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Wildcat boys now 3-0 in O-K Gold track standings

April 25, 2019

Rylee Cronkright The Wayland boys’ varsity track team posted its third O-K Gold Conference dual meet victory Wednesday with a resounding 102-35 triumph over Middleville Thornapple Kellogg. The Lady Wildcats’ squad, however, remained winless in duals in a 90-47 loss to one of the better girls’ track squads in the...

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O-K Gold, Silver changes expected in 2020-2021

April 25, 2019

The O-K Conference will undergo a major realignment in the 2020-21 school year, resulting in two schools being added to the Silver Division and the addition of two and subtraction of one in the Gold. When the smoke clears, the Green Division of the conference will be eliminated and all...

Youthful Lady Wildcats sweep Wyoming; now 6-3

April 24, 2019

Wildcat teammates congratulate Capt. Ally Longstreet at home plate after her three-un homer. The Wayland varsity softball team, perhaps the youngest outfit in school history, improved its overall season record to 6-3 Tuesday with a doubleheader sweep over Wyoming. The Lady Wildcats prevailed 9-4 and 15-2 to move their O-K...

Lady Vikings capture 5th straight victory on diamond

April 24, 2019

The Hopkins varsity softball team claimed its fifth consecutive victory with a 12-0 verdict in five innings over O-K Silver Conference opponent NorthPointe Christian. The Lady Vikings racked up 13 hits. Junior Madelyn Schans pitched a one-hit shutout and helped her own cause by going 3-for-3 offensively, including a homer...

Vikings now 3-0 in O-K Silver Conference standings

April 24, 2019

Jasmine Fisher The Hopkins boys’ and girls’ varsity track teams breezed to their third consecutive O-K Silver Conference dual meet victories Tuesday afternoon at Wyoming Lee. The boys won 97-25 and the girls 117-11. Highlight of the day was the growing amazement over freshman sensation Logan Klinge in the pole...

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...

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