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Brenden Gossman ties for 1st in Toledo bowl tourney

March 21, 2021

Hopkins High School graduate Brenden Gossman tied for first place over the weekend in the American Heartland 3 bowling tournament at Southwyk Lanes in Toledo, Ohio. Gossman, a Division 3 all-state selection when he rolled for the Vikings, had scores of 206, 231, 175 and 195 to tie Derek May of...

Girls miss state; Kadence is regional bowling champion

March 20, 2021

Kadence Bottrall The Wayland girls' varsity bowling team finished third in the Division 2 regional tournament Saturday, but the "Continental Curse" and Covid-19 are keeping them from entry in the state competition. Coach Eric Bottrall explained that in a typical year the top three teams travel on to the state...

Wildcat boys’ bowlers place 8th in regional tournament

March 19, 2021

The Wayland boys' varsity bowling team placed eighth among 16 teams competing Friday at the Division 2 regional tournament at Continental Lanes in Kalamazoo. Coach Sherry Miklusicak said, "Our boys bowled well today... they represented our school quite well and made their coaches proud!" Seniors Max Oosterhouse, Tyler Omness and...

Hopkins, Wayland hoops shut down regular seasons

March 17, 2021

The Hopkins and Wayland boys' and girls' basketball teams have shut down the rest of the regular seasons in hopes of staying healthy enough to compete in the post-season basketball tournaments. All four teams have had their regular season games canceled this week, but tournament play starts Monday, March 22,...

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Martin girls come from behind to win at Watervliet

March 16, 2021

Natalie Yowler The Martin girls' basketball team outscored Watervliet 21-16 in the fourth quarter to force overtime and pulled out a 57-55 come-from-behind triumph. The Lady Clippers trailed 34-29 heading into the final eight minutes and scored 21 points. Watervliet, with a 50-47 lead in-bounded the ball to go the...

District basketball tourneys will get under way Monday

March 15, 2021

The girls' and boys' district basketball tournaments will get under way next Monday and Tuesday, with all three area schools being hosts. The Hopkins boys' and Wayland boys' squads will play at Hopkins Tuesday through Saturday. Both Hopkins and Wayland will be in the girls' tournament at Wayland Monday through...

Ex-Viking helps Concordia win league bowl tourney

March 13, 2021

Brenden Gossman The Concordia University men's bowling team won the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference bowling championship Saturday. Hopkins High School graduate Brenden Gossman (third from left) finished with an 865 series for four individual games.

Lady Wildcats 3rd, boys 6th at Gold bowling tourney

March 13, 2021

Wildcat seniors Alan Beggs and Max Oosterhouse The Wayland girls finished third and the boys sixth Saturday in the O-K Gold Conference bowling tournament at Park Center. Max Oosterhouse recorded the highest scores for the Wildcats. "It was a great team effort, as everyone of our guys bowled over their...

Lady Vikings capture 4th straight Silver bowling title

March 13, 2021

The Hopkins girls' varsity bowling team Saturday won the O-K Silver Conference tournament and consequently annexed its fourth consecutive league championship. Shown here are team members (from left) Leah Helder, Alayna Ryan, Kaelyn Steenwyk, Lilly VandenBosch, Abby Simpson, Kennedy Gill and coach Josh Dandrow. Four of the girls placed in the...

Lady Clippers enjoy festive Parents’ Night triumph

March 13, 2021

Gracie Shettler The Martin girls' varsity basketball team had no trouble subduing hapless Fennville Friday evening, 58-7, with a score that looked more like a football blowout. The Lady Clippers improved their overall season record to 6-5, but the Martin boys meanwhile slipped to 5-6 with a 49-40 loss to...

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