Category: Sports

Lady Wildcats blank Allendale for 1st soccer win

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The Wayland girls' varsity soccer team came up with its first victory of the season Friday with a 4-0 non-league verdict over Allendale. However, the Lady Wildcats Monday evening returned to O-K Gold Conference action with a 4-1 loss to Forest Hills Easterrn.In Friday's vistory, Amanda Brown tallied two goals...
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Lady Wildcats off to rough season start at 1-3

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The Wayland varsity softball team is off to a rough start this season with a 1-3 overall record and many cancellations because of inclement weather and field conditions. The Lady Wildcats Friday were blanked twice by Jenison, 3-0 and 5-0, in a non-league doubleheader. Chloe Coughlin, Chanlyn Commons, Sydney Urben and Chloe...
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Soph hurdle ace Courser 1st at Hastings Invitational

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Corrina Courser (Photo courtesy Terry Ellis) The Wayland girls’ varsity track team Friday finished eighth among 16 teams in the Hastings Invitational while the boys’ squad took 10th. Middleville Thornapple Kellogg finished first with 1,709 total points, Hamilton was runner-up and Cadillac third. The Lady Wildcats scored 1,227.5. The scoring...
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Wildcat golfers capture 1st place in TK Invitational

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The Wayland boys' varsity golf team took first place in the Middleville Thornapple Kellogg Invitational tournament Friday at the Yankee Springs Golf Course. Wayland carded a team score of 321 for 18 holes of play, edging runner-up NorthPointe Christian by a stroke. Nine teams competed. The Wildcats had two golfers,...
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Lady Vikings continue success with Watervliet crown

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The Hopkins girls' track team's impressive early season successes continued Friday with a first-lace finish in the 46th annual Watervliet Relays. Though the Lady Vikings won only three of the events, their depth carried the day with 94 points in the 12-team competition. The boys' squad captured fourth place with...
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Lady Vikings score important dual meet win at Belding

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Brittney Houseman The Hopkins girls’ varsity track team came up with a huge dual meet victory Thursday afternoon at Belding by taking a 74-62 victory. The Lady Vikings bested a team they shared the O-K Silver Conference title with a year ago. It was only the second dual meet loss...
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Vikings now 4-1 for the season after extra inning loss

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Viking pitcher Brenden Gossman this week was struck by pitches twice and suffered a concussion. He is expected to be on the sidelines for a week. The Hopkins baseball team has won four of its first five contests thus far this season. The Vikings defeated Fennville 10-4, swept a doubleheader...
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Lady Wildcats lose despite solid defensive effort

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Wayland girls' varsity soccer coach Ben Sleeman maintained his team played well defensively, but lost 3-0 Thursday evening to perennial O-K Gold Conference power South Christian. "Despite playing arguably their best defensive game of the young season, the visiting Wildcats were defeated by the Sailors," he said. The score at...
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Viking track teams win over Lee in season openers

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The Hopkins varsity track teams opened their dual meet seasons by getting past O-K Silver Conference opponent Wyoming Lee. The girls crushed the Lady Rebels 120-10, but the boys won 67-66 in a squeaker. The 1600-meter relay team pulled out a victory in the last event. Boys 400 — 1....
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‘Cat track teams lose season debuts to GR Christian

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Sophomore Corrina Courser won both hurdling events. Both the Wayland High School track teams got off to a rough season start Wednesday in dual meet losses to O-K Gold Conference rival Grand Rapids Christian. The boys lost 93-44 and the girls were on the short end of a 104-29 count....
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