5th Annual Al Glick Youth Football Camp 6-9-2024. Held at Dungy Field, Withington Stadium at Jackson High School. Photos by Sara Scaife, JTV Sports. 5th Annual Al Glick Youth Football Camp 6-9-2024. Held at Dungy Field, Withington Stadium at Jackson High School. Photos by Sara Scaife, JTV Sports.
By Jeff Steers JTV Sports (June 8, 2024 7:15 PM ET) Longtime Jackson golfer Greg Zeller should write this saying on the bathroom wall at every golf course in Jackson County. “Straighter and in play is better than longer and somewhere.” The 65-year-old Jackson Hall of Fame golfer won the City Golf Championship with a 2-up win over Nick Reynolds Saturday at the Country Club of Jackson using that theory. It is his second City championship for Zeller having won 17 years ago. Zeller said a tip Eric Terrian – superintendent of Sharp Park and PGA professional – helped him stripe the ball down the fairway all week long. “My feet and shoulders were not lined up the same way,” Zeller said of the tip. “I just had to turn by inside shoulder in.” Zeller finished the first 18 during the championship match Saturday at 2-up over Reynolds and was one up headed to hole No. 36. His final birdie putt – Zeller’s eighth of the day – fell in to close out the match. “I just tapped it, and it went in … I didn’t even see it go in,” Zeller said. “I made a lot of birdies today.”…
Baseball Regionals D-3 Lumen Christi 5, Lansing Catholic 0: The Titans won the regional title thanks to timely hitting and solid pitching by Gabe King. King struck out nine batters and scattered three hits in six innings pitched. Paul Sadler and Brodie Gregory each finished with one hit and two RBIs for the Titans. Lumen Christi advanced to the quarterfinals Saturday at Rockford High School against the winner of the Clare/G.R. Northpointe regional at 3 p.m. Baseball Quarterfinal Lumen Christi 10, Clare 1: The Titans advanced to the Division 3 semifinal round with the victory. Lumen Christi scored three runs in the top of the first inning and added six more in its last two at bats. Gabe King finished with three hits and two RBIs and Benny Gaston added two hits and three RBIs for Lumen Christi (29-10). Timmy Crowley pitched five innings giving up only two hits and striking out six batters. Lumen Christi advances to play Charlevoix at Michigan State University Thursday at 9 a.m. on of the D-3 semifinals. Softball Regionals D-3 Buchanan 1, Hanover-Horton 0: The Comets fell short in a pitcher’s duel ag Constantine High School. Halle Swihart finished with two of the Comets’…
Baseball D-3 Quarterfinal Lumen Christi vs. Clare at Rockford, 6-8-2024 | Photo Gallery by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports. Baseball D-3 Quarterfinal Lumen Christi vs. Clare at Rockford, 6-8-2024 | Photo Gallery by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports.
Jackson Rose Run, ORS Running Series, Jackson College. 6-8-2024. Photos by Madison Vieau, JTV Sports. Jackson Rose Run, ORS Running Series, Jackson College. 6-8-2024. Photos by Madison Vieau, JTV Sports.
Softball D3 Regional Buchanan vs. Hanover-Horton, 6-8-2024 | Photo Gallery by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports. Softball D3 Regional Buchanan vs. Hanover-Horton, 6-8-2024 | Photo Gallery by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports.
