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Newman leads Bobcats into quarterfinals »
By SCOTT NOVAK
Niles Daily Star
In a day and age when teams that are playing in the state quarterfinals are led by seniors, it is a sophomore at Brandywine that has the Bobcats one step away from the Class C Final Four.
Carlie Newman has lit up opponents each of the last two seasons and has plenty [...]
Notre Dame receives a No. 2 seed »
NOTRE DAME, Ind. – For the 15th consecutive season, and the 17th time in school history, Notre Dame has earned a berth in the NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship.
The Fighting Irish are the No. 2 seed in the Kansas City Region and will play 15th-seeded Cleveland State (the Horizon League tournament champion) Sunday at approximately 2:30 [...]
Big Ten Conference sending five teams to Big Dance »
Five Big Ten teams were selected to participate in the 2010 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship.
Big Ten Tri-Champions Ohio State, Purdue and Michigan State will represent the conference along with Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Ohio State, also the 2010 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament Champion, is the No. 2 seed in the Midwest Regional and will [...]
LMC women headed to NJCAA nationals »
By SCOTT NOVAK
Niles Daily Star
The Lake Michigan College women’s basketball team is headed to Peoria, Ill. to compete in the National Junior College Athletic Association Division II National Championship Tournament.
The Indians (25-5) earned their way to the national title tournament by winning the Region XII District G Tournament with a 53-36 victory over Grand Rapids [...]
Ancilla College squares record at 2-2 with sweep »
CHICAGO HEIGHTS, Ill. – The Ancilla softball team travelled to Prairie State College (IL) and picked up their first two wins of the season, defeating the Pioneers 17-9 and 16-0.
Ancilla (2-2) used a ten run fourth inning to take command of game one and a nine run second inning to roll ahead in game two.
The [...]
Notre Dame women raise $103,750 »
NOTRE DAME, Ind. – The University of Notre Dame women’s basketball program proudly announced on Saturday that it has raised $103,750 as part of the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Pink Zone breast cancer initiative during the 2009-10 season.
That total not only more than doubled last year’s fund-raising total of more than $45,000, but it [...]
NOTRE DAME, Ind. – The Notre Dame men’s hoopsters are headed to New Orleans.
Mike Brey’s Irish (23-11) are coming off one of the more successful late-season runs in Notre Dame history.
The Irish have won six of their last seven games heading into NCAA play (three over ranked opponents), matching a similar end-of-regular season streak from [...]
Maroon Giants end Vikings’ season, 53-36 »
By AARON MUELLER
Niles Daily Star
PORTAGE – At no point in Friday night’s district final at Portage Central High School did the Niles boys’ basketball team look intimidated.
Despite Kalamazoo Central’s sparkling 21-1 record, three consecutive district titles, freakish athleticism, suffocating full-court trap defense and it distinct size and quickness advantage, the Vikings looked confident through [...]
Bridgman tops Panthers; Lancers tip ‘Rocks »
By SCOTT NOVAK
Niles Daily Star
The outside shooting of Bridgman proved to be too much for Watervliet Friday night in the Class C District Tournament championship game at Brandywine High School.
The Bees connected on seven 3-pointers compared to just two by the Panthers in a 51-33 Bridgman victory.
The Bees opened up an early lead and then [...]
Schrader doubles, drives in three for Ancilla »
DONALDSON, Ind. – The Ancilla College softball team began its season on a sour note after being swept by Indiana Institute of Technology’s junior varsity team by scores of 8-3 and 8-6.
It took six innings for the Charger bats to come alive in their first game of the season. By that time the visiting Warriors [...]