Category: Sports

Vikings avenge only O-K Silver baseball defeat this season

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Hopkins defeated NorthPointe Christian 5-4 Wednesday in extra innings to take over first place in the O-K Silver Conference. The thrilling win avenged a 1-0 loss to the Mustangs earlier this spring and brought the Vikings' league record to 8-1. They are 12-3-1 overall. The game was tied at four with...
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Lady Vikings crush Godwin 22-0 to halt 3-game losing streak

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The Hopkins varsity softball team pulled out of a mild slump Wednesday with a 22-0 victory in three innings over O-K Silver Conference rival Wyoming Godwin Heights. The victory lifted the Lady Vikings overall season record to 12-9 and halted a three-game losing streak. Morgan Fifelski threw all three innings...
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Wayland Connection helps Davenport win in NAIA tourney

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Davenport University's softball team won the opening round of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) post-season tournament the hard way Wednesday by sweeping Rio Grande in a do-or-die doubleheader. The Panthers are heavily influenced, as usual, by the Wayland Connection, including (from left) first and third sacker Haley Obetts,...
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Wildcats win 2 close games to gain twin bill sweep

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The Wayland varsity baseball team picked up a doubleheader sweep Tuesday, edging Forest Hills Eastern 3-2 and 2-1. Chris Kincaid started on the mound for the Wildcats, picking up the win, going six scoreless innings on four hits, striking out three and walking four. Carter Morse entered in the seventh...
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Lady Wildcats absorb rare Gold loss, to Forest Hills Eastern

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The Wayland varsity softball team suffered a rare defeat at the hands of a conference opponent Tuesday in the first game of a doubleheader. The Lady Wildcats lost 5-3 to Forest Hills Eastern, the first time they’ve been bested by a league opponent since South Christian turned the trick five...
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Lady Vikings chasing Calvin Christian for Silver soccer title

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The Hopkins girls' varsity soccer team continues to chase Grandville Calvin Christian for the O-K Silver Conference championship. The Lady Vikings pushed their league record to 8-1, with their only loss at the hands of the Squires, by hanging on to defeat Northpointe Christian 3-2 Monday afternoon. Hopkins jumped out...
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Lady Vikings swept in twin bill at Wyoming, fall to 11-9

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The Hopkins varsity softball team’s overall season record slipped to 11-9 Monday after being on the wrong end of a doubleheader sweep against Wyoming. The Lady Vikings dropped the opener 8-2 and then lost 16-11 in game two. The wheels came off for Hopkins in the fourth inning of the...
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Lady Wildcat soccer team scores 2nd consecutive victory

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The Wayland girls's varsity soccer team picked right up where they left off last week Thursday, with their second consecutive win Monday evening, beating Allendale 4-1. The girls came out firing offensively, putting 17 shots on goal over the course of the game, coach Ben Sleeman said. They piled on...
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Viking girls win Comstock Invitational, boys take 3rd

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Hopkins girls checked in first in the Comstock Invitational track meet Monday evening and the Vikings boys brought home a third-place trophy. The Lady Vikings scored 142 points to take first ahead of Wayland. The boys had 131 points, just five fewer than runner-up Benton Harbor. Meghan Schulz was a...
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Martin loses doubleheader to Parchment, 15-4 and 4-2

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Martin lost a doubleheader to Parchment Monday, 15-4 in the opener and the second game 4-2. "We played much better the second game," said Martin coach Jon Gambee, "and with the exception of one inning played very well. But we went into the fifth inning ahead 2-1 and made three...
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