Athletics/Recreation

The Bay City John Glenn girls competed at Midland today. It was a challenging tournament with many of the state’s ranked wrestlers. The girls had a good showing competing hard in their matches. The day was highlighted by Liya Bossbach who finished fourth. Vivian Arnold had a fifth place finish. Brayde Smith finished sixth. The girls are definitely ready to compete at the individual district in Montrose next Sunday.

Bobcat lady ballers get the win! JG 58 Ogemaw 15 Scoring: Aubrey Moore 14 pts (11 in 1st quarter), 11 assists Fiona Meisel & Allie Gabel 9 pts each Lillian Masters & Remy Polzin 6 pts each We came out strong tonight right from the start. We were very unselfish with the basketball tonight and it was a great team win! Defensively we moved our feet a whole lot better and getting better there. Player quote, Ellie Schwall: We played more as a team and we are moving better in our offense. We are communicating better defensively and not fouling as much and being more discipline.

Shout out to some of our Bangor School students who compete at Bay aquatics for qualifying for the State Championship meet! 💚🏊‍♀️💙🏊‍♀️ Bay City Aquatics Club attended the annual Sunrise Side Swim Club Invitational. Results are in!! 📣 To say these kids had a great meet is an understatement. ALL of our swimmers did an amazing job & event fit in some fun! 🤩 We couldn’t be more proud of how far they’ve come & how hard they continue to work! We have several swimmers who have qualified for the State Championship (SVSU) on February 16. Those swimmers are as follows: Jo Ibanez (Handy) - 100 IM, 50 Back, 50 Fly, 100 Free Rylan Zajac (Cramer) - 200 IM, 100 Fly, 100 Breast Lillian Kato (WMS) - 50 Fly, 50 Free Olivia Lieber (JGHS) - 50 Free Charlie Schanback (CMMS) - 50 Free Lucas Daniel (Handy) - 200 Free, 50 Fly Avaree Fuhrman (Bethel Lutheran) - 50 Fly, 100 Free Alaynna Cnudde (CMMS) - 50 Free Laney Wilson (Bethel Lutheran) - 25 Free

Weekend Bowling Roundup: Saturday at Valley Lanes in Midland the Bobcats took on the Eagles from Frankenmuth. The girls defeated Frankenmuth 29-1. Noteables: Lauren Johnson 187 Caeli Schultz 170 On the boys side the Bobcats defeated the reigning division 3 state champions. The match ended 15-15, they had to go to the total pins of all games to decide the winner. The Bobcats had knocked down 12 pins more than the eagles. The Bobcats were led by a stunning performance from Tyson Cwicklinski. With his 160 average he recorded games of 231 and 224 for a 455 series. Nathan Gwizdala paced the boys with 473 series on games of 216 and 247. With two matches to go both teams remain undefeated on top of the standings. Sunday at the Swartz Creek Dragon Singles 130 boys and 78 girls took to the lanes for 4 games of qualifying before each field was cut to the top 32. Nathan Gwizdala qualified 14th on the boys side while Caeli Schultz was 11th and Lauren Johnson was 24th in the girls. In the first elimination round Caeli and Nathan were eliminated as Lauren moved on. Lauren won in the round of 16 before falling in the round of 8.

The John Glenn girls wrestling program competed last night at the Ovid-Elsie invitational and did they compete. Liya Bossbach and Gracie Fernette placed 4th and Vivian Arnold placed 3rd. This has been a crazy season of ups and downs for 9 first year wrestlers, but they are really beginning to put it together. All of the girls won matches and Brayde Smith made it to the blood round losing to the 7th ranked girl in the state in a competitive match. Fernette would lose the consolation final to the same girl in a nail biting 4-1 loss. Gracie had a couple of opportunities to tie the match in the third period but just could finish on three takedown opportunities. Vivian pinned her way to a third place finish beating the three seed for the second time in the tournament. I could not be more proud of our growth these past three weeks. They have began to turn a corner and compete with some of the best competition in the state. Go Bobcats!

