JACKSON — As winter sports start to draw to a close, we have several athletes in and around Jackson stepping up on some big stages.
With state finals decided in gymnastics and wrestling, and basketball getting closer and closer to that stage, here are some of the top performances from the Jackson area for the past week, in our Athlete of the Week poll.
Voting will be open until Friday. If you cannot see the poll, click here.
Springport’s Jake Kregel (5) shoots a layup during an MHSAA high school boys basketball regional semifinal played between Springport and Laingsburg at New Lothrop High School on Tuesday, March 3, 2026.Lukas Katilius | MLive.com
Jake Kregel, Springport boys basketball
Kregel had 18 points in a regional semifinal win over Laingsburg.
Lumen Christi’s Kenna Hunt (1) shoots the ball during a MHSAA Division 3 girls basketball district championship game at Napoleon High School on Friday, March 6, 2024. Lumen Christi won the game over Napoleon, 64-53.J. Scott Park | jpark4@mlive.com
Kenna Hunt, Lumen Christi girls basketball
Hunt had 27 points in the Titans’ district final against Grass Lake.
Dundee senior Blake Cosby wrestles Leslie senior Grason Weber during the 157-pound Division 3 match at the MHSAA Individual Wrestling State Finals on Saturday, March 7, 2026 at Ford Field in Detroit.Lukas Katilius | MLive.com
Grason Weber, Leslie wrestling
Weber was the state runner-up at 157 pounds.
Springport junior Wyatt Burns defeats Riverview Gabriel Richard sophomore AJ Barnabei after winning the 144-pound match in Division 4 to claim the state title during the MHSAA Individual Wrestling State Finals on Saturday, March 7, 2026 at Ford Field in Detroit. Burns won by an 8-2 decision.(Jake May | MLive.com)
Wyatt Burns, Springport wrestling
Burns was the Division 4 state champion at 144 pounds, battling through an ankle injury in the final.
Concord High School’s Jett Smith (3) dribbles the basketball during a high school boys basketball game between Concord and Stockbridge at Concord High School in Concord on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. Stockbridge won the game 38-31.Josh Boland
Jett Smith, Concord boys basketball
Smith had 25 points in the regional championship game against Summerfield, including 13 points in the first quarter. He had 19 points in the regional semifinal.
Austyn Hocter, Hanover-Horton wrestling
Hocter was the Division 4 state champion at 215 pounds, winning four matches at Ford Field, all via pin, including the title bout he won in 1:10.
Grass Lake’s Reese Lape (1) tries to geta round the Lumen Christi defense during a MHSAA Division 3 girls basketball district championship game at Napoleon High School on Friday, March 6, 2024. Lumen Christi won the game over Napoleon, 64-53.J. Scott Park | jpark4@mlive.com
Reese Lape, Grass Lake girls basketball
Lape had 13 points in the district title game against Lumen Christi.
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Caleb Blonde, Jonesville boys basketball
Blonde had 12 points for the Comets against Ecorse in the regional semifinal.
Manchester senior Jeremy Amrhein defeats Beaverton junior Eli Roe in the Division 4 175-pound championship match during the MHSAA Individual Wrestling State Finals on Saturday, March 7, 2026 at Ford Field in Detroit. Amrhein won the state title match by a 12-8 decision.(Jake May | MLive.com)
Jeremy Amrhein, Manchester wrestling
Amrhein battled through a close state-championship bout at 175 pounds in Division 4 to claim his second state title.
Michigan Center’s Tre Collins (1) attempts to lay up the ball during a Division 2 boys basketball semifinal game at Columbia Central High School on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. Parma Western beat Michigan Center 79-43.Jackson Ranger | MLive.com
Tre Collins, Michigan Center boys basketball
Collins had 19 points in the regional semifinal loss.
Concord’s Cieara Barrett is presented with a banner after scoring her 1,000th career point.eingles@mlive.com
Cieara Barrett, Concord girls basketball
Barrett had 23 points in the district final against Athens.
Adelai Sharp, Western gymnastics
Sharp took seventh at the state meet in the all-around. She tied for fifth in the floor routine and took 10th on the bars.
Jackson’s Berkley Drummond (5) shoots the ball during a MHSAA D1 regional semifinal basketball game at Loy Norrix High School on Tuesday, March 3, 2026. Kalamazoo Central defeated Jackson. (Devin Anderson-Torrez | MLive.com)
Berkley Drummond, Jackson boys basketball
Drummond had 11 points in the Vikings regional semifinal against Kalamazoo Central.
Columbia Central’s Gabby Gaydosh (5) pivots with the ball during a district semifinal game at Chelsea High School on Wednesday, March 5, 2025. Chelsea won 49-38.Jackson Ranger | MLive.com
Gabby Gaydosh, Columbia Central girls basketball
Gaydosh had 20 points in the district semifinal against Onsted. She added 16 points on Friday as the Golden Eagles beat Blissfield for the district title.
Michigan Center’s McKynley Gaddy (1) takes a shot at the basket during a district semifinal game at Chelsea High School on Wednesday, March 5, 2025. Western won 54-41.Jackson Ranger | MLive.com
McKynley Gaddy, Michigan Center girls basketball
Gaddy had 21 points for the Cardinals in the district final and 25 in the district semifinal.
Dundee senior Rocco Redmon and Napoleon senior Brady Warner wrestle during the 215-pound Division 3 match at the MHSAA Individual Wrestling State Finals on Saturday, March 7, 2026 at Ford Field in Detroit.Lukas Katilius | MLive.com
Brady Warner, Napoleon wrestling
Warner took second in the state in the Division 3, 215-pound weight class.
Brooklen Minix, Homer girls basketball
Minix had 19 points and seven steals in a district win over Jonesville. In Friday’s district title game win over Hudson, she had nine points, five rebounds, five assists and four steals.
Brooklyn Columbia Central senior Dylan Boone (right) looks at the stands after a 285-pound Division 3 match in the MHSAA Individual Wrestling State Finals on Saturday, March 7, 2026 at Ford Field in Detroit.Lukas Katilius | MLive.com
Dylan Boone, Columbia Central wrestling
Boone was the Division 3 state runner-up at 285 pounds.
Lumen Christi’s Jonathan Morgan (11) sends Flint Elite’s Kaydin Banks (20) into the air with a pump fake during an MHSAA high school boys basketball regional semifinal played between Flint Elite and Jackson Lumen Christi at New Lothrop High School on Tuesday, March 3, 2026.Lukas Katilius | MLive.com
Jonathan Morgan, Lumen Christi boys basketball
Morgan had 20 points, 13 of them in the fourth quarter, in the Titans’ regional semifinal against Flint Elite.
Parma Western’s Rayah Hitt (23) shoots the ball during a high school girls basketball game at Parma Western High School on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. Parma Western won the game over Jackson Northwest.J. Scott Park | jpark4@mlive.com
Rayah Hitt, Western girls basketball
Hitt had 23 points in the district final against Michigan Center and 25 in the semifinal against Harper Creek.
