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Lady Vikings’ bats quiet in 2 losses to Calvin Christian

The Hopkins softball team dropped a 2-0 heartbreaker Wednesday to perennial O-K Silver Conference champion Calvin Christian and then dropped another tight contest, 3-2, in the nightcap. The Viking baseball…

Editor April 20, 2016

Sports

Lady Vikings tie Calvin Christian in Silver dual debut

The Hopkins girls' soccer team opened its O-K Silver Conference season Wednesday with a 1-1 tie against perennial power Grandville Calvin Christian. Both teams scored one goal in the first…

Editor April 20, 2016

Sports

Wildcats 4th in 1st O-K Gold golf jamboree

The Wayland boys' golf team finished fourth in the first O-K Gold Conference jamboree of the season Tuesday at the Gracewill Golf Course. Hastings finished first in the meet with a…

Editor April 20, 2016

Sports

Wildcats top Catholic Central to even Gold dual record

The Wayland boys' track team evened its record in the O-K Gold Conference at 1-1 with a 76-61 victory Wednesday over Grand Rapids Catholic Central at Houseman Field. The Wildcats…

Editor April 20, 2016

Sports

Hopkins’ Bailey Ballard to ‘throw’ at Aquinas College

Bailey Ballard, daughter of Robin and Brian Ballard of Hopkins, has signed her national letter of intent to continue her track and field career at Aquinas College. Ballard has been…

Editor April 20, 2016

Features

Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 212

25 Years Ago — April 24, 1991 Customers who are delinquent in payments to the Gun Lake Area Sewer Authority will face penalties in terms of fees, which total about…

Editor April 20, 2016

Community Notices

Jijak Foundation plans Native American food growing summit

The Jijak Foundation, a non-profit Native American educational organization of the Gun Lake Tribe in Hopkins Township, announced it will be host for the 2016 Great Lakes Intertribal Food Summit…

Editor April 20, 2016

Sports

Lady Vikings track team successfully begins Silver defense

The Hopkins girls’ track team successfully began its defense of the O-K Silver Conference championship with a convincing 92-45 dual victory Tuesday over Calvin Christian. The Lady Vikings were supposed…

Editor April 20, 2016

Features

WHS senior performs in honors choir at WMU festival

Mitchell Lapham, senior at Wayland Union High School, performed at the Southwestern Michigan Vocal Festival Honors Choir. He was one of three Bass 2 singers out of 60 students who qualified…

Editor April 20, 2016

Columns

Basura: Gambling’s lure — thrill of uncertainty releases dopamine

“Something tells me it’s all happenin’ at the zoo I do believe it. I do believe it’s true.” — Simon & Garfunkel My wife and I go to a casino…

Editor April 19, 2016