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Bad roads, weather only delays Martin girls’ victory

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Neither ran, nor snow, nor sleet… The inclement weather and poor road conditions could only delay, but not halt, the Martin girls’ basketball team’s early season winning streak, as it posted a 43-28 victory over Holland Black River Saturday evening. The game Friday night originally was postponed for 24 hours,...
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Lady Wildcat bowlers are 3rd in GR Christian tourney

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The Wayland girls' varsity bowling team bowled their way to third place Saturday in the Grand Rapids Christian Invitational. "It was good that we got everyone a chance to participate today," said coach Eric Bottrall. "We never seemed to get things going and it’s OK. This is a very special...
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Wildcat, Viking grads boost Cornerstone in basketball

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Stephanie Ainsworth Kennedy Helderop Wayland High School graduate Stephanie Ainsworth and Hopkins grad Kennedy Helderop again figured heavily in a big Cornerstone University women’s basketball victory Saturday over Siena Heights. Wayland alums Cory Ainsworth and Carter Nyp also played major roles in the men’s team defeating Siena Heights 89-45. The...
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Short-handed Wildcat boys take 4th in bowling tourney

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The Wayland boys' varsity bowling team finished fourth out of eight teams at the Grand Rapids Christian Invitational Saturday and worked hard to beat out O-K Gold 7th ranked Thornapple Kellogg. The Wildcats had to overcome a slow start on the Phantom Pattern at Park Center Lanes. "This is an...
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Lady Wildcats taste 1st loss, 63-44, at Byron Center

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The Wayland girls' varsity basketball team Friday night absorbed its first defeat this season at Byron Center, 63-44. Meanwhile Hopkins girls evened their season record at 2-2 with a 54-48 decision over Grand Rapids Covenant Christian. The Lady Vikings next Tuesday will be at home to play Middleville Thornapple Kellogg....
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Lady Wildcat bowlers No. 8 ranked in latest state poll

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The Wayland girls' varsity bowling team is rated No. 8 in the state in the latest coaches' poll for Division 2. The Lady Wildcats a year ago placed 11th as a team in the state tournament and two individual rollers, Kadence Bottrall and Bella Harnish, came within a whisker of...
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Defense does it again for Martin girls’ basketball

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The Martin girls’ basketball team used good defense again to score its second victory in as many outings this season. The Clippers defeated homesteading Coloma 42-14 in a Southwest Athletic Conference battle. Martin led 10-3, 20-10 and 32-10 at the period stops. “Tonight was another great team win… We got...
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Lady Vikings earn 1st win; guys take season opener

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Both the Hopkins girls' and boys' basketball teams emerged victorious in non-league encounters Tuesday evening. The girls, who have been saddled with a rugged early season schedule, picked up one in the win column with a 36-33 victory over Forest Hills Central on the road. The Lady Vikings had the...
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Wildcat girls’ hoop team lifts season record to 3-0

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The Wayland girls’ varsity basketball team made it three in a row for the young season Tuesday night with a 49-43 non-league decision at Caledonia. The Lady Wildcats reversed their recent trend of starting slowly and then cruising past their opponent. They came out strong in the early going, taking...
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Lady Wildcats 2-0 on the lanes, but boys are 0-2

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The Wayland girls' bowling team scored its second victory in as many tries and in as many days Tuesday with a 21-9 triumph over Middleville Thornapple Kellogg. The boys' team, however, dropped a close match with TK to fall to 0-2. The Lady Wildcats jumped ahead right from the beginning...
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