Sports – Page 207

Two Lady Wildcats earn berths in state bowling tourney

February 24, 2018

Marissa BruinsSlot Sydney Urben Two Wayland High School seniors Saturday earned berths in the state Division 2 individual bowling tournament at Plymouth Canton. Sydney Urben was runner-up in the regional tourney at Continental Lanes and Marissa BruinsSlot finished seventh among the 89 competition. The top 10 earn the right to...

Hopkins football player to be a coach for Lawrence Tech

February 24, 2018

Hopkins High School senior Jack Lincoln, a two-year varsity football player and a captain for the 2017 team, will attend Lawrence Tech University next fall and has signed a scholarship to join the football program as a coach while pursuing an engineer's degree. He is shown here with his parents...

Four Viking boys qualify for state D-3 bowling tourney

February 24, 2018

Four members of the Hopkins High School boys' bowling team Saturday qualified for the state Division 3 individual tournament by claiming slots among the top 10 of 90 bowlers competing in the regionals at M-66 Bowl in Battle Creek. The Viking qualifiers were Zach Mohr, third, 1,184 pins; Mikee Schumaker,...

Presley scores 31 in ‘pseudo homecoming’ at WMU

February 24, 2018

Wayland High School graduate Presley Hudson nailed five three-point field goals in a row in the first quarter Saturday and finished with 31 points to lead Central Michigan University to a 78-62 victory over Western Michigan in Kalamazoo. It was her third annual "pseudo homecoming" in playing before friends and...

Curses! Foiled again: Lady Wildcats 4th in regionals

February 24, 2018

Five members of the Wayland girls' bowling team have a group hug after winning the O-K Gold/Green Conference championship. Wayland boys’ bowling coach Sherry Miklusicak calls it “The Continental Curse,” when referring to the habit of the Wildcat girls finishing fourth in regionals, one place out of going to the...

Viking boys regional bowling champs, girls take 4th

February 24, 2018

The Hopkins boys celebrate their regional championship and look forward to the Division 3 state meet next weekend. The Hopkins boys' bowling team captured the Division 3 regional championship Friday at M-66 Bowl in Battle Creek. The Vikings now will go to the state tournament next weekend at Northway...

Wildcat boys finish with 8-12 mark, girls end season at 5-15

February 23, 2018

The Wayland boys' and girls' basketball teams concluded their regular seasons Friday evening by splitting their two contests at home against South Christian. The boys defeated the visiting Sailors 50-42, avenging an earlier season loss and bouncing back from a bizarre 38-24 defeat Tuesday at the hands of Forest Hills...

Viking boys score satisfying 71-58 win over Northpointe

February 23, 2018

Coach Jake Jewitt calls a much-needed timeout during a Northpointe run that got the visiting team as close as five points. The young and inexperienced, but talented Hopkins boys' basketball team Friday night registered perhaps its most satisfying victory this season, a 71-58 verdict over visiting Northpointe Christian. The Vikings,...

Lady Vikings capture 1st hoops league title since 2001

February 23, 2018

Meghan Schulz (44) celebrates with her parents after the O-K Silver title victory. Hopkins claimed its first conference basketball championship since 2001 Friday night with a gritty 39-31 victory over Northpointe Christian. The triumph was marked by solid blue collar defensive effort and leadership and clutch free throw shooting down...

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Viking boys defeat Lee 63-54 to go over .500 mark

February 21, 2018

The Hopkins boys' varsity basketball team defeated Wyoming Lee 63-54 Tuesday night to move over the .500 mark for the season overall. The Vikings now have a season record of 9-8 and their O-K Silver Conference record is 4-7. Coach Jake Jewitt said the Vikings had balanced scoring, moved the...

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