Category: Sports

Lady Vikings 1 win away from clinching Silver co-title

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Caitlin Rodanhisler scored 15 points for the Lady Vikings. If the Hopkins girls' varsity basketball team can get past Kelloggsville Friday evening, it will clinch at least a share of the O-K Silver Conference championship. The Lady Vikings took a major step toward reaching that goal Thursday night by winning...
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Boys, Lady Wildcats both split in 2 league contests

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The Wayland girls' and boys' varsity basketball teams have split this week in their two O-K Gold Conference games. The boys defeated Middleville Thornapple Kellogg Monday evening in a makeup contest, 55-41, but lost 60-49 to Wyoming. Carter Nyp scored 25 points to pace the victory. Wayland's boys now sport...
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Martin boys regain strength in 2nd half, but fall 66-54

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by Austin Marsman Fennville handed Martin a tough hoops loss in a makeup game Monday, ending at 66-54 After the first quarter Fennville led 23-8 and widened its lead to 42-19 at halftime. It was a better second half for the Clippers, however. Thanks to the offensive combination of Cayden...
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Wildcat boys break out of bowling slump to edge TK

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This was Airport lanes in the early 1960s, when run by the Tarnutzers, The eight-lane facility has been updated in recent years and lans are in good shape, but there have been complaints about irrergularities. The Wayland boys’ varsity bowling team Wednesday bounced back from a recent funk by edging...
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Viking boys, girls hope to capture league bowling titles

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The Hopkins boys’ bowling team has gained sweet revenge in back to back victories over Kelloggsville, the Lady Vikings spot a 14-0-1 dual match record for the season. The Viking boys, now 13-2 overall, beat Belding 22-8 after losing 20-10 last month in their first encounter. Hopkins lost the first...
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Hopkins boys edged 58-57 by Silver foe Calvin Christian

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The Hopkins boys' basketball team fell one point short, 58-57, in an O-K Silver Conference matchup at Grandville Calvin Christian Tuesday night. The Vikings, with the loss, saw their overall record sink to 8-6 overall and 2-5 in league play. They'll play a makeup Thursday evening at Wyoming Godwin Heights,...
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Lady Clippers triumph again over Fennville, 57 to 47

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by Austin Marsman The Martin girls captured their first win in almost three weeks Monday night in a makeup basketball game, posting a 57-47 decision over Fennville. At the end of the first quarter, things were looking pretty grim for Martin, down 17 to 9. But efforts from Bri Balder and...
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Free throws, in-bound pass lead to Lady Vikings’ upset

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Kennedy Helderop had a torrid offensive performance with 16 points in the first quarter, but cooled off to finish with 20. (Photo courtesy of Austin Marsman) Hopkins led Calvin Christian for all but 9.5 seconds in Tuesday night's girls' basketball game. Unfortunately, those 9.5 seconds were at the very end...
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Hopkins bowlers are hot, but Wayland boys are not

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The Hopkins boys’ and girls’ bowling teams are hot, but the Wayland boys are not. Hopkins boys beat Kelloggsville 23-7 Monday, avenging one of their two losses in the O-K Silver Conference earlier this year. The Vikings won the Baker games 211-155 and 201-128. High scores were Mike Schumaker 245...
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Clipper wrestlers win medals at district tournament

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by Austin Marsman Martin wrestlers Payton Hunt, Jacob Robinson and Carsen Young placed at the Class D individual wrestling district tournament Saturday at Bloomingdale.  Senior Payton Hunt was District Champion at 145 pounds, Jacob Robinson placed fourth at 160, and Carsen Young took was runner-up at 125.  Four  teammates from...
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