Sports – Page 161

Four alums to be inducted into Hopkins Hall of Fame

Four Hopkins High School alums have been named to the 2020 class for the Hopkins Athletic Hall of Fame. The inductees include William Weick, Class of 1957; Danny Miller, Class…

Editor December 7, 2019

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Lady Wildcat rollers take 2nd in Wyoming Invitational

The Wayland girls’ varsity bowling team made quite an impression Saturday in the debut of new head coach Eric Bottrall. The Lady Wildcats finished second among 16 teams, narrowly missing…

Editor December 7, 2019

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Hopkins opens girls’ hoops season doubling foe’s score

Hopkins beat Potter's House Friday night 44-22 to open its girls' varsity basketball season on the road. The Lady Vikings were led by senior guard Evangelina Helderop with nine points…

Editor December 6, 2019

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New Martin girls’ coach Schipper off to a good start

New Martin girls’ varsity basketball coach Ben Schipper apparently doesn’t shrink away from a challenge. After coaching junior varsity boys’ basketball for three seasons at his alma mater, he is…

Editor December 6, 2019

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Career Connections students win gold, bronze medals

Career Connections Academy students from Wayland High School competed in the Alternative Athletic League Bowling Tournament Wednesday. The students had a great time and took home two bronze medals and…

Editor December 5, 2019

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Fouls bench Ainsworth, but Lady Wildcats win by 22

It was an unusual experience for the Wayland girls’ varsity basketball team Tuesday night, winning by 22 points essentially without much help from its star player. The Lady Wildcats opened…

Editor December 3, 2019

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Local winter sports seasons to get under way this week

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…

Editor December 2, 2019

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For the Bottralls, the family that bowls together…

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…

Editor December 2, 2019

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Avery Hudson begins 3rd year with Davenport hoops squad

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…

Editor November 23, 2019

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WHS grad Sydney Ritz on 2nd all-star team for Spring Arbor

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…

Editor November 20, 2019