Midland Dow HS
Dow, Bullock Creek cheer teams advance to regionals
Created on: Tue, Feb 21st 2012, 21:39
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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 ...
Arthur Hill boys pull away to beat Chargers
Created on: Sat, Feb 18th 2012, 12:52
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by John Kennett
MIDLAND - Host Dow High hung tough with No. 10 Saginaw Arthur Hill for 2 1/2 quarters Friday. But mistakes, turnovers, and the play of Jordan Hare were too much for Dow to overcome in a 75-63 Saginaw Valley League loss to the Lumberjacks.
“You’ve got to play a complete game to beat Arthur Hill,” said Chargers’ coach Dave MacDonald. “We played well for 2 1/2 or 3 quarters, but you got to play a whole g ...
Josie Queary, Kaley Wetekamp come up big as Midland Dow girls basketball team defeats Saginaw Arthur Hill 58-54 in overtime on Friday
Created on: Sat, Feb 18th 2012, 12:15
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by Anthony Learman
SAGINAW - Kaley Wetekamp's nine fourth-quarter points propelled Midland Dow into overtime and Josie Queary's seven overtime points gave the Chargers a Saginaw Valley HS Association win over host Saginaw Arthur Hill.
Wetekamp scored a game-high 18 points with five rebounds and four steals for Dow (14-5, 7-1 SVHSA). Queary added 10 points, eight assists and five rebounds.
Shanesha Blair finished with ...
Chemics clinch Valley title; Chargers beat Goodrich
Created on: Thu, Feb 16th 2012, 10:20
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Nick Mammel scored the game-winning goal with 1:14 left as Midland High clinched its third straight Saginaw Valley League hockey title outright on Wednesday night with a 2-1 SVL victory over Bay City at the Midland Civic Arena.
"It was definitely a hard-fought game," Chemics' coach Jeff Brown said. "They (Bay City) had a good game plan. They packed it in well and blocked a lot of shots. They really made us work hard for it. It was ...
Midland Dow defeats Grand Blanc 95-85 in boys swimming meet Tuesday
Created on: Wed, Feb 15th 2012, 11:50
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by Laura LaFountain
Brent Davis took first for Grand Blac in 1 meter diving with 114.7. Micheal Latimer was first in the 100 yd butterfly (1:01.12). Grand Blanc took first in 1 mtr diving, 100 yd butterfly, and the 400 yd free relay.
Ryan Scannell, Evan Berger, Nick Sivosky, and Daniel Sullivan took first for Grand Blanc in the 400 yd freestyle relay (3:41.20).
Midland Dow set a couple pool records and took first in nine of t ...
Davison tops Chargers in girls' basketball
Created on: Tue, Feb 14th 2012, 12:01
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Davison held Dow High to single-digit scoring in each of the final three quarters Monday in a 41-34 win over the host Chargers in nonleague girls' basketball.
Dow led 12-11 after the first quarter and 20-18 at halftime, but the Cardinals outscored the Chargers 11-5 in the third to take a 29-25 lead.
Davison then had a 12-9 advantage in the fourth.
"We've been out of sync a couple of nights in a row now ...
Dow sets pool record during win over Chemics
Created on: Tue, Feb 14th 2012, 11:54
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Dow High's swimming team is surging at just the right time, and it showed in the host Chargers' Saginaw Valley League meet Monday vs. crosstown rival Midland High.
Dow won every event en route to beating the Chemics 131-39, and the Chargers had numerous state qualifying times and even a new pool record along the way.
"We had some really, really good swims tonight," said Chargers' coach Gary Strickler. " ... W ...
Midland Dow boys basketball spoils Saginaw Heritage's Senior Night with 63-41 win on Friday
Created on: Sat, Feb 11th 2012, 16:45
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by Karen Patterson
Midland Dow came out hot, scoring 21 points in the first quarter, and Saginaw Heritage was unable to recover. BJ Calhoun, Sean Cushman and Blake Appell finished led Midland Dow with 15, 13 and 12 points, respectively. Deandre Vail and Brady Watson scored 11 apiece for Saginaw Heritage.
"They're well coached and and they can do what they want on offense," Saginaw Heritage coach John Wilson said.
The game ...
Bay City Central wrestling comes back for first district championship since 2006
Created on: Fri, Feb 10th 2012, 06:21
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by Cory Butzin
BAY CITY — Its been six years since Bay City Central won a district championship in wrestling.
And Midland Dow didn’t make it easy ending the drought.
The Wolves hosted Dow on Thursday in a Division 1 district final and despite jumping out to an early lead, Central saw the Chargers climb back to take a 24-23 advantage before Wolves senior Collin Richard got a pin at 130 pounds to give the ...
Smith's goal sparks Midland Chemics in 5-3 win over Dow Chargers
Created on: Thu, Feb 9th 2012, 10:15
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All the bounces were going Dow High's way Wednesday night in the third period against Midland High. The Chargers had scored two goals in the period to tie the game at 3-3.
But the Chemics' Thomas Smith got a great bounce off the boards and broke the tie with 2:12 left to lift Midland to a 5-3 Saginaw Valley League win at the Midland Civic Arena.
