ARCHIVE SPORTS: Bullock Creek v. Chesaning Soccer

Bullock Creek midfielder Spencer Delzer, left, celebrates with teammates Matt Ehler, Jaic Drendall and Max Bourne after scoring the first goal of the 6-0 shutout Wednesday evening against Chesaning at Bullock Creek High School. Delzer scored three of the four goals in the first half to lead the team in scoring in the 6-0 victory over Chesaning. "Goal after goal, it just boosted our whole team's confidence," he said. "It got easier and easier to play as we built upon each goal. To score, it feels so good, but I want to share the effort with all of the other players. We have good chemistry and we picked up our game today."



Bullock Creek defender Zach Frederick heads the ball in the rain during the game against Chesaning Wednesday night at Bullock Creek High School. Chesaning only had four total shots, two on goal in the 6-0 shutout victory by Bullock Creek.

ARCHIVE FEATURE: In unLiving Color (BC Haunted House)

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Trinity Novak, 10, of Bay City hugs a stuffed bunny in one of the many hallways while watching visitors move to another room at the Masonic Temple during the opening of Night at the Temple, located at the corner of 6th Street and Madison Avenue in Bay City. Novak sang the nursery rhyme "Ring around the Rosie" as people walked by in an attempt to creep them out. "Scaring people is kind of fun," Novak said. "If they are with their best friends or family, it's funny because then they stand behind each other. It's so hard not to laugh because I love to smile."



Mike Mundy, 16, of Bay City stands in a green-lit room through peeping through the hole in a box as visitors walk through the tour of the Masonic Temple during the opening of Night at the Temple, located at the corner of 6th Street and Madison Avenue in Bay City. "It's very creepy," he said, "but more creepy for them to see walking through."



Molly Hill, 17, of Bay City lays across the floor acting as if she died during a haunted tour at the Masonic Temple during the opening of Night at the Temple, located at the corner of 6th Street and Madison Avenue in Bay City. The haunted tours are open Fridays and Saturdays through Oct. 30. The cost is $10 for adults and $6 for students with IDs and seniors. "I get to mess around with people. So yeah, it's fun," Hill laughed.



Paige Weishuhn, 16, of Bay City cringes as she sprays black paint onto her 18-year-old sister Casey's cheek in preparation for her first night scaring visitors as a statue in one of the many hallways of the Masonic Temple, located at the corner of 6th Street and Madison Avenue in Bay City, during Night at the Temple, an educational attraction in which viewers tour the facility and hear ghost stories from local history of the Bay area. Some of the stories are real, some are fake. It is the visitor's job to decipher which is which. "The makeup is irritating, dirty, wet, sticky, goopy, but fun," said Casey Weishuhn, a third-year volunteer. "You'll try to scare people, but then you see your friends come through, and it's just hard not to break character. I guess I'd describe it as a happy chaos."



Joe Novak, 17, of Bay City stares as visitors pass by a stairwell at the Masonic Temple during the opening of Night at the Temple, located at the corner of 6th Street and Madison Avenue in Bay City. Novak dressed in all black with a black painted face and contacts giving the illusion that his pupils are crossed out and smaller than usual. The haunted tours are open Fridays and Saturdays through Oct. 30. The cost is $10 for adults and $6 for students with IDs and seniors.

ARCHIVE FEATURE: For the dog lovers

After running her three-year-old sheltie through an obstacle course, Jessica Yeska, 13, of Sanford hugs her dog Hailey as she takes time to play with her during the Howl-A-Day Pet Expo midday Saturday in Midland. Hailey is Yeska's dog, not her family's first, but her first as an owner. "She loves me," she gleaned. "Hailey's just a big old baby. She sleeps at the end of my bed, and whenever I want to go be with her, we just cuddle up and forget about everything else. She's my best friend."

ARCHIVE FEATURE: Twins in flannel

Two-year-old Abby Powell, right, of Midland watches as her fraternal twin sister Miranda's balloon soars away into the sky while playing near the circle outdoor park by the intersection of Saginaw Road and Ashman Street.

DESIGN: Prom me baby, one more time

Here's a photo page that published today in Central Michigan Life. I took the photos at a second-chance prom at CMU. It was an awesome place to be. Students were having a blast dancing, mingling and just letting loose. Chelsea Kleven, lead designer, and I came up with this page to showcase the event.

