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Hopkins finishes regular season with upset victory
The Hopkins boys’ basketball team ended its regular season on a high note Tuesday with an impressive 51-34 victory over Kent City. The visiting Eagles, who in years gone by…
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Wildcats lose to Kenowa Hills 75-45 in makeup
The Wayland boys' varsity basketball team lost 75-45 in a makeup game Monday night. The loss dropped the Wildcats' overall season record to 4-15. Kenowa is 10-8. Meanwhile, the Wayland…
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Boys’ district basketball pairings set for next week
The Michigan High School Athletic Association has announced boys’ high school district basketball tournament pairings for the week of Monday, March 7, to Friday, March 11. Wayland is host for…
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Former star Wildcat hurdler 1st at college indoor meet
Corrina Courser Corrina Courser, a 2020 graduate of Wayland High School, finished first Sunday in the 60-meter hurdles at the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Association indoor track meet. Courser is…
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Former Viking bowling standout is all-WHAC pick
Hopkins High School graduate Brenden Gossman, who earned all-state accolades during his Viking prep career, added to his personal trophy case Saturday by being named to the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic all-star…
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Keep on rollin’: It’s deja vu for Cats’ Kadence Bottrall
Kadence Bottrall with another individual trophy. Well, here we go again. Wayland High School junior Kadence Bottrall earned her second straight individual regional bowling championship Saturday and she and senior…
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Local 8th-grader ties state indoor pole vault record
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…
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Viking hoops teams split in Hall of Fame night games
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…
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Lady ‘Cats follow up league title with regional crown
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…
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Lady Clippers take out Constantine in Crossover
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,…