Boys/Girls Varsity Track vs. Multiple Opponents
Boys/Girls Varsity Track
Posted on 05/16/2025
The Blazer track and field teams competed at the Regional meet on Thursday, May 15 in Charlevoix. The Elk Rapids girls and the Standish Sterling boys teams placed first overall of the 15 teams competing. The Kalkaska boys placed 10th and the girls placed 11th. Top eight finishers won medals, and the top two finishers in each event were guaranteed a place in the State Finals on June 31st. The girls 4x800 team of Kara Olds, Aaliyah Hillier, Kylee Jenkins, and Edda Grusnick took first place with a new team PR, dropping 24 seconds for a time of 10:35.1, and will be going to the State Finals in Kent City! Congratulations ladies! Edda Grusnick was was 4th in the 1600, Aaliyan Hillier placed fourth in the 3200 Cade Ponsetin was 6th in the 100, and PRd in the preliminaries, then did it again in the finals Kylie Robinson placed 6th in the 100 with a new PR, and set a season record in the 200 Jonah Weaver ran a PR in the preliminary r
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Home Kalkaska "Last Chance Meet"
Boys/Girls Varsity Track
Posted on 05/13/2025
The track and field teams ran at home at the Last Chance Meet on Monday, April 12, 2025. The girls placed first among nine teams, and the boys were third. Elk Rapids won the boys meet. Eight places scored and the top three in each event won an amazing Kalkaska Medal. They really are quite nice. Jackson Shetler won the high jump and the 400 with a PR of 53.68 Cade Ponstein, Carlos-Morton Clark, Kenny Baker, and Jonah Weaver won the 4x100 relay Anna Martin won the 800 Edda Grusnick won the 1600 with a PR Aaliyah Hillier won the 3200 Anna Martin, Aaliyah Hillier, Kylie Jenkins, and Edda Grusnick won the 4x800 relay, Jenna Spence won the shot put and set a new season record in the discus Jonah Weaver took 2nd in the 200 with a new PR Carly Griffith was 2nd in the discus Owen McGlone took second in the 3200 and set new PRs in the 800 and 1600 Jackson Shetler, Eli Smith, Jonah Weaver, and Carlos Morton-Clark took 2nd in the 4
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Boys/Girls Varsity Track @ Charleviox Invite
Boys/Girls Varsity Track
Posted on 05/12/2025
The track and field teams competed at the Charlevoix Invitational on Friday, April 9, 2025. The Traverse City St Francis teams won the boys and girls meets, with the Kalkaska girls placing 9th and the boys 11th of 12 teams in attendance. Medals were awarded to the top three finishers in each event, and 8 places scored points.The lone medal taken home by a Blazer went to Aaliyah Hillier, who placed third in the 3200 with a new PR of 12:44.4.Personal records were set byHudson Cassio, Eric Bindemann, Cece Elya, and Lilly Thornhill in the shot putJenna Spence, who tied her PR in the shot putKenny Baker and Naomi Wilke in the 100Rylee Haver in the 200Kara Olds, Eli Smith, and Alli Thompson in the 400Kaden Fischer and Zach Little in the 800Edda Grusnick and Nivaya Ochampaugh in the 1600Riley Ingersoll in the 300 hurdlesMax Gooch in the 300 hurdles and the 100 andAbby Minion and Afton Staley in the 3200 Season records were set byJaeAnn Davis in the pole vault andAnna Martin in the 800The
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Boys/Girls Varsity Track @ Central Lake/Elsworth Invite
Boys/Girls Varsity Track
Posted on 05/07/2025
The Blazer track and field teams ran at the Central Lake/Ellsworth Open on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. The girls placed first and the boys were second behind East Jordan in team scores. Nine teams participated in the event, and the top 8 places in each event scored points. Edda Grusnick placed first in the 3200 Addi Novath was first in the discus Carlos Morton-Clark, Eli Smith, Jonah Weaver, and Jackson Shetler were 1st in the 4x200 relay Jenna Spence was first in the shot put, followed by Cece Elya, Addi Novath, and Lilly Thornhill took 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Coltrane Paryani was 2nd in the 800 and 3rd in the 1600 with a new PR Aaliyah Hillier was second in the 3200 Owen McGlone was 2nd in the 3200 and set a PR in the 1600 and a season record in the 800 Kara Olds was second in the 400 and set a season record in the 1600 Cade Ponstein, Kenny Baker, Eli Smith, and Carlos Morton-Clark placed 2nd in the 4x100 relay Xiana B
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Boys/Girls Varsity Track @ Lake City
