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Viking boys pass 1st stern test on hard court, 49-40

January 10, 2018

Hunter Lewellyn The Hopkins boys' varsity basketball team passed the first of three stern tests Tuesday night with a 49-40 victory at Tri-Unity Christian. The Vikings have reached a point in their schedule in which they face three state-ranked opponents. Tri-Unity was undefeated and rated No. 2 in the Associated...

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Viking girls rally to tie on lanes, boys cruise 28-2

January 9, 2018

The Hopkins girls' bowling team rallied from a 10-0 deficit after the Baker games Tuesday to tie North Pointe Christian 15-15 in an O-K Silver Conference dual match. The Viking boys, meanwhile, cruised to a 28-2 victory over the short-handed Mustangs. North Pointe Christian girls outshot Hopkins 301 to 270...

Lady Vikings even record at 4-4, again with blowout

January 9, 2018

Mikayla Bulich led Hopkins again, this time with 19 points. The strange season for the Hopkins girls' varsity basketball squad continues. The Lady Vikings Tuesday copped their third consecutive victory to even their record at 4-4 by running past Tri-Unity Christian, 60-31. They continued their pattern of winning by blowouts,...

Lady Wildcats threaten upset, but falter down stretch

January 9, 2018

Freshman Stephanie Ainsworth had 10 points. For just over half a basketball game the Wayland girls Tuesday evening dared to pull off a major upset of a Zeeland West ballclub that brought a 6-1 overall record to town. The Lady Wildcats played inspired zone defense and held sharpshooting sophomore Jolee...

Wayland girls, Byron Center boys still bowl unbeaten

January 8, 2018

It was a tale of two very different bowling matches Monday at Airport Lanes, where Wayland's girls remained unbeaten in dual encounters with a 21-9 win against Byron Center, but the visiting boys' team also remained undefeated with a 28-2 triumph over the local boys. Bakers proved to be a...

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Clipper boys suffer brutal 68-51 hoops loss to Fennville

January 8, 2018

by Austin Marsman The Martin boys' hoops squad fell 68-51 Friday evening to Fennville, an SAC opponent. Down 33 to 26 at the half, Martin watched the Blackhawks widen the gap the rest of the way. Cayden Curry and Michael Morey both racked up 15 points to lead the Clippers. Clayton...

Lady Clippers sail past Fennville late to post 61-54 win

January 7, 2018

by Austin Marsman Faith Guritz The Martin girls' varsity basketball squad started 2018 with a notch in the win column Friday by beating SAC Lakeshore foe Fennville 61 to 54. The road victory evens the Lady Clippers' overall season record at 4-4. The Blackhawks captured the early lead in the...

Lady Wildcats in rare failure to reach bowling match play

January 7, 2018

Senior Co-Capt. Sydney Urben (far right) was named to the all-tournament team. The Wayland girls’ varsity didn’t make the cut for match play Saturday in the Jenison Invitational for the first time in quite a spell. The Wayland boys, meanwhile, in their first competition as well since before Christmas, finished...

A wrapup of Friday night’s Hopkins, Wayland hoops

January 7, 2018

EDITOR’S NOTE: New Jersey Townbroadcast, has been on the case of the shut down web site and it’s back up and running. Apologies to readers for the technical difficulties. With that in mind, first post will be this wrapup of Friday night basketball games that were not dutifully covered: The...

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Viking boys capture 4th straight hoops victory, 65-60

January 3, 2018

Drew Weber Perhaps fans all over West Michigan are starting to wonder if Hopkins is for real on the basketball court. The Vikings, under first-year coach Jake Jewitt, captured their fourth straight victory Tuesday night, a 65-60 decision over Grand Rapids West Catholic in their first home game of the...

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