Soccer: The agony of defeat

Teammates watch from the bench as Springport forward Devin Underhill screams in agony after being knocked down hard with eight minutes left in the game. Underhill was taken out of the game, but brought back in within the last four minutes. Springport lost the Division 4 soccer district championship game to Dansville 1-0 on Friday evening at Jackson Christian High School."It's dissapointing. I wanted to win," she said. "It was a good game, a heartfelt game. We haven't been able to beat Dansville for four years, but know that we never gave up in this game."



Springport forward Devin Underhill burries her head into her jersey as she cries after Springport lost the Division 4 soccer district championship game to Dansville 1-0 on Friday evening at Jackson Christian High School.



Springport senior Reba Patterson, right, cries in the arms of teammate and sister Julie Patterson after Springport lost the Division 4 soccer district championship game to Dansville 1-0 on Friday at Jackson Christian High School. "Losing. It's a heartbreak," Reba Patterson said. "We've been working so hard, and it's going to be so hard to move on after this game. ... Some of us don't get to go on and play anymore."



Springport senior Reba Patterson laughs in the arms of teammate and sister Julie Patterson who attempts to pick her up and carry her on the field to cheer her up after Springport lost the Division 4 soccer district championship game to Dansville 1-0 on Friday at Jackson Christian High School.

Fires, fires and more fires

Two separate fires, only two days apart.



A firefighter laughs while standing on the roof of a home at 7254 Concerto Court in Spring Arbor as water splashes up at him while they shovel dirt and pry of siding from the house. Fire officials said a lightning strike through the roof into the attic started the fire.



Neighbors Ed Grzesek, left, and Alice and Richard Jarosz peer over the fence next door as two firefighters tear apart the siding on the back of the 744 Ellery Avenue home after a garage and vehicle caught fire Saturday evening in the backyard.

Memorial Day

Sgt. First Class Todd Vaive stands outside of the Spring Arbor Township office building as he lays his hands on his nine-year-old son Caleb's shoulders peering into the sky in hopes that it will clear for the Memorial Day parade on Monday afternoon in Spring Arbor. Vaive, who returned home from Afghanistan 13 weeks ago after an 18-month tour of duty, was named grand marshal of the parade, which was canceled because of rain. "We celebrate this day because of every person who fights for us, dies for us and some that come back," said Caleb Vaive.



Rev. Charles Waters of Jackson frowns while saluting other veterans who pass by on the parade route while commemorating the lives of lost soldiers on Memorial Day in front of Mount Evergreen Cemetery in Jackson. "It is important to remember those who died for our freedom," he said, wearing a Civil War uniform to honor a relative who fought for the Union.



Tiger Scout Dwayne Lewis, Jr. of Jackson, 6, amuses himself by sticking his tongue to his nose while waiting to march down S. Jackson Street on Monday downtown for the Memorial Day parade. "We do it because the veterans saved our country," he said.

Tennis portrait: Marla Beavers

Hillsdale High School senior Marla Beavers practices at the high school tennis courts Thursday afternoon.

Baseball hug, Color and B&W

Jonesville High School sophomore Ashlyn Lambright holds tightly as she hugs her best friend Jay Bearden on Thursday afternoon at Jonesville Middle School after the baseball game that won Jonesville the second consecutive Big Eight Championship title. Lambright and Bearden had not seen each other for just more than one week. "Oh he's good," she said."He has a good batting average and is good at pitching too."

Classic car show family

Three frames of a family at the car show. The first photo ran main on A1. The other two were in the photo gallery. I just like the idea of proximity to subject and exploring it in this series. The full gallery can be viewed here.



Jeremy Bolenbaugh of Jackson holds his daughter Victoria, 4, on his lap while his wife Elizabeth and daughter Abigail sit in the front seat of their 1929 purple Ford Model A car at the Classic Car Cruise-In on Friday night in downtown Jackson. "The girls love to wash it," he said, laughing. "It's what we use as a family car, so they know we get ice cream in it."



Seven-year-old Abigail Bolenbaugh of Jackson, left, smiles with her mother Elizabeth as the two people watch from the inside of their 1929 purple Ford Model A car at the Classic Car Cruise-In on Friday night in downtown Jackson.



Four-year-old Victoria Bolenbaugh of Jackson smiles as her father Jeremy tickles her while the two sit beside his 1929 purple Ford Model A car at the Classic Car Cruise-In on Friday night in downtown Jackson.

Last day of preschool

Brady Dillon of Jackson, 4, runs around the lawn Thursday morning outside of Sharp Park Academy playing with a ball celebrating the last day of preschool for the school year. The instructors put on a luau-themed party for the children to celebrate their final day of class. "It's sad to see it end," said paraprofessional Carol Bibbins. "It's been a wonderful year. It truly has and we had had just such a great group of kids. It's too bad it has to end."

Hillsdale baseball moments

Hillsdale outfielder Dan Vear smiles as he runs up and hugs coach Gary Wood after hitting an RBI homerun in the fifth inning of the semifinal game against Western High School. Vears homerun put Hillsdale in the lead 9-8 in the fifth inning. The team won the game 15-12, which puts them in the championship game today at Spring Arbor University.



Hillsdale outfielder Dan Vear smiles as he walks to the dugout after hitting an RBI homerun in the fifth inning of the semifinal game against Western High School. Vears homerun put Hillsdale in the lead 9-8 in the fifth inning. The team won the game 15-12, which puts them in the championship game today at Spring Arbor University.

Airplane!

Christopher Idzikowski of Jackson, 13, throws around a foam model airplane to pass the time just off of Horton Road while he waits for his father to finish a shift at Knight's Steakhouse and Grill. "I love this plane," Idzikowski said. "It's really easy to assemble and it's fun to watch it fly in circles."

Eagle Scout honors

Tyler Alvarado of Jackson, center, sneers as he his parents Cary and Misty applaud alongside the audience as he is named an Eagle Scout on Sunday evening during the Eagle Court of Honor ceremony at First Presbyterian Church in Jackson, Mich. (Jackson Citizen Patriot)



Alan Goldfarb, right, and Ryan Haslett give the Boy Scout salute they recite an oath Sunday evening before the start of the Eagle Court of Honor ceremony at First Presbyterian Church, where five Jackson-area boy scouts were named to the organization's highest rank of eagle scout. (Jackson Citizen Patriot)