Center for Family Health Jackson County Weekend Wrap Up February 2, 2025

Luke Soper of Hanover-Horton High School scored 45 points and pulled down 13 rebounds in a win Saturday over Lenawee Christian.

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Athletic Events Jan. 31, 2025

Boys Basketball

Grass Lake 46, Napoleon 21: Brayden Lape scored 23 points and Sal Vitale added nine points for Grass Lake. The Warriors are 15-0 on the season with the victory.

Sal Vitale of Grass Lake High School brings the basketball up the court during a game Friday against Napoleon.

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Jackson Christian 49. Waldron 48: J.D. Locke scored 19 points and Aaden Breton finished with 10 points for the Royals.

Adrian 59, Jackson 34: The Vikings lost at home Friday night in Southeastern Conference action.

Vandercook 65, Jackson Prep 35: Vandercook Lake enjoyed a win on Friday during Winterfest. Chris Jimenez scored 16 points, Carter Stiles added 15 points, and Leland Barton tallied 12 points for the Jayhawks.

Lumen Christi 40, Gabriel Richard 38 (OT): The Titans earned a key win at home Friday night.

Western 54, Northwest 39: Western High School continued to roll with a rivalry win over Northwest Friday night.

Northwest High School basketball player Jalen Jordon has fun with a teammate during pre-game introductions Friday at Western.

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Stockbridge 59, Springport 45: Hunter Miller finished with 16 points and Dallas Higelmire finished with 10 points for Springport.

Concord 54, Bronson 46: Connor Stevens finished with 19 points, Darrell Dean scored 14 points, and Jett Smith tallied 11 points for Concord (10-7 overall, 7-3 Big 8).

Addison 61, East Jackson 54: The Trojans fell in Cascades Conference action.

Girls Basketball

Leslie 75, East Jackson 35: The Trojans lost to Leslie in Cascades Conference play.

Grass Lake 60, Napoleon 26: Kate Starkey scored 16 points and Reese Lape added 13 points and eight rebounds for Grass Lake.

Reese Lape (1) of Grass Lake High School goes 4-on-1 against Napoleon at home Friday night.

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Hanover-Horton 41, Olivet 35: Molly Soper finished with 14 rebounds, Maggie Soper scored nine points, and Aly Stroede dished six assists for the Comets.

Jackson Christian 48, Waldron 35: Rennie Huff scored 20 points, Ella Boll added eight points and pulled down 13 rebounds, and Madi Conrad dished seven assists for JCHS.

Jackson 45, Adrian 26: The Vikings fell on the road in Southeastern Conference play.

Michigan Center 73, Manchester 17: Mayrese Vieau finished with 15 points and Sophia Allen added 12 points for the Cardinals. McKynley Gaddy added eight points and 10 assists, Kara Straub finished with eight points and eight rebounds, and Hailey Mees and Abbie Hess each scored eight points for Michigan Center (13-1).

Western 50, Northwest 12: Rayah Hitt finished with 22 points and Bayli Stewart added 13 points for the Panthers.

Bayli Stewart (13) of Western High School puts up a shot during a home game against Emerson Carroll of Northwest Friday night.

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Wrestling

Cascades Championship: Order of finish at the Cascades Conference wrestling finals at Napoleon: 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; and Vandercook Lake 6. Top two in each weight class were Aiden Johnson of Grass Lake won the title at 106 pounds over Izayah Scott of Napoleon; Trevor Ohm of Addison took first at 113 pounds over Carter Henderson of Leslie; Onyx Ostrom of Manchester took first place at 120 pounds over Caden Olsofsky of Addison; Sammy Stewart of Manchester defeated Logan Hartman of Napoleon for the 126-pound title; A.J. Fielder of Hanover-Horton won the championship at 132 pounds over Keegan Tinkey of Leslie; Aidan Durham of Grass Lake took first place at 138 pounds over Carter Foster of Leslie; Nathan Meyer of Manchester took first place at 144 pounds with a win over Gavin Berkeypile of Hanover-Horton; Vince Budd of Manchester defeated Julius Farrell of East Jackson for the 150-pound title; Blake Sloan of Manchester took first place at 157 with a victory over Grason Weber of Leslie; Carson Warner of Napoleon took first place at 165 pounds with a win over Bubba Duffing of Manchester; Andrew Beadenkopf of Michigan Center won the championship at 175 pounds with a victory over Zack Bamm of Napoleon; Brady Warner of Napoleon took first place at 190 pounds with a win over Austyn Hocter of Hanover-Horton; Nathan Fletcher of Manchester earned a win at 215 pounds with a victory over Dallas Smith of Napoleon; and Tanner Craft of Leslie won the championship at 285 pounds with a win over Cooper Stevens of Jonesville.

Hockey

Eastside 8, Jackson United 5: Brennan Forward finished with two goals and two assists for Jackson United. Goals were also scored by Luke Bergkoetter, Peyton Paquin, and Wyatt Boteler.

Athletic Events Feb. 1, 2025

Basketball

Hanover-Horton 56, Lenawee Christian 54: Luke Soper was the story with 45 points and 13 rebounds.

Onsted 41, Michigan Center 38: The Cardinals lost to a 15-1 team in non-conference action. Tre Collins scored 15 points and Jayden Watson added 12 points for MCHS.

Springport 41, Olivet 34: Gibson Overweg finished with 10 points and five rebounds and Tucker Wiginton added nine points and eight rebounds for the Spartans.

Girls Basketball

Concord 51, Union City 42: The Yellow Jackets remained undefeated in Big Eight Conference action with the victory Saturday. Cieara Barrett led Concord with 21 points, Hannah Stimer netted 14 points, and Grace Thorrez added 11 points for Concord (13-3).

