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Hopkins now 5-1 in Silver after completing 1st round

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The Hopkins varsity volleyball team has completed the first round of competition in the O-K Silver Conference this season with a 5-1 record. The Lady Vikings' only loss in league play has come at the hands of Northpointe Christian. Hopkins defeated Belding in three of four sets Thursday night in...
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WHS grad guides Colorado teams to another state meet

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Wayland High School graduate Robby Young (wearing cap) talks things over with his Rampart High School girls' varsity cross-country team just before the regionals Thursday afternoon in Colorado. The Lady Rams qualified for the state meet for the fourth time in the last six seasons under his guidance. The Rampart...
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Lady Vikings win 2 of 3 matches in home quad meet

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The Hopkins varsity volleyball team won two of three matches Tuesday evening in the Hopkins Quad. The Lady Vikings lost to Hamilton 25-15, 25-17, but defeated Otsego 25-19, 25-14 and took a three-set match against O-K Silver Conference rival Grandville Calvin Christian 25-15, 19-25, 16-14. Logan Brummel contributed 46 assists; Macy Arndt...
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Lady Vikings rebound to regain 2nd in Silver meet

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Sophomore Todd Henley broke the 17-minute barrier at the O-K Silver Conference meet. The Hopkins girls’ cross-country Tuesday bounced back to take second in the O-K Silver Conference meet at the Ironwood Golf Course in Byron Center and regained the runner-up slot in the final league standings. The Viking boys,...
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Lady Wildcats 4th in league meet; Cronkright’s an all-star

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Maggie Whitney (left) and Rylee Cronkright. The Wayland girls’ cross-country team finished fourth in the rugged O-K Gold Conference meet Tuesday afternoon at Riverside Park on the north end of Grand Rapids. The Lady Wildcats scored 97 points, finishing behind three state-ranked squads, East Grand Rapids with 24, Grand Rapids...
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Gossman qualifies for Junior Gold bowling nationals

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Hopkins High School junior Brenden Gossman, who has made a name for himself in bowling over the past several years, won his first Junior Gold bowling tournament of the year Saturday in Grand Rapids. He has qualified for a spot in the national tourney in Dallas next July. (Photo supplied)
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WHS grad places in top 6th in grueling race in Colorado

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Todd Meconis, a 1993 graduate of Wayland High School and son of Robert and Betty Meconis of Wayland, competed in the Leadville race in Colorado Aug 19. A total of 604 started the grueling race, but only 285 finished, and Meconis finished 91st in 27:10:42. This also is a lottery drawn...
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Martin’s last game on old field is 13-12 nail-biter victory

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by Austin Marsman Carter Hilton (16) in pursuit of Abner Snyder (21) Martin's football team members left their old field with a mix of emotions and a 13-12 victory Friday over Galesburg Augusta. A newly constructed stadium awaits the Clippers next season as part of the district bond project. The first...
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Wildcats suffer 4th consecutive gridiron defeat, 49-14

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Wayland's varsity football squad absorbed its fourth straight defeat this season Friday night in a 49-14 loss to Grand Rapids Christian. The Wildcats started the season winning three of their first four encounters, but since then have run into league heavyweights such as undefeated and state-ranked East Grand Rapids and...
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Vikings’ offense explodes again, this time with 62 points

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Hopkins Homecoming Queen Meghan Schulz and King Zack Mohr. What a strange voyage on the gridiron this season has been for Hopkins. After struggling with a 1-4 overall record in its first five games, coach Cody Francis' outfit has exploded for 144 points in its last three games to even...
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