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Former Hopkins hoops star helps Alma upset Hope

Mady Weber Freshman Mady Weber from Hopkins contributed 11 points Saturday to Alma College’s huge 61-50 upset victory over Hope, the No. 4 team in NCAA Division III rankings. Alma…

Editor February 18, 2024

Sports

Martin to send 6 individual wrestlers to state meet

The Martin High School team will send six individual wrestlers to the state Division 4 finals March 1 and 2 at Ford Field in Detroit. The six were determined by…

Editor February 17, 2024

Editorial

Gun safety asks us to ‘Own It. Respect It. Secure It’

To the editor: Own it? Respect it. Secure it. Putting these words into action is a simple and powerful way to help prevent firearm accidents and unauthorized access to firearms.…

Editor February 17, 2024

Features

‘Coaches vs. Cancer’ drive at WHS collects $12,000

The annual "Coaches vs. Cancer" campaign Friday was held during Friday night's Wayland-Middleville Thornapple Kellogg varsity boys' and girls' basketball games. The efforts, led by the Wayland High School Student…

Editor February 17, 2024

Sports

Two former Wildcat stars on nationally ranked team

Kadence Bottrall Bella Harnish Two Wayland High School graduates are members of the nationally-ranked Davenport University women’s bowling team. The United States Bowling Congress (USBC) last month listed Davenport women's…

Editor February 17, 2024

Sports

Wildcat girls 2nd, boys 3rd in Gold bowling standings

Wayland ladies finished second and the boys third in the O-K Gold Conference bowling standings. The teams both finished third in the conference bowling tournament Friday at Spectrum Lanes. Both…

Editor February 17, 2024

Obituaries

Service Monday for Dorr native, Hopkins graduate

Charlotte Rey Humphrey (Stone) died Monday, Feb. 12, after a brief battle with metastatic breast cancer. She was 87. She was born on July 11, 1936, to Charles Rex Stone…

Editor February 17, 2024

Sports

Lady Clippers turn back Galesburg’s upset bid, 40-39

The Martin girls’ basketball team barely turned away an upset bid by Galesburg-Augusta Friday night, prevailing 40-39. Actually, perhaps it wouldn’t have been an upset because the Rams came within…

Editor February 16, 2024

Sports

Viking guys and girls lose hoops battles on the road

It wasn’t a pleasant trip home Friday from Belding for the Hopkins boys’ and girls’ basketball teams. The boys’ team suffered yet another close setback, 47-45, the sixth time this…

Editor February 16, 2024

Sports

‘Cat guys win upset vs. TK; girls now 2nd in league

The Wayland boys’ varsity basketball team Friday night scored a mild upset victory on its home court by edging Middleville Thornapple Kellogg 52-51. The victory lifted the Wildcats guys’ overall…

Editor February 16, 2024