2021 Fall Sports Wrap Up

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Continued resurgence for Hatchet Football in 2021

By Tom Greene Staff Writer In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic caused a lot of uncertainty amongst the fall sports seasons.

With the Hatchets, a new football coach in 2020 was also amongst the uncertainty.

However, coach Kal Pokley guided the Hatchets to a share of the Greater Thumb West title that season, and the story was the same in the 2021 season.

The Hatchets finished 7-2 in the regular season, sharing the Greater Thumb West title with Laker and Reese. The Hatchets would go on to lose to Hemlock in the opening round of the playoffs, 20-12, but it was a successful season as the Hatchets won a second consecutive share of the Greater Thumb West.

Griffin Meinhold made the Thumb Sportswriters Association first team at-large,

Sam Hass made second team offensive line, Jake MacPhee made first team defensive linebacker and Keaton Braun made second team defensive back.

The volleyball team finished third in Greater Thumb West play, finishing 9-3, and losing to Unionville-Sebewaing Area Schools in the district semifinals.

Kate Clancy made the Greater Thumb West All-Conference first team, Sophie Shuart and Sarah Howard made second team, and Haley Newland and Callie Engler were honorable mentions. Clancy also made the Thumb Sportswriters Association second team.

The soccer team once again had a memorable season. The Hatchets finished undefeated at 11-0 in the Greater Thumb Conference,

defeated Midland Calvary Baptist to win their fourth consecutive district title, and advanced to the regional final before losing to Clarkston Everest Collegiate, 2-0.

Keeper Brett Campbell made the Greater Thumb Conference All-Conference first team. Also making first team were midfielders Bradley Howard, Aaron Sowles, Matt Osentoski, Noah Kervin and forward Connor Etzel.

Defender Tate Gordon made the second team. Forward Matt Galarno was an honorable mention, as well as defenders Lucas McMinn, Cordell Pritch and Chase Sosnoski.

The Hatchet fall teams look forward to 2022 in search of more championships to add to their resume.

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CASS CITY RED HAWKS

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By Tom Greene Staff Writer The Cass City Redhawk football team started slow, with a lot of new faces to the team.

However, it finished with yet another playoff appearance as the team defeated Harbor Beach, Unionville-Sebewaing, Caro and Beaverton to finish 5-4.

The Redhawks lost to Marlette in the opening round of the playoffs, 28-0, and finished 5-5 overall.

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The Volleyball team had a very memorable season.

While finishing second in the Greater Thumb West with a 10-2 league record, the Lady Redhawks won the district title for the first time since 2010, and advanced to the regional final before losing to Reese in five sets.

Reese went on to win the Division 3 state title.

Kalee Gray, Saylar Cuthrell and Shelby Ignash made the Greater Thumb West All-Conference first team, and Abbey Halabis and Kacee Gray were honorable mentions. Cuthrell and Ignash also made the Thumb Sportswriters Association second team, while Kacee and Kalee Gray were honorable mentions.

The Redhawks hope to have more success and win more championships in 2022.

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DECKERVILLE EAGLES

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By Tom Greene Staff Writer

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The Deckerville Eagles once again had a successful season in NCTL 8-player football play, finishing 8-1 in the regular season.

Their only loss was to Morrice, 60-18. However, their playoff run ended in the opening round to Britton Deerfield, 36-14.

Carson Benjey was named the Thumb Sportswriters Association 8-player offensive lineman of the year, as well as first-team offensive line. Ethan Bowerman was named first team running back and Willie

Brown was named first-team athlete and first-team defensive back. Peter Lapp was named first-team defensive linebacker and Brady Sharbowski was named first-team defensive athlete.

The Lady Eagles had a successful 2021 volleyball season but fell to North Huron in five sets in the opening round of districts. Karly Kappen was an honorable mention in the Thumb Sportswriters Association volleyball team.

The Eagles Boys Cross Country team made states as

a team. They finished 21st overall with 460 points.

Kendall Dumaw finished 60th individually with a time of 17:53.89, Benjamin Moeller: 109th, 18:27.33, Connor Palmer: 200th, 20:21.13, Ethan Eugster: 216th, 21:03.37 and Orion Berger, 237th, 23:07.49. Sophia Sanford from the girls’ team made states as an individual.

She finished 70th with a time of 21:26.94.

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ELKTON-PIGEON-BAY PORT LAKERS

District football title highlights Laker 2021 fall season

By Tom Greene Staff Writer

The Laker football team had a season to remember in 2021.

Under first-year head coach Dave LeVasseur, the Lakers finished 7-2 in the regular season, sharing the Greater Thumb West title with Bad Axe and Reese.

The Lakers also won their first district title since 2017, defeating Hemlock, 28-7, before losing to Pewamo-Westphalia in the regional final, 20-0.

