Week 3 Review: Comet wrestling wins the Fight for M-99; 2 girls hoops teams bounce back

HILLSDALE COUNTY — The holiday season came sooner than expected due to the busy schedules of every Hillsdale County prep sports team. Only one major event remains for the 2023 parts of the winter sports season: the annual Pat Patterson Holiday Classic.

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Before the tournaments start, catch up here on the latest sports action from Week 3 heading into Christmas Eve.

Jonesville wins the Fight for M-99

The second annual Fight for M-99 took place at Jonesville High School in front of a student assembly from Jonesville and Hillsdale, along with fans of both the Hornets and Comets.

The dual between the Comets and the Hornets has become the best example in southern Michigan of how rivalry events should be held. Both teams gathered at 1 p.m. in front of one of the largest wrestling crowds both programs will see in their schedules this season. Both teams fought over the M-99 trophy, which was won by Jonesville in the inaugural event last winter.

The dual was accompanied by a live DJ (Victor Wells), who introduced each match with a walk-up entrance for both grapplers and staged lights.

The Comets won the dual, including two exhibition matches at the end of the event.

Jordan Van Sickle (175) pinned Robert Garcia of Hillsdale. Hornet brothers Stephen (190) and John (215) Petersen both pinned their opponents (Isaac Shively and Evan McColley). Cooper Stevens of Jonesville won his official match against Gage Rosenberry by pinfall at 285.

In his exhibition match against Hornet Wyatt Wahtola, Stevens avenged his week 1 loss with a pinfall victory that earned the loudest reaction of the event from the crowd.

Hornet Oliver Heckel pinned Harrison Packer (106). Comet Blake Ryan (113) won by pinfall over Luke Webster. Cody Nichols (120) won by pinfall over Devon Carver of Hillsdale. Hornet brothers Colton and Ethan Wolf won their matches (Colton by pinfall).

Comet Carson Playford won by a 10-4 decision over Logan Bayer (138). Hornet Miles Brown (144) won by 12-11 decision over Tyler Milks. Hornet Brody Arnold (150) won by a forfeit. Comets Ben Colbart (157) and Austin Bowers (165) both won the final official matches of the event.

Both coaches thanked Jonesville Athletics department for helping organize the event and DJ Victor Wells for volunteering his time for the event. Both coaches also thanked their fans who made the tournament have a larger-than-life atmosphere. (Results may be updated)

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Hillsdale and North Adams-Jerome girls basketball teams bounce back

Two girls varsity basketball teams earned much needed wins in our Week 3 prep hoops highlight of the week.

The North Adams-Jerome Rams and coach Doug Dospoy broke their four-game losing streak with a 33-24 win over Hillsdale Will Carleton Academy.

Lydia Little led the Rams with 11 points, including two 3-pointers, six rebounds, two blocks and multiple steals. Julyann Trumble had nine points, including two 3-pointers. Kamryn Wagler had two 3-pointers for six points.

Coach Aaron Cory and the Hillsdale girls basketball team ended their three-game losing streak with a 31-30 win over Sand Creek. Rylee Miller and Kelah Hodge led the Hornets with seven points. Karsyn Stebbins had six points.

For the Hornets, they will head into the Pat Patterson tourney with a Pool B matchup with Camden-Frontier on Dec. 28. North Adams-Jerome awaits a game with Litchfield on Jan. 9.

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Boys Basketball Report

Camden-Frontier (0-7)

Hillsdale (5-2)

• 2-1 in league play

• Hillsdale 37, Hudson 34

  • Jack Bowles - 9 points; Brody Adams, Ethan Amburgey and Brody Adams - 8 points

• Hillsdale 50, Leslie 45

  • Jack Bowles - 18; Casper Overbye - 12; Brody Adams - 9; Jace Lennox - 7

Hillsdale Academy (6-0)

• 4 straight wins by double digits

• Hillsdale Academy 63 - Tekonsha 19

  • Dominic Scharer - 22 points; Lincoln Knirk - 9

Jonesville (4-3)

• 2-3 in league play

• Columbia Central 50, Jonesville 43

  • Warrick Elder - 26 points; Gavin Van Kampen - 14

Litchfield (5-3)

