The Viking Coaches Corner

Mike Cronk - owner

The Viking Coaches Corner originates out of Lake Odessa, Michigan. Join the voice of the Lakewood Vikings, Kurt Ackerson, as he sits down with our sports teams and gets the latest from coaches and athletes.  This podcast is recorded at Buddy's on the Beach located at 1223 Lakeview Dr., Lake Odessa, MI.   We hope you enjoy the podcast.

  1. 2D AGO

    Episode 24 - Kurt and Coach Swore welcomes quarterback coach Ryan Van Dyke to the podcast

    Send us a text Kurt welcomes Coach Tim Swore back to the podcast to talk offseason football.  Coach Swore also brought special guest and quarterback coach - Ryan Van Dyke. This is the second year that Ryan has worked specifically with Lakewood and his seventh year running his training program. Ryan graduated from Marshall High School and went on to become a Michigan State Spartan playing football from 1998 - 2001.     We hope you enjoy this podcast. Go Vikings!

    24 min

  2. JAN 31

    S2.Ep23 Empowering the next generation!

    Send us a text Welcome to this special episode of the Viking Coaches Corner. Kurt had the privilege to sit down with three amazing sisters who put their whole hearts into empowering our LHS students. Alexis Haskins coaches girls JV basketball. Jamie Krenz is currently a Lakewood school board member. Mallorie Schrock is the U19 girls soccer coach.  We’ll dive deep into each of their specific rolls at LPS. We’ll also get the laughter rolling. I mean who knew that frog farming could be so rewarding? There’s no doubt you’ll love this episode. Their bond with each other is strong and their love for others is self-evident. They’ll make you laugh and feel as if you’ve known them forever. So sit back and enjoy the show.

    57 min

  3. JAN 31

    S2.Ep22 - Welcomes Lakewood Bowling with Coach Dustin Burleson, junior - Vance O'Mara, and alumni - Lucas Beard

    Send us a text Welcome to this episode of the Viking Coaches Corner.  We are back at Buddies on the Beach with the LHS Bowling team.  We are happy to have Coach Burleson join the podcast and talk about the program from a club sport to an official MHSAA school sport.  Coach invited (junior) Vance O'Mara and (alumni) Lucas Beard to join in with their prospective and stories.  We hope you enjoy this inside look at the program and some inside memories from years gone by.  And we also get a return pop-in visit from Derrick, one of our many favorite wait staff that take good care of us while we are recording the show. Remember to come out and support your Lakewood Vikings sports!  And stick around and check out the success your Vikings are achieving.  Go VIKINGS! Special thanks you to Tommy and Judy Scheidt of Buddy’s on the Beach in Lake Odessa for hosting this podcast.

    54 min

  4. JAN 11

    S2.Ep21 Bringing in the New Year with LHS Basketball and guests - Coach Farrell and seniors, Liz Markwart, Emma Tidd, Aubrey Zinn

    Send us a text Happy new year from the Viking Coaches Corner podcast. We’re starting off the year interviewing girls basketball head coach Luke Farrell. We also have seniors Liz Markwart, Emma Tidd, and Aubrey Zinn joining in. After this interview was recorded, the girls got their first win of the season again the Lansing J-Dubs. So get ready for a fun podcast with some of Lakewood’s finest!

    45 min

  5. JAN 4

    Episode 20 - Bringing in the new year with a return from Competitive Cheer!

    Send us a text HAPPY NEW YEAR!!   We are excited to end this year with this final podcast of 2025! It's been a great year highlighting LHS sports, coaches, students, fine arts, and our supporters.   We will close season 1 with competitive cheer coaches, Kim and Marty Martin and seniors, Taylor Carpenter and Mylee Wiers.  We hope you enjoy this podcast. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  In season 1 of 2025 the Viking Coaches Corner...  - Ranked in the top 83% for program retention.  - Ranked in the top 89% for popularity for new shows. - Received more show comments than 93% of other shows. Thank you Coach Swore for inspiring the jump to promote LHS via podcasting. Thank you Kurt for being a great show host and scheduling the guests. Thank you Lakewood P.S. for supporting this program.  Thank you Lakewood Athletic Association and to the community for your continued support of our great students! And thank you Buddies for hosting us! Get ready for more great podcasts in 2026!

