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By DOUG DONNELLY Hanover-Horton went undefeated in the Cascades Conference last season in a year that the league had six of its eight teams reach double-digits in wins. The Comets went 20-1 for the season but lost all five starters. They return some talented players, however, to make yet another run at a league title. … Continue reading Cascades Conference boys basketball season preview

By DOUG DONNELLY Frustrations are boiling over for Michigan’s thousands of winter sports coaches, athletes and parents as the state seems to be holding steady on its plan to prohibit sports like basketball, wrestling and competitive cheerleading until late February. Coaches and athletes say they just want to know why Gov. Whitmer and the Michigan … Continue reading Coaches, players reach breaking point in re-start of winter sports

Here is the story of Saturday's Constantine-Michigan Center Division 6 Regional Final playoff game: https://www.mlive.com/highschoolsports/2021/01/constantine-finds-its-stride-to-dispatch-michigan-center-claim-first-regional-title-since-2012.html?utm_campaign=jacksoncitpat_sf&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

Michigan Center's football team knows a little something about breaks. After a season-opening loss to Hanover-Horton, Michigan Center went on a two week break due to Covid-19. When they came back, they ran the table, winning the rest of their regular season games and three playoff games. Now, after nearly two months off due to … Continue reading Back to work: Michigan Center is Division 6 Regional final football game today

Cascades Conference football teams went 1-1 Friday night. Michigan Center beat Jonesville, 28-22, to move into the Division 6 Regional final while Addison lost to Sand Creek, 36-32, on a touchdown scored by the visiting Aggies on the final play of the game. MC will play Constantine next week. SAND CREEK 36, ADDISON 32  Sand … Continue reading Michigan Center advances; Addison loses on last-second touchdown

Sand Creek (7-1) at Addison (7-0)  Game: 7 p.m. Friday  What: Division 8 district final  Moving on: The winner will face the winner of Reading (7-1) at Centreville (7-0) in the regional final.  All-time series: Addison leads 3-2, however the last Panther win over Sand Creek came in 1974.  How to listen: 95.3 FM, WQTE … Continue reading District Football Final Preview: Sand Creek at Addison

Final league results: 1. Michigan Center, 2 (tie) East Jackson and Hanover-Horton, 4. Grass Lake, 5. Napoleon, 6. Vandercook Lake, 7. Addison All-Conference golfers: 1. Kamryn Shannon (MC), 2. Baylee Carlisle (MC), 3. Sydney Cramer (MC), 4. Morgan Lafaive (V), 5. Rory Mericle (EJ), 6. Kassidy Alexander (HH), 7. Sydney Finch (HH), 8. Ellie Trefry … Continue reading 2020 All-Cascades Conference Girls Golf

By DOUG DONNELLY ADDISON – Frederick Bills knows a thing or two about winning. The Addison senior became the Panther quarterback as a sophomore. He missed the final two games as a junior when he tore his ACL. He’s back this season and the Panthers are undefeated and in the second round of the state … Continue reading Cascades Conference Round 2 of Football Playoffs Previews

DIVISION 3 AT JACKSON LUMEN CHRISTI Monday: East Jackson d. Leslie, Michigan Center d. Lumen Christi Wednesday: Springport vs. East Jackson, 5:15 p.m.; Michigan Center vs. Grass Lake, 7 p.m. Saturday: 1 p.m. finals. AT HANOVER-HORTON Monday: Columbia Central d. Vandercook Lake Wednesday: Columbia Central vs. Jackson Prep, 5 p.m.; Hanover-Horton vs. Napoleon, 7 p.m. … Continue reading District Volleyball Results & Pairings

The Best of Michigan Holiday Classic, a full-day of girls basketball games, is scheduled to take place Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020 at Belleville High School in Belleville, Michigan. Grass Lake is part of the schedule:

The Cascades Conference football coaches have chosen its 2020 all-league football team: