Athletics/Recreation

We have two athletes ithat are up for Mlive's Athlete of the Week! Please vote for Maddy Anderson -Varsity Swimming & Diving Trent Phillips -Varsity Soccer https://www.mlive.com/highschoolsports/2024/10/honoring-fall-sports-standouts-with-bay-city-athlete-of-the-week-for-oct-30.html MADDY ANDERSON, JOHN GLENN The versatile sophomore has emerged as an impact performer for the John Glenn girls swimming team, helping the Bobcats to an undefeated dual record. “Maddy has put in a tremendous amount of work this season,” coach Bob LaRocque said. “She leads by example, supports her teammates and shows that hard work pays off.” Anderson ranks among area leaders in eight events, including at No. 3 listing in the 500 freestyle and 100 backstroke. She is part of the area-leading 200 medley relay and 200 freestyle relay. TRENT PHILLIPS, JOHN GLENN All the pieces fit together perfectly for the John Glenn soccer team this season, and Phillips was a vital one. A midfielder by trade, the senior volunteered to shift to defense to fill a need and came up big for the district champions. “His work ethic in competition is impressive and he plays hard every minute he is on the field,” coach Brian Scherzer said. “He scored some key goals for us this season to either start the scoring in a match or to get the game-winner. He is a great teammate and player.” Congratulations to you both and lets get to voting BOBCAT NATION!!

Please join us in congratulating the Winter 2025 John Glenn Dance Team!

We have a new coach introduction to share! We have officially filled the Varsity Girls' Basketball Head Coach position! Meet the Coach: Adam Moore We’re thrilled to introduce Coach Adam Moore, a seasoned mentor with over 18 years dedicated to developing young athletes on and off the court. A Tawas Area native, Adam left a legacy as the all-time leading scorer and a three-year varsity starter, driving the Tawas Braves to three Conference Titles, along with District and Regional Titles. Graduating from Tawas in 2003, he went on to play for Delta College from 2003-2005 and later served as an Assistant Coach from 2006-2008. In 2008, Adam took on the heading coaching role for the Akron-Fairgrove Varsity Boys Basketball team. Over seven years, he led them to new heights, achieving two District Titles, two Conference Titles, and guiding them to their first Regional Final appearance in 2012. Recently, Adam has been coaching and mentoring through the Michigan Mystics Organization, leveraging connections and resources for future opportunities. Beyond the court, Adam holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management from Northwood University. He and his wife, Theresa, an elementary teacher and 7th-grade volleyball coach, have been married for 16 years. Adam is in his 12th year of education and works full-time for Highpoint Virtual Academy of Michigan as a Student Success Coach. They live in Bangor Township with their three daughters Aubrey (14), Addison (12), and Avery (8). Adam’s passion extends to running his own successful coaching and training business, mentoring young athletes across the community. Let’s get to work, Coach Moore! GO BOBCATS! #BobcatNation

One of our BOBCATS is up for MLive's Athlete of the Week for week 9! Vote for Valentino Solano 🐾 https://www.mlive.com/highschoolsports/2024/10/saluting-standout-performers-with-bay-city-player-of-the-week-for-week-9.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawGMxBZleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHYpvRmLtJPyctVjw5rm3tL4iZEfCzeGe6xcSyTMHu7-xD4Z-j9tX_GDypQ_aem_31rYZi8bPKdda87A70t7sA Congratulations Valentino!

CONGRATULATIONS to our Varsity Football team on their win Friday night vs Swartz Creek! That win sealed their ticket to the playoffs this Friday Nov 1st in Petoskey! Here is a snippet from MLive about the game JOHN GLENN 34, SWARTZ CREEK 14 It was virtually a playoff game for John Glenn. And the Bobcats looked postseason-ready. Needing a victory for a shot at its first playoff berth since 2017, Glenn rose to the moment and stormed to a 34-14 win over Swartz Creek. “This is a really big step toward getting the program back where it belongs,” fourth-year coach Jon Horton said after securing his first five-win season. “I was really impressed by the poise they showed in a situation they have never been in on the football field.” Glenn (5-4) got a crunch-time performance from sophomore Garrett Hilborn, who ran for 134 yards and three touchdowns on 11 carries – all in the first half. Garrett Buzzard was 7 of 19 passing for 132 yards, connecting with Isaiah Hankinson on a big-time 58-yard touchdown toss. Buzzard also rushed for 57 yards on seven carries and Jonny Ford ran for a touchdown in the win. Bradley Boyk had four catches for 67 yards. Horton said Valentino Solano led the way defensively. “It was another great night of physical football, particularly from our linebackers,” he said. Our JG BOBCATS (5-4) will be heading to Petoskey Friday Nov 1st to face the Petoskey Northmen (9-0) LET"S GO BOBCATS 💙🤍🐾🏈

7th grade girls volleyball tryouts will be 5-6:45 Monday October 28th and Tuesday October 29th.

The John Glenn Girls Swimming & Diving team move to 8-0 defeating Swartz Creek last week (JG 92 - SCF 88) and Notre Dame Prep tonight. Final score: John Glenn 99 - Notre Dame Prep 84 Event winners for the Bobcats: 200 Medley Relay - Maddy Anderson, Jayna Darbee, Evie DeLeon, Elizabeth Bricker 50 Free - Jayna Darbee Diving - Kate Cataline 100 Fly - Evie DeLeon 500 Free - Maddy Anderson 400 Free Relay - Jayna Darbee, Evie DeLeon, Maddy Anderson, Elizabeth Bricker The Lady Bobcats will travel to Garber next week on October 29 at 6:00 p.m. and will host Oscoda for Senior Night on Wednesday, October 30 at 5:00 p.m.

