Category: Sports

Wayland, we have a female hurdler par excellence!

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Wayland freshman Corrina Courser and sophomore Seth Sevenski-Popma both had an astonishing day Saturday at the Comstock Park Invitational. The Lady Wildcats finished sixth in the meet and the boys were fifth. Courser wowed the crowd by running past all comers in both the 100-meter high hurdles and 300-meter intermediate...
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Hopkins tracksters competitive with bigger schools

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Hopkins performed reasonably well Friday evening in a crowded field of schools, most of them Division 2, at the Gull Lake Invitational. Though some unbeaten streaks fell for individuals and relays, high finishes and personal bests were not uncommon. Turning in the most successful outing for the Lady Vikings were...
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Lady Wildcats drop 3-1 soccer decision to Middleville

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Middleville Thornapple Kellogg defeated Wayland's soccer team 3-1 Thursday evening at the Trojans' field. The two teams battled to a scoreless tie in the first half. "The game started off with the Wildcat defense holding strong and not allowing the pressure of the Trojans' offense to break their back line,"...
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Martin splits doubleheader with Black River of Holland

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Martin split a doubleheader with Black River of Holland Thursday, dropping the opener 11-7 before coming back to take the nightcap 5-3. "We played well tonight," said coach Jon Gambee. "We made a couple of errors in the first game that accounted for seven of their runs, the difference in...
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Lady Vikings cruise on track, boys lose 76-60 to Godwin

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The Hopkins girls’ track team continues to work toward its goal of another O-K Silver Conference championship, and Thursday took another step by crushing Wyoming Godwin Heights. The Hopkins boys, meanwhile, had a much tougher assignment in dropping its contest 76-60. The Lady Vikings scored 92 team points while running...
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Wubben’s 4 RBIs lead Hopkins past Calvin Christian

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James Wubben drove in four on three hits to lead Hopkins past Calvin Christian 11-1 Wednesday in the O-K Silver Conference opener for both teams. Wubben drove in runs in the third inning, on a triple in the fourth, and a single in the fifth. The early lead helped propel...
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Jake Omness to take up golf at Davenport University

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Wayland High School, who played football, basketball and golf for the Wildcats suring his prep career, has signed his intent to continue his golfing career at Davenport University. Jake is pictured with his parents, Mike and Dana Omness (seated) and head coach Chris Drew.
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Lady Wildcats yield only 1 hit in doubleheader sweep

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The Wayland varsity softball team started its season in familiar fashion with a doubleheader sweep over Grand Rapids Christian Wednesday afternoon. The Lady Wildcats, defending champions of the O-K Gold Conference for the last 11 consecutive years, posted a couple of shutouts, 15-0 and 22-0 at Christian’s field. Abby Merice...
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Lady Vikings post shutout in soccer win over Belding

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The Hopkins girls' varsity soccer team registered its first victory of the season Wednesday with a 1-0 triumph over O-K Silver Conference rival Belding. The Lady Vikings now are 1-2 overall after losing 3-0 to Grand Rapids Covenant Christian and 4-2 to Allegan before spring break. Keelan Kilbane, with an...
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Hopkins edged in extra innings in showdown with Calvin

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It was one of the earliest showdowns on the softball diamond this spring, and Calvin Christian, last year's Division 3 state runner-up, came from behind to beat upstart Hopkins 9-7 in extra innings. The Squires, also O-K Silver Conference champions a year ago, knew they had a battle on their...
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