Boys Onsted 66 Hillsdale 62 Grand Ledge 47 Jackson 46 Marshall 61 Lumen Christi 52 Coldwater 59 Northwest 50 Western 66 Charlotte 60 Columbia Central 58 Blissfield 49 Girls Grand Ledge 57 Jackson 43 Vandercook Lake 63 Addison 47 Napoleon 52 Michigan Center 22 Manchester 37 Hanover-Horton 21 Grass Lake 59 East Jackson 21 Charlotte 37 Western 33 Northwest 65 Coldwater 39 Marshall 56 Lumen Christi 24 Jackson Christian 56 North Adams-Jerome 41 Concord 74 Union City 43
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Jackson uses big runs, and 23 from Suddeth, to roll past Lumen Christi 57-43 By Mike Moore Staff Writer Jackson – He played like a man possessed, and just maybe, he was. How else can you explain Shonte Suddeth and the game the Jackson High junior had Tuesday night against rival Lumen Christi on the hardwood. Well, Dan Crowley put it in much simpler terms. “That’s Shonte,” Crowley said. “That’s what Shonte does.” Suddeth scored a game-high 23 points at home Tuesday, anchoring a number of big runs for the Vikings in what eventually was a 57-43 victory over the Titans. “Always a big win,” Crowley added. “We had to win this one at home.” “It was what we expected,” Lumen coach Pat Neville said of the high paced, back-and-forth game. “Watching them play, it was the tempo we expected. But I thought we did a good job keeping it a half-court game at times. We mixed in some zone, and we made some big shots.” Suddeth hit an early 3-pointer, and it seemed to ignite the Vikings, who started the game on a 14-3 run. But after Neville used a…
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Lumen and Jackson boys set to begin 2016 with meeting on the hardwood By Mike Moore Staff Writer Jackson – A new year, a familiar rivalry. What better way to begin 2016 then with a little Jackson High-Lumen Christi boys basketball? “It’s always a big game,” Jackson coach Dan Crowley said simply. “Emotions will be high because of who it is.” “When you play your cross-town rival, it’s always a big game,” Lumen’s Pat Neville countered. “That’s going to be one of the best teams we see all year.” The rivalry obviously puts a little extra on the game, but the less-than-spectacular starts each team has limped to only adds to the importance. Lumen is 1-3 so far, dropping the season’s first three games before blowing a 21-point lead against Northwest, only to hang on for a 58-56 win on Dec. 18. Jackson, while playing four very close games, is also just 1-3, though should be a bit less rusty after playing Dec. 29, a 73-68 loss to a 5-0 Dowagiac team. “Every single game we’ve played has been hard fought and come down to the final minutes,” Crowley said. “All…
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Tuesday night scores Girls Northwest 61 Jackson 25 Lansing Catholic 43 Lumen Christi 39 Pennfield 55 Western 33 Michigan Center 52 Vandercook Lake 49 Hanover-Horton 67 East Jackson 52 Grass Lake 70 Addison 45 Napoleon 41 Manchester 37 Bellevue 35 Jackson Christian 32 Columbia Central 63 Hillsdale 15 (file photo above)
After reaching quarterfinals, Jackson United hockey takes aim at next step By Mike Moore Staff Writer Jackson – The record book was rewritten, from goals scored to wins accumulated to a final playoff destination reached. And all that occurred in one year for the Jackson United hockey team last winter. So, a year later, with many of the same characters back in the mix, well, it’s time for more. At least that’s the attitude Andy Sinkovitz and his guys are hitting the ice with. “The goal is to do what we did last year, but go a step further,” Sinkovitz said. “We’re going to face better competition. We’re going to be tested. But that’s what I think this team is capable of.” The Vikings’ success in 2014-15 paved the way for a whole new round of interest, as 32 players tried out for the squad. “And we had a lot of higher-skilled players come out, guys that played travel hockey last year,” Sinkovitz said. “We’ve been able to replace a lot of what we lost, which was awesome.” Jackson rolled to a 22-5-1 record last winter, the best in program history…