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Area Girls High School Basketball State Champs
1983 DeTour Raiders Girls Class D State Champs 1999 St. Ignace Saints Girls Class C State Champs 2000 St. Ignace Saints Girls Class C State Champs
     DeTour Raiders Girls 1983 Class D State Champions include (front row, from left) Missy Mannesto-10, Annette Callaghan-11, and Beverly Lucas-12, (back) Head Coach Dave Miller, Lisa Byrne, Gretchen Postula-31, Marian LaPoint-13, Wendi Klamerus-23, Rebecca Bailey-21, Natalie Fairchild-22, Jayne Cross-15, Leslie Opalka-14, Gwen Wilkie-24, Erica Ledy-25, Pamala Kott-30, Rebecca Sasso-32, Morri Barrette-20, and Assistant Coach Alex Fisher. Photograph courtesy of DeTour High School.
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Lots of Family Support Helps Sports Beat Continue
18 Seasons on the Gridiron, 19 Years of Girls Hoops
     Nineteen years of covering girls basketball on the hardwood and 18 seasons of football coverage on the gridiron for
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DeTour, LaSalle Hold Special Place in Area Hoops History
Only EUP Teams to Win State Titles
     The Michigan High School Athletic Association started the girls basketball tournaments in 1973 and during the 32 years of the tourney there have been just three championships won from the Eastern Upper Peninsula.
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LaSalle Gymnasium Floor Gets Face-Lift
     LaSalle High School (LHS) gymnasium floor is more than 40 years old and received a face-lift during the summer months as part of the $1.2 million renovation project in the high school.
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MHSAA Tourney Schedules
     The Michigan High School Athletic Association announces the tournament schedule for fall sports, with changes for Lower Peninsula boys golf that includes the Straits Area Conference members.
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Lady Saints Rebuilding Toward 8th District Crown
     Coach Dorene Ingalls, in her eighth season, will be facing a rebuilding process after losing five quality seniors who started throughout the season.
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A Dozen Returnees Will Be Key to Saints Grid Success
     The key to the success of the St. Ignace football program in 2005 will hinge on the 12 returning letter winners, along with 11 first-year varsity players.
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Lady Comets Return Six to Bolster Hoops Program
     Coach Paul Wallin, in his eighth season as the Mackinaw City head coach, will have six returning girls to bolster the Comets and the return of the junior varsity program after a two-year absence is a positive plus for the girls basketball program.
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Car Restoration Big Part Of Coach Wallin’s Life
     Paul Wallin will begin his eighth year as the Mackinaw City girls varsity basketball coach and 20th season with the Comets hoops program, but his job or hobby away from the gymnasium is car restoration, which he has been doing since he was 16 years old.
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Veteran Coach Miller To Lead 10 Returning Players
     Veteran Coach Dave Miller will have the luxury of having the largest number of returnees in the area in preparation for the 2005 season.
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Balance, Stability in EUPC for Girls Basketball During 2005 Campaign
     Girls basketball in the Eastern Upper Peninsula Conference (EUPC) could have their strongest and most competitive season in recent history as more than 35 girls return from the five teams.
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Height and Experience Key to Cedarville Success
     Veteran coach Tom Wilson, in his 30th season with the Cedarville program, will have one of his tallest teams when the Trojans take to the hardwood for the 2005 season.
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Trojans Gear Toward Season With Inexperienced Squad
     Veteran coach Randy Schaedig lost 12 seniors to graduation who qualified for the playoffs and will build this year
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District Champs Hope To Improve on Regular Season
Pickford Panthers
     Pickford, with first-year coach Becky Arbic at the helm, went through an average regular season last year, but as the season progressed the team and coach found the right ingredients and the Panthers went on to win the Class D district championship.
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Twelve Returning Players To Carry Pickford into Season
     Second-year head coach Josh Rader guided Pickford into the Michigan High School Athletic Association playoffs in his rookie season and this year, after losing nine quality seniors, the coaching staff will groom the 2005 squad with 12 returnees.
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Eagles Fly into Season With High Expectations
Engadine Eagles
     Coach Joel Schultz, in his seventh season as head coach at Engadine High School, has six strong returning players with high expectations to build the 2005 girls basketball team.
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Numbers Looking Strong for 2005 Engadine Football
     Numbers are positive for Howard Hood in his 14th season as head coach at Engadine High School in 2005.