"I got nervous there for a second," said a smiling Smith. "We j ...
Dow wins Mustang Cheer Corral
Created on: Thu, Feb 9th 2012, 08:47
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SANFORD -- Dow High's competitive cheer team took first, Bay City Western second and Midland High third in Division 1-2 at Tuesday's Mustang Cheer Corral hosted by Meridian.
In Division 3-4, Houghton Lake took first, Harrison second and Meridian third.
In the junior varsity division, Harrison took first, followed by Midland, Houghton Lake, Dow and Bay City Western.
Nineteen teams competed at the event.
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Dow girls shut down Tawas
Created on: Sat, Feb 4th 2012, 17:36
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Josie Queary scored 11 points as host Dow High shut down Tawas 55-37 in nonleague girls' basketball Friday night.
The Chargers stormed out to a 16-1 lead after the first quarter and were ahead 27-11 at halftime and 34-24 after three quarters.
"I thought we came out and played a pretty good first quarter, especially on the defensive end," said Dow coach Bob Wellman. "We came out a little sluggish in the third quarter ...
Chargers, Chemics post home wins in hockey
Created on: Sat, Feb 4th 2012, 08:16
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Travis McNally scored the go-ahead goal with 1:10 remaining as Dow High beat DeWitt 4-2 on Friday night in a nonleague hockey game at the Midland Civic Arena.
"It was definitely a good win," Chargers' coach Dick Blasy said. "But we really have to start playing more inspired hockey with the playoffs around the corner."
Dow's David Laursen fed Trevor Roberts for a goal with 6:13 left in the fi ...
Chemics beat Powers; Chargers lose to Oilers in hockey
Created on: Thu, Feb 2nd 2012, 11:00
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FLINT -- Thomas Smith scored a pair of goals as Midland High beat Flint Powers 4-1 in nonleague hockey action on Wednesday night.
"It was a good win for us. We played three complete periods," Chemics' coach Jeff Brown said.
Smith got his first goal with four minutes left in the first period. He was assisted by Steve Trombley and Nick Mammel. Lukas Smillie put the Chemics up 2-0 just over a minute later with a goal a ...
Bay City Western edges Dow boys, 58-56
Created on: Wed, Feb 1st 2012, 13:12
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by John Kennett
AUBURN - Dow High played perhaps its best basketball of the season Tuesday, but Bay City Western's Matt Costello's 30 points and 23 rebounds proved to be just a bit too much in a 58-56 Warriors' nonleague boys' victory.
The game went down to the very end, with Dow having the ball in the final seconds.
"In terms of effort for a whole game, we might have played our best game for four quarters," said Cha ...
Saginaw Heritage edges Dow hockey team in overtime, 3-2
Created on: Thu, Jan 26th 2012, 11:33
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by John Kennett
Despite the key addition of defenseman Trevor Roberts, the Dow High hockey team couldn't quite get past Saginaw Heritage, which beat the Chargers 3-2 on Tyler Angers' goal in overtime in Saginaw Valley League action at the Midland Civic Arena.
"I thought both teams played hard," said Chargers' coach Dick Blasy, who got 38 saves from Striker. "We both had quality chances. They just h ...
Heritage Clinches Saginaw Valley League Wrestling Duals Title
Created on: Thu, Jan 26th 2012, 10:56
SAGINAW - Heritage wrestling won it's second straight Saginaw Valley League duals championship with a 81-0 win over host Arthur Hill and Midland Dow 45-19 on Wednesday. Last years dual title was the first in school history for the Hawks.
Double winners for the Hawks were, Luciano Lopez (112), Jared Keifer (130), Phil Wachowiak (135), Dareus Boddie (140), Michael Fee (152), Kenny Bellmore (160), Tre Jackson (171), Ian Schmidt (189), Brandon Kolka (215) and Ray Delgado.& ...
Chargers defeat Midland High 64-52
Created on: Sun, Jan 22nd 2012, 12:29
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After getting blown out by Midland High last month, Dow High must’ve learned its lesson well.
The Chargers looked like a completely different team offensively on Friday, beating Midland 64-52 on the Chemics’ home floor in Saginaw Valley League boys’ basketball and avenging a 62-40 loss to Midland at the Dow gym exactly one month earlier.
Unlike the previous meeting, in which Dow settled for low-percentage jump shots m ...
Bay City Western boys 2nd half rally downs Midland Dow
Created on: Wed, Jan 4th 2012, 06:21
MIDLAND - Bay City Western completed a second half rally to beat Midland Dow 63-50 on Tuesday on the road. Matt Costello paced the Warriors with a double-double (24 points, 20 rebounds)
The Warriors fell behind 25-27 at the half but surged ahead out-scoring Dow 21-9 in the third quarter to lead 46-36 at the start of the fourth. The Warriors held on to beat Dow and improve to 4-2 overall.
Beside the game high 24 points, Matt Costello added 6 blocks, while twin brother John n ...
Midland Dow Girls hold Bay City Western to Three Points in second half of SVL Opener Win
Created on: Tue, Jan 3rd 2012, 20:06
Midland Dow opened their Saginaw Valley League season with a 48-21 win over Bay City Western today. Dow pulled away in the second half holding Western to only three second half points.
