The Taryn Taugher File

Freeland High School

Sports: Basketball, soccer, and volleyball

Grade: Junior

GPA: 3.7

Season Accolades: Averaged over 20 points, eight rebounds, and seven assists per game. Helped lead the Falcons to a district basketball championship and into the regional final against Bullock Creek. (No Results before press time.)

Accomplishments: Basketball: second-team all-conference sophomore year. Honorable mention freshman year. Three-year starter on varsity. Went to final four as a freshman. Soccer: All-state, three-year starter, district champion. Volleyball: Three-year starter. Outside school: Member of elite travel basketball team, Michigan Crossover Elite, that played in Nike Nationals in Augusta, Georgia.

Future: Plans to study nursing in college and hopes to play a sport at the next level.

The Algevon Eichelberger File

Saginaw High School

Grade: Sophomore

Sport: Basketball

Season Accolade: Nominated player of the year by his teammates.

GPA: 3.9

Accomplishments: Varsity basketball since ninth grade, National Honor Society, A average in high school, peer mentor, tutor.

Future: Plans to to be class valedictorian, get recruited to a Division I college for academics as well as athletics, and major in mathematics. Knows that God has GREAT plans for his life and all things are possible through Him. 

The Tania Davis File

Goodrich High School

Grade: Junior

Sport: Basketball

Season accolades: Guided the Martians to a 20-2 record and a district championship. Goodrich made it into the regional final, where it played Powers Catholic. (No results before press time.)

GPA: 3.7

Accomplishments: Back-to-back Class B state champion. All-state honorable mention. National Honor Society.

Future: Playing college basketball and pursuing a career in medicine.

The Josh Wendling File

New Lothrop High School

Grade: Senior

Sports: Wrestling and football

Season accolades: Helped lead New Lothrop to the D4 state wrestling championship. Wrapped up his high school career by winning the D4 state championship at 160 pounds. Helped lead the football team to the state semifinals before losing to Muskegon Catholic Central.

 

 

 

Logan Hessbrook scored 20 points while Jacob Smith added 14 points to lead Ithaca to a 60-57 Class C district semifinal boys basketball victory over Morley Stanwood Wednesday. Ithaca, which led 27-23 at halftime, will play in the district title game with host Lakeview on Friday.

 

Big Rapids’ Crossroads boys basketball season ended at 6-15 with a 54-41 loss to Marion Wednesday in Class D district semifinal action. Aron Garland scored 17 points for Crossroads. Marion was up 15-11 after the first quarter, 24-19 at halftime and 45-33 after the third quarter.

 

Chippewa Hills improved to 7-14 with a 72-70 victory over Clare Wednesday night in Class B district semifinal action at Reed City. It was tied 17-17 after the first quarter and Clare led 38-29 at halftime. The Warriors were down 56-49 after the third quarter but outscored Clare 23-14 in the fourth. Hunter Conley scored 18 points for Chippewa Hills.

 

Big Rapids had a big fourth-quarter rally to defeat Reed City 55-53 in a boys varsity basketball Class B district semifinal game Wednesday night. Big Rapids improved its record to 17-4. Quinn Tyson scored 16 points for Big Rapids while Jake Hayes added 11 points. Big Rapids trailed 1-9 after the first quarter and 28-22 at halftime, plus 44-37 going to the final quarter.

 

Morley Stanwood’s boys basketball team ended its season with a 60-57 loss to Ithaca on Wednesday at Lakeview in Class C district basketball action. Tim Cairnduff led the Mohawks with 27 points.

 

Fowler’s season ended on Tuesday with a 69-68 loss to Fruitport Calvary Christian. Fowler trailed 13-12 after the first quarter and was up 26-22 at halftime. Kara Schafer scored 25 points for Fowler while Kelsie Feldpausch added 16 points and Savanah Feldpausch had 10 points.

 

The Bay City All Saints, which won a district title despite a 1-18 regular-season record, lost in the regional semifinals 50-26 to Kingston on Tuesday in girls basketball action. All Saints trailed 9-8 after the first quarter, 19-16 at halftime and was outscored 23-0 in the third quarter to fall down 42-16 after three quarters of action. Shannon Bate had 15 points for All Saints.

 

 

Lansing Christian’s girls basketball team defeated Jackson Christian 45-31 in regional semifinal acton on Tuesday. Lansing Christian trailed 8-5 after the first quarter but led 18-15 at halftime and 24-22 after the third quarter. Lansing Christian had a 21-9 scoring advantage in the fourth. Mikayla Terry scored 18 points and Ailya Langley had 14 for Lansing Christian.