Jonesville Athletics

Athletic Department reminders and updates for Tuesday, January 21 Any time there is a school cancellation, all middle school sporting events and practices are canceled. Events canceled for today, Tuesday, January 21 Middle school wrestling at Homer Competitive Cheer Cascades Jamboree at home - rescheduled to Thursday, January 23 at 6:00 Events going on as planned for today, January 21 Boys and Girls bowling at Suburban Lanes against Napoleon at 3:30 JV and Varsity Boys Basketball at Napoleon at 5:30 Go Comets!

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Athletic update for December 5, 2024: The Middle School Competitive Cheer Jamboree at Columbia Central is canceled for today. All Middle School practices are canceled for today.

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Comet Nation, Here are the awards handed out this fall to each of the high school fall spot teams: 2024 JHS fall sports awards Varsity Soccer Offensive PoY - Charlie Spencer Defensive PoY - Ryan Marcavage Most Improved - Jaime Trujillo Teammate of the year - Carsen Cornila Coach's Award - Jaren Trujillo Cascades Conference First team: Ryan Marcavage Cascades Conference Second team: Marshall Baker All Region: Ryan Marcavage All State Honorable Mention: Ryan Marcavage Sideline Cheer Most Improved - Raelynn Dunning Coach's Award - Kallie Hollingsworth 3 year award - Jillian Cook, Ayiana Newsom 4 year award - Regan Frederick Varsity Volleyball Most Valuable Player - Morgan Wood Coach's Award - Haley Mach Most Improved - Payton Nichelson Sportsmanship - Kira Van Kampen Comet Award - Carley Graves 3 year award - Carley Graves, Haley Mach, Natalynn Beach Cascades Conference First team: Morgan Wood Cascades Conference Honorable Mention - Haley Mach AVCA Best and Brightest Third Team - Haley Mach Academic All State - Haley Mach and Korra Estel Team Academic All State JV Volleyball Most Valuable Player: Yazmyne Goodlock and Amelia Trine Most Improved: Gracie Jordan Sportsmanship: Khloe Hugenell Coach's Award: Carlyn Zigray Boys Cross Country Most Valuable Player: Caleb Blonde Most Improved: Kaleb Males Coach's Award: Nicholas Fowler 4 year award: Zachery Childress Cascades Conference First team: Caleb Blonde, Nicholas Fowler, Collin Fucile, Cascades Conference Second team: Ashton Potwin, Zachery Childress All-Region: Caleb Blonde, Nicholas Fowler All-State: Caleb Blonde 5th place, Nicholas Fowler 24th place Sophomore Record/School Record: Caleb Blonde 15:44.8 Junior Record: Nicholas Fowler 16:04.2 Girls Cross Country Most Valuable Player: Brynleigh Griffiths Most Improved: Sarah Sheffer Coach's Award: Kendahl Drake Cascades Conference First team: Brynleigh Griffiths, Keira Knight Cascades Conference Second team: Kendahl Drake, Mia Langhann All Region: Brynleigh Griffiths Varsity Football Most Improved: Ian Doyle, Harper Griffiths Defensive MVP: Carson Playford, Cooper Stevens Offensive MVP: John Milks, Scotty Aube 3 year award: Skyler Cooper, Makinlee Packer, Zander Goodwin, Jayden Duque, Ben Colbart 4 year award: Carson Playford, Cooper Stevens, Scotty Aube Cascades Conference First team: John Milks - running back, Scotty Aube - offensive tackle, Ben Colbart - offensive guard, Cooper Stevens - defensive line, Carson Playford - linebacker, Harper Griffiths - running back Cascades Conference Honorable Mention: Carson Playford - running back, Cooper Stevens - offensive line, Scotty Aube - defensive line JV Football Most Improved - Mason Jordan and Max Young Coach's Award - Logan Stanton

Athletic update: The girls volleyball team plays in the MHSAAS district semifinals hosted at Quincy tomorrow. They will take on the Hornets of Hillsdale at 7:00pm. Per MHSAA guidelines, no passes will be accepted and all tickets must be purchased on GoFan. Coach Barrett is asking for Comet fans to wear orange tomorrow. With a win, the team will play for the district championship on Friday in Quincy at 6:00 pm against the winner of the Quincy and Hanover-Horton match being played at 5:30 today. Go Comets!

