Frohm, Defense Leads VCL to Opening-Night Hoops Win
Jeff Adams (23) of Vandercook Lake High School battles for inside position during a game against Springport High School on Monday. Photo by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports. By Jeff Steers JTV Sports Following most cross country meets, Vandercook Lake High School athlete Andrew Frohm wanders off by himself into oblivion – hardly talking to anyone. It could be called lone-wolf syndrome. That all changes when he has a few teammates behind him. Frohm scored 23 points and led the court in verbal discussions in a 56-51 win over Springport High School to start the 2019-2020 boys’ basketball season. Frohm, an all-state cross country runner, hit a number of big 3-point shots in the opening-night contest. “The difference (between cross country and basketball) is I have a team to back me up,” Frohm said. “Some guys were out tonight, so I knew I was going to have to play a lot. “We figured out that we were not going to win if we didn’t start playing defense.” The Jayhawks proved that, falling behind 21-12 after the first eight minutes of action. Springport’s Shawn Vogt hit three, 3-point baskets in the quarter as everything seems to fall in for the Spartans. “We…
Springport vs Vandercook Lake Boys Basketball 12-9-19 | Photo Gallery
Springport at Vandercook Lake boys basketball, December 9, 2019. Vandercook Lake won 56-51 at home. Photos by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports. To order prints or downloads, click here. [ngg src="galleries" ids="615" display="pro_blog_gallery"]Springport at Vandercook Lake boys basketball, December 9, 2019. Vandercook Lake won 56-51 at home. Photos by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports. To order prints or downloads, click here.
Adrian vs Jackson Bowling 12-9-19 | Photo Gallery
Adrian High School at Jackson High School Bowling, December 9, 2019. JAX 60 Bowling Lanes. Photos by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports. To order prints or downloads, click here. [ngg src="galleries" ids="614" display="pro_blog_gallery"] Adrian High School at Jackson High School Bowling, December 9, 2019. JAX 60 Bowling Lanes. Photos by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports. To order prints or downloads, click here.
Jackson United Hockey Falls 2-1 in Overtime
Jackson United team captain Jacob Cook (center) looks for the puck during a hockey game against Portage Northern High School at Optimist Ice Arena on Saturday. By Jeff Steers JTV Sports Sometime – real soon – Jackson United Coach Matt Grimes hopes the Vikings win games like the one at Optimist Ice Arena against Portage Northern High School on Saturday. The Vikings lost 2-1 in overtime despite having a number of 5-on-3 chances late in the game. Jackson United – a combination of players from Jackson, Western, Michigan Center, and Northwest high schools – is 1-4 under first-year Coach Grimes. “We outplayed that team tonight … this is one we should have won,” Grimes said. “This was a tough loss tonight.” Jackson United has 17 players on the team with more than half of them being freshmen or sophomores. Grimes said the Vikings were gassed at the end of regulation. “We roll with pretty much 10 guys (two lines), so overtime is not in our favor,” Grimes said. Neither team took advantage of power-play opportunities in the first period. The Huskies had two chances and Jackson one. Portage Northern outshot Jackson 7-6 in the first period. Drew Bonser of Western…
Portage Northern vs Jackson United Hockey 12-7-19 | Photo Gallery
Portage Northern at Jackson United Hockey, Jackson Optimist Ice Arena, December 7. 2019. PNHS won 2-1 in overtime. Photos by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports. To order prints or downloads, click here. [ngg src="galleries" ids="612" display="pro_blog_gallery"]Portage Northern at Jackson United Hockey, Jackson Optimist Ice Arena, December 7. 2019. PNHS won 2-1 in overtime. Photos by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports. To order prints or downloads, click here.
Homer Invitational Competitive Cheer 12-7-19 | Photo Gallery
Homer Invitational Competitive Cheer, Homer High School. December 7, 2019. Photos by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports. To order prints or downloads, click here. [ngg src="galleries" ids="611" display="pro_blog_gallery"]Homer Invitational Competitive Cheer, Homer High School. December 7, 2019. Photos by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports. To order prints or downloads, click here.
Springport Impressive in Non-Conference Basketball Win
Players from Springport and Vandercook Lake high schools battle for the basketball during a game at VCL Friday night. Photo by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports. By Jeff Steers JTV Sports Springport High School came within an eyelash of winning a Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 3 regional basketball title a year ago. The Spartans have a plan to go deep into the playoffs again this season … add another head to the two-headed monster. Springport is off to a 2-0 record with wins over Leslie and Vandercook Lake. The Spartans defeated Leslie 63-31 earlier in the week, then beat the Jayhawks 67-26 on the road Friday. Seven of the 10 players for Springport scored at least four points in the win. More importantly, sophomore Ryann Overweg scored 15 points in the road victory. The Spartans have relied on the two-headed monster of Alana Nelson and Alex Maher the past few seasons. “It is critical to go deep into the playoffs to have a third option … we need a three-headed monster,” SHS Coach Rick Saldana said. “We spent the summer playing against a lot of larger teams like Lakeview and Harper Creek to get better. Saldana believes better competition…
Springport vs Vandercook Lake Girls Basketball 12-6-19 | Photo Gallery
Springport at Vandercook Lake Girls Basketball , December 6, 2019. Springport defeated Vandercook Lake 67-26. Photos by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports. To order prints or downloads, click here. [ngg src="galleries" ids="608" display="pro_blog_gallery"]Springport at Vandercook Lake Girls Basketball , December 6, 2019. Springport defeated Vandercook Lake 67-26. Photos by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports. To order prints or downloads, click here.