GIRLS VARSITY BOBCATS WITH A BIG WIN TONIGHT VS SWAN VALLEY!! JG    44 SV    24 To hear from coach Adam Moore: "Our guards moved the ball really well tonight and movement without the ball was better. We played with great energy on the defensive end. We shot the ball really well from the outside. We continue to keep getting better each game and you can tell the girls are just having fun." Overall record 6-6 and working towards moving up in the conference standings. Aubrey Moore      19 pts, 5-6 3pt Fiona Meisel       13 pts Lillian Masters    5 pts

We have a new coach introduction for CMMS boys basketball that we did not want to miss! Meet Coach Kristen Valliere I am a Bay City native born and raised, and went to school at John Glenn. I have always loved playing any sport I could, and had a pull to get into coaching soon after my playing days ended. My coaching experience mainly comes from being an assistant with the high school, however my experience as a player is longer coming from playing travel AAU, summer camps/clinics, and finally of course playing for the high school and being a product of the system I came up in! I am beyond grateful for the opportunity to give back to the community and school that gave so much to me. I look forward to the relationships I will build with my players! We are excited to have you as a part of our coaching staff Coach! Once a BOBCAT ALWAYS A BOBCAT 🐾

Hey everyone! We have an athlete up for athlete of the week! Check it out! Congratulations Aubrey Moore! https://www.mlive.com/highschoolsports/2025/01/saluting-top-performers-with-bay-city-athlete-of-the-week-poll-for-jan-20.html

On Saturday the Tri Valley Thunder volunteered at the sleep in heavenly peace foundation in Saginaw. This organization builds and delivers beds to children in the Saginaw area that do not have beds to sleep on. The players and coaches participated in the sanding and assembling of the bed frames. In total the players completed 49 beds that will be distributed to children throughout the Saginaw area. Below is the link to an interview two of the players did with WNEM at the event. https://www.wnem.com/2025/01/18/sleep-heavenly-peace-opens-saginaw-chapter/ The Thunder also split two games over the weekend. Beating Fenton Linden Friday 7-1 and losing to Ann Arbor Skyline Saturday 4-2. The Thunder have a big home game vs Gladwin this wednesday 6:30 pm at the Bay County Civic Arena.

John Glenn Tennis Lady Bobcats taking in some lessons inside the Midland Tennis Center. Two months to tennis tryouts👍🎾

Congratulations to our CMMS and JGHS pompon teams on their AMAZING performances today at the Regional competition. Both teams qualified for State competition on Sunday, February 9th at Eastern Michigan University. Great Job, Bobcats! We are so proud of you🐾🐾

The Thunder beat FNV 9-1 Wednesday night. Wednesday was suicide awareness night in memory of Nathan Schramke. Preston Pudvan, Cameron Mair, and Lance Hatfield all had two goals. Carter Nutt, Landyn Bridgewater, and Max Miller each had a goal. Noah Wakefield stopped 27 of 28 shots in the win. The Thunder's next home game is Friday vs Fenton Linden at the DOW. 7 PM start.

We have a new coach introduction for our CMMS girls swim team! Meet Coach Heather Langholz I’m excited to introduce myself as your new coach! My name is Heather Langholz , and I bring over ten seasons of soccer coaching experience, along with a deep passion for helping players grow both in athletics and in class. A little about me: I am a proud mother of an 18-year-old senior who is a varsity soccer player, a national honor roll student, and an active member of Student Council. He’s also in the marching band as the section lead for his instrument group. Watching him juggle his commitments with dedication has only strengthened my appreciation for student-athletes like all of you. I’ve also worked at CMMS for two years and truly love the opportunity to connect with and support such amazing students every day. My goal as your coach is to build a team culture rooted in hard work, positivity, and growth. I can’t wait to see what we’ll accomplish together this season! Feel free to reach out with any questions, goals, or ideas—I’m here for you. Let’s make it a great season! Welcome coach we are happy to have you aboard!

