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Upset! Lady Wildcats stun Otsego, seek district title
You can bet your bottom dollar this was the biggest victory in Wes Hudson's brief coaching career, and dare we say it? As a result, he and his Lady Wildcats…
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30th anniversary of ‘Year of the Clipper’ celebrated
by Austin Marsman It's been 30 years since the golden year of Martin athletics, the 1987-88 academic year that was truly a memorable year for sports in Martin. And the…
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Wayland vs. Otsego; Hopkins vs. Allegan Wednesday
Otsego, which scored a huge runaway 51-22 victory over Plainwell Monday night in the girls' basketball Class B district opener, will be Wayland's semifinals opponent on the home court at…
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Hopkins High School grad on Davenport 7th place relay team
Kennedy Miedema of Dorr, a 2015 graduate of Hopkins High School, was a member of the Davenport University distance medley relay quartet that finished in seventh place with a time…
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Wildcat Maggie Whitney to keep on running at Aquinas
Maggie Whitney, daughter of Rebecca and Randall Whitney, has signed her national letter of intent to continue her running career at Aquinas College in Grand Rapids. Whitney, a senior at…
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Martin girls finish regular hoop season with 10-10 mark
by Austin Marsman Martin came up up with a much bigger victory Friday in its second girls' basketball encounter this season with SAC rival Lawrence. The Lady Clippers won 55…
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Clipper boys hang on to post 54-40 win over Lawrence
by Austin Marsman The Martin boys' basketball team Friday night improved to 7-10 overall, and 4-7 in the SAC Lakeshore Division after beating Lawrence 54-40. Out of the gate, Martin…
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Two Lady Wildcats earn berths in state bowling tourney
Two Wayland High School seniors Saturday earned berths in the state Division 2 individual bowling tournament at Plymouth Canton. Sydney Urben was runner-up in the regional tourney at Continental Lanes…
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Hopkins football player to be a coach for Lawrence Tech
Hopkins High School senior Jack Lincoln, a two-year varsity football player and a captain for the 2017 team, will attend Lawrence Tech University next fall and has signed a scholarship…
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Four Viking boys qualify for state D-3 bowling tourney
Four members of the Hopkins High School boys' bowling team Saturday qualified for the state Division 3 individual tournament by claiming slots among the top 10 of 90 bowlers competing…