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The runners will take off at 10 a.m. out front of the Kuehn-Haven Middle School with the walkers having a few minutes of a delayed start.

Those entered as a walker must walk the entire route. Participants who want to jog, skip, or run even just a little bit, must register as a runner. The walk is competitive and there are awards for the walkers. The race will finish out in front of the Kuehn-Haven Middle School where the participants will then go inside to the cafeteria to enjoy some refreshments while waiting for the awards and door prizes.

The door prizes are for the race participants. The bib number is the entry number. So participants are encouraged to stay for the awards ceremony. Participants must be present to pick up their award and door prize. Neither will be mailed.

Let Mandy Jo know if a company would like to donate a door prize.

Volunteers are always needed, as are some cheerleaders along the route. There is a map on the website. Come on out and cheer them on.

Please visit www.blueberryrace.com to get all the details, registration information, a map of the route. For further information, can contact Mandy Jo at 810-449-8340 or mandy@blueberryrace.com.

Come on out and run, walk or cheer on the participants. Let's have some outdoor fun in Montrose in January.

River Strutters fundraiser Feb. 2

CHESANING -- The National Wild Turkey Federation - Shiawassee River Strutters Chapter of Chesaning will be having its 10th anniversary fundraiser on Saturday, Feb. 2 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish Hall in Chesaning.

The night will begin at 5:30 p.m. and the committee has a big night planned with fun and excitement with the evening's festivities beginning with a great dinner, games, silent and live auction, gun raffles and prizes to finish the evening.

Tickets may be purchased for the event for $50 for a single ticket, $70 for a member and spouse, and $20 for youths. For more information about the banquet, contact John Knieper at (989) 845-2616.

The Shiawassee River Strutters is a non-profit organization that assists in maintaining habitat for wildlife. The organization also is taking part in an effort to incorporate archery into school physical education classes. The chapter also helps fund the handicap hun each November at the Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge.

Shiawassee River Strutters have always been active helping and funding hunter safety classes for youngsters of all ages. The chapter is also active in support of 4-H and FFA skeet shoot activities, along with donating turkeys to needy families in the local community for their Thanksgiving dinner.

Hornets third, Rams fifth at New Lothrop mat tourney

NEW LOTHROP -- The host Hornets finished third while neighboring rival Montrose was fifth at the prestigious New Lothrop wrestling invitational held Saturday, Jan. 5.

Hesperia won the 17-team tourney with 233 points. Lowell was second with 171. The Hornets took third with 140 points. Neighboring Durand was fourth with 126.5. The Rams were fifth with 119 points. Corunna was sixth with 100.5.

St. Charles finished the day with five points.

The Hornets were led by a pair of champions. A 119 lbs., Allen Krupp won the title over Sean Fent of Birch Run by injury default.

At 215 lbs., Ethan Bishop was a 6-1 winner over Caro's Tyler Mittervo in the title match.

The Hornets also got a third place finish from Blake Birchmeier at 112 lbs., with a 4-1 decision over Lowell's Tyler Jacin.

Fourth place finishes went to Justin Krupp at 103 lbs., and Taylor Copes at 140 lbs.

The Rams were led by a pair of second place finishers. Brad Smith was pinned in 5:20 by Roger Wildan of Durand in the 112 lb. title bout.

Cody Wray took second at 125 lbs. with a 6-4 loss to Durand's Eric Telford in the title match.

Brandon McNeil and Brandon Boone each finished third for the Rams. McNeil won a 10-5 decision over Caro's Sterling Herman in the consolation bracket at 135 lbs. Boone won by injury default over Josh Crawford of Birch Run in the consolation finals at 171 lbs.

St. Charles girls dominate Beaverton, 46-25

ST. CHARLES - A stifling defense and an efficient offensive performance propelled St. Charles' varsity girls basketball team to an impressive 46-25 nonleague triumph over visiting Beaverton last Monday.

"We are finally starting to play with some confidence and belief that we can win," commented 'Dawg coach Larry Mishler, whose squad dominated the boards and limited its turnovers to a season-low 14 miscues. "We changed defenses and kept them off balance, holding them to just seven baskets the whole game."

St. Charles outscored the Beavers in every quarter, taking a 25-11 lead at halftime and coasting to a 21-14 edge after intermission.

Megan McSweyn paced the 'Dawg attack with 15 points, 13 rebounds and a pair of blocked shots. Jade Tribfelner came off the bench to play what Coach Mishler described as her best game of the season, scoring 13 points and grabbing 8 boards. Kaleigh Bashans recorded seven points, six rebounds and three steals while Natalie Trier and Jessy Gonzales scored four and three points, respectively. Gonzales also dished out four assists. Jordan Mishler turned in a solid all-round game with eight boards, two assists and a pair of steals.

The win improves St. Charles to 2-7 on the season.

Bulldog wrestlers get pair of TVC wins

MERRILL -- The St. Charles wrestling team improved its dual meet record to 10-1 overall and 2-0 in the Tri-Valley Conference West Division with a pair of wins at Merrill on Wednesday night. The Bulldogs beat the host Vandals 76-6, then followed with a 78-6 win over Breckenridge.

