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By Jeff Steers JTV Sports   Seven Jackson County wrestlers earned all-state honors during the Michigan High School Athletic Association individual wrestling finals Saturday at Ford Field. Wrestlers needed to finish in the top eight in their respective weight classes to earn a medal and a step on the podium. Napoleon High School registered three all-state wrestlers as Carson Warner (165 pounds), Brady Warner (190), and Dallas Smith (215) all finished in the top eight in Division 3. Carson Warner finished sixth in his weight class as the sophomore and closed out the season with 39 wins. Brady Warner placed fourth winning 43 matches in his junior season for the Pirates. Smith finished with 33 wins during his senior season finishing in fifth place at the state meet at 215 pounds. Titan Parker of Western finished fifth at 165 pounds in Division 2 finishing the season with 35 wins. In Division 4, Mason Thurber of Springport placed third overall at 106 pounds with 42 wins in his freshman year. A.J. Fielder of Hanover-Horton finished fifth at 132 pounds registering his 38th win of the season in the fifth-place match. Hanover-Horton freshman Austyn Hocter was fourth at 190 pounds scoring 41…

Photo by Bart Hawley, JTV Sports Boys District Basketball Finals Division 2 at Columbia Central District Final – Chelsea 46, Western 44 Division 3 at Hanover-Horton District Final – Lumen Christi 69, Hanover-Horton 66 (2OT)  Division 3 at Dansville District Final – Stockbridge 56, Springport 18 Division 4 at Concord District Final – Concord 60, Hillsdale Academy 32 Wrestling Individual State Finals State Finals at Ford Field: Wrestling concludes Saturday at Ford Field in Detroit. The top eight in each weight class earn all-state honors. Anyone still wrestling on Saturday are in the top eight. Boys Swimming SEC At Jackson: Southeastern Conference swimming continues at Jackson Saturday at noon following preliminaries on Friday. College Athletic Events Women’s Basketball Mid Michigan 85, Jackson College 75: Jackson College lost in the Michigan Community College Athletic Association state semifinal at Lansing College Friday. Michelle McGee scored 21 points, Kaylona Buter added 17 points, Zoie Bamm finished with 15 points and 12 rebounds, and Emily Carbajal scored 12 points for the Jets. On Deck for March 1 Wrestling State Finals at Ford Field 9 a.m. Bowling State Individual Finals Division 2 at Century Bowl, Waterford      8:30 a.m. Division 3 at JAX 60, Jackson         8:30…

Grass Lake High School finished third in qualifying for the Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 3 state tournament at JAX 60 Friday. The Warriors finished with a score of 2,858 for six Baker games and two individual games. Grass Lake lost to Flint Powers Catholic 3-2 in the opening round of the stepladder. Cascades Conference foes Michigan Center finished 14th overall scoring 2,454 in qualifying. Napoleon placed 10th in qualifying in the boys’ D-3 competition scoring 3,194 pins. The Pirates were near the top in qualifying with Baker games of 215 and 228, but individual games total of 794 moved Napoleon out of the top eight. Grass Lake boys finished 13th with a team score of 3,091. Division 4 at Muskegon: Lumen Christi made the top eight in the girls’ competition scoring 2,538. The Titans lost to Ravena – the eventual champions – in the opening round 3.5 – 1.5. Hanover-Horton finished 16th overall scoring 2,199. In the boys’ competition, Lumen Christi qualified third scoring 3,241. Lumen Christi won its opening round against Bronson (3-2) but lost to Jonesville 3.5-1.5 in the quarterfinals.

Members of the Hanover-Horton High School varsity competitive cheer team celebrate after winning the Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 4 state title in competitive cheer Friday at Central Michigan University.  Photo, story by Jeff Steers JTV Sports  Hanover-Horton High School seniors Lexy VanGelder and Alexyn DuBois said they would love to see their team etched on the wall outside the new gymnasium – meaning they would have won a state title. Better get the etching material out. The two seniors and Hanover-Horton won its first state title in competitive cheer Friday at Central Michigan University. They will be joining Hanver-Horton boys golf, girls cross country, boys cross country, and volleyball on the wall of fame. The Comets finished with a season-high and school-record 772.68 to defeat Pewamo-Westphalia (765) and Sanford Meridian (757). Five-time defending champions from Hudson finished fourth (752). Coach Sarah DuBois – the mother of Alexyn – said she brought in reinforcements after having lost to Pewamo-Westphalia twice in the final month. “We just had to refire after regionals,” Dubois said. “I brought in some gymnastics resources (personnel) and some alumni coaches from Vandercook Lake for help.” It obviously worked as the Comets took a slight lead…