Monroe at Jackson SEC Meet at Sharp Park 8-16-22 | Photo Gallery
Golf Monroe at Jackson SEC Meet at Sharp Park, 8-16-2022. Photos by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports. [ngg src="galleries" ids="2133" display="pro_blog_gallery"]Golf Monroe at Jackson SEC Meet at Sharp Park, 8-16-2022. Photos by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports.
Napoleon Football Has Chip on Its Shoulder After 2021 Season
Key Napoleon High School varsity football players include, from left, Joey Hamlin, Michael Humphreys, Trent Jester, head Coach Derek Shell, Grant Bradley, Max Gamez, and Bart Laretz. Photo by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports. By Jeff Steers JTV Sports Last year: 6-3 Despite posting a 6-3 record in 2021, the Napoleon High School varsity football team missed the Michigan High School Athletic Association playoffs. A new points’ system replaced the six-and-you're-in rule last year. The Pirates were on the outside looking in after week nine. Coach Derek Shell says the Pirates have to “take the next step from good to great.” “Our motto is to be the hammer,” Shell wrote in his season preview for JTV Media Days. “Don’t be the nail … attack the situation and take control.” Key returnees for the Pirates are four-year player Max Gamez (lineman), Michael Humphreys (lineman), Grant Bradley (quarterback/defensive back), Bart Laretz (running back/lineman), Trent Jester (end/linebacker), Brendan Helfrich (receiver/defensive back), and Holden VanPoppel (receiver/defensive back). “We saw a lot of guys in the weight room this summer … not just doing the bare minimum,” senior Laretz said. Newcomers include Ben Baker (lineman/linebacker), Kayden Fowler (receiver/defensive back), Aiden Booth (lineman), Dallas Smith (lineman), Joey…
Dan Draper, Principal & Lauren Sager, Assistant Principal, Jackson Area Career Center
Airdate: August 16, 2022
Lead Service Lines to be Replaced on East Michigan Avenue
A view looking east from Downtown Jackson of East Michigan Avenue. JTV photo. (August 16, 2022 10:58 AM) The ongoing effort to replace all of Jackson’s lead service lines is expected to cause traffic impacts on a busy street this summer and fall. Lead service line replacements on East Michigan Avenue are set to begin the week of Monday, Aug. 29 and last through mid-Nov. 2022. The replacements are happening on the entire length of E. Michigan in the City of Jackson, which stretches from N. Cooper Street to the city limits at Horton Street. This 1.3 mile stretch is a major access point for Downtown Jackson, Henry Ford Jackson Hospital, residential neighborhoods and commercial corridors. Approximately 40 lead service lines will be replaced during the construction project. Because these replacements are happening on a busy street, lane closures and shifts will be required for the safety of workers and drivers. E. Michigan will remain open in both directions while the replacements are underway. Work is scheduled to start at N. Cooper Street and move east toward the city limits. Once the replacements are complete, the street surface, sidewalks and driveways will be repaired. This work is happening due to…
PBA50 David Small Open at JAX 60 8-15-22 | Photo Gallery
PBA50 David Small Open at JAX 60, 8-15-2022. Photos by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports. [ngg src="galleries" ids="2132" display="pro_blog_gallery"]PBA50 David Small Open at JAX 60, 8-15-2022. Photos by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports.
Andy Sheridan To Be Inducted Into MHSCA Hall of Fame
(August 16, 2022 11:17 AM) The Michigan High School Coaches Association has selected Andy Sheridan from Jackson High School for induction into the Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony will take place in the Terrace Room of the Bovee University Center on the campus of Central Michigan University at 1 p.m. on Sept. 25, 2022. Tickets to attend the event will be available now through Sept. 17 on the MHSCA.org website. Sheridan served as a basketball coach at Jackson High School for 27 years. He began as the junior varsity boys’ basketball coach in 1973 and coached for six seasons with a record of 79-61. In 1977 he became the girls’ varsity basketball coach for six seasons with a record of 126-14. His teams earned six conference championships, four district championships, three regional championships, were two-time state semifinalists and finalists in 1980-81 ending the season with a record of 26-1. From 1981-1999 Sheridan also coached the varsity boys’ basketball team with a record of 256-162. During this time his teams had six conference championships, six district championships, and one regional championship. Through the course of his career, Sheridan was recognized several times for his accomplishments with his teams. He was…
Michigan Center Football Reloads After Record-Setting Season
Key players for the Michigan Center High School varsity football team include, from left, Lukas Howard, assistant Coach Nic Cass, Brody Shannon, and Carter McCave. Photo by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports. By Jeff Steers JTV Sports Last year: 11-2 The Michigan Center High School varsity football team came within one play of going to the Michigan High School Athletic Association state finals in 2021. The record-setting season saw the Cardinals win district and regional titles in Division 6. But Michigan Center isn’t going to live off one successful season. “We have never felt a loss in that way,” assistant Coach Nic Cass said. But we are still here … we are not going anywhere.” Cass was sitting in for head Coach Troy Allen who was on vacation the week of JTV Media Days. Key returnees for Michigan Center include Brody Shannon (running back/linebacker), Mitchell Corwin (fullback/linebacker), Carter McCave (running back/linebacker), Lukas Howard (quarterback/defensive back), Kyran Lane (running back/linebacker), Logan Shelton (lineman), and Avery Nahal (running back/defensive back). “We are prepared for this season despite losing all of those seniors,” Shannon said. “It is our turn to step up and achieve.” Newcomers who will help the Cardinals include Hunter Clemons (receiver/defensive…