John Glenn's Brandon Wreszinski (189 lbs.) joined Gladwin's Adam Manninen (1998-2001), Pinconning's Kyle Woodruff (2003-6) and Ogemaw Heights' Andrew Funsch (2006-9) as the North East Michigan Conference's fourth four-time league champion. Wreszinski was one of eight Bobcats to win individual titles as they easitly outdistanced the pack at Saturday's NEMC finals meet. / Photos

A week after its costly loss to Standish-Sterling, Pinconning redeemed itself in a big way Friday, Feb. 5, coming back from a 13-point halftime deficit to stun NEMC co-leader Ogemaw Heights 47-45. Dylan Marquiss (2), who gave Pinny its first lead of the game with a clutch 3-pointer with 30 seconds left, celebrates with James Perry as time expires. / Photos

Hale's Ben Stoll (11) scrambles after the ball during the Eagles' 57-32 victory over Fairview on Friday. Hale maintained its one-game lead over second-place Hillman in the North Star League with the win.

Standish-Sterling slowed Thursday's showdown with Tawas Area to a crawl, taking a tactical approach to their attempt to upset the Braves. Molly Stoll (50) and the Tawas defense was up to the task, holding off the Panthers 37-24 and taking a commanding two-game lead atop the NEMC. / Photos

Standish-Sterling's Dylan Williams came off the bench to score 14 points to help the Panthers hold off a stubborn Alcona squad on Wednesday, Feb. 3.  / Photos

Alex LeCureux and the Alcona Tigers scored the first 23 points of Tuesday's contest on the way to a 49-31 victory at Hale. / Photos

AuGres-Sims hit 11-of-19 3-point shots Monday against Oscoda to lift the Wolverines to a 62-36 victory over the Owls on Feb. 1. Kendall Rollins (above) had 17 points (including three triples) and 10 rebounds for AGS. /  Photos

It took nearly two years, but Pinconning finally took a tumble in a North East Michigan Conference game, and it took Standish-Sterling to do it. The Panthers, who handed the Spartans their last league loss in the final game of the 2007-8 season, ended Pinny's 15-game conference winning streak with a 59-54 victory Friday evening. Above, Pinny's Dylan Marquiss recovers the ball after a midcourt scramble with SSC's Bobby Sanch. / Photos

Ogemaw Heights' Ashley Thompson is congratulated by her teammates Thursday after scoring her 1,000th career point during the Falcons' 63-17 win over Whittemore-Prescott. / Photos

Pinconning and Oscoda didn't face each other Wednesday, but both earned splits of a quad on the Spartans' home mats. Both teams topped Standish-Sterling but lost to Cass City. Above, Pinny's Tyler Espitia gets flipped by SSC's Jacob Bialobrzeski in a match Espitia won by major decision. / Photos

Ogemaw Heights' Nathan Wynkoop takes down Whittemore-Prescott's Cody Lucynski during the Falcons 60-7 victory over the Cards. / Photos

Standish-Sterling's Abbye Gulvas scored 24 points, including 11-of-13 free throws -- to lead the Panthers past Bay City Central on Tuesday. / Photos

Arenac Eastern's boys won't be catching Hillman or Hale for the North Star League title, but they've managed to turn the middle of the pack inside out with their recent play. Kyle Zobel (upside down) and AE won 66-55 at Fairview on Tuesday to move into fourth place in the league, one game behind Posen. / Photos