Local Baseball Players Earn Academic All State
Several Jackson area high school baseball players have been named to the Michigan High School Baseball Coaches Association Academic All State Team. They include: Evan Harrold, Hanover-Horton; Andrew Muto, East Jackson; Tavian Gaddy, Michigan Center; Hunter Satterthwaite, Grass Lake. These Division 3 athletes all have a 4.0 academic record. The complete list: Name School GPA Alex Lefor Watervliet 4.0 Ryan Lefor Watervliet 4.0 Nick Brant Watervliet 4.0 Tyler Brant Watervliet 4.0 Cameron Rendo Watervliet 4.0 Blake Kiekenapp Watervliet 4.0 Lincoln Gendron Hartford 4.0 Tyler Gendron Hartford 4.0 Michael Heinisch Hartford 4.0 DJ Needham GRWC 4.0 Alex Richmond GRWC 4.0 Noah Winans Quincy 4.0 Alex Lindamood Buchanan 4.0 Hunter Janowiak Brandywine 4.0 Ryan Chang Bridgman 4.0 John Hess Bridgman 4.0 Evan Harrold Hanover 4.0 Andrew Muto East Jackson 4.0 Jason Klauda Blissfield 4.0 Brady Griffith Blissfield 4.0 Tavian Gaddy Michigan Center 4.0 Brandon Johnson AA Greenhills 4.0 David Brinkmeier Monroe SMCC 4.0 Hunter Satterthwaite Grass Lake 4.0 Zane Woerner Clinton 4.0 Jared Kling Cabrini 4.0 Thomas Molter Cabrini 4.0 Alex Dixon Bishop Foley 4.0 Thomas Carey Morley Stanwood 4.0 Zach Pringle Carson City Crystal 4.0 CJ Bennett Grayling 4.0 Cole Barnhart Roscommon 4.0 Aaron Jacobs Roscommon 4.0 Zion Bediker TC St…
Elaine Crosby to be Inducted into Legends Hall of Fame
The Legends Tour has announced its two newest inductees into the Legends Hall of Fame. LPGA Tour winners Elaine Crosby of Jackson and Sandra Haynie of Fort Worth, Texas, will be inducted on Aug. 19, into the Legends Hall of Fame, a permanent exhibit featured at French Lick Resort, in French Lick, Ind. The induction will be held in conjunction with The Legends Championship presented by Old National Bank, Aug. 18-21, at French Lick Resort. “The Legends Hall of Fame in the West Baden Springs Hotel honors the accomplishments of Legends Tour greats, and we are humbled by the fact that we can house this shrine to those top players,” said Dave Harner, director of golf operations at French Lick Resort. Crosby, an active Legends Tour member, played on the LPGA Tour for more than 20 years, earning tournament victories at the 1989 Mazda Japan Classic and the 1994 Lady Keystone Open. In addition, she won a Futures Tour event (now Symetra Tour) and has recorded one win and 21 top-10 finishes in 42 events on The Legends Tour. Crosby has hosted an LPGA Legends event for 16 years at the Country Club of Jackson (including a Legends Tour 18-hole…
Napoleon vs Grosse Pointe University Liggett Baseball Photo Gallery
Photos by Andy Hawley, JTV Sports. Photos from Napoleon vs Grosse Pointe University Liggett Baseball. June 14, 2016
Superb pitching challenge awaits Grass Lake softball team in regional round
By Mike Moore Staff Writer Grass Lake — When the 2016 regular season came to a close in the MHSAA for softball, Meghan Beaubien was the ace of a Monroe St. Mary’s Catholic Central squad many pegged to repeat as state champs in Division 3. Then, shortly before the playoffs started, Beaubien was named Gatorade Softball Player of the Year for the second time in as many springs. Other than that, the Grass Lake squad has very little to worry about heading into Saturday’s 11:30 a.m. regional semifinal at Adrian Madison. “They are going to have one of the top pitchers in Michigan,” Grass Lake coach Roger Cook said simply. “We saw her last year. A lot of coaches have helped me get ready for her this year. We’ve been practicing at a high speed, and we have to.” Beaubien ended the regular season with an 18-1 record, 286 strikeouts and a 0.36 earned-run average. “She has a very good rise ball, an excellent change up and can hit the low-to-mid 60’s,” Cook added. The key, he added, will be his girls shortening up their swings while in the box. “It’s important…
MHSAA Girls Softball Regional Schedule
Division 3 at Adrian Madison Saturday, June 11th Wixom St. Catherine vs. Clinton 10:00am Monroe St. Mary CC vs. Grass Lake 11:30pm Final 1:00pm Division 4 at Climax-Scotts Saturday, June 11th Concord vs. Climax-Scotts 11:00am Morenci vs. Colon 1:00pm Final 3:00pm
Lumen boys track not thinking about last year, focused on regional
By Mike Moore Staff Writer Jackson — The defending Division 3 state champs are about to begin the 2016 postseason, and as Mike Woolsey said Friday morning, repeating is the furthest thing from his guys minds right now. “Our main goal is to do well, and get as many guys qualified as we can,” he said of Saturday’s regional event. “This is also a great chance for some younger guys to gain some valuable experience. … For us, thinking about last year really doesn’t make any sense. This is a different team. The goal now is to get as many guys as possible with their best performances.” Lumen will be joined by 16 other teams Saturday at Quincy in the regional event. Action is set to begin around 9 a.m. “We’ve really improved as the year’s gone on,” Woolsey said of his guys. “These are athletes coming along. We’re getting a lot of what we need to right now, and that’s key.” Last year’s state-title team had depth and a ton of high-level talent that carried it 44 points at the final, seven better than Hillsdale. “But we graduated a lot of those guys,…