The Pirates went on to win the Division 7 state title.

Zac Kretzschmer made the Thumb Sportswriters Association first team offensive running back, Luke Braun made first-team offensive line and Dylan Wehner made first-team tight end/wide receiver honors.

Connor McCain made second team at-large. Colton Oyervidez made first-team defensive linebacker, and Mikel Good made second-team defensive linebacker.

The volleyball team had a tough season under first-year head coach Heather Koroleski.

The Lady Lakers lost in straight sets in the district semifinal to Cass City, who went on to the regional final.

Despite the tough season, four players were honorable mentions in on the Greater Thumb West All-Conference team. Izzy Herford, Kenzie Kady, Ashley Kuhl and Kennedy Tate made the honorable mentions list.

The soccer team finished 3-7-1 in league play, and saw their playoff run end in an opening-round defeat to Valley Lutheran, 10-1.

Forward Tom Maniguet made the Greater Thumb All-Conference first team. Defender Jack Turner made the second team. Keeper Isaac Ward was an honorable mention, as well as midfielders Nathanael Courter and Tristan Kipp, and defender Nick McCleary.

The Lakers look to build on their 2021 success for the 2022 season.

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HARBOR BEACH PIRATES

Success on the football field and open field powers Pirates

By Tom Greene Staff Writer The Harbor Beach Pirates football team had a successful 2021 season, after seeing their 2020 season end abruptly due to a COVID exposure.

After a 3-3 start, the Pirates defeated Memphis, Marlette and Unionville-Sebewaing to finish 6-3. The Pirates lost to Ubly in the opening round of the playoffs, 35-6, as the Bearcats saw their team advance to the state semifinal round.

Grant Smaglinski made the Thumb Sportswriters Association first-team offensive-line and first-team defensive line. Tanton Babcock and Luke Woodke made first-team offensive at-large, and Woodke made second-team defensive linebacker.

The soccer team finished 9-2-1 in league play, losing in the district semifinals to Richmond, 2-0.

Keeper Tristan Emerick made the Greater Thumb All-Conference first team. Also making first team were midfielders Kade Roggenbuck and Mitchell Karg.

Midfielder Alex Boltiador made second team, as did defender Nolan Rick. Midfielder Dwayne Idnay was an honorable mention,

as were defenders Theron Harris and Brendan Roberts.

The Lady Pirates volleyball team finished third in the Greater Thumb East, finishing 8-4 in league play. They lost in the opening round of districts to Cass City in straight sets.

Karlee Guza was an honorable mention for the Thumb Sportswriters Association team. She also made Greater Thumb East All-Conference first team, Josie Kozfkay made second team, and Brenna Bischer, Claire Burton and Taylor Schelke were honorable mentions.

The Lady Pirates’ cross-country team made states as a team. They finished 11th with 362 points.

Individually, Reece Wruble finished 38th with a time of, 20:47.00, Paige Anderson finished 53rd with a time of 21:05.28, Emily Bucholtz: 117th, 22:18.51, Bridget Anderson: 118th, 22:18.52, Emma Ramisch: 209th, 24:53.06, Haleigh Guitar: 214th, 25:24.70 and Tessa Emerick, 227th, 26:35.10.

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NORTH HURON WARRIORS

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By Tom Greene Staff Writer The North Huron Warriors football team had an excellent 2021 season, following an excellent 2020 season.

The Warriors finished 9-0 in the regular season, something that had never been accomplished before in North Huron football history.

They also won the NCTL Stripes division, as well as a playoff game, defeating Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart in their second game against one another.

However, the season ended in Au Gres as they fell to the Au Gres-Sims Wolverines, 48-42, in the regional final.

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riors great accolades amongst the Thumb Sportswriters Association.

Coach Chad Knoblock was named the 8-player coach of the year, and Will Case was named player of the year. He also made first-team quarterback, and first-team defensive linebacker. Noah Koth was named 8-player defensive player of the year, and he made first-team offensive line and first-team defensive line.

Ryan Schornack made first-team tight end/wide receiver honors, as well as defensive athlete. Mason Hatch made first-team offensive athlete. Braxton Vigneski made first-team offensive kicker. Jordan Coleman and Brandon Henson both

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The Lady Warriors volleyball team also had a successful season, finishing 2nd in the Stripes division.

The Lady Warriors made the district final, falling to eventual regional champion Ubly in straight sets.

Brooke Gordon and Emma Taylor were recognized as honorable mentions by the Thumb Sportswriters Association.

In cross country, Ellie Bender made states as an individual. She placed 145th overall with a time of 22:44.22.

The Warriors look to build on the success in the 2021 season for 2022.

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CASEVILLE EAGLES

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It was tough sledding for Caseville football this season.

The team finished 0-9, but it was not without highlights from Nathan Feltner, who made the Thumb Sportswriters Association eight-player first team athlete.

