Sports

EMILY DEARY (#32) sent this ball over the center field fence last Thursday for her second homer of the season. --Journal Photo

Softball Team Gets Win Over Meridian

The Pinconning Varsity Softball Team split their Jack Pine Conference opening games against Meridian last Thursday, before dropping a pair of games to Tawas on Friday. In Thursday’s first game, the Lady Spartans jumped to an early lead when Kate Foor hit a lead-off single, and was sent home one...

BROC BODRIE (#30) makes the tag to pick off the runner at first. --Journal Photo

Baseball Team Goes 2-0 in JPC

The Pinconning Varsity Baseball Team started the Jack Pine Conference season out right on Thursday with wins over Meridian, but dropped two non-conference games to Garber on Saturday. The Mustangs hit starter Tommy Yanoski for two runs in the bottom of the 1st, but gave the Spartans four runs in...

JESSE DUBY (#23) moves the ball past the Braves defender in Pinconning’s 0-0 draw against Tawas last Friday. --Journal Photo

Soccer Team Plays to Draw

The Pinconning Varsity Girls Soccer Team finally got their season underway last Friday with a match against Tawas. The Spartans were only able to field 11 players, but were evenly matched with the Braves, who had only a single substitute on the bench. The game was played to a 0-0 tie, with plenty...

DAKOTA MAES throw to home from short right field is so hard that the dust from his uniform billows in the wind. The throw was accurate but a second too late and the Bay City Central runner scored. --Journal Photo

Baseball Team at Full Strength

The Spartan Varsity Baseball Team had their scheduled games at Ogemaw Heights for last Wednesday canceled early in the week, but picked up a contest against Reese for a pair of 6 inning games on Friday, then held 2 frigid games against Bay City Central on Monday. In Friday’s first game, Tommy...

MADISON SHOULTES makes good contact with the ball against John Glenn on Thursday. --Journal Photo

Softball Gets Started

The Pinconning Varsity Softball Team had their plans for an opening game last Wednesday fall apart while they were on the way to West Branch to take on Ogemaw Heights. A call from the Falcon Athletic office to their counterparts in Pinconning to cancel the games turned the bus around mid-trip....

Paige Pomaville, (above) age 9, shot this turkey with a 8 1/4 inch beard, in Arenac County while hunting with Dad. --Courtesy Photo

Lucky Turkey Hunters

K of C Hosts Versiti Blood Collection Wednesday

Versiti Blood Center of Michigan will be hosting a blood drive at Pinconning Knights of Columbus on Wednesday, April 21, 2021 from 1:30 to 6:30 pm at the K of C Hall Club Room, North side of the building at 326 Water St. in Pinconning. Blood is extremely important. We currently have less than a day...

Skyler Pomaville shot a tom turkey with an 11 inch beard with grandpa Leonard on April 18th. --Courtesy Photo

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Sputtering Start to Spring Sports

It’s been a year since the COVID lock-down canceled the 2020 Spring Sports season, and as with all facets of life in 2021, it’s still having an effect on high school sports. The season was scheduled to begin on April 10th, with both Baseball and Softball teams in action, but a closure of schools...

League Bowling Results

Monday Night Ladies 3/29/2021 Silver Belles . . . . . . . . . . 47 Country Gals . . . . . . . . . . 45 A Little Bit Of. . . . . . . . . 43 Gamblers. . . . . . . . . . . 41 Commercial Forms. . . . . 38 BYE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Kate Biskupski 560, 202 Kathy Dowd 468, 169 Barb...