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"This is the first game of the season where everyone on our team scored," said Hornet coach Joe Corkran. "It was an important win for us and we really had good ball movement, especially in the third quarter. Jason Henige probably had his best quarter ever in the third and that's where we put the game away."

The Hornets led just 16-12 at the end of the first and the game was still within reach for the host Tigers at intermission as they trailed, 31-18. But New Lothrop laid a 28-11 pasting on Bendle in the third quarter to put the game safely out of reach.

Brian Sheridan led all scorers with 13 points, followed by Justin Sammons with 11 markers. Sheridan also pulled down seven rebounds. Henige scored 10 points while Brandon Baryo canned nine markers. Ryan Praski cashed in with seven points, seven rebounds and seven assists. Ryan Parks grabbed nine caroms to go with a pair of points. Trevor Vincke dished out five assists.

The Hornets clicked on all cylinders as they sank 27 two-pointers, four triples and buried 7 of 11 free throws.

With just two games remaining on their league schedule, the Hornets maintain a one game lead over Hamady in the GAC-Blue. New Lothrop now stands at 15-1 in the conference and sports a glossy 16-1 overall mark.

Rams come up short to Cavaliers in mat showdown

CHESANING -- It was deja vu all over again Thursday night in the Division 3 district finals at Chesaning. Wrestling powerhouses Montrose and Corunna renewed their rivalry, with the Cavaliers coming out on top, 37-21.

Montrose defeated Ovid-Elsie 64-10 in the semifinals, while Corunna was a 70-12 winner over the host Indians on their side of the bracket.

In the finals, the Rams led 12-11 after five matches, and climbed back to within two at 23-21, but couldn't pull out the win.

Complete results are as follows:

Corunna 70, Chesaning 12

119 -- Tyler Rosser (C) p. :54 Josh Tithof (CH).

125 -- Jesse Wright (C) p. 3:53 Patrick Hook (CH).

130 -- Luke Perrin (C) 5-0 dec. over Scott Wirostek (CH).

135 -- Chad Reiber (CH) won by forfeit.

140 -- Eric Partain (C) 5-0 dec. over Kyle Hoover (CH).

145 -- Brennin Adkins (C) p. 3:56 Michael Smith (CH).

152 -- Matt Schack (C) p. :49 Justin Kaiser (CH).

160 -- Jason Wirgau (CH) p. 1:22 Dan Combs (C).

171 -- Joe LaPior (C) won by forfeit.

189 -- Alex Bishop (C) p. 1:10 Chance Smith (CH).

215 -- Scott Robbins (C) won by forfeit.

285 -- Adam Dingen (C) won by forfeit.

103 -- Matt Raysin (C) won by forfeit.

112 -- Justin Robinson (C) won by forfeit.

Montrose 64, Ovid-Elsie 10

119 -- Greg Martin (M) won by forfeit.

125 -- Cody Wray (M) p. :30 Paul McCafferty (OE).

130 -- Brandon McNiel (M) won by forfeit.

135 -- Corey Madden (M) 8-4 dec. over John Plesko (OE).

140 -- Trevor Atwell (M) 12-4 dec. over Dan Lupu (OE).

145 -- Jake Freeman (M) p. 1:22 Ben Lupu (OE).

152 -- Caleb Bowen (OE) inj. def. over Shane Henry (M).

160 -- Trevor Williams (M) p. 4:32 Dustin Coleman (OE).

171 -- Brandon Boone (M) p. 3:46 Luke Gilmore (OE).

189 -- Brad Boone (M) won by forfeit.

215 -- Marvin Boswell (M) won by forfeit.

285 -- Jake Clark (OE) 8-0 dec. over John Perkins (M).

103 -- Andrew Frame (M) won by forfeit.

112 -- Brad Smith (M) 5-1 dec. over Erik Morence (OE).

Corunna 37, Montrose 21

125 -- Cody Wray (M) p. :50 Jesse Wright (C).

130 -- Luke Perrin (C) p. 5:22 Corey Madden (M).

135 -- Brandon McNeil (M) 9-5 dec. over Casey Edgar (C).

140 -- Trevor Atwell (M) 10-7 dec. over Eric Partain (C).

145 -- Brennin Adkins (C) 17-11 dec. over Jake Freeman (M).

152 -- Matt Schack (C) p. 2:41 Shane Henry (M).

160 -- Curtis Hoskins (C) p. :42 Nick Wallace (M).

