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Dennis Chase of the Record Eagle breaks down the incredible fall for the school’s in the Northwest Conference. State titles and strong teams made it one to remember! Plus he takes a look at the future of the conference…

Read Northwest shows it is the best this fall in the Record Eagle

Leland tops Northport, Eagles fall to Sabres
Erica Breen scored 21 points to lead Leland to a 55-30 win over Northport in the Class D District Semifinals at T.C. Christian. Christian eliminated Lake Leelanau St. Mary 68-33 to advance to the District Final. Sarah Schaub led the Eagles with 15 points.

The District Final is set for Thursday (11/16) at T.C. Christian. Tipoff is set for 7:00 PM.

Read Sabres, Comets advance to district final in the Record Eagle

Norsemen top Lakers to advance

From the Leelanau News Blog…

Glen Lake & Suttons Bay squared off in Class C action at Kalkaska Monday night, and the Lady Norseman emerged with a 46-32 victory. They will face Fife Lake-Forest Area tonight (Wednesday, Nov 15) at 8 PM in Kalkaska with the final Friday night at 7.

Read Kingsley topples Blazers in the Record Eagle
Read Girls Basketball District Tournaments in the Leelanau News Blog

Sorry for the lack of prep updates lately, I haven’t been able to focus during the Tigers late season collapse. I am planning on adding links and scores to the articles I have missed as soon as possible. If anyone would like to help out and post articles, etc., please send me an email.

Boys Football: Suttons Bay on the verge of 6th straight shutout
Suttons Bay is 6-0 and looking to finish unbeaten in the Northwest Conference when Frankfort visits on Friday. They are also in the midst of a record shutout streak after blanking opponents in the last five games. The Record Eagle’s Mark Urban takes a look at the streak and what the Norsemen think about it.

Read Norse a big red wall on D in the Record Eagle

Boys Golf: Norse, Glads ready to battle for District Crown
A preview of today’s Division IV Golf District at the Leelanau Club. Traverse City St. Francis is currently ranked No. 1 in the state, while Suttons Bay is at No. 5.

Read District duel at The Leelanau Club in the Record Eagle

Girls Basketball: Frankfort tops Leland, Suttons Bay slips by St. Mary
Erin Sneed scored 26 but it wasn’t enough as Leland lost to Frankfort 66-39.

Crystal Dittrich scored 16 points to lead Suttons Bay to a 38-32 win over Lake Leelanau St. Mary. Suttons Bay improves to 3-2. The Eagles were led by Alyssa Korson’s 14 as they fall to 2-4.

Boys Soccer: Northport, Leland get high-scoring wins
Northport found the back of the net eight times to defeat Cadillac Heritage 8-1. Cody Brown and Drew Mitchell each scored 2 as Northport improved to 7-2.

Brad Dunklow’s hat trick helped Leland to a 7-2 Cherryland Conference win over Buckley. Leland is now 8-3, and 2-3 in the conference.

Read Manistee CC tops TC Christian in the Record Eagle

Boys Golf: St. Mary’s wins, Glen Lake falls
Freshman Tyler Shaffran shot a 42 to lead Lake Leelanau St. Mary (180) to victory over Kingsley (195) and Frankfort (230).

Glen Lake got a 50 from Austin Novak but it wasn’t enough as they fell to Traverse City Christian 205-244.

Read St. Mary’s takes golf match in the Record Eagle

Boys Soccer: Season Overview
Check out the article below from the Record Eagle with a complete look at the area soccer season.

Read Elk Rapids, West aiming for titles in the Record Eagle.

Girls Basketball: Rough night for Leelanau County teams
Suttons Bay and Glen Lake both had rough games against the top two teams in the Northwest Conference. Undefeated Frankfort topped the Norsemen 54-12 and 5-1 Kingsley stopped the Lakers 63-18.

In non-conference action, Lake Leelanau St. Mary got 18 points from Alyssa Korson, but it wasn’t enough as Elk Rapids earned a 66-60 win. Leland lost by 10 to Manistee Catholic 38-28 as they fell to 1-2.

