By: Clint Kern
EDENVILLE – Sanford Coaches Andy LaFave and Jeremy Sampson orchestrated their annual Meridian Invitational. 113 Boys and 64 girls from Beaverton, Bullock Creek, Carrolton, Clare, Farwell, Freeland, Gladwin, Harrison, Merrill, Pinconning and Standish all converged on the trails of the Sampson Farm in Hope Township.
The Beaverton All-Star battleship, captained by General Jeff Johnston and his savvy crew of young sailors weathered the stormy waters of Ross Lake by shooting over the bow of Sanford cruise ship, then taking siege of Coleman’s carrier in their second round of war fare. Johnston’s band of crazed Beavers then sank a couple of cannonballs into hull of the Pirates of Budd Lake, beating the Harrison squad 16-0 to set up a match-up with there arch rivals from the northern branch of the Cedar River, the Gladwin Flying G’s in the championship game – a game that would decide the fate of the crucial M-18 corridor trade route.
