Reading gets first state champ in unbeaten Eathan Westfall
DETROIT – With an enrollment of 220, Reading is hardly the biggest high school in the state. In wrestling terms, a small school near the Ohio border was put on the map Saturday afternoon, as the Rangers can, for the first time, boast a state champion.
mlive.com‘The Evidence is Clear’: Ohio Gov Pushes For Science of Reading As Only Approach
Ohio could soon join the rush of states requiring schools to use the “Science of Reading” in all its classrooms by fall, 2024 — going even further than many states by banning other literacy approaches that have lost credibility. Currently, state law allows districts to teach reading however they want. Under his proposed bill, DeWine […]
news.yahoo.comHow to Watch Manchester United vs. Reading: FA Cup - 4th Round | Stream, Start Time, Preview
As the FA Cup rolls on, one of the remaining English Premier League clubs looks to take one step closer to another championship, as Manchester United gets set to host Reading on Saturday. Watch the FA Cup on ESPN+Manchester United is seeing some solid success in both EPL action, while also gearing up for a hopeful run in one of England’s biggest tournaments. In their first match in this FA Cup matchup this season, ManU took down fell Premier League club Everton with a solid 3-1 win. This will be the first time the two clubs have met since Manchester United’s 2-0 win during the 2018-19 FA Cup season. Emirates FA Cup (4th Round)Who: Manchester United FC vs. Reading FCWhen: Saturday, January 28Time: 3 p.m.
mlive.comThere’s a lot more to do at the Ann Arbor Library than just rent books
If you’re looking for something entertaining to do, the library may not be the first thing that comes to mind, but you may want to give that another thought. That’s because libraries are not what they used to be, there are all kinds of things to check out and enjoy, beyond the great books.
Reading holds off late Homer rally
HOMER – A 15-point Reading lead shrank to five late in Tuesday’s Big 8 girls basketball game, but the Rangers held on to beat Homer 50-44. The Rangers led 45-30 early in the fourth before a flurry of Trojans baskets but enough free throws and defensive stops by Reading preserved the win.
mlive.comWhite Pigeon, Mendon make history in prep football playoffs with stunning upsets
KALAMAZOO, MI – Anything can happen in single-elimination tournaments, and a pair of Kalamazoo-area high school football teams seized moment and defied the odds with championships at stake on Friday. In the Division 8 bracket, White Pigeon stunned Reading with a 34-20 road win to claim the program’s first district championship 10 weeks after opening the season with a 33-14 loss to the Rangers, while Mendon handed Colon its first loss of the year in a thrilling 46-44 8-player regional title game.
mlive.comThese are the 6 library books being reviewed by Dearborn Public Schools
In line with growing scrutiny across the U.S. over school library books and their appropriateness, Dearborn Public Schools has developed a committee that will review existing and potential literary additions that are of concern to parents.
Here are the football schedules for the Big 8 Conference
This season marks the end of the road for the Big 8 in its current form, with Jonesville and Homer leaving at the end of the year to join the Cascades Conference. Those two teams will face each other in Week 2 in their final conference openers in the Big 8. Jonesville’s last Big 8 game will be Week 7 at Quincy before a non-conference matchup with future conference rival Hanover-Horton Week 8. Jonesville comes into 2022 as the reigning conference champion, having beating Reading, Union City and Homer by two games in the standings in 2021. The Comets are at Union City Week 3 and host Reading Week 6.
mlive.comHere is the schedule for the Al Glick Classic
JACKSON -- Baseball and softball teams will take the field Friday and Saturday for the Al Glick Classic, with games played around the Jackson area. Six softball teams are split into two brackets. In the Matt Soper Bracket are Bronson, Springport and Western. In the Don Wheeler Bracket are Jackson, Reading and Vandercook Lake. Baseball teams will be in the Doug Fracker Bracket and are Bronson, Jackson, Leslie, Lumen Christi, Quincy, Reading, Springport and Western.