Boys Soccer: T.C. Christian earns shutout of Northport, SB tops Leland
Traverse City Christian defeated Northport 2-0 to improve to 6-0 in the Cherryland Conference.

Suttons Bay used a goal by Ben Darling late in the first half to earn a 1-0 Cherryland Conference win over Leland to improve to 2-1 in the conference and 6-2 overall.

Boys Golf: Norsemen once again dominate Northwest Jamboree
Nate Kelly shot a 37, and Josh Schaub and Chris Wanroy each a 40 to lead Suttons Bay over Kingsley, Mesick, Manton, Glen Lake and Frankfort. Dusty Popa led the Lakers with a 46.

Cross-Country: Glen Lake, Suttons Bay have strong showings at McBain
Glen Lake’s Marissa Treece was the overall girls winner in 18:41, and Suttons Bay came in 5th as a team behind Elizabeth Adams 10th place finish in 23:22. Glen Lake’s John Lee captured the boys race.

Read Blazers top St. Francis in the Record Eagle

Boys Soccer: Sabres shutout Lakers
Glen Lake fell to Traverse City Christian 5-0 as the Sabres remain undefeated in Cherryland Conference play.

Boys Soccer: Leland tops Benzie
Jordan Gibson, Brian Zaryczny and Adam Osiecki each scored a goal to lead Leland to a 3-1 non-conference win over Benzie Central. The Comets are 7-2 overall and 1-2 in the Cherryland.

Read West rips Rochester in the Record Eagle

Boys Soccer: Norse get two wins at Chippewa Invitational
Suttons Bay defeated Hart, 5-0 and Manistee, 2-1 to win their division at the Chippewa Invitational on Saturday.

Read Blues break scoring record in the Record Eagle

Cross-Country: Treece sets course record
Glen Lake’s Marissa Treece set a course record of 18:06 to capture the overall title at the Buckley Invitational. Her time helped the Lakers to a 5th place girls finish.

The Suttons Bay boys were led by a 10th place finish by Drew Palmer.

Read Fun in mud for Grieve, Petoskey in the Record Eagle

Boys Football: Suttons Bay improves to 3-0
Suttons Bay used a powerful running game to win their Northwest Conference opener 32-0 over previously undefeated Manton. Anthony Stewart led the Norsemen with 150 yards on the ground and two touchdowns.

Boys Football: Glen Lake holds off Mesick
Glen Lake’s Weston Buchan scored on a 1-yard run in the fourth quarter to help the Lakers top Mesick 15-12 in the Northwest opener for both teams. Jason Kemp passed for 132 yards for the Lakers.

Read Gaylord stops Petoskey in Big North opener in the Record Eagle

Boys Golf: Norsemen capture Conference Jamboree
Suttons Bay captured the title, but all everyone was talking about was Glen Lake’s Austin Novak and Kingsley’s John Bodjack who both knocked in hole-in-one’s on the 139-yard 15th hole at the Leelanau Club.

“I’ve been coaching 10 years and I don’t even remember one hole-in-one in a Northwest match, let alone two,” said Suttons Bay coach Todd Hursey. “That’s pretty amazing.”

Suttons Bay carded a 159 easily ahead of second place Kingsley’s 193. Nate Kelly led the way with a 38, Charlie Olson & Drew Palmer scored 40′s, and Josh Schaub & David Tropf 41′s.

Novak finished with a 47. Glen Lake didn’t have enough golfers to qualify in the team competition.

Boys Soccer: Northport gets comeback win over Benzie Central
Northport scored three second-half goals to overcome a 1-0 halftime deficit and earn a 3-2 win over Benzie Central. Basil Stowe scored all three goals to earn the hat trick. Northport is now 6-1 overall, 3-0 in the Cherryland.

Boys Soccer: Comets fall to Sabres
Mike Rudolph scored with 2.6 seconds left to give Traverse City Christian a 2-1 Cherryland Conference win over Leland. Eric Jarsen scored for Leland.

Read Golfers card pair of aces in the Record Eagle

Boys Soccer: Northport scores late goal in comeback win
Glen Lake scored first, but Northport scored late to capture a 2-1 win as Ryan Blessing scored with 2:13 left. Northport is now 5-1 on the season.