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Seniors Dominate St. Ignace Boys and Girls Teams
Cross Country
     LaSalle High Schools senior class will dominate the roster for the combined male and female St. Ignace cross country team in 2005.
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Cedarville Teams Build Strong Program with U.P. Titles
     Cross country change of command in Division III has switched from the Central/Western part of the Upper Peninsula to the Eastern Upper Peninsula as the Cedarville boys are two time defending U.P. champions and the Lady Trojans won their first crown last year.
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LaSalle Gears Toward 3rd Straight Trip to State Finals
Saints Golf
     The St. Ignace Linksters are gearing toward a third consecutive trip to the Division IV State Finals and have a strong nucleus returning that includes five seniors with 18 years of combined experience.
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Marty Spencer Named LHS Athletic Director
     Marty Spencer will be wearing another cap for the athletic program at LaSalle High School as the Saints head football coach will take over as athletic director, replacing Rick Ledy, who retired after 16 years as the athletic director and more than 25 years in the school system as a teacher and coach
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George Gipp Memorial Park Honors Former Grid Standout
Notre Dame Great Died Young
     In the small town of Laurium, in the Keweenaw Peninsula of the Upper Peninsula, there is a small park that pays tribute to former football great George %27the Gipper%27 Gipp.
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Saints, Chiefs Battle for 49th Time on Grid
     Something was missing during the five-year period when St. Ignace and Cheboygan didn%27t compete on the gridiron (from 1998 to 2002) as the Saints and Chiefs went their separate ways by joining different leagues, Straits Area Conference (SAC) and Big North Conference (BNC) for a short time.
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History of MHSAA Gridiron Finals
     The Michigan High School Athletic Association kicked off football finals in 1975 with the Class C and B games played at Central Michigan University and the Class A and D contests at Western Michigan University.
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Youth Movement for Lady Bays Basketball Team
Brimley Bays
     After losing six players to graduation and with just five returnees, Coach Ray Bell in his fourth season will have to depend on underclassmen to fill the squad for the 2005 season.
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Returning Standouts Give a Boost to Brimley Lineup
     Brian Reattoir, in his 10th season at Brimley as head coach, will have the luxury of 12 returnees to build his 2005 team.
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New Varsity, JV Coaches To Lead LHS Cheer Squads
Saints Cheerleaders
     LaSalle High School varsity and junior varsity cheerleading squads will both take on a different look with new coaches leading the girls in 2005.
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MHSAA Classification Changes
     After the second semester count date of February 23, 2005, the Michigan High School Athletic Association has announced there are 188 schools classified as Class A (with an enrollment of 1,058 or more), 189 in Class B (from 496 to 1,057), 190 in Class C (from 251 to 495), and 189 in Class D (from 250
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Pride Has Returned to LaSalle High Music Program
Saints Marching Band
     Pride has returned to the St. Ignace Saints Marching Band and the entire music program at LaSalle High School as Jason Byma, in his second year, has instilled a positive attitude and discipline into the department.
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St. Ignace Football, Cross Country
     Head Coach Marty Spencer with Saints captains Tyler Huskey-36, Zach Pierson-2, Stephen Massaway-58, and Rob Sayles-76.
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History of MHSAA Girls Basketball Championships
     The Michigan High School Athletic Association celebrated its first girls state championships in 1973, and 32 years later the state finals remain very positive as the season will stay in the fall while fan support will increase.
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St. Ignace Basketball
     Coach Dorene Ingalls with exchange student manager Peereeya Asawaniwed of Thailand.
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Engadine Basketball
     Engadine Eagles Coach Joel Schultz with captains Elicia Derusha-21 and Whittney Kerridge-12.
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Cedarville Basketball
     Cedarville Trojans captains, (from left) Emily Feldhake, Lauren Izzard, and Donielle Landreville.
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St. Ignace, Cedarville JV Football
     The St. Ignace Saints Junior Varsity Football team includes Coaches Matt Oja and Gregg Fettig and players Cody Canell-53, Joe Schlehuber-5, Anthony Lester-7, Rob Robinson-3, Tyler Oja-15, Brandon Garries-32, Andy Tamlyn-51, Shawn Cowell-26, Stephen Bielat-74, James Halberg-61, Shane McDonald-12, Lance DeKeyser-60, Shane Spring-66, Frank Beaudoin-70, Tom Krause-63, Jesse Becker-22, Alex Fitzgerald-88, and Stefan Saffian-87.
