medal winners:
Jessica&Jenny Frantz, Luke Hurst, Marques Horak and Lennart
Grube
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O-E Cross country
The O-E Boys' Soccer team opened
their season at the Corunna Earlybird Invitational, placing fifth
out of sixteen teams inthe small schools division. Lennart Grube
led OE with a time of 17:10 other medalist included Marques horak, 12th
, in 18:24 and Luke hurst 16th, in 18:44.
The 2010 Girls' team finished fourthout of six teams beating Byron and
New Lothrop along with a number of B teams. Jenny Frantz led the
lady Marauders finishing second, with a time of 20:44. Jessica Frantz
finished 13th overall ,in 22.28.11
click here to see complete story on cross country pg.
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Judy Emmons
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Emmons To Replace Calley For 33rd State Senate
Race
The Republican Party executive committees from Clinton, Ionia,
Montcalm & Isabella counties met Wed. Sept. 1st to select who
would replace Lt. Governor elect Brian Calley for the 33rd State Senate
seat.
In a battle of former State Representatives, Judy Emmons (Sheridan) got
the nod over Scott Hummel (DeWitt) with an 82-37 vote
margin.
>>Full Story
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Blade Thornton
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Ovid- Elsie Soccer Squishes Swan
Valley 2-1
O-E's Varsity Boys soccer team faced
off against Swan Valley tonight in a downpour. O-E took the lead
at the 24 minute mark with a goal by Keifer Hall to lead 1-0 going into
half time. Swan Valley scored at the 13 minute mark of the second
half to knot the game up. Bodies were slipping and sliding in the
rain fest with O-E controlling most of the game. Hall again
scored with 15 minutes remaining and the O-E boys rode out the game to
victory.
review all games so far this year on soccer page
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Morgan Kernohan
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O-E Equestrian
Team
O-E's Equestrian Team, consisting of Morgan Kernohan, Kassie Norton,
Kristine Batora, and Lauren Lake, took first place Sunday at their
meet, and second place overall for the weekend.
The two day event took place at the Shiawassee Fair Grounds in
Corunna. The team has two events left in their season.
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Dustin Karlik
6 carries for 150yds, 2 TDs
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Football Home Opener
Ovid-Elsie Marauders opened their 2010 season Friday night against
perennial rival Portland. In the 47th renewal (45th consecutive)
of this rivalry, the visiting Red Raiders jumped to an early 7-0 lead
after returning the opening kick-off. After falling behind 21-0,
the Marauders stormed back to tie the game 21-21 with 2 touchdown runs
by Dustin Karlic and a 58 yd score by Andrew Barber. Portland,
however, lived up to their pre-season billing as one of the best teams
in the area by scoring twice in the 4th quarter to secure the victory,
35-21. The Marauders will try to put one in the win column next
Thursday September 2nd at home versus Hemlock.
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Coach Thelen
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OE Soccer
The Ovid-Elsie Boys soccer team
played Bullock Creek at home this past Wednesday. It was a fairly
physical game with O-E coming out on top 6-3. Cody Strapec had 11
saves on 14 shots. Keifer Hall had 3 of the 6 goals. The
Marauders face Portland thid Friday at HOME at 4:30pm
Coach Thelen remarked: We got the result we were
looking for, but did not play up to our ability. We still need to
do a lot of work.
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OVID-ELSIE
ANNOUNCES
SPORTS
SPECTACULAR
Ovid-Elsie High School will be hosting Portland
High School on Friday, August 27, 2010 in a series of athletic contests
to kick off the fall sports season.
Marauder fans will be able to watch any or all of the day’s events for
a single entry fee price of only $5.00 per person. Season passes
will also be on sale along with memberships in the Ovid-Elsie Sports
Boosters.
Children’s inflatables, games and face painting will be available for
kids throughout the afternoon. The Band Boosters will be
operating the concession stand and will offer special meal packages to
hungry fans.
The schedule for the day is as
follows:
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4:00 p.m. Varsity Tennis
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4:30 p.m. Varsity Soccer
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5:00 p.m. Varsity Volleyball
Scrimmage
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6:30 p.m. Cross Country Exhibition
Mile
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7:00 p.m. Varsity Football
Mark Friday, August 27th, 2010 on your
calendars and plan to come out and support the Marauders!
