Basketball College Men Macomb at Jackson College, 2-1-2025 | Photos by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports. Basketball College Men Macomb at Jackson College, 2-1-2025 | Photos by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports.
Basketball College Women Macomb at Jackson, 2-1-2025 | Photos by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports. Basketball College Women Macomb at Jackson, 2-1-2025 | Photos by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports.
By Jeff Steers JTV Sports (February 1, 2025 8:00 AM ET) Strength in numbers, solid recruiting, and great coaching have led Hanover-Horton High School to the top in Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 4 competitive cheer. A couple of years ago the Comets revamped the program starting with eight student-athletes. Today, Hanover-Horton has 22 competitive cheerleaders and is ranked No. 1 in the most recent Competitive Cheer Coaches Association of Michigan Division 4 poll. Seniors Lexy VanGelder and Alexyn DuBois are two of the reasons the Comets have made such a remarkable turnaround. “Looking back two years ago as a sophomore we only had eight on our team,” VanGelder said. “It is remarkable how far we have come as a team.” DuBois’ mother, Sarah, took over as the coach a couple of years ago after leading Vandercook Lake for a number of years. The Comets started the slow climb to the top catching Michigan Center a year ago and advancing to the state Division 4 finals in Mount Pleasant. Alexyn jokes about walking the halls asking girls to join the team. “Hey, you look like a flyer!” she jokes about the hallway recruiting at Hanover-Horton. “We sell them on…
The Cascades Conference held its championship meet at Napoleon High School on Friday night. Photo by Sara Scaife, JTV Sports Boys Basketball Grass Lake 46, Napoleon 21 Jackson Christian 49. Waldron 48 Adrian 59, Jackson 34 Vandercook 65, Jackson Prep 35 Lumen Christi 40, Gabriel Richard 38 (OT) Western 54, Northwest 39 Stockbridge 59, Springport 45 Concord 54, Bronson 46 Addison 61, East Jackson 54 Girls Basketball Leslie 75, East Jackson 35 Grass Lake 60, Napoleon 26 Hanover-Horton 41, Olivet 35 Jackson Christian 48, Waldron 35 Jackson 45, Adrian 26 Michigan Center 73, Manchester 17 Western 50, Northwest 12 Wrestling Cascades Championship : Manchester 196.5 Leslie 155 Napoleon 130.5 Addison 88 Hanover-Horton 74 Grass Lake 71.5 Jonesville 65.5 Columbia Central 56 Michigan Center 56 Homer 27.5 East Jackson 20 Vandercook Lake 6 Hockey Eastside 8, Jackson United 5 Look for details on these contests and Saturday results in our Center for Family Health Jackson County Scoreboard Sunday morning at JTV.TV. On Deck for Feb. 1, 2025 Basketball Lenawee Christian at Hanover-Horton 1:30 p.m. Michigan Center at Onsted 1:30 p.m. Springport at Olivet 7 p.m. Girls Basketball Columbia Central at Bronson 3 p.m. Quincy at Concord Noon Lumen Christi at Notre…
Basketball Boys Northwest vs Western, 1-31-2025. Photos by Karson Durocher, JTV Sports. Basketball Boys Northwest vs Western, 1-31-2025. Photos by Karson Durocher, JTV Sports.
Basketball Girls Northwest vs Western, 1-31-2025. Photos by Karson Durocher, JTV Sports. Basketball Girls Northwest vs Western, 1-31-2025. Photos by Karson Durocher, JTV Sports.
Basketball Boys Napoleon vs Grass Lake, 1-31-2025. Photos by Madison Vieau, JTV Sports. Basketball Boys Napoleon vs Grass Lake, 1-31-2025. Photos by Madison Vieau, JTV Sports.
Basketball Girls Napoleon vs Grass Lake, 1-31-2025. Photos by Madison Vieau, JTV Sports. Basketball Girls Napoleon vs Grass Lake, 1-31-2025. Photos by Madison Vieau, JTV Sports.
Cascades Conference Wrestling Championship @ Nap 1-31-2025. Photos by Sara Scaife, JTV Sports. Cascades Conference Wrestling Championship @ Nap 1-31-2025. Photos by Sara Scaife, JTV Sports.
A pair of East Jackson High School basketball players battle for the ball during a home game Thursday against Leslie. Photo by Emily Heim, JTV Sports Boys Basketball Columbia Central 73, Homer 45: Derek Sanders scored 20 points and Nolan Schiel added 17 points for CCHS. Homer was led by Kooper Manning with nine points and Caidan Kissinger with eight. East Jackson 52, Leslie 50: Amaree Padgett scored 18 points and Jake Saunders added 12 points for East Jackson. K.J. Olivier scored the game-winning bucket for the Trojans. Conner Marciniak scored 17 points to lead Leslie. Hanover-Horton 57, Vandercook Lake 34: Luke Soper scored 19 points and Braylon Sayles added 16 points for the Comets on Senior Night. Tekonsha 44, Jackson Prep 38: Jackson Prep fell on the road in basketball action. Michigan Center 64, Manchester 41: Tre Collins scored 19 points, Travis Collins added 14 points, and Henry Wright finished with 10 points for the Cardinals. Girls Basketball Columbia Central 69, Homer 42: Gabby Gaydosh led the way for CCHS with a career-high 23 points and Cecelia Slat scored 18 points. Ava Fetterman scored 17 points and Alivia Warner tallied 16 points and seven rebounds for Homer. Lumen Christi 72,…