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Clippers swept in doubleheader against Bloomingdale

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The Martin baseball team saw its season record fall to 4-14 by losing a doubleheader to Bloomingdale 10-2 and 12-5, Martin is 0-7 in the Southwest Athletic Conference's Central Division. Martin garnered eights hits and scored single runs m the first and seventh innings in the first game. Jacob Robinson started and...
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Hopkins and Wayland split in ‘Border Wars’ doubleheader

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Hopkins and Wayland split their doubleheader "Border War" Friday evening on the Cornerstone University diamond. The Vikings prevailed 12-1 in the first game, thanks to a 10-run second inning rally. Wayland came back to take the nightcap, 8-7. Hopkins scored in the first on a groundout by Brock Eller and a single by...
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Lady Wildcats edge Forest Hills Eastern 3-2 in overtime

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The Wayland girls' varsity soccer team improved its overall season record to 10-6 with a 3-2 overtime victory over Forest Hills Eastern Saturday morning. Coach Ben Sleeman said the game started with the Hawks dominating possession and chances, but the Wildcats were able to keep them from scoring and eventually...
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Lady Wildcats, boys teams both finish 7th in track regionals

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There were some standout individual efforts Friday by Wayland athletes in the Division 2 regional meet at Houseman Field in Grand Rapids. Four Wildcat boys and Lady Wildcat 800-meter runner Maggie Whitney have qualified for the state meet June 1 and 2. Both teams finished seventh among 15 years. The...
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Lady Vikings shut out Hamilton for nonleague victory

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The Hopkins varsity softball team improved its overall season record to 13-9 Friday with a 4-0 shutout victory over Hamilton. Kelsey Dusseau threw five scoreless innings, gave up five hits, two walks and struck out one. Newcomer Maddie Schans tossed two clean innings except for a walk in relief. Offensively, Makayla Bulich had...
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Lady Vikings finish 3rd in the Division 3 regional meet

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The Hopkins girls’ varsity track team took third place among 13 teams in the regional meet at Saugatuck and the boys were ninth. The Lady Vikings scored 84 team points. Saugatuck ran away with the meet with 168 points and Grand Rapids West Catholic was runner-up with 96. The boys...
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Martin forced to forfeit doubleheader at Barry County Christian

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Martin's baseball team was forced to forfeit two more games Thursday, this time against Barry County Christian in Hastings "We had eligibility problems, something we have had to deal with all season," said coach Jon Gambee, "and we had one player sick and another player who had to miss because...
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Border Wars revived on the baseball diamond Friday

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Hopkins and Wayland met for four years on the gridiron in what was called "Border Wars," in an effort to generate interest from residents in the neighboring communities. The two teams played for four consecutive seasons to huge crowds to start the football season and the last one was a...
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WHS foreign exchange student wins regional tennis title

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Wayland High School's No. 1 singles tennis player Elena Campon, a foreign exchange student from Spain, won the Division 2 regional singles championship Thursday and has qualified for the Division 2 state finals next month. She defeated her Middleville Thornapple Kellogg opponent in the finals, 6-4, 6-4. "It's been a...
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Lady Wildcats score 3rd straight victory in 8-0 verdict

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The Wayland girls' soccer team captured its third straight victory Wednesday night with an 8-0 triumph over Wyoming. The game lasted for only a half, halted by the mercy rule. Wildcat goals were scored by Mckenna Bruin (3), Brinley Nieuwenhuis, Ashlyn Schafer (2), Hannah Henney, and Kennedy Thelen. Assists went...
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