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Carson City-Crystal's Alex Baker, top, tries to finish an inside cradle on Montabella's Nick Boyer during the finals of the Division 4 district Thursday night.

No. 9 CC-Crystal finishes No. 8 Montabella for district title

Carson City-Crystal and Montabella had dueled all season for dominance over the other. The score was finally settled Thursday night at the Division 4 district tournament, where the Eagles beat the Mustangs in the finals 34-30.

Carson City-Crystal’s Austin Hopkins, top, tries to do something with Montabella’s L.D. Lapham during their 215-pound match at the CMAC championships Saturday.

CC-Crystal, Montabella share CMAC wrestling title

Carson City-Crystal and Montabella’s wrestling teams knew it would come down to each other to determine who would win the Central Michigan Athletic Conference title. The result was both teams won.

Carson City’s Darren Decker goes for a pin against Lowell’s Scott VanOosten during Friday’s nonconference match. Decker pinned VanOosten in 2:45.

Carson City-Crystal wrestlers preparing for strong postseason

The Carson City-Crystal Eagles wrestling team has already won the regular season Central Michigan Athletic Conference championship. With that title wrapped up, the Eagles turned their attention Friday night to preparing for an extended postseason run. They did so by traveling to face two larger schools, one of which is a perennial powerhouse.

Carson City-Crystal’s Hailey Geister, white jersey, goes up for two of her team-high 13 points despite being surrounded by Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart players during Wednesday night’s game.

CC-Crystal tops Sacred Heart for first place tie

Carson City-Crystal’s girls basketball team is now the leader in the Mid-State Activities Conference – sort of. The Eagles, who trailed Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart in the standings by a game, grabbed a share of the lead from the Irish with a 42-24 victory at home Wednesday night.

Mackenzie Geister grabs a rebound and looks to make a pass during a game against Portland St. Patrick this season.

CC-Crystal ready for league showdown with Sacred Heart

If the Carson City-Crystal Eagles are to win a league title for the second consecutive season, they will need a home win tonight against Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart. This will be the second matchup between the Mid-State Athletics Conference leaders this season. The two schools met early in the season, with the Irish posting a 37-33 win in just the second game.

CC-Crystal’s Brann Schmitt (10) goes up for a shot as Belding’s Kole Hart, right, watches during the teams’ game Dec. 18.

CC-C’s Schmitt transitions to basketball from football

Brann Schmitt had a very successful football season. He hopes to improve his basketball, too.

Carson City-Crystal’s Hunter Clark, left, fires a shot despite the defense of Vestaburg’s Keegan Scott during the Eagles’ game against the Wolverines Dec. 7.

Montabella, CC-Crystal prep for Shepherd tourney

A pair of local teams will be heading to Shepherd today to participate in a holiday basketball tournament. Montabella and Carson City-Crystal will be busy today, as they are set to play in the Shepherd Holiday Tournament. The Eagles will take on Ithaca at noon, while the Mustangs will face the South Grand Rapids Homeschoolers at 2 p.m.

Carson City-Crystal’s Hailey Geister moves the ball by Portland St. Patrick’s Riley Smith during Thursday’s 50-45 loss at home. Geister finished with nine points.

Turnover trouble leads to Carson City-Crystal loss

Turnovers will drive a coach mad, but more importantly, turnovers will cost a team the chance to win a ballgame. Sometimes teams are able to overcome turnovers, other times not. On Thursday night, the Carson City-Crystal girls basketball team turned the ball over 17 times and could not overcome annual powerhouse Portland St. Patrick in a 50-45 loss at home.

Carson City-Crystal’s Mitch Schneider, left, tries to drive around Belding’s Brendan Zuver during the teams’ game Tuesday night.

Defense rules in CC-Crystal win over Belding

The boys basketball game between Carson City-Crystal and Belding wasn’t an offensive gem, but the two coaches saw something else in that game. It was defense. The Eagles got enough defense of their own to beat the Redskins 39-34 Tuesday night.

Central Montcalm’s Dakota James, front, and Byron Center’s Josh Lee are tangled up during their 152-pound match Saturday.

Carson City-Crystal places third at Stanton wrestling invite

After wrestling at the Central Montcalm Hornet Invitational Saturday, a pair of local wrestling teams came out near the top of the 10-team tournament. Carson City-Crystal was the highest-finishing local team, ending up third in the tournament. Central Montcalm was fifth after beating sixth-place Belding.