Both teams played to a 13-13 tie in the first quarter, but Dow charged to a 30-18 halftime lead.
Dow out-scored Western 15-3 in the third quarter and 3-0 in a defensive fourth quarter.
Josie Querry led all scorers with 17 points, while Kris ...
Dow girls win again in Traverse City
Created on: Fri, Dec 30th 2011, 12:37
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TRAVERSE CITY -- Josie Queary scored 16 points Thursday to lead Dow High to a 48-35 victory over host Traverse City West in girls' basketball at the Traverse City Central Invitational.
"Josie's been pretty consistent throughout the year, which we expected," said Chargers' coach Bob Wellman. "She is doing a good job defensively, and as our floor general, she has been really good at attacking the basket."
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Midland Dow boys close out game with strong fourth quarter beating Traverse City Central
Created on: Wed, Dec 28th 2011, 23:46
TRAVERSE CITY - Midland Dow posted a 57-51 win over Traverse City Central Wednseday at the Traverse City West Invitational. Brandon Bowser had a double-double (22 points, 10 rebounds) to pace the Chargers.
The Chargers led 14-9 after the first quarter and 24-21 at the half.
Central fought back to grab a 40-39 at the start of the final quarter before the Chargers rallied for the win.
Blake Appell netted 20 points for Midland.
Dow improves to 3-2 overall and take ...
Heritage wrestling takes all five matches at Hawk Invite, eight individuals go 5-0
Created on: Sat, Dec 17th 2011, 20:34
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by Sean Lutz
SAGINAW — Heritage started and ended strong in its Hawk Invite Saturday, winning all five of its matches.
The Hawks (9-0) defeated Mt. Morris, 68-12, Midland Dow, 48-28 and then Clarkston, 71-9. Heritage then tied a school-record with 84 points - the most a team can earn in a match - in a win over Tawas. The Hawks also had 84 in a match against Saginaw High earlier in the week. Finally, Heritage ended the day with an 81-0 ...
Dow girls pull away to beat Vikings
Created on: Sat, Dec 17th 2011, 12:57
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Josie Queary scored 15 points and Dow High outscored visiting Flint Northern in all four quarters Friday to take a 59-39 victory in Saginaw Valley League girls’ basketball.
“We had a nice start tonight and maintained the lead throughout,” said Chargers’ coach Bob Wellman. “Defensively, we played well and everyone got to play tonight....We’re getting to where we want to be. We’re definitely better than we were ...
Brett Leppek scores two goals as Bay City Wolves hockey shuts down Midland Dow 6-4
Created on: Thu, Dec 15th 2011, 11:38
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by Erich T. Doerr
BAY CITY — After suffering a loss last week Midland High the Bay City Wolves hockey team was looking to exact a little payback on the city against its district sibling Midland Dow. The Wolves would do just that pulling out to a 4-1 lead in the first period and defeating the Chargers 6-4.
"We got a needed win," Wolves coach Mike Kayner said. "It was important to comeback and get these points after ...
Dow girls clamp down on Oilers, win third in a row
Created on: Wed, Dec 14th 2011, 14:21
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by Dan Chalk
One outstanding quarter carried coach Bob Wellman's Dow High girls' basketball team to its third straight victory Tuesday night, 40-33 over visiting Mount Pleasant in nonleague action.
Trailing 15-10 after eight minutes, the Chargers outscored the Oilers 14-2 in the second quarter, holding Mount Pleasant to 1-of-14 shooting from the field over that stretch to go ahead 24-17 at the half.
"We said we had to ...
Dow boys open strong
Created on: Sat, Dec 10th 2011, 23:09
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by John Kennett
The Dow High boys' basketball team put in a lot of hard work over the summer, and it paid off in a big way Friday.
The Chargers opened their season with an encouraging 76-57 Saginaw Valley League victory over visiting Flint Southwestern.
"We played over 40 games this summer, which has really helped with our chemistry," said Dow senior guard Sean Cushman, who had 12 points. "I really like how well we played t ...
Queary carries Dow High girls past Heritage
Created on: Sun, Dec 4th 2011, 16:04
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SAGINAW TOWNSHIP — After losing big in its season opener, the Dow High girls’ basketball team rode a double-double by Josie Queary and good defense to a 52-28 nonleague victory over host Saginaw Heritage on Friday.
“You never know how you will respond after losing by 30, but we came out tonight with a strong defensive effort,” said Dow coach Bob Wellman, whose Chargers lost 61-31 to Flushing on Tuesday.
Queary scored ...
Flushing Girls Basketball Tops Dow
Created on: Wed, Nov 30th 2011, 12:11
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FLUSHING — Dow High stayed with Flushing for the first quarter Tuesday, but the host Raiders steadily pulled away for a 61-31 nonleague girls’ basketball victory to open the season.
“We played a pretty good first quarter,” said Chargers’ coach Bob Wellman. “Then they opened up a lead, and we couldn’t recover.”
The Chargers were without graduated Class A Player of the Year Becca Mills for the first time in ...