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Ovid-Elsie Youth Football Clinic
It is summer time again and another Ovid-Elsie youth football
clinic was held today. Coaches reported that 125 young men
participated in the event. Former and current Ovid-Elsie players
were on hand to help teach the boys fundamentals of the
game.
to see more pics click here
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2nd Annual John Galt Freedom Fest August
21st
The Second Annual John Galt Freedom Fest will be held on August
21st starting at 3pm. The event will be held at The Main Bar
located at 113 N.Main st.Last year the event raised $1000.00 for
charities. For only 3 bucks you can see the following
musicians:
Genghis Khan and the Whalers, a local band; Eric Brandes, from
Laingsburg; The World Famous Dueling Pianos and Phat Morris from St.
Johns. The event will be sprinkled with speakers between each
band. The show will go on rain or shine!
click here for more info: johngaltfreedomfest
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17th Annual OE Sports Boosters Golf Outing
The proceeds will benefit Ovid-Elsie sports teams. The
event will be held Sept. 12th at The Emerald Golf Course. To
view and print the golf outing sign up document, please click the link
below.
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ALS Benefit
There will be a concert of a few local bands from the OE area on
Sunday, August 15th held at the Ovid Lions Hall. So far these bands
include The Missouri Ramblers, Gossip in the Forest, Always Hope, and
Genghis Khan and the Whalers. This will be a family oriented event and
there will be food for sale. There will also be carnival games and
prizes for kids. All proceeds will help fund research for the treatment
of ALS (Lou Gehrig'...s Disease). More info coming soon...
*If you are in a band or know of a band in the area that is willing to
play for free, please let us know.
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Dr. Ryan Cunningham New Superintendent
Ryan Cunningham was chosen last week to be the new superintendent
of the Ovid Elsie School district. Cunningham has been in the
O-E school system for approximately ten years. Cunningham has
stated that he liked the lifestyle here and spoke highly of his
relationships here. Cunningham also has said, “I think my coaching days
would be numbered or cease to exist. This job comes first,” but he
still will be active and involved in athletics and the
community.
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Dr. Ryan Cunningham
Keith Smith
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Ovid Elsie Narrows Superintendent Search To Final
Two Candidates
The Ovid Elsie Board of Education finished their
initial interview process on Friday July 16th of six potential
candidates for the open superintendent position due to the retirement
of long time boss Wayne Petroelje.
After the dust settled, the two finalists for the
position are current Leonard Elementary Principal Dr. Ryan Cunningham
and Clio Principal Keith Smith. Final interviews will be on Tuesday
July 20th and Thursday July 22nd consisting of a district tour and meet
the candidate reception beginning at 5:00 p.m. Actual interviews with
the Board will be held at 7:00 p.m.
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OE Tennis Fundraiser !!!
A fundraiser will be held July 24th and 25th, with monies
benefiting both boys and girls teams. Registration is required by
July 20th. Tournament categories will be under 19, 19-35, and 35+.
Contact Coach Kridner at 517-990-2413 or email him at
rkridner2@yahoo.com. A registration form can be downloaded at the
following link:
www.ralphkridner.com
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Dan Hill
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1983 O-E Grad Runs For Congress
Dan Hill, 1983 O-E Grad is running for congress in Nebraska, as an
Independent. Dan was a very good wrestler and athlete for O-E as
well as being salutatorian of his class. Dan attended MSU and was
part of the ROTC program. He served in the military and flew
Apache Helicopters during Desert Shield.
>>>full article
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Team: Star's Salon (Girl's Majors ages
10-12)
Coach: Dave Ritenburg
We had a very fun season. I went into the season not knowing anyone
on the team, so I was very happy to find a team full of great,
coachable girls.
We started the season with 6 consecutive losses [ 4 of them by 1 run].
We finished by winning our final 2 games. What impressed me was the
steady improvement that the team showed. We made more and more plays in
the field as the season went on, and the swings of the younger girls
improved dramatically.
We capped the season with a kids/ adults game in the extreme heat. We
had a good turn out and I am sure that I wasn't the only adult with
some sore muscles afterwards.
I would like to give a big thank you to the parents for being
supportive and having such great kids.
