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Cheboygan girls bowling, Luke Marsh win NMBC titles; Inland Lakes sends two wrestlers to states

jared greenleaf, cheboygan daily tribune
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ROGERS CITY – The Cheboygan girls bowling team wrapped up an eighth consecutive Northern Michigan Bowling Conference championship by claiming a 23-7 victory over Gaylord at Rogers City on Saturday.

The Chiefs (7-0-1) were led by Lily McKervey (224, 154), Izzy Taylor (190, 129), Ellie Kennedy (153, 145), Kaitlyn Campbell (148, 132) and Faythe Roll (124, 116).

Earning all-conference honors were Kennedy (168 average) and Taylor (155.3).

On the boys side, Luke Marsh secured the individual NMBC title by recording a 205 average.

Marsh (232, 197) led the Cheboygan boys (6-4), who suffered a 21-9 loss to Gaylord in their conference finale. Jake Pluszcynski (201, 174), Jesse Harbison (172, 125), David Ramsby (156, 136), Griffin Wiley (153) and Deegan Schoenith (134) also represented Cheboygan in the match.

From left, Cheboygan's Izzy Taylor, Luke Marsh and Ellie Kennedy made the All-Northern Michigan Bowling Conference team. The Cheboygan girls won another NMBC team title, while Marsh was the boys individual conference champion.
From left, Cheboygan's Izzy Taylor, Luke Marsh and Ellie Kennedy made the All-Northern Michigan Bowling Conference team. The Cheboygan girls won another NMBC team title, while Marsh was the boys individual conference champion.

The Cheboygan bowling teams will host a MHSAA Division 3 regional meet at Spare Time Lanes on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 23-24.

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Hanel, Carper qualify for Division 4 finals

CHARLEVOIX – It was a strong day for Inland Lakes wrestlers Wyatt Hanel and Gus Carper, who qualified for the MHSAA Division 4 state finals at regionals in Charlevoix on Saturday.

Hanel, a sophomore, finished second in the 126-pound weight division to qualify. Hanel reached the finals by pinning Houghton’s Mason Langlois and Iron Mountain’s Di’Angelo Saldana in his first two matches. Hanel’s only loss came in the title match, an 8-3 setback to Iron Mountain’s Tyler Winch.

Inland Lakes sophomore Wyatt Hanel qualified for the MHSAA Division 4 wrestling finals with a second-place finish in Charlevoix on Saturday.
Inland Lakes sophomore Wyatt Hanel qualified for the MHSAA Division 4 wrestling finals with a second-place finish in Charlevoix on Saturday.

Only a freshman, Carper qualified at 132 pounds by earning a pair of victories. Despite losing his opening bout, Carper battled back to win his next two, which sent him to the third-place match and earned him qualification into the finals.

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The individual state finals will take place at Ford Field in Detroit on Friday and Saturday, March 1-2.

Contact sports editor Jared Greenleaf at jgreenleaf@gannett.com. Follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter @sportsCDT

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