Sports – Page 273

Vikings end frustrating season in daring, but failed upset bid

October 21, 2016

It was a frustrating conclusion to a frustrating football season for Hopkins, which Friday night dared, but failed, to upset an 8-1 playoff team that went undefeated in the O-K Silver Conference. The Vikings took Kelloggsville down to the wire before losing 35-32 to this year’s league champion. What made...

Wildcat senior Zack Nieukoop plans to play at Davenport

October 21, 2016

Wayland senior center Zack Nieukoop today announced he will attend Davenport University next year and play basketball for the Panthers. Nieukoop, who also was looking at Ferris State University, will be playing NCAA Division II basketball in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, which includes Ferris, Grand Valley, Northwood and Wayne...

WHS grad’s cross country teams make state in Colorado

October 20, 2016

Robby Young, a 2003 graduate of Wayland High School, coached his Rampart High School cross country boys' team to its fifth consecutive conference championship earlier this month and Thursday both the Rams' boys' and girls' team qualified for the state meet for the second year in a row. Young began...

Viking boys, girls retake 2nd in Silver; Velderman repeats

October 19, 2016

After stumbling just a bit last week in the last jamboree, the Hopkins girls’ and boys’ cross-country team Wednesday afternoon took back what they had along — second place in the O-K Silver Conference. And super sophomore Laura Velderman repeated as individual league champion. Two of her teammates, sophomores Jasmine...

Upset! Wildcat soccer team shocks Gull Lake in districts

October 18, 2016

The Wayland boys' soccer team pulled off an upset in the post-season district tournament at Richland Gull Lake. The Wildcats, who last week completed the regular season with a 3-13-1 overall record, edged host Gull Lake, a team with a record of 7-7-2, by a 2-1 count. They had twice...

Wildcat boys, girls both end up 6th in O-K Gold C-C

October 18, 2016

The O-K Gold Conference championship meet was held Tuesday afternoon at Riverside Park in Grand Rapids and Wayland boys completed the meet and the season in sixth place. The girls’ squad also finished sixth in the league championship meet while GR Christian won it and East Grand Rapids was runner-up....

Viking soccer squad blanks Buchanan 5-0 in nonleague match

October 17, 2016

The Hopkins varsity soccer team halted a three-game losing streak Monday night when it stepped out of O-K Silver Conference play to blank Buchanan 5-0. The Vikings scored all five of their goals in the first half. Finding the back of the net were Keegan Dykstra twice, Kody Bliek, Cole...

WHS grad Miklusicak has another 100-yard rushing game for Hope

October 16, 2016

Mike Miklusicak, a 2103 graduate of Wayland High School, has another big day Saturday on the gridiron for Hope College. Miklusicak, a junior running back for the Flying Dutchmen, picked up 167 yards on 24 carries as he and his teammates took an MIAA enounter against Adrian, lifting their league...

Loss to Galesburg-Augusta jeopardizes Martin’s playoff hopes

October 15, 2016

A 12-7 loss to Galesburg-Augusta Friday evening has put Martin's post-season playoff hopes in serious jeopardy. The defeat leaves the Clippers' season record at 4-4 overall. They still have a chance to make the Class DD playoffs if they can get past Kalamazoo United this Friday. United is 3-5 on...

Lady Vikings sweep Lee to hike O-K Silver record to 3-2

October 15, 2016

The Hopkins varsity volleyball team improved its O-K Silver Conference record to 3-2 Thursday evening by sweeping Wyoming Lee in three sets. The Lady Vikings won 25-14, 25-11 and 25-14 to improve their overall season record to 25-20-2. In individual statistics, leading Hopkins were: • Assists — Hannah Van de...

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