Bay City area sports roundup: Tone-setter delivers whirlwind first quarter

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  • Updated: Dec. 31, 2025, 8:21 a.m.
  • Published: Dec. 31, 2025, 8:21 a.m.

Cass City

Skylar Ignash of nan Cass City girls hoops squad for 2025-26.Courtesy

BAY CITY, MI – A look astatine nan precocious schoolhouse sports segment successful nan Bay City area for Dec. 30, 2025. Bay City area coaches are asked to taxable results, highlights and comments nan nighttime of each crippled by emailing [email protected].

GIRLS BKB: CASS CITY 65, HARBOR BEACH 37

Skylar Ignash started thing bully for Cass City.

And everybody soon joined nan fun.

Ignash gave Cass City a mighty jump-start, sparking nan Red Hawks to a 65-37 triumph complete Harbor Beach. Ignash scored 15 of her game-high 27 points successful nan first 4th to liking her squad to a speedy 21-6 advantage.

The remainder of nan Red Hawks soon sewage into nan travel to support power of nan non-conference clash. Isabella Bennett poured successful 19 points while Rylee Bliss came done pinch eight. Karsyn Ignash snared 11 rebounds and Carla Cortes nabbed 5 steals. Skylar Ignash besides pulled down 8 rebounds successful nan win.

GIRLS BKB: USA 55, ALPENA 37

Layla Bolzman delivered successful double-double fashion, propelling Unionville-Sebewaing to a 55-37 triumph complete Alpena astatine St. Clair County Community College.

Bolzman notched 11 points and 11 rebounds arsenic nan Patriots improved to 4-0.

Macy Prime came done pinch 10 points and 5 steals successful nan triumph while Erin Jubar notched 8 points and 10 rebounds. Katelyn Bouverette added 8 points and joined Ally Sweetman pinch six rebounds.

WRESTLING: GARBER LANDS FIVE MEDALS

Essexville Garber featured 5 medalists while placing ninth successful nan squad standings astatine nan Freeland Holiday Tournament.

Jamar Jackson (126) and Kaden Oswald (190) fronted nan complaint pinch third-place finishes for nan Dukes. William Randall (175) took 4th while Elijah Shepard (106) and Jaxon Lauria (138) vanished sixth.

WRESTLING: DUO LEADS PINCONNING

Pinconning sent a brace of wrestlers to nan podium astatine nan Freeland Holiday Tournament.

Alex Rivard led nan Spartans pinch a fifth-place finish, posting a 3-1 record. Ki’Jauhn Foor claimed sixth spot astatine 2-2. Ryan Bonem besides had a beardown showing, bowing retired successful nan humor information for Pinconning.

BOYS BKB: HARBOR BEACH 54, CASS CITY 47

Cass City was halfway to triumph earlier Harbor Beach’s 1-2 punch took over.

Andrew Kabban and Benson Harper mixed for 26 second-half points, turning nan tide for Harbor Beach successful its 54-47 victory. Kabban vanished pinch 23 points and Harper pinch 21 arsenic nan Pirates vanished connected a 30-19 run.

Cass City owned a 28-24 separator astatine nan half but couldn’t prolong it. Kenton Nicholas scored 14 points, Will Perry 12 and Blake Mackowiak 8 for nan Red Hawks.

Bay County

Basketball Calendar

SATURDAY, JAN. 3

Boys Basketball

Alpena astatine John Glenn, 3 p.m.

Standish-Sterling astatine Essexville Garber, 2 p.m.

Girls Basketball

Standish-Sterling astatine Essexville Garber, 12:30 p.m.

MONDAY, JAN. 5

Boys Basketball

John Glenn astatine All Saints, 7:30 p.m.

Pinconning astatine Tawas, 7:30 p.m.

Girls Basketball

All Saints astatine Fairview, 7 p.m.

Coleman astatine Pinconning, 7 p.m.

TUESDAY, JAN. 6

Boys Basketball

Bay City Western astatine Midland Dow, 7:30 p.m.

Essexville Garber astatine Mount Pleasant, 7:30 p.m.

Girls Basketball

Bay City Western astatine Midland Dow, 7 p.m.

Essexville Garber astatine Mount Pleasant, 5:30 p.m.

John Glenn astatine Saginaw United, 7 p.m.

Lee Thompson has served arsenic a sportswriter astatine MLive and The Bay City Times since 1996, covering each section sports pinch an accent connected our 24 area precocious schools. He has earned galore awards from nan Michigan...

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