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Vikings score only 40 points in hoops loss to Tri-Unity

January 5, 2019

The Hopkins boys' varsity basketball team Friday night was held to its lowest point total this season in a 49-40 loss to Tri-Unity Christian. The Vikings scored only four points in the entire third quarter, but still managed to remain competitive throughout the ballgame. Hopkins now is 5-2 on the...

Lady Wildcats register 1st victory on hardcourt in ’19

January 5, 2019

Macy Beck (23) drives to the hoop against Lowell. (Photo courtesy of Terry Ellis) The Wayland girls' varsity basketball team recorded its first victory of the season Friday evening with a 45-43 non-conference victory over visiting Lowell. The win improved the Lady Wildcats' season record to 1-4. Keys to the...

Nine Lady Vikings score in 77-36 rout of Tri-Unity

January 4, 2019

The Hopkins girls' varsity basketball team lifted its overall season record to 2-4 with a 77-36 victory Friday evening over non-conference opponent Tri-Unity Christian. Freshman Lexi Teunissen led the parade of nine Vikings who broke into the scoring column with 13 points. Kennedy Helderop and Olivia Sebright both added a...

Wildcats overrun by good Catholic Central quintet

January 4, 2019

Freshman Genesis Kemp (30) gives Cory Ainsworth a demonstration of "in your face." (Photo courtesy of Josh Cline) Wayland probably is hoping it won't see a basketball opponent as good as Grand Rapids Catholic Central the rest of this season. The Wildcats Friday night lost 73-59 to Catholic Central in...

Photojournalist Josh Cline joins Townbroadcast staff

January 4, 2019

Townbroadcast.com has added a new photojournalist to the staff, Josh Cline of Wayland. Cline, 31, is a freelance photographer who started shooting photos several years ago with a basic Canon film camera, stopped taking pictures for a while and in 2017 decided to get back into it. "With gained knowledge...

Wildcats post easy win in Legends Tourney opener

January 3, 2019

by Josh Cline Special to Townbroadcast Senior forward George Yanakiev is close to the rim for this layup. (Photo courtesy of Josh Cline) Wayland’s boys’ basketball team partied down Thursday night in the opening game of The Legends Invitational Tournament at Aquinas College. But things promise to get a lot...

Columns

Army Bob: One world government is just an illusion

January 3, 2019

Will the one-worlders’ concept of a single world government ever work? Never, not a chance in hell, if history teaches us anything. The former Soviet Socialist Republics and the current European Union teach us that nationalism is a real force; folks are proud to be Americans, British, French or whatever...

Watson wants to monitor well at former dump site

January 3, 2019

Shawn Caulder The Watson Township Board is likely to file a complaint with the Allegan County Health Department to get the ball rolling on monitoring a well at the former site of the Watson-Martin landfill that was closed more than 30 years ago. Board members were given an update on...

Celebration of Life planned for Sheri Medina, 46

January 3, 2019

Sheri Rebecca (Taylor) Medina, 46, of Wayland, died Wednesday, Jan. 2. Sheri was born on Dec. 23, 1972, in Grand Rapids. She is survived by her husband, Larry Medina; parents, Richard Taylor and Janie Post; father and mother-in-law, Lauro and Lupe Medina; siblings, Rachelle Taylor, Kelli (Michael) Schumacher, Dacy (Ian)...

Service scheduled for Friday for Bill Roe, 84

January 3, 2019

William “Bill” Roe, age 84, died Monday, Dec. 31. Bill served his country in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. In his free time, he loved reading his Bible, sharing Jesus with others, vegetable gardening and hunting. He is survived by his wife of 31 years, Rochelle Roe;...

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