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Hudsonville Unity defeats both Wildcat bowl teams

December 17, 2018

It was a good night for Wayland freshman bowler Lillian Gates. Unfortunately, it wasn't a good night for her teammates. Gates, a southpaw, rolled her personal best of a 156 in one game, but both the girls' and boys' squads lost Monday to perennial powerhouse Hudsonville Unity Christian, 29-1 and...

Three WHS alums playing collegiate hoops in GR area

December 16, 2018

Carter Nyp Three recent Wayland High School graduates are playing collegiate basketball this winter in the Grand Rapids area. Carter Nyp, a freshman 6-9 forward, is averaging 7.9 points per game for Cornerstone University. He has played in all 16 of his team’s games, is averaging 43 percent in three...

Wildcats beat Detroit hoops team again in I-96 tourney

December 15, 2018

Cory Ainsworth The Wayland High School boys' varsity basketball team had a bit of deja vu Saturday afternoon in the annual I-96 basketball challenge at Ottawa Hills High School. Not only did the Wildcats defeat a Detroit area team for the second year in a row, 57-44, but also 6-8...

Viking bowling squad off to fast start for ’18-19 season

December 15, 2018

The Hopkins boys' varsity bowling team placed sixth among 16 teams Saturday at the Cedar Springs Invitational Tournament. Senior Brenden Gossman finished second individually and was named to the all-tourney team. The Vikings are off to a solid start this season with dual match victories over Allendale and West Catholic and...

Wayland’s bowling teams still plagued by bad luck

December 15, 2018

Amber Beggs The Wayland High School girls' bowling team didn't make the cut at a tournament at Eastland Bowl in Kalamazoo Friday, but didn't finish last, either. Freshman Bella Harnish finished 18th out of probably 80 girls. "We also got some bad news today as we lost our anchor, Amber...

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Martin boys’ hoops victory streak extended to 5 games

December 15, 2018

Clayton Geerlings The Martin boys' varsity basketball team improved to 5-0 with a 59-39 victory at Saugatuck Friday night. The Clippers trailed 10-6 at the end of the first quarter and overtook the host team 24-21 at halftime. Hampering the visiting five was that Saugatuck went to the free throw...

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Clipper girls move to 3-0, but Lady Vikings still struggle

December 15, 2018

There were no reports of scores for the Wayland girls' and Martin boys' high school basketball games Friday evening. Meanwhile, the Clipper girls pushed their overall season record to 3-0 with a 48-35 triumph at Saugatuck. They had beaten Coloma 46-40 and Lawrence 41-22 in their two previous outings. The...

Vikings’ variety of weapons captures 4th straight win

December 14, 2018

Sharpshooter Tyler Zomerlei Hopkins is off to its best boys' varsity basketball season in perhaps two decades, at least since the heady days of Tim Kisner. The Vikings claimed their fourth victory this season without a loss Friday evening in a bruising 64-49 decision over visiting Allendale. Two of their...

Lady Wildcats’ unbeaten bowling streak halted

December 12, 2018

The Wayland girls' varsity bowling team Wednesday absorbed its first defeat of the season, 21-9 to Zeeland. The boys' team also lost to Zeeland, 29-1. ""We knew we would have a close match today, but I felt really good going into the match as we had a very successful practice...

Martin and Hopkins boys’ teams are still unbeaten

December 12, 2018

Will no one stop the streaking Martin boys' basketball team? Coach Brad Moelker's Clippers Tuesday night cruised to their fourth consecutive victory on the hardcourt this season with a 53-33 decision over Zion Christian in Byron Center. It's the best start Martin has had in a long time. Hopkins is...

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