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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.

Here’s the schedule for the Class C Boys Basketball District at Suttons Bay.

Monday, March 6
Glen Lake vs. Suttons Bay, 7 PM

Wednesday, March 8
Game 1: Kingsley vs. Forest Area, 6 PM
Game 2: T.C. St. Francis vs. GL/SB winner, immediately following Game 1

Friday, March 10
District Final, 7 PM

My Pick: It should come down to a Kingsley vs. St. Francis matchup for the district final, but crazier things have happened. Suttons Bay will be on their home floor and are a dangerous team. I just think that the Glads have too much firepower and will top Kingsley in a close game. Official prediction: St. Francis 64, Kingsley 59.

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

Leland led the entire game, but in the final second Buckley sank two free throws to defeat the Comets 57-55 and stay undefeated in Cherryland play. Leland falls to 2-2 in the conference, 4-10 overall.

Read Buckley topples Leland at Cadillac News

Bellaire brought the defense and Leland couldn’t protect the ball as the Eagles cruised to a 81-37 win. Adam Houdek’s 11 points led the Comets. Leland returns to action on January 6th at T.C. Christian.

Read Bellaire shoots by Comets in the Record Eagle

The Record Eagle has posted their preview of the Northwest Conference. Suttons Bay and Glen Lake will both have their hands full trying to compete in the tough Northwest Conference. Suttons Bay is led by junior center Ray Freund, who is averaging just under 15 points a game. Glen Lake senior Dennis Smith leads the 1-3 Lakers. Kingsley is the favorite, but Frankfort and Manton also field tough squads.

Read Stags favored in Northwest in the Record Eagle.

Today is the Record Eagle’s preview of the Cherryland Conference. My pick is Northport, but Leland, St. Mary and Buckley are all capable. It should be interesting. Watch out for Leelanau Schools George Wilkinson. The sophomore has already scored 64 points in two games and has helped the Thunderbirds off to a 1-1 start.

Read Cherryland Conference race should be wide open in the Record Eagle

Suttons Bay ran into a hot shooting T.C. St. Francis Gladiators team and lost 70-33 in a non-conference game. The Glads finished shooting 50% on the night and limited Suttons Bay to 28 percent. Ray Freund’s 13 points led the Norsemen.

Read Glads roll by Norse in the Record Eagle

Leland used balanced scoring to defeat Glen Lake 59-41, as four players scored in double figures . Matt Lichty led the way with 14 points. In the Eagles opener, Lake Leelanau St. Mary ran into a buzzsaw as they fell to the Gladiators 65-19.

Read Comets prevail in the Record Eagle
Read Gladiators roll in opener in the Record Eagle

Boys Basketball season starts tonight and 4 county teams are in action. Glen Lake travels to Leland, Northport hosts the T.C. Bulldogs and Lake Leelanau St. Mary visits T.C. St. Francis.

Suttons Bay and Leelanau School open their seasons tomorrow. The Norsemen host Lake Leelanau St. Mary and the Thunderbirds travel to Frankfort.

Follow Leelanau Sports all season long for scores, game reports and hopefully some photos!

In Girls Volleyball Quarterfinals last night, Suttons Bay managed to put away a tough Iron Mountain squad 25-15, 25-23, 25-23. The Lady Norsemen (now 42-9-6) will face Blissfield (45-6-4) at 3:45 pm in the Class C Semifinals on Thursday (Mar 10) at University Arena, Kalamazoo. In Class D, Leland (65-7) defeated Auburn Hills Oakland Christian, 25-22, 25-14, 25-17 and will meet Adrian Lenawee Christian (34-16-1) at 2 pm in Kalamazoo. Finals are on Saturday — here’s hoping both are still in the hunt! In the Class D Boys Basketball Regionals last night, Northport played tough but ultimately fell to Bellaire 72-56. Congratulations Wildcats!