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Vikings defeated by No. 1 Godwin quintet, 81-61
Hopkins ran into the No. 1-ranked Class B basketball in the state Tuesday and lost to Wyoming Godwin Heights 81-61. The Vikings were down 53-30 at the end of the…
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Wildcats dispatch Middleville 73-48 in Gold encounter
The Wayland boys' varsity basketball team improved its O-K Gold Conference record to 2-1 and 6-2 overall with a 73-48 win at Middleville Thornapple Kellogg. The Wildcats, ranked No. 8…
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Dollar General, Wolverine Power site plans approved
by Robert M. Traxler The Dorr Township Planning Commission Tuesday night unanimously approved site plans for a Dollar General Store on 142nd Avenue and a Wolverine Power Co-Op facility in…
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Lady Vikings fall 2 points short of getting 1st Silver victory
It was close, but no cigar for the Hopkins girls' varsity basketball team Tuesday night against visiting Wyoming Godwin Heights. The Lady Vikings were just two points shy of scoring…
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Clippers lose to Delton in streaky basketball contest
Martin had offensive lapses in the first and third quarters Tuesday night and absorbed a 50-44 defeat at the hands of Delton. The loss dropped the Clippers to 5-3 but…
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Viking boys extend streak on the lanes; girls 6-2
The Hopkins boys’ bowling team now is 7-0 in dual matches this season and the girls are 6-2 after they swept Calvin Christian Monday, 17-13 and 23-7, respectively. Calvin took…
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Lady Wildcats take giant step backward in loss to TK
Two steps forward, one step back. Unfortunately, the step back was a big one. Such was the fate of the Wayland girls’ varsity basketball squad, which played as badly Tuesday…
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So why were Wayland, Hopkins Martin schools called off?
Former Wayland Board of Education President Tom Salingue posted this photo he took this morning of a rural road in the Wayland school district. He said he did so because…
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Ranger Rick: Election Night brings out the ‘nutjobs’
I was looking at a “YouTube” video and on the side panel it displayed all the responses to Trump winning the presidency the night of the election. I looked at…
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Wildcats ranked No. 8 in 1st state-wide Class B poll
The Wayland boys' varsity basketball team, despite two losses in seven games this season, was ranked No. 8 in the first state-wide Associated Press Class B poll. The Wildcats have…