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Lady Wildcats lose to Hudsonville, 64-45

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The Wayland girls' varsity basketball team lost 64-45 to Hudsonville Friday night in a non-conference basketball game. The loss dropped the Lady Wildcats to 0-2 for the season a week after they lost 50-32 to Hastings in the coaching debut of Wes Hudson. Further details were not available.
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Lady Vikings blank Hamilton for a quarter, but lose

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The Hopkins girls' varsity basketball team absorbed its third loss in as many tries this season Friday evening with a 34-25 loss to Hamilton. The Vikings astonishingly held the visiting opponents scoreless in the entire third quarter and crept to within four points, 23-19, before the Hawkeyes were able to...
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Vikings’ offense awakens too late in loss to Hamilton

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The Hopkins boys’ varsity basketball team’s offense did its best “Sleeping Beauty” performance for three quarters of a game Friday night. The Vikings came to life in the final eight minutes, but unlike the happy ending in the Tchaikovsky ballet, it was too late to overtake visiting Hamilton in a...
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Hopkins boys take 2 matches, girls split on the lanes

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The Hopkins boys’ varsity bowling team came up with two dual match victories earlier this week after taking first last Saturday in the O-K Silver pre-conference tournament. The Vikings defeated Allendale 18-12 Wednesday after beating Wellspring Prep 27-3 on Monday. The girls’ meanwhile, split in their two matches taking out...
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Wildcat boys lose, girls win vs. GR Christian bowlers

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The Wayland boys' varsity bowling team lost its second straight conference dual match Wednesday afternoon, 24-6 to Grand Rapids Christian, but the girls, meanwhile won their second by the same score. The Lady Wildcats for the second straight  dropped the first Baker game 149-147.  They bounced back the second game...
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Martin’s Tanner Curry on Detroit News all-star team

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Martin High School senior Tanner Curry was selected to the Detroit News All-Division football team. Curry, a four-year starter in football, basketball and baseball for the Clippers, joined a number of athletes from all over the state on the special team. He was named for offensive line. The Clippers finished...
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Hopkins boys impress in hoops opener, 77-37

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The Hopkins boys’ varsity basketball team opened its 2016-17 season with a very loud bang Tuesday night at Maple Valley. The Vikings crushed host Maple Valley 77-37 with a full-court press that coverted lots of turnovers into baskets. They jumped out to a 17-7 lead in the first quarter and...
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Lady Vikings suffer 2nd loss of season, to Comstock

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The Hopkins girls’ varsity basketball team absorbed its second defeat in as many starts this season with a 50-34 nonleague loss to Comstock Tuesday on its home court. The Lady Vikings, who gave Grand Rapids West Catholic a good battle in their season opener Friday night, had a horrible first...
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MacVean’s 2 buzzer-beaters powers Martin win

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“MacVean’s the name… beating buzzers is my game.” This variation of Muhammed Ali’s line from 50 years ago could be used by Martin senior guard Matt MacVean, and he could add, just like Ali, “It ain’t braggin’ if it’s true.” McVean nailed an astonishing desperation bank shot at the end...
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WHS alumni, varsity Saturday in charity hoops scrimmage

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The 2016-17 Wayland High School varsity boys' basketball team will take on members of the 2009-10 Wildcat squad in a charity basketball game at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10, at the Wayland Union High School gym Donations will be collected at the door for the Epic Toy Drive to benefit...
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