MHSAA Cross Country Finals update. Yesterday, the boys and girls cross country teams traveled to MIS Speedway for the MHSAA State Finals. The boys team finished in 12th place. Leading the way for the Comets were Caleb Blonde's 4th place finish and Nick Fowler's 24 place finish - both good for All-State recognition. Also running well for the team was Collin Fucile, Zach Childress, Jacob Gray, Ashton Potwin, and Kaleb Males. The girls team finished in 27th place. Leading the way for the girls team was Brynleigh Griffiths. Also running well for the team was Kiera Knight, Kendahl Drake, Joleane Gulldige, Mia Langhann, Julia Mandrelle, and Sarah Sheffer. The Comets are coached by Jake Snyder and Chadd Copp.

Athletic update: The varsity volleyball Quad at Onsted for today has been canceled due to water/sewer issues in Onsted.

Both of the Jonesville Cross Country teams qualified for the State Finals!. The last time this happened was in 1997! Coach Jake Snyder was fresh out of college, and was the assistant coach to Dennis Peacock. Fast forward to 2024- Coach Snyder and assistant coach Chad Copp guided BOTH teams to the State Finals! The Comet ladies had the lowest pack time (1-5 runners) by over a minute to key their 3rd place finish. The top 3 teams advance from the Regional to the State Finals. Freshman Brynleigh Griffiths ran 21:00, placing 9th out of the 12 teams and 82 runners competing. She was All-Region and medaled. Sophomore Kiera Knight was 20th, running 21:40. Sophomore Kendahl Drake ran 21:43, good for 22nd. Sophomore Joleane Gulledge ran 22:14, placing 29th. Mia Langhann, also a sophomore, continued with another big PR to place 39th with a 22:51 time, completing the scoring. The Comet boys also placed 3rd, advancing to the State Finals. Led by sophomore Caleb Blonde and Junior Nick Fowler’s 4th and 5th place finish, both earning All-Region. Caleb ran 16:09, and Nick ran 16:23. Sophomore Collin Fucile and freshman Ashton Potwin also finished together, placing 24th (17:35), and 25th (17:40). Senior Zachary Childress ran 18:05, placing 36th. At the end of the meet Jonesville was tied with Brooklyn Colombia Central. The scoring then went to the 6th man. Freshman Jacob Gray placed 43rd (18:51), 4 places ahead of Colombia Central’s 6th man to lock the Comets in at 3rd place. Columbia Central will also advance to the Finals, as they had 4 runners in the top 20, and placed 4th. The Comets will run this Saturday at MIS for the State Finals. More details to follow.

Winter Sports Pre-season meeting for all High School and Middle School students interested in playing a winter sport: On October 23 at 7:00pm in the high school gym there will be a meeting for all athletes and their parents/guardians. The meeting will take less than an hour. The meeting will start out with new updates to the athletic handbook and certain points of emphasis. The athletic trainer will also be there as he discusses the protocols and procedures that need to be followed. We will finish up with each athlete attending a sport specific meeting with the coaching staff of that sport to go over program expectations. FIRST DAY OF MIDDLE SCHOOL PRACTICE FOR COMPETITIVE CHEER IS OCTOBER 21. FIRST DAY OF MIDDLE SCHOOL PRACTICE FOR BOYS BASKETBALL IS OCTOBER 28. FIRST DAY OF PRACTICE FOR HIGH SCHOOL WINTER SPORTS IS NOVEMBER 11. FIRST DAY OF PRACTICE FOR HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL IS NOVEMBER 18. FIRST DAY OF MIDDLE SCHOOL PRACTICE FOR GIRLS BASKETBALL AND WRESTLING IS JANUARY 6. High school sports offered in the winter season: boy basketball, girls basketball, boys bowling, girls bowling, competitive cheer, wrestling Middle school sports offered in the winter season: boys basketball, girls basketball, competitive cheer, wrestling

