Category: Sports

Martin track team has 2 Division 4 regional champs

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Martin High School senior Natalie Yowler emerged as Division 4 regional champion Friday at Saugatuck High School  in the shot put, tossing the orb a personal best 34 feet 4 inches. She obviously qualified for the state meet Saturday, June 5. Yowler also was a starting member of the Lady...
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Oops! She did it again! Ludema no-no streak hits 3

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Kayla Reed threw a shutout at Cedar Springs Wednesday. Make that three in a row for Wayland junior pitcher Emma Ludema. She surpassed Johnny VanderMeer’s legendary feat of throwing back-to-back no-hitters Wednesday by throwing her third, the last two perfect games. Ludema set Cedar Springs 12 up and 12 down,...
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Squires prove they’re the class of O-K Silver softball

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The Hopkins varsity softball team Wednesday found out the hard way which team is the class of the O-K Silver Conference. It’s Calvin Christian, which delivered the lady Vikings a twin killing, 11-2 and 10-0, to drop their league record to 9-3. They are 11-8 overall. The Squires wasted no...
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Ludema tosses 2nd straight no-hitter; Wildcats sweep

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Emma Ludema In Major League baseball lore, one of the most astonishing feats was Johnny VanderMeer’s back-to-back no-hitters for the Cincinnati Reds in 1938. That impressive feat was matched and even surpassed Tuesday night by Wayland junior softball hurler Emma Ludema, who tossed a perfect game at Kenowa Hills, just...
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Lady Wildcats finish 5th in in O-K Gold tournament

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The Wayland High School girls' varsity tennis team tied Cedar Springs this past Friday at home and then finished fifth at the O-K Gold Conference tournament Saturday. Ashleigh Graham at first singles and Rylee Huson and Allie Oddie at No. 4 doubles captured runner-up places in the competition. The Lady...
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Wildcats win 15th straight, take Centreville tourney

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Seniors Kylie Mutschler and Kayla Reed hold the trophy. The Wayland varsity softball team’s winning streak continued Saturday with two victories to take the championship in the Centreville Invitational. The Lady Wildcats now are 18-2 overall and have won their last 15 games in a row. Barring a major upset...
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Vikings in the middle of the pack at O-K Silver meet

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The Hopkins boys’ varsity track team checked in fourth in the nine-team O-K Silver Conference meet and the girls were fifth. The Viking boys scored 85 points. Sparta was meet champion with 184.83. Belding took the women’s competition with 150 points and the Lady Vikings finished with 79. The Hopkins...
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WHS boys 4th in Gold meet; Lady Wildcats finish 7th

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Hurdler Austin Reeder plays a different sport during the winter. The Wayland High School boys’ varsity track team placed fourth in the O-K Gold Conference meet Friday at Houseman Field in Grand Rapids. The guys accumulated 75 points, one more than Ottawa Hills. Forest Hills Eastern was league champion with...
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Sierra Smith twirls 1-hitter at Lee in 17-0 Vikings’ win

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Vikings' catcher Emily Dimock applies the tag to stop Lowell from scoring Thursday after a relay Peyton Roxbury to Rachel Black. A 17-0 victory over Wyoming Lee Friday afternoon hiked Hopkins to an overall season record of 10-6 and 8-1 in the O-K Silver Conference. The Lady Vikings got a...
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So just how good are the 16-2 Lady Wildcat softballers?

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Kaelyn Sikkema So just how good is the Wayland High School girls’ varsity softball team this spring? The Lady Wildcats defeated Jenison 13-2 Friday afternoon in a non-league matchup to run their overall season record to 16-2. They are the heavy favorites to regain the O-K Gold Conference title that...
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