Sports – Page 235

Lady Vikings to play Saturday vs. Saugatuck in districts

June 2, 2017

The Hopkins varsity softball team defeated Allegan 13-3 Thursday to run its season record to 16-9 and the Lady Vikings will play Saturday in the Division 3 tournament at Gobles. Hopkins will take on Saugatuck at 10 a.m. Saturday. The host team and Fennville will play in the other semifinal...

Lady Wildcats to play in their first-ever district title game

June 2, 2017

Wayland defeated Hastings 3-0 Thursday evening in a Division 2 district semifinal girls' soccer contest to take the team to a place it's never been before — the district finals. The Lady Wildcats will take on O-K Gold Conference nemesis Middleville Thornapple Kellogg at 5 p.m. Friday at Hastings for...

Wildcat golfers place 10th in regionals at Yankee Springs

June 1, 2017

Wayland concluded its boys’ golf season Thursday by finishing 10th of 19 teams in the Division 2 regional meet at Yankee Springs Golf Course. The Wildcats carded an 18-hole team score of 329. Forest Hills Northern won the regional championship with a round of 300 and Byron Center was runner-up...

Lady Wildcats win district opener, play Hastings Thursday

May 30, 2017

The Wayland girls' soccer team kicked off district play Tuesday evening with a 10-0 victory over host Battle Creek Central. Goals were scored by Brinley Nieuwenhuis (five), Jackie Richardson (two), Amanda Brown, Mckenna Bruin, and Abigail Tuinstra. Assists were recorded by Amanda Brown (four), Ashlyn Schafer, Abigail Tuinstra, Kennedy Thelen,...

Vikings breeze in pre-district, head to tourney Saturday

May 30, 2017

The Hopkins varsity baseball team hammered Bloomingdale 20-0 in four innings Tuesday afternoon in a Division 3 pre-district encounter. Zach Brechting didn’t allow a single hit. Hopkins first scored on a double by Broc Eller and a single by Zach Brechting in the first inning. The Vikings scored 12 runs...

Hastings ends Wayland baseball season in pre-district

May 30, 2017

The baseball season for Wayland High School came to a conclusion Tuesday in an 11-3 loss to Hastings in a Division 2 pre-district contest. The Saxons, with the win, advance to Lakewood High School for the district tournament and will face Hamilton. Taking the loss on the mound for the...

Lady Wildcats win pre-district contest in just 3 innings

May 30, 2017

The Wayland girls' softball team defeated Hastings 19-4 Tuesday afternoon in three innings in the Division 2 pre-districts. The Lady Wildcats, now 21-5 on the season overall and O-K Gold Conference champions for the 13th straight season, will move on to the district tournament Saturday at Lakewood High School. They...

Davenport bows out of NAIA World Series in 2-0 loss

May 30, 2017

The softball season ended for Davenport University after a 2-0 loss Tuesday to LSU-Alexandria in the World Series in Florida. The Panthers' final record was 49-10 and they tied for fifth in the National Association for Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). Two important team members for the past two season have been Wayland High School...

Wildcats finish regular baseball season with 14-22 record

May 27, 2017

The Wayland High School varsity baseball team won its final regular season contest Friday over Allegan by a score of 4-2. This was the Wildcats' seventh win in their last eleven games, as they hope to stay hot for tournament play. Travis Cutler started on the mound, pitching the first 2...

Lady Wildcats capture school record 12th girls’ soccer win

May 27, 2017

Wayland tasted victory in its final regular season girls' soccer game Friday evening with a 4-2 non-league win against West Catholic. The Lady Wildcats, who finished the regular season with a 12-6 record, 8-4 in the O-K Gold Conference, will open post-season district play at Battle Creek Central Tuesday. Coach Ben...

Category: Sports