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BAY CITY, MI – A look astatine nan precocious schoolhouse sports segment successful nan Bay City area for Jan. 3, 2026. Bay City area coaches are asked to taxable results, highlights and comments nan nighttime of each crippled by emailing [email protected].
BOYS BKB: STANDISH 66, GARBER 63
Noah Gratopp isn’t 1 of Standish-Sterling’s large scorers.
But he’s 1 of nan team’s clutch scorers.
The elder stepped to nan free propulsion statement and coolly sank 2 free throws pinch 21 seconds to play, turning a one-point shortage into a one-point lead successful Standish-Sterling’s 66-63 triumph complete Essexville Garber.
“Noah doesn’t usually spell to nan free-throw statement a lot,” Standish coach Matt Koin said. “But he made nan 2 biggest free throws of his profession truthful far.”
When Standish-Sterling made a bargain connected Garber’s last possession, it sealed nan triumph successful a crippled of monolithic momentum swings. The Panthers stormed to a 22-13 first-quarter lead and were up 36-28 astatine nan half. But Garber turned nan tide pinch a 21-10 spree successful nan 3rd quarter, taking a 49-46 separator into nan last stanza.
Landon Nixon, who was already having a large game, stepped it up a notch and pumped successful 15 of his game-high 33 points successful nan 4th quarter. Nixon vanished pinch 7 3-pointers successful nan contest. Karter Fegan besides came up large pinch a 20-point capacity for nan Panthers.
But it was Gratopp who loomed largest erstwhile it counted most. The elder sank 3 of 4 free throws down nan stretch, including nan 2 that gave Standish (5-2) nan lead successful nan closing seconds.
“I’m proud of really we responded successful nan 4th aft losing nan lead,” said Koin aft his team’s 5th consecutive win.
Garber (5-2) was led by Cody Cederberg-Kubiak pinch 23 points while Gage Jones scored 13 and Nathan Foret 10.
GIRLS BKB: GARBER 70, STANDISH 28
Essexville Garber deed nan 70-point people for nan first clip successful 3 years, handing Standish-Sterling its first setback of nan season, 70-28.
The Dukes (3-3) bolted to a 40-18 halftime lead past constricted nan Panthers to conscionable 10 second-half points successful nan non-league win.
“We yet recovered immoderate hit connected discourtesy by moving nan shot well, which led to everyone scoring,” Garber coach Megan Cockrell said. “We constricted our turnovers and changeable really well.”
Shayler McIntyre delivered a large all-around crippled for Garber pinch 24 points, six assistance and 7 steals. She drilled 5 3-pointers and was 7 of 8 connected free throws successful nan win. All 10 players who sewage successful nan crippled put points connected nan committee for nan Dukes, pinch Claire Arnold counting 13, Alivia MacDonald 9 and Alyssa Bowker eight.
Ava Walker led Standish (4-1) pinch 8 points.
“We played for illustration it’s Christmas break and they played very well,” Standish coach Denny Wendel said.
BOYS BKB: BEAVERTON 52, MIDLAND CALVARY 38
Beaverton came retired beardown and kept Midland Calvary Baptist astatine arm’s magnitude for a 52-38 non-conference victory.
“Tonight was a large sluggish astatine times, beautiful emblematic for burning disconnected nan Christmas cookies,” Beaverton coach Shad Woodruff said. “But it was bully to get backmost connected nan level and get a win.”
Beaverton (5-1) led 31-14 astatine nan half down immoderate scrappy defense. Ian Roberts was crisp successful a 21-point, seven-rebound, six-assist capacity while Landon Love notched 15 points and 9 rebounds and Jace Mishler drilled immoderate timely shots successful a 12-point effort.
BOYS BKB: BALDWIN 52, OSCODA 41
Oscoda came up short successful a brace of games astatine nan Morley-Stanwood Holiday Tournament, falling to nan big squad 61-44 successful nan opening information past dropping a 52-41 determination to Baldwin successful a brace of uncommon matchups.
“Both teams that we played this play were value teams,” Oscoda coach Mike Poland said. “It was a really bully acquisition for america and I genuinely judge that it will thief america arsenic we commencement nan convention schedule this week. We spent clip together arsenic a team, studied crippled movie extensively and discussed areas we needed to hole and get amended at.”
Dustin Filipiak led nan measurement against Morley-Stanwood, pinch 13 points while Reed Curley scored 12. Filipiak came backmost pinch a 14-point effort against Baldwin while Randey Eschenburg scored 9 and Curley seven.
WRESTLING: GLENN GIRLS SHINE AGAIN
John Glenn rolled to a runner-up decorativeness astatine nan Gladwin Invitational, its 3rd Top-2 showing successful girls wrestling tournaments this season.
The Bobcats featured six medalists and 2 champions astatine nan invite
“The squad has been steadily improving and cleaning up much mistakes each week,” coach Chad Briggs said. “We are really proud of nan maturation they are demonstrating.”
Vivian Arnold (120) and Jayden Chandler (190) captured apical honors for Glenn while Addison Mahoney (190) and Mya Kukulski (235) placed second. Gracie Fernette (125) and Karalina Davis (100) were third-place finishers for nan Bobcats.
Bay County
Basketball Calendar
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.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 7
Boys Basketball
Bay City Central astatine Davison, 7 p.m.
Bay City Western astatine Standish-Sterling, 7 p.m.
Kingston astatine All Saints, 7:30 p.m.
THURSDAY, JAN. 8
Girls Basketball
Bay City Central astatine Mt. Morris, 7 p.m.
Carsonville-Port Sanilac astatine All Saints, 7:30 p.m.
FRIDAY, JAN. 9
Boys Basketball
All Saints astatine Dryden, 7:30 p.m.
Essexville Garber astatine John Glenn, 7 p.m.
Midland Dow astatine Bay City Central, 7 p.m.
Pinconning astatine Sanford Meridian, 7 p.m.
Girls Basketball
Bay City Central astatine Midland Dow, 7 p.m.
Essexville Garber astatine John Glenn, 5:30 p.m.
Pinconning astatine Sanford Meridian, 5:30 p.m.
Saginaw Heritage astatine Bay City Western, 7 p.m.
