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The Gladwin Junior High Boys Cross Country Team ran their way to a second place overall finish in Mt. Pleasant on Oct. 11. They are pictured here after their meet with their plaque. There were 137 runners and nine teams in the race.

The Gladwin Junior High Boys Cross Country Team ran their way to a second place overall finish in Mt. Pleasant on Oct. 11. They are pictured here after their meet with their plaque. There were 137 runners and nine teams in the race.

Mt. Pleasant Blue and Gold Oiler Invite

News Staff
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
MT PLEASANTThe Gladwin Junior High cross-country teams traveled south to Mt. Pleasant on Saturday, Oct. 11, to run in the Oiler Blue and Gold Invitational. The weather was excellent for running with no wind and temperatures in the low 50s.Medals were awarded to the top 20 runners in each race.

Beaverton JV gridders win big

News Staff
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
BEAVERTONThe Beaverton junior varsity football team rolled to a 44-8 victory over visiting Pinconning Thursday night.The Beavers opened the scoring with a 2-yard touchdown run by Mitchell Malmo.
Quarterback Dane Alexander ran for three touchdowns and passed for two more during Friday night’s Homecoming victory over Shepherd.

Quarterback Dane Alexander ran for three touchdowns and passed for two more during Friday night’s Homecoming victory over Shepherd.

Clare tops Shepherd on Homecoming

Scott Salowich
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
CLAREAfter the first couple of plays, there was a lot of doubt as to whether the Clare football team was going to deliver its fans a happy Homecoming.After the first quarter, there were still some questions.
Standish-Sterling’s Rylee Blanchard employs the stiff arm to ward off Ogemaw Heights tackler Lane Winter during the Falcons shutout victory Friday night.

Standish-Sterling’s Rylee Blanchard employs the stiff arm to ward off Ogemaw Heights tackler Lane Winter during the Falcons shutout victory Friday night.

Ogemaw blanks SSC for JPC division title

Scott Salowich
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
STANDISHA43-0 shutout at Standish-Sterling completed a perfect 5-0 romp through Division 1 of the Jack Pine Conference for the Ogemaw Heights football team Friday night.“The defense led the way,” said Falcons coach Chad Miller.
Gladwin’s Preston Willert plows through the middle of the Shepherd defense, which was pretty much his job description, during Friday night’s 25-14 victory.

Gladwin’s Preston Willert plows through the middle of the Shepherd defense, which was pretty much his job description, during Friday night’s 25-14 victory.

Flying G’s win a tough one at Shepherd

Scott Salowich
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
SHEPHERDAfter opening the season with three straight losses, the Gladwin football team evened things up Friday night with a 25-14 victory at Shepherd that lifted the Flying G’s record to 3-3 overall and 3-1 in Division 1 of the Jack Pine Conference.
Gladwin’s Keaton Mausolf battles an Ithaca defender for the ball during Thursday’s hard-fought 2-1 loss.

Gladwin’s Keaton Mausolf battles an Ithaca defender for the ball during Thursday’s hard-fought 2-1 loss.

Gladwin soccer tops rival Clare

Scott Salowich
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
GLADWINAvictory over rival Clare gave the Gladwin soccer team a boot in the right direction heading into the end of the regular season.The Flying G’s took command of last Wednesday’s battle with the visiting Pioneers with three goals in the first half and held on to win 4-3.
Beaverton got the signals from the sidelines and put them into motion Friday night with a come-from-behind 26-22 victory at St. Louis.

Beaverton got the signals from the sidelines and put them into motion Friday night with a come-from-behind 26-22 victory at St. Louis.

Beaverton football team passes St. Louis by

Scott Salowich
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
ST. LOUISLandon Love attacked through the air and on the ground Friday night when the senior quarterback led the Beaverton football team to a come-from-behind 26-22 victory at St. Louis.
Standish-Sterling quarterback Malachi Schaenzer is wrapped up by a pair of Clare tacklers during Friday night’s victory for the Pioneers.

Standish-Sterling quarterback Malachi Schaenzer is wrapped up by a pair of Clare tacklers during Friday night’s victory for the Pioneers.

Clare runs to big victory over SSC

Scott Salowich
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
CLAREClare quarterback Dane Alexander ran for four touchdowns and threw for another Friday night as the Pioneers snapped a twogame losing streak with a wild 48-22 victory over visiting Standish-Sterling.
Braylin Orton and the Beaverton volleyball team jumped up and beat Meridian in three sets last week.

Braylin Orton and the Beaverton volleyball team jumped up and beat Meridian in three sets last week.

Beavers atop spike standings after sweep

News Staff
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
SANFORDAclean sweep of three sets at Meridian lifted the Beaverton volleyball team to a perfect 4-0 record in Division 2 of the Jack Pine Conference last Wednesday night.The Beavers rolled to a 2514, 25-11, 25-16 victory to improve to 4-1 in the JPC and 8-14-1 overall.
Rolling Ogemaw runs over Bullock Creek

Rolling Ogemaw runs over Bullock Creek

Rolling Ogemaw runs over Bullock Creek

News Staff
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
BY SCOTT SALOWICH MIDLANDWhen it comes to passing the football, three things can happen and two of them are bad.When it comes to the Ogemaw Heights football team running the football, everything that happens is bad.For the other team.
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