The guys got it done last night in Freeland 🏀🐾 https://www.mlive.com/highschoolsports/2025/01/something-special-is-brewing-for-john-glenn-after-upset-of-no-4-freeland.html Way to GO BOBCATS!!

One of our BOBCATS is up for MLive's Athlete of the Week!! https://www.mlive.com/highschoolsports/2025/01/bay-city-athlete-of-the-week-poll-for-jan-12-recognizes-a-job-well-done.html DANZELL CALHOUN, JOHN GLENN Calhoun is stepping forward in a big way for the John Glenn boys basketball team. The junior guard has emerged as a key scoring threat in Glenn’s 9-2 start. “He brings passion, energy, work ethic, physicality, and athleticism to practice and games every day,” coach Dale Clyde said. “He has adjusted to the varsity game and is a big part of our success right now.” Calhoun scored 19 points in a come-from-behind win over Bridgeport. Way to go Danzell 💪🐾

The lady Bobcats traveled to Bridgeport tonight and got a well earned win 56-34. This team keeps getting better everyday! Fiona Meisel 15 Aubrey Moore 12 Lillian Masters 10 Allie Gabel 9 Great scoring balance for this team!

Congratulations to our boys basketball team for defeating Bridgeport tonight 70-56 and getting coach Dale Clyde his 200th win!

Tri-City Thunder Update: The Thunder picked up their 8th win of the season beating Fenton Linden 5-3 last night in Flint. Max Miller, Cameron Mair and Trent Phillips all had a goal and an assist. Preston Pudvan had a goal and three assists. Carter Nutt also picked up a goal. The Thunder play Tawas Saturday 3pm at the Bay County Civic Arena.

UPDATE on the varsity doubleheader from Friday night at the Duke Dome! Our Lady Bobcats came up short in the end but they battled hard. The game was close until the very end! We are proud of their effort and look forward to the next match up on our home court on Feb 7th at 5:30 where the Ladies will DEFEND the DEN 🐾 Our Guys were able to come home with a W! It was an exciting match up just like it always is! We are proud of their team effort! They will match up again with the Dukes on Feb 7th at 7:00pm at home! Here are the links to the write ups from MLive! https://www.mlive.com/highschoolsports/2025/01/forget-icing-it-at-the-line-glenn-stays-on-attack-to-put-away-garber.html https://www.mlive.com/highschoolsports/2025/01/25-point-25-rebound-effort-is-tough-to-top-as-garber-pulls-away-from-glenn.html

All three of our boys basketball teams came away with big wins last night vs Gladwin! Here is a nice write up by Lee Thompson on our varsity match up! BOYS BKB: JOHN GLENN 73, GLADWIN 49 John Glenn wanted to put Gladwin in the unfamiliar position of playing from behind. The Bobcats succeeded in a big way. Glenn came roaring out of the chute, exploding for an 18-point first-quarter advantage en route to a convincing 73-49 victory over previously undefeated Gladwin. “I’m very pleased with the way we came out of the gate against a good team,” Glenn coach Dale Clyde said after his 199th career victory with the Bobcats. “It was a point of emphasis how we wanted to play the first quarter, and we did it really well.” Glenn (8-2) led 27-9 after the opening quarter and never looked back, highlighted by an 18-point performance from Danzell Calhoun and double-double of 13 points and 11 rebounds from Hayden Ruff. Oliver Masters added 13 points and 11 rebounds, Dylan Wood scored 11 points and Meech Ward pulled down eight boards in the non-league win. Gladwin (6-1) was paced by Brody Verellen with 17 points and Seth Mead with 13. “It’s a humbling moment, but I think it may have refocused our guys to get back on track and start a new streak,” Gladwin coach Mike Verellen said. Way to go BOBCATS 🐾 https://www.mlive.com/highschoolsports/2025/01/bay-city-area-boys-basketball-central-finds-scoring-touch-for-much-needed-win.html