Pejakovich finishes 3rd at
Powerlifting State Finals
Climax-Scotts High School senior Ryan Pejakovich finished third at the mens varsity Powerlifting State Finals March 7.
Pejakovich, who competed in the 220-pound weight class, had a new state record 565-pound squat lift, a 340-pound bench press and a 500-pound deadlift for a total weight of 1405 pounds.
The third place finish and top 10 finish at the Lake Orion High School state finals event secures first team all state status for Pejakovich, who recently received a scholarship for powerlifting at Davenport University.
Pejakovich, who competed in the 220-pound weight class, had a new state record 565-pound squat lift, a 340-pound bench press and a 500-pound deadlift for a total weight of 1405 pounds.
The third place finish and top 10 finish at the Lake Orion High School state finals event secures first team all state status for Pejakovich, who recently received a scholarship for powerlifting at Davenport University.
C-S advances to district championship
game with win over Bellevue
Climax-Scotts girls varsity basketball coach Chip Paddock received contributions from multiple players in a handful of areas, leading to a 53-18 win over Bellevue March 4 at Martin in the district semifinal game.
The win sent C-S into the district championship game March 6 against Battle Creek St. Philip.
C-S got off to a slow start, moving in front 7-3 after one quarter.
However a strong second quarter helped the Panthers pull away for their third win of the season over the Broncos.
The Lady Panthers defeated Bellevue twice during the regular season, 53-9 and 51-13.
Freshman Alyse Langs, who knocked down a pair of three-point baskets, scored 12 points in the second quarter and senior Holly Talbert, who connected on two triples, also scored 12 points in the stanza, helping the Panthers pull away for a 37-9 halftime cushion.
While the C-S defense was shining by holding Bellevue without a point in the third quarter, junior Kendal Reitz flourished at the offensive end by scoring eight points to help the Panthers to a 49-9 lead after three quarters.
Annabelle Edwards established her presence under the boards with 10 rebounds.
Reitz was a distributor and a scoring threat, finishing with 14 points and six assists.
Leading scorer Holly Talbert was also effective offensively, scoring 15 points.
Langs, who was 2-for-4 from the three-point line, also scored 15 points.
Climax-Scotts 7 30 12 4 - 53
Bellevue 3 6 0 9 - 18
Kendal Reitz 14, Alyse Langs 15, Sophie Braithwaite 1, Holly Talbert 15, Annabelle Edwards 4, Addy Reeves 4
Free throws: C-S 9-14/Bellevue 0-2
3-point baskets: C-S 4 (Alyse Langs 2, Holly Talbert 2)/Bellevue 2 (Main 2)
C-S Stat Leaders
Rebounds: Annabelle Edwards 10, Ashlynn Gilbert 4, Kendal Reitz 3, Alyse Langs 3
Assists: Kendal Reitz 6
Steals: Alyse Langs 6, Addy Reeves 4, Holly Talbert 3, Kendal Reitz 3
The win sent C-S into the district championship game March 6 against Battle Creek St. Philip.
C-S got off to a slow start, moving in front 7-3 after one quarter.
However a strong second quarter helped the Panthers pull away for their third win of the season over the Broncos.
The Lady Panthers defeated Bellevue twice during the regular season, 53-9 and 51-13.
Freshman Alyse Langs, who knocked down a pair of three-point baskets, scored 12 points in the second quarter and senior Holly Talbert, who connected on two triples, also scored 12 points in the stanza, helping the Panthers pull away for a 37-9 halftime cushion.
While the C-S defense was shining by holding Bellevue without a point in the third quarter, junior Kendal Reitz flourished at the offensive end by scoring eight points to help the Panthers to a 49-9 lead after three quarters.
Annabelle Edwards established her presence under the boards with 10 rebounds.
Reitz was a distributor and a scoring threat, finishing with 14 points and six assists.
Leading scorer Holly Talbert was also effective offensively, scoring 15 points.
Langs, who was 2-for-4 from the three-point line, also scored 15 points.
