Sports – Page 334

Viking basketball standout Ryan Pierce to play at Davenport

May 5, 2015

Hopkins standout basketball and football player Ryan Pierce (seated, center) has signed a letter of intent to play hoops for Davenport University next fall and winter. Pierce, who also was quarterback for the Vikings' football squad, was one of the best three-point shooters among guards last winter. He canned nine...

League unbeaten Saugatuck sweeps Martin in twin bill

May 4, 2015

Saugatuck came to Martin undefeated in Southwestern Athletic Conference play Monday and took a pair of baseball games from the Clippers to remain atop the league standings. Saugatuck took the first game 5-1 and won the nightcap 9-2. “We just could not come up with the big hit when we...

Lady Wildcats score historic 2-1 triumph over South Christian

May 4, 2015

The Wayland girls' varsity soccer team recorded a milestone victory Monday night and in the process made a statement about being very competitive in the O-K Gold Conference. The Lady Wildcats came up with their first-ever road victory, 2-1 over perennial powerhouse South Christian, lifting their overall season record to...

Wildcat baseball team ends a bad week on a positive note

May 3, 2015

The Wayland varsity baseball team ended a difficult week on a positive note Friday evening by sweeping doubleheader against non-league opponent Comstock Park, 5-4 and 6-3. The Wildcats scored three runs in the seventh and final inning of the opener to scratch out the victory. They had fallen behind in...

No. 1 Lady Wildcats win invitational, now 17-1 for season

May 2, 2015

The Wayland girls' varsity softball team, ranked No. 1 in this week's statewide Class B poll, did absolutely nothing Saturday to hurt its lofty standing. The Lady Wildcats lifted their overall season record to 17-1 by claiming the championship in the Wayland Invitational. They started their day with victories over...

Lady Wildcat soccer team wins 2 of 3 at Comstock Park Invite

May 2, 2015

The Wayland girls’ varsity soccer team won two of three encounters Saturday at the Comstock Park Invitational. The Lady Wildcats, now 8-5-1 for the season overall, exacted revenge on Zeeland West, which had defeated them previously this season, by a 1-0 count, was blanked by Big Rapids 3-0 in the...

Viking girls, guys 2nd, Wildcats 5th in Hopkins Invitational

May 2, 2015

The Hopkins boys’ and girls’ track teams both were runners-up in the Hopkins Invitational Saturday. Both the Wayland boys’ and girls’ team finished fifth. There were 11 teams in the males’ competition and a dozen for the women. The Lady Vikings came up just two points shy of the top...

Clippers lose twice to Bangor, overall record slips to 5-9

May 1, 2015

Martin's baseball squad dropped a conference doubleheader at Bangor Thursday, losing the first game 4-0 and dropping the second 12-2. “We sort of reverted back to early in the season when we were not playing very well,” Martin Coach Jon Gambee said. “Actually we hit the ball well, but right...

Teunissen perfect again, No. 1 Lady Wildcats sweep again

May 1, 2015

Senior pitcher Mallory Teunissen and the Wayland girls' softball team Friday doubled their pleasure and doubled their fun. No, they didn't appear in a Wrigley's Doublemint gum commercial, but Teunissen hurled two perfect games against Comstock Park and the Lady Wildcats defeated the Panthers twice by identical 15-0 scores in...

O-K Gold to lose 2 schools, but gain 3 new members

April 30, 2015

The O-K Gold Conference will undergo some heavy changes in membership, starting with the 2016-17 athletic fall season. The league will say good-bye to Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills, which is leaving for the White, and to Grand Rapids Catholic Central, which will move to the Blue. The league at the...

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