Sports – Page 286

Lady Wildcats’ soccer season ended by defending champion

June 3, 2016

The Wayland girls' varsity soccer season came to a finish Thursday night at Mattawan High School in a 4-1 loss to three-time time defending state champion Gull Lake. "The game was much closer than the final score indicated," said coach Ben Sleeman, "and the Wildcats had plenty of great opportunities...

Wildcats end baseball season with 16-21 overall record

June 1, 2016

The Wayland varsity baseball team’s season came to an end Tuesday night in a 9-4 loss to Hastings, the opening game of the Division 2 district. The Wildcats were ultimately doomed by seven costly errors, all of which resulted in runs for the Saxons. Taking the loss on the mound...

Lady Wildcats top Hastings to advance to district semis

June 1, 2016

The Wayland girls' varsity soccer team won its pre-district contest 6-0 against Hastings Tuesday evening to advance to the Division 2 district semifinals. The Wildcats started off hot as Ashlyn Schafer opened up the scoring just 6 minutes into the match on a pass from Brinley Nieuwenhuis. Haley Thelen waited...

Lady Wildcat softball team advances to district tourney

May 31, 2016

The Wayland varsity softball team advanced to the semifinal round of the post-season Division 2 tournament by blanking Hastings 18-0 Tuesday afternoon in a pre-district contest. Leading the Wildcats were Bethany Teunissen (4-4 with a triple and a home run), Leigha Morse (2-3 with a double), Taylor Bell (2-3), and...

Lady Vikings place 7th in MITCA state track meet

May 28, 2016

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...

Lady Wildcats end regular season with 8-0 victory

May 26, 2016

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...

Lady Vikings to make 4th appearance at MITCA meet

May 26, 2016

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...

Wildcat golf team qualifies for regional tournament

May 25, 2016

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...

Ali Cutler, Michael Kelly win Senior Athlete awards

May 25, 2016

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...

Lady Vikings fall just 1 win short of 25 for season

May 24, 2016

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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