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Both the Hopkins girls’ and boys’ track teams scored big dual meet victories Thursday over O-K Silver Conference rival Wyoming Godwin Heights. The boys won 80-53 to even their league…

The Wayland girls' varsity soccer team fought to a 1-1 draw with Kenowa Hills Thursday evening in a nonconference match. All of the scoring occurred in the last eight minutes…

The defending state champion Wayland varsity softball team is 4-4 on the season thus far. The Lady Wildcats were swept in their nonleague season opener at Byron Center, 9-2 and…

Wayland boys’ varsity golf coach Chris Drew said it appeared to him that the O-K Gold Conference teams all were very competitive after the first league meet Tuesday. Twenty-four hours…

The Hopkins softball team dropped a 2-0 heartbreaker Wednesday to perennial O-K Silver Conference champion Calvin Christian and then dropped another tight contest, 3-2, in the nightcap. The Viking baseball…

The Hopkins girls' soccer team opened its O-K Silver Conference season Wednesday with a 1-1 tie against perennial power Grandville Calvin Christian. Both teams scored one goal in the first…

The Wayland boys' golf team finished fourth in the first O-K Gold Conference jamboree of the season Tuesday at the Gracewill Golf Course. Hastings finished first in the meet with a…

The Wayland boys' track team evened its record in the O-K Gold Conference at 1-1 with a 76-61 victory Wednesday over Grand Rapids Catholic Central at Houseman Field. The Wildcats…

Bailey Ballard, daughter of Robin and Brian Ballard of Hopkins, has signed her national letter of intent to continue her track and field career at Aquinas College. Ballard has been…

The Hopkins girls’ track team successfully began its defense of the O-K Silver Conference championship with a convincing 92-45 dual victory Tuesday over Calvin Christian. The Lady Vikings were supposed…