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Lady Clippers cruise to 53-34 victory over Fennville

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Kiaya Warner Martin defeated Fennville 53-34 Friday night in the second girls' varsity basketball encounter between this two teams this season. The Lady Clippers started slowly offensively, leading only 7-5 at the end of the first quarter, and they were up 23-18 at intermission. They continued to pull away in...
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Lady Wildcats stunned by winless opponent, 53-49

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Parrish Hudson sparked a spectacular comeback in vain. It was bad enough that Wayland lost a girls' basketball game to a team that was winless in its first 15 contests this season, but an eerily terrible first half that was like the Twilight Zone overshadowed a heroic comeback that fell...
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Wildcats earn redemption 3 times in double OT victory

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Ternor Hudson was Mr. Outsiide Friday for the 'Cats with 22 points. Those who attended Wayland's Parents Night boys' varsity basketball game against Forest Hills Eastern got their money's worth Friday night. The Wildcats earned redemption not once, not twice, but three times in a thrilling 75-70 double overtime victory....
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Mitchell Salingue to play football at Lake Forest

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Wayland High School varsity football lineman Mitchell Salingue has cast his lot to continue playing football in college by signing with Lake Forest (Ill.) He is shown here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Salingue. His father was a star wrestler and football player at Martin in his prep...
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WHS football coach Paul Goodwin rolls perfect game

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Wayland High School assistant varsity football coach Paul Goodwin this week rolled his first career perfect 300 bowling game at the Rock 'N Bowl Lanes. Goodwin is a 2008 graduate of Wayland High School, where he played football and bowled. He also graduated from Olivet College before he joined the...
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WHS grad Lacey James starting forward at N. Illinois

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Lacey James Wayland High School graduate Lacey James is a starting sophomore forward this season at Northern Illinois University. James, a three-year Wildcat starter who helped Wayland win conference, regional and district championships, is averaging 8.6 points and 6.8 rebounds per game for the Huskies. His best game thus far...
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Lady Vikings get sweet revenge against Kelloggsville

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Olivia Sebright The Hopkins girls' varsity basketball team earned sweet revenge against Kelloggsville Tuesday night. The Lady Vikings struggled offensively and lost to the O-K Silver Conference rival Saturday afternoon, their first loss in league play this season, but came back to turn the tables 43-39. The triumph left them...
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Vikings beat Kelloggsville for 2nd time in 4 days

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Kyle Pierce The Hopkins boys' varsity basketball team improved to 11-4 overall and 6-2 in the O-K Silver Conference Tuesday night by breezing past Kelloggsville on the road, 74-53. The Vikings apparently are fighting for second place in the O-K Silver Conference with NorthPointe Christian, a team they have yet...
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Wildcats start really fast, then must hang on for win

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Jack Donewald Biff! Boff! Wham Socko! Perhaps the best descriptions of Wayland's first quarter at home Tuesday night against East Grand Rapids. The Wildcats played arguably their best quarter of basketball this season while streaking to a 20-3 lead over the first eight minutes, but they failed to outscore EGR...
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Wildcats to play basketball at home tonight vs. EGR

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The Wayland boys' varsity basketball game vs. East Grand Rapids at home Tuesday will be played, despite the fact classes were called off. Both the Wildcat boys' and girls' teams lost makeup games at Wyoming Monday night. The boys' overall record now is 10-6, 4-4 in the O-K Gold Conference....
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