Sports – Page 166

Lady ‘Cats take 2-1 record into Muskegon tourney

April 12, 2019

The Wayland High School varsity softball team will take a 2-1 season record to Muskegon Saturday for the Grand Slam tournament. The Lady Wildcats earned a doubleheader split Tuesday by beating Rockford 5-4 in the second game after dropping the opener 4-3. Winning pitcher Emily Bailey went 2-for-2 with an...

Vikings drop O-K Silver contest to Calvin Christian

April 11, 2019

Carson DeLeo The Hopkins varsity baseball team lost 7-3 to Calvin Christian in the O-K Silver Conference opener Wednesday afternoon. The defeat came a day after Hopkins lost to Calvin 5-4 on a walk-off hit batsman Tuesday at the Squires' field. The Vikings fell behind 2-0 in the first inning...

Lady Wildcats lose tennis opener to South Christian

April 10, 2019

The Wayland girls' varsity tennis team opened its dual meet season Wednesday with a 7-1 loss to O-K Silver Conference rival Grand Rapids South Christian. It was reported that fine performances were turned in by Sydney Hielkema and Lauren Drew. The Lady Wildcats will be back in action Friday at home...

Viking track teams enjoy smashing dual opener

April 10, 2019

Evangelina Helderop is proving she's pretty good on the track as well. (Photo courtesy of Josh Cline) Both the Hopkins varsity boys’ and girls’ track teams had a successful dual meet debut Tuesday with victories over O-K Silver Conference rival Calvin Christian. The boys prevailed 81-56 and the girls...

Presley Hudson earns 2nd national hoops crown

April 4, 2019

Wayland High School graduate Presley Hudson Thursday night added another national championship in front of a national audience. The Central Michigan University senior won the national collegiate three-point shooting contest, not just for women, but for everybody. She won the women's title by sinking 23 threes in one minute and...

Helderop, Ainsworth are all-state honorable mention

April 4, 2019

Kennedy Helderop Cory Ainsworth Wayland's Cory Ainsworth and Hopkins' Kennedy Helderop, both seniors, have been named to the Associated Press Division 2 all-state honorable mention unit in basketball. Ainsworth was the leading scorer and rebounder for the Wildcats, who finished the season with an overall record of 12-9. Helderop was...

Ex-Wildcat Leigha Morse has 7 hits in twin bill sweep

April 3, 2019

Former Wayland High School standout catcher Leigha Morse overcame a heavy heart Wednesday to lash out seven hits in Aquinas College's doubleheader sweep of Cornerstone University. Morse, a sophomore at Aquinas, went 7-for-10 not long after learning the news of the death of her father, Ryan, a perennial Wildcat athletics...

Promising newcomers highlight Viking meet

March 29, 2019

Promising newcomers dominated the first track meet for the Hopkins boys’ and girls’ teams March 26 at the Wendy’s Track & Filed Challenge at Aquinas College. The best individual performance for the day was turned in by senior Savannah Emaus, who tied for second in the pole vault at 9-0....

Presley Hudson included in 3-point shooting contest

March 28, 2019

After concluding her career as Central Michigan's all-time leader in career three-pointers made, senior guard Presley Hudson has been selected to the Women's 3-Point Championship roster for the 31st annual State Farm College Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships at Minneapolis' Target Center. The event, which precedes the 2019 NCAA men's final four, will take...

Lady Wildcats win softball non-league opener, 4-1

March 28, 2019

The Wayland High School varsity softball team opened its season Wednesday afternoon with a 4-1 nonleague victory over Grand Rapids Covenant Christian. The Lady Wildcats collected seven hits and committed one error. Freshman Emma Ludema picked up the victory pitching, scattering six hits and striking out six while not allowing...

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