I would also like to say that the sportsmanship shown amongst the teams
was outstanding. I had not coached in the EYRL since 2004, but I had
coached for 7 years previously and the sportsmanship has never been at
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Happy Independence Day
We invite everyone to celebrate and enjoy the 234th birthday of
Democracy here in the United States of America on July 4, 1776. We are
all fortunate to live the American Dream and truly be "the land of the
free and the home of the brave."
>>>Read
"The Declaration Of Independence"
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Ovid-Elsie Soccer Camp is July 19th - 23rd @ OEHS
The 6th -8th grade camp runs from 9:00 - 10:30am on the HS
field. High School boys and girls 11:00am - 1:00pm are on the HS
practice and game fields. Cost: $25; please make checks payable to
Ovid-Elsie Soccer and mail to: Coach Thelen; 2695 Boulder Creek Drive;
St.Johns, MI 48879. Please have the form and payment to coach Thelen by
Thursday, July 8th at the latest. Any questions or for more info
please contact Coach Thelen at (989)640-1645 or at coach.thelen@yahoo.com.
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Ovid-Elsie Senior Pony League Squad Wins Grand Haven Summer
Classic Tourney
The Marauders finished with an undefeated 5-0 record in winning the
Summer Classic. Highlights of the weekend included a no hitter tossed
by Jeff Sutton and a grand slam homer by Cody
Strapec.
>>Complete Recap
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click here to view drum line
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Michigan Lions Band Travels/Performs in
Australia
Ovid-Elsie students, Rachael Murdock, Grant Bolton and Blade
Thornton are spending a little over a week in Australia traveling in
and all around Sydney. So far, they have performed at a rugby
game with 16,000 fans viewing them. They have visited a sheep
shearing station and an Aboriginal village. Also, a tour of the famous
Sydney Opera House is scheduled within the next couple of days.
Pictured here are Blade Thornton, second from left; and Grant Bolton,
second from right, among students from other Michigan towns.
Behind them are the famous Sydney Opera House and the Sydney
Harbour Bridge.
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Travis Long
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Travis Long Named New Marauder Varsity FB
Coach
The Ovid Elsie Board of Education hired O-E JV football head coach
Travis Long to replace Jerry Goosen for the varsity position on Monday
night. Travis has been coaching in the Marauder system for the past 10
seasons as an assistant and JV head coach. He also teaches physical
eduacation at the high school. Ovid Elsie AD Kris Kirby said the
continuity of hiring within the program was a big factor in the
decision. Good luck Travis!
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C.J. Davis
Jeremy Lukas
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Ovid-Elsie's C.J. Davis & Jeremy Lucas In All Star
Baseball Game June 23
The Old-Timer's Baseball Association is hosting the 37th Annual
All-Star Game on Wednesday, June 23rd. Representing Ovid-Elsie
and playing on the west team will be Jeremy Lukas and CJ Davis.
The west team will consist of two seniors from Ashley, Fowler, Fulton,
Ovid-Elsie, Pewamo-Westphalia, Portland, Portland St. Patrick and
Potterville. The game will be played at 5:30 at Kircher/Municipal
field in Lansing. Tickets can be purchased at the game for
$5.
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A Father means so many things...
An understanding heart,
A source of strength and of support
Right from the very start.
A constant readiness to help
In a kind and thoughtful way.
With encouragement and forgiveness
No matter what comes your way.
A special generosity
And always affection, too
A Father means so many things
When he's a man like you... |
C-Rob Goes In For Six
(photo by Kevin W. Fowler - Lansing State Journal)
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Chris Robinson Scores Two TD's In 30th Annual High School
Football All Star Game At MSU
Ovid Elsie's Chris Robinson scored both touchdowns for his West
squad in the 30th Annual MHSFCA East West All-Star Game Saturday June
19th at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing. The East team won 20-16 behind
the play of MSU recruit Jeremy Langford. Chris finished with 32 yards
rushing in the contest.
>>Full Story
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Coach Eccleton and Aaron Bisson
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Marauder Golf Banquet 2010
The O-E Golf banquet was held at the Emerald last Monday evening,
the 14th of June. Coach Jay Eccleton thanked the athletes for
their time and contributions to the team. Robbie Dobski was selected
most valuable. Coach Eccleton added that he had high hopes for next
season and really tried to impress upon the kids to get out and
practice and practice often!
click here
for photos of the boys and the proud moms!
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John and Johnny Chrenka
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NEW Ovid Skate Ramp
!!
