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By Mike Dunn

GAYLORD It was a low-

scoring, physically intense

battle between two of the top

Class D teams in the state. In

the end, perennial Class D

state power Mount Pleasant

Sacred Heart pulled away to

post a hard-fought 36-24

decision. The visiting Irish

led just 22-20 after three

quarters.

The St. Mary girls of coach

Dan Smith slipped to 5-1

while the Lady Irish

improved to 5-2. In the

Detroit Free Press first Class

D girls poll of the young sea-

son, Sacred Heart is ranked

fifth and St. Mary is ranked

ninth. Both teams advanced

to the quarterfinals last year

before losing, the Snowbirds

to Climax-Scotts and Sacred

Heart to Waterford Our Lady

of the Lake.

Coach Smith likes to see

his girls facing the stiff chal-

lenge of a team like Sacred

Heart during the regular sea-

son because he knows, win

or lose, its a game that makes

his girls tougher and more

playoff-ready down the

stretch.

The game also featured

two of the top Class D guards

in the state this year: Sarah

Hansen of Sacred Heart and

sweet-shooting senior Kari

Borowiak for the Snowbirds.

Sacred Heart did a better

job of imposing its style of

play on St. Mary than the

other way around and that

was a factor in the outcome.

The Snowbirds usually fly up

and down the court and put a

lot of pressure on the oppos-

ing teams defense. Sacred

Heart was speedy enough to

get back, however, and force

St. Mary into a half-court

game.

The Irish like to slow the

game tempo down when

they have the ball and that

also kept the Snowbirds from

getting into any kind of com-

fortable offensive rhythm.

The game was close until

the final minutes of the

fourth quarter when Hansen,

who lived up to her billing as

a premier guard, began find-

ing the net at critical junc-

tures. She scored 10 of her

game-high 20 points in the

final period.

At the other end of the

floor, the Irish did an out-

standing job of keeping the

ever-dangerous Borowiak

from taking charge. Much

like the quarterfinal game

against Climax-Scotts last

March, Borowiak drew

enemy jerseys like magnets

every time she got within a

stones throw of the paint.

St. Mary battled back from

a 19-13 halftime deficit to

trim the lead to just two

points, 22-20, heading into

the fourth quarter but the

Irish limited the home team

to just two points over the

last eight minutes of the con-

test.

Borowiak, a scrappy battler

under any circumstance, still

finished as St. Marys leading

scorer with seven points and

she gathered in a team-high

eight boards. Long-armed

sophomore forward Bekah

Myler, who had her own hel-

lacious battles going on

down low against Sacred

Hearts bruising center Averi

Gamble, finished with six

points.

It is the second year in a

row that Sacred Heart has

been able to pull away in the

fourth quarter to secure a

victory over the Snowbirds.

Last year in Mount Pleasant,

the host Irish had a big

advantage in scoring in the

final stanza en route to a 40-

34 victory.

In the last two games the

teams have played, Sacred

Heart has outscored St. Mary

31-2 in the fourth quarter.

St. Marys game with Ski

Valley foe Central Lake

scheduled for Monday was

postponed by the severe

cold. The Snowbirds face

another big league clash this

Friday, Jan. 10, at home

against Bellaire. Bellaire is

ranked seventh in the state in

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By Mike Dunn

INDIAN RIVER The

Inland Lakes boys of coach

Joe Mahoney staged a furi-ous fourth-quarter rally to

make things close but in the

end it was the visitors fromRogers City holding on to

take a tense 53-50 decision

in a non-league clash played

on Friday, Jan. 3. The battling

Bulldogs (0-4) were seekingtheir first win of the young

season.

Rogers City led 12-9 afterthe first quarter and 24-22 at

halftime but built a nine-

point lead in the third quar-ter, 41-32.

Todd Athey and Mike

OConnor each turned the

twine for 14 points to pace I-

Lakes.Coach Mahoney liked the

effort and energy he got out

of the younger players onthe squad but wants to see

his team commit fewer

turnovers and do a better jobon the free-throw line in

future games. The Bulldogs

hit on just 6-of-15 from the

charity stripe in the contest.

Alex Hincka and ChrisLopez both scored 19 points

to pace the Hurons, who

improved to 1-3.Inland Lakes was slated to

play host to Ski Valley rival

Bellaire on Tuesday, Jan. 3.

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PETOSKEY Young team

still on the learning curve.But the bumps in the road

are made an awful lot

smoother with wins acting as

shock absorbers.

The Petoskey High School

boys basketball team

returned from the Christmas

break by overcoming a slow

start then holding off Sault

Ste. Marie, 61-57, last week in

a non-conference game.

The win, Petoskeys fourth

consecutive, upped the

Northmen to 4-1.They were scheduled to

play host to Traverse City

West in a Big North

Conference game on

Tuesday, Jan. 7, then enter-

tain West Branch Ogemaw

Heights in another league

contest on Friday, Jan. 10.

The West game kicked off a

string of six consecutive Big

North games for the

Northmen, who entered the

week 1-0 in conference play.

They are scheduled to faceCadillac the only other

remaining unbeaten league

team twice during that

stretch.

Fridays battle with

Ogemaw Heights is a girls-

boys varsity doubleheader.

The girls game tips off at 6

p.m., followed by the boys.

Senior Joe LeBlanc scored

12 of his 19 points in the sec-

ond half to lead the

Northmen past Sault Ste.

Marie, 1-3.LeBlanc also had 10

rebounds, while junior

Parker Monley came off the

bench to hit three 3-pointers

en route to 11 points.

Also for the Northmen,

Jason Bur added nine points

and Evan Whitmore finished

with eight points and seven

boards. Both are sopho-

mores.

Sophomore guard Jordan

Houghton scored 18 points

and made six steals to leadthe Blue Devils, while

Raynell Anderson added 10

points and six rebounds.

The Northmen trailed, 17-

5, in the first quarter, but by

halftime, they had seized a

27-25 advantage thanks to an

11-3 half-closing run.

Petoskeys lead grew to 10,

54-44, midway through the

fourth quarter, but the

Northmen could never put

away the Blue Devils until the

waning moments.Anderson scored all 10 of

his points in the final four

minutes, and Sault Ste. Marie

clawed back to within five,

57-52, with just under a

minute to play.

Whitmore scored on a

drive and LeBlanc hit two

free throws down the stretch

to ice it.