171 -- Trevor Williams (M) 10-7 dec. over Joe LePior (C).

189 -- Brandon Boone (M) 5-3 dec. over James Riddle (C).

215 -- Brad Boone (M) 8-4 dec. over Alex Bishop (C).

285 -- Scott Robbins (C) 4-0 dec. over Marvin Boswell (M).

103 -- Matt Raysin (C) 10-2 dec. over Andrew Frame (M).

112 -- Justin Robinson (C) 10-5 dec. over Brad Smith (M).

119 -- Tyler Rosser (C) 13-5 dec. over Greg Martin (M).

Ram bowlers knock over Hamady

Montrose's boys and girls bowling squads met little resistance in notching a pair of lopsided wins over Hamady on Saturday February 9.

The Ram guys skunked Hamady by a 30-0 score, winning both Baker games and sweeping all 10 individual matches. Meanwhile, the girls lost just one individual game en route to a 29-1 thumping of the Hawks.

Double winners for the guys were Corky Hickmott (180, 246), Brandon Hickmott (179, 156) and Mike Foster (161, 143). Scott Snyder (185), Jack Rodriguez (167) and Mark Snyder (160) each won their only matches of the day.

It was more of the same for the girls as they won both Baker games and all but one singles match.

Rachel Wing (154, 171), Beth Campbell (139, 142), Tara Currie (133, 119( and Jessica Jajey (129, 111) each won twice. Miranda Cox rolled a 137 to win her second game of the day.

The girls now own a 4-4 record in the GAC while the boys are now 3-5.

NL gals win, guys lose in bowling action

New Lothrop's girls captured a 25-5 win over Mt. Morris while the Hornet guys lost a 28-2 decision in bowling action on Saturday, February 9.

The girls won all 10 Baker points by rolling team scores of 123 and 162 and then won six of ten individual games to post the win. Lindsay Wendling won twice with scores of 150 and 145 while single-game winners were Ali Kelbey (165), Andrea Garcia (164), Amanda Lacy (157) and Neha Gurjar (107).

The Hornet guys were unable to win any Baker points and picked up individual single-game wins from Andy Lutze and Kevin Gasper, who posted respective scores of 253 and 234.

The Hornet guys and girls each now stand at 3-5 in the GAC.

Last-second bucket puts Tribe guys back on winning track

ALMA - Cody Stoddard persisted and Chesaning's varsity boys basketball team persevered last Tuesday as the Indians captured a thrilling 55-53 win at Alma.

Last-minute thrillers have become commonplace for Jason Danek's squad, but Tuesday's game went right down to the final second of play.

Stoddard's late-game heroics were set into motion when Alma, which trailed throughout the fourth quarter, tied the game on a three-point play with under 40 seconds to go. The Indians held for the last shot and Stoddard drove to the hoop only to have his shot blocked. But the sophomore playmaker somehow recovered the loose ball and banked a soft seven-footer off the glass amid a sea of defenders to give his team a buzzer-beating win.

"We played a very solid overall game against a tough league opponent on the road and I was happy with how hard we played and with the focus of the whole team," praised Danek. "Our team made plays down the stretch and Cody did a great job of sticking with it on that final play."

The two teams fought to a 24-all deadlock at the end of the first half before the Tribe took a 42-34 lead heading into the last eight minutes of play. Chesaning connected on 22 of 51 shots from the floor for a solid 43%, including 6 of 14 from three-point range. The Indians committed 16 turnovers.

Joe Devota scored 20 points, hauled down three rebounds and grabbed three steals to pace the Indians. Joe Bitterman added 16 points and five rebounds while Cal Bishop tallied nine points, 11 boards and three blocks. Stoddard finished with seven points, including his game-winning hoop at the buzzer.

The win breaks a short two-game losing skein, which came on the heels of a four-game winning streak. Most of those games came right down to the wire.

The win improves Chesaning's TVC mark to 5-7 and ups its overall record to 10-7.

Hornet matmen cruise to district crown

BURTON -- New Lothrop's varsity wrestlers had little trouble securing another Division 4 district crown Wednesday night at Bendle High School.

The Hornets opened with a 53-27 win over St. Charles in the semifinals. They then crushed the host Tigers 61-13 in the finals.

With the district crown, New Lothrop will travel Mayville on Wednesday, Feb. 20, to face Mayville. Michigan Lutheran Seminary and Marlette will square off on the other side of the regional bracket.

