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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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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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