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Yes It Is, It’s True: Like old CBS ad, ‘Have we got a fall for you’

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"Surprise, Surprise, Surprise" — Gomer Pyle on "The Andy Griffith Show" and "Gomer Pyle USMC." It’s only been a little more than a week into the fall sports season, and already three astonishing things have occurred, most notably from Martin. Submitted for your approval, three developments that I didn’t see...
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Martin easily defeats White Cloud 50-0 in home opener

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By Austin Marsman Excitement was high heading into Friday night’s season opening game, and Martin's home crowd got quite the treat, as the Clippers posted a blowout 50-0 victory over White Cloud. Head coach Mike McGuire predicted the game would be “all about which team can execute” and that was...
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Lady Vikings reach semifinals at Otsego Invitational

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The Hopkins varsity volleyball team Wednesday split five matches and make it to the semifinal round of the Otsego Invitational to run its overall season record to 9-4-2. The Vikings lost to Schoolcraft 25-14, 25-18, and split two matches with Paw Paw  14-25, 26-24 in pool play. They beat Otsego 25-22, 25-23...
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Army Bob: Police body cameras are both good and bad

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by Robert M. Traxler Let’s talk about police body cameras. Our friends who do not care for the police (mostly folks on the far-left side of the argument but not exclusively), tell us the police are jack-booted thugs. They will maintain that the police are Fascists who are racist, sexists,...
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Lady Wildcat golfers competing today at TK Invitational

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The Wayland girls’ golf team earlier this month started its season by finishing fourth in the eight-team Zeeland Invitational at the Ottawa Hills golf club. The Wildcats were led by Lauren Drew, who finished seventh overall with a nine-hole score of 45. Abby Omness shot a 47 and finished in...
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Wildcat boys’ soccer team splits in first 2 encounters

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Wayland split its two season-opening soccer matches this week, defeating Otsego 1-0 Wednesday night, but losing its season debut 4-1 to Zeeland East. Wayland pressured Otsego heavily in the first half, creating 11 shots on goal. The Otsego goalie had a strong showing as he protected his net keeping the...
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Wildcats open football season with 35-0 shutout win

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Wayland started its football season Thursday night a lot like it did a year ago, with an impressive victory. The Wildcats posted a 35-0 shutout victory over Grand Rapids Union at Houseman Field. They scored almost 20 more points against the Red Hawks a a year ago, 54-16, but this time...
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Vikings collapse during 4th quarter in 41-21 loss in opener

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Opening Night was unpleasant on the Hopkins gridiron Thursday night. The Vikings played visiting Newaygo to a 21-21 draw over the first three quarters in a knock-down, drag-out, bruising see-saw battle, but then collapsed in the fourth period and absorbed a 41-21 defeat. The collapse came right after an impressive...
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Can these madcap Lady Wildcats keep up cross magic?

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Now don’t get too excited yet about the Wayland girls’ cross-country team. Yeah, they’ve won their first two invitationals thus far this season, but they did that last year, too, before they had to compete in the O-K Gold, perhaps the toughest girls’ cross conference in Michigan. However, it’s difficult...
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One Small Voice: Grandkids a big reason for moving west

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It has been a "frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!" (from Lewis Carroll's JABBERWOCKY). We spent the entire afternoon at our son Randy's house, cavorting in the pool with his little boys, Jack and Jamesie, under the relentlessly sunny Arizona sky. (Phoenix gets 211 days of sun per year, and another 85...
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