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Mitchell Malmo looks for running room during the Beaverton junior varsity football team’s game at Bullock Creek Thursday.

Mitchell Malmo looks for running room during the Beaverton junior varsity football team’s game at Bullock Creek Thursday.

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Beaverton JV loses for the first time

Scott Salowich
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
BEAVERTONAn undefeated season slipped away from Beaverton’s junior varsity football team Thursday night when the Beavers fell to visiting Bullock Creek 22-0.“We had trouble getting things going offensively on a muddy, rain-soaked field,” said Beaverton coach Will Gaudard.
Regulation changes for spawning closure, northern pike in effect

Regulation changes for spawning closure, northern pike in effect

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Regulation changes for spawning closure, northern pike in effect

News Staff
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
LANSINGAdjusting daily possession limits to allow for harvesting smaller fish in select lakes and removing an unnecessary spawning closure are part of updated northern pike regulations now in effect following Michigan Natural Resources Commission action earlier this week.During its Oct. 14 meeting,...
Noah Scott and Gladwin head into the state tournament this afternoon with a first-round contest at Ogemaw Heights.

Noah Scott and Gladwin head into the state tournament this afternoon with a first-round contest at Ogemaw Heights.

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Soccer district kicks off today

News Staff
Tuesday, October 13, 2026
WEST BRANCHThe soccer state tournament kicks off this week and there are no free rides for Gladwin in Standish’s Division 3 District.The Flying G’s finished third in the Jack Pine Conference with a record of 6-4.Standish won the title at 8-1-1 and Ogemaw Heights was second at 7-2-1.Gladwin knocked...
Beaverton’s Mason Barth looks for some hard-to-find running room during Friday night’s loss at undefeated Meridian. JESSICA KELLER

Beaverton’s Mason Barth looks for some hard-to-find running room during Friday night’s loss at undefeated Meridian. JESSICA KELLER

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Unbeaten Meridian runs over Beavers

Scott Salowich
Tuesday, October 13, 2026
SANFORDThe best football team in Division 2 of the Jack Pine Conference, and the only one in the entire JPC with a perfect 7-0 record, showed its stuff Friday night when Meridian overwhelmed visiting Beaverton 55-0.“We ran into a buzzsaw,” said Beavers coach Aaron Seiser.
Silas Finney

Silas Finney

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JPC boys’ cross jamboree looks familiar

Scott Salowich
Tuesday, October 13, 2026
MIDLANDThe course was rough and the times reflected it, so the Gladwin boys’ cross country team was happy to hold serve last Wednesday at the second Jack Pine Conference jamboree of the season at Stratford Woods in Midland.Shepherd runners went 1-2 and all five scorers were in the top eight for the...
Applications available for 2026- 27 Scholar-Athlete Awards

Applications available for 2026- 27 Scholar-Athlete Awards

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Applications available for 2026- 27 Scholar-Athlete Awards

News Staff
Tuesday, October 13, 2026
EAST LANSINGOne of the Michigan High School Athletic Association’s most popular programs, the Scholar-Athlete Award, will again with Farm Bureau Insurance present 32 $2,000 scholarships to top student-athletes at member high schools during the 2026-27 school year.The MHSAA/Farm Bureau Insurance...
Gladwin’s Liam Pohlman makes a tackle for the loss during the first half of Thursday’s junior varsity game against Ogemaw Heights.

Gladwin’s Liam Pohlman makes a tackle for the loss during the first half of Thursday’s junior varsity game against Ogemaw Heights.

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Gladwin JV football blanked by Ogemaw

Scott Salowich
Tuesday, October 13, 2026
GLADWINAtwo-game winning streak came to an abrupt end for the Gladwin junior varsity football team Thursday night when visiting Ogemaw Heights rolled to a 45-0 victory.The Falcons took charge quickly, capping their opening drive with a 40-yard touchdown run and adding a two-point conversion to make...
Gladwin coach Tony Wetmore talks strategy with the troops during a break in the action.

Gladwin coach Tony Wetmore talks strategy with the troops during a break in the action.

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Gladwin volleyball falls in five

Scott Salowich
Tuesday, October 13, 2026
CLAREThings were going pretty much according to plan when the Gladwin volleyball team took on rival Clare last Wednesday.The Flying G’s headed into the fray with a 5-0 record in the Jack Pine Conference and were on their way to remaining undefeated when they won the first set 25-22 and the second...
Olivia Evans

Olivia Evans

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Gladwin girls fifth again at JPC jamboree

Scott Salowich
Tuesday, October 13, 2026
MIDLANDAlot changed and some things stayed the same at the second Jack Pine Conference jamboree of the season Wednesday at Stratford Woods in Midland.At the first jamboree, Clare finished first with Meridian second and Shepherd third.This time around, Shepherd was first with 42 points, followed by...
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