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Congratulations Evan Olds !
2008 - 2009
Lansing State Journal
Player of the Year

		LANSING STATE JOURNAL 2008-2009 CAAC PLAYER OF THE YEAR EVAN OLDS

 

Grand Ledge Waverly 1
Rockford 3

(3-2-09)

COMET WARRIORS
win the
CAAC LEAGUE TITLE !
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Grand Ledge Waverly 8
Jackson 0

(2-28-09)

The Grand Ledge Waverly Varsity Hockey team wins the CAAC League Championship! With a convincing 2-period 8 - 0 mercy, the Comet Warriors have completed their CAAC schedule as league champions.  Senior Captain Evan Olds led all scorers with 4 goals.  Other scorers include Treven Fech, Doug Smotel, Tyler Wise, and Kirk Dunlap.  With six points on the night, Evan Olds also secured the league scoring title.
 

COMET WARRIORS
clinch a share of the
CAAC TITLE !
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Grand Ledge Waverly 8
Lansing Catholic Central 0

(2-23-09)

The Comet Warriors came through with a very convincing eight to nil victory (two period mercy) against the Lansing Catholic Central Cougars on Monday night.  CW opened the scoring after just 23 seconds in the first period with a goal by Senior Captain Doug Smotel.  Smotel would end up with 5 goals on the night.  Other scorers included Jordan Pier, Senior Captain Evan Olds, and Tyler Wise. 

The Comet Warriors will need a victory or a tie this Saturday in Jackson to win the CAAC League title outright.

The Wise brothers decided to throw a 2nd period house party in the CW penalty box.  Invitees included John Duckworth, Kyle Klaahsen, and Dylan Deatsman.  (Note:  a good time was had by all J)

A very big THANK YOU to all the parents,
students and fans that helped contribute to the special Brandon Gordon collection at Monday's game. 

Rest in Peace  Brandon Gordon

Brandon Gordon (Gordie #22) passed away Sunday, February 22, 2009.
Grand Ledge Waverly Varsity Hockey sends its love and prayers to the Gordon family.   

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/brandongordon

Grand Ledge Waverly 3
DeWitt St. Johns 5
(2-14-09)

Time to Get Back to Work

Grand Ledge Waverly produced a less than stellar performance against DeWitt St. Johns on Saturday night, resulting in a 5 to 3 defeat.   CW fell behind by two goals in the first period, but was able to tie the game at 2 all, and tie the game again at 3 all.  Senior Captain Evan Olds scored 2 for the Comet Warriors, while Senior Captain Doug Smotel scored the third.  Next up for CW will be their final home game against the Lansing Catholic Cougars on February 23rd.  A win will secure at least a tie for the CAAC Championship.  CW's final game will be Saturday February 28th in Jackson against the Vikings of Jackson High.  CW will need to get at least 3 out of 4 points in these final two games to secure the CAAC Championship outright.

Grand Ledge Waverly 2
Holt 1
(2-13-09)

The Comet Warriors escaped senior night with a 2 to 1 victory over the Holt Rams on Friday night.  Holt opened the scoring when Nick Wilkinson scored with 29 seconds remaining in the first period.  CW responded with 1 minute remaining in the second period when Kyle Klaahsen scored off a sweet pass from John Duckworth.  The game remained tied until 3:23 left in third when Treven Fech, positioned in front of the Holt net (but not too close),  scored on a pass from behind the net by senior captain Doug Smotel.  CW had to kill off a late 5 on 3 Holt power play at the end of the game to preserve the victory.  CW outshot Holt 28 to 10 on the night.  Austin Hull was in net for the Comet Warriors.

Treven Fech (17) and Doug Smotel (9) celebrate the go ahead goal in the third period, while Holt's Kevin Maier (3) and Jeff Reisner (18) look on.

Grand Ledge Waverly 8
Mt. Pleasant 2
(2-11-09)

The Comet Warriors won their 21st game of the year on Wednesday night.  Goal scorers included Doug Smotel (with a hat trick!), Evan Olds, John Duckworth, Ryan Hull, David Feldpausch, and Brad Kurzynowski.  Kyle Sawyer was in net for CW.

Speaking of Kyle Sawyer...

     ... Congratulations go out to Grand Ledge Waverly's own Kyle Sawyer! 
Kyle participated in High School Journalism Day at the Joe.  Michigan high school students interested in journalism got a chance to question the Red Wings players and staff.  Click on this link: http://redwings.nhl.tv/team/console.jsp?catid=-6&id=33121 to see how well Kyle represents his team, his school, and the Grand Ledge journalism program.

Grand Ledge Waverly 2
Grand Blanc 1
(2-7-09)

CW wins their 3rd consecutive Durand Invitational Tournament in 2 OT.