    47 min

  6. 12/12/2025

    Episode 19 - Welcome guys wrestling/Coach Harmer and special guests, AD Matt Aldrich and sophmore, Stewie Aldrich.

    Send us a text The Viking Coaches Corner welcomes back LHS guys wrestling to the podcast.  Kurt sits down with Coach Tony Harmer, Athletic Director Matt Aldrich, and sophomore, Stewie Aldrich.   Both the mens and Womens wrestling program had successful events in the preceding days including the men’s win over a ranked opponent.  Every wrestler on the team has an important roll during an event.  Listen to this episode and learn about how Stewie wrestled the final match to anchor the win.   We are excited to show you a continuing inside look at our wrestling program and would encourage the Lakewood youth to get involved. ******* Remember to come out and support your Lakewood Vikings sports!  And stick around and check out the success your Vikings are achieving.   Special thanks you to Tommy and Judy Scheidt of Buddy’s on the Beach in Lake Odessa for hosting this podcast.   GO VIKES! *** A quick show note, don’t forget to mark this podcast as a favorite so you can be notified when the next podcast gets dropped. And we would ask that you would share the show so others can engage with us. And send us a message. We’d love to hear from you.

    51 min

  7. 12/05/2025

    Episode 18 - LHS guys wrestling with Coach Harmer and special guests, Jacob Everett (ranked #8) and Dakota Harmer (ranked #3)

    Send us a text The Viking Coaches Corner welcomes back, LHS guys wrestling to the podcast.  Kurt sits down with Coach Tony Harmer and sophomores, Jacob Everett (ranked #8 in D3) and Dakota Harmer (ranked #3 in D3).  We are excited to show you a continuing inside look at our wrestling program and would encourage the Lakewood youth to get involved. ******* Remember to come out and support your Lakewood Vikings sports!  And stick around and check out the success your Vikings are achieving.   Special thank you to Tommy and Judy Scheidt of Buddy’s on the Beach in Lake Odessa for hosting this podcast.   GO VIKES! *** A quick show note, don’t forget to mark this podcast as a favorite so you can be notified when the next podcast gets dropped. And we would ask that you would share the show so others can engage with us. And send us a message. We’d love to hear from you.  This podcast has been heard in 14 different countries with our top followers from Singapore and Germany.  We appreciate you hanging out with us! We’d love to hear back from you on our contact section.

    39 min

  8. 11/28/2025

    Episode #17 - LHS guys wrestling w/Tony Harmer, Bubba Grove, and Vinny Stamm Jr.

    Send us a text The Viking Coaches Corner welcomes back, LHS guys wrestling to the podcast.  Kurt sits down with Coaches Tony Harmer and Bubba Grove and talk about what makes the program successful as it has turned out many state placers over the years.  Kurt also welcomes Junior and two time state placer, Vincent (Vinny) Stamm Jr. and talks to him as he prepares for his third attempt at winning the first place medal at the state meet this year.  We are excited to show you an inside look at our wrestling program and would encourage the Lakewood youth to get involved. ******* Remember to come out and support your Lakewood Vikings sports!  And stick around and check out the success your Vikings are achieving.   Special thanks you to Tommy and Judy Scheidt of Buddy’s on the Beach in Lake Odessa for hosting this podcast.   GO VIKES! *** A quick show note, don’t forget to mark this podcast as a favorite so you can be notified when the next podcast gets dropped. And we would ask that you would share the show so others can engage with us. And send us a message. We’d love to hear from you.  This podcast has been heard in 14 different countries with our top followers from Singapore and Germany.  We appreciate you hanging out with us! We’d love to hear back from you on our contact section.

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About

The Viking Coaches Corner originates out of Lake Odessa, Michigan. Join the voice of the Lakewood Vikings, Kurt Ackerson, as he sits down with our sports teams and gets the latest from coaches and athletes.  This podcast is recorded at Buddy's on the Beach located at 1223 Lakeview Dr., Lake Odessa, MI.   We hope you enjoy the podcast.

Information

  • Creator
    Mike Cronk - owner
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    24
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Viking Coaches Corner
  • Show Website
    The Viking Coaches Corner