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Short-handed Lady ‘Cats still qualify 7th for rolloff

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The Wayland girls’ varsity bowling team finished seventh among 20 teams and advanced to the qualifying round Saturday while the boys’ squad continued to improve taking 16th place. The Lady Wildcats, competing in the Cedar Springs Invitational after the Christmas break, were short a few starters because of injuries and...
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Lady Clippers lift season mark to 6-0 at Parchment

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Faith Guritz The lossless defeated the winless Friday night at Parchment High School. The Martin girls' varsity basketball team lifted its overall season record to 6-0 with a 53-25 victory et Parchment, a team that hasn't won yet in seven encounters. The Lady  had no difficulty in establishing dominance, leading...
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Wildcats outrebounded, outshot in loss to Zeeland West

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The Wayland boys’ varsity basketball team absorbed its fifth defeat of the season in as many tries Saturday evening in a 74-48 decision at the hands of Zeeland West. The contest was played in the second round of the Cornerstone University Holiday Basketball Tournament. The Wildcats lost by 10 points...
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Wildcats scare Godwin, but fade down stretch, 60-50

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Riley Fields The young, inexperienced and short Wayland varsity basketball team Thursday evening gave perennial basketball power Wyoming Godwin Heights all it wanted for three quarters before falling 60-50 in the opening round of the Cornerstone University Holiday Basketball Tournament. The upstart Wildcats dared to take a 21-11 lead in...
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WHS grad Ali Martus part of record-breaking golf team

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Ali Martus Ali Martus, a 2016 graduate of Wayland High School, was a part of record-setting performance in women's golf for Northwood University last fall. Northwood's final round total of 299 and 36-hole total of 607 in October are new school records. The old 18 record was 305, which the...
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Vikings end ’19 boys’ hoops season losing at Allendale

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The Hopkins boys' varsity basketball team closed out its 2019 season with a 65-31 loss at Allendale. The Vikings were playing without the services of their top scorer, junior Colin Weber, who was bed ridden with pneumonia. Further details were not available. Hopkins, now 2-3 overall, will not play until...
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Two Wildcat alums playing key roles at Cornerstone

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Carter Nyp Cory Ainsworth Freshman Cory Ainsworth and sophomore Carter Nyp, both Wayland High School graduates, continue to play important roles for the Cornerstone University basketball team. Ainsworth has appeared in all 15 of the Golden Eagles’ games this season and is averaging 8.5 points per contest. He is shooting...
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Presley Hudson averages nearly 16 points in Poland

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Presley Hudson, a 2015 Wayland High School graduate and highly decorated basketball player at central Michigan University, is averaging 15.8 points per game for a team from Gdansk, Poland. Hudson, daughter of retired Wayland High School varsity basketball coach Mike Hudson, finished her career at CMU last winter, averaging more...
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Lady Clippers nail 8 threes to lift season record to 5-0

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Jaclyn Hildebrand scored 22 points. So this area has two undefeated girls' varsity teams as they head into the holiday break. The Martin girls beat Saugatuck Friday night, 60-41, to improve their overall record to 5-0. Wayland, meanwhile, is 6-0. The Martin boys scored their first victory of the season...
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Young, inexperienced ‘Cats facing daunting challenges

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“If it wasn’t for bad luck, I wouldn’t have no luck at all.” — Albert King, “Born under a Bad Sign" Junior guard Justin Holtz has been lost for the season because of an injury he suffered playing football. The hard-luck, short and inexperienced Wayland boys’ basketball team saw its...
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