The boys track team finished a perfect 7-0 in the Big 8 dual meet season by beating Homer and Jonesville and need to finish 5th place or better to win the Big 8 Champoonship. Clayton Hinkle had a great day by winning both hurdle races, finishing 2nd in the long jump to CJ Glaspie, and running on the winning 400 relay team with Glaspie, Josh Sharp and Zeavion Jones.
Vince Giuliano had another stellar day by winning the 100, 200 and 400 meter dashes and the 800 relay team with Jones, Chuckie King, and Glaspie.
Jack Freeman won the 800 meter run and teamed with Bryan Smith, Matt Record and Jonathan Mikovits to win the 3200 relay against Homer. He also ran with Jones, Smith and King to win the 1600 relay.
Seth Marshall won the high jump. CJ Glaspie won the long jump. Bryce Black won the discus and was second in the Shot put. Aaron Radecki and Christian Kirkland had season best throws in the discus. Matt Record won the 3200 against Homer.
Great job Yellowjackets
The HS Varsity BB/SB games at Concord AND JV BB/SB games at Quincy are canceled for today and will be made up on Friday, May 10th...4:15 DH start time.
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On Friday night at the Stockbridge Track & Field Invitational our track athletes took on 19 other schools. The highlights for the girls included all of the following. Mira Naumann ran her fastest ever 100 meter dash. Rylee Weeks finished 6th in the 800 meter run with her best time ever. Alaysia Gutierrez had her best race of the season in both the 800 meter run and the 1600 Meter run. Skylar Thompson finished third in the 1600 meter run with her fastest time ever. Haylee Rinehart had an 11 second best time in the 3200 meter run. Anna Burrow rad her best time ever in the 100 meter hurdles and Natalie Sharp ran her fastest time ever in the 300 meter hurdles. The 1600 meter relay JV team of Lauryn Howell, Kiara Ozuzu, Madison Nagel, and Natalie Sharp finished in second place to earn their first ever medals.
The boys track team had an amazing day at the Stockbridge Invitational on Friday. The thinclads ran Division 4 State leading relay times in all four relays. Zeavion Jones ran on all four relays. He teamed with Jack Freeman, Bryan Smith, and Jonathan Mikovits on the 2nd place 3200 relay. Jones ran with Josh Sharp, CJ Glaspie and Vince Giuliano on the winning 400 relay and 2nd place 800 relay. Jones, Smith , Freeman and Giuliano placed 3rd in the 1600 relay.
Giuliano won the 200 meter dash. Bryce Black was third in the discus and missed the school record by 4 inches. Jonathan Mikovits ran a personal record in the 1600 meter run and scored. Matt Record and Logan Barrett ran PR's in the 3200 meter run. The freshman 1600 relay team of Mikovits, Omarion Culliver, Chuckie King and Joe Bulko placed third.
The Yellowjackets can wrap up the conference title with a victory over Jonesville and Homer on Wednesday at home. Come out and support the team
Concord Yellow Jackets Varsity baseball defeated Springport 3-2 on Friday after taking the lead late in the game. The game was tied at two with Concord Yellow Jackets Varsity batting in the top of the seventh when the Springport pitcher threw a wild pitch allowing one run across the plate for Concord.
The pitching was strong, Logan Randall struck out ten.
In the first inning, Concord Yellow Jackets Varsity got their offense started when The Spartan pitcher induced Scott Spicer to hit into a fielder's choice, but one run scored.
In the bottom of the second inning, Springport tied things up at two. Matt Riehle singled on a 2-1 count, scoring two runs.
Randall led the Concord Yellow Jackets Varsity to victory on the mound. He surrendered two runs on three hits over seven innings, striking out ten and walking zero.
Isaac O'Dell, Spicer, Brandon Kettwich, and Noah Waldron each collected one hit to lead Concord Yellow Jackets Varsity.
In game two Concord easily dispatched Springport 11-1.
In the bottom of the second inning, Concord tied things up at one. Austyn Curtis grounded out, scoring one run.
Concord Yellow Jackets Varsity pulled away for good with three runs in the third inning. In the third Noah Waldron was hit by a pitch, driving in a run and an error scored two runs for Concord.
The Yellow Jackets notched three runs in the fifth inning. Isaac O'Dell, Scott Spicer, and Brandon Kettwich each had RBIs in the big inning.
Waldron was credited with the victory for Concord Yellow Jackets Varsity. He went six innings, allowing one run on four hits and striking out six.
O'Dell led Concord Yellow Jackets Varsity with two hits in four at bats.
Bailey Austin signs with Adrian College to play softball.
In game one of a double header with Hillsdale Concord’s Varsity baseball team watched the game slip away early and couldn't recover in a 10-0 loss to Hillsdale on Thursday.
The Concord Yellow Jackets Varsity struggled to put runs on the board and had a tough time defensively containing Hillsdale, giving up ten runs.
One bright spot for Concord was a single by Austyn Curtis in the first inning.
Brandon Kettwich led Concord Yellow Jackets Varsity with two hits in three at bats.
In game two Concord showed their Grit
And came away victorious over Hillsdale, 5-4
In the first inning, Concord Yellow Jackets Varsity got their offense started. Logan Randall drew a walk, scoring one run.
Bobby Ward got the win for the Yellow Jackets. He allowed two hits and one run over two innings, striking out three. Riley Nieswender threw one inning in relief out of the bullpen.