Rayannah Burke. JC x JTV file photo. (June 8, 2024 10:19 AM ET) Congratulations to the Jackson College Jets softball players earning season honors at both the NJCAA Region and MCCAA Conference levels. The Jets finished the season with 21-20 overall record and a 16-14 conference record. Individual players earning honors are: Ashley Sturgill, sophomore, Western, outfield NJCAA All-Region Team, All-MCCAA Softball, MCCAA Eastern Conference Softball First Team Brooke Owen, freshman, Jonesville, shortstop/second base MCCAA Western Conference Softball Second Team, MCCAA Western Conference Softball All-Freshman Team Alana Knox, sophomore, Holt, outfield MCCAA Western Conference Softball Second Team Rayannah Burke, freshman, Napoleon, pitcher/infield MCCAA Western Conference Softball Second Team
Nick Reynolds (left) and Greg Zeller. Photos by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports. By Jeff Steers JTV Sports (June 7, 2024 9:17 PM ET) There will not be repeat participants from 2023 in the Jackson City Golf Championship on Saturday. Nick Reynolds and Greg Zeller took care of that. Zeller defeated defending City champion Brian Coon 5 & 4 in one semifinal match and Reynolds defeated Rob Longbrake 3 & 2 in the other semifinal Friday. Coon and Longbrake were finalist for the City Championship in 2023 with Coon winning his second City championship. The 36-hole final is set to start at 7:30 a.m. Saturday at the Country Club of Jackson with the second round beginning sometime around noon. Zeller won the City championship in 2007 with a 5 & 4 win over Fred Backiel at Arbor Hills Golf Club. Reynolds lost to Zach DeFrain in the finals in 2022 at the County Club of Jackson.
Golf State Finals Northwest at D-2 State Golf Finals: the Mounties are 14th as a team after scoring 333 at Forest Akers West Friday. Cody Rowe is currently in the top 10 individually after shooting a 74 Friday. Lumen Christi at D-3 Golf State: Lumen Christi is in third place – three stokes behind St. Francis – after round one of the D-3 state finals at The Katke near Ferris State University. Jack Swihart shot an 80 to lead the Titans in round one – tied for seventh place individually. Anthony Kulka and Charlie Saunders are tied for 20th individually after shooting 83s and Hoyt Wrona of Hanover-Horton is tied for 26th with an 84. Play concludes Saturday with 18 more holes. Jackson Christian at D-4 Golf: The Royals are 14th after shooing a four-man total of 384 at the Meadows Golf Course near Grand Valley State University. Jonathan Locke led the Royals with a 91 on a blustery day on the golf course. On Deck for June 8, 2024 Baseball Regionals D-3 Lumen Christi vs. Lansing Catholic (Rockford) 10 a.m. Softball Regionals D-3 Hanover-Horton vs. Buchanan (Constantine) 10 a.m. D-3 East Jackson vs. Reading (Dansville) Noon Golf State Finals…
Caden Oliver. JC x JTV file photo. (June 7, 2024 4:41 PM ET) Congratulations to the Jackson College Jets baseball players earning season honors at both the NJCAA Region and MCCAA Conference levels. The Jets have both the MCCAA Eastern Conference Freshman of the Year in Lucas Dawson, and longtime Coach Rick Smith is the MCCAA Eastern Conference Coach of the Year. The Jets finished the 2024 season with a 20-5 conference record, 32-21 overall record. Individual players earning honors are: Lucas Dawson, freshman, Chelsea, pitcher NJCAA DII Reg. XII All-Region Team, All-MCCAA Baseball, MCCAA Eastern Conference Baseball First Team, MCCAA Eastern Conference Baseball All-Freshman Team, Freshman of the Year Sammy Bronkema, freshman, Otsego, pitcher NJCAA DII Reg. XII All-Region Team, All-MCCAA Baseball, MCCAA Eastern Conference Baseball First Team, MCCAA Eastern Conference Baseball All-Freshman Team Luke Micunek, freshman, Brighton, pitcher All-MCCAA Baseball, MCCAA Eastern Conference Baseball First Team, MCCAA Eastern Conference Baseball All-Freshman Team Jared Kramp, sophomore, St. Clair, infield MCCAA Eastern Conference Baseball Second Team Nathan Tappenden, sophomore, Coldwater, pitcher MCCAA Eastern Conference Baseball Second Team Gabe Jones, freshman, Blissfield, catcher MCCAA Eastern Conference Baseball Honorable Mention Logan Christophel, sophomore, Columbus East, outfield/pitcher MCCAA Eastern Conference Baseball Honorable Mention Caden Oliver, freshman, Western High, catcher/outfield MCCAA Eastern Conference Baseball Honorable Mention Harry Major, sophomore, Columbus East,…