Prep Roundup: Cheboygan hockey defeats Tawas in OT
TAWAS – It was a victory the Cheboygan Chiefs hockey team really needed to have.
And the Chiefs got it.
With 58 seconds left in overtime, Cheboygan senior Jordan Socolovitch came up with a game-winning goal to help the Chiefs pick up a 3-2 victory at Tawas on Wednesday, Dec. 21.
“(The goal) was huge,” said Cheboygan coach Craig Coxe, whose team snapped a six-game losing streak with the win. “That’s definitely what the boys needed. You drop six in a row – and a lot of those games we played well, we just didn’t play well to win – so the boys came out really good on Wednesday. I was really happy for them, and they were extremely happy to get the victory.”
The Chiefs (3-7) found themselves down 1-0 after one period of play, as Sean Bernard scored the first of his two goals for the Braves late in the first.
The Chiefs tied the game thanks to a goal from senior Jacob Jankoviak with 8:06 left in the second. The teams remained tied going into the intermission.
Cheboygan found itself down again after Bernard netted his second goal with 11:35 left, but the Chiefs responded once more when junior Gavin Rose tied things up with an unassisted goal about six minutes later.
The Cheboygan equalizer later set the stage for Socolovitch, whose game-winning goal was assisted by Warren Farver and Ethan Shepard. Assisting on the Jankoviak goal were Blaine Baldwin and Patrick Smith.
“That was his first goal as a Chief,” Coxe said of Socolovitch’s winner. “He’s been playing (defenseman) for four years, and we moved him up front, and he did really well. He’s an experienced player, he did a really job, somebody took a shot on net, he went down there for the rebound and buried it, so yeah, he was pretty happy.”
Cheboygan travels to Alpena to face Capital City and Manistee in matchups on Tuesday and Wednesday, Dec. 27-28.
Cheboygan bowlers open season with wins
ROGERS CITY – The Cheboygan varsity bowling teams opened their respective seasons by capturing victories in two matches in Rogers City on Saturday, Dec. 17.
For the Cheboygan girls, they picked up dominating wins over St. Ignace (29-1) and Grayling (30-0).
Leading the Cheboygan girls over St. Ignace were Izzy Portman, who posted scores of 203 and 156, while Izzy Taylor recorded a 202 and 145. Others chipping in for Cheboygan included Alicia Vieau (181, 119), Jenna Knaffle (160, 134), Lily McKervey (148) and Ellie Kennedy (93).
Portman (232, 187), Knaffle (180, 175), Taylor (165, 153), Vieau (140, 124), McKervey (157) and Kennedy (130) each helped out in the win over Grayling in match two.
In a 30-0 victory over St. Ignace in their first match, the Cheboygan boys were led by Tommy Jones, who bowled games of 227 and 193, as well as Cole Swanberg, who rolled 219 and 204. Deegan Schoenith (203, 175), Luke Marsh (196, 185), Jesse Harrbison (171) and Marvin Stokes (150) also contributed in the win.
Marsh rolled games of 232 and 207 to help lift the Chiefs to a 28-2 victory over Gaylord in match two.
Also helping out for the Chiefs were Jones (217, 168), Swanberg (212, 203), Stokes (141, 134), Schoenith (146) and Harrbison (127).
Kline, Crawford go 5-0, lead Hornets at Sault Bridge Brawl
SAULT STE. MARIE – Both Will Kline (175 pounds) and Kenny Crawford (150) finished with 5-0 records to lead the Pellston wrestling team at the Sault Bridge Brawl on Friday, Dec. 16.
For the Hornets, who finished 2-3 as a team, they dropped a 48-24 match to the host Blue Devils. Kline picked up a pin over his opponent, while Crawford, Waasmowin Craven (157) and Wiigwaas Craven (120) each won by forfeit.
In a 39-24 loss to St. Ignace, Kline earned a pin, while Crawford (144), Wiigwaas Craven (120) and Colin Phillips (126) each won by forfeit.
The Hornets went on to pick up a 36-18 victory over Newberry, as Crawford, Kline, Hunter Sonnenberg (138) and Aiden Klungle (215) all prevailed by forfeit. Phillips picked up a pin in his match.
Crawford and Kline each won by pinfall in Pellston's match against Munising, but it was the Mustangs who rolled to a 60-12 victory.
The Hornets suffered a 36-12 loss to Rudyard in their final match of the event. Earning pins for Pellston were Wiigwaas Craven, Waasmowin Craven, Kline, Crawford and Sonnenberg.
This article originally appeared on Cheboygan Daily Tribune: Cheboygan Area Prep Sports Roundup
