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Hopkins High School grad sets world backflip record

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Trey Collins, a 2020 Hopkins High School graduate, broke the Guinness World Record for the highest backflip Oct. 23, beating the previous record by several inches. An exercise science major at Belmont University on Nashville, Tenn., Collins began his quest to beat the world record about a year ago. After gaining...
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Lady Vikes sweep Allegan at annual ‘Pink Out’ game

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The Hopkins varsity volleyball team swept Allegan in three sets Tuesday night in the sixth annual special "Pink Out" non-league contest. "The event was wonderful, with all proceeds going to the Wings of Hope Hospice," said coach Terri Wisser. "The night was a great example of the generosity and support...
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Lady ‘Cats settle for 2nd in O-K Gold volleyball tourney

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It was close, but no cigar for the Wayland varsity volleyball team Tuesday night. The Lady Wildcats opened the match for the O-K Gold Conference championship at Grand Rapids Catholic Central with a 25-20 win, but the host Cougars, ranked No. 6 in the state-wide Class B poll, roared back...
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WHS grad leads Aquinas in Great Lake C-C Challenge

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Maggie Whitney Wayland High School graduate Maggie Whitney led seventh-ranked Aquinas College to a fifth place finish Saturday in the NAIA Challenge in Grand Rapids. Whitney placed 17th in the 5K race with a time of 18:13. The Saints had three of the top 40 runners in the competition. Whitney...
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Martin, Hopkins to play in grid playoffs this weekend

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Both the Hopkins and Martin High School football teams will play in the MHSAA post-season playoffs this weekend. Martin, which Friday night polished off a perfect 9-0 season, will be host to a Tekonsha team that went 7-2 at 7 p.m. Friday. The Clippers, who have qualified for the playoffs...
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Lady Vikings settle for 3rd in O-K Silver volley tourney

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The Hopkins varsity volleyball team Saturday went 2-2 in the O-K Silver Conference tournament and finished third in the conference standings. The Lady Vikes beat Sparta (25-12, 25-15), lost to Calvin Christiam (8-25, 19-25), beat Belding (25-20, 23-25, 15-4) and lost to Comstock Park (23-25, 25-21, 11-15). Individual statistical leaders...
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WHS grad helps guide 2nd place collegiate cross team

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Robert Young Wayland High School graduate Robert Young is assistant cross-country coach for Michigan Technological University, which took the runner-up slot Saturday morning in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Association meet. The Huskies were second to perennial champion and NCAA Division II top-ranked Grand Valley, which is Young's alma mater....
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WHS grad takes 5th in age bracket in River Bank Run

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Wayland High School graduate Sarah Brewer (37 in cover photo), daughter of retired Wayland High School teacher Sue Brewer and former Wayland High School golf coach Allen Brewer, finished fifth in the 30-34 women’s age bracket for the 25K River Bank Run Saturday morning in Grand Rapids. Her time of...
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3 Martin students members of district soccer champion

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Martin High School senior Javier Guevara, son of Wayland teacher Laura Foster, is a member of the Delton/Martin soccer team that won the MHSAA Division 3 district championship Saturday with a 1-0 victory over Hillsdale. Also on the team are James Blackburn, a junior, whose parents, Caryn and Damon, are...
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Wildcats’ record-setting grid season of misery ends

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The Wayland varsity football team Friday night completed a record season it's not at all happy about. The Wildcats lost 55-6 to O-K Gold Conference rival Forest Hills Eastern, bringing the season total of points scored against them to 386 in nine games, an average of almost 43 per contest....
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