Central Montcalm’s wrestling team was eighth out of 16 team at the Ithaca Invitational on Saturday and placed four wrestlers for points. Taking third places for Central Montcalm were Trenton Braman at 145, Dakota James at 152 and Cory Kindle at 285. Cody Veltkamp was fifth at 125 pounds.
Greenville celebrated the Holland West Ottawa title on Jan. 19 with 217.5 points. Grand Ledge was second with 209. Champions for Greenville were Nate Baker at 112, Will Parmelee at 130, Alec Ward at 140 and Jake Hopkins at 152. Tate Jeffrey at 135, Reed Cox at 160 and Andrew Bowen at 215.
Carson City-Crystal’s boys basketball team improved to 5-3 with a 65-52 victory on Jan. 14 over Beal City. Aaron Haines scored 13 points for the Eagles while Garret Tabor put in 12 and Rhett Pringle scored 10.
Taylor Johnson was a three-sport standout when she played at Belding High School. She’s now in the final weeks of a brilliant collegiate basketball career.
On Jan. 19, Johnson scored 12 points in Central’s 82-79 overtime victory over Bowling Green.
Johnson passed the 1,000-point mark with her performance. She’s only the 23rd player in school history to break 1,000 points. Central improved to 5-0 in the MAC.
Lakeview improved to 8-0 overall and 7-0 in the Central State Activities Association with a 43-41 victory over Big Rapids on Tuesday. John Zualuga-Torres scored the winning basket for Lakeview. Nate Shurlow had 15 points to lead the winners.
Central Montcalm on Tuesday improved its record to 5-4 overall and 3-4 in the Central State Activities Association with a 70-53 victory over Hesperia. Lane Ledford scored 24 points for Central Montcalm while Todd Switzer and Jake Ebel had 11 points apiece, and Jesse Hoffman netted 10 points.
Belding improved its record to 6-3 on Tuesday with a 61-52 victory over Saranac. McKenzie Breimayer had the hot hand for Belding with 29 points. Peyton Mount had 12 points for Belding while Monica Baylis had nine points and nine rebounds. Stefanie Harig had five assists.
Greenville’s boys basketball team lost to Holland West Ottawa 83-72 on Tuesday. The Yellow Jackets are 5-4. Parker Syrjala led Greenville with 25 points while Cooper had 19 points and Stephen Roy added 11 points.
Area Class D girls basketball teams have gained recognition this week by the Associated Press. Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart is ranked 15th and Middleton Fulton 16th.
Area Class C girls basketball teams have gained recognition this week by the Associated Press. Reese is No. 1 at 10-0 while Hemlock is No. 2 at 9-0, Saginaw Nouvel No. 6 at 7-3 and St. Louis No. 10 at 8-1. Morley Stanwood is 11th, Pewamo-Westphalia 12th and New Lothrop 19th.
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