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Bowling Mel Wolf Bowling Tournament at JAX 60: Western High School was the only Jackson County School to qualify for the top-eight stepladder portion of the Mel Wolf Boys Bowling Tournament. The Panthers finished with a pin total of 3,140 for eight Baker games and two individual games.  Western lost to New Boston Huron in the quarterfinals despite a 248 game by Jacob Martinez. Grass Lake missed the top eight by 13 pins at 3,096, Napoleon was 12th scoring 3,056, Northwest finished 14th at 3,010, Lumen Christi finished 17th at 2,956, Hanover-Horton placed 20th with 2,797 pins, Michigan Center was 22nd scoring 2,703, East Jackson placed 25th at 2,600, and Vandercook Lake was 28th scoring 2,210.  On Deck for Jan. 30, 2023 Boys basketball Grass Lake at Manchester 7 p.m.  Lansing Christian at Jackson Christian 7 p.m.  Napoleon at Hanover-Horton 7 p.m.  Girls basketball Michigan Center at Leslie 7 p.m.  Lakeview at Western 7 p.m.  Competitive cheer Big Eight at Concord 6 p.m.  Bowling Onsted at Columbia Central (Ten Pin) 3:45 p.m.  Hanover-Horton at East Jackson (JAX60) 3:30 p.m.  Vandercook Lake at Michigan Center (JAX60) 3:30 p.m.  Gymnastics Western at Haslett 6 p.m. 

Girls basketball Leslie 72, Concord 52: Cece Barrett scored 22 points for Concord in the non-conference loss at home Saturday.  East Jackson 53, Morenci 33: East Jackson saddled Morenci with its first loss of the season with “phenomenal defense by Addy Rudd and Priya Mericle,” according to Coach Mike Mericle. Mariah Kerley scored 29 points and Kennedy Goodwin added 14 points for East Jackson (10-6).  Wrestling Grass Lake Invitational: Josh Frailey of Hanover-Horton was second at 150 pounds; Nick Herbert placed sixth at 165 pounds for Jackson; Ty Farmer of Columbia finished fifth at 175 pounds; Malik Monroe of Jackson finished third at 215 pounds; Kyle Bonner was second and Reece Deshazor was third at 285 pounds for the Vikings; Nathan Ostrosky of Columbia Central finished sixth at 106 pounds; Trevor Morehouse finished second for Jackson at 113 pounds and Christian Millican of Columbia Central was fifth; A.J. Fielder was second for Hanover-Horton and Wes Edie of Grass Lake was third at 120 pounds; David Fielder of Hanover-Horton finished third at 126 pounds; Caden Bayer of Jackson finished second at 132 pounds; Colin Thompson of Concord placed fourth at 138 pounds; and Luke Guthrie of Grass Lake finished sixth at…

Boys basketball Onsted 71, Columbia Central 49 Concord 70, Union City 59: Mekhi Wingfield scored 20 points as the Yellow Jackets celebrated a Snowcoming victory over Union City.  East Jackson 73, Vandercook Lake 26 Hanover-Horton 65, Manchester 41: The Comets held Manchester to 24 points in the first three quarters of the game. Luke Soper finished with 24 points and Logan Blackledge added 17 points for Hanover-Horton.  Napoleon 57, Grass Lake 49: Grant Bradley scored 18 points and grabbed nine rebounds and Trent Jester added 15 points, 10 rebounds, and seven assists for the Pirates. Bryant Cook scored 13 points and Brayden Lape added 11 points for the Warriors. Jackson 68, Pinckney 53: Savonn Campbell scored 19 points and Terrell White added 18 points for the Vikings (10-3).  St. Philip 54, Jackson Christian 27: Isaac Lanham led Jackson Christian with eight points.   Lumen Christi 47, Pennfield 30 Michigan Center 75, Addison 52: Adrien Putnam scored 22 points and Hunter Clemons added 18 points for the Cardinals. Senior Carter McCave finished with 10 points for Michigan Center. Northwest 57, Western 48: Colton Gowdy scored 19 points and Jalen Jordan added 16 points for the Mounties in the rivalry win.  Bronson 72, Springport…