Category: Sports

Vikings continue to roll on the gridiron with 2nd rout

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Lineman Tristen Perry scored his first varsity touchdown on a nine-yard run. It was a wild opening two minutes to a football game Friday night at Sparta, where Hopkins posted its second triumph this season without a loss, 32-10. The host squad struck like lightning on the second play of...
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Martin guys have best score, but not enough runners

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Carsen Young Martin turned in the best boys’ team score Wednesday in the Lawrence Tiger Invitational, but was disqualified because it did not field a full complement of five runners. The Clippers came up with 28 points, but the host school won the competition with 32. Martin ace Carsen Young,...
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Lady Wildcat JVs shooting for an undefeated season

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The Lady Wildcat jayvee. (Photo courtesy of Terry Ellis) If the Wayland girls' junior varsity golf team can get past Caledonia at the Orchard Hills course Tuesday afternoon, it will complete its first-ever dual match undefeated season. The Lady Wildcats posted their 11th vistory without a loss this season Wednesday...
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Wildcat boys’ tennis team finishes at 3-4 in Gold duals

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The Wayland boys' tennis team defeated Ottawa Hills 6-2 Wednesday night to complete its O-K Gold Conference dual match season record with a 3-4 record. Coach Ben Adams said, "The Bengals came to play, bringing talented first and second singles players to the match ready to go." Christian Sieffert lost...
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WHS soph medalist, Lady Wildcats tie for 2nd at TK

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The Lady Wildcats at the starting line for the race. Wayland High School sophomore Travis Koon was individual medalist and the Wayland girls’ team tied for second in a four-team cross-country meet Tuesday at Middleville Thornapple Kellogg. TK won the girls’ competition with 26 points, Wayland Hastings both had 60...
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Lady Wildcat JV golfers setting even more records

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The record-setting Wayland High School junior varsity golf team set another record Monday afternoon. The Lady Wildcats captured their 10th straight victory by besting Middleville Thornapple Kellogg by 35 strokes at their home Orchard Hills course. The streak is a record and the 10 dual match victories eclipses the old...
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Wildcat tennis team scores 5-3 win at Kenowa Hills

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The Wayland boys' varsity tennis team bounced back after a tough week Monday afternoon with a 5-3 win over Kenowa Hills. "At first singles, Christian Sieffert brought along fierce determination as well as a great strategy that proved to be successful," coach Ben Adams said. "He was able to execute his plan, keep...
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Wildcat super soph bowler Kadence Bottrall rolls 300

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Kadence Bottrall Wayland High School sophomore Kadence Bottrall, who was the O-K Gold/Green Conference individual champion last winter, rolled her first perfect 300 game Saturday while competing in a junior league. The daughter of Lady Wildcats coach Eric Bottrall, she is expected to help lead the team to even greater...
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Lady Wildcats take 4th in C-C meet at Laingsburg

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The Wayland girls’ varsity cross-country team checked in fourth among nine teams Saturday at the Harriers for Hope Invitational at the Peacock Tree Farm, Laingsburg. The Lady Wildcats picked up 101 team points and were only seven points away from second place. Lansing Christian won with 72, Grand Rapids West...
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Lady Viking spikers suffer 2 losses at North Muskegon

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The Hopkins volleyball team ran into a couple of quality Division 4 opponents in a tri-meet, losing to both at North Muskegon. The Lady Vikings lost two of three sets to Mendon, two-time defending state champ in Division 4, by scores of 25-17, 10-25, 16-25.  In the second match, the...
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