courtesy OurMidland.com     This past Saturday, the Dow High competitive cheer team advanced to Division 1 regionals by placing second out of 14 teams at the district competition at Davison. Dow was in first place after round 1, third place after round 2, and finished strong in round 3 to take the runner-up spot with 717.4576 behind Davison's first-place score of 723.5868.   Dow competes at the regional meet on Saturday at Hartland High School ...

courtesy OurMidland.com by Fred Kelly   FREELAND — Tori Jankoska scored a school-record 44 points Friday, and Freeland needed just about every one of them to secure a Tri-Valley Conference Central girls’ basketball championship. Jankoska, Freeland’s Michigan State-bound junior guard, had 27 points through three quarters, then scored 17 in the fourth — mostly on free throws — as the Falcons held off a late charge by Bullock Creek to win 73-66. ...

courtesy Mlive.com by Hugh Bernreuter   CARROLLTON - The Caro Tigers have been to 19 consecutive regional tournaments, but the last five have not been kind. It took the toughest regional in Caro coach Steve Ley's memories to end the streak. After edging Bullock Creek 33-31 in the semifinal, the Tigers defeated Swan Valley, 43-23, in a Division 3 regional championship Wednesday at Carrollton High School. The Tigers will wrestle in the state quarterfinals at ...

        Division 1   1. Hartland                                                                               2. Hudsonville                                   ...

courtesy Mlive.com by Anthony Learman   Midland Bullock Creek squeaked by Merrill 702-698 in the TVC Championship meet in Carrollton. Bullock Creek took less than a one-point lead into the final round before outscoring Merrill 299.8-296.3. Freeland (663.6), Ovid-Elsie (648.9) and Chesaning (645.2) finished third through fifth, repectively. ...

courtesy Mlive.com by Anthony Odoardi   BULLOCK CREEK - Midland Bullock Creek entered Tuesday night's game against Hemlock with a single loss, however, led by 23 points from Karli Herrington, the Hemlock girls completed the upset, defeating Midland by three points. Herrington attacked the Bullock Creek defense in numerous ways. She made five baskets -- four of which were 3-pointers -- and was consistently aggressive in going to the basket. Herrington's aggress ...

courtesy OurMidland.com   BULLOCK CREEK - T.J. Vondette had a double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds for Hemlock as the Huskies routed host Bullock Creek 69-38 on Tuesday night in a Tri-Valley Conference Central boys’ basketball game. “He did a little bit of everything for us tonight,” Huskies’ coach Matt Bauer said of Vondette, who also had four blocks in the game. The Huskies led 18-7 after the first quarter and 40-17 at halftime in what pr ...

courtesy Mlive.com by Sean Lutz   BIRCH RUN — A 26-8 edge in the third quarter propelled Bullock Creek to an 82-56 win over Birch Run Thursday night in a Tri-Valley Conference Crossover game. The Lancers are now 12-1 on the season while Birch Run is 8-4.  “Bullock Creek is a young team but they are very talented and quick,” Birch Run coach Erin Davis said. “That’s a great team we played tonight.” Four Lancers scored in doub ...

courtesy OurMidland.com     Host Bullock Creek beat Hemlock 59-18 on Wednesday evening to clinch its second straight Tri-Valley Conference Central wrestling championship.   “It was bittersweet, because we dropped a couple matches we could have won,” Lancers’ coach Nick Wardell said. “But regardless, the guys earned this. They really deserve the title of TVC Central champs.”   The Huskies’ Justin Tomasek moved ...

courtesy OurMidland.com by Fred Kelly     Bullock Creek had gotten away with some subpar play against weaker opponents at times this season. But the Lancers couldn't do it against a team like Freeland. The visiting Falcons shook off a slow start and outplayed the 10th-ranked Lancers over the final three quarters to win 63-39 in a battle for first place in the Tri-Valley Conference Central girls' basketball standings Tuesday.   Freeland, ...

courtesy Mlive.com by Geoff Mott   MIDLAND — Ellie Juengel scored 10 of her 15 points in the second quarter Tuesday, helping Bullock Creek to a 10-point lead in the third quarter and eventually a 47-43 Tri-Valley Central girls basketball win over host Hemlock.   The Lancers improved to 4-0 (2-0 TVC Central) while Hemlock fell to 3-1 (1-1).   “We gave them a lot of layups and they were bound to score on us early,” Kalina said. &ldquo ...

courtesy OurMidland.com   New Bullock Creek boys' basketball coach Justin Freeland has a complimentary nickname for senior point guard Craig Church, and Church lived up to his coach's accolades in Monday's season opener. Church scored a career-high 26 points on 7-of-10 shooting to lead the host Lancers to a 56-44 win over Meridian. "I keep calling him Chauncey Billups," Freeland said in comparing Church to the point guard who helped the Detroit Pisto ...

