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Vikings share Silver bowling title; girls win league tourney

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The Hopkins boys' varsity bowling teams Girls took took second in the O-K Silver Conference tournament Saturday and tied for first place in the conference with Kelloggsville. The girls won first in the league tourney, meanwhile, finished second in the O-K Silver. (Photo supplied)
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Lady Wildcat bowlers cop O-K Gold/Green tourney title

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The Wayland High School girls' varsity bowling team captured the O-K Gold/Green Conference tournament championship Saturday, edging Zeeland by 12 pins. The Lady Wildcats, coached by Sherry Miklusicak and Bill Holbrook, exacted revenge on a combined Zeeland squad that was the only outfit this season to beat the, twice in...
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Lady Vikings lose by 20 to league-leading Calvin Christian

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The Hopkins girls' varsity basketball team lost 68-48 to Grandville Calvin Christian Friday night in an O-K Silver Conference matchup. Junior center Meghan Schulz scored 12 points to lead the Lady Vikings, who fell to 5-12 overall with the loss. The Squires now are 8-1 in the league standings and...
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Martin prepares for divisional showdown vs. Bloomingdale

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Martin set up a showdown next Friday with Bloomingdale for the SAC Divisional title by taking a 51-32 over Decatur and improving its league record to 7-1. Both Martin and Bloomingdale have one loss in their division and the Cardinals prevailed in their earlier meeting this season by a single...
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Wildcats claim a quality win over a good Wyoming outfit

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It was a quality basketball win at the right time of the season for Wayland Friday night. The Wildcats, who slipped in the latest Associated Press state-wide Class B poll to No. 9 and suffered through a listless performance for half of its victory over Middleville Thornapple Kellogg Tuesday, dominated...
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District hoops tourneys slated for Hopkins and Wayland

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Before Tuesday night's 54-45 victory over Middleville, some observers believed the Wayland girls’ basketball team’s best chance to get a victory this season would be in the Class B post-season tournament at Hopkins. The Wildcats will play Allegan, a team that owns an 11-6 overall record, at 5 p.m. Monday,...
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Clippers’ coach horrified by his team’s play vs. K-Christian

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The Martin boys' varsity basketball game played an absolutely horrible game Tuesday night, losing 53-22 to state-ranked Kalamazoo Christian. The Clippers were down only 11-8 after the first eight minutes, but they failed to score in double figures in any of the four quarters. They really were blasted in the...
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Vikings lose 75-54 to No. 1-ranked Godwin Heights

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The Hopkins boys' varsity basketball team tried to slow things down Tuesday night against the No. 1 Class B basketball team in Michigan. The Vikings did not attempt a field goal throughout the first two and a half minutes of the contest and then fell behind 15-0 to Wyoming Godwin...
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Finally! Lady ‘Cats capture elusive 1st hardcourt victory

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The wait is over for coach Wes Hudson and his Wayland girls' basketball team. The Lady Wildcats ended a futility streak that reached 16 games and defeated Middleville Thornapple Kellogg 54-45 Tuesday evening to capture Hudson's first varsity coaching triumph. It was the result of a lot of frustration, hard...
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Wildcats overcome sluggish 1st half, inspired TK effort

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The Wayland boys overcame a sluggish, ragged, uninspired first half performance to claim a 66-51 basketball victory over visiting Middleville Tuesday evening. Or was the real story an inspired, intense effort by Thornapple Kellogg, that coach Mike Rynearson, a Hopkins High School graduate, could feel very good about? His squad...
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