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District hoops tourneys slated for Hopkins and Wayland

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Before Tuesday night's 54-45 victory over Middleville, some observers believed the Wayland girls’ basketball team’s best chance to get a victory this season would be in the Class B post-season tournament at Hopkins. The Wildcats will play Allegan, a team that owns an 11-6 overall record, at 5 p.m. Monday,...
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Bygone Days: A look at the history of NE Allegan County

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25 Years Ago — Feb. 19, 1992 Martin Township officials have decided to get tougher with the Deditch Appraisal Co. of Niles in completion of the appraisal of the entire township more than two years after it was hired. The bridge on 136th Avenue west of 22nd Street along the...
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Clippers’ coach horrified by his team’s play vs. K-Christian

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The Martin boys' varsity basketball game played an absolutely horrible game Tuesday night, losing 53-22 to state-ranked Kalamazoo Christian. The Clippers were down only 11-8 after the first eight minutes, but they failed to score in double figures in any of the four quarters. They really were blasted in the...
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Four Hopkins choir students accepted into honors group

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Hopkins High School choir students Assel Tlemissova Hosley Werner, Haley Meyering and Madison McDonald auditioned Monday, Feb. 6, and have been accepted into the South Western Michigan Vocal Festival Honors Choir (SWMVF). They will be performing with about 60 other Honors Choir students at the SWMVF festival performance March 16...
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Vikings lose 75-54 to No. 1-ranked Godwin Heights

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The Hopkins boys' varsity basketball team tried to slow things down Tuesday night against the No. 1 Class B basketball team in Michigan. The Vikings did not attempt a field goal throughout the first two and a half minutes of the contest and then fell behind 15-0 to Wyoming Godwin...
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Finally! Lady ‘Cats capture elusive 1st hardcourt victory

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The wait is over for coach Wes Hudson and his Wayland girls' basketball team. The Lady Wildcats ended a futility streak that reached 16 games and defeated Middleville Thornapple Kellogg 54-45 Tuesday evening to capture Hudson's first varsity coaching triumph. It was the result of a lot of frustration, hard...
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Wildcats overcome sluggish 1st half, inspired TK effort

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The Wayland boys overcame a sluggish, ragged, uninspired first half performance to claim a 66-51 basketball victory over visiting Middleville Tuesday evening. Or was the real story an inspired, intense effort by Thornapple Kellogg, that coach Mike Rynearson, a Hopkins High School graduate, could feel very good about? His squad...
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Hannah Sikkema to study ag, play softball at Dordt College

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Wayland High School senior Hannah Sikkema has signed a letter of intent to play softball and study agriculture at Dordt College in Iowa next year. Looking on for the ceremony are her parents and coach Cheri Ritz. Sikkema first will play her final year of softball this spring for the...
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Community Notices

Wayland schools awarded MSP $99,000 safety grant

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The Wayland Union School district soon will be able to add more safety features, thanks to a nearly $99,000 School Safety Grant awarded by the Michigan State Police Department. All buildings will have security window film added to exterior entryways and egress door windows. The film helps increase security by...
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Wildcat boys come up short on lanes vs. Byron Center

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The Wayland boys' varsity bowling team lost its O-K Gold/Green Conference finale of the season, 29-1 to Byron Center, bringing its overall season record to 6-11-1. "Byron Center is a tough team to face and their anchor bowler (Jeff Northouse) had claimed a singles warm-up tournament the day before at...
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