Petoskey begins six-game Big North Conference stretch

Northmen hold off Sault in return from break


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By Andy Sneddon

LEWISBURG, Pa. Christopher Hass was well-

known as a scoring threat

during his high school days

at Pellston.

Now, he is establishing

himself in the same fashion

on the college level. And in a

most-impressive fashion.

Hass, a 6-foot-5 sopho-

more guard at Bucknell,

scored a career-high 26

points Sunday in leading the

Bison to a 68-57 Patriot

League win over Colgate.

That performance came

two nights after Hass scored

18 points in a 67-57 loss to

American. The Colgate game

marked Hass ninth consecu-

tive start, and he is averaging

12.6 points per game during

the stretch, a spurt that has

lifted his season average to

9.8 per game, second-best on

the team.

Fellow guard Cameron

Ayers, the son of former Ohio

State coach and current New

Orleans Pelicans assistant

Randy Ayers, is Bucknells top

scorer at 14.2 per game.

Hass played sparingly a

year ago as a freshman on a

Bison team that won the

Patriot League, went to theNCAA Tournament, and fin-

ished 28-6.

As one might expect, there

was a relatively steep learn-

ing curve in going from

Pellston, where he was a

scoring machine and is third

on the states all-time high

school scoring list with 2,522

points, to NCAA Division I

basketball.

It has been a combination

of factors that has opened

the door for Hass, assertive-

ness and confidence topping

that list.

Coach (Dave Paulsen) is

always telling me to stay

aggressive, Hass said. Me

and Cameron Ayers, we both

need to stay aggressive. The

way we play, we need to put

points on the board. Just

really attacking it and getting

to the basket more than Ihave in the past.

Before I wasnt really sure

I could get to the basket, I

guess. I really didnt do it

enough, but now Im feeling

more confident.

With those ingredie nts,

Hass has put his instincts as a

natural scorer on full display.

He has made 46 of his 99 field

goal attempts (46.5 percent),

including a 19-for-47 (40.4

percent) performance from

3-point land. He has also hit

16 of his 19 free throw

attempts for 84.2 percent,

second-best on the team

behind Ayers 85.4.

Against Colgate, Hass

made 10 of his 15 field goal

attempts overall, and was 4-

of-8 from 3-point range.

Hass got his first start just

before Thanksgiving in a 77-

64 win at Albany, a game in

which he scored six points in

16 minutes.

He followed that with a 10-

point effort against Mount St.

Marys, and has not scored

fewer than eight points in

any of his nine starts.

He scored a team-high 15

points on Nov. 30 in a 66-53

loss to Princeton. Four nightslater, he led the Bison with

nine rebounds in a 66-59 win

at Kent State.

There was never any ques-

tion that Hass could score,

but its a big step from high

school ball to college. It was

perhaps an even bigger leap

for Hass who, while continu-

ally honing his game against

the states best on the AAU

circuit, was going from

Northern Michigan where

he was a huge fish in a rela-

tively small pond to the

ocean that is Division I col-

lege ball.

(It has) a lot to do with the

strength and the physicality,

but (also) the speed, he said.

You really need to learn how

to create or shot, or how to

get it off quick.

The trick, Hass said, is

being able to slow my minddown, but still playing fast

physically.

Hass recent success has

also raised his profile in and

around the Bucknell campus.

Hes receiving a lot more text

messages after games these

days, and post-game inter-

view requests are on the rise.

If I go somewhere, people

are like Hey Chris, good

game, said Hass, who

retains the innate humility

he continually displayed

even as he emerged as one of

the states top high school

players at Pellston. People I

havent met before. Which I

think is really great.

And while taking it up a

notch confidence-wise with

the basketball has been criti-

cal to Hass ascension at

Bucknell, his improved

defense is a major factor in

increased playing time.

Chris is a really talented

offensive player, Paulsen

told Bucknellbison.com after

the win over Colgate. But

what I will remember is that

this is the best he had played

defensively this season.

The Bison, who were

scheduled to play atLafayette on Wednesday and

are home with Holy Cross on

Saturday, are 6-7 overall, 1-1

in the Patriot League.

Among the teams that

have beaten Bucknell this

year are Stanford, St. Johns

and Princeton. The losses to

Stanford and St. Johns were

both by four points.

Weve had some brutal

losses -- games that we

shouldnt have lost, Hass

said. I feel like they arent

good for our record, but at

the same, they were good for

us. We look back and go,

Wow, we cant play like this

anymore.

Its definitely coming

together now. Our coach is a

great coach and hes going to

definitely get us back on

track no matter how were

playing. Against Colgate, we

played really well, and the

more we do that, its going tobecome a habit.

-- Petoskey graduate Kerby

Tamm had 16 points and six

rebounds in helping the

Central Michigan womens

basketball team to an 84-71

Mid-American Conference

victory over Toledo.

Tamm, a junior guard,

made all four of her 3-point

attempts in the game and has

made 24 of her 54 triple tries

(44.4 percent) this season.

Tamm became just the

second player in CMU

womens basketball history

to notch a perfect night from

behind the 3-point arc (mini-

mum four attempts), and her

16 points marked the fifth

time this season and the 10th

time in her career that she

has scored in double figures.

She also had three assists and

three steals.

Tamm scored eight points

and dished out four assists ina 102-89 loss to Dayton last

week. CMU is 5-8 overall, 1-0

in the MAC.

The Chippewas are sched-

uled to play at Akron on

Thursday, Jan. 9, and at

Buffalo on Sunday, Jan. 12.

Both are MAC games.

-- Petoskey graduate Zak

Lewis scored a career-best 11

points and grabbed a team-

high seven rebounds in help-

ing Madonna University to a

93-83 Wolverine-Hoosier

Athletic Conferenc e mens

basketball victory over Siena

Heights.

Lewis, a sophomore guard,

made three of his five 3-point

attempts.

Madonna is 10-6 overall, 6-

2 league. The Crusaders were

scheduled to play Michigan-

Dearborn on Wednesday and

at Aquinas on Saturday.

Petoskey grad Joe Keedy

had five points and ninerebounds in helping

Swarthmore (Pa) to a 76-50

non-league mens basketball

victory over Galludet

(Wash.).

Swarthmore is 5-6.

-- Petoskey grad Grant

Tracy had three points and

two rebounds for St.

Lawrence (N.Y.) in an 81-70

victory over State University

of New York-Canton. St.

Lawrence is 3-5.