The Comet Warriors won a thrilling 2 to 1 double overtime game against the Grand Blanc Bobcats to secure their third consecutive Durand Invitational Tournament.  CW opened the scoring in the 2nd period when Even Olds scored on a power play.  Grand Blanc came back to tie the game with 4:24 to go in regulation.  However, Austin Hull completely shut down the Bobcats by stopping all 13 shots in overtime.  Doug Smotel secured the victory with a pinpoint laser shot directly over the Bobcat goalie's right shoulder.  The play was setup by Evan Olds, as Treven Fech kept the puck in the zone while taking a huge hit.

The game winning goal can be seen HERE.

Referee points to the game winning goal by Doug Smotel.    
     

Coach Clifford ...   trying to look dry.    
 

WANTED !

Have you seen this skater?  Goes by the name of "Bighead".
It is believed that he may be responsible for a stolen double overtime championship game from the Grand Blanc Varsity Hockey Team.  This robbery may have occurred on or about the later afternoon of Saturday, February 7, 2009.   If you do happen to see him, please, do not shoot, because he will stop you!

Grand Ledge Waverly 10
Madison Heights Bishop Foley 2
(2-6-09)

The Comet Warriors beat the Bishop   Foley Ventures from Madison Heights on Friday night.  The final score was 10-2, as the mercy rule kicked in with 9:30 remaining in the 3rd period.  Evan Olds lead the team with 6 goals, Treven "Crow" Fech had 2 goals, and John "Quack Quack" Duckworth and Doug Smotel each got 1 goal.  Kyle Sawyer picked up the win in net.

CW now moves on to play the Grand Blanc Bobcats in the championship game of the Durand Invitational Tournament.

The Grand Ledge Waverly Ice Hockey Association would like to extend their deepest thanks to all those that helped sponsor and contribute to this year's Comet Warrior Game Program.  Your continued support is greatly appreciated.

This year's cover, shown below, recognizes the Comet Warriors Saluting Our Heros night on January 31, 2009.  All active military  will be admitted free of charge.  To honor the military, the team will be wearing a new jersey that night.  This jersey was specially designed by Coach Clifford.  Thanks again, and we hope to see all of you at the rink! 

2008-2009 Program	Special 2009 Saluting Our Troops Tribute Poster

The Comet Warriors are the WLNS TV 6 Team of the Week! 

(2-5-09)

See their award presentation on the WLNS TV 6 website HERE.

Grand Ledge Waverly 2
Jackson Lumen Christi 0
(2-4-09)

The Comet Warriors added two more points to their CAAC league leading standings with a win over Jackson Lumen Christi on Wednesday night.  Following a shot by Kirk Dunlap, John Duckworth scored the first goal for CW with 1:58 left in the first period.  Evan Olds scored the second Comet Warrior goal with just 1.5 seconds remaining in the first period.  David Feldpausch and Treven Fech assisted on the goal.

John Duckworth celebrates as Lumen Christi goalie Nick Reynolds retrieves the puck from his goal. 

Lumen goalie Nick Reynolds puts his head on ice while Olds and Fech celebrate a hard fought goal. 

CW 9-1 MERC(y) on Military Appreciation Night

Grand Ledge Waverly pulled out the big guns and brought down the MERC Jets by a score of 9 to 1.  The victory brings the Comet Warriors to 17-1 in the 2008-2009 campaign and added two more points to their first place standings in the CAAC.   The goal scoring was lead by senior captain Doug Smotel who tallied a natural hat trick.  Additional scorers included John Duckworth, Josh Popa, Evan Olds, Treven Fech, Ricky Wise, and Nicholas Baryames - who scored his first goal of the year.  Goaltending was split between Hull and Sawyer, stopping 8 and 5 shots, respectively.  

Prior to the game, the Grand Ledge Waverly Varsity Hockey team honored several former skaters that are currently serving,
or have served, in our country's armed forces.

Honored players:

A. J. Hoffman 1997-2000, US Army, 1st Infantry Division; 2 years in Germany, deployed in Iraq for 17 months.  Now a mountain climbing guide in Alaska.

Tony Taylor: 1998-2000, 6 years in the USMC; deployed in Iraq for 1 year; now a Pennsylvania State Trooper.

Matt Headley: 2002-2004, team captain; Lance Corporal in the USMC Reserves; Infantry, deployed for 1 year in Iraq.

Cory Simpson: 2002-2004; on active duty with US Army, Private First Class; Fort Hood, 3rd Division, Chemical Operation Specialist.

David Bruce: 1996-1998, Warrant Officer, US Army, 10th Mountain Division; Intelligence for Aviation Unit; 9 years in Army.  Currently in Iraq on his third deployment.  Played hockey on US Army team in Germany.

