Category: Sports

Vikings take 34-28 thriller in showdown at Belding

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It was indeed the knock-down, drag-out fight for the crown that almost everybody expected in a football showdown Friday night between Hopkins and Belding. And in the end, the Vikings scored the winning touchdown with less than three minutes left in the ballgame on a one-yard plunge by QB Trevor...
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Lady Vikings still have only 1 loss in Silver League

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The Hopkins varsity volleyball team improved its O-K Silver Conference record to 4-1 and 9-4 overall by defeating Sparta on the road Thursday evening in three sets, 25-17, 25-17 and 25-21. Individual statistical leaders for the Lady Vikings were: • Assists: Corrie Wisser 21, Lindsey Bulich 4. • Kills: Brianna...
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Boys, Lady Wildcats both capture tri-meet victory

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The Wayland boys’ and girls’ varsity cross-country teams won a tri-meet Wednesday afternoon against host Wyoming Lee and Hopkins at Pinery Park. The Wildcat boys swept the top four individual slots and the girls captured the top three. The boys finished with team points, Hopkins had 54 and Lee 61....
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Lady ‘Cat golfers tie for 4th in final O-K Gold standings

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The Wayland High School girls' varsity golf team completed the 2020 season by finishing tied for fourth place with Grand Rapids Catholic Central in the O-K Gold Conference standings. Team members included three juniors, Alaina Tobin, Ali Oddy and Emily Drew, and three seniors, Jordan Keena, Paige Keena and Rylee...
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Lady Vikings now 8-4 after nonleague win at Otsego

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The Hopkins varsity volleyball team improved its overall season record Tuesday night to 8-4 with a best three out of five decision over non-league opponent Otsego. The Lady Vikings won by scores of 22-25, 25-17, 26-24, 25-27, 15-13. The individual stat leaders for Hopkins were: • Assists: Corrie Wisser 38,...
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Hopkins spikers split in duals vs. ‘Cats, Plainwell

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The Hopkins varsity volleyball team split in a double dual match Saturday against Plainwell and Wayland. The Lady Vikings prevailed over Plainwell in straight sets, 25-15, 25-16 and 27-25. However, they lost to Wayland in three out of five, 22-25, 25-14, 25-17, 16-26 and 14-16. The games were scheduled in...
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WHS grad beats 20-minute barrier as Aquinas harrier

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Zoe Antel Zoe Antel, a 2019 graduate of Wayland High School, achieved a milestone in cross country Saturday by running a five-kilometer race is less than 20 minutes. She performed the feat as a sophomore member of the Aquinas College team. The winner of the 2019 coved Multer Award for...
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Martin rolls to 3rd straight win, 64-18 vs. Maple Valley

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Tanner Bird The Martin High School varsity football team Friday evening recorded its 13th victory in 14 attempts over the last two years after switching to eight-man football. The Clippers hiked their overall record this season to 3-0 with a resounding 64-18 triumph over Maple Valley. They have lost only...
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‘Cats absorb 15th straight defeat on gridiron, 42-28

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Justin Holtz The Wayland High School varsity football team is proving it’s still rebuilding, as it lost 42-28 at Middleville Thornapple Kellogg Friday night. It was the Wildcats’ 15th consecutive defeat over the past three seasons, approaching its last victory drought of 18 straight from 2011 to 2013. It wasn’t...
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Vikings make quick work of NorthPointe Christian

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Hopkins registered its third gridiron victory in as many tries this abbreviated season with a 22-0 decision over visiting North Pointe Christian in a game that strangely was halted abruptly in the second period. The Vikings had just scored their third touchdown of the evening when the sudden announcement came...
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