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Tucker Wiginton (12) of Springport High School drives toward the basket during a game Tuesday night at Concord.  Photo by Karson Durocher, JTV Sports  Boys Basketball Concord 56, Springport 47: Jett Smith led Concord with 22 points, Darrell Dean finished with 16 points, and Connor Stevens grabbed 11 rebounds for Concord (13-8 overall, 9-4 Big 8). Tucker Wiginton scored 14 points and Gibson Overweg finished with 12 points and rebounds for the Spartans. East Jackson 57, Pansophia Academy 21: The Trojans earned a non-conference win Tuesday night. Marshall 61, Northwest 25: The Mounties fell on the road in Interstate Eight Conference play Tuesday. Austin Burns and Lincoln Fuller each scored 18 points to lead first-place Marshall. Western 52, Coldwater 41: The Panthers jumped out to a 13-2 lead in the first quarter and never looked back. Maverick Hammond finished with 14 points and D.J. VanRiper added 13 points and three steals for Western. The Panthers knocked Coldwater out of first place in the I-8 with the victory. Girls Basketball Grass Lake 59, East Jackson 37: Four players scored in double digits for the Warriors. Kate Starkey scored 17 points, Mya Viegelahn added 14 points and eight rebounds, Bree Salts tallied…

Tyler Nall (14) of Napoleon High School shoots through a maze of players during a win over Jackson Christian Monday night.  Photo by Madison Vieau, JTV Sports    Boys Basketball Grass Lake 73, Pinckney 41: Brayden Lape scored 23 points to become the all-time leading scorer in boys basketball for Grass Lake with 1,488 points. He breaks the 45-year-old record of Gary Adams in the process. Bryant Cook scored 17 points and pulled down six rebounds, Carmyne Beltran scored 13 points with four assists, and Jacob Collins scored 10 points and hauled in six rebounds for Grass Lake (21-0). Napoleon 46, Jackson Christian 31: The Pirates earned a non-conference win over Jackson Christian Monday night. Tyler Nall scored 19 points and Brady McLain added 11 points for Napoleon. Mason 72, Western 36: Chelsea defeated Western High School in non-conference action. Northwest 34, Hastings 23: Northwest High School defeated Hastings at home Monday. Chelsea 60, Jackson 53: Berkley Drummond scored 16 points and Jaydon Ross added 13 points for the Vikings. Girls Basketball Bronson 58, Springport  46: The Spartans lost in Big Eight Conference basketball action Monday night. Northwest 29, Hastings 27: Northwest won a low-scoring Interstate Eight Conference game at…

Hanover-Horton High School will host the MHSAA Division 4 district tournament at JAX 60 in Jackson.  FILE PHOTO Bowling regionals for area teams start Thursday in the Michigan High School Athletic Association playoffs. Division 2 will be in Tecumseh, Division 3 at Royal Scot Lanes in Lansing, and Division 4 at JAX 60 in Jackson for Jackson-area teams. Team tournaments will be Thursday and individual tournaments are Friday. The top three teams and top 10 individuals advance to various tournament sites Feb. 28 and March 1. Here are the schedules for Jackson County bowling teams.  Division 2 at Tecumseh, 8 a.m. Ten Pin Bowling Alley Team Tournament Feb. 20 Individual Tournament Feb. 21 Adrian, Chelsea, DeWitt, Eaton Rapids, Fowlerville, Haslett, Jackson, Mason, Northwest, Pinckney, Tecumseh, and Western. Division 3 at Lansing Catholic, 8:15 a.m. Royal Scot Lanes, Lansing Team Tournament Feb. 20 Individual Tournament Feb. 21 Columbia Central, Comstock, Grass Lake, Hillsdale, Lake Odessa Lakewood, Lansing Catholic, Michigan Center, Napoleon, Olivet, Onsted, Parchment, Portland, Quincy, and Stockbridge. Division 4 at Hanover-Horton 9 a.m. JAX 60, Jackson Team Tournament Feb. 20 Individual Tournament Feb. 21 Addison, Britton-Deerfield, Clinton, Dansville, East Jackson, Hanover-Horton, Leslie, Lumen Christi, Manchester, Morenci, Petersburg-Summerfield, Sand Creek, and…

Bella Huston, Columbia Central High School wrestler Boys Basketball Gabriel Richard 82, Lumen Christi 48: The Titans lost in the Catholic High School League final at the University of Detroit Sunday. Wrestling Girls Regional 4 at Chelsea: Jackson County state qualifiers include: Bella Huston of Columbia Central who won the title at 190 pounds; Kayla Bonner of Jackson was third at 235 pounds; Yazlyn Fajardo of Northwest finished fourth at 115 pounds; and Drew Swihart of Hanover-Horton was fourth at 135 pounds. The four advance to the Michigan High School Athletic Association state finals at Ford Field in Detroit starting Feb. 28. Bowling Cascades Conference singles: Adam Delano of East Jackson defeated Brady Soper 172-165 in the boys championship match at JAX 60. Delano defeated a pair of Pirates on his way to the final. He defeated Peyton Thorne of Napoleon 189-173 and Ethan Rose of Napoleon 193-190. Marielle Schafran of Grass Lake won the girls’ title on Sunday. On Deck for Feb. 17, 2025  Boys Basketball Pinckney at Grass Lake         7 p.m. Jackson Christian at Napoleon       7 p.m. Mason at Western         7 p.m. Hastings at Northwest  7 p.m. Girls Basketball Bronson at Springport  6 p.m. Hastings at Northwest  5:30…