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Breckenridge improved its record to 1-2 while Merrill fell to 0-4 with a 58-32 boys basketball victory on Dec. 17. The Huskies were up 2-6 after the first quarter, 25-17 at halftime and 46-25 after the third quarter. Breckenridge had a 22-8 scoring advantage in the third quarter and 12-7 in the fourth. Keegan Giles scored 23 points for Breckenridge, which included two 3-pointers. Jordan Lumsden had three 3-pointers and was 6-of-6 from the floor for Breckenridge and scored 17 points. Wade SanMiguel scored 10 points. Austin Chamberlin and Bo Collins scored four points apiece.

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Bay City Central fell to 0-5 in boys basketball action on Dec. 19 with a 82-45 loss to Mount Pleasant. Mount Pleasant was up 22-11 after the first quarter, 38-24 at halftime and 64-40 after the third quarter. Mount Pleasant outscored Central 18-5 in the final eight minutes. Chris Jacobs scored 14 points for Bay City Central while Tyler Wiechec scored nine points, Lennon Gwizdala had six points and Steve Gergey and Josh Billette and five points and Jared Publow had four points. Publow and Cody Barber both had three assists.

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Mount Pleasant improved to 3-0 in boys basketball action with an 82-45 victory Dec. 19 over Bay City Central. Mount Pleasant was up 22-11 after the first quarter, 38-24 at halftime and 64-40 after the third quarter. Mount Pleasant outscored Central 18-5 in the final eight minutes.

Anton Cotton and Kalebb Perry scored 12 points apiece while Tim Wilson had 10 points. T.J. Johnson and Jaleel Hogan scored nine points apiece for the Oilers. Aaron Leasher and Austin Ferguson had eight points apiece. Matt Trip scored six points while Jonny Clark had five points.

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The Bay City All Saints boys basketball team improved to 1-2 with a 66-58 victory over Ubly on the road. All Saints led 13-9 after the first quarter, 38-23 at halftime and 49-41 after the third quarter. Justin Bates scored 23 points and Trey Nesham added 17 points. Nick Hunter had seven rebounds.

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The Bay City All Saints girls basketball team fell on Dec. 18 to Vassar 45-20 and is 1-4.

Latonya Wilson had an outstanding night for Vassar with 20 points and seven rebounds. Allison Baney had nine rebounds.

For All Saints, Rachel Butch and Cassidy McDonell had six points apiece while Shannon Bates added five points. Megan White grabbed nine rebounds while Kaitlyn Deyarmond had eight and Cassidy McDonell grabbed six.

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Big Rapids took fifth place in the Central State Activities Association volleyball standings and was led this season by first team player Lauren Maginnis. Cara Jensen and Madeline White were on the honorable mention list.

Lakeview was seventh in the league and led by Estelle Molitor on the first team and Mackenzie Oberlin on the honorable mention list. Central Montcalm had Hannah Hollenbeck, Savannah Case and Ann Karwoski on the honorable mention list.

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Morley Stanwood led the way with three first-year selections on this year’s volleyball all-Central State Activities Association team. Honorees for the Mohawks, who won the league, were Mekayla Carey, Kayla Rosman and Lindsey Veersma on the first team. Chippewa Hills took third place and placed Hannah Guy and Olivia Wolfe on the first team and Hali Earli and Morgan Kolarz on the honorable mention list.

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Big Rapids’ hockey team ended the 2013 year with 1-1 tie against Jackson Lumen Christi on Saturday at Ewigleben Ice Arena goalie Joe Templin had 35 saves for Big Rapids’ Brendan Bomay, leading Big Rapids in scoring, finished up for the goal after a shot from Preston Hughes.

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Morley Stanwood’s football program will look back at 2013 as a rebuilding one. The Mohawks finished ninth in the 10-team Central State Activities Association and had several players on the all-CSAA this season including punter Tim Cairnduff on the first team, and offensive and defensive lineman Damian Dewey and defensive back Chase Huntey on the second team, and linebacker Thomas Carey and defensive lineman Kyle Simkins on the honorable mention list.

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Big Rapids’ football program will look back at 2013 as a very successful one. The Cardinals finished seventh in the 10-team Central State Activities Association and had several players on the all-CSAA second team this season including receiver and linebacker Jon Spicer, defensive lineman Lucas Armand. Honorable mention players were offensive lineman Alex Johansen and defensive back Mike Tassoni.

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Breckenridge boys post victory

Bay City Central falls to Mount Pleasant

Mount Pleasant boys improve to 3-0

Bay City All Saints improve to 1-2

Bay City All Saints girls basketball team falls

Big Rapids, Lakeview, Central Montcalm volleyball players earn honors

Morley Stanwood volleyball players lead the way

Big Rapids hockey battles to 1-1 tie against Lumen Christi

Morley Stanwood players receive honors

Big Rapids players draw CSAA honors