To say that the Salmen football team had Oct. 2, 2025, circled on their calendar for the past year might be an understatement.

Yes, a football season is more than one game, but the Spartans felt that they let one slip away last year against Lakeshore, their former district rivals.

So the team went to work in the weight room, in the film room and on the turf at Spartan Stadium with a singular focus — to be better in 2025.

The work paid off with 21 points off turnovers and two fourth-quarter defensive stops as the Spartans held on for a 35-28 nondistrict victory over Lakeshore.

“This win validates all the hard work that the kids have been doing for 12 months now,” Salmen coach Eric Chuter said. “It reinvigorates our locker room, and we’ll be ready to get back to work tomorrow. We start d

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