Lumen hockey team seeks revenge, payback, in Saturday night tilt with Jackson United
Photo by Ryan Kerwin, JTV Sports By Mike Moore Staff Writer Jackson — A few untimely penalties and a struggling special teams unit. It was a thin, yet obvious line, that set the Lumen Christi hockey team back in its Jan. 21 loss to Jackson United. The Titans were 10-2-0 at the time and riding a five-game win streak, but then took five penalties, allowed two power-play goals, and were on the wrong end of a 5-2 setback. Their shot at revenge comes Saturday night at 5:30 p.m. “Always looking forward to this game,” coach Mike Wartella said. “Any time you play Jackson it’s easy to get the players motivated all week. They got the better of us last time, so we have to get going.” The Titans have strung together three five-game win streaks this year, and are 15-3-0 entering Friday’s home game with Grand Ledge Fowlerville Admittedly not looking past Friday night, Wartella said discipline was the main issue in the first loss to Jackson. “They were the more disciplined team and got outstanding goaltending in the third,” he said. “We have to play disciplined hockey, and we don’t want…
‘It’s a big one’ as Michigan Center travels to face Hanover-Horton tonight
By Mike Moore Staff Writer Michigan Center — In mid-January, as his team was prepping to host Hanover-Horton, Travis Gaddy tried to downplay the game as much as he could. At that time, his Michigan Center team had played just seven games, and he was quick to point out the marathon of a season basketball can be. Well, as Gaddy and his guys get ready for tonight’s rematch at Hanover, the tone has changed. “It’s a big one,” Gaddy said simply. “We’re much closer to the end now, and this is a game that can go a long way in terms of what we want to do.” Center was 7-0 entering the first meeting, and took what was a tight, close game, and turned it into a 66-47 route. “No matter what we think happened the first time, this is going to be 10-times more difficult,” Gaddy said. “Teams don’t go there and win too often.” The Cardinals enter tonight’s showdown 15-0 on the year and a perfect 9-0 in the Cascades Conference. Conversely, Hanover is 14-2 overall and 7-2 in conference play, needing a win to keep hopes alive to share…