Leah Williams, Ali Langlois, and Reegan Helderop got all gussied up for the Winter Follies celebration at Hopkins High School, taking a break from playing basketball Saturday against Belding, Langlois was chosen for top honors at the festival.
It was perhaps the most important victory for the Hopkins girls’ basketball team in quite a spell.
The Lady Vikings took out Grandville Calvin Christian 51-35 to (1) earn revenge for a 64-57 loss earlier this season, (2) move into a tie with the Squires for first place in the O-K Silver Conference standings and (3) extend their winning streak to seven straight games.
Hopkins and Calvin Christian both now are 7-1 in league play. The Lady Vikings are 10-3 overall.
Hopkins is coached by former point guard Kennedy Helderop, who later moved on to play the same position for Cornerstone University.
Wyoming girls 58 Wayland 46
The Lady Wildcats were dealt a devastating blow to their hopes of an O-K Gold Conference title Tuesday evening.
Wayland defeated Wyoming earlier this season, but it was a different story this time on the road.
Senior pivot Addie Sikorski drilled 23 points, including one three-point field goal, but no other Wildcat managed to score in double figures. Laney Wolf scored eight points with a couple of threes and Jordan Grevenstuk had seven with a three. Marissa Ainsworth also had seven points and Charity Laker swished a three.
Three Wildcat starters were confined to the bench for much of the game because of foul troublle.
The Cats now have a 9-2 overall record, 6-2 in league play. Both South Chruistian and West Catholic are ahead of them in the standings.
GR Sacred Heart girls 42 Martin 33
The Lady Clippers dropped this one by nine points after defeating this same opponent by 17 last month, 53-36. Martin now has an overall record of 6-5.
Martin boys 50 Three Oaks River Valley 37
The Clippers captured their fifth victory against 10 losses overall for the season.
Wyoming boys 80 Wayland 65
It was the 10th loss in their last 11 outings for the Wildcats. After winning their first three contests of the season, they have won only once (over Grand Rapids Union) and their orverall record has slipped to 4-10.
Grandville Calvin Christian boys 69 Hopkins 55
The Vikings remained winless in the O-K Silver Conference with the loss and they now are 1-13 on the season overall.
