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.

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Northport has announced that it will not field a baseball or softball team this spring, but will offer a co-ed tennis team. The Cherryland Conference is now left with just three teams - Leland, Lake Leelanau St. Mary, and Traverse City Christian.

Read Ball teams are shut out in the Enterprise

Here’s a list of all of the Leelanau County state championships won by our county schools. The head coach is listed after the sport.

Originally printed in the Leelanau Enterprise.

1942 - Leland boys’ basketball - Carl Furney

1944 - Leelanau School boys’ track - John Evans

1959 - Glen Lake boys’ basketball - Harold O’Brien

1977 - Glen Lake boys’ basketball - Don Miller

1978 - Glen Lake girls’ basketball - Ted Swierad
- Leland volleyball - Mike Kenney

1980 - Leland girls’ basketball - Larry Glass
- Leland volleyball - Mike Kenney

1981 - Leland girls’ basketball - Larry Glass

1982 - Leland girls’ basketball - Larry Glass

1985 - Suttons Bay girls’ X-country - Terry Ebright

1986 - Northport soccer - Don Hungerford

1987 - Suttons Bay girls’ X-country - Tim Bedford

1988 - Northport boys’ basketball - Gordie Wick

1991 - Glen Lake girls’ track - Bill Brendel

1992 - Glen Lake girls’ track - Bill Brendel

1994 - Glen Lake girls’ track - Doug Greer

1994 - Glen Lake football - Bill Hollenbeck

1995 - Glen Lake girls’ track - Doug Greer

1998 - Glen Lake/Leland girls’ skiing - Mark Fisher

1999 - Glen Lake/Leland girls’ skiing - Mark Fisher

2000 - Glen Lake boys’ track - Pete Edwards
- Suttons Bay boys’ golf - Todd Hursey
- Glen Lake girls’ cross country - Bryan Burns

2001 - Suttons Bay boys’ golf - Todd Hursey

2002 - Leland girls’ volleyball - Laurie Glass

2004 - Glen Lake/Suttons Bay boys’ skiing - Mark Fisher

2006 - Leland girls’ volleyball - Laurie Glass

Totals by School
Glen Lake - 13
Leland - 10
Suttons Bay - 5
Northport - 2
Leelanau School - 1

Northport fell to Bay City All Saints 85-55 in a Class D Regional Semifinal at Traverse City West. Northport kept it close for a half, but it was All Saints 55-point second half that was the difference. Drew Mitchell led the Wildcats, who finished 14-9, scoring 28 points, grabbing 12 boards and blocking 7 shots. Cody Brown added 13.

Read Wildcats knocked off by All Saints in the Record Eagle

A cool new feature of 9&10 Sports is their Sports Video Uncut section (if you can get it to work, stupid Windows Media). So far only one Leelanau school, Northport, has been featured. You can see video from Northport’s Class D District Final win over T.C. Christian from Friday, March 10th.

I hope they get some volleyball coverage as our two county team’s Suttons Bay and Leland advance down state!

9&10 Sports Video Uncut

Northport survived a furious St. Mary rally and held on for an exciting 53-47 win over the Eagles. Northport led by 14 at the half, but St. Mary used a 15-5 run in the third quarter to close within 1, but couldn’t get over the hump. This was a great basketball game to watch, with both teams playing hard. Cody Brown scored 19 for the Wildcats, Drew Mitchell added 15. St. Mary was led by Adam Koniezka’s 20.

T.C. Christian used a team effort to defeat Leelanau School 63-51 in a score that didn’t reflect how the Sabres controlled the game. They held a 25 point lead going into the 4th before the Thunderbirds mounted a late rally. George Wilkinson scored 39 points to lead Leelanau.

Read Rayders win 3 OT thriller in the Record Eagle

My View: Lots of teams could learn a lesson by watching how hard St. Mary’s played, especially in the second half. They never quit and left it all on the floor. A credit to their coaches and players.

