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Lawton’s defense stops Martin boys 48-44 in opener

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by Austin Marsman Martin Tuesday evening absorbed a 48-44 road loss to Southwest Athletic Conference rival Lawton in the boys' basketball season opener. Juniors Cayden Curry and Clayton Geerlings both contributed 11 points to lead the Clippers in scoring. Grady Lycan led the Blue Devils in scoring, also dropping in...
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Demolished Silverdome prompts memories of ’87 title

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by Austin Marsman It took two tries, but engineers finally were able to implode the Pontiac Silverdome this week. The decaying 80,000-plus seat stadium is being bulldozed in the name of redevelopment. As the Pontiac Silverdome was reduced to rubble, some in the Martin have been looking back at a...
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Lady ‘Cats haven’t hit stride yet, but still beat South Christian

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Marissa Bruinsslot, co-captain and cub reporter. The Lady Wildcats defended their home alley by continuing their winning streak against South Christian in a 23-7 verdict Wednesday. The Airport Lanes bowling alley was packed full of Wayland supporters. The Lady Wildcats started the night with a 6-4 lead with two Baker...
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Wildcat boys lose 28-2 to South Christian on the lanes

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The Wayland boys' bowling squad was defeated 28-2 Wednesday this evening by O-K Gold Conference rival South Christian. Wayland posted Baker games of 139 and that definitely won't win any games. Alex Marble marked in all four of his frames with three strikes and one spare. South bowled well in...
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Slow start dooms Hopkins girls in loss at Comstock

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Meghan Schulz Hopkins suffered its second girls' basketball loss of the season in as many tries at Comstock Tuesday evening, 72-53, The Lady Vikings got off to a horribly slow start and fell behind 25-7 by the end of the first quarter. The two teams played virtually evenly the rest...
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Lady Wildcats take O-K Gold-Green bowling opener

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The Wayland girls' varsity bowling team launched its O-K Gold-Green Conference bowling season Monday with a resounding 22-8 victory over Grand Rapids Christian at Park Center Lanes in Grand Rapids. The Lady Wildcats started slowly in the two Baker matches, with a 111+158=269, but earned six of the 10 points....
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Wildcat boys lose to GR Christian in Gold bowling debut

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The Wayland boys' varsity bowling team opened O-K Gold-Green Conference dual match season play with a 22-8 loss to Grand Rapids Christian. "Entering the first individual match, it was evident GRC had someone or something on their side," said coach Sherry Miklusicak. "Everything fell for them. It didn't seem to...
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Two former Wildcats play big roles in Davenport hoops

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  Zack Nieuwkoop Davenport University has transitioned successfully into NCAA Division II basketball and two big reasons are two freshman players who prepped at Wayland High School. The Panthers are 7-2 overall and they defeated Grand Valley 66-55 Saturday to move to 2-0 in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference....
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Urben, Mackenzie Banas both tourney all-stars in debut

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Mackenzie Banas and Sydney Urben   Mackenzie Banas and Sydney Urben led the way to a second-place finish for the Wayland girls' bowling team in its season opener. The Lady Wildcats finished runner-up the Sparta. Urben, a senior co-captain, outbowled everybody on the 18 teams competing with a 207 and...
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WHS boys’ bowling team has a rough debut at Wyoming

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The season debut for the Wayland boys' varsity bowling team proved to be a tough one Saturday, finishing 12th out of 16 schools at the Wyoming Invitational. Wayland found itself in 10th place after the first set of individual games in which senior Jordan Peters led the team with a...
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