February 2016 – Page 2

The Muck Starts Here: A mass murder comes closer to home

February 28, 2016

by Barry Hastings And won't it be interesting to learn about his motivation? Even more interesting will be learning the motivation of Jason Dalton's neighbors who, time after time that Sunday, appeared before the cameras of WWMT-TV News talking about the many times they'd heard (or seen) this slovenly killer...

Wildcat boys 9th in regionals; Austin Beggs just misses state

February 28, 2016

The Wayland boys’ varsity bowling team finished in the middle of the pack in the Division 2 regional tournament Friday at Continental Lanes in Kalamazoo. The Wildcats were ninth among the 17 schools in the competition. They rolled a combined 3,533 pins, 20 behind eighth-place Three Rivers. Coldwater won the...

Soph Sydney Urben qualifies for state bowling tourney again

February 28, 2016

Wayland sophomore Sydney Urben punched her second straight ticket to the state Division 2 singles bowling tournament in Plymouth Canton by placing third Saturday in the regionals with a score of 1224 (204 average). Senior teammates Lizzy Cobband Aubree Hodges and junior Alicia Sweeney came close, but both fell below...

Almost by default: I pick Gernant over Whiteford for State Rep.

February 28, 2016

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. The Tuesday, March 8, presidential primary and special election to fill the 80th District State Rep. seat are approaching fast. Consider this an editorial on the latter race. Republican Mary Whiteford is a genuinely...

Democracy Tree: Schuette, Snyder and the games they play

February 28, 2016

As the effluence of Gov. Snyder’s carefully timed bolus of damning emails was discharged in bulk on the media last Friday, the political fallout went from bad to worse for him and his closest aides. Digging for a story, speed-reading reporters easily connected the dots — those same dots the...

Three former Wildcat softball stars on Davenport roster

February 28, 2016

Three former Lady Wildcat softball standouts are on the roster of the Davenport University squad this spring. The trio of Wayland High School graduates, who all played for Cheri Ritz, are junior Haley Obetts, sophomore Samantha Merren and freshman Mallory Teunissen. Obetts started in 46 games last year as a...

WHS grad Dilon Aten averaging nearly 3 PPG for Cornerstone

February 28, 2016

Dilon Aten, a 2015 graduate of Wayland High School, has averaged 2.9 points per game while playing in 25 games for Cornerstone University's men's basketball team this season. The Golden Eagles are 26-5 overall and are rated No. 8 in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) national poll. Post-season...

Service will be Monday for Donna Miller, 81, of Hopkins

February 27, 2016

Donna L. Miller, 81, of Hopkins, died Thursday, Feb. 25, at her home. Mrs. Miller was born in Hopkins June 4, 1934, the daughter of Alford and Katherine (Soughders) Layton. She was a 1952 Hopkins High School graduate and attended Monterey Center United Methodist Church. Donna was a home maker...

Viking boys bowlers, Brenden Gossman going to state

February 27, 2016

The Hopkins boys’ bowling team has qualified for the state Division 3 tournament at Airport Lanes in Jackson next weekend. The Vikings took third in the regionals Friday at Eastland Bowl in Kalamazoo. Furthermore, freshman Brenden Gossman qualified for the individual portion of the tournament by placing third on Saturday to...

Clipper boys win SAC division title outright, 1st since 1996

February 27, 2016

by Jon M. Gambee, Martin Bureau Chief Martin captured its first league boys' basketball championship in 20 years Friday by handily defeating Bloomingdale, 66-43. As had been its penchant this season, Martin took a while to get going and trailed in the first minutes of the first quarter. But Coach...

Month: February 2016