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Baked pork chops include brown sugar and oranges

Baked Pork Chops Preheat oven to 350 degrees 6 pork chops - I used center cut -salt, pepper to taste6 orange or lemon slices½ c. tomato ketchup½ c. water2 T.…

Editor May 22, 2022

Sports

Wildcat boys’ track team finishes 4th in regionals

Ian Thompson The Wayland boys’ varsity track team placed fourth in the Division 2 regional meet at Mason Friday. The girls finished seventh. The Hopkins girls checked in 10th at…

Editor May 21, 2022

Sports

Vikings break out of slump in style with 11-0 victory

Hannah Brinks pitched a shutout gem. Hopkins’ Saturday contest against Kent City can only be best described as astonishing, as they broke out of an offensive slump and took an…

Editor May 21, 2022

Sports

Wildcats outlast 4th ranked Walled Lake North for title

Entertaining enough for popcorn? Emma Tornes, Emma Ludema and coach Cheri Ritz think so. The Wayland softball team somehow has gone virtually unnoticed this season in the state rankings, but…

Editor May 21, 2022

Sports

Viking softballers hang on to split twin bill vs. Delton

A year ago Dahlia Velhouse was a starting pitcher for Hopkins. An injury since then changed her status. The Hopkins varsity softball team halted a seven-game losing streak Friday afternoon…

Editor May 20, 2022

Sports

Martin boys 3rd, girls 4th in D-4 regional track meet

300 hurdles champ Kyia Bozzo The Martin boys’ varsity track team finished third in the Division 4 regionals and the girls were fourth at Gobles Friday. The Clipper boys accumulated…

Editor May 20, 2022

Sports

Wildcats make it 27 in a row with sweep of Ravenna

Kami Morse There's an old saying that "There is no rest for the wicked." Coach Cheri Ritz has amended it to "There is no rest for the Wildcats." Wayland Thursday…

Editor May 20, 2022

Columns

Army Bob: What will be top issues in ‘Election 2022’?

by Robert M. Traxler As the mid-terms near, we see the issues that both parties will run on developing. The right will use crime, inflation, the Roe v. Wade reversal,…

Editor May 20, 2022

Sports

Wayland 8th-grade pole vault phenom clears 12 feet

Evie Mathis, the extraordinary Wayland Middle School eighth-grade pole vaulter, has outdone herself yet again. The daughter of Rick and Cindy Mathis Thursday afternoon at Hastings cleared an even 12…

Editor May 19, 2022

Sports

Viking softball team finds going tough in stretch run

Sierra Smith The fortunes of the Hopkins varsity softball team have gone south ever since they’ve been paired up with stronger opponents as the season nears completion. The Vikings won…

Editor May 19, 2022