Notre Dame 65, Lumen Christi 25: The Titans fell on the road in basketball action.

Springport 48, Olivet 40: Chloey Speer finished with 19 points, Reese Seifert scored 12 points and pulled down 10 rebounds, and Ciarra Brock scored 11 points for Springport. The Spartans have won four games in a row.

Bronson 43, Columbia Central 41: Cecelia Slat finished with 13 points and Kylee Knapp added 10 points for CCHS.

Wrestling

Big 8 Conference (Springport): Springport finished third and Concord eighth at the Big Eight Conference finals at SHS Saturday. Top four finishers were Mason Thurber of Springport was second at 106 pounds; Shamus O’Hearon was also second for the Spartans at 113 pounds; Owen Thomas of SHS finished second at 120 pounds; Jacob Potter won the title for Springport at 126; Trenton Hamilton of Springport was second at 132 pounds; Tanner Severns of SHS was third at 138; Kaden Sizemore of Springport placed second at 150 pounds; Brendan Barrett of Springport was third at 165 pounds; and Spartan Trevor Gilchrist was third at 190 pounds.

Jackson at SEC Final: Jackson finished 10th in the 14-team event at Ann Arbor Pioneer. Zander Resor was second for Jackson at 144 pounds and Shea Haehnle of Jackson placed third at 175 pounds.

Lumen Christi hosts CHSL Tournament: Lumen Christi finished eighth in the 17-team conference event. Top four finishers for the Titans were Brady Mead, who was third at 120 and Hayden Rhinehart finished fourth at 190 pounds.

I-8 Championships at Northwest: Northwest High School finished third and Western fourth in the Interstate Eight Conference final at NWHS. Top four finishers for Jackson County teams were Hezekiah Gin of Western was fourth at 106 pounds; Isaac Eriksen of Western placed third at 113; Thomas Fall of Northwest placed third at 126; Evan Beuerle of Northwest was runner-up at 132; Tobin Sheley of Northwest placed fourth at 138 pounds; Blaine Anspaugh of Northwest was first and Sukhman Singh of Western was third at 144 pounds; Jack Edwards of Northwest won the conference title at 150 pounds; Juan Asta of Northwest was first and Dexter Videto of Western third at 157 pounds; Titan Parker won the championship at 165 pounds for Western and Parker Lingren of Northwest was fourth; Adam Carlson of Western won the title at 175 pounds and Romeo Gibson of Northwest was fourth; Josh Corts of Western placed third at 190 pounds; Zach Sussex of Northwest finished fourth at 215 pounds; and Aidyn Williams of Northwest and Max Harris of Western were third and fourth respectively at 285 pounds.

Miss K Memorial Wrestling (Girls): Peyton Huston won the title at 145 pounds for Columbia Central. Bella Huston was second at 190 pounds and Raeli Bice was third at 120 pounds for CCHS. Aleah Gillett of Hanover-Horton placed fourth at 235 pounds and teammate Drew Swihart was fifth at 130.

Competitive Cheer

Hillsdale Invitational: Addison finished third (615), Napoleon placed fifth (569) and Homer seventh (548) at Hillsdale in the Hustle at the Hive event.

Chelsea Invitational: Grass Lake finished second (582) and Springport third (559) in the Division 3 competition.

Pennfield Invitational: Western High School finished sixth in the varsity competition with 541.

Hockey

Chelsea 6, Jackson United 2: Tyler Dwyer and Peyton Paquin scored for Jackson United. Jonah Hughes finished with 25 saves in net for JU.

Lumen Christi 6, Grosse Pointe South 1: Josh DuMont scored a pair of goals as the Titans won in the second round of the MIHL Tournament.

College Sporting Events

Men’s Basketball

Grace 90, Spring Arbor 76: Four players scored in double digits led by Kevyn Robertson with 18 points and Gabe Newhof, Shane Rykse, and Travis Grayson with 13 points apiece. The Cougars are now 14-8 overall, 6-6 in Crossroads League action.

Macomb CC 89, Jackson College 67: Savonn Campbell scored 35 points and Joshua Christian added 11 points for Jackson College (2-19 overall, 0-7 MCCAA). The Jets will host Oakland Community College Wednesday beginning at 7:30 p.m.

Women’s Basketball

Jackson 82, Macomb CC 46: The Jets scored 24 points in the first quarter – including the first six points of the game – on their way to the victory. All 12 players scored for Jackson College as Kaylona Butler scored 25 points and Zoie Bamm added 15 points. The Jets are now 16-5 overall, 6-1 in conference action. Jackson College hosts Oakland CC beginning at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Kaylona Butler, center, of Jackson College battles for position during a home game Saturday against Montcalm Community College.

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Spring Arbor 67, Grace 53: Megan Zeitz scored 22 points, Alana Nelson added 14 points, and Sydney Aunins finished with 11 points for SAU (15-7 overall, 8-4 conference).

Bowling

Jackson College at Montcalm Invitational: Jackson College wrapped up West Division Conference titles in both men’s and women’s bowling over the weekend. Jackson Kremer rolled a 633 series and Tobyn LePeak finished with a 610 series to lead the men. In the women’s event Abby Gutowski and Kaelin Pond both rolled 521 series to lead Jackson. The Jets have won their division in both men’s and women’s bowling the last five seasons. Jackson will compete in the MCCAA Conference Championship Friday at Merri Bowl Lanes in Livonia starting at 9 a.m.

Spring Arbor at Crossroads League Championship: Both Spring Arbor teams advanced to the stepladder portion of the tournament before losing to Marian – the eventual champions in both men’s and women’s bowling.