Gamet Exudes Confidence On, Off Wrestling Mat
Michigan Center High School wrestler Corey Gamet battles Josh Rankin during practice Friday at MCHS. Photo by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports. By Jeff Steers JTV Sports New Michigan Center High School wrestling Coach Mark Ward Jr. heard last summer that Corey Gamet could be coming to the school. When Ward found out that Gamet was a two-time state wrestling champion, he waited and hoped Gamet would enroll at MCHS. Gamet moved from the Western School District to Michigan Center in order to help his grandmother and to get a fresh start. After a trying junior season at Western, he wanted a change. “Corey has been nothing but a blessing to this program,” Ward said. “We have wrestlers at both ends of the spectrum – experienced wrestlers who should have a chance to win state titles and young guys. “Corey has been nothing but good for the younger guys.” Gamet said he was injured in his first match of the season in 2017-18 at WHS. He came back too soon and suffered injuries to his shoulder and ribs. The two-time state champ wrestled only five times last year before calling it quits. Gamet calls the situation a difference of opinion. “In…
JAG well represented by area schools
Northwest High School student Maddie Girard works on her routine on the beam during a recent Jackson Area Gymnastics practice at Hunt Elementary School Jeff Steers JTV Sports Lumen Christi Catholic High School senior Brooke Green was wearing her JAG apparel to school earlier in the year. Someone noted that she was wearing Jackson High School stuff. JHS and five other local schools. The Jackson Area Gymnastics incorporates six Jackson County schools with Jackson Public Schools as the administrator. The other five are Lumen Christi, Northwest, Grass Lake, Napoleon and Concord. The combination of more than 20 gymnasts has JAG flying high so far this season. “We are undefeated in the South Central Gymnastics Conference,” Coach Marcy Miller said. “We have had some injuries that have taken a toll on our team, but we are competing well and continue to work hard toward that conference title.” The five schools have a signed cooperative agreement with Jackson High School as approved by the Michigan High School Athletic Association. The team has a coop agreement with Concord, but currently does not have any CHS students on the team. Students or the school district pay a fee to be involved in the…
