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Lady Vikings shooting for 25-win softball season

May 23, 2016

The Hopkins varsity softball team extended its overall season record to 21-9 Friday afternoon and evening with a doubleheader sweep of Middleville Thornapple Kellogg. The Lady Vikings prevailed 6-3 and 15-2 in the non-conference twin bill. Morgan Fifelski threw all three innings in the mercy rule shortened nightcap, gave up...

Lady Wildcats runners-up in Ann Arbor Invitational

May 22, 2016

The Wayland varsity softball team made it to the championship game Saturday night before losing in the finals at the Ann Arbor Invitational to Dakota, the No. 1 ranked team in Division 1 in the state. The Lady Wildcats defeated Sterling Heights Stevenson, Ann Arbor Huron, Oscoda, Allen Park and...

Wildcat baseball team has gone 13-5 to climb to .500

May 21, 2016

Wayland swept Hopkins 8-4 and 16-1 Friday in a doubleheader to even its overall season record to 16-16. The Wildcats have fashioned a 13-5 record in their last 18 games under first-year head coach Trenton Wilcox. Wayland got past the Vikings in a special contest that featured leukemia patient Dawson...

Wildcat boys tie for 7th, girls 10th in regionals

May 20, 2016

The Wayland boys’ varsity track team finished tied for seventh among 15 teams and the girls’ squad placed 10th at the Division 2 regional meet Friday at Houseman Field in Grand Rapids. The Wildcat guys, who claimed three fourth-place finishes, accumulated 37.16 points, tied with Comstock Park. Grand Rapids Christian...

Lady Vikings reclaim D-3 regional track crown in style

May 20, 2016

The Hopkins girls’ varsity track team is back with a vengeance, capturing its first regional Division 3 championship since 2013. It’s not as though the Lady Vikings were far away in the last three years. In 2014 they missed the title by just three points. But this year they blew...

Five WHS cagers may play in Champions of Character

May 20, 2016

Nearly all of the seniors on the Wayland girls' varsity basketball team this past winter will be team members or alternates in the annual "Champions of Character" all-star basketball games at Davenport University Wednesday, June 15. The roster, announced Friday, included Ali Cutler, who will play at Cornerstone University next season;...

Lady Wildcats win last home match of season, 3-1

May 20, 2016

The Wayland girls' varsity soccer team defeated Hastings 3-1 Wednesday in its last regular season home game of the year completing its season sweep of the Saxons. The first half saw the Wildcats have plenty of opportunities to score, but just couldn’t find the back of the net. The Saxons...

Vikings beat Kent City at the home of the Whitecaps

May 20, 2016

The Hopkins varsity baseball team beat Kent City 3-1 in seven innings Thursday in a game played at Fifth Third Park, the home of the West Michigan Whitecaps. The Vikings, now 8-6-1 on the season, received excellent efforts from Brock Eller, who went 2-for-2 offensively and pitcher Zach Brechting, who...

Lady Vikings finish 7th in final state MITCA ratings

May 19, 2016

The Hopkins girls’ varsity track team will return yet again to the Michigan High School Track Coaches Association Division 3 state meet May 28, this time ranked No. 7 in the state. MITCA released its final power rankings this week and the top 12 teams in Divisions 2, 3 and...

Lady Vikings sweep Godwin to finish at 7-3 in Silver

May 18, 2016

The Hopkins varsity softball team completed its O-K Silver Conference season with a pair of 15-0 victories over Wyoming Godwin Heights, shortened by the mercy rule. Both contests were halted after three innings. The Lady Vikings finished league play with a 7-3 record and now they are 19-9 overall. All...

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