High school basketball
Benton Harbor edges Brandywine; Bobcat girls rout Tigers
In a hotly contested matchup of sixth-ranked teams, the Benton Harbor Tigers clawed their way back from a double-digit deficit to defeat the Brandywine Bobcats ...
Ryan Haines, Author at Leader Publications
High school basketball
Bobcats’ Knapp gets 200th career victory
Nathan Knapp earned his 200th win as the Brandywine boys basketball coach as his team ran its winning streak to six games with a 66-48 ...
by Ryan Haines, Sunday, February 5, 2023 8:48 am
High school basketball
Edwardsburg boys rally for win, girls team routs Vikings
They say that basketball is a game of runs, and the Wolverine Conference contest between the visiting Edwardsburg Eddies and Niles Vikings was just that ...
by Ryan Haines, Saturday, January 14, 2023 3:17 pm
High school basketball
Palmer brothers lead Brandywine to 51-40 win over Bucks
The Palmer brothers combine for 29 points as the Brandywine Bobcats defeat host Buchanan Bucks 51-40 in Lakeland Conference action on Friday night.
by Ryan Haines, Monday, December 19, 2022 1:51 pm
High school basketball
Brandywine. sweeps Berrien Springs in Lakeland contests
The Brandywine girls’ basketball team continued its excellent start to the 2022-23 season as it dismantled Berrien Springs 70-20 in Lakeland Conference action on Friday ...
by Ryan Haines, Sunday, December 11, 2022 10:58 pm
College football
Stanford upsets Notre Dame 16-14
Notre Dame’s offensive struggles returned in front of a sell-out crowd at Notre Dame Stadium en route to a 16-14 loss to Stanford Saturday night.
by Ryan Haines, Sunday, October 16, 2022 3:40 pm
High school football
Allen keeps Edwardsburg rolling on homecoming night
In front of a packed homecoming crowd at Leo Hoffman Field, senior Brett Allen and the Edwardsburg Eddies rolled to an easy 56-0 win over ...
by Ryan Haines, Saturday, October 8, 2022 10:07 am
high school soccer
Dowagiac, Niles play to scoreless tie
The Niles Vikings and Dowagiac Chieftains clawed their way to a 0-0 tie in non-conference soccer Thursday night.
by Ryan Haines, Sunday, October 2, 2022 12:36 pm
High school football
Legault, VanOverberghe team up to help Bucks trounce Saugatuck
Behind the senior duo of Connor Legault and Thomas OverBerghe, the Buchanan Bucks dismantled the visiting Saugatuck Trailblazers 46-20 at Memorial Field Thursday night.
by Ryan Haines, Friday, August 26, 2022 12:33 am
High school football
Edwardsburg defense continues to stymie its opponents
The Edwardsburg Eddies continued their winning ways, defeating Wolverine Conference foe Vicksburg Bulldogs 49-0 at a packed Leo Hoffman Field on Friday night.
by Ryan Haines, Saturday, September 18, 2021 9:41 am
High school football
Ranger rebound from first loss to shutout Comstock 28-0
Behind a suffocating defense and potent rushing attack, the Cassopolis Rangers took care of business against the Comstock Colts at William F. Scott Field Friday ...
by Ryan Haines, Saturday, September 11, 2021 10:04 am
High school football
Edwardsburg firing on all cylinders in 55-0 win over Wildcats
The Eddies looked to have all the answers against the Three Rivers Wildcats during its convincing 55-0 Wolverine Conference win Thursday night.
by Ryan Haines, Friday, September 3, 2021 8:50 am
High school football
Undefeated Bucks dominate Bobcats in district semifinals
Connor LeGault and the Buchanan offense had its way with the Brandywine defense in the Division 6 District Semifinal Friday night.
by Ryan Haines, Saturday, November 7, 2020 4:14 pm
College football
Notre Dame runs all over Florida State
Saturday night lights lit up Notre Dame Stadium for the first time this fall as the No. 5 Fighting Irish ran all over a struggling ...
by Ryan Haines, Monday, October 12, 2020 4:10 pm
High school basketball
Bobcats advance to finals that may never be played
Back in January, the Brandywine Bobcats hosted Watervliet and gave the Panthers their worst loss of the season.
by Ryan Haines, Friday, March 13, 2020 8:32 am
High school basketball
Rangers hold off Countryside 65-53
The scoring line may not show it, but Wednesday night’s Division 3 semifinal showdown between Cassopolis and the Benton Harbor Countryside was much closer and ...
by Ryan Haines, Friday, March 13, 2020 8:28 am
High school basketball
Rangers get revenge on Bridgman
Two and half months ago, Bridgman traveled to Cassopolis High School during the holiday break in an early-season matchup with the Rangers.
by Ryan Haines, Wednesday, March 11, 2020 9:37 am
High school basketball
Brandywine wins sixth consecutive district championship
For the sixth year in a row and the 10th time in 11 years, the Brandywine Bobcats raised a Division 3 district championship trophy after ...
by Ryan Haines, Tuesday, March 10, 2020 9:42 am
High school football
Eddies rout Bears to start title defense
The last time the Edwardsburg Eddies and St. Joseph Bears played in the MHSAA state tournament, the Bears came away with the district championship in ...
by Ryan Haines, Monday, November 4, 2019 9:47 am
Dowagiac HS
Strefling helps Edwardsburg sweep Chieftains
EDWARDSBURG — “Our team is all about runs,” said Edwardsburg junior setter Emma Strefling after the Eddies defeated the visiting Dowagiac Chieftains in Wolverine Conference ...
by Ryan Haines, Thursday, October 3, 2019 8:14 am
Niles HS
Vikes tie Bearcats
NILES — Although Abel Fonseca’s first season as Niles boys soccer coach is not going according to plan as far as the record is concerned, ...
by Ryan Haines, Friday, September 27, 2019 8:42 am
Brandywine HS
Gouin, defense shine in Bobcats’ victory
NILES — Following its first win over Coloma since 2011 last week, Brandywine’s offense picked up where it left off against visiting Comstock at Selge ...
by Ryan Haines, Monday, September 9, 2019 8:47 am
High school football
‘We are a team’ Ball leading Vikings by example
On what turned out to be a beautiful opening night for Michigan high school football, the Niles Vikings hoped to mimic the result of last ...
by Ryan Haines, Friday, August 30, 2019 10:46 am
Buchanan HS
Chieftains blow out Bucks 9-0
BUCHANAN — Fresh off its opening season victory over Niles on Monday, Dowagiac traveled to Buchanan to take on the Bucks in another non-conference contest ...
by Ryan Haines, Friday, August 23, 2019 8:53 am
high school soccer
Bobcats show improvement against Rangers
In a rematch from the first game of the season, Brandywine hosted Cassopolis in the opening round game of the VanDenBerg Invitational Saturday morning.
