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SARNIA, Ontario -- The Saginaw Spirit were 0-for Sarnia last season, falling all four times they traveled to the Sarnia Sports and Entertainment Centre.

What a difference a year makes.

Saginaw on its second visit to Sarnia this season left Saturday night with a convincing 5-2 victory over the Sting, scoring three, third-period goals, giving the Spirit their second win in Sarnia in two tries.

Midland Dow has been going to the boys state meet in the even years lately and Saturday's second-place finish at the Division 2 regional at the Midland Community Tennis Center has the Chargers back at states.

East Lansing won the regional with 28 points while Dow finished second at 23. Okemos also qualified with a third-place score of 18.

MOUNT PLEASANT -- It wasn't a scene any Central Michigan University football fan wanted to see.

Junior quarterback Dan LeFevour, the Mid-American Conference offensive player of the year, limping off the field with an apparent ankle injury just before halftime of Saturday's game with the visiting Temple Owls.

MIDLAND -- Northwood surrendered 586 yards of total offense and trailed by as much as 30 points before completing a 43-24 loss to visiting Ashland here Saturday.
NU trailed 20-0 before getting its first points on a Torris Childs 7-yard run in the second quarter. The Timberwolves cut the deficit to 27-10 on Pat Sijan's 26-yard field goal with 27 seconds left in the first half.

College footballs weren't the only pigskins put into the air Saturday. Youngsters from the Valley Youth Football League went about their paces in a series of eighth grade tackle football crossover games at Arthur Hill Memorial Stadium.

Teams from the North Division -- St. Thomas, St. Stephen, Thompson, Ricker, Central and Webber middle schools -- played host to teams from the South Division, comprised of schools from the Flint region.

Matt Brown's 50-yard touchdown reception from Mackenzie McGrady and Travis Martin's 15-yard interception return for touchdown had Alma up 14-7 after one quarter, but it was all Trine University and it's ground game after that. Trine won the MIAA contest, 45-20.

Harold Hiser Sr. loved sports as much as he loved life.

He loved to teach as much as he loved to compete.

He loved to share as much as he loved to care.

He loved to laugh; so much, that he could make you cry.

He's moved on to "What's next?" as Central Michigan University's backup quarterback.
Brunner will prepare for Saturday's game against Temple just as he has all season, getting ready just in case Dan LeFevour gets hurt.

That is, after all, how LeFevour became a starter.