PETOSKEY — Northern Michigan teams have stood out on the big stage of the boys cross country postseason for years now.
Just last year, Charlevoix earned a Division 3 state title and Maple City Glen Lake earned a Division 4 runner-up state finish.
Just a few years ago, Traverse City Central finished runner-up and Traverse City West’s boys are currently ranked No. 2 in Division 1.
But, along with the talented Titans this season, there’s a Division 2 program making waves and creeping into the statewide view.
Petoskey’s boys, currently ranked No. 8 in the latest Division 2 poll, have put together quite the resume in 2026 and added to it for the first time at home with the annual Petoskey Kiwanis Invite.
Petoskey placed first overall, with five members running sub 17:20.
The strong day on the home course follows a runner-up finish the weekend prior in the Holly-Duane Raffin race, where they competed among 20 teams. That performance followed a first place finish in the Division 2 Spartan race in East Lansing, where they bested more than 30 teams.
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The Petoskey Invite was led by senior Reeve Oberman behind a season-best time of 16 minutes, 30.2 seconds, second best among all runners across every division.
Behind Oberman, Garrett Lansing ran 17:09.0, good for fourth, then Jack Frentz placed fifth in 17:14.0. Carson Brey also ran to a sixth place finish (17:16.0); Owen Young ran a new personal best to place seventh (17:16.2); Tyler Royle placed ninth (18:22.4); and Henry Burris took 12th (18:52.7).
One of the biggest reasons for Petoskey’s leap from a year ago has come from the group of seniors at the top, from Oberman and Frentz, to Lansing and Brey.
Lansing’s time from the 2025 Petoskey Invite dropped by more than a minute. Brey dropped just over a minute from last year’s race, while Frentz, who ran JV in last season’s Kiwanis Invite, dropped half a minute.
The Northmen will get back to the course and try to bring in more season hardware in the annual Shepherd Bluejay Invite this weekend.
They’ll also host the Big North Conference championships later in October, welcoming BNC teams on Wednesday, Oct. 21.
Along with Petoskey’s standouts, check for the rest of the area’s top performers of late below.
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VOLLEYBALL
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BOYNE CITY
Ramblers sweep past Harbor Springs on the road.
Lily Payton — Payton set up the offense with 22 assists when Boyne met Harbor Springs.
Ava Hissong — Hissong served up six aces to lead the way for the Ramblers against the Rams.
Addy Burns — Burns led the way with 13 kills and added three blocks.
Maitlyn Barkley — Barkley had another strong night at the night, finishing with five kills and two blocks.
HARBOR LIGHT
Swordsmen drop in four sets to Burt Lake NMCA
Cara Paulus — Paulus came up big with 20 kills agains NMCA, then added four aces and two kill blocks.
Alayna Swadling — Swadling recorded 29 assists and four aces in the match against NMCA.
Braelyn Powell — Powell impressed in the middle against Burt Lake, finishing the night with 11 blocks and six kills.
Makenna Vandock — Vandock had 22 digs, five kills and finished with a 92 percent serve receive rate for the day against Burt Lake.
MACKINAW CITY
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Poppy Wallace — Wallace finished with 17 kills and six blocks, both which led the way in Onaway. She added 17 digs and an ace.
Rian Esper — Esper finished with eight kills, 30 digs, four blocks and three assists in Onaway.
Alaia Mendez — Mendez brought in 26 digs, five aces and nine kills during the Onaway Tourney.
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CROSS COUNTRY
Area teams compete in Petoskey Kiwanis Invitational.
CHARLEVOIX
Charlevoix earned both a boys and a girls victory in the Petoskey Invite among Division 3 teams in attendance.
Ryder Hopkins — Hopkins finished with a season-best performance in Petoskey, running a 16:44.4, best among D3 runners.
Aurie Selph — Selph placed third within the D3 race in Petoskey, laying down a new season-best time of 17:09.1.
Jacob Muladore — Muladore also ran a season-best in Petoskey, finishing in fourth place in 17:21.8.
Maxwell Drenth — Another Rayder runner that put on a season-best performance, Drenth ran 18:04.7, good for sixth place.
Hannah Muladore — Muladore has had a number of strong performances, but her time in the Petoskey Invite was a new personal best for the freshman in 20:15.9, giving her first place.
Chelsea Philp — Philp ran to a personal best time of 21:17.5, good for a third place finish in Petoskey.
Ainsley Wiers — Another top 10 finish on the girls side and another personal best time, Wiers ran 22:26.1, good for seventh.
BOYNE CITY
Allison Kujawski — Kujawski placed eighth within the D3 group of runners in Petoskey, running a new season-best along the way in 22:26.5.
Isaac Dionne — Dionne ran to a second place finish with a 16:58.1 in Petoskey.
Finn Parish — Parish had a time of 17:50.5 in Petoskey, good for a fifth place D3 finish.
Peyton Richards — Richards finished Petoskey’s Invite with a new personal best time in the bag, running 19:18.1, good for 13th.
HARBOR SPRINGS
Ryan Latimer — Latimer finished in seventh place in Petoskey and ran a new season-best time of 18:16.3.
Zander Springer — Springer, only a freshman, ran a personal best time in Petoskey in eighth place in 18:42.5.
Stefi Reskevics — Reskevics placed second among D3 runners and turned in a new season-best time of 20:35.3.
Reese Woodham — Woodham finished with a personal best sixth place time of 22:13.8 in Petoskey.
SOCCER
CHARLEVOIX
Charlevoix earned a 6-2 win over Kingsley, followed by wins of 4-3 and 2-0 over Suttons Bay and Boyne City. Move to 10-3 overall. Charlevoix coach Jon Boss called the Kingsley victory the best game of the season for his Rayders. “We were able to connect passes and move the ball the way we’ve been working on in practice and talking about,” Boss said. “Going from a 1-5 loss earlier in the year to a 6-2 victory is a great swing.”
Colin Mulaney — Mulaney scored the opening two goals against Kingsley late last week.
Ric Sytsma-Reed — Sytsma-Reed finished with two goals and an assist against Kingsley.
Josh Montalvo Lundy — Montalvo Lundy scored on a PK and on an assist from Paul Kelly against Kingsley.
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