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Vikings end regular season as O-K Silver champions

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James Wubben tossed a three-hit shutout, Hopkins swept a doubleheader from Wyoming Godwin Heights Wednesday and the Vikings laid claim to the O-K Silver Conference baseball championship. Wubben went seven scoreless innings, walked none and struck out eight on the mound in a 13-0 victory in the first game. Hopkins scored...
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Wildcats upend O-K Gold baseball champ East Grand Rapids

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The Wayland varsity baseball team picked up a huge conference victory over the OK-Gold Conference champion Pioneers of East Grand Rapids High School by a score of 15-5 Wednesday. Picking up the win on the mound for the Wildcats was Carter Morse, who pitched five and two-thirds innings. The Wildcat offense...
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Three Lady Wildcats score places in all-star track meet

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Wayland girls’ track standouts freshman Corrina Courser, junior Maggie Whitney and freshman Rylee Cronkright earned places Wednesday in the Metro Health Sports Medicine Scholarship Invitational. The meet, held at Comstock Park High School, was something akin to a West Michigan all-star tournament that included 38 girls’ teams. Whitney placed ninth...
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Lady Wildcats wind up 3rd in O-K Gold soccer standings

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The Wayland girls’ varsity soccer team finished third in the final O-K Gold Conference standings, behind co-champions South Christian and Middleville Thornapple Kellogg. Coach Ben Sleeman’s group completed league dual matchs with an 8-4 record Wednesday by edging East Grand Rapids, 2-1. The rainy and cold Wednesday evening was the...
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Lady Wildcats capture 24th O-K Gold softball championship

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The Wayland High School varsity softball team earned its 24th O-K Gold Conference championship Wednesday with a 28-3, three-inning victory over East Grand Rapids. They were supposed to play a doubleheader, but game two was rained out. The Lady Wildcats, who also have won or shared the last 13 league titles in...
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Coughlin, Morse win top WHS female athletic awards

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Wayland High School seniors Leigha Morse (left) and Taryn Coughlin were announced as the winners of the Senior Athlete Award and Multer Award, respectively, Tuesday night at the Wayland High School Seniors' Farewell Assembly. The Multer Award, the girls' version of the Japinga Award, is given in honor of longtime...
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Hannah Sikkema to play softball at Dordt College, Iowa

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Wayland High School senior Hannah Sikkema has announced her intention to attend Dordt College and join the Defenders' softball program. Sikkema batted .333 in 2016 and had an on base percentage of .627.  She had 34 hits, 27 runs batted in with 45 runs scored and 17 stolen bases. She...
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Vikings stay atop O-K Silver standings by beating Lee

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An early lead helped Hopkins  defeat Lee 10-2 Monday in an O-K Silver Conference baseball matchup. Hopkins took a 1-0 lead on an error in the first inning and then scored four in the third. Singles by Zach Brechting, a error, and a single by Ezran Tehennepe led the rally. Brechting earned the...
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Wildcats swept by O-K Gold champ East Grand Rapids

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Wayland High School's varsity baseball team dropped both ends of a double-header Monday with the newly crowned OK-Gold Conference champion Pioneers of East Grand Rapids. The Wildcats lost the first game by a score of 13-2. They took a 2-0 lead into the fourth inning, but ultimately, 14 walks by Wildcat pitchers...
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Lady Vikings improve to 15-9 with twin bill sweep of Lee

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The Hopkins varsity softball team swept a doubleheader with O-K Silver Conference opponent Wyoming Lee Monday, taking game one 15-0 in four innings and again shutting out the Rebels in the nightcap, 7-0. Morgan Fifelski threw all four innings in the opener. She gave up two hits, walked two and struck...
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