6.14.10
There is a new feature in Ovid. A brand new skate ramp, called a
half pipe, for skaters and roller bladers. It is located by the old
water tower on Gratiot Street. Thank you to John Chrenka, Scott Mendham
and Mike Stillwell for all there help in building the ramp. It
took two guys, two days to do the initial work - framing, transporting,
connecting and putting the first two layers on. Yesterday, to add
the final protective layer; four men, seven hours and almost 600 screws
were needed.
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Leonard Elementary Awards Assembly Honorees
Three Leonard sixth graders were honored for their outstanding
efforts throughout their elementary careers at the annual end of the
year award assembly. Recipients of the Michi- gan Elementary &
Middle Schools Principal Associations' honor were Liam LeVeck, Samantha
Hinterman and Ryan Brown. >>Full
Story
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Last Day of School
!!
Today is the last day for students.
OEI hopes you all enjoy a wonderful summer recess. We enjoyed archiving
several sports this year and look forward to archiving even more next
year. We also enjoyed showing talents of our students and our community
outside of sports. If you have any info you would like to have us put
on the web site please send it to support@oeinformer.com ~~
Stay logged on for summer events as well !!
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Susan G. Komen Celebrate 4Cure Caribbean Style Fund Raiser
@ The Emerald June 11
The caribbean style fund raiser for the Susan G. Komen
Foundation Trek4Cure is scheduled for this Saturday
night, June 11 at The Emerald Golf Course in St. Johns. The event
will be held from 6:30 to 11:00 p.m. with great food, wine tasting
courtesy of Uncle John's Winery, raffles and fantastic Jimmy Buffet
style entertainment provided by Scott Creswell.
>>>Click Here For Tickets & More Info
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Ovid-Elsie Superintendent Search
On Thursday, June 10, 2010, the Superintendent Search Company will
be in the district looking for input from teachers, staff, parents, and
community members about what they are looking for in a new
superintendent. This is an opportunity for you to give input to the
process. One of the places you can meet with them is at E.E. Knight
between 9:00 a.m. and Noon. Please go to the Ovid-Elsie web site listed
below to read more about this. It also lists other times and
places that you may give input. >>More
Info
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2010 Boys Track & Field
Final Results
Veteran coach Doug Long's harriers finished another successful
campaign culminating with the MHSAA Finals at Kent City on Saturday
June 5. Click on the links below for complete results:
>MITCA D3 Team States
>Shia. Cty. Meet of Champions
>Lansing Honor Roll
>MHSAA D3 State Indy & Team
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June 6th D-Day Anniversary
Today is the 66th Anniversary of D-Day, the largest seaborne
invasion in history. Twelve allied nations provided 3 million troops to
fight. The occupation of Normandy was crucial for the Western Allies to
bring the war to the western border of Germany. By the end of the day
9000 troops had been killed or wounded. But 100,000 had established
control in French villages that would later lead to the end of the
war.
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O-E Graduation Tonight
!!!!
Congratulation to all Seniors this
evening. OEI hopes you all enjoy a wonderful summer and we wish
you the best of luck in all your future endeavors. This
evening's ceremonies start at 7pm and will be held outside if weather
permits. Those of you that would like to view the event via the
internet may do so by following the link below:
http://cclive.edzone.net/oevideo.html
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Ovid- Elsie's Award & Recognition Winners
Honored
The annual event was held June 1st at the Donald G.Thayer
Auditorium. Awards were bestowed both in academic and athletic fields.
In addition to scholarship and grant recipients, many other students
were recognized as well including the top ten, high ACT achievers,
perfect attendance earners, and all of the school's foreign exchange
students were also celebrated and honored. Aaron Francis and Britton
Ward have enlisted in the Army and were presented with checks for
furthering their education. Congratulations to all and good luck with
your future endeavors! >>Complete
list
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April Sutliff
Chelsea Dennis
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Girls Soccer Season Ends With District Loss To LCC
3-2
Coach Craig Thelen's Lady Marauders had a great run but came up
short in the MHSAA District opener at Durand losing to a strong Lansing
Catholic Central squad 3-2. Ovid Elsie's seniors led the way in their
finale with April Sutliff scoring first on an assist from Shaylyn
Skayrd. Aquinas College bound Chelsea Dennis netted O-E's second tally
on a feed from Kayla Borton. The Marauders finished their campaign with
an 11-5-3 record.
