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Monthly Archives: September 2013

Chucky Buckles’ Week 2 Football Picks

Jackson High @ Lumen Christi (2013 Promise Bowl): Titans still angry over having to drive two-plus hours to Buchanan last week only to play two quarters before lightning scuttled the second half. The Vikings got to play three quarters in their loss to West Bloomfield. The extra game experience won’t help. PICK: LUMEN CHRISTI Hanover-Horton @ East Jackson: Comets team bus gets stuck in Wendy’s parking lot on East Michigan Ave waiting for spicy chicken sandwiches. They arrive at EJ just before kickoff. PICK: HANOVER-HORTON Lansing Waverly @ Northwest: Mounties opened the season with a big road win last week at Hillsdale, then celebrated on the way back by visiting antique shops along US-12. Coach Slater promises a trip to Stagecoach Stop if they make it two in a row. PICK: NORTHWEST Charlotte @ Western: The Panthers were so excited to open the season with a win over Lake Odessa that they spread it out over two days last weekend to savor the taste. Charlotte team bus driver, confused over all the construction on the Western campus, parks bus at MACI and makes team walk. PICK: CHARLOTTE Manchester @ Napoleon: The Pirates played tough in opening loss to Columbia Central…

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Jake’s Take – Springport Football

By Larry Jacobson JTV Sports • Seven winning seasons in the last nine years. • Six playoff berths in the last seven. • A 23-6 regular season record over the last four. • A 42-23 mark over the last eight. If you had to pick the Jackson area football team those numbers described, which would it be? The Grass Lake Warriors…? The Lumen Christi Titans…? How about Michigan Center? Maybe even the Leslie Blackhawks? While those four programs have certainly enjoyed both regular season and playoff success over the years, the above statistics belong to a football program that keeps churning out competitive, tough-minded and gritty squads year after year: The Springport Spartans. Since 2000, the Spartans have had only 3 seasons when they won fewer than four games, yet they remain often forgotten when it comes to playoff picks or power polls. Most of that lack of recognition probably stems from the fact Springport heads west come playoff time and therefore out of the area. And they’ve yet to win a postseason matchup – going 0-7 in the playoffs. But it’s not the Spartans fault their playoff path generally leads through some of the state’s most vaunted small-school programs…

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Mayoral Candidate Jason C. Smith Discusses Campaign Issues

Jackson Mayoral Candidate Jason C. Smith offered his views on several current city issues including the storm water suit, single hauler refuse system and the Jackson Housing Commission controversies.  The married father of two, Smith is an artist, filmmaker and teacher making his first run at public office.  He intends to participate in several upcoming candidate forums and continue knocking on doors in his campaign.  Other guests:  Leonard Litteral, owner of Nostalgia, Ink;  Elaine Crosby, Jackson Family Fall Festival (September 20-21-22 at JCMS);  Stephanie Smith, Annual Walk for Lupus (Sunday, September 15, 12N, Sharp Park);  Ann Marie Killian, Economy Art and Framing on the upcoming retirement and store closing.

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Weekend Broadcast Schedule

Saturday 1pm and 7pm and Sunday 3:30pm LUMEN CHRISTI (1-0) VS. JACKSON (0-1) Saturday 3:30pm and 9:30pm and Sunday 9:30m WAVERLY (0-1) AT NORTHWEST (1-0) Sunday 1pm and 7pm HANOVER-HORTON (1-0) AT EAST JACKSON (0-1)

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