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Clippers dare to give Class B opponent a good ballgame

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Martin stumbled while trying to climb those golden stairs Monday night and its overall season record fell to 3-1. The Clippers, representing the smallest school in the Cornerstone University Holiday Tournament, dared to struggle and came close to winning before faltering in the last two minutes of a 61-51 defeat...
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WHS 2009-10 team reunites to play ‘Cats in scrimmage

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Members of the 2009-2010 Wayland High School basketball team reunited Thursday evening to play in a charity scrimmage against the current varsity basketball squad. The Wildcats from that season are regarded as the greatest assemblage of players, with the exception of the team from 1954-55 that went all the way...
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Zeeland West upsets Lady Wildcat bowlers, 19-11

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The Wayland girls’ varsity bowling team won’t be going undefeated this year. Zeeland West pulled off a 19-11 upset Wednesday afternoon. “Traveling to Zeeland Lanes this afternoon the last thing on my mind was an upset,” said coach Sherry Miklusicak. “The Lady ‘Cats have been tenacious and not just recently,...
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Presley Hudson 10th in career 3-pointers at CMU

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Former Wayland High School all-stater Presley Hudson led Central Michigan University scorers with 26 points Monday in an 82-51 victory over Illinois. Hudson tied a career-high with six 3-pointers and with those six, she moved into 10th place on CMU's career list with 113 in just her second collegiate season....
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Lady Wildcats lose 5th straight, but getting better

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The Wayland girls’ varsity basketball team, long on youth and short on experience, remained winless after the Cornerstone Holiday Tournament Wednesday, but it’s getting more competitive as the season progresses. The Lady Wildcats fell to 0-5 overall for the campaign with a second-round loss, 55-49, to Zeeland East. They actually...
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Lady Wildcats lose in 1st round of Cornerstone tourney

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The Wayland girls’ varsity basketball team lost 61-43 to Forest Hills Northern in the opening round Monday of the Cornerstone University Holiday Tournament. The Wildcats, winless at 0-4 overall thus far in a rebuilding season under new coach Wes Hudson, battled Forest Hills almost evenly during the first half. They...
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Viking boys 4-0 in dual matches after win over Belding

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The Hopkins boys’ varsity bowling team Monday afternoon continued its winning ways with a 28-2 victory over league opponent Belding, improving its season record to 4-0. Unfortunately, the Vikings girls meanwhile lost by the same score and their seas0on record fell to 2-2. The Viking boys were up 10-0 after...
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Wildcat boys and girls both win big on lanes vs. East GR

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Wayland High School bowling coach Sherry Miklusicak probably couldn't have asked for a better Opening Night for her. Miklusicak, who now is guiding both the boys' and girls' teams, with help from Mike Omness, because of the departure of girls' coach Bill Holbrook for the collegiate ranks, oversaw two huge victories...
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Lady Wildcats 2nd in coach Holbrook’s swan song

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The Wayland girls' varsity bowling team finished second in back-to-back tournaments Friday and Saturday. The Lady Wildcats were runners-up Friday in the Portage Northern Huskie Invitational and landed in the same place Saturday in the Cedar Springs Invitational. It was the coaching swan song for Bill Holbrook, who had to...
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Wildcat boys 10th at Portage Northern bowling tourney

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The Wayland boys' varsity bowling team finished 10th in the 18-team Portage Northern Invitational Friday and then competed in the Cedar Springs tournament Saturday. "This (Portage) tournament proved a challenge for all teams today as scores were pretty low for all the 18 teams that made the trip to Kalamazoo,"...
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