Double winners for St. Charles were Brett Watts (112), Austin Martin (119), Kyle Anderson (125), Jake Nagel (130), Chris Truckner (135), Matt Moore (140), Zach Weisbarth (145), Mike Spannagel (152), Jason Smith (160), Brian Halas (171), Jeff Bradley (215) and Pat Waswick (275).

Brent Gustavison (189) added a pin against Merrill, and Robert Gnatkowski (103) picked up a forfeit victory against Breckenridge.

Halas recorded a pin against the Huskies in just eight seconds.

The Bulldogs will host a quad meet on Wednesday night, beginning at 6 p.m.

Hornet grapplers split with GAC Red pair

OTISVILLE -- New Lothrop's wrestling squad battled to a split with a pair of Genesee Area Conference Red Division teams on Wednesday night at LakeVille.

The Hornets opened the night with a hard-fought 36-30 loss to a powerhouse Durand squad. The unranked Railroaders are a solid 17-1 on the season, and 3-1 in the GAC.

New Lothrop followed up with an easy 69-8 win over the host Falcons.

Double winners for the night for the Hornets were Allen Krupp (119), Kelly Krupp (135), Kyle Trent (171), Marc Confer (189), Ethan Bishop (215) and Donny Dawes (285).

The Hornets also got wins from Justin Krupp (103), Blake Birchmeier (112), Jesse Lorencz (125), Taylor Copes (140), Luke Dawes (145), and Tom Wenzlick (160).

Ram cagers even slate with 49-45 win at Byron

BYRON - Junior sharpshooter Preston Taylor scored a game-high 26 points and sank six critical free throws down the stretch as Montrose's varsity boys basketball team pulled out a 49-45 win at Byron last Tuesday.

Taylor sank 11 of 14 free throws on the night against the host Eagles, including 6 of 7 in the final quarter, as the Rams won a tight contest to level their record at 3-3 in the GAC and 4-4 overall.

" Our defense was solid enough to hold them to just 45 points on their own floor and I thought we had pretty good discipline on offense, making the extra pass and coming up with good shot selection," commented Ram coach Rick Ustishen. "We still have some work to do, however, because we had too many unforced turnovers and made bad decisions at times. Nonetheless, our kids played hard tonight and did some good things."

Taylor grabbed six boards and distributed three assists to go with his 26 points. Cody Groulx scored 8 points and grabbed a team-high 10 rebounds. Adam Campbell recorded six points, two rebounds, two assists and a steal to aid the Ram cause while Jared Barber chipped in with three points, a rebound, two assists and three steals. Brandon Rose scored two points and came up with three steals and Cory Hargraves added two points, three rebounds, three assists and two blocked shots. Ricky Genson scored a pair of markers.

The Rams committed 22 turnovers, but shot a sizzling 50% from the floor, connecting on 24 of 48 field goal attempts.

Chesaning guys put away stubborn Bulldogs, 61-48

ST. CHARLES - Chesaning's varsity boys basketball team turned in a solid performance last Tuesay at St. Charles to beat a stubborn Bulldogs squad, 61-48.

"I was happy that we were ready for the challenge of playing an improved St. Charles team," said Tribe coach Jason Danek. "It was a physical game and both teams played hard. We did a nice job on the glass and we played really good team basketball on both ends of the floor."

The Indians jumped out to an 18-13 lead at the end of the first quarter and held a 37-25 halftime edge. The Tribe expanded its advantage to 47-31 after three stanzas before the Bulldogs narrowed the final deficit with a 17-14 run in the fourth quarter.

St. Charles' Dugan Roosa led all scorers with 24 points. He also grabbed eight rebounds and five steals. Marshall Davenport added nine points for the 'Dawgs, who shot just 29% from the floor as a team and committed 22 turnovers.

Meanwhile, the Indians drew upon a more balanced offensive attack and dominated on the boards, where they held a 48-22 edge in rebounding.

Three Indians reached double figures in scoring, led by Joe Devota, who swished 17 points. Cal Bishop and Chuck Harris each notched 14 points while Joe Bitterman chipped in with 9 points and a game-high 20 rebounds. Bishop and Devota also came up with four and three steals, respectively, and Harris grabbed eight caroms.

Chesaning made 24 of 57 shots from the floor for a respectable 42% average and sizzled at the charity stripe, where it connected on 12 of 14 tosses for a torrid 86% ratio.

The win improves Chesaning to 4-4 overall while the loss drops St. Charles to 3-6.

Reiber eclipses win record as Indians notch first victory

THOMAS TOWNSHIP -- Drew Reiber broke the record for career wins on Wednesday night as his Indian wrestlers picked up their first dual meet win of the season in a quad meet at Swan Valley.

Reiber's two wins on the night gave him 185 for his career, eclipsing the old mark of 183, set by Josh Brettrager. Reiber (135 lbs.) had a 3:16 pin of Shepherd's Jordan Munro, and followed that with a win by void against Hemlock.

On the night, the Indians fell to Shepherd, 47-17 in their opening meet, then edged Hemlock 39-30 in the second dual meet.

Other double winners on the night were Josh Tithof (112) and Jaxon Wirgau (160).

Against Hemlock, the Indians also got wins from Scott Wirostek (130), Kyle Hoover (140) and Michael Smith (145).

Chesaning is 1-12 on the dual meet season, 1-1 in the Tri-Valley Conference Central Division.

The Indians will host their own TVC quad meet on Wednesday night, beginning at 6 p.m.