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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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Viking boys may be tested in drive to repeat Silver title

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The Hopkins boys captured the O-K Silver title last February, but the going might be tough in the drive to repeat. Repeating as O-K Silver Conference champions in boys' bowling may be more difficult than previously believed. But the Lady Vikings started the season with a bang Saturday. Hopkins girls...
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Lady Clippers now 2-0 after win over Galesburg-Augusta

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Sophomore Faith Guritz (15), shown in action here against Potter's House, scored 21 points to pace Martin Friday evening. by Austin Marsman Martin's girls' basketball team came away with a 49-27 win over Galesburg-Augusta Friday night to improve its overall season record to 2-0 and to claim its first win...
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Lady Wildcats enjoy terrific season opener at Hastings

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Sam Nieuwkoop led the Lady 'Cats with 13 points.   The Wayland girls' varsity basketball team won only one game last season while being challenged with injuries, graduation losses and lack of experience. The Lady Wildcats streaked to a 50-37 victory in their season opener Friday night at Hastings to...
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Lady Vikings edged 53-51 by West Catholic in opener

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Hopkins started fast in its season opener Thursday night at Grand Rapids West Catholic, but eventually fell 53-51 in its girls' hoops season opener. The Lady Vikings led throughout the first half, 15-2 at the end of the first quarter and 28-20 at intermission. But the host Falcons continued to...
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Lady Clippers enjoy merry 59-16 romp in home opener

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by Austin Marsman Jaclyn Hildebrand It was an impressive basketball season opener for the Lady Clippers Tuesday night, as the team maintained a huge lead for the entire game and posted a 59-16 triumph over Potter's House. Martin’s girls in the early going scored all of the points until late...
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Wildcat bowlers, Clipper girls opening winter seasons

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Sydney Urben The winter sports season will be kicked off Tuesday evening, Nov. 28, when the Martin girls' basketball team is host to Potter's House. This Saturday, the Wayland boys' and girls' bowling teams will compete in the Wyoming Invitational. Martin last season had one of the youngest outfits in...
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Presley Hudson named hoops tourney MVP in Bahamas

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Former Wayland High School basketball star Presley Hudson last weekend was selected most valuable player in the Junkanoo Jam women's collegiate basketball tournament in the Bahamas. Hudson became only the fourth player in Central Michigan University women's hoops history to make all of her three-point field goal attempts (minimum of...
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Otsego teacher Jake Jewitt new Hopkins varsity hoops coach

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Jake Jewett, a middle school social studies and computers teacher in Otsego, has been named head varsity basketball coach for Hopkins High School. He is in his seventh year teaching in Otsego and eighth overall. A graduate of Michigan State University, he moved to Phoenix, Ariz., for his first year teaching to do third...
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WHS grad wins gold in international kettlebell lifting

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Joann (Lodenstein) Worden, a 1992 graduate of Wayland High School, won the gold medal at the 2017 Kettlebell Lifting Championships this past weekend in Seoul, South Korea. Hungary took the bronze and Japan took the silver. She earlier won the AKA national championships to win the tight to compete in the...
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