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Local 8th-grader ties state indoor pole vault record

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Wayland Middle School eighth-grader Evie Mathis, daughter of Rick and Cindy Mathis of Wayland, placed sixth amongst high school jumpers Saturday in the Michigan Indoor State Meet at the LAB in Ypsilanti. She also tied the state record for eighth grade indoor pole vault at 11'-6".
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Viking hoops teams split in Hall of Fame night games

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The Hopkins boys' varsity basketball team defeated Belding 69-35 Friday evening, but the girls lost 43-36. The Viking lads now are 4-9 in the O-K Silver Conference standings. The girls finished their Silver campaign at 7-7 and 9-11 overall. Hopkins honored the newest members of the schools' Athletic Hall of...
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Lady ‘Cats follow up league title with regional crown

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The Lady Wildcats and coach Eric Bottrall whoop it up after capturing the regional championship, their second solid success in less than a week. It isn’t often that three different girls’ varsity athletic teams from the same school win three different regional championships in less than a year. But that’s...
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Lady Clippers take out Constantine in Crossover

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Martin Thursday night defeated Constantine 39-32 in the annual crossover girls' basketball game between two divisions in the Southwest Athletic Conference. Gracie Shettler In a game between two fifth-place teams, Martin was down 27-25 to start the fourth quarter and then outscored its opponent 14-5 in the final eight minutes...
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Viking girls prevail; Lady ‘Cats clinch win season

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(Photo courtesy of Terry Ellis) The Hopkins girls’ varsity basketball team took over fourth place in the O-K Silver Conference with a 50-42 victory Tuesday night over Comstock Park. The Lady Vikings pulled to within one game of .500 at 9-10 and went over the even mark in league play...
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Girls’ district hoops tourney pairings announced

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The Michigan High School Athletic Association today announced girls’ high school district basketball tournament pairings for the week of Monday, Feb. 28 to Friday, March 4. Martin will be host for Division 4 District 114 and the Lady Clippers’ (8-10) first game will be against Grand Rapids Zion Christian (12-5)...
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Area high school hoops tourneys to start on Feb. 28

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The annual Michigan High School Athletic Association girls’ and boys’ high school basketball tournaments will get under way the weeks of Feb. 28-March 4 and March 7-11, respectively. There have not yet been any announcements of specific tourney pairings, but they are expected to be reported Feb. 27 for girls...
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Wildcat girls capture 1st place in O-K Gold bowling

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Word on the street is that the Wayland varsity girls' bowling team captured first place in today's O-K Gold Conference tournament at Spectrum Lanes in Grand Rapids. Undisclosed sources report that Lady Wildcats' junior Kadence Bottrall rocked the house, taking first place individually in the tournament. Senior Bella Harnish, who...
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WHS girls 2 games over .500; others are 2 under

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The Hopkins, Martin and Wayland girls’ basketball teams are the only high school squads with winning, or close to winning records this winter. Wayland girls entered Friday’s contest with a 9-8 overall mark, 6-5 in the O-K Gold Conference, and managed to climb to two games above the 50-50 mark...
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WHS Grad Cory Ainsworth earns 2nd academic award

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Wayland High School graduate Cory Ainsworth of Cornerstone Basketball has earned his second consecutive Academic All America, as selected by CoSIDA All-District honor after his performance both on the court and in the classroom in 2021-22! The Cornerstone junior center has earned the honor for the second consecutive season. Ainsworth is...
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