ARCHIVE FEATURE: American Gothic?

Twenty-one-year-old Midland resident Brandon Wilson, left, and his brother Nathan, 24, joke with one another as they put their faces through a rendition of Grant Wood's "American Gothic" painting during Community Canvas' Chalkflood, a celebration of Midland’s artistic, musical, theatrical, and scientific diversity. "These are pretty funny," Nathan said laughing. "But seriously, this American Gothic is amazing. It looks great, as do all of the other art pieces here. I guess when I stood in, I kind of represent an updated, a modern day version of the male farmer while wearing these shades."

ARCHIVE FEATURE: Knitting friendship

Sixty-year-old Sally Matthews, left, and Apple Valley Yarn Company owner Diane Sadler, 64, laugh as they hug while knitting during a knitting group session of about 15 women on Monday at the yarn store in Freeland. Sadler has been knitting since she was seven years old; Matthews has for nearly 39 years. The duo run the Freeland yarn store and created the knitting group as a way for people to come and learn and relax. The group is knitting sweaters for the fourth annual "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Sweater Drive." "It's just really cool," Matthews said. "This knitting group — we're each other's support group. All of these people are our customers, but they are my friends too. We find out common interests and can really talk, get to know each other. It's just neat."

PORTRAIT: Nearing Opening Day

Great Lakes Loons President and General Manager Paul Barbeau plays a game of catch with himself on the home team bench in preparation of his fifth year leading the organization. Under Barbeau's leadership, the Loons franchise has been built from the ground up, and the construction of Dow Diamond was completed within its projected time of 12 months. With opening day Thursday at Dow Diamond, Barbeau said he remembers his first opening day as a six-year-old. "It was at Fenway Park, and it was just tremendous. I was so excited, and I remember the anticipation that had built up was just unbearable," he said. "Since then, my mom always wrote me a note to get out of school to see the opening day game with my dad or my grandpa. I've followed the game since I was a kid, now I get to work the game of baseball. I get to do what I love. I feel so grateful for that."

FEATURE: Never stop reading

Jackson resident Lois Tobin, 66, peruses through books, hoping to find a few good books in different genres to read Monday afternoon while at The Book Exchange, 130 East Washington Ave. Tobin, a lifelong resident, said she doesn't have a favorite genre, but looks to expand her knowledge with every new book she reads. "I've always like books," she said. "I appreciate books in general."

SPORTS: Basketball District Championship

Bay City Western senior Andrew Balzer, the team's student manager, cheers as he points a finger in the sky signifying the team's win as "No. 1" as he is lifted by members of the student section Friday night in Bay City, Mich. during the Class A Boy's Basketball District Championship game in Bay City, Mich. Bay City Western won the title 51-40 over Heritage. "It's been unbelievable," he said. "All the hours of practice, the two-a-days, the sweat, blood and tears — it's all been worth it for this moment. This team is simply amazing. We've been a family this entire season, pushing each other to new heights. This team deserves this win."



Bay City Western Head Coach Chris Watz hugs senior guard Tyler Ellis after the team clinched the Class A Boy's Basketball District Championship game against Heritage Friday night in Bay City, Mich. The Heritage Hawks made a late run to bring the game within seven points before the Warriors pulled away for a 51-40 victory. "I love each one of these boys. I genuinely do. We are a family," Watz said. "We battle together. And that bond builds stronger with each battle we take on and win. It's been a long process. It's taken us four years to set the tone and build this team from the ground up. It's been a journey. If I had taken this team through my game plan for the season, we wouldn't be here. It's them. They are striving for harder competition and stepping up every single game." In the locker room, the coach talked with the players after the game, telling them to celebrate tonight, but that they can't rest here. They have another game Monday against Saginaw High School. Watz said, however, to enjoy tonight and the glory that comes with this win. "The expectations on all of you were enormous. I don't know if you understand the monstrosity of the feat you all just accomplished. I am so proud, and am just happy to say I could be your coach," he said during the locker room speech to the team. "This trophy, this title — this is something each one of you can carry with you the rest of your lives. When you are 50 years old, you'll still have this and can brag. Nobody can take that away from any one of you."



Heritage junior forward David Jensen, center right, buries his face into his jersey as he and his teammates sit on the bench after losing the Class A Boy's Basketball District Championship game in Bay City, Mich. Bay City Western won the title 51-40 over Heritage.