Suttons Bay had the toughest path to a Class C District crown on Saturday, but the Lady Norsemen cruised to a title with wins over Mancelona, Charlevoix and T.C. St. Francis. Suttons Bay advances to the regional at Charlevoix on Saturday against Inland Lakes. The regional also features Kingsley and Lake City.

Leland cruised to another Class D District title with wins over Northport and Central Lake. Leland is now 62-4 on the season and advances to the regional at Twining Arenac Eastern on Saturday.

Read Suttons Bay claims title in the Record Eagle

Here’s the schedule for the Class D Boys Basketball District at Traverse City Christian. All the Cherryland Conference team, except Buckley, will be going head to head for the district crown.

Monday, March 6
T.C. Christian vs. Leland, 7 PM

Wednesday, March 8
Game 1: Northport vs. Lake Leelanau St. Mary, 6 PM
Game 2: Leelanau School vs. T.C. Christian/Leland winner, 8 PM

Friday, March 10
District Final, 7 PM

My Pick: A district final of Northport vs. Leland looks like a distinct possibility. T.C. Christian is tough and will have home court advantage so they could actually be the favorite. St. Mary is a darkhorse having played better as of late. Official Prediction: Northport 71, T.C. Christian 64.

Class C at Kingsley on March 4
A - Mesick vs. Forest Area at 10 AM
B - Brethren vs. Kingsley at 11:30 AM
Glen Lake vs A Winner at 1 PM
Manton vs B Winner at 2:30 PM
District Final at 4 PM
My Pick: Kingsley

Class C at T.C. St. Francis on March 4
A - Suttons Bay vs. Mancelona at 10 AM
B - East Jordan vs. T.C. St. Francis at 11:30 AM
Charlevoix vs. A Winner at 1 PM
District Final at 2:30 PM
My Pick: Suttons Bay

Class D at Bellaire on March 4
A - Bellaire vs. Central Lake at 10 AM
B - Northport vs. Leland at 11:30 AM
Leelanau School vs. A Winner at 1 PM
District Final at 2:30 PM
My Pick: Leland

Here’s a couple of volleyball articles from the Record Eagle as we approach districts on Saturday, including one about Alisha Glass and her powerful serving and a preview of the area volleyball districts.

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Leland used a balanced scoring attack to move to .500 in the Cherryland Conference with a 79-51 win over Lake Leelanau St. Mary. Five players scored in double figures for the Comets led by Marcus Whittaker’s 16 points as the Comets improved to 3-3 in the conference and 5-9 overall. St. Mary was led by Adam Konieczka’s 16 points.

Northport battled tough with Buckley, but the Bears scored the final 9 points in a 70-61 win. Drew Mitchell scored 28 points for the Wildcats as they fall to 9-7 overall and 4-3 in the Cherryland.

Ray Freund’s double-double wasn’t enough as Suttons Bay fell to Lake City 59-45 in a non-conference game. Freund scored 16 points and grabbed 11 boards. Suttons Bay is now 8-7.

Read Buckley edges Northport in the Record Eagle

The Leland Lady Comets continued their dominance of the Suttons Bay Invitational by defeating Suttons Bay 21-7, 21-12 in the tourney final. It is the fourth straight year the Comets have won. Leland’s Alisha Glass was tournament MVP with teammate Whitney Grant being named MVP of the morning session. Suttons Bay was led by Holly Orban’s 47 of 49 serving and 52 kills. Glen Lake split all of it’s matches in the 2nd place pool and Northport captured the 4th place pool.

Read Leland wins tourney for fourth straight time in the Record Eagle

Northport played tough all day, but finished 1-3 in the Ellsworth Tourney. The defeated Alanson and lost to Ellsworth, Bear Lake and Pickford. Leading the Wildcats was Cecilia Kohler.

Read Northport finishes 1-3 at Ellsworth in the Record Eagle [after clicking scroll down]

Northport’s 2004 District Soccer title may be in jeopardy after it was found that an academically ineligible player may have participated. It was Northport’s first soccer district title since 1987.

Read District crown may be forfeited in the Enterprise