Sports – Page 73

Wildcats suffer softball title near miss twice in a row

June 18, 2022

There once was a humorous saying that "History doesn't repeat it self. Historians do." But on Saturday, Stevensville Lakeshore won the Division 2 state softball championship by defeating Trenton 6-2. The Lancers beat Jackson Northwest 1-0 in the quarterfinals and Escanaba 2-1 in the semifinals after getting past Wayland 2-1...

Seventeen Wildcats win O-K Gold all-league accolades

June 14, 2022

Wayland High School athletes who were named to the O-K Gold all-conference teams for spring 2022 are shown here, including seven representatives of the 37-2 softball team. (Back row, from left Dustin Loomans, Kaelyn Sikkema, Emma Ludema, Ian Thompson, Rya VanderKooi, Presley Oatmen, Raelyn Bruin, Carson Noyes, (front row) Grace...

Five Lady Vikings named to all-Silver softball squad

June 13, 2022

Five members of the Hopkins varsity softball team have been named to the O-K Silver All-Conference team, two of them freshmen, two seniors and a sophomore. The seniors were Emily Dimock and Sierra Smith. Smith was the No. 2 pitcher and second leading hitter for average on the team. Peyton...

Wildcats’ win streak, state title quest comes to an end

June 11, 2022

Wayland’s quest for its third state softball championship and its 37-game winning streak came to an end in the regional finals of the Division 2 tournament Saturday afternoon. The Wildcats lost a 2-1 extra inning thriller to Stevensville Lakeshore to see their remarkable season concluded with an overall record of...

Four Vikings find way into school softball record book

June 6, 2022

Hopkins varsity softball coach Amy Bishop Funk, in assessing the season just concluded, noted that four current players found a way to sneak into the school record books. Lyla Reynolds, Peyton Roxbury, Sierra Smith and Hannah Brinks now have planted their names onto the list of Vikings with great deeds...

Thompson scores 14 of 15 ‘Cats’ points at state meet

June 4, 2022

Four Wayland High School athletes and two from Hopkins qualified for the Division 2 state track meet Saturday at Forest Hills Eastern High School. Among them, only Wildcat senior Ian Thompson and senior Carson Noyes and Grace Brenner of Hopkins broke into the scoring column. The Wayland boys finished with...

Martin sends 13 athletes to state track meet, none score

June 4, 2022

Charley Martin and J.R. Hildebrand in the hurdles. Thirteen Martin High School track athletes competed Saturday in the state Division 4 meet at Hudsonville. None of them scored. The Clipper participants who qualified for the state meet were: • Charley Martin 16th in 300 hurdles with a personal best 43.36...

Ludema’s mound perfection sparks another district title

June 4, 2022

The Wayland varsity softball team claimed yet another district championship Saturday, as ace pitcher Emma Ludema fired a five-inning perfect game with 15 up and 15 down. The Wildcats prevailed 10-0 to boost their overall season record to 36-1 while Hopkins exited its season at 22-10. The regional tournament will...

Hopkins finishes regular season with 21-9 record

June 2, 2022

Lyla Reynolds was back at being an offensive tear again Thursday. The Hopkins varsity softball team completed its regular season Thursday afternoon by splitting a non-league doubleheader against Parchment, both with identical 10-6 final scores. The results left the Vikings with a 21-9 overall season record, identical to its 21-9...

Lady Wildcats to take 34-1 record to districts Saturday

June 2, 2022

The Wayland varsity softball team concluded its regular season Wednesday afternoon with a 6-1 victory over non-conference opponent Allendale to lift its overall season record to 34-1. Harmony Laker, Kami Morse and Kaelyn Sikkema came up with a couple of hits apiece. Emma Tornes clouted a triple and Sikkema and...

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