Sports – Page 92

Lady Vikes land 3 on all-conference volleyball team

November 4, 2021

Three members of the Hopkins varsity volleyball team were named to the O-K Silver all-conference squad. They were Mady Weber, Avery Roxbury and Corrie Wisser. Sophomore Kate Cleypool earned honorable mention accolades. The Lady Vikes' season came to an end Wednesday in the district semifinals in a loss to South...

Wildcats to meet South Christian in district finals

November 3, 2021

Wayland Wednesday evening advanced to the district volleyball tournament finals Thursday night by defeating Hamilton in three competitive straight sets, 25-17, 25-18 and 25-21. The Wildcats' opponent in the final round will be fellow O-K Gold Conference member South Christian, which got the best of Hopkins 25-16, 25-16 and 25-12...

Martin grid rematch with Mendon will be at Delton

November 3, 2021

The post-season eight-man playoff football game between Martin and Mendon will be held at 7 p.m. Friday at Delton High School's field. Martin defeated Mendon 28-20 last month during the regular season and both teams won their first-round playoff contests to set up the regional final match. The only way...

Wildcats, Vikings to play in district semis at Wayland

November 2, 2021

Both the Hopkins and Wayland varsity volleyball teams will be in action at the district tournament Wednesday evening at Wayland High School's gym. The Lady Wildcats, coached by Krissy Dill, are coming off a successful season in which they were second in the O-K Gold Conference behind state-ranked Grand Rapids...

Dykstra, Morin to represent Martin at state cross meet

October 30, 2021

Martin state cross-country qualifiers Mercedes Morin and Eli Dykstra. Martin High School seniors Eli Dykstra and Mercedes Morin both qualified for next Saturday's Division 4 state cross-country meet in regional competition at Allendale. Though Dykstra missed making the all-regional team by two seconds, he placed 16th individually to meet requirements...

Wildcats miss qualifying for state by 5 team points

October 30, 2021

The Wayland High School boys’ cross-country team just missed qualifying for the Nov. 6 state championships by five points Saturday. The Wildcats, with their exceptional bunching, finished the regional competition in fifth place with 152 team points. Fellow O-K Gold Conference member South Christian copped the third and final team...

Two Lady Vikings qualify for D-3 state cross meet

October 30, 2021

Hopkins' Helena Kerber and Kambria Moored Two Hopkins female harriers Saturday morning at the regionals in Otsego qualified for the Division 3 state championships next weekend. Freshman Kambria Moored and sophomore Helena Kerber placed ninth and 12th, respectively, in the 5K race to punch their tickets for the annual race...

Olivia Barabas qualifies; ‘Cats take 8th in regionals

October 30, 2021

Olivia Barabas Wayland High School junior Olivia Barabas Saturday morning qualified for next week’s Division 2 state cross-country championship by placing seventh in the regionals at Portage. Barabas, who also qualified for the state meet a year ago and in her freshman year, checked in with a time of 20:05.19...

Martin hikes spotless mark to 10-0 with playoff victory

October 29, 2021

The Martin varsity football team continued its relentless search for a state Class D eight-man football championship by taking down visiting Tekonsha 41-0. The Clippers struck early and often and built a 41-0 lead by halftime. With a running clock operating the entire second half, they coasted the rest of...

Hopkins, O-K Silver suffer bad playoffs opening night

October 29, 2021

It was a really awful night of football for the O-K Silver Conference Friday. None of the four teams in the league won its first-round playoff game. League champ Comstock Park was hammered by Grand Rapids West Catholic. Belding was blasted by GR Catholic Central. Sparta lost to Whitehall. And...

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