Category: Sports

Local winter sports seasons to get under way this week

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Winter sports contests will get under way later this week for Hopkins, Martin and Wayland high schools. The earliest games will take place Tuesday event at 7 p.m. when the Martin and Wayland girls’ varsity basketball teams will make their debuts. Wayland, under fourth-year coach Wes Hudson, will be on...
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For the Bottralls, the family that bowls together…

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Kadence Bottrall and her father, Eric, bowled together in the GLJGT Adult-Youth Tournament in Jackson last weekend. Eric, head girls' coach at Wayland High School, said, "It didn’t start out very well for the both of us. The pattern was very challenging and we both managed to average over 200 for...
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Avery Hudson begins 3rd year with Davenport hoops squad

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Avery Hudson Wayland High School graduate Avery Hudson is beginning his third season as a starting guard on the Davenport University basketball team. Hudson, a 2017 WHS grad, started in all 31 games last year as a sophomore. He shot 42.6% from the field and 40.2% from three-point territory. averaged...
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WHS grad Sydney Ritz on 2nd all-star team for Spring Arbor

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Wayland High School graduate Sydney Ritz has been named to the second unit of the all-Crossroads League team as a senior playing for Spring Arbor University. Ritz, who starred in volleyball and basketball for the Lady Wildcats, graduating in 2016, was named for the second consecutive season and picked up...
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Three local prep stars now playing hoops for Cornerstone

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Carter Nyp Kennedy Helderop Cornerstone University has three players with local ties on it basketball roster this winter, two men from Wayland and one woman from Hopkins. Carter Nyp, a 6-9 sophomore, averaged 7.4 points per game last season and already has scored 17 points in a victory this month,...
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State grid powerhouse Colon ends Clippers’ season at 10-1

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Martin's first-ever season as an eight-man football team came to an end Saturday afternoon at Colon in the second round of the playoffs. The Clippers lost 56-12 to perhaps the best eight-man team in the entire state. The Magi have been beating up all of their opponents badly all fall...
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Vikings lose to Kalamazoo United again, 36-20 in playoff

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“Surprise, Surprise, Surprise.” — Gomer Pyle It was the last varsity football game for Drew Weber. It wasn’t supposed to be déjà vu all over again Friday night in the second round of the MHSAA post-season playoffs. But an underdog Kalamazoo United outfit came up with its second straight upset,...
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Wayland varsity football coach Mike Doupe fired after 5 years

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Coach Mike Doupe was presented with this football replica at the banquet Thursday evening. EDITOR'S NOTE: Coach Doupe has sent word that he did not resign, but was fired for not winning. Word on the street is that Wayland High School varsity football coach Mike Doupe has resigned after five...
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Lady Vikings’ terrific season ends in loss to state’s No. 9

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The Hopkins varsity volleyball team lost three of four sets to Holland Christian, ranked No. 9 in the state in Division 2. The defeat in the district tournament semifinals ended the Lady Vikings' season with an overall record of 49-7-4. It also marked the first time they had lost since...
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Lady Vikings sweep Allendale to advance in district tourney

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The Hopkins High School varsity volleyball team defeated Allendale Monday in straight sets in the opening round of districts, 25-18, 25-16, 25-21. The Lady Vikings, with an overall record of 49-6-4, will play Holland Christian in the district semifinal round on their home court at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Tourney favorite...
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