Climax-Scotts 7 30 12 4 - 53
Bellevue 3 6 0 9 - 18
Kendal Reitz 14, Alyse Langs 15, Sophie Braithwaite 1, Holly Talbert 15, Annabelle Edwards 4, Addy Reeves 4
Free throws: C-S 9-14/Bellevue 0-2
3-point baskets: C-S 4 (Alyse Langs 2, Holly Talbert 2)/Bellevue 2 (Main 2)
C-S Stat Leaders
Rebounds: Annabelle Edwards 10, Ashlynn Gilbert 4, Kendal Reitz 3, Alyse Langs 3
Assists: Kendal Reitz 6
Steals: Alyse Langs 6, Addy Reeves 4, Holly Talbert 3, Kendal Reitz 3
Lady Panthers’ season ends with 41-20
setback in regional semifinal game
The Climax-Scotts girls varsity basketball team could never get in sync offensively against a tough Portland St. Patrick defense in a 41-20 loss in the regional semifinals March 9 at Fowler.
C-S finishes the season with a 16-7 overall record.
Portland St. Patrick (20-5) faced Muskegon Catholic Central in the regional championship game March 11.
Three-point baskets by Alyse Langs and Holly Talbert in the first quarter helped C-S stay close early, but the Shamrocks enjoyed a 13-7 lead after one quarter.
The Panther offense sputtered in the second quarter, with an Annabelle Edwards basket and free throw accounting for all the offense C-S could generate, resulting in a 26-10 halftime deficit for the Lady Panthers.
C-S continued to struggle at the offensive end in the third quarter as well. Holly Talbert’s basket was the only scoring of the quarter for C-S and the Shamrocks took a 35-12 lead into the fourth quarter.
C-S outscored St. Patrick 8-6 in the fourth quarter with Kendal Reitz scoring four of C-S’ points in the stanza.
Talbert’s five points led C-S in scoring. Annabelle Edwards, Addy Reeves, and Sophie Braithwaite each pulled down four rebounds and Talbert had three assists and three steals.
Seniors playing in their final games were Adalynn Reeves, Holly Talbert, Ashlynn Gilbert, Chloe Czuk and Sophie Braithwaite.
Climax-Scotts 7 3 2 8 - 20
Portland St. Patrick 13 13 9 6 - 41
CLIMAX-SCOTTS: Kendal Reitz 4, Alyse Langs 3, Sophie Braithwaite 1, Kyla Etheridge 2,
Holly Talbert 5, Annabelle Edwards 3, Addy Reeves 2
Free throws: C-S 4-8
3-point baskets: C-S 2 (Alyse Langs 1, Holly Talbert 1)
PORTLAND ST. PATRICK: Alice Newman 7, Macie Smith 7, Gracelyn Rocky 23, Lily Sanborn 5, Macie Leonard 5, Maria Davlin 1
Free throws: Portland St. Patrick 6-10
3-point baskets: Portland St. Patrick 7 (Gracelyn Rocky 4, Macie Smith 1, Lily Sanborn 1, Macy Leonard 1)
C-S Stat Leaders
Rebounds: Addy Reeves 4, Annabelle Edwards 4, Sophie Braithwaite 4
Assists: Holly Talbert 3, Kendal Reitz 2
Steals: Holly Talbert 3, Annabelle Edwards 2
C-S finishes the season with a 16-7 overall record.
Portland St. Patrick (20-5) faced Muskegon Catholic Central in the regional championship game March 11.
Three-point baskets by Alyse Langs and Holly Talbert in the first quarter helped C-S stay close early, but the Shamrocks enjoyed a 13-7 lead after one quarter.
The Panther offense sputtered in the second quarter, with an Annabelle Edwards basket and free throw accounting for all the offense C-S could generate, resulting in a 26-10 halftime deficit for the Lady Panthers.
C-S continued to struggle at the offensive end in the third quarter as well. Holly Talbert’s basket was the only scoring of the quarter for C-S and the Shamrocks took a 35-12 lead into the fourth quarter.
C-S outscored St. Patrick 8-6 in the fourth quarter with Kendal Reitz scoring four of C-S’ points in the stanza.
