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Clippers finish regular season with 16-3 overall record

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Clayton Geerlings The Martin boys' varsity basketball team completed its regular season with a 16-3 overall record, taking a 55-33 decision at Gobles Friday evening. The Clippers, who will begin Class D District tournament play next week, grabbed leads of 9-5, 28-12 and 52-22 at the period stops, cruising in...
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Gobles again proves it’s unstoppable in girls’ hoops

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Gracie Shettler had five rebounds for Martin in a losing cause against Gobles. Gobles by far is in a class by itself in Class C and Class D girls' basketball this season. The Tigers hiked their overall season record to 19-0 Friday night by pinning a 45-26 loss on a...
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Both Viking girls’, boys’ bowl teams qualify for state

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Both the Hopkins boys' and girls' varsity bowling teams qualified for the state tournament next Friday at Northway Lanes in Muskegon. The girls placed third at the regionals Friday at M-66 Lanes In Battle Creek. The Viking boys earned the regional championship for the second year in a row and...
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Vikings end regular hoops season with 15-4 record

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Collin Weber (10) scored 21 points to lead Hopkins to the OT win. The Hopkins boys' varsity basketball team edged NorthPointe Christian in a 63-62 overtime thriller Thursday night and came back Friday to beat Belding 62-40 on the road. The wins propelled the Vikings to a 15-4 overall record...
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Avery Hudson wins all-district academic honors

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Avery Hudson Wayland High School graduate Avery Hudson, now attending Davenport University, Hudson is one of six basketball players in district four of the NCAA Division II to earn first team Academic All-District accolades. The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference had two representatives, Hudson from Davenport and Drew Noble from...
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Army Bob: Extremists fare best in primary elections

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by Robert M. Traxler It has been a bit of time since we talked about the whys and whats of our political process becoming more left and right of center. The American Constitution is silent on the subject of candidate choice, leaving it up to the individual states, which have...
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Guest column: A personal perspective on blackface

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EDITOR'S NOTE: Mark Wakeman, a 1965 graduate of Wayland High School, already has written one guest column. This one is about the recent controversy over public officials being found to have dressed up in blackface in their youth. by Mark Wakeman My name is Mark and I’m an _________________( your...
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Dorr library millage election likely to be in August

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Rachel Vote Prospects are good for Dorr Township voters to decide a millage proposal for the Dorr Township Library on the August ballot. Local library officials have indicated the plan is to ask for one mill for 10 years. “The current millage expires in December of this year so we...
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Martin girls get revenge on Delton in double OT thriller

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Jaclyn Hildebrand (15) had a big night to aprk a big victory. It was sweet revenge for the Martin girls' basketball team Wednesday night in 57-53 double overtime thriller at Delton. The Lady Clippers staged a furious rally in the fourth quarter to knot the game at 38 and then...
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Hopkins girls, guys rule O-K Silver League bowling

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The Hopkins boys' varsity bowling team absorbed its first dual match defeat this season Wednesday at Belding, 18-12, but the Vikings still are the O-K Silver Conference champions. The girls won their match at Hillcrest Lanes in Belding 27-3 to claim their league title. High scores for boys were Brenden...
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