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Jeff Sutton
Luke Martin
Tate Coleman
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Marauders JV Baseball Completes 20 Win
Season
The 2010 Ovid-Elsie Junior
Varsity baseball team completed a 20 win season last week. The young
Marauders showed great motivation and determination to get to the 20
win plateau against a very good Bullock Creek squad, and finished the
year at 20-7. In addition to winning 20 games, the team went 11-3 in
the Tri-Valley Central which put them in a tie with Shepherd and
Bullock Creek for the best record in the conference. The team was led
by the spectacular pitching of Jeff Sutton and Devin Bengel. Sutton
finished the season 9-0, pitching 63 innings, with 99 strikeouts, a
1.556 ERA, and only allowed 34 hits all season. Bengel finished 7-2,
throwing 53 innings, while only allowing 14 walks on the
year.
The team was led
at the dish by the strong hitting of Luke Martin, Tate Coleman, and
Jake Gewirtz. Martin finished with a sizzling .469 batting average
slapping 38 hits, scoring 44 runs, driving in 27, and stealing 27
bases. Coleman swatted 23 hits and scored 33 runs while driving in 20,
hitting a cool .377, and Gewirtz led the team in RBIs with 28, as he
hit .306 along with 19 walks.
The Junior
Varsity boys are coached by Josh Latz, assisted by Eric Wooley and
Jeremy Dennison. Team members are Jake Helms, Larry Fouts, Nick
Alcaraz, Wyatt Essex, DJ Meisel, Devin Bengel, Dylan Antes, Jake
Gewirtz, Cal Martin, Tate Coleman, Jeff Houska, Thomas Powers, Jeff
Sutton, Robbie Saul, Chad Albaugh, Michael Lenon, and Luke Martin.
Congratulations on an outstanding season!
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Hayden Fouts & Coach Eccleton
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Hayden Fouts Earns TVC Golf All League
Honors
Sophomore Hayden Fouts shot a 42 at the season finale jamboree to
make the TVC All-League Honorable Mention team. The Marauders finished
in sixth place overall as a team. In Division 3 District action, Ovid
Elsie shot a season best 353 at Gratiot County Country Club but came up
short to qualify for regional play. Junior Blade Thornton led the way
with an 86. >>Team
Page & Results
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This Memorial Day article was submitted by 1981 O-E Graduate, Tim
Soliz, U.S. Army Retired
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Memorial Day 2010
“Philip’s vehicle hit an IED!” exclaimed my daughter-in-law,
Sam.......When I heard those five words as I was driving down
the road with my soon-to-be new wife, Michele, I immediately became
someone who could begin to imagine what it must be like to lose a son
to war. My oldest boy, Philip, deployed to Afghanistan in January
of this year with his United States Marine Corps unit out of Camp
Lejeune, North Carolina. Though I would pray for his safety, I
never gave much thought to what it would be like to hear some detail
Marine Corps officer tell me that my son was killed in action.
It’s hard to describe my reaction to hearing on that mid-March day that
his vehicle had been blown up, and that he had been injured.
>>>click
for full story & photo
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Kody Coleman
Kiefer Hall
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Ovid Elsie Boys Track Team Wins Regionals ~ Girls Finish
Second ~ Both In State Finals
The Ovid Elsie Boys won the Laingsburg Division 3 Regional team
event on Monday May 24 qualifying in 10 events for next week's MITCA
State Finals in Kent City. The Marauders had three champions including
the 3200 relay team (Hunter Winans, Brian Grecu, Garrett Strachota
& Trenton Garlock), junior Kody Coleman (110 hurdles) & Keifer
Hall (long jump). The boys came back the next day at the TVC league
meet and finished third overall. 1st Place performances included
Coleman (110 & 300 hurdles) and Hall in the long jump. The girls
team also qualified in five events for the state finals with a second
place overall finish at Laingsburg. Monica Henfling won the 300M
hurdles
championship.
>>Results
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Middle School Rocket Launch ~ Mission Accomplished!