mlive.comMeet the Big 8 all-conference wrestling team
JACKSON -- A dozen wrestlers from Union City and 11 more from Bronson dominated the Big 8 all-conference wrestling squad. Here is the full Big 8 all-conference team. 103Logan Mears, Union CityAiden Fill, BronsonErik Dykstra, SpringportLandon Winder, Homer112Owen Kimmons, BronsonMason Hawthorne, Union CityCody Nichols, JonesvilleCaleb Rose, Quincy119Perry Lake, BronsonAbighail Geairn, HomerCarter Pierce, QuincyGene Wagner, Jonesville125Landyn Chance, Union CityDavid Becker, SpringportJacob Rief, QuincyHunter Dewey, Reading130Tyler Milks, JonesvilleLukas Selph, ReadingBenjamin Butler, SpringportAiden Taylor Union City135Joe Sunkle, SpringportAddison Mosley, ReadingCollin Thompson, ConcordAndrew Tundevold, Union City140Brayton Mears, Union CityAlex Miller, HomerChase Caudill, SpringportDrew Seekman, Bronson145Colton Russell, Union CityDerek Ballinger, JonesvilleRylinn Hale, SpringportDeblin Duff, Bronson152Aricin Smith, BronsonDylan Sanford, SpringportLevi Schultz, ReadingMaddox Miller, Union City160Garrett Iobe, Union CityCarson Norton, BronsonAustin Bowers, JonesvilleMichael Daniels, Quincy171Matt Riehle, SpringportJacob Britten, BronsonJordan VanSickle, JonesvilleGavin Peet, Quincy189Davin George, QuincyJacob Dixon, BronsonIsaac Shively, JonesvilleGarrett Halder, Union City215Grady Iobe, Union CityMatthew Blakenship, BronsonAustin Tieman, SpringportEvan McColley, Jonesville285Eathan Westfall, ReadingHunter Gillies, Union CityHunter Depew, HomerJayden Post, BronsonDUAL MEET STANDINGSUnion City 7-0Bronson 6-1Springport 5-2Jonesville 4-3Reading 3-4Homer 2-5Quincy 1-6Concord 0-7
mlive.comHow to keep kids interested in books after Reading Month is over
As March comes to a close, so does National Reading Month, a time where we encourage young people to read more, keep them engaged and make reading fun. But how do you keep this going all year long? Tati Amare spoke with Jennifer Kendall from Coreander’s Children’s Bookshoppe in Grosse Pointe to give us her expert advice on how to keep the kiddos interested in reading.
Matchups set for Big 8/Cascades Crossover
JACKSON -- The matchups are set for the boys basketball Big 8/Cascades Crossovers. It took a while to figure out how things would sort out with the Big 8 title race coming down to the wire between Jonesville, Concord, Homer and Reading, with Concord and Jonesville ultimately sharing the title, but things were sorted out Wednesday. Games will be played Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Big 8 school. Concord players cheer for their teammates during a high school basketball game at Concord High School on Feb. 11, 2022. Vandercook Lake at ConcordNapoleon at JonesvilleMichigan Center at HomerHanover-Horton at ReadingManchester at SpringportEast Jackson at QuincyGrass Lake at Union City
mlive.comHere are scores from Jackson-area games from March 1
JACKSON -- As the boys basketball season reaches its final week, here are the scores from games around the Jackson area. BOYS BASKETBALLJonesville 49, Reading 39Concord 62, Union City 52Homer 64, Quincy 45Bronson 57, Springport 34Fowlerville 57, Jackson 52Hillsdale 52, Dundee 42
mlive.comJonesville beats Reading to claim share of Big 8 title
JONESVILLE – Strong defense and a second-quarter run lifted the Jonesville boys basketball team to a 49-39 win over Reading on Tuesday, and with it a share of the Big 8 title. That share of the title comes after Concord beat Union City 62-52 on Tuesday, leaving both the Yellowjackets and Comets 11-3 in conference having split their two meetings. We were able to get good looks.”Irelan and Wiler were the two main focal points of the Jonesville defense. Reading did not get another shot to fall until the 3:19 mark of the second when Irelan hit a 3-pointer, making it a 19-14 Jonesville lead. Jonesville held Reading to eight points in the third, six of those from center Zac Affholter.
