Volleyball
Western 3, Harper Creek 1: The Panthers improved to 3-0 in Interstate-8 Conference play with a four-set win 19-25, 25-22, 25-23, and 25-14. Kayda Herrick finished with 23 kills and 21 digs, Abby Nieswender issued 41 assists, Baylie Stewart added 10 kills, and J.J. Lewis finished with 23 digs for Western (19-4 overall).
Girls Cross Country
Jackson at SEC Jamboree at Adrian: Grace Brown finished ninth for Jackson in 21:48. The Vikings only had two runners in the race.
Lumen Christi at CHSL AA Division: Lumen Christi won the event with 28 points. All five runners finished with the top 11 for the Titans as Madison Osterberg won the event in 17:44 and teammate Samantha Schroeder was second with a time of 19:17.
Boys Cross Country
Jackson at SEC Jamboree at Adrian: The Vikings finished fifth with 136 points. Hollis Mick finished 24th with a time of 18:43 for Jackson.
Lumen Christi at CHSL AA Division: Lumen Christi finished second with 58 points. Gannon Shore finished second (17:12) and Gibson Shore was fourth (17:58) for the Titans.
Boys Soccer
Columbia Central 2, Michigan Center 0: Hunter Clemons made 10 saves in net for the Cardinals.
Grass Lake 8, Leslie 0: Tyler Chizek, Zach Rice, and Max Goebel scored the goals for the Warriors.
Chelsea 4, Jackson 0
Girls Golf
Concord at LCAA Jamboree: Concord High School finished second with a 228 at Devils Lake Golf Course near Onsted. Pyper Norris led Concord with a 51 and Grace Thorrez finished with a 53 for the Yellow Jackets.
Interstate-8 Conference Final: Western High School finished second (383) and Northwest seventh (454) at the Interstate-8 Conference final at Cedar Creek in Battle Creek. Gabi Davis tied for third overall with an 86, Cami Boldt was fourth scoring a personal best 89, and Kaia Bruneel tied for fifth with a 92 for Western. Northwest was led by Melia Piloske with a 101 and Bailey Krutsch scoring a 106. The Panthers finished second overall in the I-8 behind Harper Creek. Davis had the best season scoring average and Bruneel ranked fifth in the conference – both earning first-team all-conference honors.
College Sporting Events
Men’s Soccer
Jackson College 4, Lake Michigan 1: Emmanuel Ndjoli scored a pair of goals and Jon Torres and Fernando Torrez added one goal apiece for Jackson. Antonio Rodriguez earned the win in goal for the Jets. Jackson College will host Muskegon Community College Saturday at 3 p.m. The Jets are now 4-3-4 overall, 2-2-1 in MCCAA action.
Spring Arbor University 4, Mt. Vernon 2: Spring Arbor earned a home win on a rainy night for soccer. Matheus Cunha, Jack Voight, Rood Schnaider, and Abdulrahman Al-Rashed scored for the Cougars. Matt LeBlanc earned the win in net with five saves for SAU (6-2-3 overall).
Women’s Soccer
Jackson College 2, Lake Michigan 1: Lake Michigan scored with less than three minutes remaining in the game, but the Jets held on for the win. Alyssa Stewart and Aubrey Arnett scored goals for Jackson in the victory. Goalie Katelyn Gasper earned the win in net for Jackson (9-4-1 overall, 6-3-1 conference). The Jets will host Muskegon Community College Saturday at 1 p.m.
Spring Arbor 4, Mt. Vernon 1: Spring Arbor jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first half in the road win. Kaylee Beekel, Ariana Stolzfus, Jocelyn Hendricks, and one team goal were credited for scoring in the contest for SAU. Reagan Kohler was the goalie in the first half and was credited with her ninth win of the season. SAU is now 9-0 overall, 2-0 in the conference.
Volleyball
Spring Arbor University 3, St. Francis 2: The Cougars earned a road win Wednesday with a 15-10 win in the fifth set. Kelsie Lilly finished with 12 kills, Hayden Fortress finished with 16 assists and 14 digs for the Cougars (11-8 overall, 5-3 conference).
Jackson College 3, Macomb Community College 0: The Jets swept Macomb Community College 25-19, 25-21, and 25-22 in a home match Wednesday. Kate Gorney led the Jets with 10 kills, Kenadee Tompkins dished 20 assists, Brynn Harmon finished with nine kills and three blocks and Allie Jarchow tallied eight kills and two blocks. Jackson (5-4 overall, 2-3 MCCAA) will host Schoolcraft College Monday at 7 p.m.
On Deck for Sept. 28, 2023
Football
Homer at Addison 7 p.m.
Volleyball
Columbia Central at Napoleon 5 p.m.
Concord Tri-meet with Grass Lake, Hillsdale Academy 5:30 p.m.
Calhoun Christian at Jackson Christian 6 p.m.
Jackson at Adrian 7:30 p.m.
Cabrini at Lumen Christi 7 p.m.
Quincy at Michigan Center 6 p.m.
Northwest at Stockbridge Tri-meet 5 p.m.
Hillsdale at Western 6:30 p.m.
Boys Soccer
Jackson Christian at Rudolph Steiner 5 p.m.
Lumen Christi at Stockbridge 5:30 p.m.
Northwest at Hastings 5 p.m.
Western at Marshall 6:30 p.m.
Girls Golf
Cascades Jamboree at East Jackson (Calderone) 3 p.m.
Boys Tennis
Tecumseh at Jackson 4 p.m.
Girls Swimming
Tecumseh at Jackson 6 p.m.