Boys/Girls Varsity Track
Posted on 05/05/2025
The Blazer track and field teams competed at the Lake City invitational on Friday, May 2, 2025. Mesick boys and Lake City girls placed first among the thirteen teams attending. This event had three additional coed races, the distance medley, sprint medley, and throwers 4x100 relays, which counted in scoring. Kalkaska placed 3rd, 4th, and 4th respectively. After the points were added up the girls finished 4th and the boys finished 8th. The competition was fierce, and medals were awarded to the top three athletes in individual events and the top two relays. The single medal taken home by both teams (that's how fierce the competition was) went to Edda Grusnick in the 3200, where she finished 3rd after running it for the first time this season. The girl's 4x800 relay team of Grusnick, Aaliyah Hillier, Anna Martin, and Kylee Jenkins placed third the boys 4x400 team of David Crawford, Eli Smith, Jonah Weaver, and Jackson Shetler placed third Hillier, Grusnick,
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Boys/Girls Varsity Track @ the Harbor Springs 9th & 10th grade Meet
Boys/Girls Varsity Track
Posted on 04/29/2025
The 9th and 10th graders from the Blazer Track and Field teams competed in Harbor Springs on Monday, April 28, 2025. In this meet for the underclassmen, the girls finished 4th and the boys were 8th of the nine teams participating. The Charlevoix boys and the Harbor Springs girls were the overall winners among the teams. Top eight individuals and top five relay teams in each event won medals.Addison Teno won the discus with a new PRAaliyah Hillier won the 3200 with a new PREli Smith took second in the long jump, with a new PR, and set a new PR in the 400Aaliyah Hillier, Riley Ingersoll, Kylie Jenkins, and Edda Grusnick took 2nd in the 4x800 relayEdda Grusnick took 2nd in the 1600 and 3rd in the 800Kenny Baker took 3rd in the 100The team of David Crawford, Kalyb Nason, Kenny Baker, and Eli Smith finished 3rd in and exciting 4x100Personal records were set byXiana Buyze-Prieto in the 100 hurdles and the 200Noah Seipmann in the discus and the 100Max Gooch in the 100Afton Staley in the 800Ma
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Boys/Girls Varsity Track @ Elk Rapids Invitational
Boys/Girls Varsity Track
Posted on 04/22/2025
|Doug Brown
The Blazer track and field teams competed in tough conditions at the Elk Rapids Invitational on Monday, April 21, 2025. Traverse City St. Francis won the boys and girls meets. The Kalkaska girls took second, one point ahead of Elk Rapids, and the boys finished 4th of the seven teams attending. Jenna Spence won the shot put and took 3rd in the discus with a season record. Carly Griffith took 2nd in the discus with a season record. Kylee Jenkins took 2nd in the high jump with a new PR, and 4th in the 400. Gabe Buyze-Prieto took 2nd in the pole vault and the 110 hurdles, and 3rd in the 300 hurdles. Edda Grusnick placed 2nd in the 1600 with a new PR, and 3rd in the 800 The 4x800 relay team of Aaliyah Hillier, Edda Grusnick, Anna Martin, and Kara Olds placed 3rd. New PRs were set by Eric Bindemann in the discus Rylee Haver in the 800 Nivaya Ochampaugh in the 1600 Aaliyah Hillier in the 3200 Max Gooch in the
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Boys/Girls Varsity Track @ the Yooper Invite
Boys/Girls Varsity Track
Posted on 04/14/2025
The Blazer Track and Field teams competed in the 4th Annual Yooper Invitational at Lake Superior State University on Saturday, April 13 in Sault Ste. Marie. In overall standings, Sault Ste. Marie won the girls meet and Charlevoix won the boy's. Kalkaska's boys finished 9th and the girls placed 14th of twenty teams attending. It was an indoor meet and athletes ran on a 200 meter track. Some events were shorter, and athletes participated in nine running and three field events. Top six finishers received medals. Gabe Buyze-Prieto placed third in the 55 hurdles with a new personal record. Anna Martin, Aaliyah Hillier, Kylee Jenkins, and Edda Grusnick placed 4th in the 4x800 relay, Edda Grusnick placed 5th in the 1600, and David Crawford, Alex Bontrager, Jonah Weaver, and Jackson Shetler placed 6th in the 4x400 relay. Every member of the team put forth great effort and are eager to improve as the season progresses. Kylee Robinson an
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Blazers Take the Win in a Thrilling Battle!
