Varsity soccer took on the conference-leading TCSF Gladiators Thursday night and came up short with an 0-5 loss. Our defense played tough and the team fought hard against a good St. Francis team. Emma Kuziel was great in net with 22 saves. Join us on Monday when we take on Kingsley at 5 p.m.
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JV softball swept Lake City 20-2, 17-2 during a doubleheader hosted by the Vikings on Thursday night. During game one, Leah Kirmo hit an inside-the-park grand slam; she was 2 for 2 during the contest with a double, a home run, two runs scored, and six RBI. Kyleigh Ross was 1 for 3 with one run scored and three RBI. Allesyn VanNuck was 1 for 1 with three runs scored and one RBI. Lahna Malonen and Sarah Schade each walked three times and scored three times. Emily Kline, Katy Hayden, Emma Tennant, and Allyson Albert each scored two runs. In game two, VanNuck was 1 for 1 with three runs scored and three stolen bases. Kline was 1 for 1 with a double and two runs scored. Kirmo was 1 for 1 with one RBI and one run scored. Albert walked three times, stole three bases, and scored three runs. Hayden pitched all three innings of game one and all three innings of game two; she struck out five.
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Soccer took on Benzie Wednesday night and won 8-0. Edie Boik, Lilly Odden, Sarah Mitchell and Ashley Bennett each had one goal. Quincy Stirling and Kayman McColley each had two goals. Kayman, Amanda Lewis, Olivia Duba and Raelyn Siegel each set up their teammates with assists. Join us tonight as the girls take on TCSF at 5 p.m.
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The varsity tennis team moved to 3-0 with a 7-1 win over East Jordan last night! Brittlynn Elliott won 6-4, 6-2 over East Jordan’s #1. Jocelyn Millikin put together a 6-2, 6-4 win at #2. Alyssa Huber won 6-1, 7-5 after a tough 2nd set at #3. Katie Mahaffy played to a strong 6-1, 6-3 win. Jayden Partello and Brylee Sheldon played a strong team to 3-6, 5-7 final. Makynna Holmes and Karlie Smith won convincingly, 6-1, 6-2. Gracie Fogle and Brooklynn Laskowski controlled their match, 6-0, 6-1. Emma Smith and Aryanna Florschuetz played a perfect 6-0, 6-0 match. The Vikings host Charlevoix on Thursday.
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JV softball won 8-5 in game one and lost 12-8 in game two during a conference doubleheader at East Jordan on Tuesday night. In game one, Allesyn VanNuck was 1 for 4 with one RBI and one run scored. Lahna Malonen was 2 for 4 with a double and one run scored. Emily Kline was 1 for 4 with a triple, one RBI, and two runs scored. Leah Kirmo was 1 for 3 with one run scored. Katy Hayden pitched all five innings for the Vikings; she struck out five. Kline had five put-outs from the third base position. During game two, VanNuck was 1 for 4 with a triple and one run scored. Malonen was 1 for 4 with one stolen base and one run scored. Sarah Schade was 1 for 4 with one run scored. The team is now 5-1 overall.
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JV baseball lost two games Tuesday night, 0-11 and 4-13. In game one, Max Huspen had 4 strikeouts on the mound and went 1 for 2 at the plate with a stolen base. Leo Nothstine was also 1 for 2 at the plate. In game two, Brady Hunter was 2 for 2 with an RBI. Dayton Joseph, Leo Nothstine, and Mason Strohpaul each collected a hit. Max Huspen took two walks in two plate appearances and picked up two stolen bases.
Three of our Esport Teams qualified for state playoffs! Out of 208 Michigan Super Smash Brothers teams, Brody Scott, Tanner Potts, and Atticus Gosling placed 25th. Nick Michels, Patrick Hayden, and Alex Graziano also qualified and placed 43rd. Both teams played their first round on Monday. Our Mario Kart team consisting of Abelina Sanchez, Nick Michels, Jonah Gildner, Patrick Hayden, and Logan Mertes is currently ranked 8th in the state and plays their first round of playoffs at 4 p.m. on Tuesday.
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Girls soccer went to Ogemaw Heights to play in a tournament this past Saturday. The team took second out of the four teams that competed, with a loss to Swan Valley and wins against Ogemaw Heights and Standish Sterling. Our defense and mids did a great job defending and gave our forwards good opportunities to score. Lilly Odden, Edie Boik and Olivia Duba each had 2 goals. Tierney Hartman had a goal and an assist. Edie Boik, Quincy Stirling, Kayman McColley and Sarah Mitchell also had assists. Emma Kuziel had 24 saves.
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ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
Kayman McColley (varsity soccer) and Keaghan Parsell (JV baseball)
Kayman is at the core of every play that we make as a team. As a center midfielder, she works tirelessly to assist our forwards and hustle back to defend with our defense. She carries a great amount of responsibility for whether we succeed as a team and she is doing an excellent job!
Keaghan is a freshman on our JV baseball team. He has never played baseball before and showed up on the first day of practice ready to work. Keaghan is a natural baseball player and has picked up the game very quickly. He is learning the game and is also being a leader to the rest of the team. During our first week of games, he has done it all. Keaghan has collected 3 hits in 7 at bats and has struck out 5 batters from the mound. Keaghan is a hard worker and I am happy to have him on our team.
