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Hopkins will send boy, girl, relay team to state meet

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Trent Baugh soars to a regional championship by leaping 20-8.5 9in the long jump. COVER PHOTO: Jaeden Harshberger clears five feet, takes second and qualifies for the state meet. The Hopkins girls’ track team finished eighth in the 15-team Division 2 regional meet at Allendale Thursday and the boys’ squad...
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Hopkins girls 1st, boys 2nd at Comstock Invitational

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COVER PHOTO: Landen Klinge cleared an even 12 feet to win the pole vault for Hopkins. The Hopkins High School girls’ track team came in first at the Comstock Invitational Monday and the boys’ squad was runner-up. The Lady Vikings scored 155 team points, almost 15 better than second place...
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‘Cats middle school track team wins Otsego Relays

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The Wayland Middle School track team Tuesday captured first place in the eight-team Otsego Relays. Coach Jennifer Antel, who also is Wayland's mayor, reported that every member of the squad managed to come up with a medal during the competition.
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Coach Cheri Ritz captures 1,000th softball victory

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Wayland softball coach Cheri Ritz was inducted into the Michigan High School Softball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in January 2020 after scoring her 900th career victory. She now has 1,000. You could accuse Wayland varsity softball coach Cheri Ritz of being a lot the the Energizer Bunny — She...
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Hopkins’ Silver title hopes dashed by Calvin Christian

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Its seems as though the O-K Silver Conference softball championship almost always comes down to Calvin Christian vs. Hopkins. The Lady Vikings Tuesday dropped both ends of a doubleheader with Calvin, 10-1 and 8-3, absorbing their first defeats in league play this spring and suffering a major blow to any...
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O-K Gold Conference gains 4 schools, loses 4 schools

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The O-K Gold Conference in the academic year 2024-25 will welcome four new schools and bid four others adieu. Staying in the Gold will be Wayland, South Christian, Middleville Thornapple Kellogg and Forest Hills Eastern. Three O-K Blue schools will be moving to the O-K Gold, including Hamilton, Holland Christian...
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Wildcats win 1 of 3 against state-ranked SC Sailors

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The Wayland varsity baseball team won one of three contests last week with state-ranked South Christian and brought its overall season record to 11-10 overall. The Wildcats split a doubleheader with South Christian on Tuesday, May 9, taking the first game 12-7, but falling 5-2 in the nightcap. Winning pitcher...
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Hopkins goes 1-1-1 to take 2nd in softball tourney

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Ava Vanderkolk The Hopkins softball team won one, lost one and tied one to finish second in a tournament in Ionia Saturday. Believe it or not, the team Hopkins tied was the tourney winner. The Vikings started the day with a 6-6 tie against Greenville, then defeated St. Johns 8-2...
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Wildcats move to 20-8 after 2 victories at Centreville

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Kami Morse homered three times. The Wayland softball team added two victories Saturday at the Centreville Invitational to bring its season total to 20. It’s been rare for any team coached by Cheri Ritz has accumulated fewer than 20 victories in a season. These results brought the Wildcats’ record to...
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Wildcat boys finish 2nd, girls 5th in O-K Gold meet

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COVER PHOTO: League champion Breanna Hyde The Wayland boys’ varsity track team came in second Friday at the O-K Gold Conference track meet at Houseman Field in Grand Rapids. The Wildcats scored 106.75 points, well behind league champion Forest Hills Eastern, which had 152.5. The girls, meanwhile, finished fifth, just...
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