Boys Varsity Basketball
Posted on 02/06/2025
Tonight, the Kalkaska Blazers went head-to-head with the Kingsley Stags in an intense showdown. Both teams came in hungry for a win, and it showed in every possession!The first half was a nail-biter, with both teams trading buckets. But in the second quarter, the Blazers found their rhythm, surging ahead to take a 14-point lead into halftime.Kingsley wasn’t backing down. They came out strong in the third, turning up the pressure and forcing key turnovers. With just seconds left in the fourth, the Stags tied the game—setting the stage for a clutch moment. That’s when our Senior Guard, Hunter Semak, rose to the occasion, drilling a huge three-pointer with 9 seconds left to seal the 53-50 victory!The team was lead in scoring by Jackson Shetler with 18, Hunter Semak with 11, and Zachary Porter - 10. This was a hard-fought team effort, and we couldn’t have done it without the incredible energy from our fans. Your cheers fueled us every step of the way! Thank you for the support, Blazer Nati
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Boys Varsity Basketball vs. Grayling High School
Boys Varsity Basketball
Posted on 01/17/2025
Tonight, our Blazers hit the road to face Grayling for our "Boxout Cancer" Coaches vs. Cancer game. It was a hard-fought battle from the start!First Half: The Blazers came out strong, even taking a 7-point lead at one point. But Grayling chipped away and closed the gap, ending the half down by just 1 point.Second Half: Grayling came out swinging in the third quarter, putting up 22 points. Despite our Blazers' best efforts, Grayling's strong second-half performance secured their lead.Final Score: Grayling 68, Blazers 50While we may not have gotten the win, we're proud of our team's effort and their part in supporting such an important cause. Every basket brings us one step closer to boxing out cancer! Leading scorers: Hunter Wilkinson-20pts, 6 rebs; Jackson Shetler-8pts, 9 rebs, 4 assits; Zachary Porter-6pts, 6 rebs, 2 steals; Brendon Piechocki-6pts, 2 steals.
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Kalkaska Blazers Face Tough Challenge Against Charlevoix Rayders
Boys Varsity Basketball
Posted on 01/14/2025
Tonight, the Kalkaska Blazers took on another formidable Northern Shores opponent, the Charlevoix Rayders. The game started off with a significant challenge for the Blazers, as they found themselves down 20-4 by the end of the first quarter. The Rayders' sharp shooters proved to be a formidable force, making it difficult for the Blazers to keep up.As the second quarter came to a close, the Blazers had managed to put up 14 points, but the Rayders extended their lead to 32 points. The halftime score stood at 32-14 in favor of Charlevoix.The second half saw the Blazers fighting hard to close the gap, but the Rayders' consistent shooting and strong defense kept them ahead. Despite the Blazers' best efforts, the final score was 59-39 in favor of the Rayders.Leading Scorers: Zachary Porters - 13pts, Jackson Shetler 9pts, Brendan Piechocki 8pts.While the outcome was not what the Blazers had hoped for, the team showed resilience and determination throughout the game. They will look to bo
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Night 2: A Tough Loss for the Blazers
Boys Varsity Basketball
Posted on 01/03/2025
|Jeremy Guggemos
Night 2 of the Buckley Tournament didn't go as planned for the Blazers. The Marion Eagles' physical inside presence proved to be too much to handle, resulting in a tough loss. The Blazers now stand at 4-4 for the season.Game RecapDespite the loss, the Blazers showed grit and determination. Leading scorers for the night were:Jackson Shetler: 11 pointsBrendan Piechocki: 6 pointsAlex Bontrager: 6 pointsLooking AheadThe Blazers will regroup and get back into league play on Tuesday at home against the Boyne City Ramblers. We appreciate all the fans who made the trip to support us in the championship game. Your support means the world to us!Let's bounce back stronger! 💪
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Blazers win in close game!
Boys Varsity Basketball
Posted on 01/02/2025
|Jeremy Guggemos
Tonight, the Blazers started the Buckley Holiday Tournament with an exhilarating 54-53 victory over the Manton Rangers! The Rangers came out red hot early in the game hitting shots from wherever they wanted.After being down by 15 at halftime, the Blazers mounted an incredible comeback, taking the lead in the final minutes. Their relentless defense sealed the deal, securing our first win of the new year!Great team effort with 9/10 players scoring! Let's keep the momentum going!
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Boys Varsity Basketball vs. Manton Rangers
Boys Varsity Basketball
Posted on 01/02/2025
|Jeremy Guggemos
Tonight, the Blazers started the Buckley Holiday Tournament with an exhilarating 54-53 victory over the Manton Rangers! The Rangers came out red hot early in the game hitting shots from wherever they wanted.After being down by 15 at halftime, the Blazers mounted an incredible comeback, taking the lead in the final minutes. Their relentless defense sealed the deal, securing our first win of the new year!Great team effort with 9/10 players scoring! Let's keep the momentum going!
