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High school basketball

Turner steps down as Dowagiac coach after five years

Jason Turner built the Dowagiac girls basketball team into a consistent winner since taking over the program in 2019. Read more

by Scott Novak, Tuesday, July 2, 2024 1:14 pm

High school track & field

Rangers’ Brown a two-time all-conference performer

Jadyn Brown, of Cassopolis, was a two-time All-Southwest 10 Conference track and field honoree. Read more

by Scott Novak, Tuesday, July 2, 2024 12:33 pm

High school softball

Champion Decatur leads All-Southwest squad

Southwest 10 Conference champion Decatur led the all-league softball team with four first-team selections, and a total of seven picks overall. Read more

by Scott Novak, Tuesday, July 2, 2024 11:54 am

volleyball

Krush Volleyball hosting tryouts July 14, Nov. 3

Krush Volleyball Club is hosting tryouts for both boys and girls for its National, Elite and Regional teams on July 14. Read more

by Scott Novak, Monday, July 1, 2024 1:33 pm

College rugby

Former Niles standout Ruppart named Scholastic All-American for Wolverines

Former Niles standout Marika Ruppart, who plays rugby for the University of Michigan, was one of nine Wolverines to be named Scholastic All-Americans by National ... Read more

by Scott Novak, Thursday, June 27, 2024 6:26 pm

High school baseball

Marcellus leads All-Southwest 10 Conference team

Undefeated Southwest 10 Conference baseball champion Marcellus led the all-league squad with four first-team selections. Read more

by Scott Novak, Wednesday, June 26, 2024 10:01 am

High school golf

Rangers dominate All-Southwest 10 squad

To say the Cassopolis golf team dominated the All-Southwest 10 Conference golf team would be a bit of an understatement. Read more

by Scott Novak, Wednesday, June 26, 2024 8:55 am

high school soccer

Dowagiac’s Weller earns honorable mention all-state

Maggie Weller was the lone soccer player in the Leader Publications coverage area to earn Michigan High School Soccer Coaches Association All-State for the 2024 ... Read more

by Scott Novak, Tuesday, June 25, 2024 6:40 pm

Scoreboard

Daily Data: Tuesday, June 25

ADULT SOCCER Blossomland Soccer League Results June 20-23 Division A June 23 Tornados 5, Cassopolis FC 1 RFA Legends 3, PathFinders 1 SJK Premier 2, ... Read more

by Scott Novak, Tuesday, June 25, 2024 9:09 am

Youth sports

Edwardsburg Sports Complex hosts soccer camps, tournament

The Edwardsburg Sports Complex will host a pair of summer soccer camps and a soccer tournament Read more

by Scott Novak, Monday, June 24, 2024 10:49 am

BMX Freestyle

Buchanan’s Roberts headed to Paris Olympics

It has been a roller coaster ride for Buchanan graduate Hannah Roberts, but the five-time World Champion is heading back to the Olympics. Read more

by Scott Novak, Sunday, June 23, 2024 11:03 am

high school soccer

Edwardsburg’s Baker first-team All-Wolverine

For the fourth straight season, and 22nd time in school history, the Plainwell Trojans captured the Wolverine Conference soccer championship. Read more

by Scott Novak, Friday, June 21, 2024 9:36 am

High school golf

Eddies’ Kurowski, Vikings’ Krueger first-team All-Wolverine Conference

Wolverine Conference golf champion Otsego dominated the all-conference team with four first-team selections. Read more

by Scott Novak, Friday, June 21, 2024 9:04 am

High school athletics

UPDATED: Area schools announce times for sports physicals

As the 2023-24 sports season is wrapping up, it is time for athletes to start looking forward to the start of a new year in ... Read more

by Scott Novak, Friday, June 21, 2024 6:00 am

High school wrestling

Cassopolis hires Kelley as new wrestling coach

The Cassopolis wrestling program will have a new, but familiar face when it takes to the mat in December. Read more

by Scott Novak, Thursday, June 20, 2024 10:17 am

High school baseball

Former Lancer coach Nate inducted into hall of fame

Former Lakeshore Lancer baseball coach and Dowagiac graduate Mark Nate was inducted into the Michigan High School Baseball Coaches Association recently. Read more

by Scott Novak, Thursday, June 20, 2024 9:47 am

High school softball

Buchanan trio, one Bobcat named first-team D3 All-State

Reaching the Division 3 Michigan High School Athletic Association state semifinals brings with it numerous accolades. Read more

by Scott Novak, Wednesday, June 19, 2024 8:49 am

High school baseball

Seven local players earn all-state status

Seven area baseball players earned Michigan High School Baseball Coaches Association All-State honors for the 2024 season. Read more

by Scott Novak, Tuesday, June 18, 2024 11:04 am

High school baseball

Co-champion Niles had three named first-team All-Wolverine

NILES — Wolverine Conference co-champions Niles and Vicksburg each had three players named first-team all-league in a vote of the coaches. Edwardsburg, which finished third ... Read more

by Scott Novak, Tuesday, June 18, 2024 10:18 am

High school softball

Seven Bucks, one Bobcat earn all-regional honors

BUCHANAN — Regional champion Buchanan, after dominating the Division 3 Michigan High School Softball Coaches Association All-District team, had seven of those eight players named ... Read more

by Scott Novak, Tuesday, June 18, 2024 9:21 am

High school softball

Champion Buchanan has eight on the D3 All-District team

Division 3 District champion Buchanan had eight players and Coach Rachel Carlson named Michigan High School Softball Coaches Association All-District. Read more

by Scott Novak, Tuesday, June 18, 2024 9:10 am

golf

Hurdle picks up a hole-in-one at Hampshire CC

Shar Hurdle, of Niles, had a hole-in-one on the No. 8 hole at Hampshire Country Club during play in the Sticks and Chicks Golf League, ... Read more

by Scott Novak, Monday, June 17, 2024 7:12 pm

Obituaries

Steven Carl Juroff, 66

Steven Carl Juroff, 66, passed away on Sunday, June 16, 2024, in Benton Harbor, Michigan. Arrangements have been entrusted to and are pending with Brown ... Read more

by Scott Novak, Monday, June 17, 2024 4:48 pm

College fishing

Roadrunners qualify five boats for Bassmaster College National Championships

Southwestern Michigan College has qualified five boats for the upcoming Bassmaster College National Championships at Lake Hartwell, North Carolina, Aug. 22-24. Read more

by Scott Novak, Monday, June 17, 2024 11:17 am

High school softball

Dowagiac duo named Division 2 All-Region

A pair of Dowagiac players moved a step closer to Division 2 Michigan High School Softball Coaches Association All-State honors as they were named all-region. Read more

by Scott Novak, Monday, June 17, 2024 10:01 am

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