First Scholar-Athletes Coming Tuesday

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

February 5, 2012

The MHSAA's first set of 2011-12 Scholar-Athlete Award winners, for Class C and Class D, will be announced Tuesday. Four were selected from Class D, and six were picked from Class C schools.

Class B and Class A recipients will be announced over the next three weeks. Check back Tuesday for more.

Performance of the Week: Traverse City St. Francis' Owen Jackson

September 8, 2023

Owen JacksonOwen Jackson ♦ Traverse City St. Francis
Junior ♦ Tennis

Playing his first season at No. 1 singles, Jackson won matches at that flight over Traverse City Central and Petoskey. St. Francis plays in Lower Peninsula Division 4 and is ranked No. 2 this fall, while Central plays in LP Division 2 and Petoskey is ranked No. 8 in LP Division 3. Jackson is 16-3 this season.

The top-flight standout has been climbing the lineup throughout his career with the Gladiators. Jackson finished 39-4 as a freshman and won the No. 3 flight at the LPD4 Finals as St. Francis won the team championship. He moved up to No. 2 singles as a sophomore, finishing 34-9 and also winning his flight at the Finals. Jackson also plays golf and was part of the lineup that finished 14th in LPD3 this spring.

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Past 2023-24 Honorees

Sept. 1: Rachel Forsyth, Ann Arbor Pioneer cross country - Report

(PHOTOS courtesy of Owen Jackson.)