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sports (March 22, 2012) |
50 years ago
— Some 200 fans followed the Petoskey High School basketball team to a Class B regional championship game at the Central Michigan University Fieldhouse. The Northmen, the surprise winners of their district, would lose to Ludington, 76-56. Doug Treloar scored 20 points, but was outdone by Ludington’s 6-foot-4 Van Tillotson, who scored 30.
— Led by John Pearl scoring 16 points, Charlevoix won a Class C regional semifinal game, 65-47, over Roscommon. The Rayders lost in the regional final to Frankfort, 52-48.
— Northern Lakes Class D League winner Boyne Falls lost to Brimley, 58-52, in a regional championship game. Don Kullik scored 18 points in his final high school game for the Loggers, while Leonard Puroll added 12.
— The final winners of the 1961-62 Petoskey News-Review Winter Fishing Contest were Frank Barnes, Burt Lake, 1-pound, 14-ounce perch; Bob Ford, Levering, 7.9-pound walleye; Irving Drost, Charlevoix, 16.15-pound pike; Chester Mead, Harbor Springs, 2.2-pound cisco; Oliver Jodway, Boyne City, 10.2-pound lake trout.
— Sepp Oberthaler, Mission Hills pro, won the Nub’s Nob Professional Ski Race $600 purse with a combined score of 135.8. The filed consisted of 13 professional skiers, plus area amateurs.
40 years ago
— Ross Blumke scored 26 points in Alanson’s 69-57 loss to Lake City in a Class D state quarterfinal basketball game. It was the Vikings first quarterfinal in Alanson school history. The Vikings were coached by Carson Workman.
— Gary Ross of Petoskey ended the speed skating season by winning the Towne & Country Invitational in Cleveland. He swept the 220-, 440- and 880-yard dashes, and matched the invitational record in the 220 with a time of 21.4 seconds.
30 years ago
— Charlevoix defeated Rogers City, 65-41, in the Class C boys basketball regional semifinal. Coach Dave Smith lauded the efforts of Craig Klooster, George Smith and Mike Loper.
— Mark Lauer, Rich Kowalski and Rob Kowalski led Harbor Springs to an 83-78 Class D regional semifinal win over Inland Lakes at Lake Superior State College. Harbor Springs, 22-2, would face Cedarville in the regional final.
— Gary Adgate of Boyne City was the leader by a slim 25 points in the Peugeot Eastern Championships of Professional Skiing. Adgate, the 1980-81 Grand Prix Central Tour and World Skier Rookie of the Year, won three races in 1982, with four remaining. Each Peugeut winner received $25,000.
20 years ago
— Petoskey fell to Beaverton, 61-60, in overtime in a Class B regional semifinal game. “We played with our heads up all season,” Petoskey coach Dennis Starkey said. The Northmen started the season 4-7, and took a 12-game win streak into the game against Beaverton. The Northmen won a second straight district championship, beating Gaylord in the final. It was the first time Petoskey had won back-to-back district titles since it claimed three straight from 1977-79.
— Don Jess scored a running layup with 4 seconds remaining to give Charlevoix a win in a Class C district championship game. “He behaved like a four-year senior, even though he is a sophomore,” Charlevoix coach Jim Kanine said. The Rayders fell to Clare, 69-64, in regional play.
— Craig LaCross hit two free throws with 11 seconds remaining as Mackinaw City rallied from a 10-point deficit to beat Harbor Light Christian, 48-46, in a Class D district title game. The Comets then fell to Pickford, 67-50, in regional play.
— Chris Johnecheck became only the second Petoskey wrestler to win an individual state title, joining John Evashevski (1971) as the only Northmen to accomplish the feat.
— Pete Spieles, Charlevoix cross country/track coach, announced his retirement would come after the 1992 season. Spieles took the job in 1976 when Walt Drenth, who would go on to achieve All-State honors, asked him to fill in for the season. In his 16 years, Spieles and his teams won seven state titles, had qualified for states every year from 1977-1991, won 13 consecutive conference titles, and had not lost a dual meet since 1979.
— Bill Taylor of Charlevoix was set to run in his third World Cross Country Championship in Boston.
10 years ago
— Mark Spencley scored 31 points as Mackinaw City defeated Rapid River, 72-69, in a Class D regional semifinal game. In the regional final, the Comets met Gaylord St. Mary and had a 13-point lead going into the fourth quarter, but lost in overtime, 86-84. “Nobody has taken it to us like that all year,” said St. Mary coach Tim Smith, a 1983 Boyne Falls High School graduate.
— Scott Parrish of Charlevoix was named to the Associated Press Class C All-State boys basketball time for the second straight year. Fellow Rayders Jim Shepherd and Patrick Gowell received honorable mention. Parrish averaged 18.5 pionts and 10 rebounds per game.
— Evelyn Wise of Harbor Springs was a late addition to the Class B-C-D All-State ski team. Wise helped the Rams to their third consecutive state title, placing sixth in the slalom, 11th in the giant slalom.
