Forecasters on pace for record year

Published 2:40 pm Thursday, October 19, 2006

By By SCOTT NOVAK / Dowagiac Daily News
Despite a rash of upsets this past weekend, the Daily News Football Forecasters remained on track to have one of its best years in its history as a group.
Cass County Family Court Judge Sue Dobrich continues to lead the pack. Dobrich was 9-1 this past weekend and now owns a 58-12 overall record.
Still hot on her heels is Dowagiac Daily News Managing Editor John Eby, who went 10-0 last weekend and is now 56-14.
Dowagiac City Clerk Jim Snow and Dowagiac Athletic Director Greg Younger are tied for third with records of 55-15. Both went 8-2 over the weekend.
Tied for fifth are United States Congressman Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, Cassopolis Police Chief Frank Williams and Dowagiac Daily News Sports Editor Scott Novak. Williams, like Eby, was 10-0. Upton went 9-1, while Novak was 8-2.
A game farther back is Mike Behnke, Dowagiac's varsity softball coach. Behnke is 53-17 after posting a 9-1 mark last weekend. Sports official Bryan Wilds is alone in ninth place with a record of 52-18. Allison Hayes, FOX 28 sports caster, is 50-20, while Dowagiac Police Chief Tom Atkinson is 49-21.
Remaining in the back of the pack after going 6-4 for the fifth time in seven weeks, is Niles Daily Star Managing Editor Michael Guilmette Jr.