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Friday 12/02/11 Petoskey Invitational L 38-30 v Marquette Saturday 12/03/11 Petoskey Invitational L 52-32 v Brighton
Thursday 12/08/10 Gaylord L 51-50
Monday 12/12/11 Cheboygan W 47-36
Friday 12/16/11 _ Cadillac L 38-32
Tuesday 12/20/11 _ TC Central L 52-35
Tuesday 1/3/12 Sault Ste Marie L 55-44
Friday 1/06/12 _ TC West L 42-32
Wednesday 1/11/12 _ Kingsley L 50-45
Friday 1/13/12 _ Ogemaw Heights W 58-27
Friday 1/20/12 Alpena W 47-29
Tuesday 1/24/12 _ Gaylord W 54-25
Friday 1/27/12 Cadillac W 44-31
Tuesday 1/31/12 TC Central W 39-35
Wednesday 2/1/12 _ Charlevoix W 45-27
Tuesday 2/7/12 _ Cheboygan W 52-41
Friday 02/10/12 TC West L 35-31
Friday 02/17/12 Ogemaw Heights W 51-29
Tuesday 02/21/12 Sault Ste Marie W 50-30
Thursday 02/23/12 _ Alpena W 47-41
Monday 02/27/12 Districts _TC West W 43-32
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3 Hannah Scholten 5'5" JR
4 Megan Tompkins 6'3" JR
5 Liz Fraser 5'5" JR
12 Kelsey Ance 5'10" JR
14 Brett Taylor 5'11" SR
15 Jenna Proctor 5'1" JR
20 Cindy Adams 5'6" SR
22 Kati Lewis 5'3" SO
24 Olivia Pizii 5'9" SR
30 Alyssa VanWerden 5'9" JR
32 Katelyn Crittenden 5'9" SR
44 Liz Slater 6' SR
Added for playoffs:
10 Amanda Stinger 5'7" SO
13 Jayme Larson 5'9" SO
52 Abby Blanchard 5'9" SO
Coach: Adam Dobrowolski
Assist: Tricia Lamberti
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Northmen Open District Playoffs by Slamming TC West 43-22
By Marty Scott, February 29, 2012. The game was close all through the first half but after the break, Petoskey shut out Big North Conference champion West from the floor and allowed them only three free throws. Kelsey Ance lead all scorers with 16 and added 10 rebounds. Katelyn Crittenden tossed in 11 and was a defensive standout holding West's Freshman phenom Katie Placec to 6. Team all-time blocked shot leader, Meagan Tompkins scored 6 and racked up 3 more blocks and 4 rebounds. Alyssa VanWerden, with bench help from Liz Fraser, kept West's other offensive star Shaina Streeter in check, allowing her only 6 points.
Petoskey next faces Gaylord on Thursday night at home. (The game was originally set for Wednesday but was postponed by weather.) Nelson, Jason and I will bring you that game live on WJML AM1110 with the pregame starting at 6:30. The winner will go on the road Saturday for the District championship game against the winner of Wednesday night's match up between TC Central and defending District champion Marquette.
Northmen Extend Winning Streak to 3 -- Defeat Gaylord 54-25
By Marty Scott, January 25, 2012. As they started thed second half of the Big North season, the Northmen Varsity Girls put together a complete victory. They shined on defense, holding the Blue Devils scoreless in the first quarter and limiting their top scorer, league leading Mackenzie Edwards (ave 15.6) to 8 points for the entire game on outstanding defense by Katelyn Crittenden and Alyssa Van Werden. Kelsey Ance was outstanding on offense, scoring 15 points. Megan Tompkins scored 12 and dominated the inside on offense and defgense. Alol together, the team shot a season high 67.6% (25 of 37) from the field and 9 players got at least one bucket each.
The team now comes home to host Cadillac on Friday. Come out and support your team and bring your radio . Listen to Nelson, Jason and me starting with the pregame at 7 and tip-off at 7:30 on WJML AM1130 and wjml.com.
District Playoff Schedule Released
By Marty Scott, January 21, 2012. We now know who the Northmen girls will meet in the Distriict Playoffs. In the first round, Petoskey plays at TC West on Monday, February 27 while Alpena tips off at TC Central. On Wenesday, February 29, the Petoskey-TCW winner hosts Gaylord and the Alpena TCC winner hosts Marquette. The winners meet in the District Finals on Friday, March 2. Of course Coach Nelson, Jason and I will bring you all of the Northmen playoff games for as far as they go on WJML AM1130 and wjml.com
Northmen Defeat Alpena 47-29 for 2nd Straight Win
By Marty Scott, January 20, 2012 . The Petoskey Northmen varsity girls' victory over Alpena was a microcosim of their season. They got off to a slow start in the first half but roared out of the locker room to outscore the Alpena Wildcats 38-18 in the second half.
As the Northmen now enter the second half of the season, they seem to be finding their strength individually and as a team. Next week provides a great opportunity to test their new-found prowess against the two teams sitting just ahead of them in the Big North standings -- at Gaylord on Tuesday and at home against Cadillac on Friday.
Come out and watch your team at both of these crucial games. If you can't be there join us on WJML AM1110 and wjml.com at 7:00 Tuesday and Friday for the pregame with live basketball action starting at 7:30.