Mr. Gavenda and his eighth grade science students had been waiting
for good weather to countdown to the annual model rocket launch. All
the kids had built and readied their rockets for space in previous
weeks. Liftoff was eventually set for Thursday May 20. After a bit of a
rocky start and clipping a few trees in first hour, Mr. Gavenda was
happy to announce that no people were hit or injured with only one
rocket ending up in the pond all day. Apparently, another miniature
missle took on a parked school bus during its flight and lost. Thanks
goes out to all who were able to attend the launch.
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Shane Alexander
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Marauders Split Doubleheader With Hemlock
Ovid Elsie traveled to Hemlock on Monday May 24th for a twin bill
with the Huskies and won the opener 6-2. Tyler Everts hurled a complete
game in picking up his seventh win of the season. Hemlock got the
sticks going in the nightcap to get by O-E 9-7. Shane Alexander led the
Marauder hitters going 2 for 4 in game 1 and 2 for 3 in game two. Cody
Strapec was 2 for 4 in both contests while C.J. Davis blasted the first
home run of his career.
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Robbie Dobski
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Marauders Golf Team Has Season Best Finish At Hemlock
Jamboree - Dobski Shoots 38
Ovid Elsie traveled to Hemlock on Friday for a TVC Jamboree and
shot a season low 171 team total. Junior Robbie Dobski led the charge
firing a 38 which tied for second overall to Swan Valley's Adam Jacobs
37. Rounding out the scoring for O-E were Hayden Fouts 42, Calvin
Galecka 45 and Bryce Doubrava 46. >>Complete
Scoring
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Ovid Elsie Student Athletes Sign National Letter Of Intent
May 21
Two Marauder seniors made their college choices and formalized the
decision by signing letters of intent Friday May 21st at the high
school. Chelsea Dennis will be attending Aquinas College in Grand
Rapids to play soccer for head coach Mark Fales' Saints. O-E head coach
Craig Thelen praised Chelsea for bringing the best out of her teamates
and is basically another coach on the sidelines. Brian Grecu has chosen
to matriculate at Northwood University in Midland to run track and
cross country for the Timberwolves. Marauder cross country head coach
Scott Sheedlo commented that Brian was a very distinguished runner.
Congratu-lations and good luck Chelsea & Brian!
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Katie Bush
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Girls Varsity Soccer Wins 3rd Straight Match Over Bullock
Creek 4-2
Junior Katie Bush and freshman Abagail Halm each tallied a goal and
an assist in leading the Marauders to a 4-2 victory over the Midland
Bullock Creek Lancers. Ovid Elsie's third straight win ran their league
record to 9-1-2. Kayla Borton and Lisa Dorst added goals for the
winners.
>>Box & Recap
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C.J. Davis
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Marauders Split Doubleheader At Home With Alma 2-1 &
9-6
Ovid Elsie hosted Alma on Thursday May 20 and came away with a 2-1
victory in game one behind the strong pitching performance of Tyler
Everts. The Panthers prevailed in the nightcap 9-6 scoring five late
runs after O-E had built a 6-4 lead. C.J. Davis led the offense going 2
for 3 in the win and 2 for 4 in game two.
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Ovid Elsie Varsity Football Coach Goosen
Resigns
After eight seasons at the helm and turning the Marauders into a
state football powerhouse, head coach Jerry Goosen has resigned
effective immediately. He led Ovid-Elsie to 46 wins over the last five
seasons including their first ever 9-0 undefeated regular season
campaign and state finals runner-up finish in 2008. Thanks for the
great ride coach and the tremendous impact you have had on our kids and
community.
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Mikela Priest
(Photo Courtesy Pam Neumann)
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Girls Soccer Starts New Streak With 3-1 Victory Over
Hemlock
Kayla Borton, Abagail Halm & Mya Hall all scored goals in Ovid
Elsie's win over the Huskies on Monday May 17 at Hemlock. Mikela Priest
had two assists including setting up Borton's game winner. Senior
Breanne Munson added an assist for the Marauders.
>>>Recap
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Cody Strapec
Tyler Everts
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Blue Jays Sweep Ovid Elsie In Twin Bill 4-3 & 4-0
The #2 ranked Shepherd Blue Jays built on their lofty ranking by
sweeping O-E 4-3 & 4-0 in TVC league action Monday. Tyler
Everts was strong in the first game holding Shepherd at bay with the
Marauders knotting the score at 3 all in the bottom of the sixth.
