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Keyzer’s tip at the buzzer gives Clippers 10th basketball win
Andrew Keyzer only scored only two points Friday against Eau Claire, but they were the two biggest points of the game. He tipped in an errant shot by Tanner Curry…
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Hopkins Middle School FFA students advance to regionals
A large number of Hopkins FFA Middle School students placed first or second at the district leadership contests Friday and have earned the right to move on to the regional…
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Hopkins FFA wins donkey basketball contest fund-raiser
The Hopkins chapter of the FFA was the winner of the donkey basketball game for the second straight year at the Hopkins gym Saturday evening. The event was a fund-raiser…
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Yes It Is, It’s True: I don’t often quote coaches or players
Long ago, but not far away, I first started to get an inkling that the most overrated aspect of sports writing and sports broadcasting was quotes from coaches or players.…
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Wildcats win ‘Showcase’ opener over Stevensville Lakeshore
The Wayland boys' varsity basketball team claimed its 12th victory in 13 starts this season with a special non-conference 57-42 victory Saturday afternoon over Stevensville Lakeshore. The Wildcats, ranked No.…
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Hopkins takes 2nd straight boys’ basketball victory, 63-49
A strong first quarter performance propelled the Hopkins boys’ varsity basketball team to its second straight victory Friday night, 63-49 over Wyoming Lee. The triumph left the Vikings with an…
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Service will be Feb. 20 for Wayland native Edna Bush, 84
Edna Faye Bush of Caledonia died Wednesday, Feb. 3, after a courageous battle with cancer. A native of Wayland, she was 84. She was born Feb. 28, 1931, to John…
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Lady Wildcats overcome sluggish offensive effort, TK, 48-31
The Wayland girls’ varsity basketball team was about as sluggish offensively as it’s been all season, except perhaps against Byron Center, but still overpowered host Middleville Friday night, 48-31. The…
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Wildcats avoid ‘deja vu’ experience at TK and win 48-36
For too long, it looked like déjà vu all over again. For too long it was uncomfortably reminiscent of last year’s biggest hoops O-K Gold Conference upset when Middleville Thornapple…
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Wildcat boys hit a bad patch with 2 losses on the bowling lanes
The Wayland boys' varsity bowling team hit a bad patch Wednesday and Thursday in suffering two league losses. The Wildcats lost 18-12 Wednesday to Grand Rapids Catholic Central and 19-11…