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Lady Clippers again overcome playing ‘Faith-less’

January 11, 2019

Briana Warner (5) tries to get past a defender Martin girls’ basketball coach Doug MacVean called Friday night’s 56-18 drubbing of Fennville “Our best team effort yet. Disciplined and lots of energy.” Indeed, his Lady Clippers had to face an opponent with a 4-2 overall record that had a high-scoring...

Clippers’ unbeaten streak ended by Fennville, 55-40

January 11, 2019

Alex Hardy (20) goes up for an easy layiup, leaving a teammate and defender behind. Two of the oldest jokester comments in basketball are "They couldn't hit the broadside of a barn" and "They couldn't hit the floor if they dropped the basketball." Unfortunately, it wasn't a joke for the...

Wildcats defeat depleted GR Christian bowling team

January 10, 2019

Mark Musgrave III The Wayland High School varsity boys' bowling team Wednesday defeated Grand Rapids Christian 27-3. "We had a great practice yesterday as we went back to focusing on basics. The boys were focused and determined," said coach Sherry Miklusicak, "Grand Rapids Christian showed up with only four boys...

Gossman rolls 300 again, Viking boys, girls beat Calvin

January 9, 2019

Hopkins senior Brenden Gossman bowled his third career perfect 300 game Wednesday during the Viking boys' and girls' dual match victories over Calvin Christian at Fairlanes in Grandville. The boys' won 20-10 and the girls won 18-12. The boys bowled a 206 and a 222 in Bakers to win both. The...

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Clippers overcome slow start to move to 7-0 record

January 9, 2019

Carter Hilton Martin, obviously showing the effects of a long holiday break, claimed its seventh victory of the season without a loss Wednesday night in a 60-39 triumph over West Michigan Aviation. Coach Bradley Moelker said, "It was nice to get back on the court after a long break, but...

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Lady Clippers breeze to 5th straight hoops victory

January 9, 2019

The Martin girls’ basketball team had two disappointing bits of news this week, but overcame them nonetheless to post an easy 51-19 victory Wednesday over West Michigan Aviation Academy. One disappointing development was that the Lady Clippers’ top scorer, Faith Guritz, suffered a sprained ankle and is probably out of...

Wildcat boys pull out defensive struggle against TK

January 9, 2019

The Wayland boys' varsity basketball team pulled out a 44-42 victory at Middleville Thornapple Kellogg Tuesday night in both teams' first O-K Gold contest of the season. The game, a defensive struggle, was close throughout, with the Wildcats taking a slight lead in the third quarter and then having to...

Lady Vikings’ balanced offensive attack strikes again

January 8, 2019

Freshman Lexi Teunissen (22) has led the Lady Vikings in scoring in the last two ballgames. (Photo courtesy of Josh Cline) The Hopkins' girls' varsity basketball team has been getting a lot of balanced scoring lately, and it showed again in a 61-42 victory Tuesday night against O-K Silver Conference...

Hopkins bowling teams beat Plainwell in Kalamazoo

January 7, 2019

Both the Hopkins boys' and girls' teams scored dual match victories Monday at Eastland Bowl in Kalamazoo against Plainwell. The boys won their match 24-6. They started out dominating in Bakers winning both. Going into individuals most of the team struggled in the first set except Carsen Delao who led...

Wildcats roll much better, but lose 17-13 to FHE

January 7, 2019

Christian Courser The Wayland boys' varsity bowling team lost 17-13 to Forest Hills Eastern Monday in one of its better performances of late. "We knew we had a chance to win tonight, but we just can't seem to get over that hump," said coach Sherry Miklusicak. After losing the first...

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