The Traverse City Record-Eagle reports that Suttons Bay will play in the state Regional football finals this Friday (Nov 12). The 11-0 Norsemen are coming off a 42-6 crushing of Farwell in Districts and will meet the 10-1 Iron Mountain Mountaineers Friday night at 7 PM in Suttons Bay.
"Big, strong, physical," Suttons Bay coach Joe Trudeau said, sizing up the Mountaineers. "They have the best line, by far, that we've seen this year. We'll have our work cut out for us."
Iron Mountain's lone loss came in the season-opener when the Mountaineers fell to Ishpeming, which is undefeated and in the Division 7 regionals.
"And Iron Mountain led that game 20-6 with four minutes to go," Trudeau said.
This will be Suttons Bay's third consecutive playoff game at home.
Thanks Leelanau Sports Guy for the helmet!
A magnificent beach along a stretch of Good Harbor Bay. This beach offers clear views out to the islands and has a long sandy beach. Just a few seconds walk south is a stream running from the woods into Lake Michigan. The stream is great for kids to play in, fun to follow into the woods, and nice to just stand in the warmer waters of the stream after a cold dip in Lake Michigan.
Cool things to do: Bring a soccer ball, football, or frisbee to have a rowdy game on the beach, on a windy day bring boogieboards, surfboards, or skimboards and play in the waves, and after all the hard play make sure to stick around to watch the sunset - there is nothing better than watching a sunset over Lake Michigan (don't blink - if you look hard enough you might be able to see the Green Flash when the sun sets).
The Leelanau Enterprise reports that the Glen Lake Parent-Teacher Organization will hold its annual spring carnival this Friday (Apr 27) from 5 to 8 PM. The games and activities for children as well as a drawing for class theme baskets. The evening also features the Glen Lake football team's annual spaghetti dinner fundraiser.
Read Glen Lake PTO plans spring carnival Friday in the Enterprise and get more information on the school from the Glen Lake Community Schools.
The Traverse City Record-Eagle reports that Saginaw Nouvel started Saturday's state semifinal vs the Suttons Bay Norseman at its own 4-yard line, promptly fumbled the ball ... then recovered and raced 96 yards for a TD to take the lead with just 26 seconds gone. That set the tone for the game which Nouvel won 35-6.
Suttons Bay coach Joe Trudeau said "I couldn't be more proud of the guys for coming this far. They exceeded expectations and set the bar high for future teams: eight shutouts in 13 games and shutting out the entire league, which has never been done before.â€Â
Congratulations on a great year, Suttons Bay! Read Prep Football: Nouvel has way with Norse in the Record-Eagle. To see photos from the game, go to the Norse Pix page and then click to Suttons Bay Schools's Albums > SB Football 06 > Playoff#3 vs Saginaw Nouvel
The Traverse City Record-Eagle reports that the 12-0 Suttons Bay Norsemen turned three Jordan Peplinski touchdown runs and a stalwart 2nd half defensive performance into a 20-14 Division 6 regional football victory over Calumet at the Superior Dome on Friday night.
Suttons Bay advances to the Michigan state football semifinals where they will face Saginaw Nouvel (10-0) next weekend in the semifinals at Grayling at 1 PM. Nouvel is fresh off thumping St. Charles 56-0. Go Norsemen!
Read Prep Football: Norse Push Past Calumet in the Record-Eagle. Also, check out the Norse Pix site for photos from Suttons Bay football games (and all kinds of other stuff at Suttons Bay schools!)
Great Indoor Folk Festival ~ Feb 12, 2012
