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Lady Wildcats surprise no one by capturing O-K Gold crown

May 18, 2015

The Wayland varsity softball team captured the O-K Gold Conference championship Monday with the greatest of ease by taking out Grand Rapids South Christian 3-0 and 14-0 in a doubleheader. It coach Cheri Ritz's Lady Wildcats' 11th consecutive season in which it has either won or tied for the league...

Viking boys’ track team to compete in state meet Saturday

May 18, 2015

Coach James Kiss’ Hopkins boys’ track team, after winning its first regional championship ever, has qualified for the state team track meet Saturday at Shepherd. The Viking boys will join nearly a dozen others for the boys’ to vie for Division 3 championship in the Michigan Track Coaches’ Association (MITCA)...

Former Lady Wildcats catcher helps Alma win regionals

May 17, 2015

Wayland High School graduate Kayla Merice had really good weekend at Lake Forest College in Illinois. Merice, a junior, affectionately known as “Boots” while she was a Wildcat catcher, is a key member of the Alma College Super Regional championship squad that swept a doubleheader Saturday with the host squad....

Lady Wildcats lose 2-0 in Ann Arbor softball tourney semis

May 16, 2015

The Wayland girls' softball team Saturday was not able to to take the championship trophy the star-studded Ann Arbor tournament, as it has so often in recent years. The Lady Wildcats went 5-1 on the day, dropping a 2-0 decision in the semifinals to St. Clair Shores Lake Shore. The...

WHS boys 7th, girls 11th in Division 2 regional track meets

May 16, 2015

The Wayland boys’ track team finished seventh among 15 teams Friday at the Division 2 track regionals at Houseman Field in Grand Rapids. The Wildcats, who finished the season in second place in the O-K Gold Conference, scored a team total of 36 points, edging out Stanton Central Montcalm by...

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Lady Vikings finish in 4th place at Division 3 track regionals

May 16, 2015

A powerful Pewamo-Westphalia girls’ track team captured the Division 3 regional championship Friday at Kent City and Hopkins placed fourth. The champions amassed 179 points in the meet, Grand Rapids West Catholic had 103, Grandville Calvin Christian 74 and Hopkins 67. The Lady Vikings were just coming off winning their...

Viking boys win Division 3 regional track title to end big week

May 16, 2015

It’s been a big week for Hopkins boys’ track coach James Kiss. His Vikings last Monday won the O-K Silver Conference championship and they took Division 3 regional championship Friday at Kent City. The Vikings scored 98 team points, six more than runner-up Grand Rapids West Catholic and 16 more...

Lady Wildcats’ offense sluggish in 2-0 loss to Catholic Central

May 14, 2015

The Wayland girls' soccer team, after falling in overtime to first place Thornapple Kellogg Monday evening, lost 2-0 to Grand Rapids Catholic Central Wednesday night at Aquinas College. "The Lady Wildcats took on their second top three conference foe in as many days," coach Ben Sleeman reported. "At the end...

Viking standout guard Ryan Pierce had best 3-point shooting %

May 12, 2015

Hopkins High School senior guard Ryan Pierce won the individual state championship in three-point shooting for the 2014-15 season. The plaque shown here was sent to Pierce, recognizing he had the best three-point shooting percentage of all high school varsity players in Michigan during regular competition. Pierce was invited to...

Lady Wildcats nearly topple unbeaten TK, but lose 2-1 in OT

May 11, 2015

The Wayland girls' varsity soccer team, on a roll of late, came into a showdown with O-K Gold Conference unbeaten Middleville Thornapple Kellogg with hopes of catching the Trojans. But it was not to be, one goal shy, in a 2-1 overtime battle at Wayland Middle School. Lady Wildcats' coach...

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