Local bowlers earn all-state honors
PHOTO: Mackenzie Johnson of Vandercook Lake Jeff Steers JTV Sports Several local high school bowlers – including a pair of state champions – earned all-state honors. The awards are voted on by Michigan High School Interscholastic Bowling Coaches Association members. In Division 4, two-time state champion Mackenzie Johnson of Vandercook Lake heads the first-team all-state list. Johnson recently won her second consecutive state individual title with a win over Dakota Smith of Bronson High School in the D-4 final. Johnson was second at the state meet in qualifying, defeated three opponents on the way to a 364-333 win over Smith in the finals. The senior helped the Jayhawks win a pair of state team titles in four years. She also earned an academic all-state honors for her performance in the classroom. Joining Johnson on the first-team are Kassidy Alexander of Hanover-Horton and Kathryn Sayles of Napoleon. Alexander, a sophomore, qualified for the state tournament finishing 10th. She advanced to the stepladder round, but lost in the opening round of 16. Sayles was also a state qualifier who finished 22nd overall at the state meet. Vandercook Lake senior Preslee Stahl and teammate Arielle Oakley were named to second-team all-state. Stahl –…
Northwest vs Haslett Regional Girls Basketball 3-13-19 | Photo Gallery
Northwest vs Haslett Division 2 Regional Girls Basketball. Haslett 51 Northwest 42. Photos by Andy Hawley, JTV Sports. To order prints or downloads, click here. [ngg src="galleries" ids="387" display="pro_blog_gallery"]Northwest vs Haslett Division 2 Regional Girls Basketball. Haslett 51 Northwest 42. Photos by Andy Hawley, JTV Sports. To order prints or downloads, click here.
Spring Arbor University Mens Basketball Wins First Ever NAIA National Championship
Spring Arbor University Men’s Basketball has won their first-ever NAIA National Championship with a victory of 82-76 over Oregon Tech in Sioux Falls, South Dakota on Tuesday night. This was the fifth game the Cougars have played in 7 days. “It’s surreal right now,” SAU head coach Ryan Cottingham said. “You dream about this as a player and a coach and you never really think it’s going to happen. I’m at a loss for words right now, because this is a special group of young men, who love each other and play with great passion. We played at an incredibly high level these past five games, and we couldn’t even really soak it in because of how quick the turnaround was for each game. I knew these guys were champions before we even got here, but now we get to celebrate. Everything just clicked for us here in Sioux Falls.” The Cougars came out of the gate strong. Luke Barber shot the game’s opening three-pointer, giving SAU an early lead. Paul Marandet and Brandon Durnell followed with points of their own to put the Cougars at 8-0 in the opening three minutes. The Hustlin’ Owls caught up in the beginning…
Liedel, turnovers cost Comets in quarterfinal loss
Hanover-Horton High School player Jack Brockie (5) attempts to stop Erie Mason's Joe Liedel during the Division 3 quarterfinal game at Tecumseh High School on Tuesday. By Jeff Steers JTV Sports Too many turnovers, too much Joe Liedel, and one too many losses spelled the end of the Hanover-Horton High School boys basketball season. The Comets lost to Erie Mason 55-48 Tuesday in the Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 3 quarterfinals at a standing-room-only arena at Tecumseh High School. Hanover-Horton finishes the season with a 23-2 mark – having only one loss during the regular season. Erie Mason will play undefeated Pewamo-Westphalia in the Division 3 semifinals Thursday at the Jack Breslin Student Events Center on the campus of Michigan State University. “We feel bad right now because we had such a great season,” HHHS Coach Chad Mortimer said after the loss. “What hurts is we didn’t play our best tonight.” Mortimer said the Comets turned the ball over 20 times in the quarterfinal game – a dozen more than their average. “You can’t give Liedel and that team 20 extra possessions,” Mortimer said. “Our goal was to keep them under 50 points.” Liedel, a junior, went…
Hanover-Horton vs Erie-Mason Boys Basketball Quarterfinal 3-12-19 | Photo Gallery
Hanover-Horton vs Erie-Mason Boys Basketball Division 3 Quarterfinal. Erie-Mason 55 Hanover-Horton 48. Photos by Andy Hawley, JTV Sports. To order prints or downloads, click here. [ngg src="galleries" ids="386" display="pro_blog_gallery"]Hanover-Horton vs Erie-Mason Boys Basketball Division 3 Quarterfinal. Erie-Mason 55 Hanover-Horton 48. Photos by Andy Hawley, JTV Sports. To order prints or downloads, click here.