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Lady Vikings place 7th in MITCA state track meet

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The Hopkins girls’ varsity track team was rated seventh in the final Michigan Interscholastic High School Track Coaches Association power. And Hopkins finished seventh Saturday in the prestigious Division 3 state team track meet. Host Clare won the competition with 952.5 points, Adrian Madison was runner-up and Ithaca third. The...
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Lady Wildcats end regular season with 8-0 victory

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The Wayland girls' varsity soccer team completed its regular season Wednesday evening with an 8-0 victyory over Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills. Coach Ben Sleeman said the Lady Wildcats found the back of the net with regularity. Eight different players scored in the game and they brought their final record to...
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Lady Vikings to make 4th appearance at MITCA meet

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The Michigan Track Coaches Association state team championship will have a Hopkins team taking part for the fifth straight year this Saturday. The Lady Vikings last Friday won the Division 3 regional championship and are seventh in the latest state-wide MITCA power ratings. They went to Kent City to be...
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Wildcat golf team qualifies for regional tournament

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The Wayland boys' varsity golf team Wednesday qualified for the Division 2 regional tournament Wednesday, June 1, at Saugatuck. The Wildcats, competing against a dozen other teams in the district tournament at Diamond Springs, the home of Hamilton's Hawkeyes, finished fourth to earn the trip to regionals, the first under...
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Ali Cutler, Michael Kelly win Senior Athlete awards

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The Wayland Union High School Male/Female Athlete of the Year award winners for 2016 were Michael Kelly and Ali Cutler. Kelly was a strong contributor to the Wildcat football and basketball teams and will continue to pursue his football career next year as a member of the Hope College Flying...
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Lady Vikings fall just 1 win short of 25 for season

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The Hopkins varsity softball team fell one game shy of winning 25 ballgames for the regular season with a doubleheader split against Allendale Tuesday. The Lady Vikings were victims of a five-run uprising in the sixth inning, as Allendale captured an 11-6 victory. They came back in the nightcap, however,...
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Lady Wildcat bowler, scholar wins Fox Motor Prep honor

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Wayland High School junior Alicia Sweeney was selected as one of only 15 winners of the Fox Motor Prep Award. The honor is presented to the top 15 girls/boys in the state for having excellence in citizenship, academics and athletic skills. She did not, however, win the drawing for the...
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Lady Wildcats edged by South Christian 1-0 in OT

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The Wayland girls' soccer team battled against one of the top teams in the O-K Gold Conference Monday night and came up just short in a 1-0 loss in overtime to South Christian. Playing with few subs, "the girls fought their hearts out and just couldn’t quite finish their chances...
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Lady Vikings just 2 wins away from 25 for season

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The Hopkins varsity softball team is just two games away from a 25-win regular season. The Lady Vikings swept nonleague for Comstock Park 10-2 and 13-1 in a doubleheader Monday and they can finish the season with a 25-9 overall record if they can get past Fennville at home Tuesday....
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Lady Wildcats continue winning of late, sweep Wyoming

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The Wayland varsity softball team Monday continued its recent winning ways by taking both ends of a nonleague twin bill against Wyoming. The Lady Wildcats won the first game in a 15-7 slugfest and shut out the Wolves 6-0 in the nightcap. Fresh from capturing their 13th straight O-K Gold...
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