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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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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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