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TRAVERSE CITY In their

return to the ice for the New

Year, the Bay Reps hockey

team hosted Cadillac on

Friday, Jan. 3, and once

again the Reps lack of

offense contributed to their

3-0 loss.

Both teams were scoreless

until the Vikings scored with

4:42 and again with 2:52 left

in the opening period. Aftera scoreless second period

Cadillac scored again with

2:50 left in the game to give

the Vikings the 3-0 victory.

Bay Area hosted

Grandville on Senior Day

and the Bulldogs jumped

out to a 2-0 lead after one

period. R.J. Deneweth

drilled one past the Bulldog

goalie on a power play goal

54 seconds into the second

period to make it a 2-1 game

but Grandville scored four

more goals before the periodended to give Bulldogs a 6-1

lead.

Goals by Trevor Apsey and

Chase Joppich in the third

period sparked the Reps

offense but Grandvillle

scored two goals also to give

the Bulldogs an 8-3 win.

The Reps have a busy

week ahead. The Reps

played at Alpena on

Wednesday, Jan. 8, and play

at Petoskey on Friday and at

Tri Valley on Saturday.

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back-to-back losses to quality opponents

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By Mike Dunn

MACKINAW CITY

Chelsey Closs, the multi-tal-

ented sophomore star player

for the Mackinaw City girls

basketball team, is out for

the rest of the season.

Closs, who was averaging

more than 21 points and 11

rebounds per game and was

a key element in the Comets

rocket-like 6-0 start this sea-

son under the guidance ofcoach Adam Stefanski,

injured her knee while grab-

bing a rebound late in the

Comets hard-fought victory

over U.P. foe DeTour on Dec.

20. She suffered an anterior

cruciate ligament (ACL)

injury that requires surgery.

Its a major shame and

really sad for Chelsey

because shes so dedicated

and such a team leader,

Stefanski said. Fortunately

shes only a sophomore and I

know shell come back that

much stronger next year.

She has a great support sys-

tem with her family and

friends and shes a tough-

minded kid. If theres some-

one wholl be able to come

back from this, its Chelsey.

The task at hand now isfor Stefanskis troops to

rebound from the devastat-

ing loss and look to capture

the Northern Lakes

Conference title for the third

year in a row.

Its a great challenge for

the girls and its something

that can help them all devel-

op as players in the long

run, Stefanski said. Were

not lowering our expecta-

tions; were looking to maxi-

mize our teams potential.

Everybody has to step up

now and the girls know that.

Before Chelsey got hurt we

were focusing as a team on

accountability and team-

work and staying positiv e

and being enthusiastic and

now those things take on

even greater importance.

The Comets game with

Pickford that was scheduled

for Monday of this week was

postponed. The Comets

were slated to play at the

court of league foe Boyne

Falls on Wednesday, Jan. 8.

Sophomore star player injured knee latein Dec. 20 victory over DeTour

Basketball

Mack Citys Clossout for season!

GAYLORD The Otsego

County Sportsplex is hosting

an open house on Thursday,

Jan. 16. There will be free

swimming in the pool from 5

to 7 p.m. and opportunities

to learn what the Sportsplex

has to offer, such as water

fitness classes, lifeguard

training, scuba training,

kayak club and the

American Red Cross learn-

to-swim program in addi-

tion to the Gaylord Gators

swim team and the Gaylord

High School swim team.

The event is open to the

public. Call Tim ODonnell

at 731-3546 for more infor-

mation.

Open house at Sportsplex pool

January 16


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Petoskey struggles to find scoring touchin loss to non-league rival

By Andy Sneddon

SAULT STE. MARIE A

slow start, a poor shooting

night, and a good opponent.

Add it all up, and it was a

tough night for the Petoskey

High School girls basketball

team.

Hayley Morley scored 13

points, Brenna James added

11 and Bree Swan had nine

as Sault Ste. Marie handed

the Northmen a 55-29 non-

conference loss last week.

Kati Lewis scored 12

points and Amanda Stinger

added six for the Northmen,

1-4, who made just nine of

their 43 field goal attempts

(21 percent).

Abby Blanchard had eight

rebounds to lead Petoskey,

and Katrina Daniel added

four.

The Northmen were

scheduled to play at

Traverse City West in a Big

North Conference game on

Monday, but the game was

postponed because of

weather.

They will play host to West

Branch Ogemaw Heights 6

p.m. Friday, Jan. 10, as part

of a girls-boys doublehead-

er. The boys game will follow

the girls game.

Petoskey is 1-0 in the Big

North Conference. Ogemaw

Heights entered the week 1-

4 overall, 1-3 league.

Northmen gals fall toSault

Basketball

MANCELONA Originally,

the Mancelona boys basket-

ball team wasnt to play non-

conference rival Ellsworth till

early February.

But, in order to avoid play-

ing three games in one week,

the game was rescheduled to

Friday, Jan. 3. Mancelona

made sure to take advantage

of the schedule change,

crushing Ellsworth, 59-31.

The host Ironmen were in

complete control, already

leading 16-6 at the end of the

first quarter and still holding

a 28-15 advantage at the half.

We really came out in the

third quarter, said

Mancelona head coach Rick

Duerksen. We didnt have to

press at all. We just played

some really solid defense.

And, we shot the ball really

well.

The Ironmen dominated

after the intermission, out-

gunning Ellsworth by a 22-

to-4 margin in the third quar-

ter. The final stanza was the

only period of play in which

the visiting club outscored

Mancelona, 13-9.

Duerksen wasnt kidding

about his teams shooting

prowess in the win. The

Ironmen hit 26-of-47 (55 per-

cent) from the floor, as well

as going a perfect 4-for-4

from the free-throw line.

Junior Brandon Dingman

led the way for the Ironmen

with 28 points, 4 assists and 2

steals. Senior Logan Borst

also hit for double figures

with 10 points, 5 assists and 4

steals.

Other contributors for

Mancelona included: Justin

Spires with 8 points and 3

rebounds; Derek Conway

with 5 points and a team-

high 6 boards; Jacob Allen

with 4 points; and Jake

Winstead with 2 points, 4

assists, 2 rebounds and 1

steal.

Duerksen said players, like

Conway, are key to the teams

continued success this sea-

son.

He came off the bench to

lead us in rebounding,

Duerksen said. There are a

couple of guys who I have

coming off the bench and

their charged to do just that

rebound.