Girls Basketball: Glen Lakes falls to Frankfort
Frankfort stayed undefeated with a 62-25 win over Glen Lake. The Lady Lakers were led by Amanda Lautner’s 6 points.

Girls Basketball: Lady Norsemen win
Suttons Bay defeated Mesick 37-33 behind Maggie Walters 12 points in the Northwest Conference opener for both teams.

Read Townsend sparks Titans in the Record Eagle

The Record Eagle has their annual preview out for the girls basketball season including the Northwest and Cherryland Conferences.

Read Prep Basketball Preview in the Record Eagle

Boys Football: Lakers comeback short in loss to Class B Coloma
Jason Kemp threw for 174 yards and 2 touchdowns but it wasn’t enough as Coloma quarterback Alex Garrod accounted for 4 touchdowns in a 28-21 win over the Lakers.

“I’m disappointed in the score, but I’m not disappointed in our effort,” Lakers coach Bill Hollenbeck said. “They’re a real good football team, a very good football team. Last week they beat (Watervliet) 52-14. It was 44-0 at half. I didn’t sleep all week.

Glen Lake is 1-1 on the season.

Read Coloma holds off Glen Lake, 28-21 in the Record Eagle

Boys Football: Suttons Bay rolls over Harbor Springs 49-0
Suttons Bay improved to 2-0 with a 49-0 shutout of Harbor Springs. The Norsemen rushed for 352 yards with Cal Forton leading the way with 96. Jordan Peplinski scored two touchdowns on the ground and Colin Korson ran back a punt 56 yards for a score.

Read Elk Rapids, Mesick off to 2-0 beginnings in the Record Eagle

Girls Basketball: Eagles top Lakers in consolation game
Alyssa Korson scored 25 points and Susan Herman added 17 as Lake Leelanau St. Mary defeated Glen Lake 59-53 to capture 3rd place in the Katie Heinz “We Believe” Tip-Off Clasic. T.C. Christian topped St. Francis 42-30 to win the title.

Girls Basketball: Leland falls to Bellaire
Erin Sneed, Erika Green and Whitney Grant scored 10 points each, but it wasn’t enough as the Comets lost their opener to Bellaire 41-34.

Boys Soccer: Northport gives Leland first loss of season
Ryan Blessing scored the go-ahead goal with 1:52 left as Northport topped Leland 2-1 in a Cherryland Conference matchup.

Read Marquette adds another road victory in the Record Eagle

Boys Soccer: Benzie slips by Glen Lake
Benzie grabbed their first soccer win of the season with a 2-1 win over Glen Lake.

Boys Soccer: Dingrando scores 4 goals in SB win
Alex Dingrando scored four goals to help Suttons Bay in a 9-4 non-conference win over Manistee. The Norsemen improve to 2-2 on the season.

Cross-Country: Suttons Bay runners compete at Manton Invitational
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Read Titans capture Saginaw Heritage Quad in the Record Eagle

Girls Basketball: Eagles, Lakers fall in Tip-Off Classic
A good first half wasn’t enough as Lake Leelanau St. Mary fell to T.C. St. Francis 54-39 in the Katie Heintz “We Believe” Tip-Off Classic. The Eagles held a 27-23 halftime edge. Alyssa Korson scored 14 points and Susan Herman 11.

Glen Lake fell to T.C. Christian 36-24 and will now face St. Mary in the consolation game today.

Read Glads shake off jitters, St. Mary’s in the Record Eagle

Girls Basketball: Lady Norse fall to Ramblers
Crystal Dittrich scored 9 points and pulled down 7 boards as Suttons Bay fell to Boyne City 61-18.

Girls Basketball: Northport falls in season opener
Lauren Browning scored 12 of the Wildcats 25 points as they fell to Baldwin 32-25.

Boys Golf: Norsemen win conference preseason tourney
Nate Kelly led the way with a 1-under par 70 as Suttons Bay cruised to the Northwest Conference preseason tourney title. Kingsley was second with 383. Drew Palmer shot a 75, David Trophf a 78, and Chris Wanroy 79 to complete the scoring for the Norsemen.

