2003-09-04

Bobcat varsity clobbers Beavers in JPC opener



The Houghton Lake Bobcat varsity basketball team completely dominated Jack Pine Conference opponent Beaverton, Tuesday night, 68-27, on the Bobcat’s home court. “The girls definitely made a statement tonight,” Coach Eric Drogt said. “They are serious about becoming a good team and determined to push each other in practice to get better.” The Bobcats, who out scored the Beavers in […]

RHS juniors drub Flying G’s



Despite winning 49-22 over Gladwin Tuesday night, Roscommon’s junior varsity basketball Coach M.J. Ewald described his team’s Jack Pine Conference debut as “hard fought.” “The girls came together and played our best team basketball of the season,” Ewald said. The JV Bucks have a 2-1 overall record and are 1-0 in the conference. “Seven of our 10 players scored and […]

Junior ‘Cats grab two; beat Beaverton in overtime



Houghton Lake’s junior varsity basketball team took two in action since last Wednesday. Houghton Lake JV 35, Coleman JV 26 After trailing Coleman the entire game, the Houghton Lake junior varsity basketball team scored more points in the fourth quarter than they did the entire first half to come from behind and grab a 35-26 victory. “We were behind the […]

Turnovers cost basketball Bucks in 59-56 loss to Grayling



A tough Grayling defense proved too much for the Roscommon varsity basketball team Wednesday night as the Bucks dropped to the Vikings, 59-56 at home. “The Vikings came out ready to play, we have to give them credit for that,” said Coach Heather Williams. “They wanted it pretty bad, finishing their shots and forcing us to turn the ball over.” […]

Bobcats even in NMSL after home wins



The Houghton Lake varsity soccer team evened up their season record at 2-2 and put their Northern Michigan Soccer League record at 2-1 with home wins over McBain NMC (2-1) on Sept. 2 and Bellaire (2-0) on Aug. 28. Mike Valdez opened scoring against McBain’s Comets on a penalty kick during the first half, which ended 1-0, then forward David […]

Bucks win soccer opener



Roscommon’s varsity soccer team opened its season with a come-from-behind 2-1 wiin over McBain Northern Michigan Christian Aug. 26. In what Bucks Coach Mark Dalak described as a “pretty physical” game, McBain led, 1-0, at halftime. But late in the second half, Richard Sylvester capitalized on two penalty shots to give Roscommon the winning edge.

Bucks shut out Pine River



A hat trick by Rich Sylvester propelled the Roscommon Bucks to a 3-0 varsity soccer win at Leroy Pine River Tuesday. Sylvester scored midway through the first half and again with nearly back-to-back goals near the middle of the second half. Danny Mastromonaco at goal shut out the Pine River offense. “Offensively and defensively, the team played extremely well,” Bucks […]

Early 8-0 scoring run sets tone for Bucks’ win over Gladwin



Roscommon varsity girls broke into the win column with a 34-22 home win over Gladwin Tuesday. An early 8-0 run by the Bucks set the tone for the game. Although the pace slowed, Roscommon was ahead, 8-2, at the end of the first quarter, 17-9 at halftime and 25-15 at the end of the third period. “We played pretty good […]

Bobcats down Comets 56-27



The Houghton Lake Bobcat varsity basketball team rolled into Coleman, Aug. 27 and later roared out with a 56-27 non-conference basketball victory over the Comets. “We did many things well tonight,” Coach Eric Drogt said. “It was a big improvement over our opening game with Kalkaska.” The Bobcats had a 17-9 first quarter lead then went up 33-14 at the […]

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