My City January 2022

coach in 2020. Shortly after that, however, the COVID pandemic put defense of the Bucks’ cham- pionship on hold. “ey did play six exhibition matches last fall in an empty Atwood Stadium, win- ning all of them by a dominating 26-2 margin. “e team has never experienced a losing season.

Accustomed toWinning: Flint City Bucks Head Coach, AndyWagstaff After experiencing a pletho- ra of success as a head coach at the college, club and high school levels and as assistant in the semi- pro and pro ranks, Andy WagstaŠ became the Flint City Bucks head

Flint Northern High School: Home of the State Champions

As soon as classes began in 1928, Flint Northern High School was a powerhouse in both academics and sports, winning its rst two state championships just two years later in football (behind bruising fullback, James McCrary) and in tennis. Soon thereaf- ter, the mascot was changed to the Vikings and the rst of many basketball championships was won under legendary Coach, Jim Barclay. MCM Assistant Editor Peter Hinterman shares the his- tory of the school and some of its academic and sports highlights.

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Kayak Flint

A project of the Flint River Watershed Coalition (FRWC), this nonpro t group was created to protect, promote and improve the Flint River and its watershed. Since September 2018, the approximately 3.25-mile public paddle trip has launched behind Tenacity Brewing and ends at Mitson Riverview Landing.“e project oŠers nature enthusiasts an opportunity to view the city from a diŠerent per- spective while enjoying a peaceful trip down the Flint River, according to Sarah Scheitler who co-manages the project with Jaime Welch. “It is a beautiful resource that not enough people know about,” says Scheitler. 

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