Category: Sports

Vikings clinch share of O-K Silver grid championship

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Carsen Deleo Hopkins Friday night clinched at least a share of the O-K Silver Conference football championship with a convincing 44-0 victory at Wyoming Lee. The Vikings roared to a 31-0 lead at intermission and coasted the rest of the way, part of the time with a running clock. The...
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Lady Wildcat golfers finish 5th in regional tournament

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The Wayland varsity girls’ golf team concluded its season Wednesday by finishing fifth in the Division 2 regionals at the Pigeon Creek Golf Course, West Olive. Only the top three teams in the regional meet qualify for the state tournament at Michigan State University. O-K Gold Conference champion South Christian...
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Todd Henley has at least 3 more tries at breaking 16:00

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Todd Henley As the late, great comedienne Gilda Radner used to say, “It’s always something.” Hopkins junior ace harrier Todd Henley took another stab at breaking the 16-minute barrier for a five-kilometer race, but he was foiled again. Even worse, he had to settle for runner-up for the first time...
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South Christian wins Gold golf title, Lady ‘Cats 4th

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The Wayland girls' golf team finished fourth in the final standings of the O-K Gold Conference after the league tournament Monday at Thornapple Pointe. The Lady Wildcats recorded a team score of 385 to place fourth in the league tournament. South Christian won it with a 350, Grand Rapids Christian...
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Presley Hudson wins CMU’s prestigious Enberg award

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by Andy Sneddon, CMUChippewas.com Sue Guevara knew she had a gem when she saw one in Presley Hudson. Guevara, the Central Michigan University women's basketball coach, also had a pizza. "It seems like yesterday I was sitting at the dinner table having pizza with the (Hudson) family trying to convince her to...
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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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