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2005 GIRLS BASKETBALL COMPOSITE SCHEDULE
     August 30 (Tuesday) St. Ignace at Petoskey Tourney
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2005 Basketball Roster
     ENGADINE EAGLES GIRLS BASKETBALL Head Coach - Joel Schultz, Assistant Coach - Ty Vaughn
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St. Ignace Basketball
     St. Ignace seniors with Coach Dorene Ingalls include Jenny Massaway, Sam Wyers, Krista LaVake, and Ashley St. Louis.
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Pickford Basketball
     Pickford Panthers captains (from left) Kacey Nyberg, Lauren Waybrant, Veronica Gough, and Jessie Ledy.
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Rudyard Basketball
     Rudyard Bulldog Varsity Girls Basketball returning seniors (from left) Alisha Peake, Cortney Mesnard, and Dana VanSloten.
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2005 Football and Basketball Rosters
ENGADINE EAGLES FOOTBALL Head Coach - Howard Hood Assistant Coaches - Frank Kuehnl, John Troyer, Frank Neumayer, Brian Adams NameYearPosition Paul Converse12Halfback/Corner
     Scott Butkovich12Center/Linebacker Kris Kerbersky12Halfback/Linebacker
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2005 FOOTBALL COMPOSITE SCHEDULE
     August 26 (Friday) Charlevoix at St. Ignace Brimley at North Central
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Ruth Visnaw, Matt Mortensen Capture St. Ignace Golf Club Championships
     Mother Nature changed the format of the St. Ignace Golf Club Tournament as a driving rain storm Saturday, August 20, cancelled out the qualifying day, but Sunday, August 21, the tourney was completed as qualifying and final rounds were played.
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LaSalle Grad Amber Welch Cheering for Army Cadets
     Amber Welch, 2000 graduate of LaSalle High School and former Saints cheerleader, is a member of the United States Military Academy Cheer Team. Miss Welch cheered four years at LaSalle, served as captain, and earned the Marvel Anderson Memorial Award during her senior year.
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Saints Linksters Drop SAC Season Opener
     Rudyard edged LaSalle High School golf team out, 168-169, in the season opener Friday, August 19, at the St. Ignace Golf Club. Pellston finished third in the tri-match with a team total of 219.
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St. Ignace Hoops Golf Tourney September 18
     The 3rd Annual St. Ignace Hoops Three-Person Golf Scramble will be Sunday, September 18, at the St. Ignace Golf Club.
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EUPC Junior Varsity Girls Basketball Teams
      Above left photo: The Cedarville Trojans Junior Varsity Basketball team includes Coach Pat Feldhake and players Rachelle Hansen-10, Carissa Sudol-24 (captain), Brittany Kelley-30, Jessie Duncan-22, Ashley Sweeney-20, Megan Hill-14, MacKenzie Sudol-34, Katie Bowlby-32 (captain), Kacie Simpson-42, Caitlin Wright-44 (captain), and Billie McLeod-50. Above right photo: The Pickford Panthers Junior Varsity Basketball team includes Coach Susan Maloney and players Veronica Morrison-22, Alli Priskhorn-14, Courtney Bruni-32, Jasmine Ledy-12, Genie Gagnon-30, Megan Arbic-15, Cheyenne Cline-11, Katie Jenkins-50, Savanah Sterling-45, Rachel Schmitigal-24, Holly Wondergem, Carolyn Lantzy-20.
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Local Hockey Players Win Camp Awards
     St. Ignace Youth Hockey players Garret Horn (left) won Most Dedicated Player and Brendan Baker Most Improved Player from Jeremy Rebek (back left) of the CHL East Coast Hockey League and John Glavota of the CHL Tulsa Oilers, who coached at a camp at Big Bear Ice Arena in Sault Ste. Marie from July 11
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Joe Lavendar of Topinabee Takes Top Prize in Salmon Derby
Dale Dunn, Scott DeWitt Finish 2nd, David Altmaier 3rd
     Joe Lavender of Topinabee won $1,000 for a 16.28-pound salmon in the fourth annual Islander Bar Slammin
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