Midland's Becca Mills scores 20 points for Michigan State in Suzy Merchant's 300th win
Created on: Wed, Nov 23rd 2011, 17:24
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by Adam Bouton
MILWAUKEE, Wis. — There isn't much that Becca Mills hasn't done for Michigan State already in her freshman season.
The former Midland Dow standout and MSU freshman came off the bench to score a team-high 20 points Tuesday in Michigan State's 70-57 victory over Milwaukee. The win was MSU head coach Suzy Merchant's 300th career victory.
Mills went 8 of 10 from the field and was also 4-for-4 from the free throw line. She als ...
Becca Mills Named Big Ten Freshman of the Week
Created on: Mon, Nov 14th 2011, 12:25
EAST LANSING, Mich. - Michigan State women's basketball newcomer Becca Mills (Midland, Mich./Midland Dow) was named the initial Big Ten Freshman of the Week, as announced by the conference office today. Mills averaged 12.0 points and 9.0 rebounds, earning all-tournament honors at the Iona Tip-Off Tournament.
Mills becomes the first Spartan to earn his honor in the two-plus seasons that award has been given out.
In her debut, Mills battled foul trouble thr ...
Dow Chargers, Midland Chemics cruise to district volleyball final
Created on: Fri, Nov 4th 2011, 13:26
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by Fred Kelly
SAGINAW TOWNSHIP -- Dow High has waited a long time to get another crack at Midland High -- practically an entire volleyball season. On Saturday, the Chargers' wait will end when they face the Chemics with a lot more on the line than just revenge.
Dow dominated Bay City Western Thursday, beating the Warriors 25-9, 25-14, 25-16 in a Class A district semifinal at Saginaw Heritage High School and setting up a rematch with Midland, which swept ...
Midland Chemics, Dow Chargers both sweep to advance in volleyball district
Created on: Wed, Nov 2nd 2011, 15:43
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by Fred Kelly
SAGINAW TOWNSHIP -- Midland High's volleyball team was methodical and determined in Tuesday's Class A district volleyball opener against Bay City Central at Saginaw Heritage High School.
And that was enough to beat a pumped-up Wolves' team in straight sets.
Midland, the Saginaw Valley League champion, gradually pulled away in each set to win 25-18, 25-15, 25-14 and advance to Thursday's 7 p.m. semifinal vs. Mount Pleasant.
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Dow girls advance to state finals again
Created on: Sun, Oct 30th 2011, 23:21
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UNIVERSITY CENTER -- For the second consecutive year, the Dow High girls' cross country team has qualified for the Division 1 state championships.
Also qualifying at Delta College during Saturday's regional meet, on the boys' side, were Midland High's Justin Arlt and the Chargers' Clayton Gould.
After finishing eighth in the state last season, the Dow High girls took third in the regional meet to earn another trip to Michigan Internation ...
Heritage Volleyball Swept by Midland Dow 3-0
Created on: Thu, Oct 27th 2011, 22:00
It was a rough night for Heritage volleyball which was swept by visiting Midland Dow On Thursday in Saginaw Valley League action. The Chargers beat the Hawks 25-13, 25-9 and 25-18 to improve to 8-1 in the SVL.
Josie Queary had 25 assists and 7 digs for the Chargers, while Kate Pretty had 17 kills, 12 digs and 3 blocks. Kaitlyn Mault tallied 14 digs and 8 kills and Emily Magurno added 7 blocks, 4 digs and 3 kills.
Ella Giles had 12 digs for the Hawks ...
Dow Wins 11 of 12 Events to beat Chemics in Swimming
Created on: Thu, Oct 27th 2011, 21:49
Midland Dow 125.5 - Midland High 57.5
The Chargers won 11 of 12 events Thursday to win their dual meet with crosstown rival Midland High. They are now 9-0 in dual meets this season and both teams will prepare for the Saginaw Valley Conference Meet which negin on Thursday.
Results
200 Yard Medley Relay: Dow High School 'A' (Emily Maraskine, Julie Shirk, Kara Dean, Ellie Dean), 1:57.86 D2.
200 Yard Freestyle: Alexis Olson, Dow High, 2:1 ...
Tough loss: Dow falls to Troy 1-0 in double overtime
Created on: Wed, Oct 26th 2011, 10:40
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by John Kennett
LAKE ORION -- The Dow High defense was outstanding Tuesday, turning back sixth-ranked Troy time after time for the first 94 minutes. But then, Jason Leslie found an opening and his header gave the Colts a 1-0 double-overtime victory over the Chargers in a Division 1 regional soccer semifinal at Lake Orion High School.
"This is a great Troy team with a lot of talent," said Chargers' coach Jeff Richards. "We really shut them ...
Midland Dow volleyball improves to 7-1 in Saginaw Valley League with sweep of Saginaw High
Created on: Wed, Oct 26th 2011, 10:24
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by Adam Bouton
MIDLAND — With a 3-0 victory over Saginaw High on Tuesday night, the Midland Dow volleyball squad improved to 7-1 in the Saginaw Valley League.
The Chemics are 42-5-4 overall and have wrapped up second place in the SVL, with its lone loss in league play coming to undefeated Midland High.
