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Wildcat boys open season with 3 contests next week

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The Wayland boys' varsity basketball team will play three games against O--K Gold Conference opponents next week to start the abbreviated season. The Wildcats will be in action at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills, will be on the home court at 7 p.m. Thursday against Kenowa Hills,...
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Hopkins boys win twice on the lanes, now 3-1 overall

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The Hopkins boys' varsity bowling team owns a 3-1 overall season record after registering a couple of dual match victories this week, The Lady Vikings also won Wednesday over Wyoming Lee, 23-7. Hopkins girls team started with a 6-4 advantage after the two Baker games. The Lady Vikings dominated the...
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TK bowlers give Wildcats 2 shellackings on the lanes

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It was a bad day at the Hastings Bowl Tuesday, as both the Wayland High School boys' and girls' varsity teams too a beating from Middleville Thornapple Kellogg. "I thought our ladies would sweep our conference this year and that TK would be our toughest match," said coach Eric Bottrall....
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Kennedy Helderop starting guard in Cornerstone hoops

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Kennedy Helderop Former Hopkins High School star Kennedy Helderop is a starting guard for the Cornerstone University women's basketball team this season. Helderop is averaging just under six points a game as a redshirt freshman. She played in six games in 2019-20, but was sidelined by a torn ACL and...
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Two former Wildcat stars playing ball at Cornerstone

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Cory Ainsworth Carter Nyp Two former Wayland High School basketball stars are helping to lead the charge for the Cornerstone University hoops squad this season. Sophomore Cory Ainsworth leads the Golden Eagles in points scored and rebounds and junior Carter Nyp is third on the team in rebounding. Ainsworth is...
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Lady Wildcats bounce back on the lanes to win 29-1

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The Wayland girls' varsity bowling team Monday afternoon bounced back from last week's upset loss to GR Catholic Central and crushed Cedar Springs 29-1. However, the boys' squad had only four eligible bowlers because of academic issues and lost to the host Redhawks. The Lady Wildcats took Baker game one,...
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Calvin Christian evens Viking boys’ bowl record

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The Hopkins boys' varsity bowling team had its overall season record evened at 1-1 with a 23-7 dual match loss to O-K Silver Conference rival Calvin Christian. The Lady Vikings' squad, meanwhile, moved to 2-0 overall, winning by forfeit. The match started with Calvin Christian taking six of 10 points...
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Hopkins graduate takes 5th in WHAC bowling tourney

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Brenden Gossman bowling for Concordia University. Hopkins High School graduate Brenden Gossman finished fifth individually in the Wolverine-Hoosier Conference bowling event Saturday at 5 Star Lanes in Sterling Heights. Gossman rolled a 714 series, with games of 234, 246 and 234. His team, Concordia, finished second, as host Lawrence Tech...
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Viking girls, boys win on lanes vs. Comstock Park

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Both the Hopkins High School varsity boys' and girls' bowling team recorded victories Wednesday afternoon. over Comstock Park. The boys won 19-11 and the girls prevailed 26-4. The boys went up 10-nothing in the Baker games to start the match.  Comstock Park came back and took seven of nine points...
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Lady Wildcat bowlers shocked by Catholic Central

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Kadence Bottrall and Bella Harnish Wayland boys’ varsity bowling coach Sherry Miklusicak called it “a night of "shock and awe!" The shock was that the Lady Wildcat bowlers lost 16-14 to Grand Rapids Catholic Central. The awe was that the youthful and inexperienced boys’ group gave GRCC a solid battle...
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