Farwell Team takes Tenth at the Soo
Tommie Bauer Racing of Farwell, Mich., turned in solid performance at the 44th Annual I-500 Snowmobile Race in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., February 4, 2012. Backed by drivers Cody Badour of Lake, Mich., and Chad Bauer of Farwell Mich., the team finished 10th on an Arctic Cat 21 laps behind winners Gabe Bunke and co-drivers Aaron Christensen and Bobby Menne of Moorhead Minn. who captured the checkered flag on a Polaris. Badour the son of former Alpena Thunder Bay 250 winner, Ed Badour of Lake, drove over 470 miles of the 500 mile race. Incredibly fast he would lead early [...]
Cold Cash 123 named World Champion Quarter Horse
Born March 8, 2008, raised at T-Bill Stables and owned by Walt and Carolyn Bay of Arthur Township in Clare County, “Cold Cash 123” was recently voted “World Champion Racing American Quarter Horse for 2011.” The three-year-old gelding is the first Michigan bred horse to win this honor Carolyn said. Cold Cash is the foal of mare Hot Cash 123 and sire Oak Tree Special, who was World Champion American Racing Quarter Horse in 2003. His 18:733 Championship win over older horses at Sunland Park (G1), was the second fast time ever clocked for that distance. He is now stabled [...]
Clare wrestling – 6 Medals in Reed City
The Clare Varsity Wrestlers blazed through the snow storm on Saturday morning to attend Reed City’s sixteen team individual tournament. The Pioneers are missing some key members in their line-up but that didn’t stop six Clare wrestlers from going out and bringing home a medal. In the 145 pound weight class, junior Dominik Herkel earned himself a 4th place medal after a tough loss in his finals match to Cormac Bevins of East Grand Rapids by decision, 6-4. Sophomore Logan Emery followed in the 152 pound weight class division earning himself a 4th place medal. Sophomore Brandon Ayris wrestled extremely [...]
Clare Ski Team busy
Clare Ski Team has been busy this past week, competing in two conference events: the Saginaw Heritage Invitational at Apple Mountain and the Central Alpine Ski Conference Meet at Snow Snake. At Apple Mountain, both boys and girls teams claimed second place. Top Pioneer finishers were first place Jeffrey Staten in slalom, second place Madi Cleary in slalom, and third place Brett Acton in giant slalom. In the Conference Meet at Snow Snake on Thursday, the pioneer boys were victorious, taking home the title of Conference Champions. Leading the boys in slalom was Brett Acton in second place, Jeffrey Staten [...]
Clare girls basketball stays perfect in Jack Pine
The Clare High School girls basketball team improved to 9-0 in the Jack Pine Conference on Monday as it beat Meridian 54-39. Clare (12-1) jumped out to a 21-7 lead in the first quarter and never looked back. The Pioneers were led by Lindsay Winter, who had 23 points while Ashley Petree had 13 points with seven assists and five rebounds. Melissa Benchley added 11 points and five steals. Farwell 49, Coleman 18 The Farwell High School girls basketball team improved to 6-6 on the season Monday by picking up a 49-18 win over Coleman. Caron White let the Eagles [...]
