Sports – Page 236

Martin baseball team season ends in district opener

June 4, 2017

The Martin varsity baseball season was concluded Saturday in the Division District 4 tournament with a 12-3 loss to Holland Christian, Zeke Dillenbeck went the distance on the mound, and only one of the dozen runs he yielded was earned. "Zeke pitched a good game," said coach Jon Gambee. "And...

Whitney 4th in state 800, breaks school record again

June 4, 2017

Wayland junior Maggie Whitney broke her won school record in the 800-meter run in the Division 2 state finals in Zeeland Saturday. Whitney ran a 2:17.4 time and placed fourth in the event. The Hopkins girls’ track team meanwhile scored just one point in the Division 3 state meet, an...

Hopkins baseball, softball teams both claim district titles

June 3, 2017

The Hopkins softball and baseball teams both came away from Gobles Saturday with district championship trophies. The Viking boys edged host Gobles in the opener by a 5-3 count and then blanked Saugatuck 10-0 in the finals. Their season record now is 20-4-1. Hopkins will move on to the Division...

Lady Wildcats cop 9th straight district softball crown

June 3, 2017

The Wayland softball team captured its ninth consecutive Division 2 district championship Saturday at Lakewood High School. The Lady Wildcats shut out Hamilton 10-0 in the district opener and took a 12-1 decision from the host school in the finals. It was the second straight year Wayland defeated Lakewood in...

Middleville ends Wayland’s best girls’ soccer season ever

June 2, 2017

The Wayland girls' soccer team's best season ever was concluded in the Division 2 district tournament finals Friday night with a 5-0 loss to Middleville Thornapple Kellogg. The Lady Wildcats finished their campaign with a 14-7 overall record, recording the largest number of dual match victories ever and reaching the...

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...

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