Mancelona improves to 3-1 overall with Fridays victory

and Duerksen said he

believes are in a good posi-

tion to make a strong run

now that the holidays are

over.

I think so, he said. Im

pleased with where were at.

But, next week, we have

two games on the road at

Onaway (Jan. 14) and Forest

Area ( Jan. 16). That will give

us a real good idea of how

good we really are.

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ANTRIM COUNTY

Michigan Department of

Natural Resources conserva-

tion officers are investigating

a snowmobile-related fatality

that took place sometime in

the evening of Monday, Jan.

6, in Antrim County.

A 50 year-old man from

East Jordan was found dead

from a snowmobile accident

in a parking lot on private

property in Echo Township.

Witnesses found the man

pinned under his snowmo-

bile and covered by snow just

after 12 noon on Tuesday. His

name is being withheld at the

time of this writing until fam-

ily notifications have been

made.

It was unclear if alcohol or

drugs were a factor. An

autopsy has been ordered in

the case, and the DNR con-

tinues to investigate the inci-

dent.

Persons with information

about the incident can con-

tact Conservation Officer

Andrea Albert at the Gaylord

DNR Office at 989-732-3541,

or may call the DNRs Report

All Poaching Line, which is a

24-hour law enforcement

dispatch system, at 800-292-

7800. Information may be left

anonymously.

Officers are seeking information about deathof 50-year-old East Jordan man in apparentsnowmobile accident on Monday evening

DNR investigatessnowmobile-related

death

GRAND LEDGE Four

Gaylord High School

wrestlers turned in perfect

performances Saturday, lead-

ing the Blue Devils to the

championship in the Grand

Ledge Invitational at Grand

Ledge High School.

The Blue Devils finished 5-

0 in the team-format tourna-

ment, beating the host

Vikings, 40-24, in the title

match.

Gaylord, which is ranked

fifth in Division II by

Michigan Grappler, opened

the tournament with a 51-21

win over Flint Kearsley; then

downed Holland West

Ottawa, 54-15; Mason, 41-33;

and Lansing Everett, 69-1.

The Blue Devils improved

to 18-1 in duals this season.

Their lone loss came to

fourth-ranked Bay City

Western.

Gaylords Dominic LaJoie,

103 pounds; Seth Lashuay,

125; Tristan Gregory, 189;

Shane Foster, 215; each fin-

ished 5-0 at Grand Ledge.

LaJoie, a freshman who is

ranked fifth in his weight

class in Division II, improved

to 25-0 on the season. All of

his matches have ended in a

pin or a technical fall.

Gregory is ranked third

and Foster fourth at 189.

Gaylord junior Jeff Heinz,

140-145, picked up the 100th

victory of his career in finish-

ing 4-1 on the day. He hit the

century mark with a third-

period pin against his oppo-

nent from Everett, then won

his match against Grand

Ledge for his 101st career vic-

tory.

Gaylords Trent Lashuay,

112, and Tristan Lanzy, 140-

145, also finished 4-1 in the

tournament. Teammate Jon

Martin, 119, finished 3-2.

Both of Martins losses came

to state-ranked wrestlers.

The Blue Devils were

scheduled to partake in a Big

North Conference quad on

Wednesday, Jan. 8, at West

Branch Ogemaw Heights.

Traverse City Central and T.C.

West were also slated to par-

ticipate.

On Saturday, Jan. 11, the

Blue Devils are scheduled to

wrestle in the 20-team Bay

City Duals at Bay City

Western High School. The

field includes several ranked

teams, including the likes of

Allegan, Bay City Western,

New Lothrop and Richmond.

The five wins at Grand

Ledge gave Gaylord coach

Jerry LaJoie 506 career dual-

meet victories, a total that

ranks 13th all-time in

Michigan High School

Athletic Association history.

He notched his 500th during

a team tournament on Dec.

28 at Rogers City. The Blue

Devils went 5-0 to capture

that event.

Seth Lashuay went 5-0

with three pins at 130 to earn

the most valuable wrestler of

the tournament award.

Dominic LaJoie, Trent

Lashuay, Jacob Panosso, 140;

and Gregory also each fin-

ished 5-0, while Mike

Shyrock, 189, finished 4-1, as

did Matt Kempfer and Heinz.

Northmen second

HASTINGS Nine

Petoskey High School

wrestlers earned medals

Saturday as the Northmen

placed second at the LH

Lamb Invitational at

Hastings High School.

Petoskey finished with 143

points, 20 behind first-

place Rockford. Lake Odessa

Lakewood, 140 , was third,

and Hastings, 122, was fourth

in the 10-team field.

Petoskeys Trevor

Giallombardo went 3-0 on

the day to place first 103

pounds and improve to 19-2

on the season. Giallombardo

is ranked sixth in his weight

class in Division II by

Michigan Grappler.

Giallombardo topped Cam

Malich of Ionia, 8-4, in the

title match.

Giallombardo was one of

five Northmen to reach the

championship match in his

respective weight class, but

the only Petoskey wrestler to

win.

We could have wrestled

better, especially in the

finals, Petoskey coach Nate

Gross said. We went 2-2 in

third-place matches and I

thought we should have been

4-0.

Overtaking Rockford,

which won four weight class-

es and had seven wrestlers

make it to championship

matches, would have been a

tall order, Gross said.

Rockford is traditionally a

really strong program, he

said. Lakewood and

Hastings have strong teams

and we finished ahead of

both of them. We got (the

runner-up) trophy. It was a

good day.

Placing second for the

Northmen were Scott Kibbe,

119, who finished 2-1 on the

day; Austin Linn, 135, 2-1;

Nick Strobel, 140, 2-1; and

Trevor Denoyer, 189, 1-1.

Petoskeys Cam Plath, 152,

went 2-1 and placed third,

while Mike Kibbe, 125, and

Dakota Vieau, 171, both fin-

ished 2-2 and placed fourth.

The Northmen are sched-

uled to go to Alpena on

Wednesday, Jan. 8, for a Big

North Conference dual.

Petoskey will host a junior

varsity tournament on

Saturday, Jan. 11, at Petoskey

High School beginning at

9:30 a.m. The team will hold

a euchre fundraiser on

Saturday at the Petoskey

Snowmobile Club. Cost is

$25, payable at the door.

Food will be served at 6:30

p.m. Euchre will begin at 8

p.m.

