Category: Sports

Lady Vikings 6-0 in Silver duals, guys 4-2; league meet next

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The Hopkins girls’ track team finished the dual meet season undefeated in the O-K Silver Conference with a 107-22 triumph over Kelloggsville. The Vikings boys, meanwhile, finished their league dual meet season with a 4-2 record. The final conference standings will be determined in the league meet Thursday at Kelloggsville....
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Lady Wildcats suffering rare slump, now 14-4 for season

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The Wayland softball team appears to have hit a bad patch lately, losing three of its last four outings. The Lady Wildcats lost 11-5 to St. Joseph Saturday afternoon in the finals of the Wayland Invitational. They led 4-0 after the first three innings, but then the Bears came up...
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Lady Vikings absorb 11-4 nonleague loss to Grand Haven

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The Hopkins varsity softball team dropped a nonleague contest Saturday at Grand Haven, 11-4. The Lady Vikings, with the defeat, saw their overall season record slip to 11-6. A seven-run fourth inning made all the difference for Grand Haven, Hailey Burch threw four innings gave up 10 hits, two walks....
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Lady Wildcat tennis team captures 1st place in invitational

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The Wayland High School girls' varsity tennis team captured first place Saturday in its own invitational tournament. The Lady Wildcats scored 20 points, Coopersville had 16 and Kenowa Hills 13. Wayland, which has a 5-3-2 dual match record for the season overall, won at all four singles flights and third...
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Wildcat, Viking stars shine in Hopkins Invitational track meet

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Hopkins junior Meghan Schulz continues her climb up the ladder among the best Division 3 throwers in West Michigan and her team continues to throttle competitors in dual meets and invitationals. The Lady Vikings finished as runner-up Saturday, this one on their own turf, touching out 11 of 12 other teams....
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Vikings’ 15-hit barrage subdues Kelloggsville, 11-2

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Brenden Gossman gave Kelloggsville fits Wednesday with four hits in Hopkins 11-2 victory in O-K Silver Conference play. Gossman singled in the first inning, singled in the second, singled in the third, and singled in the fifth. Hopkins scored five runs  in the second inning on a single by Alex...
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Lady Vikings rebound nicely after being swept in twin bill

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The Hopkins varsity softball team bounced back from last week's double loss to Kenowa Hills with a 25-0 thrashing of O-K Silver Conference opponent Kelloggsville Wednesday. Hailey Burch threw all three innings , yielding no hits, two walks and striking out five. Lexi Merren had a home run and and...
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Lady Wildcats capture 5th straight victory on soccer field

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The surging Wayland girls' soccer team claimed its fifth straight victory of the season Wednesday by turning back Grand Rapids Christian, 4-0. The game had to be moved to Christian's home field because Wayland's once again was too wet. "Another game, another change of venues for the Wildcats on Wednesday night......
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O-K Gold probably best girls’ track league in the state

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Both the Wayland boys’ and girls’ track teams Wednesday absorbed O-K Gold Conference dual meet losses to East Grand Rapids at Reed’s Lake. The boys lost 95-42 and the girls 125.5 to 115.5. The Lady Wildcats have the misfortune of competing with four of the top 10 teams in the...
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Wildcat golfers on a roll with 1st in jamboree, invitational title

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The Wayland boys’ varsity golf team appears to be on a roll. The Wildcats last Friday won a five-team invitational with a nice 320 team score for 18 holes and then came back Monday to capture their first O-K Gold Conference jamboree championship. It was cold, rainy and windy at...
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