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Lady Vikings pull out 5-set victory over Calvin Christian

October 7, 2016

The Hopkins varsity volleyball team came up with a big dual match victory Thursday over O-K Silver Conference opponent Grandville Calvin Christian. The Lady Vikings won three of the five sets, 25-20, 25-16, 11-25, 22-25 and 15-10. The triumph evened their league record at 2-2 and lifted their overall season...

Bad 2nd half dooms Wildcats in 5-2 loss to league foe Wyoming

October 7, 2016

The Wayland boys' varsity soccer team lost 5-2 Thursday in a rainy O-K Gold Conference match against Wyoming. "The game was truly a tale of two halves as the Wildcats were able to take a 1-0 lead into halftime, courtesy of a goal by Mike Foley coming directly off a...

Lady Wildcats miss return to state tourney by 3 strokes

October 7, 2016

The Wayland High School girls' varsity golf team concluded it season by finishing fourth in the Division 2 regional tournament Thursday at the Stonewater Country Club in Kentwood. The Lady Wildcats fired an 18-hole score of 386, which was just three strokes away from third-place Forest Hills Eastern's 383. The...

Wildcat freshman has breakout run in latest Gold jamboree

October 5, 2016

Wayland was the host school for the latest of the series of O-K Gold Conference jamborees Wednesday, finishing sixth among the seven schools competing. Grand Rapids Christian won the race as a team with 24 points and East Grand Rapids was second. The Wildcats had 148, just behind South Christian....

Lady Vikings runners-up in Switek volleyball tournament

October 3, 2016

The Hopkins varsity volleyball team was runner-up Saturday in the Switek Memorial Invitational, falling in the championship match to Hudsonville Unity Christian. The Lady Vikings ended the day's competition with a 20-17-2 record for the season overall. Hopkins defeated Hastings 25-18, 25-14 and Holland 25-19, 25-15 in the opening round...

Sweeney shines on defense, but Kalamazoo loses league opener

October 2, 2016

Wayland High School graduate Quentin Sweeney led Kalamazoo College in tackles and had a sack Saturday in the team's MIAA season opener. Unfortunately, the Hornets lost 56-26 to Alma and saw their overall record slip to 2-2. Sweeney was a decorated linebacker and running back for the Wildcats' 2012 football...

Can a football team that lost 60-0 qualify for playoffs? Martin can

October 2, 2016

Can a team that lost one game by a 60-0 score still qualify for the post-season playoffs? Martin will find out in the next several weeks. The Clippers are 4-2 on the season overall and if they win two of their remaining three games, against Decatur this Friday, against Galesburg-Augusta...

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Lady Wildcats 9th, boys 16th in Otsego C-C Invitational

October 1, 2016

The Wayland High School girls’ and boys’ cross-country teams competed in the star-studded Otsego Invitational Saturday morning, with the girls finishing ninth with 237 points and the boys 16th with 408. Coach Sue Brewer said her Wildcat ladies, missing Maggie Whitney and Peyton Sidebotham with injuries, “had a really good...

Hopkins girls 6th, boys 9th in Allendale C-C Invitational

October 1, 2016

The Hopkins girls’ cross-country team took sixth place Saturday among 13 teams in the Falcon Division of the Allendale Invitational. The Lady Vikings ran into some stiff competition, particularly from Hart, which placed the top three individual runners and registered 50 team points. Benzie Central was runner-up with 64 and...

Vikings lose 21-14 to nonleague foe Charlotte in double OT

September 30, 2016

The Hopkins varsity football team lost a non-conference encounter at home with Charlotte, 21-14 in two overtime sessions. The Vikings fell behind 14-0 in the first half and got on the board in the third period on a 4-yard run by sophomore back Ryan Haveman. The two-point conversion was successful...

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