Northmen earn nine medals, place second at Hastings

Fifth-ranked Blue Devils capture Grand Ledgetournament



By Mike Dunn

MACKINAW CITY It

was a long, tough battle but

the Mackinaw City boys of

coach Austin Krieg finally

pulled it out.

The Comets played host

to perennial non-league

rival Brimley and finally pre-

vailed 77-75 in triple over-

time. The Comets improved

to 3-1 overall with the tense

victory.Sweet-shooting senior

guard Noah Morse wasnt on

the floor at the end of the

game after finally fouling

out in the second OT period

but he played a key role in

the Comet victory. After a

slow start, Noah had the arc

of his shot flowing like radar.

The 6-foot-1 guard tamed

the twine for a team-high 24

points and was hotter than a

jalapeno in the second half,

scoring 20 of his points.

Morse, who is averaging

nearly 26 points per game

thus far, also covered the

floor like wall-to-wall car-

peting on defense, recording

eight steals to go with seven

boards and six assists. Morse

has been big into piracy this

season, averaging a whop-

ping six steals per game. In

the victory over Pellston,

Morse recorded 12 steals,

the third highest single-game total in state history.

Morse wasnt alone,

though. Teammate Jonah

Robbins also showed up big

along with Matt Rivera and

Carson Hartman, who all

joined Morse in double-digit

scoring.

Jonah had a whale of a

game, stroking the nets for

21 points to help the Comet

cause. Rivera rocked the iron

for 14 points and Hartman

hit for 10.

Our boys played well but

give a lot of credit to

Brimley, Coach Krieg

reported. I thought we had

them out of gas in the fourth

quarter, but they definitely

got their second wind in the

overtimes. Fortunately we

were able to make a few

plays down the stretch to

come out on top.

Weve worked really hard

on our execution late ingames and were starting to

do much better. I was very

happy with how we closed

strong to get this victory.

Shane Beaune scored a

game-high 28 points to lead

Brimley.

Mackinaw City, which is 1-

0 in league play, was slated

to play host to Boyne Falls in

a key Northern Lakes

Conference clash on

Tuesday, Jan. 7.

Mack City boys tameBrimley in OT

Morse and Robbins rock the iron as Cometsof coach Krieg push record to 3-1

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PeninsulaAu Sable River: Has a good

number of steelhead. As of

this report, the ramps at Rea

and Whirlpool were usable

but those launching are

encouraged to have 4-wheeldrive and some rock salt or

gravel just in case. The river

near Oscoda is forming ice,

so floating may be limited to

the upper river below Foote

Dam.

Grand Lake: Should have

good ice but use caution.

Long Lake: Should have

good ice but use caution.

Fletchers Pond: Has fair to

good ice and providing some

good opportunities for

anglers. Those using spikes

and minnows have caught

bluegill and perch. A few

pike were taken on tip-ups.

Hubbard Lake: Takes

longer to freeze because it is

much deeper. Anglers

should wait a bit longer

before they start to venture

out.

Higgins Lake: Had some

ice out to the drop-off but

there is snow on the ice so

anglers should stay off. The

ice is not ready yet.

Houghton Lake: Ice con-

tinues to build thanks to

artic temperatures in the

region. The lake is snow cov-

ered so anglers need to use

caution and watch for pres-

sure cracks. Some are start-

ing to take ice shanties out.

Most are catching pike and a

few walleye however

bluegills should also be

available.

Upper PeninsulaIce anglers are fishing the

inland lakes for bluegill,

crappie, perch, walleye and

pike.

Munising: The bay has ice

and some are taking their

shanties out. Anglers are

reminded to use extreme

caution.

Steelhead strong

in Au Sable RiverInland lakes are yielding bluegill,crappie and perch for ice anglers

in northern Lower Peninsula and U.P.

DNR Fishing Report

MACKINAC COUNTY

Graymont, Inc. has submit-

ted a proposal to the

Department of Natural

Resources to acquire more

than 10,000 acres of state-

managed forest in northern

Mackinac County near thetown of Rexton for the pur-

pose of developing a lime-

stone mine.

The DNR is currently pro-

cessing the application and

reviewing it following stan-

dard policy and procedure.

The procedure entails the

review of the proposal by

staff at multiple levels in each

of the resource-managing

divisions within the DNR

including Forest Resources,

Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks

and Recreation.

A review of the app licationwill also be conducted by the

DNR's Minerals

Management. As a result of

this review, staff will make a

recommendation to DNR

Director Keith Creagh, who

has the authority to make a

final decision on the propos-

al. Creagh will make his deci-

sion at a future Natural

Resources Commission

meeting.

The DNR is currently

accepting public comments

regarding the GraymontProposal. Input will be

accepted until the DNR

Director reaches a final deci-

sion. Provide comments to:

D N R - G r a y m o n t

ProposalComments@michi-

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Proposal to DNR is for purchase ofstate-managed forest in Mackinac County

to develop limestone mine

Feedback sought onGraymont proposal

LANSING Thirty-one

potential new conservation

officers will report on Jan. 12

in Lansing to attend the


Resources (DNR) conserva-

tion officer training academy.

This is the first conservation

officer training academy

since 2007, and it will be led

by the DNRs Law

Enforcement Division train-

ing section.

The academy is funded in

the DNR budget through a

General Fund appropriation

approved by the Legislature

and Governor Rick Snyder.

The 31 recruits will com-

plete a 22-week training

academy that includes 14

weeks of basic police training

and eight weeks of more spe-

cialized conservation officer

training. Six of the recruits

are military veterans, nine

are previous law enforce-

ment officers, and two were

conservation officers in other

states.

DNR conservation officers

serve a distinct role in

Michigans law enforcement

community. They are certi-

fied police officers with the

authority to enforce

Michigans criminal laws. As

conservation officers, they

also have unique training in a

wide variety of other areas

related to the protection of

Michigans citizens and natu-

ral resources.

Increased funding for

more conservation officers

was a priority f or the DNR in

2014. Currently, there are

numerous areas in the state

that do not have an adequate

number of officers, said Gary

Hagler, chief of the DNRs

Law Enforcement Division.

Increasing the number of

conservation officers means

we can make more contact in

the field with our customers,

providing public education

opportunities and creating a

safer environment for resi-

dents and visitors enjoying

Michigans great outdoors,

said Hagler. It also means we

can provide an increased law

enforcement and protection

presence across the state,

including rural areas that

sometimes have limited law

enforcement resources.

