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

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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...
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Vikings beat Kent City at the home of the Whitecaps

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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...
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Lady Vikings finish 7th in final state MITCA ratings

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

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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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Wildcats sweep twin bill with Ottawa Hills, 17-1 and 12-2

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The Wayland varsity baseball team swept a doubleheader Tuesday against Ottawa Hills to lift its overall season record to 13-16. The highlight of the day was a strong pitching performance from senior Jared “JJ” Jones, who tossed a complete game, allowing 2 runs, 1 earned, on 1 hit, while striking...
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Lady Wildcats capture 13th straight Gold softball title

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The Wayland girls' varsity softball team captured their 13th consecutive O-K Gold Conference crown Tuesday with a doubleheader sweep of Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills. The Lady Wildcats have won or shared the last 13 league championships, having been forced to tie for the title with South Christian a couple of...
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Vikings explode for 4 runs in 4th en route to 7-1 win

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The Hopkins varsity baseball team beat NorthPointe Christian 7-1 Monday after a four-run explosion in the fourth inning. Hopkins scored in the fourth on a two-run single by Alex Steffes, an RBI single by Zach Brechting, and a sacrifice fly by Terry Thomas. James Wubben paced the Vikings at the...
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Lady Wildcats fall just shy, 2-1, of GR Catholic Central

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The Wayland girls' soccer team came up just short 2-1 Monday night in a conference home game vs Grand Rapids Catholic Central. Despite trailing early, the girls responded quickly as Ashlyn Schafer (fifth assist of the season) played a great ball through to Ali Cutler (sixth goal of the season)...
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Wildcat boys win Comstock Invitational, Vikings take 3rd

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The Wayland boys’ track team copped first place Monday in the Comstock Invitational with 182 points and Hopkins took third with 109. Winners for Wayland included: Macarty Carpenter, 48’8.5″ in the shot put and 136’3″ in the discus. Perry Carter, 11’0″ in the pole vault and 4:56.6 in the 1600-meter...
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Lady Vikings win Comstock Invitational, Lady ‘Cats 5th

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The Hopkins girls’ varsity track team captured its fourth meet championship this spring Monday by winning the Comstock Invitation Monday. The Lady Vikings, most recently rated seventh in the state in the power ratings by the Michigan High School Track Coaches Association (MITCA), now have won the Watervliet Relays, the...
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