Here's the article the Hillsdale Daily News did on the "Think Pink" tournament: Great cause, great community event! Thank you to Kathy Bondsteel for starting this great tradition! Go Comets! https://www.facebook.com/share/p/wH6U2CzCbdrtaLPw/

Winter Sports Pre-season meeting for all High School and Middle School students interested in playing a winter sport: On October 23 at 7:00pm in the high school gym there will be a meeting for all athletes and their parents/guardians. The meeting will take less than an hour. The meeting will start out with new updates to the athletic handbook and certain points of emphasis. The athletic trainer will also be there as he discusses the protocols and procedures that need to be followed. We will finish up with each athlete attending a sport specific meeting with the coaching staff of that sport to go over program expectations. FIRST DAY OF MIDDLE SCHOOL PRACTICE FOR COMPETITIVE CHEER IS OCTOBER 21. FIRST DAY OF MIDDLE SCHOOL PRACTICE FOR BOYS BASKETBALL IS OCTOBER 28. FIRST DAY OF PRACTICE FOR HIGH SCHOOL WINTER SPORTS IS NOVEMBER 11. FIRST DAY OF PRACTICE FOR HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL IS NOVEMBER 18. FIRST DAY OF MIDDLE SCHOOL PRACTICE FOR GIRLS BASKETBALL AND WRESTLING IS JANUARY 6. High school sports offered in the winter season: boy basketball, girls basketball, boys bowling, girls bowling, competitive cheer, wrestling Middle school sports offered in the winter season: boys basketball, girls basketball, competitive cheer, wrestling

Congrats to the Boys Soccer team on their win last night in the first round of the MHSAA district tournament! The team earned a 7-0 victory over Will Carleton to advance to the semifinals on October 16. They will play at Hillsdale Academy against the winner of the Battle Creek Calhoun Christian - Bellevue match-up. Game time will be 7:00. Per MHSAA guidelines, tickets will need to be purchased through GoFan. Go Comets! #COMETNATION

Winter Sports Pre-season meeting for all High School and Middle School students interested in playing a winter sport: On October 23 at 7:00pm in the high school gym there will be a meeting for all athletes and their parents/guardians. The meeting will take less than an hour. The meeting will start out with new updates to the athletic handbook and certain points of emphasis. The athletic trainer will be next as he discusses the protocols and procedures that need to be followed. We will finish up with each athlete attending a sport specific meeting with the coaching staff of that sport to go over program expectations. FIRST DAY OF MIDDLE SCHOOL PRACTICE FOR COMPETITIVE CHEER IS OCTOBER 21. FIRST DAY OF MIDDLE SCHOOL PRACTICE FOR BOYS BASKETBALL IS OCTOBER 28. FIRST DAY OF PRACTICE FOR HIGH SCHOOL WINTER SPORTS IS NOVEMBER 11 . FIRST DAY OF PRACTICE FOR HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL IS NOVEMBER 18. FIRST DAY OF MIDDLE SCHOOL PRACTICE FOR GIRLS BASKETBALL AND WRESTLING IS JANUARY 6. High school sports offered in the winter season: boy basketball, girls basketball, boys bowling, girls bowling, competitive cheer, wrestling Middle school sports offered in the winter season: boys basketball, girls basketball, competitive cheer, wrestling

