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Viking track teams split in O-K Silver double dual meet

May 5, 2021

The Hopkins boys’ and girls’ track teams split an O-K Silver Conference double dual meet Tuesday, both defeating Comstock Park but losing to Belding. The boys beat Comstock Park 94-37, but lost 88-49 to Belding. The girls edged Comstock Park 66-61, but lost 88-47 to Belding. Both teams' record in...

Lady Wildcats sweep TK in doubleader showdown

May 5, 2021

Kayla Reed It may have been the battle for the O-K Gold Conference championship, and if true, the Wayland High School softball team is back in the driver's seat. The Lady Wildcats swept Middleville Thornapple Kellogg in a doubleheader Tuesday afternoon, 15-4 and 4-1 to improve their league record to...

Two ‘Cat distance runners surprise in double dual

May 4, 2021

Thornapple Kellogg and Kenowa Hills came to town to take on Wayland in an OK-Gold Conference double dual meet. The local boys emerged victorious, but the girls fell short. Perhaps the biggest development of the day was a surprisingly strong showing by two Wildcats in distance events. Freshman Isaac Dyer...

Hopkins drops non-league doubleheader to Buchanan

May 3, 2021

The Hopkins varsity softball team had a really bad day against non-league opponent Buchanan Monday, losing 17-1 and 9-2. The doubleheader losses dropped the Lady Vikings’ overall season record to 5-6. Hopkins managed only three hits in the first game and seven in the second. Rachel Black had two of...

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Wayland 7th-grader tied for 1st in the state in pole vault

May 3, 2021

Wayland Middle School seventh-grader Evie Mathis is tied for first in the State of Michigan for all middle schoolers and the top seventh-grader in the state in the pole vault. Mathis, daughter of Rick and Cindy Mathis, Monday afternoon cleared 8-6 to tie for best performance this year with eighth-grader...

Lady Wildcats serve notice they regained their chops

May 1, 2021

Wildcat second sacker Kami Morse hit two homers against Mt. Pleasant. The word is spreading all over West Michigan that the Wayland softball program is back with a vengeance. The Lady Wildcats, who in 2019 suffered through their first losing season since Hector was a pup, hiked their overall season...

Ex-Wildcat, former Viking shine in WHAC track meet

May 1, 2021

Bailey Ballard Wayland High School graduate Maggie Whitney and Hopkins grad Bailey Ballard both turned in outstanding performances for Aquinas College Thursday at the 2021 Wolverine-Hoosier Conference (WHAC) outdoor track & field championships in Fort Wayne, Ind. Ballard, a senior thrower captured two WHAC individual championships while Whitney was a member...

Lady Vikings bounce back to sweep league foe Belding

April 30, 2021

Sierra Smith gets instructions from coach Amy Funk. After absorbing two difficult nonleague defeats earlier this week, the Hopkins High School varsity softball team bounced back in a big way by sweeping Belding Friday, 23-5 and 11-0. The Lady Vikings lifted their overall season record to 5-4 and they are...

Three more Martin seniors commit to area colleges

April 30, 2021

Three more Martin High School senior athletes have announced their intentions to attempt to extend their athletic careers at the collegiate level. Brianna Warner, captain and point guard for the Lady Clippers' district and regional championship basketball team, will attend Spring Arbor University this fall. Meanwhile, Gabe Meyers, quarterback and...

Lady Wildcats on 5-game win streak before tourney

April 30, 2021

Oakleigh Hulst The Wayland High School varsity softball team claimed its fifth consecutive victory Thursday afternoon by sweeping O-K Gold Conference rival South Christian 14-4 and 12-4. The twin bill served as a warmup for the Wayland Invitational Saturday, May 1. Junior Emma Ludema took the victory on the mound,...

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