College basketball
Ebo’s record-setting performance help Notre Dame advance
Host Notre Dame built an 11-point second-half lead and then held on to defeat Mississippi State 53-48 in the second round of the NCAA Women’s ...
Scott Novak, Author at Leader Publications
College cross country
Niles’ Yates becomes third member of SMC recruiting class
Southwestern Michigan College has added another runner to its 2023 recruiting class.
by Scott Novak, Saturday, March 18, 2023 3:19 pm
College basketball
Notre Dame blows out Southern Utah in NCAA opener
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish scored the first 16 points of its opening round NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament opening round on its way to an ...
by Scott Novak, Friday, March 17, 2023 7:19 pm
High school athletics
MHSAA confident it will continue to work with Bally Sports Detroit
Diamond Sports Group, which operates regional sports networks such as Bally Sports Detroit, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Tuesday.
by Scott Novak, Friday, March 17, 2023 10:01 am
High school basketball
Brandywine wins elusive regional championship
The wait is over.
by Scott Novak, Thursday, March 16, 2023 8:30 am
columnist
Column: It has been a winter to remember
It has been quite a winter sports season for the schools we cover at Leader Publications.
by Scott Novak, Wednesday, March 15, 2023 10:00 am
High school basketball
Hart ends Buchanan title run in quarterfinals
There are only four happy teams at the end of each girls basketball season. Unfortunately for Buchanan, it will not be one of them.
by Scott Novak, Tuesday, March 14, 2023 11:19 pm
High school wrestling
Wrestling honors continue to roll in
The 2022-23 high school wrestling season has wrapped up, but the postseason honors are still rolling in.
by Scott Novak, Tuesday, March 14, 2023 2:52 pm
High school basketball
Division 3: Versatility leads Bobcats to regional final
Versatility has been the key to success for the No. 9-ranked Brandywine boys basketball team this season.
by Scott Novak, Tuesday, March 14, 2023 8:57 am
Scoreboard
Daily Data: Tuesday, March 14
BOYS BASKETBALL BRANDYWINE 58, KALAMAZOO HACKETT 42 At Coloma BRANDYWINE 58 Jamier Palmer 8, Nylen Goins 18, Robert Whiting 1, Jaremiah Palmer 10, Michael Palmer ...
by Scott Novak, Monday, March 13, 2023 10:09 pm
Scoreboard
Daily Data: Sunday, March 12
HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING All-Southwest Michigan Boys Team First Team 106: Brady Baker, Lakeshore 113: Austin Garcia, Lawton 120: Cole Lausch, Lakeshore 126: Alejandro Saldana, Hartford ...
by Scott Novak, Sunday, March 12, 2023 5:58 pm
Entertainment
REO’s Cronin ‘coming home’ to perform at Silver Creek Event Center
For REO Speedwagon frontman Kevin Cronin, returning to southwest Michigan to perform is like coming home.
by Scott Novak, Sunday, March 12, 2023 11:55 am
High school basketball
Division 2: Niles snaps district title drought with win over Tigers
The last time Niles lifted a district championship trophy, current Head Coach Myles Busby was a senior in 2012.
by Scott Novak, Saturday, March 11, 2023 10:44 am
Brandywine HS
Division 2: Vikings, Tigers advance to title game
Host Niles rode a 32-point effort by Mike Phillips into the Division 2 Boys District championship game Friday night, while Buchanan was eliminated by No. ...
by Scott Novak, Thursday, March 9, 2023 5:17 pm
High school basketball
Division 3: Bobcats advance; Rangers fall in semifinals
Two of the best Division 3 boys basketball teams in southwest Michigan will square off for a district championship Friday night.
by Scott Novak, Thursday, March 9, 2023 10:51 am
High school basketball
Division 3: Bucks survive Bronson upset bid
Rarely does a team make a long tournament run without at least one game that it has to gut it out and just survive.
by Scott Novak, Wednesday, March 8, 2023 2:07 pm
High school basketball
Division 2: Edwardsburg falls to Holland Christian 54-33
At this stage of the postseason, teams can rarely afford to play less than their best and advance.
by Scott Novak, Wednesday, March 8, 2023 8:25 am
High school basketball
Division 2: District tournament opens with pair of nail biters
A pair of nail biters kicked off the Division 2 Boys District Basketball Tournament at Niles High School Monday night.
by Scott Novak, Tuesday, March 7, 2023 1:25 pm
College volleyball
Centreville’s Deeds becomes seventh member of 2023 recruiting class
The recruiting cycle for Southwestern Michigan College continued Monday with the announcement that Centreville’s Sophia Deeds had signed a National Junior College Athletic Association national ...
by Scott Novak, Monday, March 6, 2023 10:40 pm
High school basketball
Bombs away: Bucks use long-range shooting to top Bobcats for title
It was bombs away for No. 1-ranked Buchanan in its 67-57 Division 3 District championship game victory over No. 9-ranked Brandywine at Coloma High School ...
by Scott Novak, Sunday, March 5, 2023 8:43 pm
Powerlifting
Bucks’ Bartley, Chieftains’ Stanger place at state meet
Faith Bartley, of Buchanan, and Oliva Stanger, of Dowagiac, both finished in the top 10 at the Michigan High School Powerlifting Association’s State Championships at ...
by Scott Novak, Sunday, March 5, 2023 7:54 pm
College wrestling
Southwestern Michigan College finishes 30th at NJCAA Nationals
The Southwestern Michigan College wrestling team finished 30th in its first National Junior College Athletic Association Championships in more than three decades.
by Scott Novak, Sunday, March 5, 2023 12:07 pm
High school wrestling
Bobcats, Eddies place pair at state finals
Five area wrestlers placed at the Michigan High School Athletic Association Individual Wrestling State Finals at Ford Field Saturday.
by Scott Novak, Sunday, March 5, 2023 11:45 am
High school bowling
Jaynes reaches Division 2 quarterfinals
Senior Chevelle Jaynes, of Niles, capped off her bowling career by reaching the quarterfinals of the Division 2 Michigan High School Athletic Association Individual Bowling ...
by Scott Novak, Sunday, March 5, 2023 7:32 am
High school basketball
Division 2: Edwardsburg wins fifth straight district title
The beat goes on for the Edwardsburg girls basketball team.
