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Wildcats prove they can more than run with the big dogs

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Sometimes seen when traveling out and about is a bumper sticker, obviously owned by a NASCAR fan, that declares “If you can’t run with the big dogs, get off the track.” Well, Wayland Saturday afternoon proved it’s one of the big dogs when it comes to high school basketball. The...
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Wildcats won’t have to play Godwin in districts again

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Coach Mike Hudson's Wayland boys' varsity basketball team has been plagued by unlucky breaks in the post-season tournament draws, but things may be looking up for March 2017. The Wildcats in the past two seasons were very unlucky in having to play Wyoming Godwin Heights in the Class B district...
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Martin boys capture 3rd straight hoops victory

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The Martin boys' varsity basketball team claimed its third straight victory this season without a loss by defeating Eau Claire 58-37. Senior Tanner Curry pumped in 31 points and in the process scored his 1,000 career point. Curry joined the Clippers' varsity as a freshman. Martin established itself early by...
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Hopkins boys lose 3rd straight, 67-55 to Allendale

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The Hopkins boys' varsity basketball team lost 67-55 in another nonleague contest Friday evening. The Vikings now have lost three games in a row after beating Maple Valley in its season opener. Allendale, meanwhile, evened its overall season at 2-2.
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Lady Wildcats bounce back from tie to 29-1 victory

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The Wayland girls’ varsity bowling team bounced back from its upset tie with South Christian to thrash Wyoming 29-1 Wednesday afternoon. The Lady Wildcats jumped out to an early 10-0 lead by winning the first Baker game 168-129 and the second 134-90. The Lady Wildcats kept the pedal to the...
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Wayland boys capture 1st win of bowling season

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The Wayland boys' varsity bowling squad came up with its first victory of the season, a 17-13 verdict over Wyoming at Airport Lanes. "Tonight was in honor of the seniors as, Michael Foley, our only senior anchored our team to its first win," noted coach Sherry Miklusicak. Wayland was up...
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Wayland High varsity boys’ soccer coach sought

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Wayland High School boys’ varsity soccer coach Ben Sleeman apparently has given up that post. Wayland Union Schools is advertising the boys’ head varsity job and the junior varsity post on its web site. Sleeman, a 2004 graduate of Otsego High School and a 2009 graduate of Spring Arbor University,...
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Wildcat boys’ hoops opener is a 92-52 runaway win

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The Wayland boys' varsity basketball team had a spectacular debut Tuesday night in a 92-52 rout of host Caledonia. The Wildcats grabbed a 47-31 advantage at the half and ran away with the contest the rest of way. After a bit of a slow start that saw Caledonia jump out...
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Hopkins boys stay unbeaten by topping Vicksburg

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The Hopkins boys’ varsity bowling team captured its third victory in as many starts this season with a 20-10 dual match victory Tuesday afternoon over Vicksburg. The Lady Vikings won their match with the Bulldogs by an even larger margin, 25-5, to improve their season record to 2-1. The Viking...
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Hopkins has new coach, virtually same hoop results

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Tuesday night was Opening Night for new Hopkins interim varsity basketball coach Nate Mitchell, who was named to succeed Darrin Smith, who resigned Friday. The result for the Vikings was virtually the same. They lost 51-44 to Hamilton in Smith’s last game. They lost 49-44 to Comstock Park in Mitchell’s...
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