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Viking girls and boys run with the bigger dogs at Allendale Invite

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Hopkins freshman ace harrier Laura Velderman ran with the big dogs Saturday in the fifth annual Allendale Falcons Invitational. Velderman finished 17th, her worst showing this season, but she was competing against much larger schools’ runners and 194 in the total field. Velderman’s time was under 20 minutes for the...
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Wildcat harriers’ times good in competitive Otsego Invitational

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The Wayland boys’ cross-country team finished 12th among 18 teams Saturday at the Otsego Bulldog Invitational and the girls’ team checked in 13th of 17 squads. Despite the wet, cold and windy weather conditions, “7 of the 12 runners had career best times, while the rest had a season best...
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Football scores, standings for O-K Gold, Silver, SAC, Week Six

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Week Six— Overall records for football teams in the O-K Gold, O-K Silver and Southwestern Athletic Conferences. Ottawa-Kent Gold and Silver Standings- Week 6 Ottawa-Kent Gold                                                ...
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Vikings suffer 5th consecutive defeat in 15-8 loss to Calvin Christian

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The Hopkins varsity football team reached its nadir under coach Cody Francis Friday night with a 15-8 defeat at the hands of O-K Silver Conference opponent Grandville Calvin Christian. The loss was the Vikings' fifth straight, a statistic rarely associated with Hopkins football. The victory for the Squires was their...
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Martin beats Bloomingdale 27-6 for 2nd consecutive grid victory

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by Jon M. Gambee Martin Bureau Chief Garrett Dill threw for two touchdowns and ran for another as Martin beat Bloomingdale 27-6. Friday night. The Clippers beat Eau Claire 30-15 a week ago and now have won two straight for the first time since the 2007 season. Dill also ran...
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Services will be Tuesday in Dorr for Frances L. Poskey, 94

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Frances L. Poskey, age 94 of Grand Rapids, died Friday, Oct. 2. Fran was a member of the Beverly Reformed Church. Frances is survived by her daughter Marijane Levendosky; her grandchildren: John and Dana Levendosky, Lisa and Keith Kadwell, Lynn Ann and Scott Williamson, and Todd and Gale Poskey; her...
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Kevin Travis says he’s different from other 7 State Rep. candidates

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Though it’s been said that Republican Party candidates in primary elections are all same in their stands on issues, one of the eight who seek the GOP nomination for 80th District State Representative Nov. 3 says he’s different. Kevin Travis, who hails from Hopkins and actually lives in Watson Township,...
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Wildcats continue getting blown out by 1st-rate gridiron opponents

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The Wayland varsity football team was pummeled by another heavyweight opponent Friday evening. This time it was Grand Rapids Catholic Central, the class of the O-K Gold Conference this season, a team with a 5-1 record and a sure-fire post-season playoff squad. The host Cougars, playing on Forest Hills Central’s...
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Longtime Allegan General Hospital nurse Lois Norman passes

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Lois M. Norman, 83, of Hopkins, died Thursday, Oct. 1, at the Allegan County Medical Care Community in Allegan. Lois was born on Jan. 5, 1932, the daughter of Peter and Jennie (Bos) Roon. She was a graduate of Hopkins High School, Class of 1950, and went on to graduate...
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Wildcat soccer team blanks Middleville for 2nd league victory

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The Wayland boys' varsity soccer team recorded its second O-K Gold Conference victory of the season in a 2-0 verdict over Middleville Thornapple Kellogg. Chuck Wroblewski, scoring both goals on the night, and Jake Larsen posted a five save game and his first shutout of the season. The win brings...
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