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Lady Vikings shooting for unbeaten league dual season

October 17, 2019

The Hopkins volleyball team, shown earlier this season after winning the Lawton Invitational. If the Hopkins varsity volleyball team can get past Wyoming Lee next Wednesday, it will finish the O-K Silver Conference dual match season undefeated. The Lady Vikings lifted their league record to 5-0 earlier this week with...

Todd Henley’s return helps Hopkins to 4th in Silver meet

October 15, 2019

Todd Henley Hopkins senior ace cross-country runner Todd Henley finally was back in action Tuesday at the O-K Gold Conference meet and helped his team finish in fourth place. The Viking boys, with Henley sidelined for most the season with an injury, had been unable to field a full team...

Both Wildcat cross-country teams last in O-K Gold meet

October 15, 2019

Freshman Olivia Barabas led all Wayland girls runners again, but the team finished sixth among six teams in the O-K Gold Conference cross-country meet Tuesday at Middleville Thornapple Kellogg High School. The Wildcat boys placed last among seven teams, being edged by Wyoming by one point, 194 to 195. Barabas...

WHS grad Sydney Ritz now is Spring Arbor volleyball senior

October 14, 2019

Sydney Ritz Emily Johnson In the "Time flies when you're having fun and getting old" category, Sydney Ritz, daughter of Kenny and Pam Ritz, is a senior this fall at Spring Arbor University, and she continues to excel on the volleyball court. A 2016 graduate of Wayland High School who...

Former Hopkins teammates meet as rivals in Ohio tourney

October 13, 2019

Former Hopkins teammates Brenden Gossman (left) and Zach Mohr ran into each other at a collegiate bowling tournament in Ohio this weekend, now playing for different teams. Gossman's team, Concordia, ended its day in ninth place and Gossman averaged 213 per game, which placed him 15th.

Lady Vikings cop 4th title in invitationals with 1st in Switek

October 12, 2019

The Hopkins High School varsity volleyball team captured its fourth invitational championship this fall by taking first in the 15th annual Switek Memorial Invitational in Hopkins. The Lady Vikings went 7-0 in dual match encounters for the day. They now own a 42-6-4 overall season record and they are 4-0...

Clippers unbeaten in 7 games this season in 8-man football

October 11, 2019

Martin remained undefeated in seven eight-man football contests this season Friday night with a 42-20 decision over visiting Vermontville Maple Valley. The victory cements the Clippers as a participant in post-season playoffs. They will be shooting for their eighth straight triumph next Friday with a Parents' Night ballgame at home...

Vikings claim O-K Silver grid title, shooting for 8-0 season

October 11, 2019

(Photo courtesy of Cindy Pierce) The Hopkins varsity football team claimed its second straight O-K Silver Conference championship Friday night with a convincing 42-10 victory at Belding. The Vikings, who have outscored opponents 222 to 60 this year, improved their overall season record to 7-0. However, they won’t be playing...

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Lady Viking spikers register big come from behind victory

October 11, 2019

The Hopkins High School varsity volleyball team Thursday night took a giant step toward capturing the O-K Silver Conference championship by defeating perennial favorite Calvin Christian in exciting fashion. The Lady Vikings erased a 2-1 set deficit to come from behind and take the match in five sets (25-14, 23-25,...

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It appears that Lady Vikings have lock on 3rd in Silver C-C

October 10, 2019

It appears that Hopkins will finish in third place in the final O-K Silver Conference cross-country standings this fall. The Lady Vikings landed in that place once again Wednesday at the last of the league jamborees this season with 69 team points, behind Belding and Calvin Christian, which both seem...

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