Big 8 Spring accolades highlight talented athletes in Hillsdale County

Many student-athletes from Jonesville and Reading were represented on the most recent Big 8 conference accolades for the spring sports season.

Big 8 Golf

Final Standings

1. Jonesville

2. Quincy

3. Union City

4. Homer

5. Bronson

6. Springport

7. Concord

All-Conference

All-Conference honorees include Sam Sawyer of Quincy; Dave Milliman of Quincy; Zach Mains of Jonesville; Lucas Carter of Jonesville; Kyle Landis of Homer; Brennen Mains of Jonesville; Brayton Mears of Union City and Austin Avery of Homer.

Baseball 

Final Standings

1. Homer 21-5 (13-1)

2. Union City 15-8 (9-5)

3. Jonesville 12-8 (9-5)

4. Springport 13-12 (7-7)

5. Quincy 12-10 (6-8)

6. Bronson 7-18 (6-8)

7. Concord 12-17 (5-9)

8. Reading 5-19 (1-13)

First Team All-Conference

First team honors went to senior Reagan Mayer of Bronson; senior Tyler Carpeter of Concord; junior Chase Bryant of Homer; junior Luke Butler of Homer; junior Carter Harris of Homer; senior Brady Katz of Homer; junior Tyler Scholfield of Jonesville; sophomore Wade Sommers of Jonesville; senior Karsen Maurer of Quincy; Brady Mescher of Quincy; senior Logan Stukey of Reading; senior Caleb Kregel of Springport; senior Dylan Sanford of Springport; senior Wade Hoffman of Union City and senior Kyle Johnson of Union City.

Honorable Mention All-Conference

Honorable mentions went to freshman Owen Kimmons of Bronson; senior Nolan Ray of Bronson; junior Ashton Wells of Bronson; sophomore Levi Raymond of Concord; junior Logan Lamb of Concord; junior Kane Blatter of Homer; sophomore Alex Miller of Homer; junior Ayden Males of Jonesville; freshman Drew Bradley of Jonesville; senior Ashton Thacker of Jonesville; sophomore Grant Holroyd of Quincy; senior Cole Webster of Reading; senior Matt Riehle of Springport; junior Phoenix Elkins of Union City; sophomore Ryan Zweng of Union City and junior Tyler Wagley of Union City.

Softball 

Final Standings (League Record)

1. Bronson 14-0

2. Jonesville 12-2

3. Springport 10-4

4. Quincy 8-6

5. Homer 5-9

6. Reading 4-10

7. Concord 3-11

8. Union City 0-14

First Team All-Conference

First team honors went to senior Jaydn Cary of Bronson; senior Lynsey Smith of Bronson; senior Addison Harris of Bronson; sophomore Brealyn Lasky of Bronson; sophomore Kennedy Miller of Homer; junior Lexi Fleming of Homer; sophomore Maddelynn Lee of Jonesville; sophomore Lyra Nichols of Jonesville; junior Kierstyn Keller of Jonesville; junior Kailey Allman of Quincy; senior Cemara Paul of Quincy; freshman Ariana McDowell of Reading; Brenna Crittenden of Springport; junior Kelsey Speer of Springport and sophomore Rebekah Betz of Springport.

Honorable Mention All-Conference 

Honorable mentions were given to junior Kaylee Wilber of Bronson; junior Haylie Wilson of Bronson; freshman Ciara Blankenship of Bronson; senior Caitlyn Hagen of Bronson; senior Karlee Gamet of Concord; Jayden Householder of Concord; senior Allison Murphy of Homer; senior Kylie Endlsey of Homer; senior Mackenzie Baker of Jonesville; junior Abby Gutowski of Jonesville; junior Mckynna Connin of Quincy; freshman Danika Skirka of Quincy; freshman Deziray Skirka of Quincy; freshman Maggie Santure of Reading; senior Ashlyn Tesch of Reading; senior Brayleigh Butts of Reading; senior Abby Heisler of Springport; junior Mara Bailey of Union City and junior Carley Gordon of Union City.

Girls Track and Field 

Conference Meet Results

1. Quincy - 128 points

2. Homer 96 points

3. Union City 91 points

4. Jonesville 83 points

5. Reading 44 points

6. Bronson 33 points

7. Springport 28 points

8. Concord 16 points

All-Conference

• 100-meters: Nikkia Cronk of Quincy

• 200-meters: Paige Austin of Homer

• 400-meters: Brooke Sharp of Jonesville

• 800-meters: Alexis Engel of Reading

• 1600-meters: Sidney Swick of Bronson

• 3200-meters: Skyler Fraley of Union City

• 100-meter hurdles: Nevada Gillons of Union City

• 300-meter hurdles: Nevada Gillons of Union City

• 4x100: Homer team of Jaelynne Williams, Emiley Baxter, Emma Wildt and Paige Austin

• 4x200: Reading team of Alexis Engel, Elizabeth Hamilton, Mallory Wheeler and Taylor Engel

• 4x400: Jonesville team of Lani Bowman, Madison Magda, Noelle Fazekas and Brooke Sharp

• 4x800: Union City team of Alissa Skirka, Amelia June, Skyler Fraley and Kyla Burdick

