Hopkins and Wayland met for four years on the gridiron in what was called “Border Wars,” in an effort to generate interest from residents in the neighboring communities.

The two teams played for four consecutive seasons to huge crowds to start the football season and the last one was a nail-biting barn-burner won 34-28 by Hopkins. Unfortunately, the rivalry series was discontinued.

However, the two neighboring rivals will be back at it Friday afternoon and evening for a baseball doubleheader between the hugely successful O-K Silver Conference leading Vikings and the surging Wildcats.