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Vikings suffer 6th straight defeat, 42-18 to unbeaten Montague

October 9, 2015

Undefeated Montague handed Hopkins its sixth consecutive loss on the gridiron Friday evening, 42-18. The Wildcats, now 7-0 for the season overall, scored two touchdowns through the air in the first quarter and added three TDs in the second period to mount a 35-12 advantage at intermission. They cruised the...

Wildcat soccer team falls to 2-6 in league after 3-0 loss to Hastings

October 9, 2015

The Wayland boys' varsity soccer team's overall record fell to 4-12, 2-6 in the O-K Gold Conference Thursday evening after a 3-0 loss to Hastings. The Saxons got a couple of goals from Mark Feldpausch, one from Justin Carlson and three assists from Aaron Denney.

Lady Wildcat golf team to join Martus at state Class B championships

October 8, 2015

A trip to the state Class B golf tournament may be like just another day at the office for senior all-stater Ali Martus, but this time she’s going to the big dance with all of her teammates. Martus and the Wayland varsity qualified for the state championship match a week...

Former Wayland man bowls perfect 300 game, 783 series

October 8, 2015

Steve Marcus, formerly of Wayland and now of Grand Rapids, bowled a perfect 300 in league play Thursday morning. As a member of Team Brunswick, he threw 12 straight strikes as the anchor in the third and final game of the competition. He also rolled a 258 and 225 for...

Wildcat boys and girls C-C teams both 4th in Gold jamboree

October 8, 2015

The Wayland High School boys’ cross-country team finished fourth in the O-K Gold Conference jamboree Wednesday at the Gainey Athletic Fields, home of Grand Rapids Catholic Central. The Lady Wildcat harriers also placed fourth. The Wildcats had 85 points, just two more than third-place South Christian. Middleville Thornapple Kellogg won...

Wildcat volleyball just misses upset of Gold leader South Christian

October 6, 2015

The Wayland varsity volleyball team split two matches in a double dual Tuesday at Middleville Thornapple Kellogg High School. The Lady Wildcats beat Ottawa Hills and lost to South Christian," bring their O-K Gold Conference record this season to 4-3. The Wildcats took care of business against Ottawa Hills beating...

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O-K Gold Conference may lose Hastings to be pared to 6 schools

October 6, 2015

The O-K Gold Conference may be losing Hastings in its lineup, beginning with the 2016-17 academic-athletic year. Hastings this week was announced as the top preference for admission into the Interstate-8 Conference, to bring that league to eight schools. The Interstate-8 will be losing Charlotte, which wants to go back...

Wildcat volleyball squad ties twice, loses twice at Byron Center

October 4, 2015

The Wayland High School varsity volleyball team went 0-2-2 Saturday at the Cristi Curtis Invitational at Byron Center. The Lady Wildcats split with Grant and Zeeland East and then lost to Byron Center and Kenowa Hills. The verdicts left Wayland with an overall season record of 18-16-6. Sidney Ritz came...

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Viking girls and boys run with the bigger dogs at Allendale Invite

October 3, 2015

Hopkins freshman ace harrier Laura Velderman ran with the big dogs Saturday in the fifth annual Allendale Falcons Invitational. Velderman finished 17th, her worst showing this season, but she was competing against much larger schools’ runners and 194 in the total field. Velderman’s time was under 20 minutes for the...

Wildcat harriers’ times good in competitive Otsego Invitational

October 3, 2015

The Wayland boys’ cross-country team finished 12th among 18 teams Saturday at the Otsego Bulldog Invitational and the girls’ team checked in 13th of 17 squads. Despite the wet, cold and windy weather conditions, “7 of the 12 runners had career best times, while the rest had a season best...

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