Boys Soccer: Leland tops Glen Lake
Leland improved to 5-0 with a 2-1 win over Glen Lake behind goals from Matt Larsen and Brian Zaryczny.

Read Panthers top Charlevoix, 61-53 in the Record Eagle

Boys Golf: Suttons Bay 9th at Okemos Invitational
Nate Kelly and Josh Schaub each carded a 79 to lead the Norsmemen to a 9th place finish out of 19 teams.

Boys Soccer: Sabres shutout Norsemen
Eric Pardini registered the shutout in the Cherryland Conference win for T.C. Christian.

Boys Soccer: Northport cruises past Buckley
Cody Brown and Ryan Blessing accounted for all the Wildcat goals in a 6-1 Cherryland Conference win over Buckley. Brown and Blessing each scored hat tricks and Drew Mitchell registered 8 saves.

Read Marquette tops Stags, Central up next in the Record Eagle

Cross Country: Glen Lake’s Treece takes 2nd
Marissa Treece ran a 18:54.8, but it wasn’t enough to claim the Benzie Invitational title as she finished second to Rockford’s Katie Haines by 10 seconds. Treece ran in up a class in the White Division against runners from bigger schools.

“She (Haines) was awesome,” Treece said. “It was a good race. This shows me what I have to do to get better. I ran up ( a class) so I could see what I needed to do for states. Now I know what I need to do.”

The Suttons Bay girls and boys both finished 6th in the Red Division.

Read Duo on the way back in the Record Eagle

Boys Soccer: Leland captures 5th straight Boynton Invitational
Leland defeated Manistee in the final 3-2 after defeating Forest Area 4-1 to advance to the final.

Read Comets keep crown in the Record Eagle

Boys Soccer: Big Day for Wildcats
Northport cruised to two 5-0 victories, the first over Harbor Light and the second over Grand Marais.

Read Northport soccer posts a pair of shutout victories in the Record Eagle

Boys Football: Suttons Bay, Glen Lake win openers
Glen Lake quarterback Jason Kemp accounted for three touchdowns and 183 yards of total offense to lead the Lakers to a victory over East Jordan 42-6.

Suttons Bay’s Anthony Stewart scored on 4th-and-goal in overtime and Matt Pasch added the extra point to give the Norsmen an exciting 13-12 OT win over Benzie Central. The game was 6-6 after regulation.

Read Rayders open with win in the Record Eagle

Boys Soccer: Northport falls in opener
Ryan Blessing scored the lone Wildcat goal as Northport lost their boys soccer opener 2-1 to the Traverse City West JV. Drew Mitchell was in goal and made 8 saves.

Boys Golf: Norse capture Mesick Jamboree
Suttons Bay cruised to the Mesick Jamboree title with a 27-stroke win. Nate Kelly (35), Craig Jasinski (36), Josh Schaub (39) and Charlie Olson (39) combined for a team score of 149 easily ahead of second place Kingsley’s 176. Glen Lake also participated but didn’t have enough golfers to qualify for the team title, but Steve King led the Lakers with a 49.

Read TC Central wins Port Huron Invite in the Record Eagle

Sorry, a little late with this…

St. Mary’s senior Krystal Lingaur was named to the first team Division IV All-State girls softball team. Lingaur plays first base. She also was selected to participate in the annual girls high school All-Star softball game July 22 at Michigan State University.

Glen Lake’s Lauryn Pleva was named honorable mention.

View the entire team at MHSSCA.com

In boys baseball, Glen Lake’s Wes Buchan was named to the Division IV All-State second team.

View the entire team at MHSBCA.org

The Record Eagle has the lowdown on the upcoming area softball/baseball regionals, plus an article about Lake Leelanau St. Mary capturing the Cherryland Softball Crown.

Area Softball Regional Preview
Lake Leelanau St. Mary squares off against Frankfort in the opening game of the Division 4 regional at Frankfort…

Area Baseball Regional Preview
Glen Lake goes up against Frankfort in the second game of the Division 4 regional at Frankfort…