Concord Baseball totaled eight hits in the game. Waldron, Riley Gannon, and Scott Spicer all managed multiple hits for Concord Yellow Jackets Varsity. Spicer, Gannon, and Waldron each collected two hits to lead Concord Yellow Jackets Varsity.
Great job guys!! Let’s ride the wave to a dub at Springport tomorrow!!
boys track team strengthened their hold on the Big 8 lead by crushing Springport and Bronson Wednesday night. Vince Giuliano won the 100, 200 and placed 2nd in the 400. Bryan Smith won the 400 and Omarion Culliver completed the sweep by finishing 3rd in the 400. Jack Freeman and Zeavion Jones placed 1st and 2nd in the 800 meters. Jonathan Mikovits and Matt Record placed 1st and 3rd in the 1600 respectively. Joe Bulko won the 3200 meter run. Clayton Hinkle placed 2nd in the high and intermediate hurdles. Bryce Black finished 1st and Aaron Radecki 2nd in the discus. Christian Kirkland won the shot put and Black finished 2nd. CJ Glaspie won the long jump and Hinkle was 3rd. The 3200 relay team of Luke Holton, Record, Mikovits and Freeman won as did the 800 relay team of Chuckie King, Glaspie, Smith and Giuliano. The 1600 realy team of Mikovits, King, Freeman and Smith capped off the evening with a win.
The Yellowjackets will compete Friday at the Stockbridge Invitational
Baseball Districts at Camden-Frontier
Friday, May 31st
12:00 pm Concord v. Litchfield
2:30 pm Camden-Frontier v. Reading
5:00 pm District Finals
Softball Districts at East Jackson
Friday, May 31st
12:00 pm Concord v. Litchfield
2:00 pm East Jackson v. Tekonsha
4:00 pm District Finals
All MS and HS sporting events are cancelled for today. Varsity and JV baseball & softball will be made up on Friday (rain date) at the same times...4:15 pm.
The boys track finished fifth at the Union City Invitational on Friday. Vince Giuliano had an impressive day by winning the 200 meter dash and running on the winning 800 relay and third place 1600 relay. Zeavion Jones, CJ Glaspie and Josh Sharp ran on the 800 relay. Jones, Chuckie King and Bryan Smith ran on the 1600 relay. Both relays ran State leading times in Division 4. Glaspie placed 2nd in the long jump with a Personal Record of 20 feet 7 inches. Jones was 5th in the high jump with a personal best. Bryce Black won the discus. Christian Kirkland placed 4th in the shot put with a personal best throw. Bryan Smith ran a personal best time in the 800 and placed third. The 400 relay team of Sharp, Jones, Glaspie and Clayton Hinkle placed 5th. The yellow Jackets resume action Wednesday versus Vronson and Springport at Springport
On Friday the Track and Field teams headed to Union City to compete against Olivet, Marshall, Quincy, Bronson, Union City, Mendon, Reading and Hillsdale Academy. In the 200 meter dash Mira Naumann ran her fastest time ever. In the 400 Meter Dash Jacey Hutchins finished in sixth place. In the 1600 meter run Skylar Thompson finished third with her fastest time of the season. Also in the 1600 Alaysia Gutierrez ran her fastest time of the season. In the 3200 Meter run Haylee Rinehart ran her fastest time ever as she battled two girls from Bronson most of the race and beat them out in the last 200 meters. In the underclassmen 800 meter Relay the team of Kiara Ozuzu, Madison Nagel, Anna Burrow, and Zykiah Jones placed 5th. In the 1600 Meter relay Bridgette Holton, Jacey Hutchins, Rylee Weeks and Skylar finished 5th. That same group of athletes also teamed up in the 3200 meter relay where they finished 4th. In High Jump Alex Butterfield placed 4th. In Long Jump both Alex and Madlin Vrdoljak had their best jumps of the season. In Discus Natalee Williams had her best toss of the season. On Wednesday the track athletes head to Springport to compete against Bronson and Springport at 4:30 PM.
JV baseball split with Lenawee Christian. Taking game one in 7 and losing game two in 6. Both games were very competitive. Good job grinding through a tough week boys!
Jv baseball played its third double header of the week today dropping two to Michigan Center. Come see us take on Lenawee Christian tomorrow as we complete a tough week with our final and 4th double header in 5 days!
The boys track team improved to 3-0 in the Big 8 by defeating Quincy last night. Vince Giuliano won the 100, 200 and 400 meter dashes. Jack Freeman won the 800 run and was on the winning 1600 relay team with Bryan Smith, Chuckie King, and Zeavion Jones. Smith was 2nd in the 400. CJ Glaspie won the long jump, was 3rd in the 200 and was on the winning 400 relay team with Josh Sharp, Jones and Clayton Hinkle. Sharp was 2nd in the 100 dash. Hinkle was 3rd in both hurdle races and 2nd in the long jump. Bryce Black won the discus and was third in the shot put Zeavion Jones was 2nd in the high jump and Seth Marshall was third. Jonathan Mikovits was second in the 1600 and 3200 runs. Matt Record was third in the 1600 and 3200 runs. Smith, Freeman, Mikovits and Record won the 3200 relay. The Jackets will be in action this Friday at the Union City Invitational
The JV baseball team split with Bronson. Lost game one 8-2. Game 2 we were victorious. Winning 7-5.
On Wednesday at 4:30 PM the boys and girls Track & Field teams will be hosting Quincy in a very important Big 8 Conference match-up. We would appreciate everyone coming out to cheer on these athletes.
The JV baseball team dropped two games to Hanover-Horton bringing our record to 5-3. Both games were very closely contested. Keep grinding JV.