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Viking boys, girls both split season debut dual meets

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The Hopkins boys’ and girls’ track teams opened their seasons Tuesday by splitting a double dual meet against O-K Silver Conference rivals Calvin Christian and Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian. The Lady Vikings breezed past NorthPointe 84-6, but lost 70-55 to Calvin. The boys beat NorthPointe 74-54, but lost to Calvin...
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Lady Wildcats have season record evened at 1-1 in loss

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The Wayland girls' varsity tennis team absorbed a 6-2 nonleague loss at Lowell Tuesday. The loss dropped the Lady Wildcats' overall season record to 1-1 after they defeated Hastings 6-2 March 30 in their season dual meet opener. Coach Rick Brown said top performances were turned in by Presley Oatman, Reylee...
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Wildcat track teams open with split in 2 dual meets

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The Wayland girls’ and boys’ varsity track teams opened their seasons Tuesday afternoon by splitting a double dual meet at Grand Rapids Catholic Central. The Lady Wildcats defeated the host team 91-48, but lost to perennial powerhouse South Chrtistian, 88.5 to 57.5. The Wildcat boys also bested Catholic Central, 83-63,...
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Two Lady Wildcats named to all-state bowl 2nd unit

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Wayland High School girls' varsity bowling standouts Kadence Bottrall and Isabella Harnish have been awarded second team all-state accolades in Division 2, it was announced this week. Bottrall, a sophomore, finished ninth in the individual state tournament last month and Harnish, a junior, took 14th. Both advanced to the round...
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Lady ‘Cats, Clippers both lost to state hoops finalists

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The two teams that defeated the Wayland and Martin girls’ basketball squads Monday in the quarterfinals both are in the state finals Friday. Newaygo, which bested the Lady Wildcats 51-35 and own an overall record of 21-1, took out Detroit Country Day 55-39 to set up a championship match against...
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Martin, Wildcat girls’ hoops seasons end in quarterfinal

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Both the Wayland and Martin girls' terrific basketball seasons came to an end Monday in the semifinal round of the Division 2 and Division 4 tournaments, respectively. Wayland was defeated by a Newaygo team that entered the contest with a heady 19-1 record overall by a 51 to 35 count....
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Lady Wildcats face tough 19-1 Newaygo in quarters

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Stephanie Ainsworth has beeb averaging 16 points per game for Wayland. The Wayland girls' varsity basketball team will meet Newaygo in the quarterfinals of the post-season state tournament at 7 p.m. Monday at Vicksburg High School. The Lady Wildcats have their work cut out of them against a 19-1 opponent...
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Carsen Young finishes 4th in state wrestling meet

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Carsen Young of Martin has earned all-state accolades in two sports this academic year. Young. a senior, finished fourth in the 160-pound weight division Saturday, losing twice during the day to Nathan Rudland of Addison, 10-6 and 8-6. He also was an all-state cross-country runner last fall and a member...
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Hopkins’ Ashtyn Bennett takes 6th in state tourney

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Ashtyn Bennett of Hopkins placed sixth in the state in the Division 3 wrestling tournament Friday in the 125-pound division. The Viking, who established the school record for victories in a season with more than 150, won his first two matches on the day, lost in the semifinals and eventually...
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Vikings give No. 1 Benton Harbor a game, but lose

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Trevor Smith It was a valiant and gallant effort, but the Hopkins varsity basketball team lost 66-59 Thursday night to No. 1-ranked Benton Harbor in the Division 2 regional tournament finals. The loss dropped the Cinderella Vikings to a final overall season record of 11-8, while the Tigers will enter...
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