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The purchase of the scoreboard was made possible through a donation made by the family of the late Bob Hebeler. Mr. Hebeler was a graduate of New Lothrop Area Public Schools. He lost his life in a biking accident in August, 2006, in California where he resided.

Those wishing to attend the ceremony should plan on arriving no later than 8 p.m. For questions, please call the athletic department at 810-638-5400.

Tribe grapplers bow to TVC duo

MIDLAND -- Chesaning's varsity wrestlers dropped a pair of dual meet contests Wednesday night in a Tri-Valley Conference Central Division quad at Bullock Creek.

The Indians opened with a 69-10 loss to the host Lancers, then followed with a 39-18 loss to Ovid-Elsie.

Chad Reiber was the lone double winner for the Indians, notching a pair of wins by pin at 135 lbs.

Against the Lancers, Lucas Hnevesa was 17-2 major decision winner at 152 lbs.

Pat Hook (125 lbs.) won by pin and Mike Smith (145 lbs.) picked up a forfeit victory against the Marauders.

The Indians are 1-16 on the dual meet season, 1-5 in the TVC Central.

Bulldog wrestlers split conference duals

CARROLLTON -- The St. Charle varsity wrestlers beat Valley Lutheran 51-30, but dropped a hard-fought 47-30 decision to Ithaca on Wednesday in a quad meet at Carrollton.

Ithaca topped Carrollton 60-15, and Carrollton won over Valley Lutheran, 48-34, in the other match-ups.

Chris Truckner (135 lbs.), freshman Mike Spannagel (152) and Pat Waswick (285) won both of their matches for the Bulldogs on the night.

Robert Gnatkowski (103), Brett Watts (112), Kyle Anderson (125), Jake Nagel (130), Zach Weisbarth (145) and Jason Smith (160) also had wins against Valley Lutheran. Jason Walker (140) and Brian Halas (171) added pins against the Yellowjackets.

St. Charles stood at 12-3 overall, 4-2 in the Tri-Valley Conference West Division after the split.

Chesaning places three at Sparta mat invite

SPARTA -- Chesaning's wrestlers traveled to Sparta on Saturday, Jan. 19 for the 38th annual Sparta Invitational.

Greenville led the field of 16 teams with 254.5 points. Lakewood was second with 201.5 with Grand Haven third with 188 and Hudsonville fourth with 151.

The Indians finished 12th with 63 points.

Chad Reiber led the Indian grapplers, finishing first at 135 lbs. with a pin of Josh Paas from Sparta in 37 seconds of the championship match. He went 3-0 on the day, winning each match by fall.

At 160 lbs., Jaxon Wirgau finished second for Chesaning, bowing 4-0 to Adam Miller of Sparta in the championship match. Wirgau was 2-1 on the day.

Patrick Hook was sixth at 125 lbs. for the Indians. He was defeated 18-9 by Zach Gonzales of Alma in the wrestle-back bracket. He was 2-2 for the day.

Chesaning gals rally past tough 'Muth squad, 69-61

Jastrzembowski ignites second half Tribe explosion

FRANKENMUTH - Brooke Jastrzembowski lit up the scoreboard in the second half as Chesaning's varsity girls basketball team erased a 10-point halftime deficit en route to an impressive 69-61 win at Frankenmuth last Monday.

"Brooke was clearly the best player on the floor and she will never forget the second half she had. I know I won't," commented veteran Chesaning coach Wayne Scanlon. "Our speed and quickness was the difference along with great heart by our girls."

Jastrzembowski and her teammates endured a forgettable first half and trailed the host Eagles by a 27-17 margin at the break. But the second half was one for the ages as the Indians put up 52 points, led by Jastrzembowski, who scored all but three of her game-high 29 markers after intermission.

"The major adjustment we made at halftime was attitude," Scanlon remarked. "We did turn up the defensive pressure in the third quarter and at the same time got ourselves a little more under control. We tried to play at 100 MPH in the first half and it didn't work, so we slowed down to about 80 MPH."

The Lady Indians forced 'Muth into 15 second-half turnovers while limiting their own miscues to just seven. Meanwhile, Chesaning scorched the nets, connecting on 13 of 20 shots from the floor for a sizzling 65% average after intermission and cashed in on 22 of 27 free throw chances. Jastrzembowski tied her own school record by making 15 freebies during the game. She missed just three charity tosses during the contest.

In addition to her 29 points, Jastrzembowski registered seven steals and six rebounds. Katie Vincke contributed 14 points to go with thee assists and a pair of steals. Sydney Pacek added 11 points and three assists while Whitney Pacek came off the bench and turned in a solid all-around performance with eight points, eight boards and three steals. Scanlon also cited Sabrina Aguilar for her key contributions off the bench.

