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A 26 year-old Imlay City woman died in a single-car accident on Saturday morning.According to the Lapeer County Sheriff's Office, Monica Huerta Rodriguez was westbound on Rider Rd., between Bristol and Bowman roads, just after 9 a.m. when her vehicle left the roadway and struck a small tree on the south side of the road before "striking a much larger tree," Sgt. Jeremy Herfert stated in a press release.Herfert said it's believed the victim was fatigued at the time of the crash."Officer Ryan Wilson from the Almont Police Department arrived on scene and Lapeer County Sheriff deputies arrived on scene and attempted to pry the passenger door open," Herfert stated."It was determined that extrication was needed."The Imlay City Fire Department was dispatched to the scene for extrication purposes.Others assisting on scene were Lapeer County EMS and Michigan State Police.The crash remains under investigation by the sheriff's office.According to her obituary, Rodriguez is a 2008 graduate of Imlay City High School and is survived by her parents, a son and daughter, sister and brother.Funeral services will be held on Thursday at Muir Brothers Funeral Home in Imlay City.</span>...

WH led WK to just eight points in the second half after trailing 24-19 at halftime.Courtney Clark was 8-for-10 from the floor and led Wilson Hall, which improved to 9-3 on the season, with 17 points. Natalie Jackson added 12 points.SBHS JV teams sweptCOLUMBIA - The Scott's Branch High School boys and girls junior varsity basketball teams both lost in their finales in the Columbia High School Christmas Tournament on Saturday at the CHS gymnasium. The SBHS boys lost to Gray Collegiate 59-45. Brandon Noble led the Eagles with 16 points, Almont Rendell had eight and Shareef Mims six.The Scott's Branch girls fell to Keenan 37-5. Keonna Felder led SBHS with three points.(10) UCF 34(7) Auburn 27ATLANTA - McKenzie Milton wanted to throw a blanket of 13 wins and no losses over the College Football Playoff.After Milton and Central Florida capped a perfect season, he suggested it was time to respect the Knights, even if they weren't invited to the playoff.Milton threw two touchdown passes and ran for 116 yards with another touchdown, leading No. 10 UCF to a 34-27 Peach Bowl win over No. 7 Auburn on Monday.UCF (13-0) led 34-20 before having to stop a late Auburn comeback. Antwan Collier's interception in the end zone with 24 seconds remaining clinched the win. Auburn finished 10-4 and was held to 90 yards rushing on 44 carries.(14) Notre Dame 21(16) LSU 17ORLANDO, Fla. - Notre Dame receiver Miles Boykin lived up to Brian Kelly's expectations.The Fighting Irish's head coach told the junior during a practice leading up to Monday's Citrus Bowl game against LSU that Boykin was going to win the MVP trophy.Boykin made not only one of the top plays of this bowl season but one of the more memorable catches in Notre Dame bowl history. He made a dynamic one-handed grab and raced down the sideline for a 55-yard touchdown with 1:28 remaining to give the 14th-ranked Fighting Irish a 21-17 victory over No. 16 LSU.The win by Notre Dame (10-3) is its first in a New Year's Day bowl since the 1994 Cotton Bowl against Texas A&M and snaps a nine-game skid in January postseas...

Linton-HMB defeated Richardton-Taylor-Hebron 34-20, while Mott-Regent-New England shut out Tioga on the road 36-0. New Salem-Almont-Glen Ullin traveled to Kidder County and earned a 60-14 win. Holsteins quarterback Evan Henke was 13-for-20 for 142 yards and four touchdowns. Running back Braden Zuroff carried the ball 11 times for 178 yards and two scores.The rest of the area's opening night scores for nine-man are below:Ray-Powers Lake 66, Beach 22Grant County-Flasher 30, Strasburg-Zeeland 6Napoleon-Gackle-Streeter 41, Finley-Sharon-Hope-Page 14LaMoure-Litchville-Marion 35, Wyndmere-Lidgerwood 0Central McLean 58, Drake-Anamoose 8...