2017 – Page 92

Yes It Is, It’s True: Quality female athletes just keep coming

It was an extraordinary week for female athletes from Hopkins and Wayland High Schools, and it happened over just two days. No fewer than four young ladies, two from Wayland…

Editor May 20, 2017

Sports

Lady Wildcats, boys teams both finish 7th in track regionals

There were some standout individual efforts Friday by Wayland athletes in the Division 2 regional meet at Houseman Field in Grand Rapids. Four Wildcat boys and Lady Wildcat 800-meter runner…

Editor May 20, 2017

Obituaries

Funeral will be Monday for Jeannette Muliken, 79

Jeanette Mulliken, age 79 of Wayland, died Thursday, May 18. She is survived by her children, Bobbi Paige (Ken) Gillette, Stuart Craig Mulliken, Lori Dana Guinn, Michael Sean (Ingrid) Mulliken; grandchildren, Heather,…

Editor May 19, 2017

Sports

Lady Vikings shut out Hamilton for nonleague victory

The Hopkins varsity softball team improved its overall season record to 13-9 Friday with a 4-0 shutout victory over Hamilton. Kelsey Dusseau threw five scoreless innings, gave up five hits, two…

Editor May 19, 2017

Sports

Lady Vikings finish 3rd in the Division 3 regional meet

The Hopkins girls’ varsity track team took third place among 13 teams in the regional meet at Saugatuck and the boys were ninth. The Lady Vikings scored 84 team points.…

Editor May 19, 2017

Columns

Basura: Appreciation of the Cottage Bar on its 90th birthday

"Happiness is the only good. The time to be happy is now. The place to be happy is here. The way to be happy is to make others so." —…

Editor May 19, 2017

Sports

Martin forced to forfeit doubleheader at Barry County Christian

Martin's baseball team was forced to forfeit two more games Thursday, this time against Barry County Christian in Hastings "We had eligibility problems, something we have had to deal with…

Editor May 18, 2017

Sports

Border Wars revived on the baseball diamond Friday

Hopkins and Wayland met for four years on the gridiron in what was called "Border Wars," in an effort to generate interest from residents in the neighboring communities. The two…

Editor May 18, 2017

Columns

Army Bob: Trump merely highlights trust issues with media

President Donald Trump did not cause the trust issue with the media, he highlighted it. The American media, the self-proclaimed royalty of our nation, wined and dined and bribed by…

Editor May 18, 2017

Sports

WHS foreign exchange student wins regional tennis title

Wayland High School's No. 1 singles tennis player Elena Campon, a foreign exchange student from Spain, won the Division 2 regional singles championship Thursday and has qualified for the Division…

Editor May 18, 2017