Kate Pretty had 10 kills, Victoria Pretty added five kills and four digs, Josie Queary tallied 16 assists and nine aces, Amanda Greene recorded fou ...
Midland High rolls past Dow High, 38-13
Created on: Mon, Oct 24th 2011, 06:38
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by Fred Kelly
Midland High needed a win Friday to exact some payback, to maintain momentum, and to better its chances of hosting a playoff game.
Mission accomplished on at least two counts.
The Chemics dominated the first three quarters against Dow High and rolled to a 38-13 victory in Saginaw Valley League football at Midland Stadium.
Avery Chatman rushed for 202 yards and two touchdowns on 21 carries to lead the Chemics.
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Chargers win third district soccer title in four years
Created on: Sun, Oct 23rd 2011, 14:34
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by Dan Chalk
For the second time in just a few days, Joey Knoff and the Dow High soccer team got redemption. And now, the Chargers are off to the regional.
Knoff made six saves and Michael Howson scored on a penalty kick with 9:11 left in the game as the Chargers edged Traverse City West 2-1 in the Division 1 district final at Midland Stadium.
Three days after avenging a regular-season loss by beating Midland High in the dist ...
Eric Podhorez Nails Header to Lift Dow Soccer past Midland High
Created on: Thu, Oct 20th 2011, 09:34
Eric Podhorez ended Dow's division 2 soccer match with Midland High 1-0 in overtime with a header shot right into the net Wednesday evening.
After a scoreless tie to end regulation, Podhorez nailed his shot with just over three minutes into overtime to give the Chargers the win. Michael Howson tallied an assist on the goal.
Goalie Joe Knoff made 4 saves in net for the Chargers while Ryan Sugnet made 10 stops for Midland.
The Chemics won the SVL t ...
Michigan Interscholastic Volleyball Coaches Association Rankings 10-18
Created on: Wed, Oct 19th 2011, 10:41
Michigan Interscholastic Volleyball Coaches Association Rankings
Class A
1. Farmington Hills Mercy
2. Rockford
3. Bloomfield Hills Marian
4. Clarkston
5. Lake Orion
6. East Kentwood
7. Temperance Bedford
8. Novi
9. Richland Gull Lake
10. Mattawan
Honorable Mention: Midland Dow, Birmingham Seaholm, Canton
Class B
1. East Grand Rapids
2. Plainwell
3. Fruitport
4. Cadillac
5. Ada Forest ...
Dow High Volleyball sweeps Western
Created on: Wed, Oct 19th 2011, 10:29
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Dow High improved to 5-1 in Saginaw Valley League volleyball Tuesday, sweeping Bay City Western 25-13, 25-18, 25-14.
"I was happy to see the girls come out and win quickly," Chargers' coach Kristin Eddy said. "They got scrappy and came out with the win."
Kate Pretty had 11 kills and 10 digs for the Chargers, while Kaitlyn Mault had eight kills, 21 digs, and four aces, Emily Magurno had six kills and 22 digs, Victoria Pretty had ...
Heritage Falls to Dow In District Soccer Action
Created on: Mon, Oct 17th 2011, 19:41
Heritage fell to Midland Dow 3-1 in the opening round of the MHSAA district state tournament at White Pine Monday evening.
The Chargers took a 1-0 lead on a Connor Baak goal in the first half.
Connor Flynn’s goal tied it up in the second half for the Hawks, but Dow scored two unanswered goals by Conrad Lather and Baak.
Michael Howson and Brooks Royster each tallied an assist, while netminder Joe Knoff had 7 saves in the net.
Ben Junemann ad ...
Bay City Central bounces back from rough start to down Midland Dow and reach .500
Created on: Mon, Oct 17th 2011, 11:04
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by Lee Thompson
BAY CITY — It was looking like a lost-cause kind of night for Bay City Central.
Until the Wolves found their purpose.
Down by two touchdowns and seemingly reeling toward another loss and another losing season, Central discovered the winning football team within. The Wolves whirled their fate and their fortunes for a dramatic 24-19 homecoming victory over Midland Dow, rescuing their hopes for their first winning season si ...
Dow High wins third straight state tennis championship
Created on: Mon, Oct 17th 2011, 10:28
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KALAMAZOO — Dow High seniors Santi Guerra and Jonathan Gurnee and the Chargers’ tennis team are leaving a legacy that may never be matched again in Chargers’ tennis history.
Saturday, the two capped off their careers as they led the Chargers to their third consecutive Division 2 state team title at Kalamazoo College.
Over the past four years, Guerra and Gurnee have combined to win four individual state titles and three team cham ...
Watkins, Methner to speak at sports luncheon Wednesday
Created on: Mon, Oct 17th 2011, 10:25
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Football coaches Jason Watkins of Dow High and Eric Methner of Midland High will speak about this Friday's Dow/Midland football game at the monthly sports boosters luncheon on Wednesday at Damon's on Eastman.
The luncheon is from 11:45 a.m. to about 1 p.m. Cost is $6, not including tip. Everyone is welcome.