Chesaning's TVC crossover triumph comes against a tough Frankenmuth squad that has just four losses this season, all against top-notch opponents. Meanwhile, the Class B Honorable Mention Indians boast a sparkling 12-1 record on the year.

NL gals roll to easy roundball win over Genesee

NEW LOTHROP - It was no contest last Monday as New Lothrop's girls varsity basketball team rolled to an easy 73-16 GAC win over visiting Genesee.

The Hornets shut out the Wolves in the second quarter and held an insurmountable 44-5 lead at intermission.

Kayla Gross spearheaded the NL offense with 20 points She also had six rebounds and three assists. Amber Sammons tallied 15 points, 6 rebounds and 3 steals while Kayla Knieper added 13 markers and 3 steals. Ashley Root and Kayla Krupp scored eight and seven points, respectively. Krupp also collected five rebounds and four steals. Erica Stearns scored five points and Monica Confer enjoyed a solid all-around game with 10 boards, 4 assists and 7 steals.

The win is New Lothrop's twelfth in a row and the Hornets now stand at 11-0 in the GAC and at 12-1 overall.

St. Charles gals fall to #5 ranked Valley Lutheran

ST. CHARLES - After a slow start, St. Charles' varsity girls basketball team took a couple of runs at fifth-ranked Saginaw Valley Lutheran before eventually falling to the explosive Chargers, 75-39, last Tuesday.

"It's hard to feel good about a 36 point loss, but for two-and-a-half quarters we gave them all they wanted," commented St. Charles coach Larry Mishler. "I was very happy how we battled them, but in the end they just have too much fire power and they eventually pulled away."

St. Charles trailed 14-4 at the end of the first quarter, but fought the Chargers on an even keel for most the second quarter, cutting the deficit to just eight points before SVL scored five points in the last 15 seconds of the half to take a 30-17 lead into the locker room.

The Lady Bulldogs narrowed the gap to just 10 points midway through the third stanza before SVL once again caught fire and put the game out of reach.

Kaleigh Bashans led SC with 13 points, 5 steals and 3 rebounds. Jordan Mishler scored seven markers and grabbed seven caroms. Lexy Burch and Jade Tribfelner each posted five points and Megan McSweyn added four points for St. Charles.

Hornet guys, Ram girls win neighborhood bowling showdowns

New Lothrop's boys bowling team beat Montrose, 26-4, while Montrose's girls defeated NL, 28-2, in a bowling showdown on Saturday, January 19.

The Hornets won all 10 Baker game points and three NL bowlers won both of their individual matches for the guys. Casey Wendling led the Hornets with games of 246 and 225. Eric Lake also won both of his games with scores of 186 and 223. Andy Lutze was the other duo winner with postings of 157 and 177.

Mark Snyder and Mike Foster each won both of their individual games to give Montrose its four points. Snyder recorded games of 160 and 146 while Foster posted 148 and 155 scores.

Montrose's girls won all 10 Baker points and all but two of the individual games. Beth Campbell rolled 120 and 181 games for a pair of victories. Tara Currie won with scores of 146 and 152 while Miranda Cox won twice with a 112 and a 120. Rachel Wing won a game with a 161 score.

Andrea Garcia earned a point for NL with a 132 in her second game and Amanda Lacy won her first individual match of the day with a 101.

New Lothrop's boys now stand at 2-3 in the league while Montrose remains winless in five outings.

Montrose's girls are now 1-4 while the Hornet gals slip to 1-4 in the conference.

St. Charles boys win twice, girls lose in bowling action

MT. PLEASANT - St. Charles' guys bowling team swept past Ithaca and St. Louis while the girls' team lost to the same opponents in lane action on Saturday, January 19.

High individual games were rolled by Garrett Alvarez (244), Andy Cradit (197) and Jay Marietta (192). Dugan Roosa posted a two-game series total of 362 for St. Charles, which improved to 6-1 in the TVC-West after the pair of wins.

The Lady Bulldogs lost to Ithaca by a mere 13-pin total before falling to St. Louis. High individual games were turned in by Jacki Cooper (175), Lora Yuchasz (167), Kristie Showalter (159) and Nicole Apsey (155). Showalter logged the highest two-game series score for St. Charles with a 305 total. The losses were the first suffered by the Lady Bulldogs as their league record drops to 5-2 on the season, still good enough for second place in the TVC-West. Ithaca holds down first place with a perfect 7-0 mark.