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Kalamazoo Christian wins regional crown »
By SCOTT NOVAK
Niles Daily Star
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Kalamazoo Christian captured the Division 4 Regional Tennis championship Thursday evening at Leeper Park.
The Comets finished with 20 points to edge runner-up Bridgman, which finished with 18points.
No other team qualified for the state finals. The top two finishers, plus any team that scores 18 or more points [...]
Niles 10th at Division 3 golf tournament »
From staff reports
AUGUSTA — The Big 16 Conference took the first three places at the Division 3 Golf Regional on Thursday at Stonehenge North.
Marshall was the team champion after shooting a 372, while Coldwater was second with a 381 and St. Joseph third with a 382.
All three teams advance to the state finals. The top [...]
Scott Novak: Biggest games of the year »
For three of our area football teams tonight presents their biggest games of the year.
One of those teams is facing a must-win situation while the other two really need to pick up a wins this week to keep things from becoming very interesting down the stretch.
The playoffs for all practical purposes have begun for the [...]
Brandywine beats Coloma in five »
By DON EDEN
Niles Daily Star
Behind the support of 40 faithful Brandywine students yelling “Bobcat power” and “Bobcat pride” throughout, the volleyball team beat Coloma in a five-set thriller by scores of 25-22, 21-25, 25-22, 14-25 and 15-10 for the first time since 2003.
“The crowd will be thanked for their support,” stated Brandywine coach Nikki Bush. [...]
Vikings sweep Tigers for seniors »
By SCOTT NOVAK
Niles Daily Star
The Niles volleyball team honored its seniors and then went out and swept visiting Benton Harbor 3-0 in a Big 16 Conference West Division match.
The Vikings defeated the Tigers 25-13, 25-14 and 25-7.
Honored prior to the start of the match were seniors Sarah Ferguson, Charissa Spear and Rachel Zeider.
“I am so [...]
Brandywine edges Buchanan 2-1 to advance »
By TOM NYHUIS
Niles Daily Star
BUCHANAN — It was game one of the Lakeland Conference varsity soccer tournament for host Buchanan and visiting Brandywine Wednesday afternoon. The Bobcats came away with a 2-1 win and advanced to the next round of the tournament.
Brandywine’s Matthew Liebetrau picked up the two second half goals for the come-from-behind win [...]
By SCOTT NOVAK
Niles Daily Star
Cicone Palmore had a pair of goals, while Derrick Nzabakira had a goal and an assist as the Niles soccer team opened up the Big 16 Conference Tournament with a 4-0 win over visiting Battle Creek Central Tuesday night.
The Vikings grabbed a 1-0 halftime advantage and never looked back after netting [...]
Niles and Dowagiac settle for 4-4 draw »
By SCOTT NOVAK
Niles Daily Star
It was the final tune-up for the Dowagiac tennis team Tuesday afternoon prior to Thursday’s regional competition.
Niles will have one more test before jumping into regional competition as it heads to Three Rivers for another non-conference match today.
The Chieftains and the Vikings had to settle for a 4-4 draw as Dowagiac [...]
Dowagiac hosting soccer, volleyball districts »
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By SCOTT NOVAK
Niles Daily Star
Dowagiac will host both the Division 3 soccer and Division 2 volleyball tournaments this fall.
The soccer tournament [...]
Larry Lyons: This may be a poor fall color year »
Fall has officially arrived and the trees are getting primed for their annual color show. Looking out my patio door I see the sugar maples in my yard are just starting to lose their chlorophyll.
Most are still a yellowish green but a few have transposed to yellow and orange. The impossible to kill mass of [...]