Wayland’s regular softball season ended with an overall record of 25-7-1, as the ‘Cats bats were uncharacteristically quiet in a 2-0 non-league loss to Grand Haven Wednesday. The Wildcats were held to just four hits by Bucaneers’ hurler P. Borgman, who also struck out 11 Wayland hitters. Shelby VanHouten had a double and a single […]
The Wayland boys’ track squad took part in the annual Michigan Track Coaches Association (MITCA) meet Friday at Berrien Springs. A total of 16 teams competed in both the boys’ and girls’ divisions. MITCA scoring is different than in customary meets First place in an event is worth 30 points, second place 29 points, third
The Hopkins softball dropped the second game of a doubleheader against Sparta Wednesday, 8-6, to fall to second place in the final O-K Silver Conference standings. Calvin Christian won the league title again, losing only once this spring, to Hopkins, but the Vikings had two defeats. “It was a sad day for our team,” coach
So that’s a wrap win the O-K Gold Conference softball season, and to the surprise of no one, Wayland polished off as perfect record Wednesday afternoon with a 15-0 rout of South Christian. The game was a resumption of the second game of a doubleheader Monday, which was halted suddenly by the appearance of lightning.
The Hopkins girls’ track team finished in second place in a star-studded 32-team U of M Health-West Scholarship Invitational Tuesday at Byron Center. Neither the Wayland boys’ nor girls’ teams scored heavily because many Wildcats athletes were taking part at the athletic and academic honors banquet. The Lady Vikings scored 51 points, eclipsed only by
Hopkins bested O-K Silver Conference rival Sparta 10-2 Monday afternoon, but game two of the doubleheader has to be called off because of approaching inclement weather. The victory lifted the Vikings’ season record to 22-6 and they are 10-1 in league play. They probably will have to play the nightcap against Sparta Wednesday. Hopkins opened
The Wayland softball team Monday clinched yet another O-K Gold Conference championship Wednesday with a 9-1 victory over South Christian. It was Wayland’s 29th league title. Game two of the twin bill was halted in the bottom of the second inning because of lightning, Wayland was up 3-0, in large part because of a two-run
The post-season district softball tournaments will be held in these parts for Divisions 2 and 4 on Saturday, June 1. Wayland and Hopkins both will be at the Hopkins site, with Wayland taking on Allegan at 10 a.m. and Hopkins playing host to Middleville Thornapple Kellogg at noon. Winners of the two contests will meet
Wayland’s impressive softball winning streak came to an end Saturday in the Frankenmuth tournament, where Home Run Derby was prominently featured. The Wildcats’ 19-game string was ended in its first game of the day, a 4-3 heartbreaker at the hands of Midland Dow, team named honorable mention in the latest Division 1 poll. The Chargers
Emily King, Sara Schipper, Torryn Harris, and Veyda Conley captured first place in the race in 10:17.40, almost five seconds faster than all competitors and more than 16 seconds faster than the school record. The Clippers picked up 44 points in in the 13-team field to finish fifth. The Martin boys scored eight points and
