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Lady Wildcat JVs win Fruitport Invitational title

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The Wayland High School junior varsity softball team won the Fruitport Invitational Saturday. The Lady Wildcats took out Northview 10-7, Muskegon Oakridge 11-6 and host Fruitpost 12-7 in three very cold and even snowy ballgames.
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Sarah Brewer records 36th fastest time at River Bank Run

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Sarah Brewer, a 2006 Wayland High School graduate, finished 36th out of more than 2,200 runners at the Fifth Third River Bank Run Saturday in Grand Rapids. Brewer was a standout distance runner for the Lady Wildcats and is daughter of teacher and coach Sue Brewer. With her at her...
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Three Wildcats league champs, team finishes 3rd in Gold

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The Wayland boys’ varsity track team finished third in the O-K Gold Conference meet Saturday in the cold, wind and rain. The Wildcats came up with 116 team points. Ottawa Hills won the league meet with 137 and South Christian was runner-up with 127. The Lady Wildcats, meanwhile, checked in...
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Lady Vikings victims of 7-run rally by Covenant Christian

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Perhaps the Hopkins varsity softball team members have been watching too much Detroit Tigers baseball on TV. The Lady Vikings led 6-4 going into the top of the seventh and final inning Friday afternoon before the defense somehow collapsed and allowed Grand Rapids Covenant Christian to score seven runs en...
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Lady Vikings claim O-K Silver Conference crown again

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The Hopkins girls’ varsity track team successfully defended its O-K Silver Conference championship Friday by winning the league meet in surprisingly easy fashion. The Lady Vikings, still ranked No. 7 in the state-wide Michigan High School Track Coaches Association (MITCA) power ratings, amassed 222 points, about twice as many as...
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Lady Wildcats edge Hamilton 1-0 in nonleague soccer tilt

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After a tough loss the previous night, the Wayland varsity soccer team found its way back onto the win sheet with a 1-0 win against Hamilton Thursday night. Scoring the only goal of the night was Haley Thelen on an assist from Ashlyn Schafer. The girls played with only one...
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Back ailment sidelines coach Jon Gambee for rest of season

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Martin varsity baseball coach Jon Gambee, a 1965 graduate of Wayland High School, has placed himself on the disabled list and there are concerns he won't be back. Gambee, who started coaching varsity baseball at Martin after the 2013 season, recently developed problems with his back and has been in...
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Lady Wildcats clinch share of 13th straight league title

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The Wayland varsity softball team beat South Christian 14-4 and 12-4 in both ends of a doubleheader to clinch a share of the O-K Gold Conference championship. The Lady Wildcats, 11-8 on the season overall, are 8-0 in league play and can win the title outright Tuesday with at least...
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Wildcats split twin bill with Gold leader South Christian

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Wayland’s varsity baseball team apparently is on a mission to prove that its recent successes are not a fluke. Coach Tenton Wilcox’s Wildcats perhaps did just that Wednesday by dealing South Christian its first O-K Gold Conference loss this season 4-3 in the opener of a doubleheader. They lost the...
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Lady Vikings sweep doubleheader against Lee

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The Hopkins varsity softball team improved its overall season record to 17-8 Wednesday with a doubleheader sweep of Wyoming Lee. Pitcher Hailey Burch gave up only three hits, walked none and struck out four in a 12-0 shutout in the opener. Courtney Dusseau and Mikayla Bulich both had a double...
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