2022 Jackson County Rose Parade, Downtown Jackson. 6-5-22. Photos by Bart Hawley, JTV. [ngg src="galleries" ids="1977" display="pro_blog_gallery"]2022 Jackson County Rose Parade, Downtown Jackson. 6-5-22. Photos by Bart Hawley, JTV.
Rose Parade All Out Mile & Mile Walk, Downtown Jackson. 6-5-22. Photos by Bart Hawley, JTV. [ngg src="galleries" ids="1976" display="pro_blog_gallery"]Rose Parade All Out Mile & Mile Walk, Downtown Jackson. 6-5-22. Photos by Bart Hawley, JTV.
By Jeff Steers JTV Sports (June 6, 2022 10:56 AM) After years of tumbling all over the area in gymnastics, Michigan Center High School athlete Elle Trefry was ready for a new challenge. Then she found the pole vault. Trefry said it was a sport that “showed off your strength.” She flashed it on Saturday finishing second in the Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 3 state finals. Trefry finished second in the event with a leap of 10 feet, 6 inches. “I had a hard week of practice with shin and ankle injuries,” Trefry said. “I was also (recently) out for a week.” The MCHS athlete must love something about sports that challenge physical toughness. She participated in gymnastics for 11 years. “Gymnastics in really tough on the body,” Trefry said. “There are a lot of injuries.” Trefry started the sport of pole vaulting in seventh grade because it was different that gymnastics. But some of the power moves were still the same. She did well as a freshman, endured the COVID year of 2020, finished fifth in the state a year ago, and finished runner-up to the defending champion from Division 2 (whose school was moved down to…
(June 5, 2022 9:38 AM) Nick Reynolds led the qualifying for the Jackson City Golf Championship at the Country Club of Jackson on Saturday. Reynolds finished with a 4-under-par 68 to lead the field. Mike Raymond was also 3-under par in the qualifying round. Zach DeFrain shot an even-par 72, Cannon Risner and Brad McEldowney finished with 73s, and Tom Fleming shot an 84. The 32 golfers will compete in a match-play format throughout the week at CC of J starting with 16 matches today. Here is the entire field: Nick Reynolds 68 Mike Raymond 69 Zach DeFrain 72 Cannon Risner 73 Brad McEldowney 73 Tom Fleming 74 Mike Kulka 75 Colin O'Connell 75 Brogan Brockie 75 Joey Badall 76 Conor Spencer 76 Jamie Clark 76 Nathan LaZebnik 76 Jack Brockie 77 Trevor Raymond 77 Dave Mickle 77 Pete Walz 78 Nick Henman 78 Chris Chaney 78 Bret Valkuchak 78 Cody Lysher 78 Mike Boldt 78 Jacob Petersen 79 Tom Butterfield 79 Scott Denig 80 Matt Saunders 80 Zach Boorom 81 Tony Hurd 81 Bob Varner 81 Logan Wagner 82 Stephen Broghamer 83 Matt Brown 83 Failed to qualify Bret Gibler 84 John Tarpley 84 Noah Abbey 87 Here…
Boys track and field finals D2 at Forest Hills Eastern High School: Western failed to score points at the D-2 track and field final. Lincoln Raczkowski had the best finish for the Panthers, finishing 15th in the 300-meter hurdles (42.18) for the Panthers. D3 at Kent City High School: Grass Lake placed 12th with 17 points, Napoleon placed 21st with 10 points, Columbia Central scored six points for 39th place, and Hanover-Horton finished in 42nd place with five points. Earning all-state honors were: Graham Gumper of Hanover-Horton who was fourth in the 100-meter dash (11.33); Jacob Walker of Columbia Central was seventh in the 1,600-meter run (4:24) and fifth in the 3,200-meter run (9:42) to break the school records again; Holden Van Poppel of Napoleon finished third in the 110-meter hurdles (15.22) and Jack Easterday was fifth in the same event (15.53); and Easterday was fourth in the 300-meter hurdles (40.73) and Van Poppel placed fifth (41.46). D4 at Baldwin Middle School (Hudsonville): Concord finished 13th with 16 points. Adair Artis of Concord finished eighth in the 400-meter dash (52.35); Concord finished fourth in the 400-meter relay (44.9) with Tyler Carpenter, Omarion Culliver, Malachi Boyd, and Connor Keefer;…
Girls tennis finals D3 Western at Midland Tennis Center: The Panthers finished tied for 13th with six points in the tournament. D4 Columbia Central, Lumen Christi at U of M Tennis Center: The Titans tied for fourth place with 14 points in the tournament. Columbia Central finished with one point. Michaela Hauer and Genevieve Brawner advanced to the regional semifinals at Nos. 3 and 4 singles respectively for the Titans.
