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WHS grad places in 2 track events at nationals

May 10, 2024

Wayland High School graduate Brenna Hyde recorded her personal best effort in the long jump and the triple jump as well Friday in the National Collegiate Christian Athletic Association (NCCAA) track meet. She leaped 5.45 meters in the long jump and went 10.59 meters in the triple jump, finishing sixth...

Hopkins girls take 1st in O-K Silver track meet

May 10, 2024

The Hopkins girls’ varsity track team captured the O-K Silver Conference championship Friday by taking first in the eight-team field of the league meet at Sparta. The Lady Vikings amassed 165 team points to touch out the host school, which had 136. The Viking guys, meanwhile, checked in third with...

Wildcats have the weekend off because of rain

May 10, 2024

Word has been received that the Centeville softball tournament Saturday has been canceled because of the recent rainy weather and resultant condition of the fields. Wayland was scheduled to be one of the teams in the tourney. The Wildcats' game against Jenison also was called off. The Wildcats resume their...

Green softball Wildcats beat Red Wildcats, 4-1

May 9, 2024

It was the Red Wildcats vs. the Green Wildcats Thursday in a non-league tussle, and the Greens prevailed. Wayland defeated Northview 4-1 to run its softball record to 18-4 overall. Sophomore mound ace Madi Ludema came through again, limiting Northview to four hits, walking one and striking out two. She...

Viking girls, WHS boys win Hopkins Track Relays

May 4, 2024

The Hopkins girls and Wayland boys emerged as winners of the Hopkins Track Invitational Saturday. The Viking girls scored 165.5 points, more than 40 more than the runners-up I;n the nine-team field, and the Wildcat guys more than doubled the number of points of their nearest competitor with 219. The...

Wildcat softball team 13-0 since infamous ‘Bad Day’

May 4, 2024

It would be a keen grasp of the obvious to say that Wayland softball is on a roll. Coach Cheri Ritz’s Lady Wildcats claimed their 13th consecutive victory on the diamond Saturday, quite a turnaround from that awful “Bad Day at Bailey Park” just two weeks ago. The ‘Cats won...

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Martin track teams lose dual meet against Gobles

May 3, 2024

The Martin boys’ and girls’ track teams both lost in a dual meet Wednesday against Gobles. The boys lost 79-54 and the girls 97-37. Junior Alex Morin won the 800-meter run by more than eight seconds, in 2:20.55. Senior Logan Kent took the 110-meter high hurdles in 21.07 seconds. Gavin...

Vikings in a 3-way O-K Silver softball race

May 3, 2024

There’s a three-way race under way for this year’s O-K Silver Conference softball championship. Grandville Calvin Christian Thursday in a makeup game muddied the waters even more by turning back Hopkins 9-1. The outcome has resulted in league standings that show Comstock Park at 6-0, Calvin Christian at 7-1 and...

Vikings win 3 track duals; Helder sets 400 record

May 2, 2024

What a day for both Hopkins High School track teams! Both the girls’ and boys’ squads came up with three dual meet victories over Wyoming Godwin Heights, Comstock Park and Grandville Calvin Christian. Even more impressive was that it wasn’t even close for both teams. The boys beat Calvin Christian...

Lady Wildcats sweep another O-K Gold opponent

May 2, 2024

Madi Ludema had a really good ballgame against Grand Rapids Catholic Central in the twin bill opener Thursday in a 19-1 victory and then the “Cats cruised to a 15-0 victory in the nightcap. Wayland, with the sweep, hiked its O-K Gold Conference record to 8-0 and 15-4 overall. Ludema...

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