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Dow goes for 3rd straight Div. 2 tennis title
Created on: Fri, Oct 14th 2011, 09:42
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By Dan Chalk chalk@mdn.net
The Dow High tennis team is ready to take the big stage in search of its third state championship in a row.
The Chargers, ranked No. 1, begin play at the Division 2 state finals at Kalamazoo College on Friday.
"We're not scared of anybody," said Dow coach Terry Schwartzkopf said. "And if we show up and play the way we should, we will be state champions."
In the Divis ...
Midland Dow Beats Host Mt Pleasant Swimmers
Created on: Wed, Oct 12th 2011, 09:56
Teams Scores
Midland Dow..........126
Mt Pleasant...............50
Individual Top Finishers
200-yard medley relay - Kara Dean, Julia Ahrns, Mary Noble, Erin McDonald, (Dow) 2:06.41
200-yard freestyle - Emily Maraskine, (Dow), 2:06.75
200-yard individual medley - Noble, (Dow) 2:28.00
50-yard freestyle - Kara Dean, (Dow)26.78
1-meter diving - Taylor Cordell, (MTP) 169.85
100-yard butterfl ...
Midland Dow Nets 6-1 win over Bay City Central
Created on: Tue, Oct 11th 2011, 08:42
Bay City Central got on the board first but it was the Chargers who lit it up with six unanswered goal for a 6-1 SVL win on Monday.
Kegan Lemiesz scored the lone goal for Central for a 1-0 lead but the Chargers answered with three goals for a 3-1 halftime edge.
Connor Baak led Dow with four goals and both David Curry and Keenan Hammer each tallied 1 goal.
Cameron Baker notched an assist for the Wolves, while netminder Bo Paul had 12 saves.
Centr ...
Heritage - Midland Dow Football Preview
Created on: Thu, Oct 6th 2011, 11:03
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For Dow coach Jason Watkins and the Chargers, it's a three-game season now.
The Chargers are virtually eliminated from playoff contention with four losses, but they want to finish the season strong.
"You've got a three-game season," Watkins said. "The most important goal for us is to maintain the kind of effort I feel like we've played with, and continue to make progress in terms of execution."
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Michigan High School Tennis Coaches Association Rankings 10-4
Created on: Thu, Oct 6th 2011, 10:23
Michigan High School Tennis Coaches Association Rankings
(Last week's rankings in parenthesis)
TOP TEN
1. Midland Dow (1)
2. Ann Arbor Huron (2)
3. Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice (3)
3. Detroit Catholic Central (3)
5. Port Huron Northern (5)
6. St. Joseph (10)
7. Detroit Country Day
8. Novi (6)
9. Troy (9)
10. Ann Arbor Pioneer (7)
DIVISION 1
1. Ann Arbor Huron (1)
2t. Detroit Catholic Central (2)
2t. Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice (3)
4. Por ...
Midland Dow Soccer rolls over Bay City Western
Created on: Thu, Oct 6th 2011, 09:28
The Midland Dow boys soccer team had no trouble with Bay City western rolling to a 4-0 SVL win on Wednesday.
The Chargers took a 3-0 halftime lead with Conrad Lather scoring off an assist from Michael Taylor, Ben Goodwin scoring an unassisted goal and Conner Baak scored a goal assisted by Lather.
Lather notched his second goal in the second half, assisted by Baak.
Connor Foley, seeing action in the net for the first time this season, stopped 14 shot ...
Midland Dow captures Tri-Cities Swimming & Diving Championships Saturday
Created on: Mon, Oct 3rd 2011, 11:22
Midland Dow easily took home the Tri-cities swimming and diving crown Saturday in Midland but it was Heritage junior, Riley Hilbrandt who won the Swimmer of the Meet honors. It was the fourth title in five years for the Chargers who feature only one senior on the team.
The Chargers scored 408 points beating defending champion Heritage (281 points) and third-place Bay City Western (243 points).
Heritage junior Riley Hilbrandt was named the Swimmer of the Meet winning the 200 ...
Dow Tennis Blanks Cross Town Rival Midland High 8-0
Created on: Wed, Sep 28th 2011, 09:20
Both Teams play Thursday in the Saginaw Valley League Tournament at Midland Community Tennis Center. Dow improves to 22-0-1 and moves a step closer to a SVL title and state title run.
Midland Dow 8 - Midland High 0
Results
SINGLES
No. 1 - John Templeman (Dow) def. Luke Mills (Midland),6-2, 6-1
No. 2 - Jonathon Gurnee (Dow) def. Drew Davis (Midland),6-0, 6-0
No. 3 - Austin Woody (Dow) def ...
Michigan High School Tennis Coaches Association Rankings
Created on: Tue, Sep 27th 2011, 14:18
Michigan High School Tennis Coaches Association Rankings
(Last week's rankings in parenthesis)
DIVISION 1
1. Ann Arbor Huron (3)
2t. Detroit Catholic Central (1)
2t. Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice (1)
4. Port Huron Northern (4)
5. Novi (5)
6. Ann Arbor Pioneer (6)
7. Saline (7)
8. Troy (8)
9. West Bloomfield (9)
10t. Rochester Adams (10)
10t. Northville (10)
DIVISION 2
1. Midland Dow (1)
2t. Battle Creek Lakeview (2)
2t. Bloomfield Hills A ...
