Sports

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 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…

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 Wayland boys' varsity basketball team defeated Jenison 63-46 Friday evening in a non-conference contest. The team's overall record now is 13-3 and 6-2 in the O-K Gold Conference. The…

Tom Gratz of Dorr caught this 301/2-inch, eight and a half pound walleye out of Houghton Lake earlier this month. A spokesman for Lyman's on the Lake fishing charter service…

Martin cruised to an easy 66-25 Southwest Athletic Conference triumph over Lawrence Friday night, despite not scoring a point in the fourth and final quarter. The Clippers led 24-7, 48-15…

The Hopkins girls’ varsity basketball team lost 48-35 Friday night to a Tri-Unity Christian squad that entered the contest with an 11-3 overall record. Whether its was a good defensive…

A slow start on the offensive end of the court and a collapse of same in the late third and early fourth quarters doomed Hopkins and its four-game winning streak…

Junior standout Sydney Urben broke the school and league record for individual game score, highlighting a 30-0 shutout triumph for Wayland Wednesday over Middleville Thornapple Kellogg. Urben's 279 eclipsed by…

The Hopkins boys’ and girls’ bowling teams both have racked up impressive dual match records this season thus far. The boys now are 13-2 overall and the Lady Vikings are…