Recruitment for the next

class of conservation officers

is ongoing, said Lt. Creig

Grey, training supervisor for

the DNRs Law Enforcement

Division. The DNR plans to

start the next academy in

October 2014.

Men and women interest-

ed in a career as a conserva-

tion officer and who want to

be eligible for the next class

should get to work now tak-

ing the Michigan Civil

Service exam and completing

the online job application,

Grey said. To be eligible for

the next academy, candi-

dates should have their exam

and application completed

by late spring.

Grey said two areas of the

state the northern Lower

Peninsula and the eastern

Upper Peninsula did not

produce many candidates for

the current recruit class, and

DNR officials would like to

see more candidates from

those regions in future acad-

emies.

For more information on

conservation officers, go to

www.mich igan .gov/c onser -

vationofficers.

DNR conservation officer academy starts Jan. 12 in Lansing with 31 recruits

DNR begins training new recruits

By Andy Sneddon

HOUGHTON Craig Coxe

got right to the point with an

elementary but effective

explanation for his

Cheboygan High School

hockey teams recent slide.

To be completely honest,

were having a tough time

putting more pucks in the

net than keeping out of our

own, he said. Its as simple

as that.

The Chiefs losing streak

reached six games with 8-0

and 5-4 losses to Escanaba

and Painsdale-Jeffers,

respectively, last weekend at

the New Years Tournament atMichigan Tech in Houghton.

The Chiefs entered the

week 5-9, and were to play

host to Petoskey, 0-8-3, in a

non-league game on

Wednesday. Cheboygan then

takes a 10-day break and

returns to home ice on

Saturday, Jan. 18, against Big

Rapids.

In the game we got beat 8-

0, the shots were 19-19,

Coxe said. In the game that

we lost to Painsdale-Jeffers,

we outshot them 41-20 and

lost the game 5-4. Its a prob-

lem that were not putting

enough pucks in and notkeeping enough out. The

team who puts more in wins

every single time.

Escanaba scored six sec-

ond-period goals to take

command against the Chiefs,

while Jeffers overcame a 3-1

deficit to beat the Chiefs,

scoring the game-winner late

in the third period.

Michael Castagne, John

Grantner, Austin Christie and

Adam Jeanotte scored the

goals for the Chiefs. Zack

Schley, Nate Stempky,

Hunter Filice, Castagne,

Granter and Jeanotte each

had an assist.The game with Petoskey

begins a four-game homes-

tand. The Chiefs dont go

back on the road until Feb. 5,

when they travel to Sault Ste.

Marie.

To be perfectly honest

with you, my kids are playing

very good hockey, Coxe said.

Im not disappointed with

them one bit. A team like

Escanaba is ranked in the top

15, top 20 in the entire state

and we went two periods

with them. That shows you

right there that my kids are

playing well. Even when we

werd down 8-0, my kids werestill working really hard.

Weve lost six games in a

row, but to be completely

honest, four of them we

should have won.

Northmen fallMANISTEE Close, oh so

close.

Manistee scored with a

minute remaining in over-

time Saturday, topping

Petoskey, 3-2, in a Northern

Michigan Hockey League

game.

The loss dropped the

Northmen to 0-8-3. They

were schedu led to play atCheboygan on Wednesday,

Jan. 8, and will entertain the

Bay Area Reps at Griffin

Arena 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 10.

Mike Forton and Ben

Schwartzfisher scored for the

Northmen in their loss to

Manistee. Cam Wilder and

Bryndon Worden each had

an assist. Michael Whittaker

was in goal for Petoskey.

Petoskeys game with

Cheboygan is a rematch of

the season opener. The

Chiefs won that game, 5-3, at

Griffin Arena in Petoskey.

Cheboygan, Petoskey look for a turnaround

UP trips nets two losses for Chiefs


By Andy Sneddon

CHEBOYGAN Mother

Nature didnt hold exclusive

rights to ice-cold over the

past week.

The Cheboygan High

School girls basketball team

took a turn at it, too.

The Chiefs briefly led

Kingsley, 12-11, in the sec-

ond quarter a week ago,

then couldnt buy a bucketthe rest of the way, dropping

a 47-21 non-leaguer to the

Stags.

Autumn Goggin scored 24

points as Kingsley improved

to 5-2, while Cheboygan

slipped to 2-4.

The Chiefs trailed 25-15 at

halftime, and then were lim-

ited to just six points in the

second half.

Bridget Blaskowski scored

nine points to lead

Cheboygan, while Carolyn

Clark added four. Autumn

Hudak grabbed 10 rebounds

and Macey Charboneauadded five.

The Chiefs were sched-

uled to play at Pellston in a

non-league game on

Monday, Jan. 6, but the

game was postponed

because of weather.

Cheboygans next game is

slated for Friday, Jan. 17, at

home against St. Ignace. It is

a Straits Area Conference

game.

The Chiefs are 0-2 in the

league, while St. Ignace

entered the week 7-2 overall

and 1-0 in the league.

The Saints, who last yearwon the Class D state cham-

pionship, are ranked fourth

in Class C by the Detroit Free

Press.

Kingsley tops ice-cold

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With the early arrival of

arctic temperatures this win-

ter, ice has already formed on

many of Michigans inland

lakes and rivers. The


Resources reminds ice fisher-

men and snowmobilers of its

mantra: No ice is safe ice.

Just because a lake or

stream looks frozen doesnt

mean the ice is safe, said Lt.

Andrew Turner, marine safe-

ty and education supervisor

for the DNR Law

Enforcement Division. By

following some guidelines on

how ice looks and feels, you

can avoid your day of icefishing ending in a life-

threatening incident.

According to Turner, you

cant always tell the strength

of ice simply by its look, its

thickness, the temperature or

whether or not it is covered

with snow. New ice, he said,

generally is much stronger

than old ice; a couple of inch-

es of new, clear ice may be

strong enough to support

you, though a foot of old, air-

bubbled ice may not.

Clear ice that has a bluish

tint is the strongest, Turner

said. Ice formed by melted

and refrozen snow appearsmilky, and is often very

porous and weak.

Ice covered by snow always

should be presumed unsafe.

Snow acts like an insulating

blanket and slows the freez-

ing process. Ice under the

snow will be thinner and

weaker. A snowfall also can

warm up and melt existing

ice.