Heritage separates itself from the pack to win the Division 1-2 portion of the Al Kayner/Delta College boys cross country invitational
Created on: Mon, Sep 26th 2011, 13:25
courtesy MLive
by Adam Smith
FRANKENLUST TWP. — Heritage (35) had the top two runners, four in the top 10 and and seven of the top 20 runners to win the Division 1-2 meet at the Al Kayner/Delta College Invitational.
Midland Dow (106) was runner-up to the Hawks, followed by Swartz Creek (119) in third. The rest of the teams in order of finish were Gaylord (122), Bullock Creek (122), Midland High (124), Bay City Western (138), Bay City Central (211), Essexville Garb ...
Chargers hang on to beat Arthur Hill 20-13
Created on: Sat, Sep 24th 2011, 12:23
Arthur Hill's rally came up short with the Lumberjacks falling 20-13 to host Midland Dow Friday evening in SVL action.
The Chargers scored the games first three touchdowns before the Lumberjacks got on the board midway thru the second
quarter. David Larsen dashed in 2 yards for the games first TD to put Dow up 7-0. Cole Skinner stepped up for the defense
intercepting a pass and running it back 32 yards for another Dow touchdown for a 13-0 firs ...
Midland Dow - Heritage Tennis Results
Created on: Tue, Sep 20th 2011, 17:45
Midland Dow 8 - Heritage 0
Results
SINGLES
No. 1 - John Templeman (Dow) def. Trevor Flegenheimer (Her) 6-0, 6-0
No. 2 - Jonathon Gurnee (Dow) def. Zachary Fattal (Her) 6-0, 6-0
No. 3 - Daniel Magno (Dow) def. Colin O'Brien (Her) 7-6 (7-4), 4-6, 6-4
No. 4 - Juli Guerra (Dow) def. Ryan Fattal (Her) 6-1, 6-0
...
Dow football team raising funds for Wounded Warrior Project
Created on: Tue, Sep 20th 2011, 12:56
courtesy OurMidland.com
For the second straight year, the Dow High football team is raising money for the Wounded Warrior Project (WWP), a non-profit organization offering assistance to U.S. military servicemen and women injured in Iraq and Afghanistan.
WWP T-shirts and dog tags will be sold during the Chargers' home game this Friday against Saginaw Arthur Hill at Midland Stadium. The game is at 7 p.m. Shirts are $15 and dog tags are $5, with all proceeds going to the WWP.
Las ...
Midland High - Dow - Western Golf Results
Created on: Tue, Sep 20th 2011, 10:32
Team Scores
Midland......................... 184
Midland Dow................ 187
Bay City Western......... 228
Individual Top Scores
Midland High
Amanda Walsh..............42
Midland Dow
Hannah Cone................43
Bay City Western
Nicole Skrzypczak..........47
Maria Stevens.................56
Claudia Gielda...............62
Claire Snyder..................63
...
Midland Dow Upends Heritage with Six Second Half Goals
Created on: Tue, Sep 20th 2011, 09:35
After holding a 1-0 lead at the half, Dow rallied for six second half goals in the second half to down the Hawks 7-0 in SVL soccer action.
Conrad Lather tallied 2 goals and 1 assist and Paul Deford added 2 goals for the Chargers. Connor Baak added 1 goal and 2 assists and Kei Yamamoto notched 1 goal and 1 assist for Midland Dow. Joey Knoff earned the shutout in goal for the Chargers.
Heritage falls to 3-7-2 overall and 2-1-1 in the SVL and travels t ...
MichiganCrossCountry.com Girls Cross Country Rankings
Created on: Fri, Sep 16th 2011, 11:33
MichiganCrossCountry.com Girls Cross Country Rankings
Lower Peninsula
Division 1
1 Saline
2 Grosse Pointe South
3 Northville
4 Hudsonville
5 Grandville
6 Grand Haven
7 Brighton
8 Rockford
9 Ann Arbor Pioneer
10 Traverse City Central
Honorable mention: Dexter, Midland Dow, Birmingha ...
Michigan High School Tennis Coaches Association Rankings
Created on: Fri, Sep 16th 2011, 11:08
Michigan High School Tennis Coaches Association Rankings
(Last week's rankings in parenthesis)
Dision 1
1. Detroit Catholic Central (1)
1. Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice (3)
3. Ann Arbor Huron (2)
4. Port Huron Northern (9)
5. Novi (5)
6. Ann Arbor Pioneer (10)
7. Saline (7)
8. Troy (6)
9. West Bloomfield
10. Rochester Adams (4)
Division 2
1. Midland Dow (1)
2. Okemos (2)
3. Battle Creek Lakeview (3)
4. Grand Rapids For ...
Saginaw Valley League Boys Cross Country Jamboree Results
Created on: Tue, Sep 13th 2011, 22:33
Saginaw Valley League Cross Country Jamboree (Stratford Woods Park Midland)
Heritage High School placed six runners in the top tem at the Saginaw Valley League Jamboree on Tuesday at Midland's Strattford Woods Park for a first place team finish. Evan Chiplock led the field witha time of 15:50.28 for Heritage.