CMMS Fall Tennis Club Update Tonight the Innagural CMMS Bobcats Tennis Club took on the Wildcats of Handy on the courts of Jopke Park. Tonights scrimmage resulted in mulitple wins and ties for our Bobcats. The following doubles teams came out on top this evening: Kelsey Mayes & Stella Busch Miles Mieske & John Nori Kaley Clickner & Addison Wright Lillian Sanchez-Bess & Bailey Brashaw Hailey Panko & Briella Keyes Katie Gallagher & Ella Bailey Logan Debo & Gage Bauer Rhilynn Hunt & Melissa Jackson Owen Biskup & Jonah Brunette Eddie Peglow & Aiden Hellebuyck Ashton Hellebuyck & Quincy Lewis Amelia Eichman & Karen Velasquez Madelyn Birch & Paige Pelo Colton Cojeen & Brayden Mayes Savanna Pudvans & Olivia Arsenault It was a great evening for Bobcat Nation!

CMMS has started a Fall Tennis Club. With the help of oyr Varsity and JV boys and girls we have been practicing 3 days a week with almost 50 middle school students. Our 1st matvh is tomorrow against Bay City Handy at Jopke Courts at 4pm. Go Bobcats!!

CANCELATION NOTICE Unfortunately we were not able to get enough student participation this time to send a spirit bus for the boys varsity soccer game in Cedar Springs today. For those of you that are still heading down to Cedar Springs you must purchase your tickets using GOFAN https://gofan.co/event/1734262?schoolId=MI10193

Due to a bussing issue with Oscoda we have to Cancel tonight's Girls Swim meet. We are working on a reschedule date and will communicate that as soon as we have a new date and time.

As we start to wrap up the fall season we are fast approaching the winter season! Just a reminder that ALL of our student athletes must have a final forms account with a current sports physical form and all necessary signatures updated for this year. A current sports physical form needs to be dated on or after April 15th 2024 to be current for the 2024-2025 school year. Make sure you have selected the sport in which you plan to join or tryout for. Final Forms- bangortownship-mi.finalforms.com

GREAT NEWS! John Glenn would like to announce we have created an all girls wrestling team! This team will compete in many girls tournaments and host their own practices and events. It is a winter sport so we will be starting soon! For more information feel free to sign up on Final Forms or reach out to Coach Chad Briggs, briggsc@bangorschools.org

We had some interest from students for a spirit bus for the varsity soccer game tomorrow in Cedar Springs. We have secured chaperons. Now we just need high school students to sign up in order for us to be able to send a bus down there for the game. If you missed the email communication that was sent out I have included it here: Hello everyone, We are looking at student interest in taking a Spirit bus to Cedar Rapids for the Boys Soccer Regional game on 10/22. If you would like to ride the Spirit bus to Cedar Rapids to support the John Glenn Boys Soccer team please sign up here. We need at least 35 students who are going in order to send the bus. You MUST have your tickets purchased through GOFAN ($9 per ticket) to get on the bus. You MUST have your permission slip completed to be able to ride the bus. It is a half day so you would have to make sure you can get back to the school by 3:30 to get on the bus. The bus will leave at 3:45 for a 6:30pm game. It should return around 10:30/11pm. John Glenn Students only please. We do have staff chaperones for the bus. Spirit Bus Sign up sheet: https://forms.gle/C2CHB464BXkkF6P87 Travel Permission Slip: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1o0AJ1ECad2rAZVk5vZQStxmP42B8qjT_v7GbzrKWCeg/edit?usp=sharing We recommend waiting to purchase tickets until we confirm enough students are signed up tp ride the spirit bus. We can not refund your ticket from GOFAN in the event the spirit bus does not get enough participation or if you change your mind. Students will need to show us their ticket prior to loading the bus. They do not accept cash at the gate it is GOFAN ticketing only. GO FAN: https://gofan.co/event/1734262?schoolId=MI10193

One of our JG Varsity Football players Aiden Biddulph is up for MLive's Athlete of the Week ! https://www.mlive.com/highschoolsports/2024/10/recognizing-top-performers-with-bay-city-player-of-the-week-for-week-8.html?utm_campaign=mlivesports_sf&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwY2xjawGDdepleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHTzipiGRp50VtGoHsd8BZ7Mge5pjH2si5xWHWWjTczNqwy_GjkghULGnDg_aem_htutZdcj7R7SO2E4mbAKBw

A nice little write up about our John Glenn Boys soccer district championship! https://www.michigansoccernetwork.com/post/boys-soccer-hungry-bay-city-john-glenn-celebrates-first-district-championship-in-style?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=blog.post-promoter&utm_campaign=20264d50-a5ed-43d9-8ae5-ee3fb9cc4a53

Congratulations to Henry Schanbeck for being named as a 2nd team All Conference winner! Riley Briggs-Lind was named Middle School All Conference! Way to run!

Bobcat Boys at States!! #Bobcatnation

Congratulations to Ben Cleland for being voted as MLive's Athlete of the Week! https://www.mlive.com/highschoolsports/2024/10/17-shutouts-are-ben-clelands-pride-and-joy-with-john-glenn-soccer.html

WOW! What an amazing article written about our John Glenn boys Tennis program. It really shows you how when you focus on joy, development, and competing everyday things tend to work out in the end. Congratulations to these players, Coach Miller, and Coach Sanborn. Thank you for being models of excellence for those around you. https://www.mhsaa.com/sports/boys-tennis/stories/bay-city-john-glenn-focused-fun-goals-accomplished-legacy-secure