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Henley takes 3rd at Portage, still eyes breaking 16:00

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Todd Henley Hopkins junior Todd Henley wasn’t able to meet his goal of breaking 16 minutes for a five-kilometer race Saturday at the Portage Invitational, but he finished third in Division 3 behind Sam Sharnas of Holland Black River and Cole Jensen of Montague. Meanwhile, the Viking girls’ team did...
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Wildcat girls 5th at Allegan X-C Invitational, boys 9th

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Wildcat cross-country runners march in the WHS homecoming parade. The Wayland girls’ varsity cross-country team placed fifth among 12 teams in the Allegan Invitational Saturday. The boys’ squad finished ninth among a dozen teams with 237 points. Lowell won that race with 35. The Lady Wildcats accumulated 125 points. Lowell...
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Vikings make grid playoff appearance official, now 6-1

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The Hopkins football team Friday clinched its first Division 5 post-season playoff appearance with a convincing 52-12 victory at Calvin Christian. It was essentially no contest from the start, with the Vikings scoring the first 46 points unanswered. Hopkins now owns a 6-1 overall record and six victories guarantee a...
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Clippers now 4-3 after whitewashing Gobles 60-0

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Martin went full steam ahead on the gridiron Friday against Gobles, inflicting a 60-0 bruiser on the Tigers. The Clippers held a commanding lead the entire game leading 24 to 0 after one quarter, and 48 to 0 at the half. The verdict puts the Clippers on course for a possible...
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Unhappy homecoming for Wayland’s playoff drive

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Caleb Wolf A Wyoming football team with an unimpressive 1-5 overall record somehow became impressive enough to spoil Wayland's homecoming Friday night and deal a severe blow to its post-season playoff hopes. The visiting group posted a 47-14 victory that was more than unexpected. The host Wildcats were looking to...
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WHS grad Ali Martus still shines on Northwood links

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Ali Martus Wayland High School graduate Ali Martus, a junior at Northwood University, recorded a two-day golf score of 78 and 89 for a 167 at a tournament last weekend at Grand Valley State Univerity. Martus, an all-state performer during her high school career at Wayland is second on the...
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Lady Wildcats repeat as M-89 golf challenge champs

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The Wayland High School girls' golf team finished first for the second year in a row in the Allegan County M-89 challenge Sept. 28. The Lady Wildcats recorded a team score of 195 and Lauren Drew led the way with a 44. (Photo supplied)
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Lady Wildcats 6th, boys 7th at 2nd O-K Gold jamboree

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The Wayland girls’ varsity cross-country team finished sixth for the second time in the O-K Gold Conference jamboree Wednesday. The boys finished seventh. The Lady Wildcats had 159 points. East Grand Rapids, one of the top teams in the state, had 25, taking third through eighth places. Grand Rapids Christian...
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Viking ace Henley hoping to break 16-minute 5K

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Todd Henley, running at a meet at Riverside Park this fall. EDITOR'S NOTE: The editor and proprietor of Townbroadcast apologizes for the bad information reported in this story. Wayland's boys' and girls' cross-country teams will not be participating in the Portage Invitational this Saturday, but instead will be competing in...
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Hopkins equestrian team captures regional crown

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The Hopkins High School equestrian team captured regional championship honors last weekend and has earned the right to compete in the Michigan Intercollegiate Horsemanship state championships at the Midland County Fairgrounds Oct. 11. (Photo courtesy of Kathy Hamman Miller)
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