Monthly Archives: August 2022

Girls golf East Jackson Scramble Invitational at Sharp Park Team scores based on three, two-man scramble teams Lumen Christi 234 Saline 243 Lansing Catholic 245 Chelsea 256 Skyline 257 Jackson 259 Columbia Central 270 Western 279 East Jackson 293 Grass Lake 299 Top Individual Two-Man Scramble Teams 68 – Logan Bentley, Marrisa Berro, Columbia Central, tied for first 70 – Brynn Griffith, Natalie Kulka, Jackson, tied for third 70 – Anna McClure, Ashley Hilderley, Lumen Christi, tied for third Boys tennis Northwest at Adrian Quad: Northwest 13, Dearborn 10, Adrian 1. Alex Thrun, Jayden Hoffbauer, and Josh Kraus won a pair of matches at Nos. 3-5 singles respectively.  PBA50 David Small’s JAX 60 Open Championship: Chris Barnes 257, Jack Jurek 186 Semifinal: Barnes 216, Michael Haggitt 183 Second Round: Barnes 206, Bryan Goebel 183 First Round: Barnes 209, Brian LeClair 198 Barnes earns $7,500 for his win at JAX 60 Jackson County Sports Schedules for Aug. 16, 2022 Girls golf Monroe at Jackson (Sharp Park) 1 p.m.  Boys tennis St. Mary’s Catholic Central at Lumen Christi 4:30 p.m. 

Key players for the Manchester High School varsity football team include, from left, Wyatt Carson, Garrett Corwin, Jeff Loomis, Coach Ben Pack, Jaxon McGuigan, Kannon Duffing, and Jacob Smith.  Photo by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports. By Jeff Steers JTV Sports Last year: 3-6 overall  The good thing about freshmen and sophomores playing at the varsity level at an early age is they eventually become juniors and seniors. That is where the Manchester High School program is heading. A number of players were playing with the big boys at the varsity level as freshmen and sophomores the last two seasons.  Now, it is their time to shine.  “We are significantly stronger as a team this year,” Coach Ben Pack said. “It   feels like this is the first year that they have a varsity-ready program.” Key players for the Flying Dutchmen include junior Kannon Duffing (quarterback), Jaxon MCGuigan (receiver/defensive back), Wyatt Carson (running back/linebacker), Garrett Corwin (lineman), Landon Lavigne (tackle/defensive end), Derek Huff (guard, linebacker), Cody Branner (lineman), and Jeff Loomis (end/linebacker).  “Playing at the varsity level as a freshman or sophomore forces you to get better in a hurry,” Garrett Corwin said during JTV Media Days. “You have to go…