Adam Martzke:  1995-1997, Captain, USMC, active duty CH-46 helicopter pilot, HMM-165 - Miramar, California.  3 deployments in Iraq.

Nathan Martzke: 1997-2000, team captain 1999-2000; Ensign in the US Navy. Graduate of MSU; currently in U of M Dental School. Will serve in Navel Dental Care upon graduation from Dental School.

		1-31-2009:  CW vs. MERC Goal of the Game

More pictures can be found HERE.

The game was featured on Sunday's WILX News 10 Staudt on Sports.  Click HERE to see what they had to say about Military Appreciation Night.  Go half way down the page, right hand side.  The forth video option is entitled: Staudt on Sports 2/1/09 Prep Report. Go to a point about 6:00 minutes into the report.

... Go Steelers!!

It's MILITARY APPRECIATION NIGHT !!!
6:30 pm, Saturday, January 31, 2009 @Summit vs. MERC

We're Back !
(1-28-2009)

The Comet Warriors got back on the winning path by defeating Jackson 4 - 2 at the Summit.  The Comet Warrior scorers included Pier, Duckworth, Klaahsen and Fech.  CW would have had another goal but the Jackson net was a bit "loose" last night.

Click here for the CW Hit of the game

Comet Warriors WIN...
... the Speed Skating skills competition event, following a loss to Eastside 1-0

Eastside Stars hand Comet Warriors their first loss

Grand Ledge Waverly played another solid game on both offense and defense but just couldn't get the puck to bounce their way at Saturday's 3rd annual CAAC Varsity Hockey Showcase.  Jon Sheets, the Stars goalie, stood on his head and stopped every Comet Warrior shot, handing CW their first loss of the season.  CW had several breakaways and several power plays, but the Stars goalie was able to stop every shot.  It was a strange game for CW that saw a penalty shot awarded, a rare too many men on the ice penalty, and a CW goal that was called off by an inadvertent referee whistle. 

The Comet Warriors, still in first place in the CAAC, now set their sights on the Jackson Vikings (Wed. 1/28) and the MERC Jets (Sat. 1/31).

Welcome to the Jungle

Comet Warriors defeat the Eastside Stars 6 - 2

Grand Ledge Waverly played a solid game on both offense and defense to solidify their first place standings in the CAAC.   The first and last goals were scored by Evan Olds, with Dunlap, Fech, Duckworth and Smotel each adding to the tally.  The Comet Warriors took several penalties, but the penalty kill was very effective in shutting down the Stars.  Hull stopped 16 shots, with 2 goals getting in through inadvertent touches by CW players.  These two teams meet again on Saturday at the CAAC Showcase.

Another one bites the dust
(1-10-2009)

The Grand Ledge Waverly varsity hockey team continued their winning ways on Saturday by shutting out the Clio Mustangs 6-0 at Munn Arena.  Five different Comet Warriors contributed to the balanced scoring attack.  Goal scorers included: Smotel (2), Olds, Popa, Duckworth and Feldpausch.  Comet Warriors' net minder  Kyle Sawyer recorded the shut out, the team's third in a row. The Comet Warriors have started the season by winning 12 straight games (plus two scrimmages).  (Click here for the goal of the game.)

The Fast and the Furious
(1-9-2009)

The Comet Warriors got out to a scorching start on Friday night by scoring on five of their first six shifts!   The Comet Warriors scored 6 goals in the first period and 2 more goals in the second period to mercy the Cougars 8-0.  Scoring was lead by Fech and Klingbiel, each with two tallies.  Additional goals were scored by Wise, Duckworth, Olds and Smotel.  The Comet Warriors limited the Cougars to only 5 shots on the night.

		1-9-2009:  CW vs. Lansing Catholic GOAL OF THE GAME

"You're going to need a bigger boat!"
(1-7-2009)

The Comet Warriors continued their winning ways by shutting down the Holt Rams on Wednesday night, 5-0.  Goals were scored by Olds, Klingbiel, Dunlap, Smotel and Popa.  Hull was perfect in the net with 14 saves on the night.

		1-7-2009:  CW vs. HOLT  PLAY OF THE GAME

The CW Varsity Hockey team is honoring the memory of Andrew Gauthier by wearing a special AG sticker on the back of their helmets. 

As a former CAAC Varsity Ice Hockey member, Andy played defense for Haslett/Williamston.  In 2007, as senior captain for Haslett/Williamston, he was named a member of the All-League Dream Team.  Andy passed away due to natural causes in August of 2008.  He will be missed.

Post Game Receptions: GLWIHA is pleased to announce that Bennigan's has been selected as the official post-game sponsor.  After every home game, you get a great meal and a drink for just $10 - with proceeds going to the team!  Check out the brand new "Comet-Warrior" section at Bennigan's.   If you have any questions see Coach or a board member.  Click the logo to the right for a copy of the menu.  We'll see you there!   NOTE: the $10 tickets does not include gratuity, so make sure you tip your waiter/waitress!