Girls district soccer finals D2 at Charlotte – Mason 5, Western 0: Western High School finishes the season with an 8-10-2 record. D3 at Stockbridge – Columbia Central 2, Springport 1: Jaden Bates scored one goal and assisted on another by Meadow LaTour for Columbia Central. Lydia Stewart played defensive specialist in holding high-scoring Springport to only one goal, according to Coach Andy Hosmer. Bailey Surque earned the win in goal for CCHS (13-3-3). The Golden Eagles will travel to Otsego on Tuesday at 5 p.m. for the regional semifinal. D4 at Lansing Christian – Lansing Christian 2, Lumen Christi 0: The Tians finished the season with an 8-6-2 overall record. JTV Sports file photo.
Softball districts Division 1 at Mason Holt 15, Mason 0 Okemos 25, Jackson 1: The Vikings finish the season with a 1-16 record. Final: Holt 12, Okemos 0 Division 2 at Northwest Eaton Rapids 8, Marshall 2 Northwest 3, Western 0: Navaeh Ingram struck out 18 batters in earning the district win on the mound for the Mounties. Cora Pilaczynski hit a home run and knocked in two runs for Northwest. Hailey Whisman struck out six batters on the mound for Western (26-7). Final: Northwest 7, Eaton Rapids 0: The Mounties will face Owosso next Saturday in the regional semifinal. The game is scheduled to begin at noon at Chelsea. Ionia and Chelsea are on the other side of the bracket. Division 3 at Saranac Olivet 10, Potterville 0 Saranac 11, Springport 1: Chloe Speer had two hits for Springport (20-10). Final: Saranac 5, Olivet 2 Division 3 at Napoleon Napoleon 9, Michigan Center 7: Karson Fairbanks finished with two hits and an RBI for Napoleon. Krista Collins had two hits and knocked in three runs for the Cardinals. Grass Lake 18, Lumen Christi 0: Olivia Turner and Bree Salts hit homers for the Warriors. Turner finished with five RBIs…
Baseball Districts Division 1 at Coldwater Lakeview 14, Jackson 0: Jackson finishes the season with a 14-20 overall record. Division 2 at Tecumseh Northwest 3, Tecumseh 2: Gage Race scattered four hits and struck out 14 batters for NWHS in the win. The Mounties could only muster three hits, but scored three runs. Koby Castle, Alex Thrun, and Douglas Putnam had hits for Northwest. Western 1, Adrian 0: Cohen Spitzer allowed only two hits in the shutout for Western. He also had two hits at the plate for Western. Jack Whyte knocked in the only run for Western. Final: Northwest 7, Western 4: Alex Thrun and Douglas Putnam had two hits for the Mounties in the district championship game. Trey Collard earned the pitching win for Northwest, striking out seven batters. Cohen Spitzer went 2-for-3 at the plate for Western (15-19). Northwest (20-6-2) will face Milan at Eastern Michigan University on Wednesday beginning at 6 p.m. in the regional semifinal. Division 3 at Lansing Catholic June 4 Springport 5, Vermontville 2 (8 innings): Caleb Kregel had two hits and an RBI for Springport in the district semifinal win. Dylan Sanford earned the pitching win in two innings of relief. Lansing…
Track and Field Division 3 state finals at Kent City, 6-4-2022. Photos by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports. [ngg src="galleries" ids="1975" display="pro_blog_gallery"]Track and Field Division 3 state finals at Kent City, 6-4-2022. Photos by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports.