Category: Sports

Hannah Sikkema to study ag, play softball at Dordt College

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Wayland High School senior Hannah Sikkema has signed a letter of intent to play softball and study agriculture at Dordt College in Iowa next year. Looking on for the ceremony are her parents and coach Cheri Ritz. Sikkema first will play her final year of softball this spring for the...
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Wildcat boys come up short on lanes vs. Byron Center

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The Wayland boys' varsity bowling team lost its O-K Gold/Green Conference finale of the season, 29-1 to Byron Center, bringing its overall season record to 6-11-1. "Byron Center is a tough team to face and their anchor bowler (Jeff Northouse) had claimed a singles warm-up tournament the day before at...
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Lady Wildcats coach Bill Holbrook is back next month

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Start spreading the news — Bill Holbrook's back in town next month. Holbrook, Michigan's Division 2 Coach of the Year, took a leave of absence in late December to coach the NCAA Division 1 Midland (Neb.) bowling team, and its most recent result was a championship performance at the Hoosier...
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Lady Wildcats conclude league bowling season with win

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The Wayland girls' varsity bowling team concluded its O-K Gold/Green Conference season Monday with a 23-7 victory over Byron Center. The Lady Wildcats, ranked No. 5 in the statewide Division 2 poll, finished the regular season with a 15-2-1 record overall. Both losses were to league rival Zeeland, a team...
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Viking bowler Brenden Gossman is 2nd in pre-regional

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Sophomore Brenden Gossman of Hopkins took second place overall in the finals in the pre-regional bowling tournament Saturday. He qualified fifth to go into bracket play. He thus qualifies for the regionals as an individual. Gossman rolled a combined score of 1,211, with the needed score among 75 participants set...
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Wildcat boys defeat Jenison in nonleague hoops contest

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The Wayland boys' varsity basketball team defeated Jenison 63-46 Friday evening in a non-conference contest. The team's overall record now is 13-3 and 6-2 in the O-K Gold Conference. The Lady Wildcats, later in the evening, lost 55-28 to Jenison and their record now is 0-16 overall. Further details were...
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Dorr fishing enthusiast gets master angler walleye

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Tom Gratz of Dorr caught this 301/2-inch, eight and a half pound walleye out of Houghton Lake earlier this month. A spokesman for Lyman's on the Lake fishing charter service said, "It's been a really tough bite for eyes the past few weeks, but Tom Gratz figured it out. He...
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Clippers shoot better than 60%, cruise to 66-25 win

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Martin cruised to an easy 66-25 Southwest Athletic Conference triumph over Lawrence Friday night, despite not scoring a point in the fourth and final quarter. The Clippers led 24-7, 48-15 and 66-22 at the close of the first three periods. The running clock was turned on in the third quarter....
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Lady Vikings dare upset attempt, but fall to Tri-Unity

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The Hopkins girls’ varsity basketball team lost 48-35 Friday night to a Tri-Unity Christian squad that entered the contest with an 11-3 overall record. Whether its was a good defensive night for the Lady Vikings or a bad offensive night for Tri-Unity was an open question. What wasn’t an open...
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Tri-Unity Christian halts Vikings’ 4-game winning streak

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A slow start on the offensive end of the court and a collapse of same in the late third and early fourth quarters doomed Hopkins and its four-game winning streak on the basketball court. The Vikings lost 53-48 to visiting Wyoming Tri-Unity Christian and saw their overall season record slip...
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