courtesy Mlive.com by Adam Smith MIDLAND — Neither Bullock Creek or Frankenmuth had the luxury of facing a lesser opponent to open the season when the teams squared off on Friday with the Lancers earning a 66-60 win over the Eagles. “I was pretty happy with scoring 60 points in our first game of the year against Bullock Creek,” said Frankenmuth coach Tom Keller. “Offensively, we were OK, but I was disappointed with our defensive effort. “Win or lo ...

by Mlive.com by Adam Bouton MIDLAND — For the second time in three seasons, Swan Valley is a district champion. The Vikings earned a Class B district title Thursday with a 3-1 victory over Bullock Creek. Swan Valley also won a district title in 2009. "We talked at the beginning of the year about our gyms having tons of banners from all the sports in all the years," Swan Valley coach Sarah Ball said. "We talked about the banners and coming back in 10 years ...

The Lancers won their Class B  volleyball matchup 3-1 with Hemlock Monday to advance to the semifinals where they will play Alma. The Lancers won the first game 25-14 before Hemlock grabbed the second game 25-21. The Lancers rallied to take the next two games by scores of 25-15 and 25-19. Alyssa Schumacher led the Lancers with 29 assists, 5 digs and 3 aces, while Kelsey Robbins added 15 kills, 6 digs and 4 aces. Breeana Agnew notched 16 digs and Carrie Chamber ...

Freeland had a challenge on their hands Wednesday against Bullock Creek with the Tri Valley Central title on the line.  After jumping out to a 25-18 win in the first two games everything looked promising for the Falcons, but the Lancers had other plans. Bullock Creek fought back taking the next two games 25-18 and 26-24 to force a deciding 5th game.  Freeland captured the final game 15-10 to win their TVC title 3-2 at home on senior night. The match was also "Dig P ...

  Bullock Creek High School is seeking a freshman boys' basketball coach for the upcoming winter season. Interested candidates should call Bullock Creek Athletics Director Tim O'Rourke at 631-2418, ext. 1528, as soon as possible. . ...

  Freeland's "Dig Pink" matchup  against Bullock Creek  today will not only help raise breast cancer awareness but will also decide the Tri Valley Central's champion.  The freshman and junior varsity matches start at 5:30 p.m., with the varsity match to follow.  Dig Pink T-shirts will sell for $10, baked goods, and 50-50 raffle tickets will also be sold, with all proceeds going to the Side-Out Foundation's effort in breast cancer research ...

  The Lancers and Clare had to go to two extra overtimes but even that wasn't enough as the two teams had to settle things in penalty kicks. After going through eight kickers, the Lancers nailed a shot to win the division 3 district semi-final 3-2 over Clare on Tuesday. Jordan Noey and Jacob Couch scored for the Lancers in regulation but it was a shot by James Tomchick that ended the match.  Jaic Drendalltallied an assist and goalie Timmy Tripp made 10 saves in ...

courtesy MLive.com By Adam Boulton   HEMLOCK — Hemlock clinched a second-straight trip to the postseason Friday with a 41-32 victory at home over Bullock Creek. It's the first time in school history that Hemlock has made a trip to the playoffs in back-to-back seasons. If the Huskies finish with a victory in Week 9, it'll be the first time since 1983 that a Hemlock team has reached seven wins. The victory Friday didn't come without some trials. He ...

The Lancers (17-1-2)  beat host Freeland 2-0 on Monday to claim the Ti Valley West soccer title. They finish the season with a 12-1-1 TVC record. Nic Drendall scored in the first half and Jake Sira notched a goal in the second half for the Lancers. Jaic Drendall tallied an assist. Ryan Spaulding made 7 saves for the Falcons.   Both teams wrapped up their regular season schedule. . ...

  courtesy OurMidland.com Bullock Creek coach Jon Danna's Lancers will try to continue the momentum from last week's 40-28 comeback win over Chesaning, a game in which Creek trailed 22-6 in the first half. James Henderson ran for 345 yards and five touchdowns in the win, giving him 993 yards and 12 TDs for the season. "The credit goes to the kids," Danna said. "We kept working hard and blocking and tackling. We started to chip away at their lead and fou ...

  Bullock Creek (15-1-2 overall, 11-1-1 TVC) remains at the top of the TVC West with a 3-1 win over host Swan Valley on Wednesday. The Lancers scored first when Spencer Delzer netted a shot with an assist from Nic Drendall  early in the half.  Early in the second half, Jacob Couch gave the Lancers a 2-0 lead with an assist from Sam Fisher. Jaic Drendall added a goal on an assist from Delzer for the 3-0 win. Austin Roberts got the Vikings on the bo ...

