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Clippers’ softball sweep hikes overall record to 8-6

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by Austin Marsman The Martin softball team swept Lawrence Thursday, winning game one 7 to 2 and the second game 12 to 6.  It was a big offensive night as senior pitcher Sophia Shettler led game one, with a modest eight strikeouts and only allowing one earned run. Lawrence's Rice...
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Big 3rd inning powers Hopkins over Wayland, 13-3

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Brenden Gossman The Hopkins baseball team scored seven runs in the third inning Thursday en route to a 13-3 victory over neighborhood rival Wayland. Jake Pals, Tyler Zomerlei, Ezran Tehennepe, James Wubben, and Drew Osborn all moved runners across the plate with RBIs in the inning. Zomerlei singled, scoring one...
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BC Lakeview hires former WHS football coach Diorio

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Former Wayland High School varsity football coach Jerry Diorio has been hired as head coach at Battle Creek Lakeview High School. Diorio, who guided the Wildcats to the post-season playoffs four times, takes over for Matt Miller, who stepped down last season with a 49-29 record as head coach, including...
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Vikings split with Belding, now have 5-4 overall record

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A walk-off two-run single in the bottom of the seventh inning powered Belding to a 4-3 victory Wednesday over Hopkins. The Vikings now sport a 5-4 overall record. Hopkins scored in the first inning, when Tyler Zomerlei singled on a 3-2 count, scoring one run. Zomerlei got the start on...
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Wildcat golfers finish disappointing 5th in jamboree

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It wasn't a good day Wednesday at Wayland's home golf course, Orchard Hills. The Wildcats, fresh from last week's TK Invitational title and seconds in the first two O-K Gold Conference jamborees earlier in the season, settled for a disappointing fifth Wednesday at the most recent Gold tourney. East Grand...
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Lady Wildcats shut out East Grand Rapids, 2-0

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The Wayland girls' varsity soccer team captured its second victory of the season Wednesday night and their first in conference play as they defeated East Grand Rapids 2-0. Goals on either side of the half, the first by Kennedy Thelen, and the second by Amanda Brown, were the difference in...
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Both Wildcat track teams lose to East Grand Rapids

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Both the Wayland boys’ and girls’ track teams went down to defeat at the hands of O-K Gold Conference rival East Grand Rapids, 86-51 and 85-43, respectively. The Wildcat boys had a reasonably good outing in the sprints, hurdles and throws. Junior Caleb Wolf was first in the 100-meter dash...
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Lady Vikings continue to tear up track with 2 wins

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The Hopkins girls’ varsity track team continues to tear up the competition in the early season, with a 4-0 dual meet record overall and the Watervliet Relays championship to its credit. The Lady Vikings Tuesday defeated O-K Silver Conference opponents Calvin Christian 82-54 and Wyoming Godwin Heights 92-40 in a...
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Lady Wildcats rebound from bad start, sweep twin bill

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Chloe Coughlin Just when things were looking bleak for the Wayland girls' varsity softball team, the Lady Wildcats came up with a crucial doubleheader sweep, 2-0 and 4-3, at Grand Rapids South Christian Monday. The victories lifted their overall record to 3-3 and 3-1 in the O-K Gold Conference. Senior...
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Mallory Teunissen pitcher of the week for 3rd time

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Davenport University junior pitcher Mallory Teunissen has been named pitcher of the week for the third time season in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Association (GLIAC). Teunissen, who was an all-state hurler for the Division 2 state champion Wayland squad in 2015, pitched 24 innings over the past week week...
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