Gladwin boys Basketball nearly upsets Meridian

GLADWIN The final seconds ticked away as Lucas Mead drove the lane through a sea of Meridian Mustang defenders. Coach Verellen, players on the sideline, and the audience held their breath as Mead collided full force with the Meridian players.

Cross Country Top-20 Board

STORY BY JOSH CHRISTENSEN The Gladwin Cross-Country program is pleased to announce they will be erecting a top 20 board. This board will display the top twenty 5K performances run by our Flying G’s.

ACADEMIC ALL-STATE HONORS

Beaverton boys Basketball starts season with two blowout victories

COLEMAN Beaverton boys basketball kicked their season off December 6, traveling to Coleman and returning home with a blowout victory 46-19. “We played aggressive defense and ran the offense okay,” coach Judy Johnston said after the game, feeling the team played well but seen room for improvement.

Lady Beavers defeat Gladwin in Bowling, Boys bowling loses

SANFORD E ight Jack Pine conference schools converged at Northern Lanes in Sanford this past Saturday in a massive conference showdown. The Beaverton Beavers faced their nemesis, the Gladwin Flying G’s.

Beaverton Girls Basketball comes alive in fourth quarter after slow start

Leads often change throughout a contest, especially in basketball. A team can get hot and go on a massive run one moment and then be cold the next. Momentum is tricky to maintain through the course of an entire game.

Gladwin Bowling, winners on Saturday

CLARE Gladwin bowling traveled to Gateway Lanes in Clare on Saturday to challenge the Pinconning Spartans. Both the girls and boys were impressive, each returning home with victories. The girls defeated Pinconning 26-4 while the boys beat the Spartans 27-3.

Pieces to the Puzzle - What Makes a Championship Team

STORY BY BRANDON HODGINS PHOTO COURTESY OF MIKE KOLLETH GLADWIN There is no single element that makes a championship team. Not one man, not one woman, not one play. Not one practice, not one loss, not one win. It’s a culmination of triumphs, and failures.

Beaverton Bowling, improved and striving for a State Finals appearance

FARWELL Led by team captains Andrew Cooper and Jason Ash, the Beaverton Beavers boys bowling team have made it their goal to compete in the state finals this season. The Beavers have started well to accomplishing that goal with a victory against Clare over the weekend.