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It was an outstanding day for Sanilac County at the MHSAA Division 4 track and field state finals on Saturday, as four athletes brought home state titles. From left: Alex Affer (Peck, long jump), Rebecca Moeller (Deckerville, pole vault), Olivia Findlay (Marlette, high jump) and Kyle Affer (Brown City, shot put). (Photos by Mike Gallagher)

Kyle Affer HUDSONVILLE — Kyle Affer came into the Division 4 state finals ranked high enough to earn All-State honors. But he knew he could do better than that. “I was ranked seventh, but I knew I could throw further than my PR was,” Affer said. “I was working in practice and I knew I

Deckerville’s Logan Martin takes off after receiving the handoff from Hunter Garza in the 1600m relay at the Division 4 regional in Brown City on Friday night. Martin helped the relay team, which also included Colin Beck and Connor Palmer, take first place with a time of 3:47.20, to qualify for the state finals. (Photo

Brown City head coach Jim Blake (far left) poses with his six state qualifiers at Ford Field on Saturday. (From left) David Eagle, Wynn Blake, Maria Stanton, Hunter Ostrander, Kyle Affer, Easton Jager and assistant coach Michele Blake. (Photo by Mike Gallagher) DETROIT — During his 33 seasons as the Brown City wrestling coach, Jim

SANILAC COUNTY — Wrestling is a family affair at Marlette. Tracy Bennett is head coach of the Red Raiders, while his wife, Rachel, assists with the team. Their sons, Manus, a senior, and Turlough, a sophomore, are stars on the team. “It depends on the day if they work together well,” Tracy joked. “But

The Brown City wrestling team brought home the Greater Thumb Conference title this past weekend, as seven Green Devils were crowned conference champions. Brown City finished with 226 points, to beat out Cass City (165.0) and Capac (141) for the title. (Photo by Scott Bolsby/Tuscola County Advertiser) VASSAR – It took the Brown City wrestling

Seniors Clint Ford (left) and Justin Klinesmith (right) share a moment after Brown City’s loss to Martin in the state semifinals on Saturday. MARTIN — One game. Last season, the Brown City football team won just one game, in its final season playing 11-Player football. A year later, after making the move to 8-Player, and

From left, Justin Klinesmith, Seth Hiles and Aaron Jones prepare to deliver blocks against Martin on Saturday, in the 8-Player Division 1 state semifinals. Klinesmith, Hiles and Jones helped lead the Green Devils running attack this season, which saw both Kyle Affer and Clint Ford finish with over 1,000 rushing yards. Photos by Mike Gallagher