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Varsity tennis moved to 2-0 after defeating Boyne City 6-2 Monday night. Brittlynn Elliott played a tough match against Boynes #1, 6-4, 2-6 and a 10-12 3rd set tiebreaker at #1 singles. Jocelyn Millikin picked up a 6-2, 6-2 win at #2. Alyssa Huber won 6-3, 6-4 at #3. Katie Mahaffy played to a 6-1, 6-0 win at #4 singles. Jayden Partello and Brylee Sheldon took their match to a 5-10 third set tiebreaker. Makynna Holmes and Karlie Smith won in two sets 6-3, 6-3. Brooklynn Laskowski and Gracie Fogle won a 3rd set tiebreaker 10-4. Jorgi Bidwell and Aryanna Florschuetz won 6-1, 7-5 in Jorgi’s first varsity match. The team plays East Jordan today at home and Charlevoix Thursday at home.
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Varsity baseball dropped two games to Sault Ste Marie Monday night, losing 17-4 and 5-4. Corbin Allen was the game one pitcher and gave up 8 hits, 8 runs, and struck out 5. Brodie Gross started game two, allowing 1 hit and 2 runs, walked 4 and struck out 2. Austin Schwartz came in for relief during the 2nd inning and allowed 2 hits, 3 runs, walked 3 and struck out 6 in 3.2 innings pitched. Offensively, Trevor Cvitkovich was 3-6 with a double, a run and an RBI. Jake Huspen added 3 runs, hitting 2-5. Brodie hit 2-6, hitting a double and scoring a run and an RBI.
JV softball won 9-0, 24-5 vs. Harrison on Wednesday night during a doubleheader played at GHS. Katy Hayden pitched both games for the Vikings; she struck out 17 batters. During game one, Emily Kline was 2 for 3 with one RBI and one run scored. Lahna Malonen was 2 for 3 with a triple and two runs scored. Leah Kirmo was 2 for 3 with a double, two RBI, and two runs scored. In game two, Malonen was 4 for 5 with five RBI and three runs scored. Sarah Schade was 4 for 5 with two RBI and three runs scored. Kline was 2 for 4 with a triple, two RBI, and three runs scored. Ahryn LaVigne was 2 for 4 with two RBI and two runs scored. Hayden was 1 for 3 with a double, three RBI, and three runs scored.
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The varsity track team competed in the League Jamboree Wednesday night in East Jordan. The meet is like a scrimmage and not technically scored. Athletes could get official times, distances, and heights to be used as they continue to train for regionals. Notable finishers were Rylan Finstrom taking first in shot and disc with throws of 41'10" and 135'1". Drew Moore took first in the 3200 meters with a time of 10:46.72. Mitchel Harrington took first in the long jump with a jump of 21'3". Ethan Kucharek took second in the 800 meters with a time of 2:07.61 and 4th in the 1600-meter run with a time of 5:00.97. Kaleb Hall took first in disc with a throw of 113'1" and second in shot with a throw of 39'9".
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Congratulations to the varsity boys basketball team for earning Team Academic All-State Honorable Mention! The boys also finished the season with a team free throw percentage that landed them in the top ten teams in the state with a ranking of #9 overall.
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JV baseball dropped two games to Harrison Wednesday night. In an 18-0 loss, Keaghan Parsell threw three strikeouts and Caleb Gross hit 1 for 1. Gross struck out three and Leo Nothstine was 1 for 3 with a double in the 22-8 nightcap.
Varsity baseball swept Houghton Lake Tuesday night, winning both games 17-2. Corbin Allen pitched game one, striking out nine and giving up four hits and one earned run. Brodie Gross picked up the win in game two, striking out seven, walking two and giving up one hit. In relief, Austin Schwartz struck out four and gave up one hit and earned run. Offensively, Corbin was 4-6, hitting a double and a triple, scoring five runs and seven RBI. Brodie was 4-7 with a double, four RBI and five runs. Aydden Clark was 2-3, hitting a triple and scoring four runs. Trevor Cvitkovich hit 3-5, with a triple, five RBI and four runs scored. Jake Huspen scored four runs while 1-3 at the plate. Austin knocked out a three-run dinger and scored five runs.
The girls varsity tennis team defeated Alpena Tuesday night 6-2. Taking points in singles matches were Jocelyn Millikin and Alyssa Huber. The doubles teams of Jayden Partello / Brylee Sheldon, Makynna Holmes / Karlie Smith, and Gracie Fogle / Brooklynn Laskowski, also won their matches. Emma Smith and Aryanna Florschuetz won by default. The team hosts Gaylord at home on Thursday.
Varsity softball defeated Houghton Lake 19-0 and 25-0 Tuesday night. Cali D'Amour and Jessica Campbell each pitched a no-hitter with five strikeouts. Jessica also hit a three-run bomb.
Girls soccer hosts Alpena tonight at 5:00. Those who can't attend can watch from anywhere using this NFHS subscription link. Go Vikes!https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/grayling-high-school-grayling-mi/gamb3a3accd58
Girls soccer defeated Roscommon 4-1 Monday night. Lilly Odden had 2 assists and 2 goals. Edie Boik and Olivia Duba each had 1 assist and 1 goal. Emma Kuziel had 3 saves and Shelby Swander had 1 save in net.