If there is slush on the ice,

stay off. Slush ice is only

about half as strong as clear

ice and indicates the ice is no

longer freezing from the bot-

tom.Turner said anglers should

be especially cautious in

areas where air temperatures

have fluctuated. Any newly

formed ice that is created

after a cold front moves

through should be regarded

with cautio n. A cold snap

with very cold temperatures

quickly weakens ice and can

cause large cracks within half

a day. A warm spell may take

several days to weaken the

ice. When temperatures vary

widely, causin g the ice to

thaw during the day and

refreeze at night, the result is

a weak, spongy or honey-

combed ice that is unsafe, he

said.

Anglers also should bear in

mind that ice weakens with

age, and late in the season,

when it turns dark and gets

honeycombed, its time to

quit for the season. A cold

snap sometimes halts the

deterioration, but honey-

combed ice never will

refreeze to its original

strength.

The DNR does not recom-

mend the standard inch-thickness guide used by

many anglers and snowmo-

bilers to determine ice safety

because ice seldom forms at

a uniform rate.

Three or 4 inches of ice on

a shallow farm pond with no

inlets or outlets, for example,

cannot be compared to the

same amount of ice formed

over a river with strong cur-

rent, or to ice covering the

bays of the Great Lakes,

where ice cover always will

be more fragile, Turner said.

Deep inland lakes take

longer to freeze than shallow

lakes. Ice cover on lakes withstrong currents or chain-of-

lakes systems also is more

unpredictable.

Always presume that ice is

unsafe, Turner said. Do not

venture out onto the ice

unless you test the thickness

and quality with a spud or

needle bar or an auger. Ice

that is 6 or 7 inches thick in

one spot can be only 2 inches

thick close by.

On the big lakes, ice cover

in some spots may be thick

enough to safely hold a car

while other areas of ice are

little more than an inch thick.Conditions can change with-

in just a few feet because of

currents under the ice. Be

especially careful around

pressure cracks. When the

currents are stronger, the ice

gives way to open water.

Ice near shore tends to be

much weaker because of

shifting, expansion and heat

from sunlight reflecting off

the bottom. If theres ice on

the lake but water around the

shoreline, proceed with cau-

tion.

Avoid areas with protrud-

ing logs, brush, plants and

docks. These structures can

absorb heat from the sun,

thus weakening the sur-

rounding ice. Also avoid aer-

ation devices, such as bub-

blers used near marinas.

I personally would never

recommend that you take a

car or truck onto the ice,

Turner said. But those are

personal decisions. I would

urge that anyone wear a life

jacket, wear bright colors and

take a cell phone when walk-

ing onto a frozen lake or

river. Also, bring along a setof ice picks or ice claws,

which you can find in most

sporting goods shops.

If you do break through,

Turner offered the following

tips:

Try to remain calm.

Don't remove your winter

clothing. Heavy clothes

won't drag you down, but

instead can trap air to pro-

vide warmth and flotation.

This is especially true with a

snowmobile suit.

Turn in the water toward

the direction you came from

- that is probably the

strongest ice. If you have them, dig the

points of the picks into the

ice and while vigorously kick-

ing your feet, pull yourself

onto the surface by sliding

forward on the ice.

Roll away from the area of

weak ice. Rolling on the ice

will distribute your weight to

help avoid breaking through

again.

Get to shelter, heat, warm

dry clothing and warm, non-

alcoholic, and non-caffeinat-

ed drinks.

Call 911 and seek medical

attention if you feel disori-ented, have uncontrollable

shivering or have any other ill

effects that may be symp-

toms of hypothermia (the

life-threatening drop in the

body's core temperature).

To learn more about stay-

ing safe while on the water or

in the woods, visit the DNR

website www.michigan.gov/recre-

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The Class of 2014 features

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skier Anna (Estelle) Jarvis and

dominating wrestler Bob

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Roscommon, MI Kirtland

Community College has

named Mark Vick to coach

both the mens and womens

basketball teams for the

remainder of the Firebirds

2013-14 season. Vick is origi-

nally from Saint Helen,

attended Houghton Lake

High School and currently

lives in West Branch, Mich.

I have long been interest-

ed in coaching at Kirtland,

says Vick. Being from the

local area, along with my

career experiences and love

for the game of basketball,

makes it a dream job. I am

truly blessed to now be a part

of the Kirtland Firebird

Program.

Following the resignation

of former basketball coach Ty

McGregor, Kirtland Athletic

Director Don Haskin began

an immediate coaching

search and Vick accepted the

assignment on Dec. 16.

Vicks hiring enables current

student athletes to compete

in conference season play,

which begins for Kirtland on

Jan. 4 at the McGregor

Athletic Complex (MAC) in

Mio. The Lady Birds will take

the floor at 1:00 p.m. and the

mens team competes at 3:00

p.m.

It [was] a quick learning

curve for me to get to know

the players, for them to get to

know me, and for us to get

organized for our first game,

said Vick about the quick

transition from interviewing

to coaching. My biggest

hope is to provide some sta-

bility to our Student-Athletes

for the duration of the sea-

son.

My goals are to assist our

student-athletes in achieving

their goals. It has been tough

for these young men and

women. I want them to have

a positive experience and

assist them in continuing

their basketball and educa-

tional careers after this sea-

son is completed.

Vick brings a considerable

amount of basketball knowl-

edge to the Firebirds, includ-

ing experience at: Hale High

School/Hale, MI (Head Girls

Basketball Coach 2012-13);

Rice University/Houston, TX

(Men's Basketball, Video

Coordinator 2008-2012);

O a k l a n d

University/Rochester, MI

(Men's Basketball Video

Coordinator 2004-2008);

Smoky Mountain High

School/Sylva, NC (Boys

Basketball, Varsity Assistant,

JV Head Coach, 2003-04);

Cherokee High

School/Cherokee, NC (Boys

Basketball, Varsity Assistant,

2002-03); and Central

Michigan University/Mt.

Pleasant, MI (Student

Assista nt Manager 1997-

1998).

Annually, more than 3,000

students attend a variety of

occupational, skilled trades,

two-year and transfer degree

programs at Kirtlands loca-

tions near Roscommon,

Kirtland-Gaylord, Kirtland-

West Branch and in Tawas.

Kirtland also offers a wide

range of online courses and

degrees, all of which can be

completed from home.

For more information,

please contact Sarah

Madonna, Director of Public

Information, at 989-275-

5000, ext. 242 or

[email protected].

