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Events of Monday, March 29, 2021

March 29, 2021

Ella Sharp Museum Hurst Planetarium Shows. Reserve your seats! Ella Sharp Museum will be offering in-person planetarium shows from March 29 to April 2, twice a day at 1 and 3 p.m. We will be showing “Robots on Mars”, and highlighting the new NASA Perseverance rover that landed on Mars last month. Each show includes a night sky tour showcasing the wonderful celestial views available right outside your door! Details & Tickets: http://ellasharpmuseum.org/.../spring-break-planetarium.../ Red Cross Blood Drives. More donors, especially those with type O blood, are needed now to ensure that patients have lifesaving blood products available for emergencies and everyday medical treatments. Schedule a blood donation appointment by downloading the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting RedCrossBlood.org, calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or enabling the Blood Donor Skill on any Alexa Echo device. March is Red Cross Month, and the Red Cross is celebrating blood, platelet and plasma donors for stepping up to meet the constant need for blood amid the pandemic. In thanks for being a vital part of the organization’s lifesaving mission, all who come to give March 15-26 will receive an exclusive Red Cross T-shirt, while supplies last. 3/29/2021: 10 a.m. - 3:45 p.m., FOE 612,…

VCL Third at MHSAA Cheer Final

March 28, 2021

Members of the Vandercook Lake High School varsity competitive cheer team perform during the Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 4 state finals at the Breslin Student Events Center in East Lansing. Photo by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports. By Jeff Steers JTV Sports (March 28, 2021 5:34 PM) Another location. A crazy year. But better results for one local competitive cheer team. The Vandercook Lake High School girls’ varsity competitive cheer team finished third at the Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 4 state finals on Saturday. The cheer finals were moved to the Breslin Student Events Center on the campus of Michigan State University to accommodate more fans based on COVID-19 restrictions. The finals had been held at the DeltaPlex in Grand Rapids in previous seasons. The Jayhawks had the second highest score coming into the competition, but ended up in third place. “I thought we did well,” VCL Coach Sarah Dubois said. “We finished strong at the end of the season.” Hudson won the competition with a three-round total of 758.98 to repeat as Division 4 champions. Pewamo-Westphalia finished second with 751.12 and the Jayhawks third at 729.64. “I just told them to put it out there one…

JAG Wins State Team Gymnastics Title

March 28, 2021

Jackson Area Gymnastics brought home the big trophy at the Michigan High School Athletic Association state team finals on Friday at Rockford High School. Photo courtesy Rick Bradley By Jeff Steers JTV Sports (March 28, 2021 11:38 AM) The Jackson Area Gymnastics team came to the Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 1 state finals at Rockford on Friday with the attitude they just wanted to have fun and let the chips fall where they may. Late Friday, the chips fell into first place as JAG won the first state gymnastics title by the narrowest of margins. JAG finished with a team total of 144.775 to edge the host school of Rockford 144.50. JAG Coach Marcy Miller calls this her dream team as she has coached most of the gymnasts at Syd’s Aussie Star Gymnastics Club in Jackson. “The girls practiced so hard and made the whole year about the team and not about themselves,” Miller said. “We wanted to come in here and have fun. “The girls didn’t want to know the scores.” So, Jackson had no idea they were so high up until the final announcement. “They got to announcing third place and one of our girls said…

More Than 30 Jackson County Wrestlers Headed To State Meet

March 28, 2021

Columbia Central High School wrestler Thomas Sturdevant, right, battles his opponent during the Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 3 regional individual tournament at Constantine High School on Saturday. Photo by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports. By Jeff Steers JTV Sports (March 28, 2021 10:11 AM) Four Jackson County wrestlers will enter the Michigan High School Athletic Association state wrestling individual tournament with undefeated records. Jayson Roy of Jackson High School, Adam Haselius of Northwest High School, and Randy Frailey and Trent Hocter of Hanover-Horton High School won regional individual titles on Saturday at various venues and remained undefeated for the season in the process. Roy, a senior, is 27-0 in Division 1 at 285 pounds for the Vikings. Sophomore Adam Haselius is 24-0 at 189 pounds in Division 2 for the Mounties. Frailey is a senior with a 25-0 record at 125 pounds in Division 4 for Hanover-Horton. Teammate Hocter is 16-0 at 189 pounds for the Comets. In all, eight Jackson County wrestlers earned regional titles on Saturday. All wrestlers who placed in the top four of their weight classes at regional tournaments advanced to the state finals. The Division 1 and Division 3 finals will be held April…

Onsted vs Western District Final 3-27-21 | Photo Gallery

March 27, 2021

MHSAA Division 2 district final Onsted vs. Western at Jonesville High School, March 27, 2021. Western won 49-48 in overtime. Photos by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports. To order prints or downloads, click here. [ngg src="galleries" ids="957" display="pro_blog_gallery"] MHSAA Division 2 district final Onsted vs. Western at Jonesville High School, March 27, 2021. Western won 49-48 in overtime. Photos by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports. To order prints or downloads, click here.

Homer vs Hanover-Horton District Final 3-27-21 | Photo Gallery

March 27, 2021

MHSAA Division 3 district final Homer at Hanover-Horton High School, March 27, 2021. Hanover-Horton won 70-45. Photos by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports. To order prints or downloads, click here. [ngg src="galleries" ids="956" display="pro_blog_gallery"] MHSAA Division 3 district final Homer at Hanover-Horton High School, March 27, 2021. Hanover-Horton won 70-45. Photos by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports. To order prints or downloads, click here.

MHSAA Gymnastics State Finals 3-27-21 | Photo Gallery

March 27, 2021

MHSAA gymnastics final at Rockford High School, March 27, 2021. Photos by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports. To order prints or downloads, click here. [ngg src="galleries" ids="955" display="pro_blog_gallery"] MHSAA gymnastics final at Rockford High School, March 27, 2021. Photos by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports. To order prints or downloads, click here.

MHSAA State Competitive Cheer Finals 3-27-21 | Photo Gallery

March 27, 2021

MHSAA Division 4 state competitive cheer finals, March 27, 2021, Breslin Student Events Center, East Lansing . Photos by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports. To order prints or downloads, click here. [ngg src="galleries" ids="954" display="pro_blog_gallery"] MHSAA Division 4 state competitive cheer finals, March 27, 2021, Breslin Student Events Center, East Lansing . Photos by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports. To order prints or downloads, click here.

MHSAA D3 Individual Wrestling Regional 3-27-21 | Photo Gallery

March 27, 2021

MHSAA Division 3 individual regional at Constantine High School, March 27, 2021. Photos by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports. To order prints or downloads, click here. [ngg src="galleries" ids="953" display="pro_blog_gallery"] MHSAA Division 3 individual regional at Constantine High School, March 27, 2021. Photos by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports. To order prints or downloads, click here.

Michigan Reports 4,670 Coronavirus Cases Today, State Total Now 652,569

March 27, 2021

(March 27, 2021 4:58 PM) Michigan reported 4,670 coronavirus (COVID-19) positive test cases today, with the state reported total now at 652,569. Michigan is reporting 22* COVID-19-related deaths today with the state total at 16,004. *The deaths announced today includes 29 deaths identified during a Vital Records review. See cumulative data page for more information. State Cumulative Total of Recovered COVID-19 Cases (as of 3/19/21): 569,460. This information is updated Monday through Saturday at 3 p.m., with COVID-19 results included as of 10 a.m. Monday reports include Sunday data.

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