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Boys Varsity Basketball vs. Farwell High School
Boys Varsity Basketball
Posted on 12/20/2024
The Kalkaska Blazers secured a crucial away win against Farwell tonight, rebounding from last week's loss to Elk Rapids. The Blazers' defensive prowess was on full display in the first quarter, holding Farwell scoreless while putting up 14 points themselves.Farwell rallied in the second quarter, matching the Blazers with 10 points, but Kalkaska maintained a comfortable lead at halftime with a score of 24-10.The Blazers turned up the heat in the second half, dominating both offensively and defensively. They allowed Farwell only 8 points in the final two quarters, securing a decisive victory. The team shared the ball well with everyone scoring tonight This win brings the Blazers' record to an even 3-3 as they head into the Holiday Break. The team will return to action on January 3rd for the Buckley Holiday Tournament.
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Blazers struggle on the road
Boys Varsity Basketball
Posted on 12/13/2024
|Jeremy Guggemos
In a highly anticipated conference matchup, the Elk Rapids Elks won against Kalkaska Blazers with a final score of 72-38. The atmosphere was electric as fans from both sides filled the stands, eager to witness the intense rivalry unfold on the court.From the opening tip-off, the Elks came out firing on all cylinders. Their sharp shooting and relentless offense set the tone for the game, leaving the Blazers struggling to keep pace.The Blazers fought valiantly to claw their way back into the game, but the ball just wouldn't cooperate. Shot after shot rimmed out, and the Elks capitalized on every opportunity, extending their lead with each possession.The Blazers were lead in scoring by Jackson Shetler with 13 and Zachary Porter with 12. The Blazers are on the road next week heading to Farwell before going into the holiday break.
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Blazers prevail on the road
Boys Varsity Basketball
Posted on 12/09/2024
|Jeremy Guggemos
It was another great team effort by the Blazers tonight. With only a short preparation time to get ready to take on the Brethren Bobcats, the Blazers came out on fire, scoring 35 points in the first half while holding Brethren to only 14 points. The Blazers prevailed with a final score of 60-44. Leading scorers were Zachary Porter with 13 points, Cade Ponstein with 12 points, Hunter Semak with 10 points and Jackson Shetler with 10 points
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Boys Varsity Basketball vs. Cheboygan
Boys Varsity Basketball
Posted on 12/06/2024
|Jeremy Guggemos
In their opening game of the Northern Shores Conference, Cheboygan came out firing, outscoring the Blazers 20-13 in the first quarter. The Blazers stormed back in the second quarter, scoring 19 points to Cheboygan's 16, leaving them down by only 4 points at halftime. The Blazers took the lead several times in the third and fourth quarters, but Cheboygan refused to go away. With balanced scoring from their guards and strong shooting, Cheboygan managed to stay in the game. The Blazers were blessed with great scoring, with 8 out of 10 players scoring, but they just came up short. Unfortunately for the Blazers, Cheboygan hit some key shots and free throws late in the game to seal their first Northern Shores Conference win. Blazers were lead in scoring by Jackson Shetler (22), Cade Ponstein (10), Brendon Piechocki (9), and Zachary Porter (9).
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Blazers Fight Hard - 1st lose in Northern Shores Conference
Boys Varsity Basketball
Posted on 12/06/2024
|Jeremy Guggemos
In their opening game of the Northern Shores Conference, Cheboygan came out firing, outscoring the Blazers 20-13 in the first quarter. The Blazers stormed back in the second quarter, scoring 19 points to Cheboygan's 16, leaving them down by only 4 points at halftime. The Blazers took the lead several times in the third and fourth quarters, but Cheboygan refused to go away. With balanced scoring from their guards and strong shooting, Cheboygan managed to stay in the game. The Blazers were blessed with great scoring, with 8 out of 10 players scoring, but they just came up short. Unfortunately for the Blazers, Cheboygan hit some key shots and free throws late in the game to seal their first Northern Shores Conference win. Blazers were lead in scoring by Jackson Shetler (22), Cade Ponstein (10), Brendon Piechocki (9), and Zachary Porter (9).
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Blazers beat Tawas Braves in Home Opener
Boys Varsity Basketball
Posted on 12/03/2024
|Jeremy Guggemos
The Kalkaska Blazers kicked off their home opener with a thrilling victory against the Tawas Braves, with a final score of 70-45. The first quarter was a nail-biter, with the Blazers leading by just five points, 18-13.However, the Blazers turned up the heat for the rest of the game, outscoring the Braves in every subsequent quarter. They added another 18 points in the second quarter, followed by a dominant 21-point performance in the third. The Blazers sealed the deal with an additional 11 points in the final quarter.It was a true team effort for the Blazers, with every player on the 10-man squad contributing to the scoreboard. This unselfish play, focusing on ball movement and shared scoring, showcased the Blazers' strong team dynamics and set the tone for what promises to be an exciting season.
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