Sports – Page 48

Former WHS bowling coach lands another post

March 31, 2023

Bill Holbrook Former Wayland High School girls' varsity bowling coach Bill Holbrook has landed on his feet again. Though his University of Tennessee Southern team was disbanded because of school budget cuts, the William Woods University athletics department named him as the next men's and women's bowling coach, starting April...

Former Wildcat mound ace now 5-1 for Calvin team

March 28, 2023

Emma Ludema Former Wayland High School softball pitching star Emma Ludema continues to impress on the mound for Calvin University. Ludema tossed a one-hit shutout against Blufton (Ind.) Tuesday afternoon in the nightcap of a doubleheader sweep for the Knights, who are now 9-5 for the season overall. Ludema brought...

Two Wildcat long jumpers 1st at Aquinas indoor meet

March 28, 2023

Junior Kaharrie Pureifouy and senior Breanna Hyde both copped first places for Wayland in the long jump Tuesday at the Aquinas College Indoor Track Meet. Pureifoy also was third in 60-meter dash, 7.07 second, one-hundredth of a second shy of second place. There were 16 teams included in the competition....

Hopkins to honor greatest volleyball coach today

March 25, 2023

The community of Hopkins will honor the most successful volleyball coach in its history at 5 p.m. this afternoon at Russo's downtown, where Terri Merren Wisser will be guest of honor several months after her retirement. She guided the Lady Vikings to their first-ever conference and district championships and concluded...

‘Cats honorable mention in D-2 pre-season softball poll

March 18, 2023

The Wayland girls’ varsity softball team is ranked among the honorable mention squads in Division 2 in the Associated Press pre-season rankings. The Wildcats last year lost only two games (37-2), but the last one was in the regional finals to eventual state champion Stevensville Lakeshore in extra innings. Lakeshore...

Wildcats, Clippers, Vikings lose in district semifinals

March 8, 2023

Wayland, Martin and Hopkins all had their boys’ basketball seasons concluded by opponents district semifinals Wednesday night. The Wildcats lost 65-54 to Wolverine Conference champion Otsego, a team that entered the game with a 17-4 overall record. Wayland’s final overall season record was 12-12 and 5-9 in the O-K Gold...

Wildcat boys win district hoops opener at Plainwell

March 6, 2023

The Wayland boys' varsity basketball team won its district tournament opener Monday evening, 74-56 over host Plainwell. The Wildcats, now 12-11 for the season overall, led 32-19 at the half and 57-33 at the end of three periods, pretty much controlled the ballgame throughout the evening. However, things may not...

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Two Viking players named to all-O-K Silver 1st team

March 5, 2023

Tristen Perry Trent Baugh Two Hopkins High School basketball team members have been selected for first team all-O-K Silver Conference honors. Trent Baugh and Tristen Perry were named to the first unit and Jayden Prather earned honorable mention accolades. The Vikings finished the regular season with an overall record of...

Kadence’s storied bowling career comes to an end

March 4, 2023

Kadence Bottrall and her dad, coach Eric Bottrall Kadence Bottrall did her swan song for her hugely successful bowling career at Wayland High School Saturday by bowing out of the state championship match play round. Rolling in her fourth state appearance, she finally lost in the quarterfinals 364 to 345...

Wildcats fail to make the cut in state bowling finals

March 3, 2023

The Wayland boys’ varsity bowling team Friday failed to make the cut for eight finalists in the state Division 2 championships at Century Lanes in Waterford. The Wildcats placed 18th in the competition. They recorded scores of 159, 136, 156, 160, 177, 156, 133 and 155. In match play they...

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