The new Posters are HERE!    The Grand Ledge Waverly Varsity Hockey team has traveled to great lengths to present to you the finest hockey poster you will ever see!  The 2008-2009 poster is available to you for FREE - all you have to do is just come to a Comet Warrior home game and pick one up. 

In addition, the Grand Ledge Waverly Ice Hockey Association would like to thank all of our wonderful poster sponsors.  Your continued support of CW Varsity Hockey is greatly appreciated.

08 - 09 Poster

 

WOW! 
What   a  weekend

Comet Warriors defeat DeWitt-St. Johns 6-3 in a thriller.

Grand Ledge Waverly overcomes a 3-1 deficit by scoring 5 goals in the third period to win in front of a packed house at the Summit

(12-12-2008)

Comet Warriors defeat Jackson Lumen Christi 7-3.

Grand Ledge Waverly put together three solid periods to defeat Lumen Christi at Optimist Arena in Jackson. With Saturday's win the Comet Warriors have now taken sole possession of first place in the CAAC.
(12-13-2008)

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        A note from Coach Clifford to the CLIFFZONE:

I would like to take this opportunity to personally thank each member of the CLIFFZONE.  Your conduct during Friday's game showed true class.   Supporting your team in such a positive manner makes me very proud and reflects well upon your schools, your families, and your coach! 
Thank you so much.

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CONGRATULATIONS
to the Comet Warriors on winning the inaugural
Grand Ledge Waverly Invitational Tournament championship  !!!
(12-6-2008)

CONGRATULATIONS
to the Comet Warriors on winning their second straight Andy Hanichen Thanksgiving Classic championship  !!!
(11-29-2008)

Season Tickets for Adults are here!  You can order your limited edition commemorative season tickets NOW!  For just $50 you get into all 11 CW home games - that's one free game!  But that's not all - you also get $5 off a CW sweatshirt.  There will be a sign up sheet available at the game on November 5th.  For details see Coach or a board member, or click here for an order form.  Don't delay, order today!

CLIFFZONE COOK OUT! There will be a cookout for all CLIFFZONE members before the first Varsity Hockey game on Wednesday November 5th.  The Party begins at 5:00 pm behind the Summit and the games starts at 7:30 pm.  Food will be provided to all Cliff-Zone members and you can pick up your sweatshirts and season passes at the party.  Immediately following the game CLIFFzone members are invited to join the team at Bennigan's for new player introductions and CLIFFzone  introductions.  You can still sign up to be part of the CLIFFZONE !  Please see Coach Clifford (Room 602) at Grand Ledge High School for more information.

GLWIHA is glad to announce that Bennigan's has been selected as the official after game sponsor.  For $10 you get a great meal and a drink - with proceeds going to the team!  Check out the brand new "Comet-Warrior" section at Bennigan's.   If you have any questions see Coach or a board member.  Click the logo to the right for a copy of the menu.  We'll see you there!

The game on January 31, 2009 has been designated as Military Appreciation Night.  All the armed forces will be represented and honored.  All active duty personnel and veterans will be recognized for their service.  Stay tuned for more information.

NOW !   Student Season Tickets
Come join Coach Clifford's CLIFFzone !  Grand Ledge and Waverly students, buy your season tickets NOW for all Comet Warrior home games !!!    No more waiting in line at the rink.  But wait, that's not all...  buy your season tickets now and you will get a Limited Edition - Student Only - CW Hoodie ! 

Complete the application found in the CLIFFzone section.

Tryouts for the 2008-2009 CW Varsity Hockey Team are Monday, October 27th 2008 from 3:30 to 4:50 pm at the Summit. To be eligible to participate in this year's tryout you must have the following:  1) completed Physical Examination on or after April 15, 2008;  2) current copy of your Grades from the first semester; and 3) $50 Tryout fees, and a $400 player fee (returned if you do not make the team).  For additional information, please see Coach Clifford (Room 602) at Grand Ledge High School. 

Captain Skates: October 16th, 20th, and 23rd.  All sessions are to be held at the Summit from 4:00 - 5:00 pm.  All prospective players are invited to attend these sessions.  All sessions are scheduled at an hour to allow all players the opportunity to participate.  Each session is $15. 

August 23, 2008
AutoZone Car Wash:  Thanks to everyone that came out.  We'll see you next month in Grand Ledge!

Working at the Car Wash	Hose'em Up and Wash'em Down	A BIG Thanks to Autozone	Hey, Who IS This Guy?

June 22, 2008
June Golf Outing
The Annual golf outing and player reunion was a huge hit.  Thanks to all that helped.  Golf outing pictures can be found here.  See you next Year!