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Comets and Cardinals to Battle for Sole Possession of Conference First Place

(Photos:  Ryan Kerwin, JTV Sports) By Gary Kalahar JTV Sports Large turnovers in personnel have left the Michigan Center and Hanover-Horton high school basketball teams … right where they’re used to being. The two teams that between them have won the last four Cascades Conference championships are atop the league again, sharing first place despite significant graduation losses. They will break the tie heading into the final two weeks of the season when they meet Friday at Michigan Center. Michigan Center lost its top four scorers from last year’s team that recorded the first 20-0 regular season in school history and won a Class C district championship. So all the Cardinals have done this season is go 14-1, with a 9-1 league record marred only by a loss to Hanover-Horton. Coach Travis Gaddy isn’t as surprised as one might think. “We knew we had a good nucleus back,” Gaddy said. “You can’t replace what we lost. You hope your program’s deep enough that the next guys can step up, and that’s what these guys have been doing.” The story is similar at Hanover-Horton, where the Comets lost a handful of top players from their 19-4 team of a year ago.…

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Masyn Shannon Michigan Center Girls Basketball

Strong season so far leading to promising playoff run for MC girls basketball team

By Mike Moore Staff Writer   Michigan Center — There’s not much about this season that has surprised Joe Lusk.   That’s not a bad thing, keep in mind, but when the 2017-18 winter season began for the Michigan Center girls basketball team, Lusk had a roster all-but-intact from last year.   That team, one should note, went 20-4 and reached a regional semifinal.   So when asked this week if he was expecting what’s played out so far this time around, Lusk didn’t hesitate.   “Yeah, I really did,” Lusk said of his squad, which is 13-2 so far. “We went 20-4 last year with a team of freshmen, a couple juniors and one senior. So we knew we had some great talent.”   The Cardinals started the year with a 45-27 win over Jonesville. In the second game, they led big at Springport, only to fall 48-47 to sit at 1-1 with more questions than answers.   Since then, it’s been dominance and smooth sailing.   “Not long after that loss we played an awesome Williamston team,” Lusk said. Williamston has lost once this year. “We hung with them (lost 67-59), and I’ve never seen us play that…

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East Jackson vs Michigan Center Boys Basketball | Photo Gallery

Photos by Andy Hawley, JTV Sports. Photos from East Jackson vs Michigan Center Boys Basketball (Final Score : Michigan Center 67 - East Jackson 55). January 26, 2018. JTV Sports Order prints or purchase download rights click - Purchase Images [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="236" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_pro_blog_gallery" override_image_settings="0" image_quality="100" image_crop="0" image_watermark="0" image_display_size="1280" image_max_height="0" spacing="10" border_size="0" border_color="#FFFFFF" display_captions="0" caption_location="below" display_type_view="default" ngg_triggers_display="always" ngg_proofing_display="0" captions_enabled="0" captions_display_sharing="1" captions_display_title="1" captions_display_description="1" captions_animation="slideup" is_ecommerce_enabled="1" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"] Photos by Andy Hawley, JTV Sports. Photos from East Jackson vs Michigan Center Boys Basketball (Final Score : Michigan Center 67 - East Jackson 55). January 26, 2018. JTV Sports Order prints or purchase download rights click - Purchase Images

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Jackson United vs Lumen Christi Hockey | Photo Gallery

  Photos by Ryan Kerwin, JTV Sports. Photos from Jackson United vs Lumen Christi Hockey (score : 7-1) January 20, 2018. JTV Sports. Order prints or purchase download rights click - Purchase Images [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="232" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_pro_blog_gallery" override_image_settings="0" image_quality="100" image_crop="0" image_watermark="0" image_display_size="1280" image_max_height="0" spacing="10" border_size="0" border_color="#FFFFFF" display_captions="0" caption_location="below" display_type_view="default" ngg_triggers_display="always" ngg_proofing_display="0" captions_enabled="0" captions_display_sharing="1" captions_display_title="1" captions_display_description="1" captions_animation="slideup" is_ecommerce_enabled="0" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"] Photos by Ryan Kerwin, JTV Sports. Photos from Jackson United vs Lumen Christi Hockey (score : 7-1) January 20, 2018. JTV Sports. Order prints or purchase download rights click - Purchase Images

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Michigan Center Head Coach Travis Gaddy

Michigan Center boys hoops is a team on a mission

By Mike Moore                           (File Photo: Ryan Kerwin, JTV Sports) Staff Writer   Michigan Center — Travis Gaddy had to hit the reset button, a reality he had to face following last year’s impressive run to 23 wins in 24 games.   But, after that 23-1 finish, the team graduated almost everyone on the roster, including four of the five starters.   So, with a new year and a roster needing to come into its own, the simple and understandable expectation was for the Cardinals to need some time to figure things out.   That’s been the case, but with a pretty cool caveat.   They’ve done it while winning.   “I knew after the summer we had some good players here,” Gaddy said. “But I also knew if was going to take some time for guys to figure things out and adjust to what they had to do.”   The Cardinals did it quickly, and heading into tonight’s tilt against Hanover-Horton, 5-0 on the season.   “We’ve shot the ball very well,” Gaddy said. “And the defense is starting to catch up. We had guys that needed to…

