Defending JPC champ Ogemaw primed for another big season

  • Returning Ogemaw Heights senior running back Connor Lambert draws a crowd during last year’s match-up with Gladwin.
    Returning Ogemaw Heights senior running back Connor Lambert draws a crowd during last year’s match-up with Gladwin.

    BY SCOTT SALOWICH

    WEST BRANCH

    Last season was Ogemaw Heights’ first as a member of the Jack Pine Conference and the Falcons made an impression, finishing tied with Clare atop the Division 1 standings with a 4-1 record and claiming the championship with a win over the Pioneers.

    They beat them again in the first round of the Division 5 playoffs before bowing out with a record of 9-2 after Gladwin aveng…