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Lady Vikings move softball record to 5-2 with 2 wins

April 22, 2019

The Hopkins girls' varsity softball team lifted its overall season record to 5-2 Monday with a doubleheader sweep of NorthPointe Christian. The Lady Vikings took the first game: 10-3 and then came back to win the nightcap, 9-2. Hopkins put up four runs in the fourth inning of the opener....

Hopkins’ Brenden Gossman to go bowling for Concordia

April 22, 2019

Hopkins High School standout bowler and baseball player Brenden Gossman has declared his intention to attend Concordia University near Ann Arbor next fall. Gossman, who was Division 3 state runner-up this past winter and has rolled two perfect 300 games, plans to do both sports at Concordia with a preference...

Two-time coach of the year seeks WHS bowling post

April 21, 2019

Eric Bottrall Wayland boys’ varsity bowling coach Sherry Miklusicak Sunday evening remarked, “I am beyond ecstatic!” with the news one of the winningest coaches in the state has applied for the open girls’ position at Wayland. Eric Bottrall, who has guided bowling teams at Byron Center and Caledonia for 18...

Wildcat boys runners-up in their own track invitational

April 20, 2019

The Wildcat Invitational Friday was a cold one, with participants huddling inside tents when they weren't competing. (Photos courtesy of Terry Ellis) The Wayland boys’ varsity track team finished second Friday in the seven-team Wildcat Invitational. The Wildcats scored 805 team points, 52 fewer than tournament champion Jenison. They were...

Presley Hudson to try out with WNBA’s Seattle Storm

April 18, 2019

Wayland High School graduate Presley Hudson has officially accepted a training camp invite from the WNBA's Seattle Storm. She'll head to camp in early May to compete for a roster spot. Hudson, an all-stater while at Wayland, finished her senior season at Central Michigan University as national champion in three-point...

Cory Ainsworth signs to play hoops at Cornerstone

April 18, 2019

Wayland High School basketball standout Cory Ainsworth, shown here with family members, including his sister, Stephanie, a sophomore on the girls' varsity, has signed to play next year at Cornerstone University. Wayland has had a relationship with the neighbors to the north and east, with Carter Nyp playing his freshman...

Wildcat boys open track season with 2 dual wins

April 18, 2019

Corrina Courser The Wayland boys’ varsity track team posted two dual meet victories Wednesday in its season opener against O-K Gold Conference rivals Forest Hills Eastern 83.33-52.66 and East Grand Rapids 71-65. The Lady Wildcats lost their dual encounters at the same time, 90.66-43.33 to EGR and FHE 103-34. In...

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Madelyn Schans tosses softball no-hitter at Godwin

April 18, 2019

Junior Madelyn Schans tossed a no-hitter Monday for the Hopkins softball team in a 16-0 victory over Godwin. The Lady Vikings got things moving in the first inning, when Schans singled on a 3-2 count, scoring one run. Hopkins scored six runs in the seventh inning. Kaitlin Bluhm, Hannah Wubben, Haleigh Miller...

Vikings beat Godwin by three touchdowns, 20-0

April 17, 2019

Brenden Gossman Tyler Zomerlei No, it wasn’t a football game. And no, it wasn’t Brenden Gossman on the bowling lanes. What it was Wednesday was Hopkins defeated Wyoming Godwin Heights 20-0, with Gossman getting the pitching victory by hurling three scoreless innings, allowing just two hits, walking none and striking...

Vikings blend old and new tracksters in 2 victories

April 17, 2019

Todd Henley The Hopkins boys’ and girls’ track teams continue to impress, as they both improved their O-K Silver Conference dual meet records to 2-0 Tuesday with triumphs over visiting NorthPointe Christian. The boys won handily, 92-45, and the girls’ victory was even more of a runaway, 99-24. The boys...

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