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Former Handy, MSU star Chris Willertz named Bay City Western football coach

AUBURN, MI – Leadership isn’t just a concept to Chris Willertz. Sure, it’s on his resume and in his job description. But it’s also in his blood and in his bones. It’s what he talks and what he walks. And that’s what made Willertz the front-running candidate to become the new leader of the Bay

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Best bowler in a bowling town, Dale Hofmeister heads to Hall of Fame

Alert Lanes professional Dale Hofmeister is heading into the Bay County Sports Hall of Fame. ESSEXVILLE, MI – Dale Hofmeister Jr. stands on the lanes, firing one strike after another, after another, after another. Some wonder if the guy ever misses. He does. And it’s those misses – more than the 300 games, more than

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Handy’s final win over Central among memories at the ready for Wildcats reunion

They’ve graduated and gone their separate ways. But their days in the hallways, classrooms and playing fields of T.L. Handy High School give them a bond that lasts a lifetime. Once a Wildcat, they say, always a Wildcat. “There was a sense of pride of being part of a team and part of a community

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T.L. Handy alumni gearing up for all-year reunion at Central-Western football game, and other Sports Notes

T.L. Handy High School alumni are digging out their red and white. It’s time to get the Wildcats back together. The Handy Alumni Committee is hosting an all-year reunion on Friday, Oct. 24 in conjunction with the Bay City Central at Bay City Western football game. A pregame tailgate party is planned in the Western

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Gene Rademacher and Jerry Grant direct the Wildcats once again in Handy Alumni Football Game

Rademacher and Jerry Grant have a T.L. Handy history. They were part of the Handy faculty, part of the Handy football staff and part of the Handy family. “The Monday after our first win as a staff (in 1973), the coaches stayed out on the field working with the kickers after practice. And when we

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Handy grad receives Soldier’s Medal for saving women from drowning

Twenty-one years in the U.S. Army have conditioned Anthony Banaszak to instinctively work well under pressure. Those ingrained instincts fueled Banaszak, 40, to perform an act of heroism worthy of the Soldier’s Medal last month. The award is given to members of the U.S. Army who exhibit heroism not involving actual conflict with an enemy.

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