Last Home Games at the 'Rayder Nation'

After publishing over 1800 basketball pictures this week, I found myself clicking more people shots than normal tonight... this Group shot of the Student Section is my ALL-TIME favorite CHS photo! Thanks to EVERY smiler! See the full group in Varsity Gallery Pg.12.

Click here for the JV game against EJ.
Varsity game photos are Here.

Parent Night: Last Lady Rayder Home Games

Barb and Keith Haske greet their daughter Chelsey with a kiss before the final home game of the season. The Lady Rayders fought in hard contests 2/26/09 against the Petoskey teams, both JV and Varsity games were "heart-breakers"... the older girls lost by just a single point!

Click here for all the Varsity Photos.

Click here for the JV game photos.

ElkRapids No Match for the boys in the 'voix

The Charlevoix guys showed so much ability this week in their games against Elk Rapids Wednesday night it was somewhat of a 'No Contest' event. Even without Brock Yenglin (out with a broken hand), the varsity team dominated 74 to 33; and the JV guys did likewise with a score of 83 to 50. But of course, 'ability' is great for the photos!.... take a look:

Varsity Game Photos Here
J.V. Game Photos Here

Lady Rayders crush EJordan 2/24/09

Girls Basketball should be getting more credit in this town. Our teams are terrific! Shauna Spencley (shown here) is just one of the many shooters on the Charlevoix teams that are giving their all to win the games. The final score on this one was Chlx 54 : EJ 29. Look through the two links below to see the many photos from the JV and the Varsity games...
Click Here for the JV Gallery
Click Here for the Varsity Gallery

Mardi Gras Masquerade at the Castle 2/21/09

Hosted by St. Marys as a fund raiser for the school the Mardi Gras at Castle Farms Saturday night was a main event. There were drawings and prizes and no shortage of candidates in the costume contest!

Use this link to see all the photos from the evening:

Click Here for the Mardi Gras Gallery

Team Photos can be Chaotic!

...but the results were really fun! The three Charlevoix Lady Rayder teams held still for about 5 seconds each in a whirlwind of photos. The proofs are online for review and purchase, but remember, these are 'proofs'... the fixed up photos will look like the shot of Hannah Hybl when they are edited. (The team groups are done already, also.)

Click Here to see all the team's pictures!

Rayders Battle Boyne to a victory 2/13/09

Justin Friske fights through to another basket for the Rayders as they came back to win the battle over Boyne City 49 to 42 Friday night (2/13/09).

His friends call him "The Wall" because of his strong defensive presence in the post, and tonight he earned the title.

Look through this gallery - you'll find SEVERAL shots of Justin taking the hits.

Click Here for all the Photos!

Varsity Girls Basketball vs Kalkaska 2/12/09

What better fanclub can the girls varsity basketball team have, than the GUYS varsity basketball team?! Not a play was missed by this enthusiastic group. Their very creative, their non-conventional 'cheers' were new every minute :o) Click on the girls photo link below from 2/12/09 to see what they were looking at.
Click Here: Varsity Girls Photos

'The Dance' with St Francis 2/11/09

Losing by a single basket, Charlevoix stayed with Traverse City St.Francis at their home gym in a nail-biter to the end. This shot looked so much like a ballet move, I couldn't resist naming it 'The Dance'. Of course, the grain of truth is, guys think sports moves almost take on an "art form"
... then again, I bet you could NOT get these two guys to dance like this if you paid them! (right Justin? :o)
Photos from the night seem a bit dark in that gym, but the proofs will lighten up considerably:
Click Here for all the Photos!

'Air Bryan' showing Gaylord how to shoot 2/2

This is my favorite shot of the night the Rayders played Gaylord at home (2/2/09), Weston Bryan flew behind the basket and still scoops in the shot. This photo made it into the local newspaper with the title: "Air Bryan".


See it and hundreds of other photos from that night through this link:

Photo Gallery: Chlx vs Gaylord

Charlevoix Ladies vs. Harbor 2/3/09

Alyssa Smith drives the ball down the court in the Lady Rayder victory over Harbor Springs February 3rd, 2009. See hundreds more proofs in the Gallery link below:

http://www.mchrisleese.com/CHS/2009/LadysHarbor