Monthly Archives: May 2023

On Deck for May 30, 2023 Baseball Manchester at Columbia Central 4 p.m.  Concord at Union City 4 p.m.  Leslie at Napoleon 4 p.m.  Northwest at Hastings 4 p.m.  Baseball Districts Division 3 at Hanover-Horton Homer at Hanover-Horton 5 p.m. Division 4 at East Jackson Vandercook Lake at East Jackson 4 p.m.  Softball Grass Lake at Columbia Central (Jackson College) 5 p.m.  Napoleon at Concord 4:30 p.m.  Northwest at Hastings 4 p.m.  Softball District Division 4 at East Jackson Vandercook Lake vs. Addison 4 p.m.  Track and field Selby Meet (Jackson High) 5 p.m. (field events) 6:30 p.m. (running finals) Soccer Districts Division 2 at Adrian Western vs. Jackson 7 p.m.  Division 4 at Lumen Christi Lumen Christi vs. Leslie 7 p.m.  Golf  Northwest at Western (Arbor Hills) 2 p.m.  Golf Regional Division 3 at The Hills of Lenawee Golf Club, Adrian, 9 a.m.  Adrian Madison, Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard, Ann Arbor Greenhills, Blissfield, Columbia Central, Clinton, Dundee, Erie Mason, Flat Rock, Grass Lake, Grosse Ile, Hanover-Horton, Ida, Lumen Christi, Michigan Center, Monroe Jefferson, Monroe St. Mary, Napoleon, and Onsted. 

Madison Osterberg.  Photo by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports. By Jeff Steers JTV Sports (May 29, 2023 11:45 AM ET) Jackson-area runners are ready for a medal haul on Saturday at the Michigan High School Athletic Association state track and field finals. More than 100 athletes will compete in state track and field finals at Rockford High School in Division 1, Forest Hills Eastern High School in Division 2, in Division 3 Kent City will host that final, and Baldwin Middle School in Hudsonville will host the Division 4 meet. All of the finals are in the Grand Rapids area. Field events and preliminaries are expected to begin at 10 a.m. and running finals at 1 p.m. The top eight earn all-state medals and honors. Below is a list of the state qualifiers, his/her school, event, time/distance/height, and state ranking going into the state finals.  Rankings are based on regional finishes nearly two weeks ago.  Several athletes should have busy and successful days on Saturday. Napoleon sprinter/hurdler Holden Van Poppel is ranked No. 1 in the 110-meter hurdles in 14.87 seconds and is expected to participate in the 300-meter hurdles, 200-meter dash, and on the Pirates’ fifth-ranked 800-meter relay team in…

By Jeff Steers JTV Sports (May 28, 2023 2:49 PM ET) Jackson County high school golf teams will compete in four regionals this week beginning Tuesday. East Jackson will host the Division 4 regional at Ella Sharp Park on Friday and Springport will host a Division 3 regional at The Medalist Golf Club in Marshall Wednesday.  No times were listed on the Michigan High School Athletic Association regional postings, but most regionals begin at 9 a.m.  The top three teams and top three individual golfers not on qualifying teams advance to the state finals June 9 and 10 at various location.  Here are the regional sites, dates, and team scheduled to compete.  Division 2 at Golf Club of Coldwater, May 31 Battle Creek Harper Creek, Battle Creek Pennfield, Coldwater, Eaton Rapids, Edwardsburg, Jackson, Marshall, Mason, Niles, Northwest, Paw Paw, Richland Gull Lake, St. Joseph, Stevensville Lakeshore, Sturgis, Three Rivers, Vicksburg, and Western.  Division 3 at The Medalist Golf Club, Marshall, May 31 Berrien Springs, Bronson, Buchanan, Coloma, Comstock, Constantine, Delton Kellogg, Dowagiac, Hillsdale, Jonesville, Niles Brandywine, Olivet, Parchment, Quincy, Schoolcraft, South Haven, Springport, Union City, and Watervliet.  Division 3 at The Hills of Lenawee Golf Club, Adrian, May 30 Adrian…

By Jeff Steers JTV Sports  (May 28, 2023 9:43 AM ET) The top track and field athletes will participate in the annual James R. Selby Track and Field Meet Tuesday.  The event will be held at Jackson High School with pole vault beginning at 4:30 p.m., field events at 5 p.m., and running events starting at 6:30 p.m.  The top 12 in field events in the area will compete; lane events - 100-, 200-, 400-meter, and 400-, 800-, and 1,600-meter relays, and hurdles - will feature the top nine participants plus three alternates; and distance races plus the 3,200-meter relay will feature the top 12 times. The top five in each event and the top three in relays will receive medals at the event.  Here are the listings of athletes expected to compete in the annual track and field meet.  Girls’ entrants 100-meter dash Rylie Aylesworth Columbia Central 12.85 Alyssa Budd Napoleon 13.04 Kloe Franklin Lumen Christi 13.05 Paige Austin Homer 13.19 Madison Tracy Homer 13.43 Alexa Burgess Napoleon 13.54 Alayna Shackelford Hanover-Horton 13.64 Kennedy Goodwin East Jackson 13.83 Jordyn Messner Leslie 14.78 ____________________________________________________________ 200-meter dash Rylie Aylesworth Columbia Central 26.37 Paige Austin Homer 26.99 Kloe Franklin Lumen Christi 27.28…