Raczkowski, Western Gets Past Marshall Football
Western High School running back Landon Raczkowski, center, breaks through the line during a game Friday at Marshall High School. Photo by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports. By Jeff Steers JTV Sports The University of Southern California made student body left and student body right running plays famous in the late 1960s and 1970s. Western High School invented Landon Raczkowski left and right on Friday against Marshall. It worked as the Panthers defeated the Redhawks 14-13 in a thriller. With the win, Western earns a Michigan High School Athletic Association playoff spot, a 6-2 overall record, and a 5-2 record in the Interstate-8 Conference – good for third place. Marshall falls to 4-4 overall, 4-3 in the I-8. While Raczkowski was carrying the football 46 times, playing quarterback for the first time, and making tackles all over the field, a fresh-face sophomore ended up the hero as time expired for Western. Junior varsity quarterback Nolan Wheeler – just brought up to the varsity level earlier in the week – threw a touchdown pass to Landon French was no time remaining on the clock. The extra point – not automatic for either of these teams – by Clay Falde gave Western the…
Western vs Marshall Football 10-18-19 | Photo Gallery
Western vs Marshall Football, Marshall High School. October 18, 2019. Photos by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports. To order prints or downloads, click here. [ngg src="galleries" ids="569" display="pro_blog_gallery"]Western vs Marshall Football, Marshall High School. October 18, 2019. Photos by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports. To order prints or downloads, click here.
Concord vs Homer Football 10-18-19 | Photo Gallery
Homer vs Concord Football, Concord High School. October 18, 2019. Photos by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports. To order prints or downloads, click here. [ngg src="galleries" ids="568" display="pro_blog_gallery"]Homer vs Concord Football, Concord High School. October 18, 2019. Photos by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports. To order prints or downloads, click here.
MHSAA Division 2 State Tennis Finals: Marshall, Western, Tecumseh | Photo Gallery
MSHAA Division 2 state finals. Western, Marshall and Tecumseh, Oct. 18, 2019. Photos by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports. To order prints or downloads, click here. [ngg src="galleries" ids="566" display="pro_blog_gallery"]MSHAA Division 2 state finals. Western, Marshall and Tecumseh, Oct. 18, 2019. Photos by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports. To order prints or downloads, click here.
Cascades Conference Cross Country Finals 10-16-19 | Photo Gallery
Cascades Conference Cross Country Finals, Ella Sharp Park. October 16, 2019. Photos by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports. To order prints or downloads, click here. [ngg src="galleries" ids="564" display="pro_blog_gallery"]Cascades Conference Cross Country Finals, Ella Sharp Park. October 16, 2019. Photos by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports. To order prints or downloads, click here.
Hanover-Horton Dominates Cascades Cross Country
Grass Lake High School runner Kailee Sandoval won the Cascades Conference final at Ella Sharp Park on Wednesday. Photo by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports. By Jeff Steers JTV Sports Two local runners are hitting their strides just at the right time. Vandercook Lake High School senior Andrew Frohm has run three personal best times in a row, while Kailee Sandoval of Grass Lake was only five seconds off her best time. Both were individual champions during the Cascades Conference cross country finals at Ella Sharp Park on Wednesday. Hanover-Horton dominated the team aspect of the finals, winning both the boys’ and girls’ titles. The Comets were nearly perfect in the boys’ race, scoring 16 points. The Hanover-Horton girls’ team scored 42 points, placing four runners in the top 10. Sandoval finished the 5K course in 19 minutes, 35 seconds – just five seconds off her personal best. She won the event by nearly 40 seconds. “Inside my own head I am acting like there are a number of girls in front of me,” Sandoval said of the race. “This sets me up for a personal best at the regionals.” A number of local teams will compete in the Michigan High…
Mason vs Western Soccer 10-15-19 | Photo Gallery
Mason at Western district semifinal. Western won 2-0 and advances to face Chelsea in the Division 2 district final at home on Thursday beginning at 6:30 p.m. . Photos by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports. To order prints or downloads, click here. [ngg src="galleries" ids="563" display="pro_blog_gallery"]Mason at Western district semifinal. Western won 2-0 and advances to face Chelsea in the Division 2 district final at home on Thursday beginning at 6:30 p.m. . Photos by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports. To order prints or downloads, click here.