Category: Sports

Lady ‘Cats rolling along, but boys can’t hold on to lead

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The Wayland girls' varsity bowling team defeated Grand Rapids Catholic Central 20-10 Monday, but the boys lost 21-9 at the Rock 'N Bowl Lanes in Wayland. It was a rocky beginning for the ladies. After a couple of low score baker games, the Lady Wildcats found themselves down 6-4, but...
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Former Wildcat C-C, track star is 800-meter champ

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Maggie Whitney as a Wildcat. Former Wayland High School cross-country and track standout Maggie Whitney captured the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) championship in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:21.62 to win by just five-tenths of a second. Whitney, a junior at Aquinas College, also ran a leg of...
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Vikings’ hoops experience with Hamilton unpleasant

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Olivia Sebright   Both the Hopkins boys' and girls' varsity basketball teams stepped outside of O-K Silver Conference play Saturday afternoon to take on Hamilton. It was not a pleasant experience for either. The boys fell behind 23-10 in the first quarter at home and ended up dropping a 62-48...
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Viking boys’, girls’ teams top O-K Silver rival Belding

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Trevor Smith shoots against Comstock Park while coach Jake Jewett watches at right. Both the Hopkins boys' and girls' varsity basketball teams captured victories Friday night over O-K Silver Conference rival Belding. The girls squeaked past Belding 48-46 to lift their overall season record to 3-2. The Viking guys had...
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Wildcat girls back in the winners’ circle after upset

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The Wayland girls’ varsity basketball team bounced back Friday from its shocking upset loss 24 hours earlier by turning back Middleville Thornapple Kellogg 57-50. The victory propelled the Lady Wildcats’ overall season record to 5-1. Middleville, meanwhile, fell to 4-2 overall. The Wayland boys dropped a 59-36 decision to Thornapple...
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Martin girls bounce back from 2 losses in 55-17 rout

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Bri Warner had 15 points. The Martin girls’ varsity basketball team put a stop to that brief bad patch it endured earlier this week by thumping Fennville 55-17 Friday evening. The boys' squad ran into a 4-1 Blackhawk outfit that has lost only to perennial powerhouse Benton Harbor. The 'Hawks...
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Lady Vikings roll to win vs. Silver foe Comstock Park

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Kennedy Gill The Hopkins girls' varsity bowling team came out on top against Comstock Park Wednesday afternoon, winning the league match 21-9.  The boys, however, lost 28-2. The girls started strong, taking all 10 points in the baker games.  Then heading into match play the girls took eight of nine...
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Lady ‘Cats offense sputters in 30-28 loss to Covenant

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So how can you explain the inexplicable? The Wayland girls' basketball team's performances this week have been like a yo-yo. On Tuesday the Lady Wildcats were basking in the glow of a hugely satisfying 50-32 victory over a previously unbeaten South Christian squad, but Thursday night they couldn't score as...
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Lady Clippers absorb 2nd consecutive defeat, 50-39

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Gracie Shettler The Martin girls’ varsity basketball team suffered its second consecutive defeat, this time Wednesday at Watervliet, 50-39. The Clippers boys came up short by one point, 61-60, on the same night on the home court. The wheels came off for the Lady Clippers in the second and third...
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Lady Vikings enjoy a big night on lanes vs. Belding

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Hopkins girls had a big night on the bowling lanes Monday night, taking 29 of a possible 30 points verses Belding. The boys, meanwhile, ran into a tough Belding team and lost. The Lady Vikings had their highest baker game total of the season with a 321 and took all...
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