mlive.comScores from around the Jackson area for February 25
JACKSON -- Here are scores from around the Jackson area for February 25. BOYS BASKETBALLDetroit Lincoln King Academy 68, Jackson 61, OTConcord 56, Quincy 31Homer 71, Union City 37Bronson 56, Reading 47Jonesville 63, Springport 38Napoleon 71, Hanover-Horton 48Michigan Center 70, East Jackson 26Vandercook Lake 70, Addison 52Perry 55, Leslie 22Northwest 53, Marshall 29Columbia Central 60, Blissfield 58GIRLS BASKETBALLColumbia Central 54, Hudson 12Western 66, Lumen Christi 14Marshall 52, Northwest 43Manchester 42, Napoleon 32WRESTLINGDivision 4 state quarterfinalBronson 44, Manchester 25
mlive.comScores from around the Jackson area for Thursday, February 24
JACKSON -- Here are the scores from games around the Jackson area for February 24. GIRLS BASKETBALLGrass Lake 53, Jonesville 30Concord 45, Quincy 40East Jackson 56, Springport 42Napoleon 44, Homer 40Michigan Center 50, Reading 47Stockbridge 48, Olivet 39Columbia Central 62, Dundee 35
mlive.comJackson roundup: Three-way tie atop Big 8 as Reading beats Concord
Reading beat Concord 60-57 on Friday to knot up the Big 8 boys basketball race with two games to play. The teams are now both 9-3 in conference with Concord still to play Quincy and Union City and the Rangers closing the regular season with Bronson and Jonesville. Jonesville 56, Union City 35: The Comets are the third team in the three-way tie for first following their win over Union City. Kyle Johnson led Union City with 18 points. Brynn Mericle had 16 points for East Jackson.
mlive.comStretch run could be a wild one in Big 8 boys basketball race
While some conference races have been settled heading down the stretch run of the season, the Big 8 is anything but. With Jonesville, Concord, Reading and Homer bunched up in the standings with each having three league games to play over the next eight days, the league title picture is no clearer now than it was when the season began.
mlive.comJackson roundup: Springport holds off Reading
The Springport girls basketball team beat Reading 47-44 on Saturday. A 20-point third quarter gave the Spartans a 42-31 lead after three and Springport withstood a wild fourth-quarter comeback bid by the Rangers. Mallory Wheeler scored 16 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for Reading. BOYS BASKETBALLNorth Farmington 68, Jackson 41: The Vikings got off to a slow start, trailing 21-2 after one quarter, in a loss to North Farmington. Terrell White had nine points to lead Jackson.
mlive.comJackson roundup: Concord boys beat Homer
The Concord boys basketball team remained in sole possession of first place in the Big 8 with a 45-32 win over Homer on Tuesday. With the win, the Yellowjackets are 8-1 in conference, a game ahead of Reading and two ahead of Jonesville and Homer. Brady Wright led the way with 14 points, 10 rebounds, seven assists and four steals. Springport 61, Union City 34: The Spartans picked up their 10th win of the season by cruising past Union City. Ryann Locke had 21 points, nine rebounds, eight steals and two assists for the Spartans.
mlive.comConcord falls to Reading in back-and-forth battle
READING -- A second half which saw seven lead changes on Saturday ended with the Reading boys basketball team pulling out a 43-42 win over Concord. After missing one shot, the Yellowjackets got the ball back when a Reading player accidently stepped on the sideline while grabbing a pass. That run was fueled with three straight steals at the other end from Hamilton, Affholter and Eli Irelan, and turned what had been an 18-17 Concord lead at the half into a 23-18 Reading lead. “Two of our league losses have been to Jonesville and Homer, and we’re all kind of bottled up there at the top, including Concord,” Reading coach Brett Kerspilo said. Concord answered with a 10-0 run, getting back-to-back 3-pointers from Sprague in the process, and retook the lead 30-26.
