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Northwest girls look to build on last season’s 19-5 final record   By Mike Moore Staff Writer   Jackson – If last year was good, well, this season could be one to remember.   When the Northwest girls basketball team takes the floor for the first time next Tuesday at Grass Lake, the squad will be doing so with an impressive resume to fall back on, and some very lofty goals to live up to.   “Our approach every year is to compete for championships, whether that’s in the conference or the district and beyond,” coach Ryan Carroll said simply. “With that said, I think we’ve set the bar pretty high and we’re taking a head-on approach to that goal all season.”   The Mounties went 19-5 last winter, reaching the regional round for the second time in three years. Their 10-2 mark in the Interstate 8 Conference was second only to undefeated (12-0) Marshall High.   But the lofty goals — winning the conference, district and beyond — aren’t simply based on what was done last winter, but who did it.   Almost an entire group that’s back in the mix.   We brought back seven girls from last year’s…

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Spring Arbor defeats Carroll in NAIA Opening Round

BRIGHTON, Mich. – The No. 4 ranked Spring Arbor University women’s soccer team will be returning to Orange Beach, Alabama for the second straight season after defeating No. 25 Carroll College (Mont.) 3-0 in the NAIA National Championship Opening Round on Saturday.   Heavy snow in the area forced the two teams to move the match, which was originally scheduled to be played at the Cougar Soccer Complex, indoors to the Legacy Center Sports Complex in Brighton, Michigan. While it may have been cold outside, the Cougars were red-hot inside.   Not even Carroll (14-6-2), who entered the night ranked among the best in the country allowing just 12 goals in 21 matches the season, was able to slow down the high-powered Spring Arbor attack. The Cougars stunned the Fighting Saints tallying three goals in the first 20 minutes, including one by senior Nikki Bonnema less than a minute after the opening whistle. The Carroll goalkeeper came out to punch away a cross sent in by freshman Lauren Orr, but the ball was redirected before she could get a hand on it. The loose ball eventually found the feet of Bonnema who was able to slip a shot through before…

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Onto the regional

Lumen roars back, takes district title at Manchester to earn trip to Clinton   By Mike Moore Staff Writer   Manchester – A two-touchdown lead had evaporated, transformed really, into a one-point deficit.   A late penalty at the end of the first half and a kick return for touchdown to start the second half saw the Lumen Christi football team go from leading Manchester 27-14 to trailing 28-27 in a span of 13 seconds of game action.   And enough was enough.   “We’ve played pretty well with our back against the wall all year,” Titans coach Herb Brogan said. “We’ve responded well to adversity, but quite honestly, we’re the ones creating the adversity.”   That may be, but the guys from Jackson certainly found their way out of it, scoring three unanswered touchdowns Friday night in a 45-28 victory in a Division 6 district final on the road.   “This is one of our goals,” Brogan said of playing for a regional title next weekend. “When we step on the field in August, (winning a district) is one of our goals. You never expect it, but we’ve fought to make it to this point.”   Things certainly started…

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Titans Come to Life

Lumen responds from early deficit, rolls to 35-7 victory over Vandercook By Mike Moore Staff Writer Jackson – The underdogs came out swinging, a playoff team for the first time in nearly  two decades, Vandercook Lake landed the first punch.  And it was a staggering, direct hit that stung for more than a quarter. But once off the mat, Lumen Christi flexed its playoff muscle, and experience, roaring  back from an early deficit to roll to a 35-7 victory in Friday night’s Division 6 pre-district  opener on the road. “I thought they were really well prepared to start the ball game. They caught us flat  footed a little bit,” Lumen coach Herb Brogan said of Vandercook, which led 7-0 until  the final 90 seconds of the first half. “We got the ball for one series and didn’t do  anything.” After falling behind on the opening drive, Lumen scored the game’s final five  touchdowns, including three in a span of 6:15 in the fourth quarter. “We found a way to bounce back and had a great second half,” Brogan added. “It’s very tough, (the season) being over,” a somber Vandercook coach Steve Wolvin  said. “But if you’re going to lose, you…

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Playoff Scores

Division 2 Jackson 42 Livonia Churchill 35   Division 3 Coldwater 31 Western 7   Division 5 Dearborn Heights Robichaud 50 Columbia Central 34 Buchanan 34 Hillsdale 31 Ida 35 AA Gabriel Richard 23 Portland 57 Stockbridge 18   Division 6 Manchester 43 Grass Lake 40 Lumen Christi 35 Vandercook Lake 7 Clinton 14 Monroe St. Mary CC 10   Division 7 Dansville 28 Concord 6 Homer 54 Springport 28

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