January 2016 – Page 3

Wildcat boys, girls blank Ottawa Hills 30-0 on bowling lanes

January 28, 2016

The Wayland boys' varsity bowling team didn't have any trouble Thursday afternoon defeating Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills 30-0 at Airport Lanes. The Lady Wildcats also won 30-0, by forfeit because Ottawa Hills does not field a team. The Wayland girls now own a perfect 11-0 record this season in dual...

Wayland Athletic Booster of Year Award goes to Tom Andrews

January 28, 2016

The Wayland High School 2015 Athletic Booster of the Year Award will be presented to Valerie Andrews, widow of Tom Andrews, Friday evening between the varsity home basketball games against Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills. Andrews, who had served as president of the Athletic Boosters until he resigned for health reasons,...

Sports

Viking girls defeat Northpointe, boys’ hoops team loses

January 27, 2016

The Hopkins girls' varsity basketball team defeated Grand Rapids Northpointe Christian Tuesday night at home 43-32, in an O-K Silver Conference contest. The Vikings boys' squad dropped a 66-43 decision at Northpointe. The girls' team record is now 4-7 overall and the boys are 1-9. Both Viking squads will be...

Bygone Days: A brief look at the Wayland area’s past, Part 201

January 27, 2016

25 Years Ago — Jan. 30, 1991 Police are seeking information about a man between 25 and 35 years old who walked into the Paul Johnson Agency downtown and assaulted and robbed a woman. Efforts are under way to have 129th Avenue from Bradley through Chief Noonday Road in Barry...

Funeral Friday for former WHS teacher Gerard Weykamp

January 27, 2016

Former Wayland High School social studies teacher Gerard Weykamp, age 78, died Monday, Jan. 25. Gerard was a graduate of Catholic Central High School, Ferris Institute and Michigan State University. He was an avid outdoorsman, traveler and was active in Boy Scout Troop 292. He taught at Wayland High School...

Basura: My father was an aquatic life saver no fewer than 3 times

January 26, 2016

I saw my dad save three people from drowning. One of these occurred at Sterling State Park in southern Michigan on the shore of Lake Erie. It was not a big deal, as my father kept saying. Probably someone else would have acted – but if not, the consequences could...

Lady Wildcats come to within 5 points of state-ranked South Christian

January 26, 2016

The up and down Wayland girls’ basketball team was on the upside Tuesday night in a very competitive 55-50 loss at undefeated South Christian, which is ranked No. 4 in the latest state-wide Class B Associated Press poll. The Wildcats got off to a great start leading 5–0 after the...

Wildcats’ Zack Nieuwkoop offered scholarship to Ferris State

January 26, 2016

Wayland High School 6-7 junior Zack Nieuwkoop has received an offer of an athletic scholarship to play basketball at Ferris State University. He announced the development Tuesday evening on Facebook. Nieuwkoop, who has been on fire on the hardcourt for the Wildcats in the last month, will graduate from Wayland...

Lady Wildcats’ bowling captain leads way; boys overcome TK

January 26, 2016

The Wayland girls’ varsity bowling team lifted its dual match season record to 10-0 Tuesday afternoon with a 29-1 triumph over Middleville Thornapple Kellogg. The boys’ team, at the same time, bounced back from a disappointing loss to Hopkins last Thursday by getting past the TK guys 17-13. “For most...

Nieuwkoop scores 30; Wildcats roll, but await Ottawa showdown

January 26, 2016

It became painfully obvious very early in Tuesday night’s O-K Gold basketball matchup that South Christian simply couldn’t stop 6-7 Wayland junior center Zack Nieuwkoop. About the only chance the visiting Sailors had was to find a way to get him to foul out. And Nieuwkoop indeed sat out almost...

Month: January 2016