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Lady Wildcat bowlers capture 2nd straight tourney championship

January 9, 2016

Will no one stop these madcap Lady Wildcat bowlers? The Wayland group did it again, copping first place in the Jenison Invitational Saturday, coming on the heels of winning the title at Cedar Springs last month just before the holiday break. "My favorite thing about weekend tournaments is when we...

Clippers upend unbeaten Decatur 63-60 in overtime thriller

January 9, 2016

Martin ran its varsity basketball season record Friday to 4-2 by topping previously unbeaten Decatur 63-60 in overtime. Tanner Curry led all scorers with 33 points and his 14 rebounds gave him his fourth double double in a row. Garrett Dill had 12 points. Carter Smith led Decatur with 21...

Viking cagers register 1st victory of season, 69-44, at Wyoming Lee

January 8, 2016

The Hopkins boys' varsity basketball team notched its first victory of the season Friday, 69-44, at Wyoming Lee. A torrid second half propelled the Vikings to the victory. They trailed 15-14 and 26-25 after the first two periods, but went on a 22-8 run in the third and 22-10 in...

Ali Cutler back in business and so are Lady Wildcats in win over TK

January 8, 2016

It had to be good to see Wayland senior guard Ali Cutler get well on the hardcourt again. Cutler, the Wildcats’ leading scorer through the first five games, was held scoreless for at least a half against Grand Rapids Christian last month in the Cornerstone Tournament finals and she endured...

Wildcats’ merry romp past TK sparked by inside-outside combo

January 8, 2016

Middleville had no answer Friday night for the inside-outside combination of Zac Nieukoop and Avery Hudson in Wayland’s merry 63-40 romp to open the O-K Gold Conference boys’ basketball season. The visiting Trojans were limited to just two baskets and a free throw in the entire first quarter and when...

South Christian to play football at Davenport University facility

January 8, 2016

Grand Rapids South Christian will play all of its freshman, junior varsity and varsity football games next fall at the new Davenport University stadium now under construction. Athletic Director Curt Copeland, on the school's web site, explained, "Within the past few months, there have been some significant scheduling challenges that...

Lady Wildcat junior varsity sporting 7-1 season record thus far

January 7, 2016

The Wayland girls’ junior varsity basketball team has rolled to a 7-1 overall record in its first eight games this season. Coach Coralie Ritz Miller’s group absorbed its only loss to Hudsonville in the third game of the season, but since then has reeled off five consecutive victories, over Caledonia,...

Lady Wildcat bowlers tied for 1st in league; boys score 29-1 triumph

January 7, 2016

The Wayland girls' varsity bowling team pulled even with Hudsonville Unity Christian in league standings by taking down the Crusaders 18-12 in a dual match at Airport Lanes Thursday afternoon. The Wildcat boys, meanwhile, recorded an astonishingly easy 29-1 victory in a contest expected to be much closer. The Lady Wildcats,...

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Hopkins boys lose 62-46 basketball verdict to Forest Hills Eastern

January 6, 2016

The Hopkins High School boys' varsity basketball team lost a non-conference game, 62-46, Tuesday night to Forest Hill Eastern. The loss dropped the Vikings' overall season record to 0-5. They will open O-K Silver Conference play Friday night against Wyoming Lee. Further details were not available.

WHS boys’ bowlers win 28-2; girls still unbeaten in dual matches

January 5, 2016

The Wayland varsity boys bowling team captured a 28-2 victory over Ottawa Hills Tuesday at Paragon Lanes while the girls' squad remained unbeaten in dual matches this season with a forfeit win. The Wayland boys took the first Baker game 146-143. "Ottawa's anchor bowler needed the second strike in the...

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