Talbert’s five points led C-S in scoring. Annabelle Edwards, Addy Reeves, and Sophie Braithwaite each pulled down four rebounds and Talbert had three assists and three steals.
Seniors playing in their final games were Adalynn Reeves, Holly Talbert, Ashlynn Gilbert, Chloe Czuk and Sophie Braithwaite.
Climax-Scotts 7 3 2 8 - 20
Portland St. Patrick 13 13 9 6 - 41
CLIMAX-SCOTTS: Kendal Reitz 4, Alyse Langs 3, Sophie Braithwaite 1, Kyla Etheridge 2,
Holly Talbert 5, Annabelle Edwards 3, Addy Reeves 2
Free throws: C-S 4-8
3-point baskets: C-S 2 (Alyse Langs 1, Holly Talbert 1)
PORTLAND ST. PATRICK: Alice Newman 7, Macie Smith 7, Gracelyn Rocky 23, Lily Sanborn 5, Macie Leonard 5, Maria Davlin 1
Free throws: Portland St. Patrick 6-10
3-point baskets: Portland St. Patrick 7 (Gracelyn Rocky 4, Macie Smith 1, Lily Sanborn 1, Macy Leonard 1)
C-S Stat Leaders
Rebounds: Addy Reeves 4, Annabelle Edwards 4, Sophie Braithwaite 4
Assists: Holly Talbert 3, Kendal Reitz 2
Steals: Holly Talbert 3, Annabelle Edwards 2
Girls basketball team wins
2nd straight district championship
By Bruce Rolfe
It’s been no secret Climax-Scotts girls varsity basketball coach Chip Paddock and his team has felt all season the post season could be a special time for the Panthers.
C-S took a big first step with a 50-36 win over Battle Creek St. Philip March 6 in the district championship game played at Martin.
The 17-6 Panthers, who won a district championship last year before falling in the regional championship game with most of the roster returning this season, faced Portland St. Patrick in the regional semifinal game at Fowler March 9.
It’s been no secret Climax-Scotts girls varsity basketball coach Chip Paddock and his team has felt all season the post season could be a special time for the Panthers.
C-S took a big first step with a 50-36 win over Battle Creek St. Philip March 6 in the district championship game played at Martin.
The 17-6 Panthers, who won a district championship last year before falling in the regional championship game with most of the roster returning this season, faced Portland St. Patrick in the regional semifinal game at Fowler March 9.
The C-S girls varsity basketball team is pictured above with the district championship trophy after the Lady Panthers defeated Battle Creek St. Philip 50-36 in the district championship game March 6 at Martin.
(Photo by Bruce Rolfe)
“We talked about all summer long during our preparation months that we wanted to be some where special in March. This is a good start to that. Extremely proud of the girls. A gutsy effort,” said Paddock.
The game was close for most of the contest, however C-S’ defense, rebounding and ability to get to the free throw line in the second half were big factors in Paddock’s mind.
A Mylee Grimm basket for St. Phil with 5:52 left in the fourth quarter pulled the Tigers to within 39-34.
However C-S held St. Phil without a point for just over 5:00 and built a 46-34 lead before the Tigers finally ended the drought with a basket with 44.1 seconds left.
C-S was 12-for-16 at the free throw line in the second half.
“When we talked at halftime, they were killing us on the boards. Credit to St. Phil. They’re an amazing team and coached well. They’ve just got great kids. They were beating us up on the boards. The message at halftime is we’ve got to get on it on the glass and just keep people in front of us. Defensively, they were opening up our hips a little bit and getting down hill.
As a result, we were fouling and giving up free throws. Super proud of the changes we made at halftime,” said the C-S coach.
St. Phil led just three times in the game, all in the first quarter.
The game was close for most of the contest, however C-S’ defense, rebounding and ability to get to the free throw line in the second half were big factors in Paddock’s mind.
A Mylee Grimm basket for St. Phil with 5:52 left in the fourth quarter pulled the Tigers to within 39-34.