— Some 200 fans followed the Petoskey High School basketball team to a Class B regional championship game at the Central Michigan University Fieldhouse. The Northmen, the surprise winners of their district, would lose to Ludington, 76-56. Doug Treloar scored 20 points, but was outdone by Ludington’s 6-foot-4 Van Tillotson, who scored 30.
— Led by John Pearl scoring 16 points, Charlevoix won a Class C regional semifinal game, 65-47, over Roscommon. The Rayders lost in the regional final to Frankfort, 52-48.
— Northern Lakes Class D League winner Boyne Falls lost to Brimley, 58-52, in a regional championship game. Don Kullik scored 18 points in his final high school game for the Loggers, while Leonard Puroll added 12.
— The final winners of the 1961-62 Petoskey News-Review Winter Fishing Contest were Frank Barnes, Burt Lake, 1-pound, 14-ounce perch; Bob Ford, Levering, 7.9-pound walleye; Irving Drost, Charlevoix, 16.15-pound pike; Chester Mead, Harbor Springs, 2.2-pound cisco; Oliver Jodway, Boyne City, 10.2-pound lake trout.
— Sepp Oberthaler, Mission Hills pro, won the Nub’s Nob Professional Ski Race $600 purse with a combined score of 135.8. The filed consisted of 13 professional skiers, plus area amateurs.
40 years ago
— Ross Blumke scored 26 points in Alanson’s 69-57 loss to Lake City in a Class D state quarterfinal basketball game. It was the Vikings first quarterfinal in Alanson school history. The Vikings were coached by Carson Workman.
— Gary Ross of Petoskey ended the speed skating season by winning the Towne & Country Invitational in Cleveland. He swept the 220-, 440- and 880-yard dashes, and matched the invitational record in the 220 with a time of 21.4 seconds.
30 years ago
— Charlevoix defeated Rogers City, 65-41, in the Class C boys basketball regional semifinal. Coach Dave Smith lauded the efforts of Craig Klooster, George Smith and Mike Loper.
— Mark Lauer, Rich Kowalski and Rob Kowalski led Harbor Springs to an 83-78 Class D regional semifinal win over Inland Lakes at Lake Superior State College. Harbor Springs, 22-2, would face Cedarville in the regional final.
— Gary Adgate of Boyne City was the leader by a slim 25 points in the Peugeot Eastern Championships of Professional Skiing. Adgate, the 1980-81 Grand Prix Central Tour and World Skier Rookie of the Year, won three races in 1982, with four remaining. Each Peugeut winner received $25,000.
20 years ago
— Petoskey fell to Beaverton, 61-60, in overtime in a Class B regional semifinal game. “We played with our heads up all season,” Petoskey coach Dennis Starkey said. The Northmen started the season 4-7, and took a 12-game win streak into the game against Beaverton. The Northmen won a second straight district championship, beating Gaylord in the final. It was the first time Petoskey had won back-to-back district titles since it claimed three straight from 1977-79.
— Don Jess scored a running layup with 4 seconds remaining to give Charlevoix a win in a Class C district championship game. “He behaved like a four-year senior, even though he is a sophomore,” Charlevoix coach Jim Kanine said. The Rayders fell to Clare, 69-64, in regional play.
— Craig LaCross hit two free throws with 11 seconds remaining as Mackinaw City rallied from a 10-point deficit to beat Harbor Light Christian, 48-46, in a Class D district title game. The Comets then fell to Pickford, 67-50, in regional play.
— Chris Johnecheck became only the second Petoskey wrestler to win an individual state title, joining John Evashevski (1971) as the only Northmen to accomplish the feat.
— Pete Spieles, Charlevoix cross country/track coach, announced his retirement would come after the 1992 season. Spieles took the job in 1976 when Walt Drenth, who would go on to achieve All-State honors, asked him to fill in for the season. In his 16 years, Spieles and his teams won seven state titles, had qualified for states every year from 1977-1991, won 13 consecutive conference titles, and had not lost a dual meet since 1979.
— Bill Taylor of Charlevoix was set to run in his third World Cross Country Championship in Boston.
10 years ago
— Mark Spencley scored 31 points as Mackinaw City defeated Rapid River, 72-69, in a Class D regional semifinal game. In the regional final, the Comets met Gaylord St. Mary and had a 13-point lead going into the fourth quarter, but lost in overtime, 86-84. “Nobody has taken it to us like that all year,” said St. Mary coach Tim Smith, a 1983 Boyne Falls High School graduate.
— Scott Parrish of Charlevoix was named to the Associated Press Class C All-State boys basketball time for the second straight year. Fellow Rayders Jim Shepherd and Patrick Gowell received honorable mention. Parrish averaged 18.5 pionts and 10 rebounds per game.
— Evelyn Wise of Harbor Springs was a late addition to the Class B-C-D All-State ski team. Wise helped the Rams to their third consecutive state title, placing sixth in the slalom, 11th in the giant slalom.