Team Scores
Heritage........................... 23
Midland Dow................... 57
Bay City Western............ ...
Midland Dow Tennis Powers Past Bay City Central
Created on: Tue, Sep 13th 2011, 16:59
The Chargers, seeking a repeat of last years state title remain undefeated so far with a 8-0 shut out of Bay City Central. They improve to 14-0-1 (2-0 SVL) with the win and are currently ranked #1 in division 2.
Midland Dow 8 - Bay City Central 0
Results
SINGLES
No. 1 - Jonathon Gurnee (Dow) def. Alex Burke (BCC), 6-0, 6-0
No. 2 - Andrew Camp (Dow) def. Zac Warnement (BCC), 6-0, 6-0
No. 3 - &n ...
Midland Dow Dumps Flint Southwestern 8-0 in Tennis
Created on: Thu, Sep 8th 2011, 20:44
Dow improves to 10-0-1 and is now 1-0 in the SVL. They host Petosky on Friday and play in the Grosse Pointe North Tournament Saturday
Midland Dow 8 - Flint Southwestern 0
Results
SINGLES
No. 1 - Jonathan Gurnee (D) def. Paul Farrah (Flnt), 6-2, 6-2
No. 2 - Daniel Kim (D) def. Elijah Noronha (Flnt), 6-0, 6-0
No. 3 - Marcus Hjalber (D) def. Robert Mercier (Flnt), 6-0, 6-0
...
Midland High Beats Cross Town Rival Midland Dow In Volleyball
Created on: Thu, Sep 8th 2011, 18:47
Midland High beat cross town rival Midland Dow 3-1 in volleyball Thursday at home in league action.
Midland High won the first set 25-18 but Dow fought back knotting up the match with a 25-15 win in the second set.
The Chemics won the third set 25-19. They led early but Dow fought back to tie the score at 17-17 before the Chemics finished the set with a 8-2 run.
Dow grabbed an early lead in the fourth set 15-12 but the Chemics made a late rally to come back a ...
Midland Dow Captures Linden Volleyball Invitational
Created on: Sun, Aug 28th 2011, 19:08
Midland Dow volleyball captured the Linden Invitational Saturday going undefeated long the way. The Chargers followed up last weeks tournament win without losing a single game again going 7-0 on the day.
Dow (12-0) beat Burton Atherton, 25-10 and 25-12, followed by a win over host Linden (25-10, 25-14). They then defeted Flint Carman-Ainsworth (25-21, 25-18) and Oxford (22-25, 25-18, 15-12) in pool play.
The Chargers beat Swartz Creek 25-15 and 25-20 in the quarterfinals, th ...
Saginaw High Surprises Midland Dow with 18-13 Football Win
Created on: Fri, Aug 26th 2011, 20:48
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
Final
Saginaw High
0
6
0
12
18
Midland Dow
0
0
7
6
13
The Trojans won their football opener against Midland Dow 18-13 in coach Mike Colbert& ...
Midland Dow Wins Okemos Tennis Quad
Created on: Wed, Aug 24th 2011, 18:30
Midland Dow won the Okemos Quad meet for the third straight year Tuesday, winning a dominating 25 of 26 matches. The only loss for the Chargers was at No. 1 singles.
Dow improved to 6-0-1 and travels to the Ann Arbor Invitational on Saturday.
Team Scores
Midland Dow .........................23
Holland West Ottawa .........12
Okemos .................................11
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Midland Dow Tennis Settles For Tie With Birmingham Brother Rice In State Power Matchup
Created on: Fri, Aug 19th 2011, 21:02
Midland Dow boys tennis had to settle for a 4-4 tie with state power Birmingham Brother Rice on Friday at home.
The Chargers (3-0-1) swept the singles flights while Brother Rice won the doubles portion.
Dow's Vikram Shankerwon a tough third set win at No. 4 singles for the tie. Vikram trailed Brother Rice’s Johnny Cameron in the third before making a comeback and winning 6-4 to clinch the set and match.
Dow travels to Okemos for a Quad on Tuesday.
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Midland Dow Cruises, Winning All 27 Matches at Tennis Quad
Created on: Wed, Aug 17th 2011, 23:05
The two time defending Division 2 State Champions Chargers won ALL 27 matches at the Grand Blanc tennis quad Wednesday. Dow tennis had never before acheived such a dominating performance, never even dropping a set along the way against against Grand Blanc, East Lansing and Troy Athens.
The Chargers return to action Friday against state power Birmingham Brother Rice at at 10 a.m. at home.
Dow hopes to make it three in a row returning eight of the twelve players from last year' ...
Midland Dow Football Reserved Tickets Go On Sale
Created on: Tue, Aug 16th 2011, 23:26
Reserved tickets for the Dow High football Season will go on sale for previous ticket holders starting Aug. 15-17 from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. in the Dow High main office.
Beginning Thursday, Aug. 18, reserved ticket sales will be available to the general public from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. in the Dow main office.
The reserved seat packet is $35 for five home games, which includes the Midland High game.
For more information, contact the Athletic Office at 923-5416 or email emeottks@m ...