Sports – Page 46

Wildcats score only one 1st in Allegan Invitational

April 22, 2023

The Wayland boys’ varsity track team Friday finished third in the 15-team Allegan Invitational with 67 points, just missing second place by two points. The girls’ squad settled for seventh among 14 teams with 39.75 points. St. Joseph won both the boys’ and girls’ competition. The only Wildcat to score...

Lady Vikings lose nonloop doubleheader with Lowell

April 21, 2023

Ava VanderKolk unloaded a grand slam homer. Hopkins stepped out of O-K Silver Conference softball action Friday and dropped both ends of a doubleheader to a pretty good Lowell outfit. The Lady Vikings lost 7-1 and 15-12, but coach Amy Funk gave her charges a lot of praise. Noting her...

WHS grad among top 17 in NCAA pitching category

April 21, 2023

Former Wayland High School pitching ace Emma Ludema currently ranks 17th in the nation among NCAA Division III schools in the category of ratio of walks to strikeouts at 8.83 to 1. Ludema usually pitches in the nightcaps of Calvin University's doubleheaders and she tossed a one-hit shutout at MIAA...

Wildcat boys take out South, FHE; girls get a split

April 20, 2023

Three-time winner Breanna Hyde The Wayland boys’ varsity track team scored dual meet victories Thursday over O-K Gold Conference opponents Forest Hills Eastern 76-61 and South Christian 91-46. The Wildcat girls split, beating South Christian 81-55, but losing to the Hawks 77-60. The Wildcat boys did very well in sprints...

Viking boys, girls win 2 of 3 Silver track quad contests

April 20, 2023

Landen Klinge, doing what he does best. Both the Hopkins girls’ and boys’ varsity track teams won two out of three in an O-K Silver Conference quad meet they hosted Tuesday. Both local groups defeated Calvin Christian and Kelloggsville, but lost to Sparta. Trent Baugh captured first place in the...

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Martin is host to 2 league track opponents and splits

April 19, 2023

The Martin track teams were hosts to Kalamazoo Hackett and Galesburg-Augusta Wednesday. The boys bested Galesburg, but the girls lost to both opponents. First place efforts were registered for the boys with Taegan Harris in the high jump, J.R. Hildebrand in both the 100- and 300-meter hurdles, 17.24 and 43.26,...

Lady Vikings open O-K Silver play with 17-0 win

April 19, 2023

The Hopkins softball team bounced back from its twin losses to Hamilton Friday by winning big Wednesday against O-K Silver Conference rival Comstock Park. The Vikings pounded out 13 hits in just three innings at the plate and took a 17-0 victory. Sophomore pitcher Hannah Brinks faced only seven batters,...

Wildcats extend softball victory streak to 7 games

April 19, 2023

Kami Morse Maddie Ludema The Wayland varsity softball team extended its winning streak to seven games and swept a doubleheader Wednesday to open defense of its O-K Gold Conference championship. The Lady Wildcats scored a couple of mercy rule victories, 15-0 and 14-4 over Forest Hills Eastern. Sophomore ace Harmony...

Lady Wildcats bounce back to win Whitehall tourney

April 15, 2023

The three pitchers in the "Slam" tournament: (from left) Harmony Laker, Maddy Ludema and Carli Miklusicak. The Wayland varsity softball team bounced back Saturday from a shocking season opener by taking all the marbles at the Whitehall "Lakeshore Slam" Invitational. The Lady Wildcats, who absorbed a rare mercy defeat at...

Wildcat boys win their own track invitational, girls 3rd

April 15, 2023

COVER PHOTO: This fascinating photo was taken of pole vaulter Evie Mathis by proud papa Rick Mathis as the Wayland Invitational meet was coming to a close. The Wayland boys’ varsity track team won its own invitational meet Friday afternoon and evening, registering 806 total points in an eight-team field....

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