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Lady Wildcat JVs end season with 36-35 loss to South Christian

February 26, 2015

The Wayland girls' junior varsity basketball squad lost to Grand Rapids South Christian 36-35 Thursday evening to close out its regular season with a 13-7 record. One huge difference in the contest was that the Lady Wildcats had only six attempted free throws while South had 26. It was a...

SAC unbeaten Fennville defeats Martin boys’ hoopsters

February 25, 2015

The Martin boys’ basketball team ran into league unbeaten Fennville Tuesday night and lost 78-50. The Blackhawks now are 17-1 overall and 10-0 in the Southwestern Athletic Conference North Division while the Clippers are 6-4 in the SAC and 8-10 overall. Fennville wasted no time in taking control of the...

Lady Wildcat JVs turn on the jets in 2nd, 3rd quarters to win

February 25, 2015

The Wayland girls' junior varsity basketball team claimed its 13th victory against six losses this season with a 53-33 victory over Hastings. The Lady Wildcats started slowly, trailing 13-9 after the first period, but outgunned the Saxons 17-7 in the second quarter and 23-5 in the third quarter. "We switched...

Davenport benefits from 2 more former Wildcat softballers

February 24, 2015

Wayland High School graduates Haley Obetts and Britt McLain are on the roster of the Davenport University softball team this spring. The Panthers, ranked No. 23 in he latest NAIA poll, currently are playing in their southern trip and they opened their season with an 8-0, 7-0 doubleheader sweep over...

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Northpointe Christian pulls away late for win over Hopkins girls

February 24, 2015

The Hopkins girls’ basketball team lost 47-37 Tuesday night to a Northpointe Christian team it defeated earlier in the season. The loss dropped the Lady Vikings’ overall season record to 5-14, 4-5 in the O-K Silver Conference. Two teams were locked in a tight defensive struggle for three periods. The...

Hopkins boys’ rally falls short in loss at Northpointe Christian

February 24, 2015

Hopkins boys made a solid second half run at Grand Rapids Northpointe Christian Tuesday night, but eventually fell four points short in a 59-55 O-K Silver Conference loss. Northpointe is the only team this year that has beaten Silver leader Wyoming Godwin Heights, ranked No. 3 in the latest statewide...

Wildcat boys beat Hastings by 25, to battle South Christian for 2nd

February 24, 2015

The Wayland boys’ varsity basketball team lifted its overall season record to 15-3 Tuesday evening with a 78-53 triumph at Hastings. The host Saxons were fresh from an upset victory over Middleville Thornapple Kellogg, but they were outscored in all four quarters. The Wildcats, ranked No. 7 in this week’s...

Lady Wildcats party down in 72-20 tuneup for GR South Christian

February 24, 2015

The Wayland girls' basketball team has won a lot of ballgames this year by lopsided margins, but Tuesday evening's 72-20 thrashing of visiting Hastings could be worst. The Lady Wildcats, fresh from a disappointing 64-42 loss Friday to Grand Rapids Catholic Central, methodically dissected their opponents with the customary full-court...

Wayland girls and boys still listed in AP state-wide hoops poll

February 24, 2015

The Wayland girls’ basketball team fell from tied for first to fourth in this week’s Associated Press state-wide poll. The boys, meanwhile, are currently rated No. 7. The Lady Wildcats dropped in the polling because of a 64-42 defeat last Friday night at the hands of Grand Rapids Catholic Central,...

Lady Wildcat bowlers finish 3rd in O-K Green-Gold tournament

February 23, 2015

The Wayland girls’ bowling team finished third in the five-team O-K Green-Gold post conference tournament Saturday at Spectrum Lanes in Wyoming. The Lady Wildcats rolled a combined score of 2643. Grand Rapids South Christian won the tourney and captured the league championship with a score of 3093 and Hudsonville Unity...

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