Bullock Creek visited Hemlock Monday and walked away with another TVC West win to improve to 14-1-2 with Districts just around the corner. The Lancers were led by Jordan Noey’s hat trick, while Jaic Drendall scored the other goal. Hemlock missed their chance for a goal in the first half when a shot hit the top crossbar. Timmy Tripp had 5 saves for Bullock Creek, while Ryan Garrett made 16 saves in the net for the Huskies. Hemlock hits the road with a couple of game ...

The Bobcats (3-4-3) take on Swartz Creek Thursday, while Bullock Creek (8-2-2) plays Oct. 4 at the TVC Tournament.   John Glenn 5  - Bullock Creek 3   Results SINGLES No. 1 -  Colin Pahl (BC) def. Mitch Eigner (JG),7-5, 6-2 No. 2 -  Kyle Felker (JG) def. Chris Eidsmoe (BC),6-4, 7-6 (7-2) No. 3 -  Anthony Quick (JG) def. Caleb Byler (BC),6-4, 7-5 No. 4 - &nb ...

    Bullock Creek 7  -  Hemlock 1   Results SINGLES No. 1 -  Colin Pahl (BC) def. Alex Haltom (Hem) 6-3, 6-2 No. 2 -  Chris Eidsmoe (BC) def. Nick Prezzato (Hem) 6-2, 7-6 (8-6) No. 3 -  Caleb Byler (BC) def. Tony Sutliff (Hem) 6-0, 7-5 No. 4 -  Brian Kuch (BC) def. Eli Wilson (Hem) 6-0, 6-1   DOUBLES   No. 1 -  Ch ...

    Bullock Creek 4  -  Essexville Garber 4 Results SINGLES No. 1 -  Zach Brewer (EG) def. Colin Pahl (BC) 6-2, 6-4 No. 2 -  Jeremy Morse (EG) def. Chris Eidsmoe (BC) 6-0, 6-0 No. 3 -  Caleb Byler (BC) def. Seth Studer (EG) 6-4, 6-2 No. 4 -  Joey Farber (EG) def. Brian Kuch (BC) 4-6, 6-0, 6-1   DOUBLES   No. 1 -  John F ...

The Lancers, paced by Jacob Couch and Jordan Noey's 2 goals apiece to edge visiting Freeland 5-4 on Wednesday. The loss was the Falcons first of the season. The Lancers led 2-1 at the half and each team added three goals apiece in the second half. Nic Drendall added a goal for the Lancers. Pedro Baccarin led the Falcons with 1 goal and 2 assists, Robby Boyes had 1 goal and an assist and Drew Kipfmiller and Jacob Witting each tallied a goal. Robert Trahan no ...

  The Lancers remain undefeated at 6-0-1 and are now 4-0 in the TVC. Bullock Creek travels to Caro in a conference match Tuesday.     Bullock Creek 6  -  Nouvel Catholic 2 Results SINGLES No. 1 -  Colin Pahl (BC) def. Jason Payne (N), 6-1, 6-3 No. 2 -  Chris Eidsmoe  (BC) def.  Stone Kelly (N), 7-6(1), 6-0 No. 3 -  Caleb Byler  (BC) def.  Sean Kelly (N), 6-3, 6-1 No ...

  Hemlock handed Bullock Creek their first loss of the season with a 2-1 win Wednesday. Kennedy Beagle gave the Huskies a 1-0 halftime lead, nailing a penalty kick. Chris Shepherd notched a goal in the second half assisted by Cody Konop to seal the match. Netminder Ryan Garrett made 15 stops in the net for Hemlock. Spencer Delzer scored the lone Lancer goal. Hemlock (2-2-1) hosts Chesaning on Monday, while Bullock Creek (7-1) hosts Swan Valley. ...

Bullock Creek tennis dumped visiting Johnn Glenn 7-1 Wednesday. The only loss for the Lancers was at No.2 singles where  Kyle Felker  defeated Chris Eidsmoe. The Lancers also got an easy win when the Bobcats did not have a team at No.4 doubles.   Bullock Creek faces Ithaca on Thursday, while John Glenn (0-4) plays Heritage on Sept 7. Results SINGLES No. 1 -  Colin Pahl (BC) def. Mitch Eigner (JG), 7-6, 6-4 No. 2 -  Kyle Felker (JG) de ...

Bullock Creek and Marlette finished first in their pools at the Caro Tournament Saturday and were named co-champs when the event was stopped due to bad weather. The Lancers finished 3-0 beating Chesaning, Millington and Pinconning, while Marlette tied Caro in a scoreless game. Both teams were 1-0-2, but Marlette was named the winner of its pool after not allowing any goals while Caro allowed a score in a 1-1 tie with Otisville-Lakeville. Caro defeated Swan Valley 3-0, while Pinconni ...