Sports

ETHAN MILLER (l) and LEXI DROUSE (r) earned All County honors at Thursday’s Bay County Championships at Alert Lanes. --Courtesy Photo

Bowlers 3rd in County Championships

The Spartan Bowling Teams were in Essexville at Alert Lanes last Thursday for the Bay County Championships. Both teams advanced to the Semifinals, where the Girls lost to Bay City Central and the Boys to Bay City Western, giving each a Third Place trophy. Lexi Drouse and Ethan Miller earned All...

MACKENZIE EILF (#12) brings the ball up on a breakaway against Gladwin on Friday. --Journal Photo

Two Losses for the Girls

The Spartan Varsity Girls Basketball Team was back on the road last week, traveling to Alcona on Wednesday and Gladwin on Friday. Taking on the Tigers on Wednesday, the Girls were in a 13-4 hole after the first, but gained 5 points back in the second to trail 16-12. They weren’t able to claw...

COLE BRADY (#1) fights his way inside to throw up this shot against Gladwin on Friday. --Journal Photo

Boys Fall to Flying G’s

After four games in seven days, the Pinconning Varsity Boys Basketball team played in Gladwin on Friday for their only game over a ten-day stretch. It was a battle from the jump-ball, with the flying G’s leading by 4 after the first and seven after the second, before Pinny cut it to a 1-point...

MADDY SHOULTES, with her parents by her side, recently signed with Mott Community College to become part of the Lady Bears Softball Team. Shoultes has been a 4-year starter on the Spartans Varsity Softball team, and is a former member of the Saginaw Bay Riverdawgs travel softball team. --Journal Photo

Shoultes Signs with Mott

Dance Team Continues First Place Run

League Bowling Results

Monday Night Country Ladies 2/05/2024 Gamblers . . . . . . . . . . 20.5 Commercial Forms INC 20 Tipsy Turkeys . . . . . . . . 17 Just Say’in . . . . . . . . . . 16 Country Gals . . . . . . . . 14 A Katered Affair by Karen 11.5 Silver Belles . . . . . . . . 7 A...

DAYNE IVEY (#55) goes in for a late layup against Clare last Thursday. --Journal Photo

Tough Week for Boys

The Spartan Varsity Boys Basketball team had their busiest week of the season, playing four games in seven days. Tuesday they hosted Valley Lutheran, Thursday Clare came to town, Friday they were at the Saginaw Arts and Sciences Academy (SASA), and on Monday they traveled to Shepherd. Hosting...

ISABELLE LORENZONI (#25, right) battles with the Roscommon players for a rebound on Monday. --Journal Photo

Girls Drop 2

The Pinconning Varsity Girls Basketball Team was on the road to Clare on Friday night, taking a 51-9 drubbing from the Pioneers. Mackenzie Eilf, Layla Foco, Jordyn Kowalczyk, and Summer Pomaville each hit a bucket and Allison Fork hit a Free Throw in the effort. On Monday they hosted the...

TAYLOR BAUER of the Spartan Girls Bowling Team. --Journal Photo

Bowlers Compete in Baker Challenge

The Spartan Bowling Teams were at Beaverton Bowl for a Baker Challenge on Saturday. The Baker format is a team game where each of the five bowlers bowls two of the ten frames in a game (1&6, 2&7, etc) for a single score. It emphasizes the team concept rather than individual scoring. Each...

ALAN WHITING (right) took First Place in the Jack Pine Championships at 285 pounds, while

Whiting a Jack Pine Champion

The Pinconning Varsity Wrestling Team hosted the Jack Pine Championships on Saturday morning. Alan Whiting (285 pounds) took First Place and brought the Jack Pine Conference Championship to Pinconning. Other top finishers from the team were: Zach Shoultes and Isaiah Hoffman, Third Place at 106...