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Lady Wildcats place 18th in Division 3 state golf meet
The Wayland girls’ golf team placed 18th in the Division 3 state meet Friday and Saturday at the Forest Akers West Golf Course on the campus of Michigan State University.…
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Clippers lose 29-18 to Lawton in final game of season
by Austin Marsman Martin wrapped up its football season with a tough 29 to 18 loss Friday night at Lawton. It appeared as though the Clippers had momentum at intermission with a 12-7 advantage…
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Vikings lose season finale to undefeated Kelloggsville
The Hopkins High School varsity football team concluded its season Friday night with a 4-5 overall record. The Vikings lost 34-14 to undefeated Kelloggsville and it was noted that all…
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Rylee Cronkright is runner-up at Allegan County meet
Wayland girls finished fourth and Hopkins fifth Friday afternoon in the annual Allegan County cross-country meet at the Martin Motor Sports Park. Otsego was the county champion in the girls’…
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Of Wildcats’ 5 straight losses, 4 were to playoff teams
Wayland was 3-1 in Week 4 of the football season and lost five in a row to finish at 3-6. But four of the five losses were to playoff teams,…
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Funeral Monday for lifetime Hopkins man Harvey Hazen
Harvey G. Hazen, age 92, died, Wednesday, Oct. 18. Harvey grew up on a farm in Hopkins and celebrated 51 years of marriage to Eleanor Goeree. They raised three children. They…
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Basura: Trump’s call to Sgt. Johnson’s widow ‘oafish’
AUTHOR'S NOTE: This isn’t what I wanted to be writing. I had in mind something about coaching youth soccer at an elementary school. Maybe that’ll still happen. But I can’t…
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Hopkins now 5-1 in Silver after completing 1st round
The Hopkins varsity volleyball team has completed the first round of competition in the O-K Silver Conference this season with a 5-1 record. The Lady Vikings' only loss in league…
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WHS grad guides Colorado teams to another state meet
Wayland High School graduate Robby Young (wearing cap) talks things over with his Rampart High School girls' varsity cross-country team just before the regionals Thursday afternoon in Colorado. The Lady…
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Yes It Is, It’s True: It’s hard to applaud when abandoned
“I got a letterman's sweater with the letter in front I got for football and track. I'm proud to wear it now When I cruise around the other parts of the town, I…