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Wildcats miss qualifying for state by 5 team points

The Wayland High School boys’ cross-country team just missed qualifying for the Nov. 6 state championships by five points Saturday. The Wildcats, with their exceptional bunching, finished the regional competition…

Editor October 30, 2021

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Two Lady Vikings qualify for D-3 state cross meet

Two Hopkins female harriers Saturday morning at the regionals in Otsego qualified for the Division 3 state championships next weekend. Freshman Kambria Moored and sophomore Helena Kerber placed ninth and…

Editor October 30, 2021

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Olivia Barabas qualifies; ‘Cats take 8th in regionals

Wayland High School junior Olivia Barabas Saturday morning qualified for next week’s Division 2 state cross-country championship by placing seventh in the regionals at Portage. Barabas, who also qualified for…

Editor October 30, 2021

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Martin hikes spotless mark to 10-0 with playoff victory

The Martin varsity football team continued its relentless search for a state Class D eight-man football championship by taking down visiting Tekonsha 41-0. The Clippers struck early and often and…

Editor October 29, 2021

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Hopkins, O-K Silver suffer bad playoffs opening night

It was a really awful night of football for the O-K Silver Conference Friday. None of the four teams in the league won its first-round playoff game. League champ Comstock…

Editor October 29, 2021

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Hopkins High School grad sets world backflip record

Trey Collins, a 2020 Hopkins High School graduate, broke the Guinness World Record for the highest backflip Oct. 23, beating the previous record by several inches. An exercise science major at…

Editor October 28, 2021

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Lady Vikes sweep Allegan at annual ‘Pink Out’ game

The Hopkins varsity volleyball team swept Allegan in three sets Tuesday night in the sixth annual special "Pink Out" non-league contest. "The event was wonderful, with all proceeds going to…

Editor October 27, 2021

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Lady ‘Cats settle for 2nd in O-K Gold volleyball tourney

It was close, but no cigar for the Wayland varsity volleyball team Tuesday night. The Lady Wildcats opened the match for the O-K Gold Conference championship at Grand Rapids Catholic…

Editor October 26, 2021

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WHS grad leads Aquinas in Great Lake C-C Challenge

Wayland High School graduate Maggie Whitney led seventh-ranked Aquinas College to a fifth place finish Saturday in the NAIA Challenge in Grand Rapids. Whitney placed 17th in the 5K race…

Editor October 24, 2021

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Martin, Hopkins to play in grid playoffs this weekend

Both the Hopkins and Martin High School football teams will play in the MHSAA post-season playoffs this weekend. Martin, which Friday night polished off a perfect 9-0 season, will be…

Editor October 24, 2021