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Wildcat boys, girls lose to TK in dual meet openers

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The Wayland High School boys' track team opened its dual meet season Wednesday with an 80-57 loss to O-K Gold Conference rival Middleville Thornapple Kellogg. The girls lost as well, by a county of 95.5-41.5. Boys' coach Marty Howard said he was particularly impressed with the performances of Devin Jakey,...
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Martin’s Tanner Curry named Academic All-State

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Tanner Curry has added to his many accolades this academic year by being named to the All-State Academic Team in Class D for basketball, Curry, a senior at Martin High School who plans to attend Saginaw Valley State University next fall, was All-State in football and basketball and carried a...
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Lady Wildcats shut out GR Christian in Gold debut

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The Wayland girls' soccer team evened its season record at 1-1 Tuesday with a 3-0 shutout over Grand Rapids Christian. Coach Ben Sleeman said the game started slowly, with the Eagles controlling much of the possession but the Wildcat defense stayed strong and kept the Eagles off the board. Brinley...
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Lady Vikings win 1st league dual; boys 10 points shy

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The Hopkins girls’ varsity track team opened its O-K Silver Conference season Tuesday with a 77-59 dual meet victory over Belding, but the boys’ league debut resulted in 73.5 to 63.5 defeat. The boys were hurt badly in throwing events and only Logan Blank was able to win a field...
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Vikings competitive in track ‘challenge’ at Aquinas

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The Hopkins High School track teams proved to be competitive Thursday in the Wendy’s Small School Track & Field Challenge at the Atkins Athletic and Recreational Building at Aquinas College in Grand Rapids. Nine schools took part in the meet, with five from Division 2 while Hopkins was one of...
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Mike Scott is new varsity volleyball coach at Wayland

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Mike Scott has been announced as the new head varsity volleyball coach at Wayland High School. Scott, who was a part of the original coaching staff that founded Force Volleyball Academy in 2008 and coached various Force teams from 2008 to 2014, succeeds Nicki Cardosa, who resigned after the 2016 season last...
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Lady Vikings capture 2nd straight doubleheader sweep

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The Hopkins softball team improved its season record to 4-0 Wednesday by taking both ends of a doubleheader against visiting Otsego. The twin bill sweep came two days after the Lady Vikings did the same thing to Fennville. Haley Burch threw all seven innings in the first game, giving up...
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Lady Wildcats ranked No. 8 in 1st state softball poll

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The Wayland softball team is ranked No. 8 in the first state-wide Associated Press Division 2 poll. The Lady Wildcats last season went 28-11 and annexed yet another district, conference and regional title in what was supposed to be a rebuilding season after their state championship in 2015. Their season...
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Wildcats play small ball to defeat Byron Center. 4-2

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Wayland turned back host Byron Center 4-2 Tuesday afternoon to even its overall season record at 2-2. Picking up the win on the mound for the Wildcats was Keaton McNees, as he tossed five innings, allowing two runs (none earned), on one hit, while striking out six. Carter Morse came...
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Youthful Clippers baseball team loses opener, 7-2

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Martin suffered a 7-2 defeat at the hands of Barry County Christian Monday in its season opener. The second game of the doubleheader was halted after only 2 1/2 innings because of darkness. The Clippers fell behind 2-0 in the opener but tied it up in the third inning on...
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