However C-S held St. Phil without a point for just over 5:00 and built a 46-34 lead before the Tigers finally ended the drought with a basket with 44.1 seconds left.
C-S was 12-for-16 at the free throw line in the second half.
“When we talked at halftime, they were killing us on the boards. Credit to St. Phil. They’re an amazing team and coached well. They’ve just got great kids. They were beating us up on the boards. The message at halftime is we’ve got to get on it on the glass and just keep people in front of us. Defensively, they were opening up our hips a little bit and getting down hill.
As a result, we were fouling and giving up free throws. Super proud of the changes we made at halftime,” said the C-S coach.
St. Phil led just three times in the game, all in the first quarter.
A basket by Addi Dzwik with 1:33 left in the first quarter gave the Tigers a 7-6, however that would be the last advantage St. Phil would enjoy.
Kendal Reitz ended the quarter with two baskets, including one with 0.5 seconds left to give C-S a 10-7 lead after one quarter.
A basket down low by Annabelle Edwards on a nice pass from Addy Reeves gave C-S its largest lead of the first half, 19-11.
The Lady Panthers settled for a 24-20 lead at halftime after Dzwik split a pair of free throws with 2.6 seconds left in the second quarter.
C-S enjoyed its first double digit lead with 3:33 left in the third quarter when Kendal Reitz split a pair of free throws for a 33-23 advantage.
St. Phil reduced the deficit to 35-28 when Quin Dzwik split a pair of free throws with 57.2 seconds left, however Holly Talbert sent C-S into the final quarter with a 37-28 lead by making a basket with 13 seconds left.
The Lady Panthers also defeated St. Phil twice earlier in the season, 45-36 and 42-29.
Reitz finished with a game high 20 points to go with six rebounds and three steals and Edwards paired 17 points with seven rebounds.
District Championship Game
(At Martin)
Climax-Scotts 10 14 13 13 - 50
Battle Creek St. Philip 7 13 8 8 - 36
CLIMAX-SCOTTS: Kendal Reitz 20, Alyse Langs 5, Holly Talbert 6, Annabelle Edwards 17, Addy Reeves 2
Free throws: C-S 16-24
3-point baskets: C-S 2 (Kendal Reitz 1, Annabelle Edwards 1)
BATTLE CREEK ST. PHILIP: Quinn Dzwik 6, Mylee Grimm 5, Leah Downey 2, Addi Dzwik 16, Adriana Olsen 5, Ellery Downey 2
Free throws: St. Phil 8-21
3-point baskets: St. Phil 0
C-S Stat Leaders
Rebounds: Annabelle Edwards 7, Addy Reeves 7, Kendal Reitz 6, Holly Talbert 6
Assists: Kendal Reitz 2
Steals: Holly Talbert 4, Kendal Reitz 3
C-S sophomores compete at State Finals
Climax-Scotts sophomores Aaden Krick and his twin sister Addy participated at the State Finals Powerlifting event at Oxford High School February 27.
Aaden Krick placed 11th in the mens JV 242-pound weight class and Addy placed 9th in the womens JV 242-pound weight class.
Aaden finished with a squat lift of 380 pounds, a bench press of 230 pounds, and a dead lift of 430 pounds for a total weight of 1040 pounds, all personal records.
Addy recorded a personal record squat lift of 220 pounds, a bench press of 95 pounds and a dead lift of 260 pounds for a total of 575 pounds, which was also a personal record.
Aaden Krick placed 11th in the mens JV 242-pound weight class and Addy placed 9th in the womens JV 242-pound weight class.
Aaden finished with a squat lift of 380 pounds, a bench press of 230 pounds, and a dead lift of 430 pounds for a total weight of 1040 pounds, all personal records.
Addy recorded a personal record squat lift of 220 pounds, a bench press of 95 pounds and a dead lift of 260 pounds for a total of 575 pounds, which was also a personal record.
C-S has two all-state medal winners
at individual state finals
By Bruce Rolfe
Climax-Scotts High School sophomore Gixxer Blair earned a fourth place all-state medal and senior Malcolm Smith earned a sixth place all-state medal at the Division 4 Individual State Finals at Ford Field March 6 and 7.