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JAWS Jackson Area Wrestling Showdown Tournament 2017 | Photo Gallery

  Photos By Ryan Kerwin, JTV Sports. Photos from "JAWS" Jackson Area Wrestling Showdown Tournament at Parkside Middle School. December 9, 2017. JTV Sports Order prints or purchase download rights click - Purchase Images [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="225" sortorder="12919,12920,12921,12922,12923,12924,12925,12926,12927,12928,12929,12930,12931,12932,12933,12934,12935,12936,12937,12938,12939,12940,12941,12942,12943,12944,12945,12946,12947,12948,12949,12995,12950,12951,12952,12953,12954,12955,12956,12957,12958,12959,12960,12961,12962,12963,12964,12965,12966,12967,12968,12969,12970,12971,12972,12973,12974,12975,12976,12977,12978,12979,12980,12981,12982,12983,12984,12985,12986,12987,12988,12989,12990,12991,12992,12993,12994,12996" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_pro_blog_gallery" override_image_settings="0" image_quality="100" image_crop="0" image_watermark="0" image_display_size="1280" image_max_height="0" spacing="10" border_size="0" border_color="#FFFFFF" display_captions="0" caption_location="below" display_type_view="default" ngg_triggers_display="always" ngg_proofing_display="0" captions_enabled="0" captions_display_sharing="1" captions_display_title="1" captions_display_description="1" captions_animation="slideup" is_ecommerce_enabled="0" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"] Photos By Ryan Kerwin, JTV Sports. Photos from "JAWS" Jackson Area Wrestling Showdown Tournament at Parkside Middle School. December 9, 2017. JTV Sports Order prints or purchase download rights click - Purchase Images

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Lumen Christi vs Michigan Center District Finals Football | Photo Gallery

  Photos by Ryan Kerwin, JTV Sports. Lumen Christi 51 won vs Michigan Center 14. November 3,2017. JTV Sports. [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="212" sortorder="11722,11723,11724,11725,11726,11727,11728,11729,11730,11731,11732,11733,11734,11735,11736,11737,11738,11739,11740,11741,11742,11787,11743,11744,11745,11746,11747,11748,11749,11750,11751,11752,11788,11753,11754,11755,11756,11757,11758,11759,11760,11761,11762,11763,11764,11765,11766,11767,11768,11769,11770,11771,11772,11773,11774,11775,11776,11777,11778,11779,11780,11781,11782,11783,11784,11785,11786" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_pro_blog_gallery" override_image_settings="0" image_quality="100" image_crop="0" image_watermark="0" image_display_size="1280" image_max_height="0" spacing="10" border_size="0" border_color="#FFFFFF" display_captions="0" caption_location="below" display_type_view="default" ngg_triggers_display="always" ngg_proofing_display="0" captions_enabled="0" captions_display_sharing="1" captions_display_title="1" captions_display_description="1" captions_animation="slideup" is_ecommerce_enabled="0" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"] Photos by Ryan Kerwin, JTV Sports. Lumen Christi 51 won vs Michigan Center 14. November 3,2017. JTV Sports.  

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Lumen Christi Michigan Center district final

Lumen’s title defense must survive home threat from Michigan Center

By Mike Moore                           Photo by Ryan Kerwin, JTV Sports Staff Writer   Jackson — As the weeks go longer, the teams get tougher.   That’s a simple truth the Lumen Christi football team is all-to-familiar with over the past 12 months or so, and one that is about to be front and center again Friday night.   After a bye week to close out the regular season, coach Herb Brogan vowed his guys wouldn’t take anyone lightly entering the playoffs.   His guys didn’t, and rolled past Quincy 48-15 in a Division 6 opener.   Now, the reward is a one-loss Michigan Center team looking to win its first district title in program history.   “They are going to be ready to play, we know that,” Brogan said of the Cardinals, who are 9-1 and haven’t lost since the first week of September. “(Coach) Troy (Allen) does a great job. They’ve won a lot of football games and are going to be fired up to come in here and play.”   Brogan said his guys have to do what’s gotten them to this point, and beyond, in the…

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Columbia Central Football

MHSAA Division 6 District Finals

Region 1, District 1 Maple City Glen Lake at Traverse City St. Francis  Saturday 1pm Region 1, District 2 Houghton Lake at Millington Friday 7pm   Region 2, District 1 Kent City at Montague Friday 7pm Region 2, District 2 Laingsburg at Ithaca Friday 7pm   Region 3, District 1 Delton Kellogg at Watervliet Friday 7pm Region 3, District 2 Michigan Center at Lumen Christi Friday 7pm - JTV   Region 4, District 1 Blissfield at Columbia Central Friday 7pm - JTV Region 4, District 2 Detroit Central at Warren Michigan Collegiate Friday 7pm

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