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Clippers have outstanding track debut performances

The Martin High School varsity track team had some outstanding individual and relay team performances at its season-opening meet at Holland Black River. The host school, Martin, Saugatuck and Holland…

Editor April 15, 2023

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Viking boys 6th, girls 7th at Hastings team track meet

The Hopkins boys’ varsity track team placed sixth and the women were seventh in the Hastings Team Invitational Friday. The Vikings boys collected 552.5 team points for the day. Hudsonville…

Editor April 14, 2023

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Hopkins loses softball doubleheader at Hamilton

It was a bad day at Hamilton Thursday afternoon for the Hopkins softball team. The Lady Vikings dropped both ends of a doubleheader, 13-3 and 9-2, and saw their overall…

Editor April 13, 2023

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Wildcat softballers split in twin bill season opener

It was a strange softball season opener for Wayland Thursday afternoon in an afternoon doubleheader against Byron Center. The Wildcats suffered a five-inning defeat by mercy rule, 14-3 in the…

Editor April 13, 2023

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Former Wildcat pitching ace 1-hits Albion College

Former Wayland High School ace pitcher Emma Ludema continues to impress at Calvin College this spring. The freshman Knights hurler tossed a one-hit shutout at MIAA rival Albion Tuesday in…

Editor April 12, 2023

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Martin softball sweeps doubleheader in opener

The Martin Varsity softball team opened its season with a doubleheader sweep of Hastings, 12-1 and 13-2. Junior Makala Goddard took charge from the mound and completed the game with…

Editor April 12, 2023

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Frosh Evie Mathis officially owns school vault record

Wayland High School freshman Evie Mathis officially broke the school record in the pole vault by clearing 11-6 Tuesday at a tri-meet at Middleville Thornapple Kellogg. The downside was that…

Editor April 11, 2023

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Lady Vikings win season opener by football score

The Hopkins varsity softball team’s debut Tuesday afternoon was cut short to just three innings in its 20-0 rout of Wyoming Godwin Heights. The Lady Vikings plated 10 runs in…

Editor April 11, 2023

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Wildcat basketball star to play at Hope College

Brett Bultsma, the leading scorer for the Wayland boys' high school basketball team this past winter, has signed a letter of intent to play hoops for the Hope College Flying…

Editor April 8, 2023

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Martin all-state QB decides to play for Trine in MIAA

J.R. Hildebrand, Division 7 all-state quarterback for the state champion Martin Clippers, has committed to play football next fall at Trine University in Angola, Ind. Trine is a member of…

Editor April 5, 2023