Climax-Scotts High School sophomore Gixxer Blair earned a fourth place all-state medal and senior Malcolm Smith earned a sixth place all-state medal at the Division 4 Individual State Finals at Ford Field March 6 and 7.
The top eight finishers in each weight class earn all-state medals.
Blair, wrestling at 175 pounds, finished 3-2 at the tournament.
Smith, wrestling at the 215-pound weight class, finished with a 3-3 record.
Cooper Dinse (285-pound weight class) was 1-2 and did not medal.
Blair advanced to the third and fourth place match by defeating Ithaca junior Harper Merchant by a pin in 2:40. The C-S sophomore settled for a fourth place finish after he was defeated by Lakeview senior Lucas Vail, 12-5.
Blair won his first match by a 19-1 technical fall (3:13) over Michigan Lutheran Seminary freshman Elliott Wakefield.
The C-S sophomore advanced to the third round and an opportunity to wrestle in the championship match by defeating Clinton senior Landon Lakatos by a 14-4 major decision, however he fell to Beaverton junior Eli Roe by a technical fall 21-6 (1:29).
Blair finishes the season with a 39-5 record.
After losing to Reading junior Isaac Westfall in the individual district championship match (9-2) and the individual regional championship match (9-0), Smith was hoping for a rematch at the State Finals.
It came in what turned out to be his next to last match.
While the C-S senior kept the score close, he fell short 3-0 against Westfall and settled for a chance to wrestle for a fifth place finish.
Smith lost to McBain senior Wyatt Zuiderveen by an injury default in 4:10 in the fifth and sixth place match.
Smith finishes the season with a 44-6 record.
Smith began the tournament with a pin over Vassar sophomore Nic Folino in 45 seconds.
The C-S senior then dropped his second round match to Benzie Central senior Lane Sanchez by a 7-5 decision.
Smith rebounded by defeating Bangor senior Macedo Enrique by a pin in 2:15.
A pin over Centreville’s Kahle Reinbold in 2:29 set up his rematch against Westfall.
Cooper Dinse lost his first match to Charlevoix senior Sawyer Blaszcyk by a pin in 1:26.
The C-S junior rebounded to win his second round match over Capac junior Kaleb Pietrzak by a pin in 52 seconds.
Dinse fell out of the tournament with loss to Martin senior Peyton Schurring-Harris by a pin in 1:22.
The C-S junior finishes the season with a 30-9 record.
Division 4 Individual State Finals
(at Ford Field)
C-S Results
175: Gixxer Blair (C-S) def. Elliott Wakefield (Mich, Luth. Seminary), tech. fall (19-1); Gixxer Blair (C-S) def. Landon Lakatos (Clinton), maj. decision, 14-4; Eli Roe (Beaverton) pin Gixxer Blair, 2:36; Gixxer Blair (C-S) pin Harper Merchant (Ithaca) 2:40; Lucas Vail (Lakeview) def. Gixxer Blair (C-S), 12-5
285: Sawyer Blaszcyk (Charlevoix) pin Cooper Dinse (C-S), 1:26; Cooper Dinse (C-S) pin Kaleb Pietrzak, :52; Peyton Schurring-Harris (Martin) pin Cooper Dinse (C-S), 1:22
215: Malcolm Smith (C-S) pin Nic Folino (Vassar), :45; Lane Sanchez (Benzie Central) def. Malcolm Smith (C-S), 7-5, Malcolm Smith (C-S) pin Macedo Enrique (Bangor), 2:15; Malcolm Smith pin Kahle Reinbold (Centreville), 2:29; Isaac Westfall (Reading) def. Malcolm Smith (C-S), 3-0; Wyatt Zuiderveen (McBain) Def. Malcolm Smith inj. Def., 4:10
Climax-Scotts High School senior Malcolm Smith (6th place) second from left, is pictured on the medal awards stand at the Division 4 Individual State Finals at Ford Field.
(Photos by GG Bradley)
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