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WHS grad Sarah Brewer just can’t give up running

May 4, 2019

Wayland High School 2006 graduate Sarah Brewer, daughter of WHS cross-country coach Sue Brewer and former Wildcat golf coach Allen Brewer, continues to run competitively, even after graduation from college. She finished seventh Saturday in the 10-kilometer Cincinnati Flying Pig run. As might be expected, she was a star distance...

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Lady Vikings sweep twin bill over undefeated foe

May 4, 2019

Hopkins swept a doubleheader against undefeated Belding Friday to claim its eighth consecutive victory in softball. The Lady Vikings, after a slow 1-2 start, now are on a roll and sporting a 9-2 overall record this spring. It was their first game in a week because of the recent spate...

WHS grad Tyler Merren going back to paralympics

May 3, 2019

Tyler Merren Paralympic silver medalist Tyler Merren, a Wayland High School graduate, is planning to compete internationally with the U.S. goalball team again in Tokyo in 2020 Merren, 34, and his wife and four children, now live in Coral Springs, Fla., is a community worker and public speaker. He told...

Lady Wildcats lose to 3 Division 1 softball opponents

April 29, 2019

Coach Cheri Ritz (center) has an extremely young team this spring with only one senior and a boatload of freshmen and sophomores. The Wayland varsity softball lost three games Saturday to Division 1 opponents at the Gull Lake Invitational, evening its overall season record at 7-7. The Lady Wildcats were...

Wildcat boys 3rd at Allegan Invitational, girls take 7th

April 28, 2019

Caleb Wolf The Wayland boys’ varsity track team placed third in the 17-team Allegan Invitational Friday and the girls finished seventh among 18 teams. It wasn’t a particularly good day for Hopkins, however, as the Viking girls settled for 11th and the boys 15th. Wayland boys scored 79.16 points. Berrien...

Three Clipper golfers contribute to DK/Martin successes

April 27, 2019

Alejandro Guevara Three Martin students continue to have impact on the Martin/Delton golf team's success this spring. The Clippers/Panthers last Friday won the Parchment Coach/Players scramble, shooting a 100 in a format that included team scramble scores added to player only scramble scores and coach individual score on every other...

Hopkins’ Hunter Lewellyn to play hoops at Cornerstone

April 26, 2019

Hunter Llewellyn Hunter Lewellyn, who will graduate from Hopkins High School next month, has committed to play basketball at Cornerstone University next year. Hunter played four years of varsity basketball at Hopkins and was a two-year starter. He also earned second team all-state accolades in football as a wide receiver...

Hopkins is riding a 6-game winning streak in softball

April 26, 2019

Madelyn Schans is getting the job done for Hopkins both offensively and defensively. The Hopkins varsity softball team captured its sixth consecutive victory Friday afternoon with a 16-5 decision over Wyoming. Hurler Madelyn Schans was able to overcome a shaky first inning yielding three runs, but settled down the rest...

Lady Wildcats split twin bill with South Christian rivals

April 26, 2019

Emma Ludema The Wayland varsity softball team Thursday split a doubleheader with perennial O-K Gold Conference rival South Christian. The Lady Wildcats unleaded a boatload of offensive fireworks in the second game to claim a 12-6 victory after bats fell nearly silent in a 3-1 loss in the opener. Coach...

Lady Vikings now 4-0, but boys lose dual to Godwin

April 25, 2019

Logan Klinge The Hopkins girls’ varsity track team improved its O-K Silver Conference dual meet record to 4-0 Thursday at Godwin, but the boys absorbed their first defeat of the season. The Lady Vikings prevailed 77-59, but the boys lost 81-56. Senior distance ace Jasmine Fisher won the 800- and...

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