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Lady Wildcat rollers win 1st league dual match

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The Wayland varsity girls' bowling team opened its conference season Monday afternoon with a victory at Northfield Lanes against Forest Hills Eastern, 22.5 to 7.5. The Lady Wildcats split the two Baker games (130-153 and 181-173) but lost the two bonus points for Baker total (311-326) to fall behind early...
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Wildcat boys improve on lanes in dual match loss

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The Wayland boys' varsity bowling team lost 27-3 in a dual match Monday afternoon against Forest Hills Eastern. Coach Sherry Miklusicak said despite the lack of closeness in the final score, she was pleased with the progress of her young team members. Wayland lost four of its top five bowlers...
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Presley Hudson scores 18 and CMU wins 5th straight

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Former Wayland High School standout Presley Hudson is overcoming a slow start in her sophomore season at Central Michigan University. The former all-stater, Miss Basketball runner-up and Freshman of the Year in the Mid-American Conference last season, scored 18 points in the Chippewas' fifth straight victory last week after averaging...
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Freshman scores 20 points, but Clippers fall to Marcellus

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The Martin girls' basketball team lost its second game of the season Friday night at Marcellus, 49-42. The Clippers battled back from an early deficit to creep to within four points, 34-30, at the close of the third quarter, but the home team was able to pull away in the...
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Hopkins boys’ varsity bowlers 1st in pre-conference

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The Hopkins boys' varsity bowling team opened its season Saturday by placing first in the O-K Silver pre-conference tournament. The Lady Vikings, meanwhile, finished third. (Photo supplied)
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Lady Wildcat bowlers already back to winning ways

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They’re back, and perhaps even better than ever. The Wayland girls’ varsity bowling team Saturday picked off its first tournament championship in its season opener, the Wyoming Invitational at Eastbrook Lanes in Grand Rapids. Coach Bill Holbrook, who is expected to leave next month for a collegiate gig in Nebraska,...
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Hopkins basketball coach to stay on the job for now

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The Hopkins Board of Education has decided not to take any action now on a request to have head boys’ varsity basketball coach Darrin Smith replaced. A statement that appeared on the school district’s web site Friday declared: “The Board of Education appreciates all that have come forward to express...
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Lady Vikings lose opener 56-49 to West Catholic

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The Hopkins girls' varsity basketball team gave perennial power Grand Rapids West Catholic a tussle Friday evening in its season opener before losing 56-49. The Lady Vikings fell behind 14-9 in the first quarter and were down 21-17 at intermission, but picked up the offense in the second half, pulling...
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Wildcat jayvees pull out 42-40 thriller in opener

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The Wayland girls' junior varsity basketball team pulled out a 42-40 thriller over Hastings Friday night in its season opener. The Lady Wildcats were down 40-35 with about two minutes left before freshman Evangelina Helderop dropped in four straight free throws, Grace Dollarhide scored on a driving layup and added...
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Hastings girls spoil Wes Hudson’s coaching debut

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It was an inauspicious varsity basketball coaching debut for Wes Hudson, as his Lady Wildcats lost 50-32 to visiting Hastings Friday night. The Saxons, fueled by five three-point field goals by senior guard-forward Elizabeth Heidi, pulled away during the second half while Wayland struggled to get the ball up the...
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