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Wildcats sweep O-K Green champ; showdowns ahead?
The Wayland varsity softball team is about to enter the home stretch of its comeback season with an overall record of 27-3. The Lady Wildcats Wednesday took both ends of…
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Kayla Reed, Tyler Omness win Multer, Japinga honors
Kayla Reed was selected as the recipient for the Multer Award as the top female scholar-athlete for the Wayland High School Class of 2021. She was a seriously important member…
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Yankee Springs golf pro shines in PGA tournament
Ben Cook, 27, director of instruction at Yankee Springs Golf Course, qualified for four 18-hole rounds last weekend at the 103rd PGA Championship. Playing alongside 2012 U.S. Open champion Webb…
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Lady Wildcats go unbeaten to reclaim Gold softball title
The Wayland varsity softball team has proved that indeed it is back. The Lady Wildcats pummeled Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills 19-0 and 23-0 Monday afternoon and evening to complete their…
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Three Rivers ends Wildcat win streak at 20 in a row
The Wayland varsity softball winning streak of 20 games ended Saturday in a 4-3 loss to Three Rivers in the second game of the Wayland Quad. The Lady Wildcats once…
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Lady Vikings fight off rallies to defeat Delton
The Hopkins varsity softball team survived Delton’s rallies and pulled out a 12-10 non-league victory Friday. The Lady Vikings shot out to a 5-0 lead in the opening inning and…
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Sprinters lead Wildcat boys to 3rd place in regionals
The Wayland boys’ varsity track team placed third in a field of 14 teams at the Division 2 track regionals at Mason. The girls were ninth in a 15-team field.…
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Viking frosh impressive in D-3 regional track outings
Two throwers on the Hopkins girls’ and boys’ varsity track teams fared the best individually Friday at the Division 3 regional track meet at Stevensville Lakeshore. Grace Brenner tossed the…
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Martin track team has 2 Division 4 regional champs
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…
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Oops! She did it again! Ludema no-no streak hits 3
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…