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🌱 Which Ithaca players shined in week one of hoops season?
Be sure to catch V Girls Basketball Home Alma High School on the Ithaca Patch calendar

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- Which Ithaca players shined in week one of hoops season?
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- Tuesday: Mostly cloudy and not as cold, with a high of 35 and low of 31 degrees.
- Wednesday: Breezy in the morning, temps: high: 38, low: 26.
- Thursday: Very windy; rain, with a high of 41 and low of 19 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
📰 News we're reading
• Week 1 Morning Sun girls basketball standouts (themorningsun.com) — Ithaca girls basketball standout Libby Maurer opened the season with 15 points in the Yellowjackets’ win over Carrollton, while teammate Alyssa Polash added a nine-point performance against Central Montcalm. The Morning Sun’s week-one roundup also spotlights strong games from nearby Breckenridge, Alma, St. Louis, Shepherd, and other mid-Michigan programs.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ithaca
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- V Girls Basketball Home Alma High School
Alma High School Ithaca, MI 48847
7:00 pm - V Boys Basketball Away Alma High School
Alma High School Ithaca, MI 48847
7:00 pm - JV Coed Bowling Home Chippewa Hills HS
Chippewa Hills HS Ithaca, MI 48847
4:00 pm - 7 Girls Volleyball Home Nouvel Catholic Central Elementary/Middle School (A & B Teams)
Nouvel Catholic Central Elementary/Middle School Ithaca, MI 48847
4:30 pm - 8 Girls Volleyball Away Nouvel Catholic Central Elementary/Middle School (A & B Teams)
Nouvel Catholic Central Elementary/Middle School Ithaca, MI 48847
4:30 pm - V Coed Wrestling Home Triangular @ Ithaca
Ithaca Public Schools Ithaca, MI 48847
5:30 pm - JV Boys Basketball Away Hemlock High School
Hemlock High School Ithaca, MI 48847
5:30 pm - V Girls Basketball Home Hemlock High School
Hemlock High School Ithaca, MI 48847
5:30 pm
Tuesday December 16
Wednesday December 17
Thursday December 18
Friday December 19
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Alma: Storytime @ Alma Public Library
Alma Public Library , 500 E Superior St , Alma
10:00 am - Gratiot County Board of Commissioners Meeting
Gratiot County District Court , 245 E Newark St , Ithaca
4:30 pm - St.Louis Sharks vs Farwell Area Eagles
St. Louis High School , 113 E Saginaw St , St. Louis
6:00 pm - St. Charles Boys JV Basketball @ Breckenridge
Breckenridge Middle/High School , 700 Wright St , Breckenridge
7:00 pm
Tuesday December 16
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- McDonald's posted a job opening for Shift Manager in Ithaca. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News
Alma
- You Can Afford to go to Alma College (alma.edu)
Shepherd
- Week 2 Morning Sun boys basketball standouts (themorningsun.com)
Mount Pleasant
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