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Viking boys bowlers, Brenden Gossman going to state

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The Hopkins boys’ bowling team has qualified for the state Division 3 tournament at Airport Lanes in Jackson next weekend. The Vikings took third in the regionals Friday at Eastland Bowl in Kalamazoo. Furthermore, freshman Brenden Gossman qualified for the individual portion of the tournament by placing third on Saturday to...
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Clipper boys win SAC division title outright, 1st since 1996

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by Jon M. Gambee, Martin Bureau Chief Martin captured its first league boys' basketball championship in 20 years Friday by handily defeating Bloomingdale, 66-43. As had been its penchant this season, Martin took a while to get going and trailed in the first minutes of the first quarter. But Coach...
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Ex-Lady Wildcat Autumn Anderson named top MIAA defender

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Autumn Anderson, a 2012 graduate of Wayland High School, has been named Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Defensive Player of the Year in women's basketball. Anderson defended Hope's opponents' top perimeter player. She averaged 5.4 points, 3.1 assists and 1.3 steals over 16 MIAA games. "I'm grateful to the league coaches...
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Presley has nice ‘homecoming’ in leading CMU past WMU

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Former Lady Wildcat Presley Hudson had a nice "homecoming" Saturday afternoon, scoring 17 points in leading Central Michigan University to a 73-61 victory at Western Michigan University. Hudson, a 2015 Wayland High School graduate, made just one three-point goal in the first half, but nailed back-to-back threes early in the...
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Lady Vikings end regular hoops season with win at Kelloggsville

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The ever-improving Hopkins girls' basketball team Friday night defeated Kelloggsville 62-29 in an O-K Silver Conference matchup. Hopkins led at every period stop, jumping out to an 11-7 lead at the end of one and 29-16 at intermission. The Lady Vikings were up 40-22 at the start of the fourth...
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Viking boys show signs of progress in loss to Kelloggsville

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The Hopkins boys' varsity basketball team is showing improvement in the late stages of the season. The Vikings lost 75-63 to Kelloggsville Friday night, but coach Darrin Smith said he was pleased with the progress of his players. “This was one of the best overall games that we played from...
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Close but no cigar for Lady Wildcats’ storybook season’s end

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It was close, but no cigar, for the Wayland girls' varsity bowling team in the Division 2 regionals Friday in Kalamazoo. The Lady Wildcats finished fourth, but only the top three get to advance to the state tourney. They had the misfortune of rolling among five of the top-ranked teams...
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Lady Wildcats complete regular 9-11 season on upbeat note

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The Lady Wildcats basketball team is ending a tough luck 9-11 season on a couple of positive and optimistic notes. The Wayland girls not only breezed past Ottawa Hills 72-54 in the regular season finale, they got some first-class offense from senior guard Ali Martus, who scored 22 points, and...
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Wildcats overcome obstacles to win O-K Gold hoops title

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The Wayland boys’ varsity basketball team had to overcome several obstacles Friday night to win the O-K Gold Conference championship. The Wildcats had to cope with an aggressive man-to-man defense that held them to a season low 17 first-half points, a determined Ottawa Hills team with designs on sharing the...
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Lady Wildcats have decent shot at Class B district finals

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Though the Wayland boys had dreadful luck in the roll of the dice for the upcoming district basketball tournament, the Lady Wildcats didn’t fare so badly and stand a fair chance of making the finals. The Wayland girls will play at 5 p.m. next Wednesday against Grand River Prep (3-9)...
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