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Martin Youth Wrestling team finishes in style with 2 trophies

March 31, 2015

The Martin Youth Wrestling program's season ended on a high note earlier this month. The whirlwind finish included: • Two first place team trophies at the Maple Valley and Holt tournaments. Martin captured nine first places and one second at Maple Valley. • Fourteen wrestlers qualified for the MYWAY State...

Clippers drop both ends of baseball twin bill for opening day

March 30, 2015

It was a disappointing season opener Monday for the Martin varsity baseball team. The Clippers lost a doubleheader 7-0 and 15-0 to Lawrence and managed only four hits in the entire twin bill. Martin had three hits in the opener, one each by Scott Kerley, Saul Altman and Clayton Brenner....

Defending state soccer champ Gull Lake too much for Wildcats

March 30, 2015

Two-time defending state Class B champion Richland Gull Lake brought the Wayland girls' soccer team down from their cloud after two shutout victories last week. The Blue Devils mercilessly put pressure on Wildcat goalie Hannah Anderson, who put up a heroic defense with 16 saves, but yielded five goals on...

Wildcats’ Zach Brog twirls no-hitter in 3-0 season debut win

March 30, 2015

Wayland pitcher Zach Brog fired a seven-inning no-hitter Monday afternoon and the Wildcats came up with a terrific start to the season with a 3-0 victory over Zeeland East. Brog went the distance, walking five and striking out seven en route to the no-run, no-hit performance. The southpaw ace picked...

Viking boys just miss 1st place in track tri-meet at Comstock

March 30, 2015

The Hopkins boys' track team opened its outdoor season Monday afternoon by finishing second among three teams at a tri-meet in Comstock. The host Colts edged Hopkins, scoring 65.5 pounts while the Vikings counted 62.5 and Mendon was third at 46. Highlights of the day for Hopkins were Spencer Timm...

Lady Wildcats to host defending soccer champ Monday

March 26, 2015

The Wayland girls' soccer team captured its second victory in as many starts Thursday evening with a 4-0 shutout victory over Byron Center. The Lady Wildcats also defeated Coopersville 4-0 in their season opener. However, they'll get a stiff test at 6:45 p.m. next Monday when they take on Gull...

Lady Wildcats soccer team gets 4-0 win over Coopersville

March 24, 2015

The Wayland girls' varsity soccer team opened its season Tuesday evening with a 4-0 victory on its home field over Coopersville. The Lady Wildcats were nursing a 1-0 lead at intermission and came up with three unanswered goals in the second half. Breaking into the scoring column for the evening...

Collings, Forbes, relay quartet win at GVSU indoor track meet

March 23, 2015

Hopkins senior Quincy Collings and junior Julia Forbes both won individual titles Friday at the GVSU Indoor Track Invitational and the 4x600-meter relay quartet also emerged in first place. Collings, Division 3 high jump state champion last June when he cleared 6 feet 9 inches, went 6-6 last Friday at...

Hopkins’ Ryan Pierce to compete in 3-point shootout

March 20, 2015

Hopkins High School senior guard Ryan Pierce has been selected to compete in the Three-point Shootout at the Boys State Finals at the Breslin Center next weekend. He was chosen as one of the top 20 shooters in the state. He once made nine three-pointers in one game earlier this...

Presley Hudson’s all-state hoops honor surprises no one

March 20, 2015

And the post-season accolades keep pouring in for Wayland senior point guard Presley Hudson. To the surprise of absolutely no one, she was named this week to the Associated Press all-state girls' Class B team, after leading the Lady Wildcats to a district championship and O-K Gold Conference co-title. She...

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