Winter Sports Pre-season meeting for all High School and Middle School students interested in playing a winter sport: On October 23 at 7:00pm in the high school gym there will be a meeting for all athletes and their parents/guardians. The meeting will take less than an hour. The meeting will start out with new updates to the athletic handbook and certain points of emphasis. The athletic trainer will be next as he discusses the protocols and procedures that need to be followed. We will finish up with each athlete attending a sport specific meeting with the coaching staff of that sport to go over program expectations. FIRST DAY OF MIDDLE SCHOOL PRACTICE FOR BOYS BASKETBALL AND COMPETITIVE CHEER IS OCTOBER 28. FIRST DAY OF PRACTICE FOR HIGH SCHOOL WINTER SPORTS IS NOVEMBER 11 . FIRST DAY OF MIDDLE SCHOOL PRACTICE FOR GIRLS BASKETBALL AND WRESTLING IS JANUARY 6. High school sports offered in the winter: boy basketball, girls basketball, boys bowling, girls bowling, competitive cheer, wrestling Middle school sports offered in the winter: boys basketball, girls basketball, competitive cheer, wrestling

Jonesville High School has been selected as one of the high school sports programs to receive funds from the 2024 McDonald’s High School Sports Digital Fundraiser! On October 3rd, local area McDonald’s restaurants will be raising money for local high school sports programs. Restaurants will be donating 20% of all Mobile Order & Pay sales made in the McDonald’s App on Thursday, October 3rd, 2024 to your school’s athletic department. See attachment for details. Go Comets! #COMETNATION

Athletic update for live streaming of athletic events: Jonesville Community Schools will continue to use NFHS for the streaming of various athletic contests. The link for this service is https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/jonesville-high-school-jonesville-mi There is a subscription fee associated with NFHS. We have cameras that allow us to record events at the football field, in the high school gym, and the middle school gym. Jonesville Community Schools also now offers Hudl for the streaming of various athletic contests because of the Jonesville Athletic Boosters Association's generous help! The link to the service is https://fan.hudl.com/usa/mi/jonesville/organization/16917/jonesville-high-school There is NO fee to use Hudl for Jonesville athletic events at home. We have cameras that allow us to record events at the football field and in the high school gym. Go Comets!

Athletic update: The varsity volleyball contest scheduled for Friday, August 30, at Bronson has been canceled.

Fall sport competitions kicked off this week at JHS for boys soccer, JV volleyball, varsity volleyball, and boys and girls cross country. Boys soccer went 2-1 for the week with wins over Onsted and Will Carleton Academy. Their loss was to Leslie. JV volleyball traveled to Tecumseh for a tournament and showed improvement in each match. Varsity volleyball played in the St. Philip - Carrie Adams tournament on Saturday and came home with the Silver Bracket Championship. Boys and girls cross country traveled to Webbervillle for the Happy Acres Invitational. The ladies placed 2nd out of six teams behind the number one ranked school in division three, Pewamo-Westphalia. Six girls medaled in the top 25. Leading the way was Brynleigh Griffiths, placing 10th, Kierra Knight was 11th. Joeleane Gulledge placed 13th, Kendahl Drake placed 18th, Julia Mandrell placed 20th and Danica Bradley was 24th. The boys placed second behind the second rank team in division three, Pewamo-Westphalia in a field of 8 teams. Caleb Blonde plays 2nd with the time of 17:06. Nick Fowler was 7th, Collin Fucile was 9th, Ashton Potwin was 11th, Jacob Gray was 16th, and Zach Childress placed 17th. It is always great day to be a Comet! #COMETNATION

Jonesville Fall Sports Opening day practice/try out times: Varsity and JV Football 5:00 - 8:00 at football practice field Sideline Cheer 5:00 - 8:00 at Oak St gym Soccer 6:30 - 8:30 at soccer field Cross Country 4:00 - 5:00 at high school gym entrance Varsity and JV volleyball 3:00 - 6:30 in high school gym All participants need a physical in hand or on file with athletic office before practicing/trying out. Please bring appropriate shoes, water bottle. Please show up 15 minutes early so coaches can start on time. Go Comets! #COMETNATION