Boys District Semifinal Schedule, Wednesday March 8th
Class A at Mason Holt (17-4) vs. Western (16-4) 6pm Okemos (12-8) vs. Mason (9-11) 7:30pm Class B at Eaton Rapids Stockbridge (10-10) vs. Olivet (15-5) 6pm Eaton Rapids (6-14) vs. Leslie (13-8) 7:30pm Class B at Onsted Adrian (10-11) vs. Chelsea (13-7) 5pm Onsted (15-5) vs. Hillsdale (21-0) 7pm Class C at Napoleon Napoleon (16-5) vs. Michigan Center (21-0) 5:30pm Hanover-Horton (18-3) vs. Lumen Christi (3-17) 7pm Class C at Sand Creek Adrian Madison (13-8) vs. Hudson (6-15) 6pm Addison (5-16) vs. Grass Lake (9-11) 7:30pm Class D at North Adams-Jerome Hillsdale Will Carleton (3-13) vs. North Adams-Jerome (6-15) 6pm Hillsdale Academy (15-6) vs. Jackson Christian (14-6) 7:30pm
Weather Service Issues High Wind Warning
The National Weather Service has issues a High Wind Warning in effect from 7am to 7pm today, March 8th, 2017. The passage of secondary cold front today will bring unusually strong winds to the area, winds will gust to between 50 and 60 mph with the highest gusts inland from late morning into mid afternoon. Dry weather is expected into Thursday afternoon. Then a weak system passing through the area will bring a little light snow to areas near and south of I-96. This will be followed by a rather strong cold front that will give us highs below freezing Friday and Saturday. The next significant storm looks to be in the Monday time frame and the National Weather Service says a snow event with significant accumulation is possible. * The winds are expected to have the highest gusts from late morning into mid afternoon. Then the gusty winds slowly diminish through this evening. * Expect winds of 30 to 40 mph with gusts around 60 mph from late morning into mid afternoon. IMPACTS... * Impacts of the winds will be much greater than we have seen in quite some time. The lack of leaves on…
Wednesday, March 8, 2017
Stephen Osmond, Maestro, Jackson Symphony Orchestra; Karen Cuzydio, Director of Admissions, Jackson College with Matt Klevac, Student Success Navigator; George Pierson, Realtor, Howard Hanna Real Estate Services; Alice Lewis, Jackson Human Relations Commission with Winners, Teressa Delph Oratorical Contest; Sue Lovell, Cascades Humane Society’s Pet of the Week
Center looks to stay perfect, Pirates look for upset in district semifinal
By Mike Moore Staff Writer When the 2017 boys basketball playoffs began Monday night, Sand Creek was 20-1 and had defeated its first round opponent twice already this winter. That’s the short, and sweet, story Travis Gaddy had for his team Tuesday as Michigan Center preps for its Class C district semifinal against host Napoleon. Pirates coach Jeremy File just may be telling the same story, albeit for totally different reasons. “At this point in the season, you have to be able to throw away anything that’s happened,” Gaddy said of his team, which is 21-0 and defeated Napoleon by 27 points the first meeting and 39 the next. “It’s not always easy for kids to accept that. But that’s what we’re going to drill home. I mean, look what happened to Sand Creek.” The Aggies were undefeated, ranked No. 3 in Class C, and promptly had their season come to an end in a 64-61 loss to Adrian Madison, a team that was 0-2 in previous meetings. Gaddy and his Cardinals must now avoid a similar fate Wednesday night at 6 p.m. or one of the most successful seasons ever will last just…
Concord vs Napoleon Boys Basketball Districts Photo Gallery
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