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The Michigan High School Athletic Association tennis regionals start Oct. 9 for area teams. Area teams will compete in Divisions 2, 3, and 4 this year. The top two teams are guaranteed a spot in the state finals starting Oct. 17 for Divisions 1-3 and Oct. 21 for Division 4. The top two finishers at No. 1 singles also qualify for the state finals. Here are the regional assignments for Jackson County teams. Division 2 Portage Central High School Thursday, Oct. 10, 8:30 a.m. Battle Creek Central, Battle Creek Lakeview, Caldonia, Dexter, East Lansing, Jackson, Mattawan, Portage Central, and Portage Northern. Division 3 at Vicksburg High School Wednesday, Oct. 9, 9 a.m. Battle Creek Harper Creek, Coldwater, Edwardsburg, Marshall, Niles, Plainwell, Richland Gull Lake, St. Joseph, Stevensville Lakeshore, Sturgis, Vicksburg, and Western. Division 3 at Mason High School Wednesday, Oct. 9, 9 a.m. Charlotte, Chelsea, DeWitt, Fowlerville, Haslett, Ionia, Lansing Eastern, Mason, Northwest, Owosso, and St. Johns. Division 4 at Grosse Ile Wednesday, Oct. 9, 9 a.m. A.A. Gabriel Richard, Clawson, Columbia Central, Grosse Ile, Hills, Lumen Christi, Monroe St. Mary, Pinckney, Plymouth Christian, West Bloomfield Frankel.

Volleyball Lumen Christi 3, Cabrini 1 Tecumseh 3, Jackson 0 Boys Soccer Jackson 5, Columbia Central 1 Boys Tennis Coldwater 7, Columbia Central 1: Jason Gonerka won his match at No. 2 singles for CCHS. Jackson 8, Pinckney 0: Truong Huynh, Rowan Alger, Tobin Warren, and Shritan Pisupati won singles matches for Jackson at Nos. 1-4 respectively. Ben Nichols/Joey Ortiz won 6-1 and 6-0 at No. 1 doubles and Theodore Skyes and Berkley Drummond won their match at No. 2 doubles for the Vikings. College Athletic Events Volleyball Jackson College 3, Schoolcraft 0: The Jets improved to 12-5 overall and 3-2 in conference play with a road win at Schoolcraft College Wednesday. Jackson College won 25-17, 25-18, and 25-23. Allie Jarchow led Jackson with 10 kills, Gracen Hager added eight kills, Alivia Smith finished with 23 assists, and Jaden Bates and Samantha Wynn combined for 33 digs for the Jets. Jackson will host Henry Ford College Monday at 7 p.m. Huntington 3, Spring Arbor 0: Spring Arbor lost at home in volleyball action Wednesday night. Natasha Bickel led SAU with eight kills and Camy Wedge dished 18 assists for Spring Arbor (9-9 overall, 3-6 CL). Men’s Soccer Schoolcraft 6, Jackson…

Edison Lopeman of Western High School was third in 15 minutes, 45 seconds at the Interstate-8 Conference cross country jamboree at Turkeyville Tuesday.  Photo by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports Volleyball Columbia Central 3, Leslie 0: Columbia Central earned a sweep in Cascades Conference play, 25-18, 25-20, and 25-18. Mara Henry led CCHS with eight kills, Cecelia Slat tallied 19 digs, and Alison Richardson finished with 16 assists and 16 digs. CCHS is 8-8-1 overall, 5-2 in Cascades Conference player. Concord 3, Stockbridge 0: The Yellowjackets earned a 25-14, 25-18, and 25-7 Big Eight Conference win at home Tuesday night. Iyla Weeks led Concord with 16 kills, Bradie Lehman finished with 22 assists and 10 digs, Emma Burbo recorded eight kills, and Jaylen Otto finished with three aces for Concord. The Yellowjackets are 4-0 in conference play. Photo by Madison Vieau, JTV Sports  Jackson Christian 3, North Adams 1: Malia Kniffen led JCHS with 10 kills, Shaina McCombs added nine kills, and Madi Conrad finished with eight kills and four aces. Grass Lake 3, Manchester 0: The Warriors swept Manchester 25-14, 25-22, and 25-20 at home Tuesday. Napoleon 3, Vandercook Lake 0: The Pirates defeated Vandercook Lake 25-6, 25-8, and 25-18…