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Special Season for East Jackson Girls Basketball

By Larry Jacobson, JTV Sports East Jackson High School girls basketball coach Meeka Sova knows she has a special group of kids on this years’ team. But there’s nothing like confirmation. “This is a great group of kids,” Sova said. “But it’s so refreshing to hear it from others. I’m constantly talking to our teachers who say the girls are a pleasure to have in class, they’re attentive and they’re good students. I received an e-mail the other day from someone who’d attended one of our games and wanted to compliment us our sportsmanship – and this is someone from completely outside the program. I think the girls on this team genuinely like each other, they work hard and they have tremendous character.” Oh, and they’re pretty good, too… Heading into this week’s action the Trojans (11-4 overall and 9-2 in the Cascades Conference) are just a game behind Manchester for  first place. “It’s a continuation from how we finished last year,” Sova said. “And there’s the excitement of last years’ boys team, as well. The girls saw how much fun the guys had, and how excited the entire EJ community was during that great season last year and they…

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Cougars fall at home

SPRING ARBOR, MI – For the first time in his very impressive career, Rob Hogans scored more than 30 points in back to back games. On February 1, Hogans poured in 42 points against Bethel College and tonight against Grace, Hogans led all scorers with 32 points.  Hogans heroic effort wasn't enough, however as the Cougars lost to the Lancers 68-64. Despite trailing the Lancers by as many as eight points in the first half, Spring Arbor held a narrow, one point lead after the first 20 minutes of play.  The score at intermission was Spring Abror32, Grace 31. Grace came out of the half with a little more momentum and took a 39-34 lead after three minutes of play.  Neither team scored a point for a little under four minutes of action and with 12:59 left on the clock the score was still 39-34 until Thomas Starks connected from outside the arc to break the drought. Over the next several minutes, the Cougars and Lancers traded blows and provided the fans that braved the cold and snowy roads a game worth the price of admission.  With less than three minutes to play, the score was 55-54 with Grace holding…

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Chucky’s Game Pick: Lumen Christi at Western

LUMEN CHRISTI @ WESTERN – BOYS: There’s a lot of attention on the Titans with that lofty state ranking, but they seem to be taking it in stride. The entire squad was recently seen at Cascades hill having some fun on a forty foot long toboggan carved from a nearby spruce tree. The Panthers are enjoying their shiny new gym, although things get a little disruptive when the t-shirt cannon breaks and staff members instead fire warm, salted pretzels into the crowd. PICK: LUMEN CHRISTI 

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Chucky’s Game Pick: Hanover-Horton at Napoleon

HANOVER-HORTON (10-1) @ NAPOLEON (11-3) – BOYS: This is shaping up to be one of the biggest and most anticipated games of the year and… wait, isn’t that always the case when these teams meat? It’s the young Comets – featuring Brock Spink’s cool hair – and the veteran Pirates – countering with the beard of Kohl Roberts. The heat gets turned up when each side throws down gauntlets: If HH wins, Roberts agrees to shave his beard and if the Pirates win, Spink shaves his head. Truthfully, Chucky – being older and balding and mostly NOT hip – is jealous of both kids. On a side note, when Chucky walks out to his truck after the game he’s greeted by both teams and roughed up. PICK: NAPOLEON

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Chucky’s Game Pick: Michigan Center at Grass Lake (girls)

MICHIGAN CENTER (13-3) @ GRASS LAKE (8-6) – Girls game: There is growing angst at MC when the Lady Cardinals learn that a true female cardinal – yes, the bird – is actually a brown and olive color and not red. These Lady Cards want new uniforms but settle for pizza and burgers at Missy’s Little Grass Shack after the game. The Warriors also head to Missy’s for dinner and a huge melee erupts between these rivals. Cooler heads prevail when someone flips all the television channels to the latest ‘Sharknado’ film. PICK: MICHIGAN CENTER

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Chucky’s Game Pick: East Jackson at Napoleon (girls)

EAST JACKSON (10-3) @ NAPOLEON (12-2) – Girls game: Chucky foresees chaos in this matchup of two of the area’s best girls basketball teams. The Pirates, apparently deciding that merely winning a sporting event isn’t enough, sneak over to Sutton Road before the game and attempt to steal The Dome and take it back to Napoleon. Their attempt is scuttled when the Lady Trojans receive news of the plan and repel the invaders. Legendary actress Katharine Hepburn, who starred in the 1971 blockbuster film ‘Trojan Women’, serves as honorary captain for the game and gives a pep talk to EJ. Sadly, she leaves in shame when one of the players asks another ‘who’s grandmother is this?’ Also, it gets sort of creepy when it’s announced that Katharine Hepburn died 10 years ago. PICK: NAPOLEON

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Hogans scores 42 in loss

SPRING ARBOR, MI – In the history of Spring Arbor University men's basketball, there have been 20 games when a player scored 40 or more points.  The latest was today when senior, Rob Hogans scored 32 of his game high 42 points in the second half against Bethel College.  Unfortunately for the Cougars, it was enough and Spring Arbor fell to the #20 ranked Bethel Pilots 80-69. The Cougars started the game in dominating fashion with a 12-2 lead after the first seven minutes and still lead after the first half 28-26 after a late first half rally by the Pilots. After the first 20 minutes of play, Thomas Starks led Spring Arbor with 11 points and Rob Hogans added 10 points in the first half. Bethel, ranked #20 in the NAIA polls was on a mission in the second half and started the half with a 17-5 run after six minutes and a 25-9 run through the first 10 minutes of the second half and trailing the Pilots 37-51 and a 14 point deficit. With 10:00 left, Rob Hogans tried with all his might to get the Cougars back into the game and what happened over that time was…

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Different Sport, Same Success for Trojans

      “You can’t beat having seniors on your team…” Homer boys basketball coach Jim Huffman said this moments after the Trojans went into Hanover-Horton and handed the Comets their first loss of the season 67-61 on January 20. Although the game was tight throughout, the Trojans snagged a lead early and never let go of it, despite a flurry of Comet runs throughout the game. The Trojans (9-0 after the Hanover-Horton win) have eight seniors on the roster – including their starting five. “These guys have been playing together for awhile now,” Huffman said. “They know where they’re supposed to be on the court during games and practices, and they know where their teammates are supposed to be. They can almost coach themselves.” But there’s more to this Trojan team than toughness, poise and senior leadership on the basketball court. “I’ve had more fun coaching this team than I’ve ever had,” Huffman said. “This is just a unique group of kids and they’re just a lot of fun to be around. They know what’s expected of them, they know what’s expected of each other and they just go out and execute.” During the 2013 football season I had a…

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