Main Rocket" as his team won both games this week. Pickell scored 33 points in the week to go along with double digit steals and assists. Ethan Stockmeyer added 25 points and 24 rebounds in the week. Jade Ackerman led the Lady Rockets with 34 points. Cass City - Justin Ketterer scored 33 points in his team's two losses during the week. North Branch - Kyle Cline...

Boys Reese 51 - Sandusky 50 - The Rockets held off a fourth quarter run by Sandusky to pull out the victory. Josh Pickell led Reese with 18 points. Ethan Stockmeyer added 13 points, while Adam Lefler scored 10 points. The win improves the Rockets record to 4-2. USA 57 - BCAS 45 - Andrew Botello scored 19 points to lead the Patroits. Jake Holland and Clint Krueger each scored 12 points. USA improves to 4-4 overall and 1-1 in GTC-West play. Marlette 55 - Brown City 49 2OT - The Red Raiders improve to 5-5 overall and 2-0 in the GTC-East. Vassar 62 - Bad Axe 47 - Troy Hecht led all scorers with 24 points and 12 rebounds. Ryan Amend added 16 points, while Jamison Knudsen added eight points and 11 rebounds. The Vulcans improve to 6-1 overall and 2-0 in GTC-West play. Ubly 58 - Mayville 19 - The Wildcats drop to 0-8 and 0-2 in the GTC-East. Laker High 48 - Cass City 42 - Justin Ketterer led Cass City with 21 points. The loss drops the Red Hawks to 1-6 overall and 0-2 in the GTC-...

Marlette 66 - Deckerville 44 - Amara Wilson led all scorers with 22 points. The win improves the Lady Red Raiders to 7-4 overall and 2-1 in the GTC-East. #5 Reese 76 - Bad Axe 34 - Jade Ackerman paced the Lady Rockets with 17 points and six assists. Shelby Tafoya contributed 13 points, while Amber Gotham added eight points and six steals. The undefeated Rockets travel to #1 Sandusky on Friday night. You can head updates from this game on Mix 92.1. Cass City 38 - Bay City All Saints 35 - McKensie Parrish and her Red Hawk teammates pick up their first victory of the year. Parrish scored 16 points. Cass City improves to 1-8 on the year and 1-1 in GTC-West play. Vassar 62 - USA 40 - The Lady Vulcans improve to 6-2 overall and 1-1 in GTC-West play. Kayla Verbeek led the way with 14 points, while Emily Aranyos added 10 points. Jenny Williams scored 14 points for the Lady Patriots. The loss drops the Patriots record to 3-6 and 1-2 in league play. Brown City 49 - Mayville 27 - Th...

I had some computer problems last week, and then I went to a conference over the weekend. Your Tuscola County daily basketball fix is back starting tonight. We will have all the scores and roundups as they come in. Here is tonights busy schedule: Boys Brown City 49 - Mayville 36 - The Wildcats stay winless as Brandon Harper scores 12 points. Marlette 52 - Deckerville 41 - Marlette picked up their first conference victory while improving 4-5 overall. Brandon King led the way with 16, while Alex Storm added 11 points. Vassar 46 - USA 35 - The Vulcans bounce back after suffering their first loss on Saturday night. Troy Hecht and Ryan Amend each scored 13 points. Vassar improved to 5-1 and 1-0 in the GTC-West. The loss drops USA to 3-4 and 0-1. Jake Holland scored 14 points for the Patroits. Reese 57 - Bad Axe 50 - The Rockets improved to 3-2 and 1-0 in the GTC-West. Josh Pickell scored 15 points, grabbed six steals, and dished out eight assists. Ethan Stockmeyer had a double-do...

Vassar 49 - Mayville 43 - The Lady Vulcans used a 15-8 run the fourth quarter to pick up the non-leauge victory. Emily Araynos led the way with 20 points and nine steals for Vassar. Hilary MacKay scored 13 points, while Kayla Verbeek added six points and 12 rebounds for the victors. Chelsea Roehl scrored 15 points and Tessa Buhl added 13 for Mayville. Vassar improves to 5-1 overall as they head to #6 Reese on Friday night to open GTC-West play, which will be the Mix 92.1 Game of the Week. The loss drops Mayville to 4-3 as they prepare to host #1 Sandusky on Friday night in their GTC-East opener. #1 Sandusky 62 - Marlette 36 - Amara Wilson led the Lady Red Raiders with 13 points as they dropped their league opener. The loss drops Marlette to 5-4 on the year. #6 Reese 54 - All Saints 34 - The Lady Rockets picked up their first league victory of the season. Amber Gotham led the way with 15 points and six assists. Sarah Spiekerman also contributed 10 points and eight rebounds. Reese imp...

Back from my two week sabbatical and looking forward to the rest of the basketball season. Here are the scores from Monday night. I would like to thank the Thumb Tailgater show for having me on the air tonight. If you missed the show I believe you can find an archive of the show on their website. Girls Port Hope 63 - Akron-Fairgrove 15 - The Lady Vikings fell to 3-4 overall and 3-3 in the NCTL-North. Sarah Crane scored seven points in the loss. Kingston 40 - Saginaw Arts and Sciences Academy 21 - Kingston improved to 6-1 on the season. Emily Chambers led the Lady Cards with 12 points and five steals. Abby Brzezinski added six points and 17 rebounds. New Lothrop 68 - Millington 28 - The Lady Cards fall to 2-4 this season, while only averaging 34 points per game. Rachel Lawe led Millington with eight points. Owendale-Gagetown 43 - Caseville 34 - The Lady Bulldogs improved to 3-5 overall and 2-5 in the NCTL-North. Christian Harris led the way with 13 points. Boys Kingston 70 ...