Sports – Page 85

Hopkins boys pull out 1-point thriller over Sparta

February 4, 2022

Hopkins and Sparta boys’ varsity basketball teams certainly have engaged in a couple of nail-biters on the court this season. The Spartans edged Hopkins last month 59-58, but the Vikings turned the tables with a 53-52 decision Friday night in Sparta. The victory lifted Hopkins to a 3-8 overall record,...

All Wayland and Martin teams taste defeat Tuesday

February 2, 2022

Brett Bulsma (2) goes near the rim. Both the Wayland boys' and girls' varsity basketball teams lost non-conference basketball encounters Tuesday evening. The Lady Wildcats saw their overall season record slip to 7-6 with a 50-43 loss at Comstock Park. Meanwhile, the Wayland boys came up short 68-48 at home...

Bowler from Hopkins High School rolls a perfect 300

February 1, 2022

Charlie Brown Hopkins High School varsity bowler Charlie Brown achieved a rare feat Monday in high school competition in the Vikings O-K Silver Conference dual match against Belding by rolling a perfect 300 game.

Boys’ and girls’ Viking hoop squads fall vs. Plainwell

February 1, 2022

The Hopkins girls' and boys' basketball teams did not fare well Tuesday evening in non-league contests against Plainwell. The girls dropped a 37-32 decision and the boys lost 62-46. The Lady Vikings now are 5-7 on the season overall and remain 4-3 in the O-K Silver Conference. The boys now...

Both Wildcat bowl teams take out Catholic Central

January 31, 2022

It was a pretty good couple of outings Monday afternoon at the Rock 'N Bowl Lanes, where the home team Wayland boys and Lady Wildcats came up with dual match victories over visiting O-K Gold Conference rival Grand Rapids Catholic Central. The girls won handily 27-3, but the boys had...

Five former local prep stars play hoops at Cornerstone

January 30, 2022

Cater Nyp Cory Ainsworth No fewer than five Wayland and Hopkins High School graduates are playing basketball at Cornerstone University this winter. Former Wildcat standouts Cory Ainsworth and Carter Nyp have played major roles in the Golden Eagles’ season, in which they are 15-8 overall and 9-4 in the Wolverine-Hoosier...

Hopkins boys win, but girls’ 4-game victory streak ends

January 28, 2022

The Hopkins boys won big Friday night by pasting O-K Silver Conference foe Belding, but the Lady Vikings earlier in the evening had their four-game streak ended. The Viking boys, now 3-7 for the season overall ran past Belding 66-24. The Hopkins girls, who own a 5-6 overall mark, went...

Lady Clippers halt losing skid by defeating Coloma

January 28, 2022

Martin Friday night halted its recent four-game losing skid in front of a friendly "Snowcoming" crowd by turning back Coloma 42-31. Madison Bogdan "It was homecoming at Martin High School and we were able to pull out a good win tonight to get us back on track," said coach Ben...

Rock ‘N Bowl welcomes its 1st 300 game in 3.5 years

January 28, 2022

The Rock 'N Bowl Lanes just north of Wayland had its first perfect 300 game last Sunday! Mike Gruis Sr., who bowls on the local lanes' Mixed League, had the honor of doing so in front of family and friends and had this to say: “So proud to shoot 300...

Lady Wildcat bowlers still undefeated in league play

January 26, 2022

The Wayland girls’ varsity bowling team has had perhaps a little too easy time of it when facing O-K Gold Conference opponents. The Lady Wildcats came up with a 27-3 victory Wednesday afternoon over South Christian, which again fielded only three bowlers on its team. However, the boys’ Sailors squad...

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