Shepherd manufactured the winning run in the top of the 7th to hand O-E
a tough loss. Cody Strapec led the offense going 2 for 3 with the game
tying RBI. In the nightcap, Jeremy Lucas was on the mound for the
Marauders and pitched a complete game in a hard luck defeat.
>>Recap
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Kody Coleman
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Marauder Track Team Wins Williamston "Small School"
Invitational - 3rd Overall
Ovid Elsie won it's third invitational meet of the season winning
the eight team small school event at Williamston on May 15. They
finished third overall and beat five large schools in doing so. Juniors
Kody Coleman (110m hurdles) & Kiefer Hall (long jump) had 1st place
finishes for O-E. >>Full
Results
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Ovid Elsie Exchange Students Visit Washington D.C. &
New York City
A group of Ovid Elsie exchange students got to experience Americana
with a five day field trip to New York and Washington D.C. in early
May. Click
Here for more photos & story.
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Abagail Halm
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Freeland Takes First Place Showdown Over O-E 3-1 In Girls
Soccer Action
Ovid Elsie suffered their first loss in TVC league action to first
place Freeland 3-1 at home Monday May 10th. Freshman Abagail Halm
scored the only goal for the Marauders on an assist from Jessie Smith.
The girls travel to Hemlock for a match with the Huskies on Monday May
17th.
>>Recap
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All-Conference Ladies pictured (l -r): Amber
Green, Kim Fox, Brooke Rose, Melissa Henfling, McKayla Miller, Brianna
Carroll, Echo Heightchew.
(click photo for larger image)
***Photo by Cindy Heightchew***
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O-E Competitive Cheer Takes Home 2010 Season
Honors
The Ovid Elsie Competitive Cheer team capped off a successful
season with a truckload of post season awards. Click
Here for the Marauder Cheerleading home page and a complete
list of Head Coach Sara Stewart's squad All - Conference, District,
Region & All-State Honorees.
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1st Annual Marauder Cup
1st Place - 12 under par
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1st Annual Marauder Cup Golf Tournament A Success @ The
Emerald
The inaugural "Marauder Cup" four person golf scramble was held
Sunday May 2nd at The Emerald at 3:00 p.m. Proceeds from the event will
fund equipment needs for the 2010 Marauders golf squad. Taking first
place honors at 12 under par was the team of former OE athletic
director Bob Foreback, Gary Becker and his daughter from St. Johns
along with Clint Hawks. Click
here for complete results and more photos. 1st year Marauder head
coach Jay Eccleton and his team would like to thank everyone who came
out for a fun filled day of golf and help sponsor the
event.
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Chris Robinson accepting the Duffy Daugherty Memorial
Scholarship
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Chris Robinson Receives Duffy Daugherty Memorial
Scholarship
Ovid Elsie Senior Chris Robinson has been awarded the prestigious
Duffy Daugherty Memorial Scholarship for his accomplishments on the
gridiron. Chris was the only student-athlete to receive the
honor.
The annual event was held at Eagle Eye Golf Course on April 29th and
had over 500 people in attendance. Ohio State head coach Jim Tressel
received the Duffy Daugherty Award while Jackson Lumen Christi football
coach Herb Brogan was recognized for his lifetime achievements as a
high school coach. Congratulations
Chris!
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Caitlin Montague
Jessie Smith
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OE Girls Basketball Earns Academic
Recognition
BCAM (Basketball Coaches Association of
Michigan) recently recognized the Ovid-Elsie Varsity Girls
basketball for their efforts in the classroom. The Lady Marauders
managed a 3.554 team grade point average, good enough to earn them an
honorable mention (18th) in all of Class B. Brooklyn Columbia
Central topped the list with a team GPA of 3.859.
It should also be noted that two
student-athletes, Caitlin Montague and Jessie Smith, maintain perfect
4.0's.
Since taking over the program in 2005, Coach Ryan
Cunningham's team have earned academic honors in four of the six
seasons - twice with honorable mentions (2010 & 2007), 9th in 2009
and 6th in 2006.
Congratulations to these students, coaches,
parents and teachers for their outstanding efforts in the
classroom.