• Shotput: Sophia Snellenberger of Quincy

• Discus: Sophia Snellenberger of Quincy

• High Jump: Nikkia Cronk of Quincy

• Pole Vault: Emma Wildt of Homer

• Long Jump: Brenna Crittenden of Springport

Honorable Mentions

Honorable mention girls track and field athletes include 100-meter runners Paige Austin and Emily Baxter of Homer; 200-meter runners Nikkia Cronk of Quincy and Brooke Sharp of Jonesville; 400-meter runners Lani Bowman of Jonesville and Paige Austin of Homer; 800-meter runners Kyla Burdick of Union City and Madison Magda of Jonesville; 1600-meter runners Skyler Fraley of Union City and Rylee Weeks of Concord; 3200-meter runners Sidney Swick of Bronson and Megan Sterly of Homer; 100-meter hurdlers Jaiden Hayes of Bronson and Zionah Gardner of Homer; 300-meter hurdlers Ziona Gardner of Homer and Jaiden Hayes of Bronson; shot put throwers Raigen Horsfall of Quincy and Natalie Doyle of Jonesville; discus throwers Raigen Horsfall of Quincy and Natalie Doyle of Jonesville; high jumpers Lily Marshall of Jonesville and Mallory Wheeler of Reading; pole vaulters Bella Maddox of Jonesville and Flo Vito of Quincy; long jumpers of Emma Wildt of Homer and Katherine Darling of Jonesville.

Honorable mention relay teams include the 4x100 teams of Bronson (Nevada Gillons, Mackenzie Hale, Shaelyn Lawhead and Kassandra Kohsmann) and Quincy (Fllo Vito, Brooke Wasikowsk, Abby Tinervia and Lita Fulton); the 4x200 teams of Union City (Mackenzie Hale, Christianna Davis, Kassandra Kohsmann and Makayla Skirka) and Jonesville (Jaylnn Bragg, Katherine Darling, Emily Kast and Lani Bowman); the 4x400 teams of Quincy (Nikkia Cronk, Brooke Wasikowski, Lita Fulton and Raylee Fulton) and Union City (Christianna Davis, Makayla Skirka, Willow Austin and Kyla Burdick); the 4x800 teams of Quincy (Charlotte Crabbs, Mollie Butchart, Sadie Miller and Elise Wright) and Reading (Ariana Norman, Kaylee Pope, Veronica Falater and Sophia Falater).

Boys Track and Field

Conference Meet Results

1. Concord 120 points

2. Reading 94 points

3. Jonesville 92 points

4. Union City 82 points

5. Quincy 49 points

6. Homer 42 points

7. Bronson 34 points

8. Springport 14 points

All-Conference

• 100-meters: Duke Green of Reading

• 200-meters: Malachi Boys of Concord

• 400-meters: Alan Knowles of Jonesville

• 800-meters: Tyler Bays of Reading

• 1600-meters: Tyler Bays of Reading

• 3200-meters: Jonathan Mikovits of Concord

• 100-meter Hurdles: Tayshawn Bester of Reading

• 300-meter Hurdles: Nathaniel Maurer of Union City

• 4x100: Concord team of Tyler Carpenter, Mekhi Wingfield, Malachi Boys and Omarion Culliver

• 4x200: Reading team of Duke Green, Brady Kling, Tayshawn Bester and Jacob Hamilton

• 4x400: Jonesville team of David Fowler, Brady Wright, Alan Knowles and Carter Rounds

• 4x800: Concord team of Adair Artis, Joe Bulko, Isaac Waldron and Jonathan Mikovits

• Shotput: Logan Cole of Union City

• Discus: Logan Cole of Union City

• High Jump: Mekhi Winglfield of Concord

• Pole Vault: Alex Hull of Union City

• Long Jump: Curtis Knapp of Jonesville

Honorable Mentions 

Honorable mention athletes include 100-meter runners Malachi Boys of Concord and Riley Laird of Union City; 200-meter runners Riley Laird of Union City and Ben Schreur of Quincy; 400-meter runners Adair Artis of Concord and Boston Buckln of Bronson; 800-meter runners Jonathan Mikovitis and Adair Artis of Concord; 1600-meter runners Jonathan Mikovitis and Joe Bulko of Concord; 3200-meter runners Gavin VanKampen of Jonesville and Perry Lake of Bronson; 100-meter hurdles runners Omarion Culliver of Concord and Damion Scharer of Jonesville; 300-meter hurdles runners Tae'Sean Bodley of Quincy and Damion Scharer of Jonesville; shotput throwers Elijah Collins of Homer and Jordan Shadix of Bronson; discus throwers Elijah Collins of Homer and Boston Buckln of Bronson; pole vaulters Hunter Dewey of Reading and Corey Turner of Quincy; long jumpers Mekhi Wingfield of Concord and David Becker of Springport and high jumpers Diego Lebron of Homer and Boston Buckln of Bronson.

Relay honorable mention teams include the 4x100 teams from Jonesville (Dominic Aponte, Brady Wright, Brock Fee and Ryan Marcavage) and Quincy (Tae'Sean Bodley, Bryce Bellamy, Ethan Hollister and Michael Daniels); the 4x200 teams from Union City (Riley Laird, Hunter Sinke, Alex Hull and Caden Hughes) and Jonesville (Brock Fee, Ryan Marcavage, Brady Wright and David Fowler); the 4x400 teams from Reading (Brady Kling, Jacob Hamilton, Jesse Cabrera and Tyler Bays) and Concord (Adair Artis, Omarion Culliver, Isaac Waldron and Connor Keefer) and the 4x800 teams from Jonesville (Gavin VanKampen, Zachery Childress, Mytchal Morrison and Alan Knowles) and Reading (Jesse Cabrera, Colton Wiler, Jeremiah Bedford and Tyler Bays).

This article originally appeared on Hillsdale Daily News: Big 8 Spring accolades highlight talented athletes in Hillsdale County