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COACH WALTER MULLIGAN AND BRADEN SLOWINSKI (#24) celebrate the Spartans catching Harrison for a Safety to break a 14-14 tie in the fourth quarter on Friday night.		           --Journal Photo
When Zach Laures took the snap for the final play of last Friday’s Pinconning-Harrison football game, he did something that hasn’t happened since 2018 at Pinny’s Spartan Stadium: he knelt down to run out the clock and seal a win. The Spartans claimed their first win since 2021, never trailing in...
After a week off, the Pinconning Cross Country Team was back in action last Wednesday in Standish at the Panther Rifle River Invitational. The Girls Team took top honors with Kinsie Jacques and Ariel Holstine finishing 1-2 and Trista Smerdon also in the Top 10. In the Boys race, Tayler Morand...
SARAH YAROS, CLAIRE CHARBONNEAU, MADISON BERSANO, AND ELANOR BOETTCHER pose after the Bay County Girls Golf Championship on Monday at Green Hills. 					               --Courtesy Photo
The Spartan Varsity Girls Golf Team hosted the Tawas last Thursday on the East 9 at Maple Leaf, defeating the Braves 217-242. The Braves claimed the low score, but Claire Charbonneau, Madison Bersano, and Sarah Yaros took second, third, and fourth respectively. Player Score Claire...
ALEX SCHAEFER (#6) handles the ball against Garber last Thursday.              --Journal Photo by Autumn Bellor
The Spartan Boys Soccer Team was on the road last week, in Essexville and Alcona. On Thursday against Garber, a pair of first half goals by the Dukes had Pinny playing catch-up. They toughened the defense to hold off any more scoring by Garber, and Landen Enciso punched in an unassisted goal, but...
MADDY PAGNIER (#10) digs out this serve by Gladwin in the Spartans’ loss to the Flying G’s last Wednesday.        				 	--Journal Photo
The Spartan Varsity Volleyball Team was home last Wednesday, hosting Gladwin. The Flying G’s weren’t good guests, beating Pinny in straight sets, 10-25, 21-25, 14-25. Lexi Drouse, Jordyn Kowalczyk, Madison Shoultes and Liz VanHorn all served 100% from the line, contributing to an 89% serving...
THE SPARTAN GIRLS GOLF TEAM takes a break from practice last week.      									               --Courtesy Photo
The Pinconning Varsity Girls Golf Team finally got to play a match last week after their scheduled first event was rained out. The girls headed to Houghton Lake to play 9 holes at The Quest Golf Course. As a team they finished sixth with a score of 274. Player Score Claire Charbonneau...
LUKE COGGINS (#2, right) heads the ball away from the Clare players in last Wednesday’s 4-0 loss to the Pioneers. 		     --Journal Photo
The Pinconning Boys Soccer Team played a single match again this week, traveling to Clare on Wednesday afternoon. The speedy Pioneers stayed on the attack, peppering Spartan goalkeeper Avery Bellor with and official 24 shots, and challenging him and the Pinny defense on many other plays. Bellor...
LEXI DROUSE (#6) goes up for a kill in last Tuesday’s match against Calvary Baptist.              --Journal Photo
The Pinconning Varsity Volleyball Team was on the road last Tuesday, heading to Midland to take on Calvary Baptist Academy. The team served 94%, but lost in straight sets, 15-25, 22-25, 10-25. Jordyn Kowalcyk served 12/12 with 1 ace and Geena Gauthier served 8/8 also with 1 ace. On Thursday...
THADDEUS NASHATKA (#2) booted 5 punts for 179 yards in Thursday’s matchup with the Clare Pioneers.	 			 		          --Journal Photo
The Spartan Varsity Football Team was on the road in Clare on Thursday night and fell to the Pioneers 50-7. Clare led 35-0 after the first quarter, and scored all of their points in the first half. The Spartans didn’t get on the board until the third when Cooper Norman powered across the goal line...
ZACH LAURES (#15) gets a pass away under pressure from the Tawas Braves in Thursday’s season opener.   					          --Journal Photo
The Pinconning Varsity Football team opened their season last Thursday with a battle on the road in Tawas against the Braves. In the first quarter, neither team could complete a drive, but Tawas got on the board just into the second quarter with a touchdown, but failed on the two-point conversion...

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