MHSAA baseball Western at Northwest High School, 04-16-2021. Photos by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports. To order prints or downloads, click here. [ngg src="galleries" ids="992" display="pro_blog_gallery"] MHSAA baseball Western at Northwest High School, 04-16-2021. Photos by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports. To order prints or downloads, click here.
By Jeff Steers JTV Sports (April 13, 2021 3:38 PM) Western School District announced the appointment of Nick Rulewicz as new head football coach at Western High School. Rulewicz brings more than 20 years of football coaching experience between the high school and college levels. As the offensive coordinator at Columbia Central High School, his teams recorded four of the top 10 scoring offenses in school history. Rulewicz matched that success with a two-year stint as the offensive coordinator at Michigan Center accumulating a school record for most points scored in a season in 2012 with 37.9 points per game and 35.8 points per game in 2013. Rulewicz was the assistant defensive line coach for Hillsdale College in 2011 when the team was GLIAC champions. While the growth of his family and his professional role removed him from the sidelines in recent years, he remained actively involved in the sport assisting the coaches at both Western and Constantine in an advisory capacity. “I am very excited to welcome Nick as our next football coach”, Athletic Director Ryan Hackworth said. “I am confident he will build excitement amongst the student-athletes and the entire Western community will be proud of the football…
MHSAA D-2 girls basketball semifinals, Western vs. Portland High School at Van Andel Arena, April 7, 2021. Portland 45 Western 38. Portland advances to the state final Friday vs Newaygo. Photos by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports. To order prints or downloads, click here. [ngg src="galleries" ids="975" display="pro_blog_gallery"] MHSAA D-2 girls basketball semifinals, Western vs. Portland High School at Van Andel Arena, April 7, 2021. Portland 45 Western 38. Portland advances to the state final Friday vs Newaygo. Photos by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports. To order prints or downloads, click here.
Western High School basketball player Lilli Luma (23) scored 15 points in the Panthers' Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 2 state semifinal game at Van Andel Arena on Wednesday. Photos by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports. By Jeff Steers JTV Sports (April 7, 2021 10:02 PM) The Western High School girls' varsity basketball team had the saying "unfinished business" on their warmups this season. Next year the mantra may be "one more step." Western lost 45-38 to Portland High School in the Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 2 state semifinals at Van Andel Arena on Wednesday afternoon. The Panthers end the season with an 18-5 record and the school's first regional title in girls' basketball. Last year the Panthers were cut short of playing in the regional final by a couple of hours when COVID-19 restrictions closed down the season. "We were just blessed to be able to make it this far," WHS Coach Gina Fortress said. "Our goal was to win the regional title, so every game after that was a great experience for us. "Last year we felt like we were robbed." The Panthers looked like they may steal a win from Portland on Wednesday afternoon. Portland led…
Grass Lake High School basketball player Abrie Cabana (22) scored 19 points for the Warriors in a 49-36 win over Columbia Central High School in a Division 3 quarterfinal matchup at Ypsilanti Lincoln High School. Photo by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports. By Jeff Steers JTV Sports (April 5, 2021 10:32 PM) Grass Lake High School girls’ basketball Coach Andrea Cabana described her team’s performance during the Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 3 quarterfinal game “business-like.” Get in, get the job done, and go home. The Warriors defeated Columbia Central High School for the second time this season with a 49-36 win at Ypsilanti Lincoln High School on Monday. With the victory, Grass Lake will advance to the Breslin Student Event Center on the campus of Michigan State University on Wednesday to face Hemlock (14-8) in the Division 3 Final Four. The state semifinal is scheduled to start at 10 a.m. “This is the first trip for our school, our community, and those girls,” Cabana said. “This is something we have talked about for three years. “They (the players) are staying the course and staying focused.” Senior Abrie Cabana scored 13 points in the first quarter and finished with…
MHSAA girls' basketball D-2 quarterfinals, Western 53, AAGR 50, at Chelsea High School, April 5, 2021. WHS advances to the D-2 semifinals on Wednesday at Van Andel Arena. Photos by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports. To order prints or downloads, click here. [ngg src="galleries" ids="970" display="pro_blog_gallery"] MHSAA girls' basketball D-2 quarterfinals, Western 53, AAGR 50, at Chelsea High School, April 5, 2021. WHS advances to the D-2 semifinals on Wednesday at Van Andel Arena. Photos by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports. To order prints or downloads, click here.
Northwest High School wrestler Gage Race, left, battles Dru Wilson of Warren Woods Tower High School during the Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 2 state final at 130 pounds. Photo by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports By Jeff Steers JTV Sports (April 3, 2021 8:33 AM) Northwest High School wrestler Gage Race put all of the COVID-19 distractions and heartaches behind him when he stepped on the mat for the Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 2 state individual wrestling finals. He let the hard work in the off season speak for itself. It almost landed him on top of the podium at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids on Friday night. Race finished second to Dru Wilson of Warren Wood Tower High School, losing 6-5 in the D-2 130-pound final. The second-place finish earned Race all-state honors for the first time in his short career. As a freshman he lost in the regional consolation finals – just one win away from the state meet. Race was joined by four other Mountie wrestlers earning all-state honors. Adam Haselius finished fourth at 189 pounds, Bryce Graham placed sixth at 112, Braden Gariety was seventh at 152, and Dominick Louagie placed eighth…
MHSAA Division 2 state wrestling at Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, April 2, 2021. Photos by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports. To order prints or downloads, click here. [ngg src="galleries" ids="966" display="pro_blog_gallery"] MHSAA Division 2 state wrestling at Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, April 2, 2021. Photos by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports. To order prints or downloads, click here.
Hanover-Horton High School basketball player Garrett Gumper drives past an opponent during a Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 3 regional semifinal at Springport High School on Tuesday. Photo by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports. By Jeff Steers JTV Sports Playing defense and being the next man up are two of the principles that have led to the success of Hanover-Horton High School boys’ basketball program. Those principles worked again for the Comets in the opening round of the Michigan High School Athletic Association regional tournament. The Comets defeated Michigan Center High School 69-38 for the third time this season advancing to the MHSAA Division 3 regional semifinal. Hanover-Horton will face Leslie (16-1) in the regional final Thursday at Springport High School beginning at 7 p.m. Just a year after graduating eight seniors – six of whom are playing college basketball – Hanover-Horton is continuing its success with a number of new faces in the starting lineup. “This senior group is my son’s group so they have been playing together for a long time,” HHHS head Coach Chad Mortimer said. “They just fell behind a good senior class … there wasn’t enough minutes for everyone. “Now it is their turn.” The…