Complete area results are as follows:

New Lothrop 53, St. Charles 27

103 -- Justin Krupp (NL) p. :11 Robert Gnatkowski (SC).

112 -- Blake Birchmeier (NL) won by forfeit.

119 -- Allen Krupp (NL) p. 1:21 Samuel Mayer (SC).

125 -- Jesse Lorencz (NL) p. 2:59 Kyle Anderson (SC).

130 -- Kelly Krupp (NL) won by forfeit.

135 -- Christopher Truckner (SC) p. 1:02 Ben Burtch (NL).

140 -- Matthew Moore (SC) p. 1:02 Taylor Copes (NL).

145 -- Zachary Weisbarth (SC) 4-2 dec. over Luke Dawes (NL).

152 -- Michael Spannagel (SC) p. 1:30 Jake Emmendorfer (NL).

160 -- Kyle Trent (NL) 17-2 tech. fall over Jason Smith (SC).

171 -- Marc Confer (NL) p. 1:32 Brian Howe (SC).

189 -- Travis Timmons (NL) won by forfeit.

215 -- Ethan Bishop (NL) p. :38 Jeffrey Bradley (SC).

285 -- Bradley Saunders (SC) won by forfeit.

New Lothrop 61, Bendle 13

112 -- Blake Birchmeier (NL) 4-1 dec. over Zach Holmes (B).

119 -- Allen Krupp (NL) p. 2:51 Devin Marriner (B).

125 -- Jesse Lorencz (NL) p. 1:27 Dylan Wood (B).

130 -- Kelly Krupp (NL) p. 4:44 Andrew McCarthy (B).

135 -- Taylor Copes (NL) p. 2:43 Cameron Fletcher (B).

140 -- Tony Goss (B) won by forfeit.

145 -- Luke Dawes (NL) won by forfeit.

152 -- Kyle Balance (B) 6-0 dec. over Joe Lane (NL).

160 -- Kyle Trent (NL) won by forfeit.

171 -- Marc Confer (NL) p. 1:46 Nathan Shelby (B).

189 -- Theron Allen (B) 10-0 dec. over Travis Timmons (NL).

215 -- Donny Dawes (NL) won by forfiet.

103 -- Justin Krupp (NL) 9-2 dec. over Joey LaRose (B).

Ram matmen third, Hornets fourth at GAC tournament

GOODRICH -- The competition was tough and the Montrose and New Lothrop wrestling teams finished strong at the Genesee Area Conference tournament held Friday, Feb. 8 at Goodrich.

The host Martians led the field, followed by Durand at second, Montrose third and New Lothrop fourth. Lake Fenton was fifth, LakeVille sixth, Bendle seventh, Byron eighth and Bentley ninth.

"Our league is brutal and to place in the top four is an accomplishment," said Montrose coach Jason Perrin.

The Rams were led by four runners-up. Brad Smith lost by fall to Roger Wildmo of Durand at 112 lbs. Cody Wray lost 3-2 to Kirk Britton of Goodrich in the 125 lb. finals. Corey Madden lost 6-0 to Grant Overcashier from Goodrich at 130 lbs. Brad Boone lost 10-2 at 189 lbs. to Kyler Ellsworth of Goodrich.

Finishing third for the Rams were Shane Henry and Brandon Boone. Henry won by fall over Chris Griffin from LakeVille, while Brandon Boone won 2-1 over Kyle Trent from New Lothrop at 171 lbs.

Finishing fourth for Montrose were Greg Martin (119), Trevor Atwell (140), Jake Freeman (145) and Trevor Williams (160).

The Hornets were led by Allen Krupp and Tom Wenzlick. Krupp won the championship at 119 lbs. with a 16-1 decision over Durand's Taylor Hawkins. Wenzlick won the 160 lb. title bout with a 7-4 decision over Drew Well of Goodrich.

Ethan Bishop took second at 215 lbs., losing a 4-2 decision to LakeVille's Donald Whitehead.

Blake Birchmeier (112) and Kelly Krupp (130) each took third for the Hornets. Birchmeier was an 8-2 winner over Zach Holmes of Bendle. K. Krupp was an 11-2 winner over Cameron Hawkins of Byron.

Finishing fourth for the Hornets were Justin Krupp (103), Taylor Copes (135), Kyle Trent (171) and Marc Confer (189).