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Jackson boys hoops team falls to Holt 49-48 on last-second free throw  By Mike Moore Staff Writer Holt – At some point, this sort of ridiculous pattern has to come to an end. Doesn’t it? Entering Tuesday night’s road game at Holt, the Jackson boys basketball team had lost four games this year by a total of 10 points. Well, make that five losses by 11 points, now. “It’s tough,” coach Dan Crowley said simply following the 49-48 setback. Holt hit a free throw with 3.2 seconds remaining to break a tie game. “We were right in it, but didn’t shoot well enough from the perimeter. We didn’t make one 3-pointer, which is highly unusual.” Losing in such a tight contest isn’t, though, which makes things even tougher to swallow. The teams were tied 12-12 after the first quarter, and despite a huge size advantage, Holt only led 23-22 at the halftime break. Jackson could have enjoyed a lead at halftime, but hit just 6-of-12 free throws in the first 16 minutes. The third quarter was more of the same, as the teams went back and forth and played to a 37-37 tie entering the final quarter. Trailing 48-46 with…

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A method to the (schedule) madness

Somewhat average record is byproduct of much bigger goals for Grass Lake girls   By Mike Moore Staff Writer   Grass Lake – At first look, this is a 6-4 team and one that was third in the Cascades Conference heading into play Tuesday night.   “But if you look a little closer, you’ll see just what we’ve done with the schedule,” Grass Lake girls basketball coach Jeremy Davies said about his squad. “We tried to ramp up our schedule this year in order to prepare ourselves better for the long run.”   The Warriors started the season with a 55-42 loss to Northwest, a team that’s 6-1.   Other losses came to Pittsford (9-0), Napoleon (7-0) and a 44-43 setback to Manchester (6-2).   That’s a combined 28-3 record of teams who have found a way to top Grass Lake entering Tuesday night.   The Warriors still have games scheduled with Ypsilanti Arbor Prep (9-1) and Blissfield (8-1) before the season is out.   “This is something that prepares you, I feel,” Davies said. “When you play a lesser team and win by 40, or whatever, I don’t think that does anything for either team.”   And more than…

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Spring Arbor’s Kevin Smith named Crossroads League Field Athlete of the Week

SPRING ARBOR, Mich. – Spring Arbor University’s Kevin Smith has earned his third career Crossroads League Men’s Field Athlete of the Week honor following his outstanding performance at the Saginaw Valley State University Classic on Friday.   Smith earned a third place finish in the triple jump with a leap of 43’ 1.75” (6.74 meters), which ranks as the fifth-best mark in SAU history. The sophomore from Battle Creek, Michigan also grabbed fifth place in the long jump, hitting a distance of 22’ 1.50” (13.15 meters).   Smith currently ranks 12th in the NAIA in the long jump and 24th in the triple jump.   In addition to his success in the field events, Smith also ran a leg of 4x400 meter relay. The Cougars would go on to take first place in the race with a time of 3:23.27 – the third-fastest performance ever at SAU.   Smith has already hit a qualifying mark for the 2016 NAIA Indoor Track and Field National Championships in the heptathlon.   Spring Arbor will return to action at the Aquinas College Quad-Meet on Friday, Jan. 22 in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

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