The Lady Vikings had a hard time keeping their composure Tuesday night against the Kellogsville Rockets. “It was like were playing a football game, I didn’t feel like we were playing basketball,” said starting senior Kristin Gilbert. Within the first minute with the Vikings down 6-0, the coach called a timeout and told the team [...]
Hopkins Wrestling on the Road at Dowagiac
The Hopkins Wrestling team took a trip down to Dowagiac for their first official wrestling tournament. What a great start for this seasoned wrestling team! Three wrestlers still hold an undefeated season after this meet: Nick Miller (5-0), Jimmy Renburg (5-0), and Kyle Cooper (4-0). Along with the team’s undefeated wrestlers, three others placed. Alex Jones took fourth place [...]
JV Boys Fight ‘Til the End
The JV Boys defeated Kelloggsville on December 13. Throughout the whole game the Vikings and Rockets were neck and neck. The game was very intense and the crowd cheered on their team enthusiastically. Ryan Pierce led the team in points made and Gavin Ryan had some big shots near the end that got the crowd [...]
JV Girls Defeats Kellogsville
The JV Girls were bubbling with excitement as they went through warm ups and into the locker room to go over the game plan for that night. It was the first conference game for JV girls this season and they were ready. The Lady Vikes dominated the court in the first quarter only allowing the Rockets [...]
Hopkins Girls on the Road at Hamilton
Last Friday, the Lady Vikes took a drive up to Hamilton for a tough game. Within the first three minutes, Hamilton had a six to one lead over Hopkins. Although Hopkins worked hard to break through the Hamilton defense, they couldn’t drive to the basket. Hamilton had some great players whose three point shots always seemed to find [...]
Lady Vikings Kick Off the Season With a Bang
With a only nine players on the roster, the Hopkins Girls Basketball Team needed to be on top of their game. The five starters,as the backbone of the team, had to play strong throughout the game. Starting the game versus Tri-Unity Christian with a close lead, the team needed to continue with strong defense to keep the lead. [...]
Fight for the District Title
The Hopkins Vikings drove down to Dowagiac hoping to take home a District Title, but Dowagiac wanted it more. Dowagiac scored after the first drive but Hopkins denied them on the next two drives. After a short punt, Dowagiac took advantage of their field position to score again. The Viking’s offense could not take off that [...]
Hopkins Kicks Berrien Springs Out of the Playoffs
The “underdog” Hopkins beat Berrien Springs in the first round of the playoffs. After a two hour bus ride down to Berrien Springs, the Vikings came out fighting. In the first possession Hopkins stopped Berrien’s offensive drive with some stellar defense. Hopkins had two fumbles, but by capitalizing on an interception, the Vikings ended the first half ahead 14-7. [...]
Rachel Weber Continues to State
The Cross Country team traveled to Allendale High School to compete in the Regional Cross Country meet. The Boys Cross Country team gave a valiant effort, but it was the girls team that stood out. The Girls Cross Country team placed 5th out of the 12 schools on Saturday. Rachel Weber, a freshman, had [...]
JV Football Ends Season Without Defeat
The JV Football team ended their season with a win, keeping them undefeated with a record of 8-0. Playing their biggest rival, Allendale, inspired the boys to play hard from start to finish. In the first quarter, Quincy Collings was injured and ended up with a broken collarbone. The JV players knew they had to win for Quincy; and they did, winning [...]
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