Kirtland Hires Vick to Lead

Firebirds Basketball

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By Jim Akans

It isnt often that an opportunity comes along

to purchase a wonderful chalet style home

located in an enchanted forest. The weeks

feature listing is indeed a three-bedroom, two-

bath chalet and it is located in the Enchanted

Forest subdivision, which is situated just east of

Waters and Frederic.

As the residential neighborhoods name

implies, this home on one acre has absolutely

gorgeous views, plus it is less than two blocks

from a park, beach, and deeded access to a

lake! The home has both front and back decks

for enjoying the outdoor views, an attached

one-and-a-half car garage and a detached two-

car garage. Indoors, the approximately 1,500

square foot two-level home has two fireplaces;

a wood burning insert in the family room and

an electric wood burner with remote control in

the living room. There have also been several

updates to the home in recent years.

This Enchanted Forest home is located at

11266 Whisper near Frederic and Waters and is

listed by Debbie Zelt ([email protected])

for just $79,000. Call Debbie at Real Estate

One at (989) 705-8284 for additional informa-

tion.

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www.NorthernRealEstate.comOffice: 989-732-1707 Toll Free: 800-828-9372

1738 S. Otsego Ave., P.O. Box 641 Gaylord, MI 49735

GREATPRICE

for More Than 300 Feetof Frontage on

Outstanding FishingTraverse Lake. Private

Lake with No Access toLake Unless You Own

Property...Here'sOpportunity to Own!

$23,800.MLS #285316

$20K PRICE DROP!Completed Furnished, Charming

Year Long or Vacation Home inCanada Creek. 3 Beds, 2 1/2 Baths.Cedar Sided Inside. Low Maint

Vinyl Siding Outside. Walk OutBasement, Gas Fireplace, RoomyDeck, Attached 2 1/2 Car Garage

plus Additional Garage for Storage-Toys. Newer Well-Septic System.

Enjoy All that Canada Creek has toOffer Including 13,500 Acres for

Hunting-Fishing, 5 Lakes, 2 Blue Ribbon Trout Streams, Archery and GunRanges. $149,000. MLS #276951

SQUARE 10 ACREPARCEL

Square 10 Acre ParcelFilled with Maples and

Basswood. Electric, Septicand Partially Built Cabinon Site. Sits Off Beaten

Path but Close toGaylord, Petoskey, BoyneCity. Main Snow MachineTrail 1/2 Mile Away. Great

Deer Haven too.$36,900. MLS #288353

EXCEPTIONALHOME

Custom Prow FrontRanch-Kitchen

redone in 2006-NewCabinets- Tile ceram-ic floors - Lighting-All stainless steelappliances- Naturalgas Furnace with

pellet stove for lowheating costs. - Black top Drive- Fenced in backyard - Beautifully land-

scaped with irrigation system. Many extras and a Great Location!$179,000. MLS #286694

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PRICE REDUCTION.LAND CONTRACT.JUST IN TIME FORHUNTING SEASON.

Versatile 10 acre parcel justsouth of Mancelona.

Rolling, Mostly Wooded.Close to Trails. Electricity

Adjacent to Property Greatfor Hunting or Building that

Dream Home. Propertysurveyed.

$15,500.MLS #283494

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Featured HomeOn the Market

11266 Whisper, FredericContact; Debbie Zelt, Real Estate One, Gaylord (989) 705-8284

Enchanted Forest chaletoffer gorgeous view and

lake access

Real EstateWhat You Should Look

for When House

HuntingCompliments of Ed Wohlfiel

If youre shopping for a home and can afford tobuy one, you couldnt be in a be tter position rightnow. In many parts of the country, housing inven-tory is high and both home prices and interestrates are low and as a buyer, you can take advan-tage of that.

With so many properties on the market, you canprobably take a more leisurely approach to househunting without getting into a fast-paced biddingwar. There is a caveat, however. The best homespriced properly for the market conditions willalways be in higher demand.

As you begin your search for the right home foryou, it pays to keep in mind things you need tocheck carefully so that they dont cost you bigbucks in the long run.

KitchenIf kitchens matter to you, you might want to be

fairly selective about them when looking for a newhome. The2009 average price for a minor kitchenremodel for a midrange home is more than $21,000and the cost for a major remodel is more than$57,000 and the costs are substantially more forhigher-end homes.

Look carefully at the appliances, cabinetry, coun-ters and floor. Those are the elements that costmore to replace. If possible, you want newer appli-ances to save money on repairs and energy costs;solid-wood cabinets; and solid-surface counters,such as granite, stainless steel, butcher block orengineered stone. Your floor choices include wood,cork, laminates and tile and its a matter of whatscomfortable and durable for your lifestyle.

BathroomsFollowing kitchens, bathrooms are also expen-sive rooms to remodel at a 2009 national average ofmore than $16,000 because of the fixtures andplumbing. Make sure you see no leaks or evidenceof leaks in tubs, toilets and flooring. Sharing bath-rooms can be one of those pain points for familiesso make sure you get what you need.

RoofA roof is a big-ticket item with an average 2009

replacement cost of more than $19,000 althoughadding a second layer to a roof is not nearly asexpensive as replacing the entire thing. Inside thehouse, you can check the attic, ceilings and sky-lights for signs of water damage, look for placeswhere the roof deck is sagging, and see if you candetect any light coming through. If you do see lightcoming through, it is likely not a problem if theroof is made of shake shingles. Outside, inspect forcracked, ripped, curling or missing shingles and

damaged flashing. Also look for rotting, buckling,blistering or algae growth, which could also besigns of trouble.

HVACAn old heater can be hard to repair and eats up

energy at a pace faster than newer units. Furnacescan start at about $5,000 to replace and if you buy acombined unit with the air conditioner, add onseveral thousand dollars. You may need to replacethe heat pump or air conditioner if its older than10 years and a furnace or boiler if its more than 15years old.

BasementThe extra room you gain may be a huge

headache if the basement floods. Look for watermarks and find out if the house has a system forremoving water.

Other areas of concern that might cost money

down the line are the driveways and sidewalks,chimneys, insulation and windows.

If you find a house and your offer is accepted,youll be dealing with a home inspector who can fillin the gaps with a professionals eye. The thing is, ifyou really want the home, you dont have to letproblems deter you. You are in position to negoti-ate a price reduction with the seller or insist repairsbe made to the property before your offer is final-ized.

If you can afford a house, you can afford the lux-ury of taking your time to find the right one foryou.

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