High school sports
GALLERY: Chieftains edge Eddies, Bobcats beat rival Bucks
A late score by the Dowagiac soccer team gave the host Chieftains a 1-0 victory over Edwardsburg Monday night.
scottnovak, Author at Leader Publications
high school soccer
Thornton, Vota lead Vikings past Bees
NILES — Dominic Thornton and Cade Vota have been a scoring juggernaut for the Niles soccer team this season. The two combined for all seven ...
by Scott Novak, Monday, September 21, 2020 4:00 pm
high school volleyball
ROUNDUP: Niles goes 2-1 at Lakeview quad, Bucks win Vicksburg quad
Visiting Niles had a good day at the Battle Creek Lakeview Quad on Saturday.
by Scott Novak, Monday, September 21, 2020 3:45 pm
High school sports
Leader Publications composite sports schedule
Here is the composite sports schedule for Sept. 22-26. The schedule is subject to change without notice. Tuesday, Sept. 22 Edwardsburg CC @ Three ...
by Scott Novak, Monday, September 21, 2020 3:27 pm
high school cross country
Parker sets new school record
Senior Cole Parker set a new standard for the Dowagiac cross country team in winning the Orange and Gown Town Crier Invitational hosted by Allendale ...
by Scott Novak, Monday, September 21, 2020 2:22 pm
High school football
Niles falls to Berrien Springs in BCS opener
There were a pair of debuts at New Buffalo High School Friday night.
by Scott Novak, Sunday, September 20, 2020 12:26 pm
High school football
Big third quarter lifts Buchanan to victory
As expected, South Haven and host Buchanan struggled to get things going in its season opener at Memorial Field Friday night.
by Scott Novak, Saturday, September 19, 2020 12:42 pm
High school football
GALLERY: High school football kicks off its 2020 season
A new coach did not seem to bother the Cassopolis Rangers as they blew out visiting Hartford 41-14 in a Southwest 10 Conference contest Friday ...
by Scott Novak, Friday, September 18, 2020 11:42 pm
High school football
KICKOFF! Football season arrives tonight
After almost a month delay and a roller coaster ride for coaches, players and fans, high school football arrives tonight.
by Scott Novak, Friday, September 18, 2020 3:04 pm
High school sports
GALLERY: Edwardsburg rallies for key Wolverine Conference win
Host Edwardsburg dropped the opening set of its early Wolverine Conference season showdown with Vicksburg Thursday night.
by Scott Novak, Thursday, September 17, 2020 11:55 pm
Scoreboard
Daily Data: Friday, Sept. 18
VOLLEYBALL EDWARDSBURG 3, VICKSBURG 2 At Edwardsburg Match results Edwardsburg d. Vicksburg 23-25, 25-19, 25-23, 23-25, 15-12 Individual statistics Kills Sophie Overmyer 15, Paige ...
by Scott Novak, Thursday, September 17, 2020 11:32 pm
high school volleyball
Roundup: Brandywine, Niles pick up BCS wins
After a slow start, the Brandywine volleyball team rallied to beat arch rival Buchanan 3-1, in an early key BCS Athletic Conference clash in the ...
by Scott Novak, Thursday, September 17, 2020 5:00 pm
High school golf
Chieftains finish third in Wolverine Jamboree
A better effort by the Dowagiac golf team did not turn out to improve the Chieftains’ finish in the Wolverine Conference Jamboree it hosted at ...
by Scott Novak, Thursday, September 17, 2020 4:51 pm
high school soccer
Allegan hands Dowagiac first loss
Visiting Dowagiac tasted defeat for the first time in 2020 as Allegan blanked the Chieftains 2-0 in a Wolverine Conference boys soccer match Wednesday.
by Scott Novak, Thursday, September 17, 2020 4:49 pm
High school sports
GALLERY: Busy day for sports at Brandywine High School
A trio of sporting events were contested at Brandywine High School Wednesday afternoon.
by Scott Novak, Wednesday, September 16, 2020 11:38 pm
high school cross country
Chieftains’ Parker wins cross country race, but Sturgis wins meet
Cole Parker may have won the battle for Dowagiac, but visiting Sturgis won the war during the Wolverine Conference dual meet at Dowagiac Middle School ...
by Scott Novak, Wednesday, September 16, 2020 11:31 pm
high school volleyball
Dowagiac opens home schedule with sweep
After spending some time in the gym practicing since its season opener, the Dowagiac varsity volleyball team put forth a better effort in its home ...
by Scott Novak, Wednesday, September 16, 2020 9:54 pm
high school soccer
Rangers getting better each time; Dowagiac improves to 3-0
The early schedule has not been kind to a Cassopolis soccer team that lost six starters from last season.
by Scott Novak, Wednesday, September 16, 2020 10:32 am
College golf
Bethel University takes first round lead in Battle at Blackthorn
The Bethel University women’s golf team opened up its fall season with a strong first round in the Battle of Blackthorn on Monday.
by Scott Novak, Wednesday, September 16, 2020 10:18 am
Column
NOVAK: Something else new for 2020
It has been a year of firsts for me in 2020.
by Scott Novak, Tuesday, September 15, 2020 10:58 am
Scoreboard
Daily Data: Tuesday, Sept. 15
SOCCER DOWAGIAC 3, THREE RIVERS 2 At Three Rivers Halftime score Dowagiac 2, Three Rivers 0 First half D – Cole Weller (penalty kick) ...
by Scott Novak, Tuesday, September 15, 2020 10:41 am
high school volleyball
Despite going 0-3, Nate pleased with team’s progress
Veteran Niles volleyball coach Jenny Nate saw a lot of good things from her squad despite the fact that it went 0-3 at the Hamilton ...
by Scott Novak, Monday, September 14, 2020 8:00 pm
high school soccer
GALLERY: Late Cassopolis rally comes up short
Down 3-0 with just over four minutes remaining, the host Cassopolis boys soccer team got back-to-back goals to cut the Bloomingdale lead to 3-2.
by Scott Novak, Monday, September 14, 2020 7:49 pm
high school soccer
Niles soccer goes 1-1 at Caveman Classic
The Niles soccer team split a pair of matches at the Caveman Classic hosted by Mishawaka High School on Saturday.
by Scott Novak, Monday, September 14, 2020 7:00 pm
high school soccer
Chieftain JV win South Haven Shootout
The Dowagiac JV soccer team went 1-1 to win the South Haven Shootout based on a tiebreaker last Saturday.
