Standish-Sterling Athletics

Pics from today's signing. Congratulations again Jaylynn Yenna!

Keeley Peace will be signing her letter of intent to play softball at Central Michigan University. Wednesday November 12th in the auditorium. Starting at 3:10, come check it out!

Pics from Julia Mattson signing to play softball at Alma, next year! Congratulations again! #believe #family

Jaylynn Yenna will be signing her letter of intent to play softball at Mid-Michigan Community College. Tuesday November 11th, room 404 starting @ 3:15

Congratulations to the 7th and 8th grade girls basketball teams on their wins against Sanford Meridian last night! Keep up the hard work!!!

Girls Competitive Cheer starts practice 11/10 at 5:30pm in the fieldhouse. Week one will be a trial week, so come check it out. (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday practice 5:30-8:30) must have a valid sports physical on file.

Girls varsity practice/tryouts are Monday November 10th for any high school girls wanting to bowl this season. Practice will be from 4:00 to 5:30 at Main Street Lanes in Standish.

Tonight SSC hosts the D2 Volleyball Districts. We have a Gladwin vs Bullock Creek at 5:30pm and SSC vs Shepherd at 7pm at the HS. Good Luck Panthers!

Friday November 7th. Julia will be signing her commitment letter to play softball at Alma. Come to room 404 after school to share the excitement!

SSC Competitive Cheer Practices will begin on Monday, November 10th. Practices for the first two weeks will be Mon, Tues, Thurs 5:30-8:30 in the fieldhouse. We will evaluate our needs from there. The first week is a trial week if you want to check it out. We will learn round 2 to start - the precision round! I’m so excited for this comp season!

The boys Varsity bowling starts November 11th. If you are interested in trying out for the team, please show up to Main Street Lanes bowling alley at 4pm on the 11th. Thank you.

Congratulations to Christina Pake for finishing 11th today at Cross Country Regionals and qualifying for the State Finals!

REED CITY 52, STANDISH-STERLING 15 Standish-Sterling closed out a challenging campaign with another tough setback, falling to Reed City 52-15. The Panthers (1-8) trailed 38-0 by halftime in the non-league tilt. Rylee Blanchard and Noah Gratopp scoring rushing touchdowns in the second half for Standish. Joel Bellor passed for 80 yards and Malachi Schaenzer rushed for 61 yards on four carries.

Best of Luck today to Coach Schalk and all of the SSC Runners at Regionals!

STANDISH, MI – Near the tail end of a winless season, Noah Gratopp was still working his butt off to get a win. And his Standish-Sterling teammates let him know – in the best way possible – that they appreciated that. With a chance to salt away their first victory in the closing moments of Week 8, the Panthers knew who should do the honor. “Our quarterback, Joel Bellor, came over and said ‘Hey, Coach, can we get Noah his first touchdown?’ I said ‘That sounds good’ and sent in a play out of the (I-formation),” Standish coach Marty Malcolm said. “Everybody in the huddle knew who was getting the ball, and they all pulled together to get a senior into the end zone.” Gratopp’s 3-yard touchdown run with 1:18 to play cemented a 21-8 victory over Pinconning and halted Standish-Sterling’s stretch of struggles. It also propelled Gratopp to MLive Bay City Player of the Week honors. He drew 43.0 percent of the 15,834 ballots cast in the online poll, topping the strong showings of support for John Glenn’s Marcus Joshua, Clare’s Dylan Kruskamp and Mio’s Landyn Fritz. That added to an already memorable week for Gratopp, a two-year starter on defense who hadn’t had a notable role on offense until recent weeks. That’s when Malcolm pitched the idea of stepping in at fullback to the 6-foot, 185-pound senior. “He stepped right in and cherished that role,” Malcolm said. “He likes to go up in there and lead block for Rylee Blanchard and Jay Roper. I wish we would have done this the first part of the year.” Gratopp carried the ball just twice in the win, but one went for an 11-yard gain and a first down and the second took him into the end zone – and got the Panthers off their season-long schneid. “He’s been a rah-rah guy for us the last few weeks,” Malcolm said. “He’s one of the seniors who was saying ‘We’ve got to finish strong. We’ve got to get a win, guys.’ He knew that playing Pinconning, it was a game we needed to win.” Gratopp, who shifted from defensive end to defensive tackle this season, also delivered a solid game on that side of the ball. He registered six tackles as the Standish-Sterling defense rose to the occasion. “With his speed and quickness, he raises heck with offensive linemen,” Malcolm said. It also helped get him his first touchdown and the Panthers their first win of the year.

Congratulations Coach Wade!

Good Morning-
Due to the inclement weather, All Powder Puff activities scheduled for today have been cancelled!

Thanks,
Steve Stodolak

Congratulations to Coach Dahn and the SSC Boys Soccer Team for winning the FiRST EVER Boys Soccer District Championship!

Good Luck to Anna Briggs as she competes in the D3 Girls MHSAA Golf State Finals Friday/Saturday @ MSU!