Hannah Brinks struck out 13 batters to lead Hopkins past Forest Hills Central 14-1 Friday in the first game of a doubleheader. Brinks gave up five hits and one run over five innings while walking two. Hopkins jumped out to the lead in the top of the first inning after Lyla Reynolds doubled, scoring one […]
There were plenty of outstanding individual and relay performances by Hopkins and Wayland girls’ and boys’ track team members Thursday in the Division 2 regional meet at Fremont. Both the Hopkins girls’ and Wayland boys’ teams finished third in the meet. The Lady Vikings came up with 86 points to finish behind Hudsonville Unity Christian
Junior standout Harmony Laker drilled a clutch walk-off double in the bottom of the seventh inning Thursday to power Wayland to a 7-6 victory over Byron Center in a battle of two teams with impressive overall records. Byron Center, Division 1 school, entered the contest with a gaudy 17-4 record and Wayland’s was even better
COVER PHOTO: Riley Homrich Regardless of what happens at the regional meet starting Thursday, it’s been a special season for both the Hopkins girls’ and boys’ track teams. Both have been blessed with a slew of record-breaking performances , such as sophomore Riley Homrich in the 100-meter dash, senior Jaeden Harshberger in the high jump,
The Wayland softball team Tuesday extended its winning streak to 18 games with a doubleheader sweep of Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills. The Wildcats pitching staff, giving ace Madi Ludema the day off, consisted of Harmony Laker and Carli Miklusicak, yielded no runs by the Bengals. In the first game, won by a 21-0 count in
COVER PHOTO: Junior Hannah Brinks broke the Hopkins school season record for strikeouts and the season isn’t over yet. She is currently at 123 punch outs so every time she strikes out an opposing hitter, she sets a new school record. Hopkins chalked up two more softball triumphs Monday afternoon to remain tied for first
Wayland High School senior first sacker Carli Miklusicak has done some pretty heavy hitting lately. She kept it up Monday by clouting a homer and driving in four runs in a 16-0 first game triumph over Kenowa Hills. The Wildcats also blanked Kenowa 19-0 in game two of the O-K Gold Conference doubleheader to improve
COVER PHOTO: Freshman Veyda Conley won the 1600, 3200 and ran the anchor leg of the Clippers’ winning 3200-meter relay team. The Martin girls’ varsity track team score 66 points to take fourth place Friday at the eight-team John Green Mendon Invitational. The boys’ team managed only 14 points and took seventh. Freshman distance running
The Hopkins softball team had a really good day at the Ionia Invitational, winning all three contests to claim the first place trophy. It was Hopkins’ second straight tourney trophy after it won the hardware the week before at Thornapple Kellogg. The Lady Vikings took out St. Johns 7-3, then handled Ionia 15-5 and edged
Wayland’s boys’ track was in a hot three-team race for second place in the O-K Gold Conference track meet Friday at Houseman Field in Grand Rapids. Unfortunately, the Wildcats eventually finished fourth, less than seven points from the runner-up slot behind Catholic Central and Cedar Springs. Forest Hills Eastern emerged as the league champion. The