He had 846 all-purpose yards and had 61 total tackles on defense. Feltner and Andrew Bond led the way on defense, as Bond had 66 total tackles.

The volleyball team had memorable wins over Akron-Fairgrove twice, Carsonville-Port Sanilac and Mayville on breast cancer awareness night.

However, their playoff run was short as they lost in straight sets to Ubly in the opening round. The Lady Bearcats won the regional title on their playoff run.

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OWENDALE-GAGETOWN BULLDOGS

Volleyball takes center stage in 2021 in Owendale-Gagetown

By Tom Greene Staff Writer Homecoming was different for the Bulldogs than at other schools.

Now that the football team is combined with Bad Axe, volleyball took center stage in Owendale.

The Lady Bulldogs delivered with a four-set victory over Caseville. The volleyball team fell to North Huron

in district play.

In cross country, Shelby Bowers made states as an individual.

She finished 104th with a time of 22:09.08.

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UBLY BEARCATS

Ubly football and volleyball win third straight regional titles

By Tom Greene Staff Writer The Ubly Bearcats saw successful seasons across the board in the fall.

The football team advanced to the state semifinals after a 9-0 regular season and three playoff wins.

While they may have fallen short to Beal City in the state semifinal, 12-7, they did not fall short in the minds of the players, coaches, and the Ubly community.

Evan Peruski was named first team quarterback on the Thumb Sportswriters Association’s All-Thumb team. He was also named first-team defensive back. Mark Heilig was named first team running back, Ethan Gillig was named first-team offensive line and Brett Mueller was named first team kicker. Parker Peruski was named second-team offensive line and Kyle Sweeney was named second-team tight end/wide receiver. Aiden Mackowiak was named first-team defensive linebacker and Gillig was named second-team defensive line.

The volleyball team also saw a successful season, finishing 32-9 overall and 12-0 in league play, winning the Greater Thumb East title. The Lady Bearcats also won their third consecutive regional title, defeating Saginaw Nouvel in straight sets, before losing to Allen Park Inner-City Baptist in four

sets in the state quarterfinal.

In the Greater Thumb East All-Conference team, Lindsey Guza, Nora Franzel and Emma Smalley made first team, Lily Kieliszewski made second team, and Trinity Franzel, Addison Hagen and Carly Guza were honorable mentions.

In the Thumb Sportswriters Association All-Thumb team, Lindsey Guza made first team and Emma Smalley was an honorable mention.

The cross-country teams saw two boys make states as individuals, and the girls team make it as a team.

Utah Guza finished 21st overall with a time of 17:15.35, and Landon Dekoski finished 154th with a time of 19:09.49.

On the girls side, Ubly as a team finished 19th with 436 points. Maze Gusa finished 25th overall with a time of 20:23.62, Erica Klee: 29th, 20:27.53, Abigail Guza: 186th, 23:42.32, Alexiss Guigar, 200th, 24:33.76, Emily Greyerbiehl: 203rd, 24:37.52, Aran Harris, 208th, 24:50.02 and Lindsay Niemiec, 226th, 26:30.01.

The Bearcats look to improve on their 2021 success for the 2022 season.

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Cross Country Success leads USA athletics in 2021 fall season

By Tom Greene Staff Writer Both Unionville-Sebewaing Area boys and girls cross country teams made state finals as teams, highlighting the USA 2021 fall seasons.

The boys’ team finished 19th overall with 396 points.

Ty Pavlichek finished 30th overall with a time of 17:15.28, Jacob VanHove: 46th, 17:44.37, Isaac Bignall: 131st, 18:42.51, Michael Jacobs, 195th, 20:06.71, Aidan Querback: 196th, 20:07.17, Ethan Liken: 205th, 20:27.59, Nathan Schad: 207th, 20:31.76.

The girls team finished 7th overall with 308 points.

Gabriella Reinbold finished 35th with a time of 20:42.52, Madilyn Horton:

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It was a tough road for the USA Patriot football team this season. The Patriots managed victories over Caro and Brown City, but they finished 2-7 on the year. Noah Crumm was voted by the Thumb Sportswriters Association to the second-team defensive line.

The volleyball team had success as the Lady Patriots finished 5-7 in league play, but with 20 wins overall on the season.

However, the playoff run ended in the district finals as Cass City won the district for the first time since 2010.

Macy Reinhardt, Kylie Bohn and Carly Koch made the Greater Thumb West All-Conference second team, while Olivia Jubar was an honorable mention. Bohn was also an honorable mention on the Thumb Sportswriters Association All-Thumb team.

The soccer team finished third in the Greater Thumb Conference with a 7-3-2 record, but fell in the first round of district play to Birch Run. The Patriots look to improve on their 2021 success for the 2022 season.

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