Sports – Page 124

Hopkins, Wayland seasons end in volleyball districts

November 3, 2020

Both the Hopkins and Wayland High School volleyball seasons came to an end Monday evening in the opening round at the Division 2 district tournament at Hamilton. Hopkins, O-K Silver Conference co-champion, beat South Christian in the opening game, but then lost the next three. Wayland lost in straight sets...

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Martin’s Carsen, Elliana Young to run in state meet

November 2, 2020

Carsen Young kicks at the end of the pre-regional race. Martin senior Carsen Young and freshman Elliana Young both qualified for next Saturday’s Division 4 cross-country championships at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn. Carsen captured seventh place in the boys’ meet at Allendale last Saturday, checking in with a time...

Martin now is only area playoff football team left

November 2, 2020

Martin now is the only area team that remains in the Michigan High School Athletic Association post-season football playoffs. The Clippers last Thursday evening pummeled Athens 53-13 to lift their season record to 6-1, with the loss coming as a result of a forfeit related to Covid-19. As a result,...

Two Lady Wildcats qualify for state C-C championship

October 31, 2020

Ava Makowski and Olivia Barabas Sophomore Olivia Barabas and freshman Ava Makowski Saturday morning earned a date at the MHSAA state cross-country championship meet Nov. 7. Barabas trekked the five-kilometer course at the Otsego regionals in a personal best time of 19:37.59 to place 11th. Makowski just missed breaking the...

Wildcats scare heavily-favored GR Christian, but lose

October 30, 2020

Justin Holtz scored two touchdowns and passed for another in his last game for Wayland. It wasn’t supposed to be close, but the Wayland varsity football team scared the dickens out of heavily-favored Grand Rapids Christian before finally falling grudgingly, 28-21. And things might have turned out differently had it...

Clippers cruise to 53-13 playoff victory over Athens

October 29, 2020

The Martin varsity football team won its first round post-season playoff game on its home field Thursday evening, posting a 53-13 victory over visiting Athens. The Clippers, who have not been defeated on the gridiron this season, raced to a 46-6 advantage by halftime and coasted the rest of the...

Lady Vikings close regular season sweeping Allegan

October 28, 2020

The Hopkins varsity volleyball team Tuesday night bounced back from a lackluster NorthPointe Christian Ti-meet 24 hours earlier to sweep non-league opponent Allegan in the regular season finale. The Lady Vikings defeated Allegan 25-17, 27-25, 25-15. The win marked the end of the regular season and their final home match....

Lady Wildcats just miss 3rd in Allegan County C-C meet

October 27, 2020

Despite their youth, freshmen Ava Makowski of Wayland sophomore teammate Olivia Barabas and Helena Kerber of Hopkins went 3-4-5 in the annual Allegan County cross-country meet Tuesday at the U.S.-131 Motorsports Park. Unfortunately, their teams, Wayland, Hopkins and Martin, settled for 4-5-6 in the team standings. The Lady Wildcats had...

Lady Vikings have letdown in NorthPointe tri-meet

October 27, 2020

The Hopkins High School varsity volleyball team suffered a bit of a letdown Monday night after capturing the O-K Silver Conference co-championship. The Lady Vikings lost two close matches at the NorthPointe Christian Tri-meet. In the first match, they lost to Wayland by the scores of 13-25, 25-20, 13-15. In...

Martin’s playoff football game moved to Thursday

October 26, 2020

The Martin High School varsity football team will take in Athens at 7 p.m. Thursday instead of Friday in the first round of the post-season playoffs. The Clippers, who have not been defeated on the gridiron this fall, but have been involved in three games games being canceled, will be...

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