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Hunter Winans
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Boys Track Team Wins Fulton Invitational
The Marauder boys won the 13 team Fulton Invitational on Saturday
April 24th with 103 points. The harriers scored in 14 of 17 events and
were lead by their 1600 relay (Logan Winans, Garrett Strachota, Rob
Klco & Hunter Winans) & 3200 relay (Brian Grecu, Trenton
Garlock, Strachota & H. Winans) teams 1st place finishes. A.J.
Sjoberg (pole vault) & Grecu (1600 meter) also took home first
place hardware for O-E. >>Full
Results
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Ovid Elsie School Board Votes To Split Elementary Schools
4-3
The controversial redistribution plan to move all K-3 students to
Ovid and grades 4-6 to Elsie has been approved in a 4-3 vote at the
April 19th board meeting. The change will be effective beginning with
the 2010/11 school year.
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Ovid's Blue Water Motel Is History
What once was a popular motor inn along the Blue Water Highway
(M-21), is now just a pile of rubble that will soon be removed by the
property's new owners, the Village of Ovid. On Sunday April 11, the
OMFD had a successful controlled burn training exercise to remove what
had become quite an eyesore over the past few years. Originally built
around 1950 by Ovid builder Jack Baker for owner and local mortician
Dave Houghton, the structure was transformed into apartments in the
1970's. Many locals will remember the fun-filled putt putt golf course
just west of the motel.
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Casino Night Is A HUGE
Success
Casino Night last weekend was attended by approximately
200 people throughout the course of the evening. This is the beginning
of what is hoped to be a new revitalized sports booster program for the
local youth. Thanks to all that came out, helped, donated or
otherwise contributed. >>>Full
Story
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(from left: Hannah Orweller, Paige Snyder & Tiana
Dodge)
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Royalty Crowned In Elsie Dairy Festival
Pageant
The 2010 Elsie Dairy Festival Pageant was held Saturday 20th with
this year's court being crowned. The "Miss" winner is Tiana Dodge,
"Young Miss" winner is Hannah Orweller and "Little Miss" winner is
Paige Snyder. Please click on photo for a larger image. Congratulations
ladies. The annual festival will be held July 8-10, 2010.
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O-E Girls Varsity Bowling Team
O-E Boys Varsity Bowling Team
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Marauder Lady Bowlers Shine Bright In State Finals Singles
Action
Ovid Elsie had three girls reach the MHSAA
State Finals field of 59 bowlers Saturday at Airport Lanes in Jackson.
The morning action consisted of a 6 game qualifying block with the top
16 highest total pinfalls reaching the afternoon match play finals. O-E
junior Sara Smith finished with the 9th highest qualifier and sophomore
Leah Hartman eeked out a 14th place finish to make the match play
action by only three pins. Freshman Mak Palatka also had a strong 23rd
place showing but came up 24 pins short to advance.
The match play finals games are a two-game total pins
format. In the round of 16, Sara lost to the eventual finals runner up
Britney Nadeau while Leah lit up the scoreboard with the highest series
rolled in all of match play (208/215-423) to reach the quarterfinals
and face off with Perry's Taner Grennell. Ms. Hartman came through
again in the clutch to reach the semi-finals and a shootout with
Nadeau. After the first game, Leah had a slim two pin lead (189-187)
but came up a little short in game two and missed making the
championship match by 13 pins. GREAT JOB LADIES!
In Friday's boys team finals, the Marauders finished
in 15th place overall with a total pinfall of 3163. Congratulations go
out to Coach Fabus and all team members on a successful
season.
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O-E Competitive Cheer Squad Finishes 4th In MHSAA Division
3 State Finals
The Marauder Varsity Girls Competitive Cheer Team competed in the
MHSAA Division 3 State Finals Saturday at the Delta Plex in Grand
Rapids and finished in fourth place overall with a score of 755.7856.
Grosse Ile took the championship followed by Comstock Park &
Richmond. Great season girls, you have made your school & community
proud!
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Ovid Elsie Makes Appearance On WKAR TV23 QuizBusters
Show
The Marauders Quiz Bowl Team came up short against Pinckney High
School 270-210 this week at the QuizBusters television taping at WKAR
studios which will be shown at a later date. The O-E team that competed
consisted of Kaitlyn Stevens, Geoff Minarik, Blade Thornton & James
Wilson. Additional members that were unable to attend include Jeremy
Lucas, Hillary Nethaway & Jetanie Knight. Their advisor is Julie
Keck.
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O-E Football Clinic 2010
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