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Viking grappler allowed to go to state meet after all

April 1, 2021

Ashtyn Bennett It was reported earlier today that Hopkins High School senior Ashtyn Bennett was denied the opportunity to wrestle this weekend in the Division 3 individual state championship tournament. But that denial has been reversed. Bennett, who has accumulated more than 150 victories in his four-year varsity career, had...

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Two Vikings named to O-K Silver all-conference team

April 1, 2021

Two seniors on the Hopkins boys' varsity basketball team have been named to the first unit of the O-K Silver Conference all-star basketball team. Trevor Smith (left) and Colin Weber earned the accolades for a team that finished second in the abbreviated team standings and earned a Division 2 district...

Lady Wildcats’ surge lives on with regional crown

March 31, 2021

Stephanie Ainsworth Wayland annexed its first regional basketball championship since 2012, the culmination of a strange and difficult journey. The Lady Wildcats defeated host Edwardsburg 61-48 in the finals of the Division 2 regional tournament Wednesday evening to earn a berth in the state quarterfinals. It was their third trophy...

Martin wins regional title; on to the quarterfinals

March 31, 2021

The Martin girls’ varsity basketball team Wednesday accomplished something last year’s squad was denied by Covid-19 a year ago — a regional championship. The Lady Clippers used a strong second half to pull away from Colon and capture a 42-31 decision in the regional finals of the Division 4 tournament...

Ex-WHS bowling coach guides NAIA runner-up

March 30, 2021

Coach Bill Holbrook and his Midland University girls' bowling team was runner-up in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) national tournament over the past weekend. The Lady Warriors lost in the final round to Indiana Tech. Holbrook coached the Wayland girls' team for several years and is the son...

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Hopkins wins another close one, makes regional finals

March 30, 2021

Colin Weber Hopkins will play Benton Harbor in the final round Thursday evening of the Division 4 regional basketball tournament and the Tigers (16-2) will be the host team. The Vikings earned a shot a regional title Tuesday by getting past Parchment 51-45 in the semifinals. Senior point guard Colin...

Martin, Wildcat girls punch tickets to regional finals

March 29, 2021

Both the Martin and Wayland girls’ varsity basketball teams will play in the regional finals Wednesday evening. Wayland pulled away from a 12-1 Plainwell squad in the second half and registered a 54-41 triumph. The Lady Wildcats, now 11-2 on the season overall, will play Division 2 regional tourney host...

Lady Wildcat bowlers end in ‘sweet 16’ of state tourney

March 28, 2021

Kadence Bottrall and Isabella Harnsih Both of the Wayland High School qualifiers in the state Division 2 bowling tournament Saturday made it to the Round of 16 match play at Century Lanes in Waterford. However, both were eliminated in their first matches. Sophomore Kadence Bottrall entered match play seeded second...

Martin’s hoops season ends in 57-36 district finals loss

March 27, 2021

The Martin boys' varsity basketball season came to an end Saturday evening with a 57-36 loss to Tri-Unity Christian in the district tournament finals. The Defenders, fresh from an impressive 83-22 victory over West Michigan Lutheran in the district semifinals, now will take a 10-2 overall season record into next...

Vikings pull out 3 wins to take district championship

March 27, 2021

Trevor Smith Hopkins captured the Division 4 district basketball championship Saturday evening the old-fashioned way — by earning it. The Vikings Tuesday determinedly got the best of a Hasting team they had lost to last month, then scored a 62-61 upset over tourney favorite Otsego Thursday. They finished the job...

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