mlive.comJackson-area high school sports postponements for February 2
JACKSON -- With snow continuing to fall through the day on Wednesday, several high school sports teams in the Jackson area had to make changes to schedules as games have been cancelled or postponed. Here are the games which have been called off today. BOYS BASKETBALLConcord at Reading, make-up date to be determinedNapoleon at ManchesterGIRLS BASKETBALLMaple Valley at LeslieWRESTLINGat Concord, make-up date to be determinedat JacksonHOCKEYMid-Michigan Marauders at Jackson United
mlive.comCheck out the latest girls basketball rankings in the Jackson area
JACKSON -- Unbeaten teams faced tough tests this past week and fell from the ranks of the unbeaten. The Spartans seem to have just gotten stronger and stronger in the past week, with a 63-44 win over Pennfield and a 63-36 win over Union City. In the past week Stockbridge has picked up wins over Maple Valley and Lansing Christian. The Trojans certainly produced the most eye-popping result of the past week, a 70-4 win over Ann Arbor Central Academy in which East Jackson led 35-0 after the first quarter. LeslieÕs Emma Smieska (14) shoots a free throw during a Leslie vs Olivet girls basketball game at Leslie High School on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019.
mlive.comVandercook Lake survives first week atop Jackson boys basketball rankings
Well, Vandercook Lake saw a 12-point lead over Hanover-Horton shrink to two in the fourth quarter but eventually held off the Comets. The Pirates have not been knocked off stride by the loss to Vandercook Lake on January 11. Vandercook’s Jermaine Buckner shoots a basket during a high school boys basketball game at Vandercook Lake High School on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022. Vandercook Lake won the game over Napoleon, 61-54. Vandercook Lake (10-0).
mlive.comScores from around the Jackson area for Tuesday, January 18
JACKSON -- Here are the scores for boys and girls basketball for the Jackson area for Tuesday, January 18. GIRLS BASKETBALLJonesville 57, Springport 44Napoleon 40, Clinton 29Western 54, Marshall 38Harper Creek 62, Lumen Christi 33Homer 54, Union City 34Bronson 51, Reading 31BOYS BASKETBALLHarper Creek 79, Lumen Christi 64Northwest 67, Hastings 26Marshall 72, Western 57Leslie 59, Stockbridge 32Dansville 35, Grass Lake 33, OT
mlive.comLeslie girls win Blackhawk Holiday Tournament
The Leslie girls basketball team defended its home court by beating Dansville 55-45 Tuesday in the final of the Blackhawk Holiday Classic. Springport 61, Napoleon 36: The Spartans took third place in the Blackhawk Holiday Classic at Leslie with the win over the Pirates. Jonesville 43, Reading 32: The Comets won the championship of the Pat Paterson Tournament with a win over Reading. BOYS BASKETBALLReading 61 Hillsdale 47: Reading’s barrage of 3-pointers sank Hillsdale to claim the Pool A title at the Pat Patterson Tournament. Jon Torres led Hillsdale with 15 points.
mlive.comJackson-area football players take AP all-state honors in Division 7-8
JACKSON -- The Associated Press has released its all-state football teams in Divisions 7 and 8, with several Jackson-area athletes recognized. Leslie’s David Whitehead poses for a portrait during MLive/Jackson Citizen Patriot 2021 high school football media day at Michigan Center High School on Wednesday, July 28, 2021. Reading’s Jacob Hamilton was a first-team defensive back. Lumen Christi's Colin Morrow (5) celebrates a touchdown during a Division 7 regional final high school football game at Lumen Christi High School on Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021. Lumen Christi’s Colin Morrow and Reading’s Joey Campbell were second-team linebackers.
mlive.comJon Gosselin recovering from venomous spider bite that left him in ‘excruciating pain’
Former reality show star Jon Gosselin is recovering after being bitten by a brown recluse spider in his bed at his Reading home in Berks County. “I woke after a night of music and fun and went to stand up only to fall back down on the bed. I was in excruciating pain,” he told the news outlet. The doctor immediately recognized the bite as coming from that deadly kind of spider. “My entire leg had swollen up from the cellulitis,” Gosselin told the news outlet.
mlive.comCDC panel grapples with who needs a COVID-19 booster shot
An influential panel of advisers to the Centers for the Disease Control and Prevention is grappling with the question of which Americans should get COVID-19 booster shots, with some members wondering if the decision should be put off for a month in hopes of more evidence.