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Cassopolis volleyball earns SW10 title
CASSOPOLIS — The Cassopolis Lady Rangers varsity volleyball team ended its successful season Monday in a hard-fought Division ...
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Brandywine falls in district semifinals
CASSOPOLIS — The Brandywine Bobcats volleyball team was eliminated from the Division 3 district tournament after falling to ...
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Back-to-back: Niles beats Edwardsburg in 5-set thriller to claim second straight district title
BUCHANAN — The Niles volleyball team knew it was better than what it showed in its regular season ...
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Niles volleyball beats Dowagiac in D2 district semis
BUCHANAN — The Niles volleyball team punched its ticket to the district championship game. The Vikings defeated Dowagiac ...
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Buchanan rallies for five-set D2 district win over Berrien Springs
BUCHANAN — The Buchanan volleyball team was pushed to the brink Monday in MHSAA Division 2 district play. ...
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Defending champion Zeeland West slips past Niles 30-21 in D3 playoff opener
NILES — It is not every day when a defending state champion meets a state-runner up finisher in ...
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Cassopolis football aims to be bigger, stronger next season
CASSOPOLIS — The Cassopolis Rangers football program enters the offseason with plenty of optimism and two more victories ...
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Brandywine closes season with Senior Night win, builds momentum for 2026
NILES CHARTER TOWNSHIP — The Brandywine football team closed the 2025 season in winning fashion last week. The ...
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Edwardsburg volleyball beats Niles to earn undefeated conference season
EDWARDSBURG — The Edwardsburg volleyball team finished the regular season undefeated in Wolverine Conference play after a Senior ...
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Buchanan volleyball earns fifth straight Lakeland title
BUCHANAN — The Buchanan Bucks are Lakeland champs once again. The volleyball team won its fifth straight Lakeland ...
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Buchanan earns 46-6 Senior Night win over Muskegon Catholic
BUCHANAN — The Buchanan football team ended the regular season Friday night in winning fashion. The Bucks closed ...
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‘It feels tremendous’: Niles edges Edwardsburg 21-12 for undefeated season, conference title
BY BOB OPPENHEIM For Leader Publications EDWARDSBURG — Edwardsburg’s football team gave No. 4 (Division 3) Niles everything ...
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Edwardsburg soccer falls 4-1 to Unity Christian in D2 regional championship
MATTAWAN — The Edwardsburg boys’ soccer team became a family this fall. That’s how long-time head coach Sean ...
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Edwardsburg soccer outlasts Plainwell in historic 2-1 shootout win
PORTAGE — It took 40 minutes of regulation play, two overtimes and a shootout before the Edwardsburg boys’ ...
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Buchanan volleyball sweeps Red Arrow
BUCHANAN — The Buchanan volleyball team swept the Red Arrow Raiders in three sets on Monday. The set ...
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PHOTO STORY: Notre Dame defeats USC 34-24
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — The No. 13 Notre Dame Fighting Irish defeated the No. 20 Southern California Trojans ...
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Edwardsburg football falls to Vicksburg 38-35
VICKSBURG — The Edwardsburg Eddies fell to on the road to Vicksburg 38-35 Friday in a back-and-forth matchup. ...
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Buchanan beats Benton Harbor 40-6
BENTON HARBOR — The Buchanan Bucks defeated Benton Harbor 40-6 on Friday, improving their season record to 5-3. ...
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Undefeated Niles earns 49-14 Senior Night win over Plainwell
NILES — The Niles football team made sure to make the most of its Senior Night. The undefeated ...
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‘I wouldn’t miss it’: Niles father fights cancer to stand with son on Senior Night
NILES — Trenton Scott had a Senior Night he will never forget. The 6-3, 285-pound offensive lineman helped ...
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Dowagiac broadcaster calls 200th football game
DOWAGIAC — On Friday, Oct. 10, longtime broadcaster Pat Bakeman reached a major milestone as he called his ...
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Fischer’s late goal lifts Edwardsburg over St. Joseph for district title
By Ben Sanders For Leader Publications VICKSBURG — Edwardsburg’s Brayden Fischer was right on time with another game-winning ...
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Fischer’s game-winning goal sends Eddies to D2 district soccer finals
VICKSBURG — Brayden Fischer’s game-winning goal with 2:38 left in the second half lifted the Edwardsburg boys’ soccer ...
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Buchanan falls to Berrien Springs 5-1 in D3 boys soccer districts
WATERVLIET — For one half, the Buchanan boys soccer team looked primed for a Division 3 district upset ...
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PHOTO STORY: Notre Dame defense responds in second half to trample NC State 36-7
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — A big second-half performance from Notre Dame’s defense powered the No. 16-ranked Irish football ...