• Lost 3 straight since 5-0 start

• Waldron 55, Litchfield 53

  • Tyler Bills - 14 points; Junior Alvarez - 15; Brandon Campbell - 14

• Burr Oak 57, Litchfield 53

  • Bills - 15 ; Alvarez - 13; Campbell - 12

North Adams-Jerome (1-5)

• Jackson Christian 47, North Adams-Jerome 28

Pittsford (3-4)

• Pittsford 69 - Camden-Frontier 28

  • Gavyn Carden - 22 points; Anthony Governo - 14; Mason Payne - 9; Brady Hartman - 8

Reading (2-5)

• Colon 54, Reading 50

  • Battled back to within 1 with under a minute left

  • Brady Kling - 21 points; Brayden Wright - 15; Colton Hoover - 6

Waldron (4-3)

• Waldron 55, Litchfield 53

  • Landon Monahan - 23 points; Seth Williams - 17; Sam Williams - 7

Will Carleton Academy (1-5)

• Calhoun Christian 68 - WCA 51

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Girls Basketball Report

Camden-Frontier (0-5)

• Pittsford 36, Camden-Frontier 7

• Hillsdale Academy 41, Camden-Frontier 15

Hillsdale (2-4)

• Jonesville 59, Hillsdale 25

  • Ava Ruley - 6 points; Karsyn Stebbins - 6; Rakell Brown - 4

• Hillsdale 31, Sand Creek 30

  • Rylee Miller and Kelah Hodge - 7 points; Karsyn Stebbins - 6

Hillsdale Academy (2-3)

• Captured first two wins of the season

• Hillsdale Academy 49, Tekonsha 10

  • Iris Millies - 10 points; Angela Alvarez - 8; Lydia Jackson - 7; Ava King - 6

• Hillsdale Academy 41, Camden-Frontier 15

  • Ava King - 9 points; Lydia Jackson - 7; Zoe Plemmons - 6; Angela Alvarez - 5

Jonesville (2-3)

• Earned first home win of the season

• Grass Lake 54, Jonesville 25

  • Haley Mach and Gracen Hager - 5 points; Alexis Strine and Korra Estel - 4 points

• Jonesville 59 - Hillsdale 25

  • Lya Nichols - 19 points; Alexis Trine - 13; Haley Mach - 10; Gracen Hager - 9

Litchfield (3-2)

• Waldron 33, Litchfield 25

• Burr Oak 39, Litchfield 27

North Adams-Jerome (2-4)

• Won first game since Dec. 5

• Jackson Christian 38, North Adams-Jerome 22

• North Adams 33, Will Carleton Academy 24

  • Lydia Little - 11 points; Julyann Trumble - 9; Kamryn Wagler - 6

Pittsford (5-0)

• Pittsford 36, Camden-Frontier 7

  • Halle Clark - 14 points; Riley McCumber - 9; Ava Mallar - 8

Reading (3-4)

• Bronson 42, Reading 40

  • Aubree Ervans - 10 points; Abby Affholter - 7; Jenna Londeau and Bria Wiler - 6

• Colon 58, Reading 31

Waldron (4-0)

• Waldron 33, Litchfield 25

  • Kailie Kurtz - 15 points; Morgan Burk - 8

Will Carleton Academy (0-5)

• Calhoun Christian 43, WCA 14

• North Adams-Jerome 33, WCA 24

Wrestling Winners

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Reading at Grass Lake Invitational; vs. Dundee: Isaac Westfall (190), Lukas Strine (175), Ethan Niewswender (126) and Domanick Magowan (132) 1-0

Jonesville at Grass Lake Quad: Team wins against Michigan Center (41-30) and Grass Lake (59-9); Blake Ryan (113), Cody Nichols (120), Carson Playford (138), Tyler Milks (144), Austin Bowers (165) and Cooper Stevens (285) 2-0; Harrison Packer (106), Randall Kast (132), Ben Colbart (157), Jordan VanSickle (175) and Evan McColley (215) 1-1

This article originally appeared on Hillsdale Daily News: Week 3 Review: Jonesville wrestling wins the Battle of M-99