February 2016 – Page 9

Basura: Bobo’s ‘unforgettable’ wine-tasting misadventures

February 17, 2016

His name was Bobo Olson Olson. Born an Olson, his father named him for boxing great Bobo Olson. Nobody much remembered the boxer. Ironically, Bobo lacked any sort of hand-eye coordination. The great boxer was long gone. The name was noticed only in that it seemed weird. Bobo was a...

Former Wayland man’s wife is co-record holder of top bowling score

February 17, 2016

Erica Cutler (left), wife of former Wayland man Doug Cutler, last Sunday combined efforts with Brittney Haneline to roll a United States Bowling Congress national women's record 1,615 for doubles. Doug Cutler is a Wayland High School graduate and he and his wife and family live in Ft. Wayne, Ind.

Martin boys drop 73-58 nonleague contest to Kalamazoo Christian

February 17, 2016

Kalamazoo Christian ran out to an early lead and cruised to a 73-58 non-conference victory over Martin Tuesday. "We got off to a semi-slow start and found ourselves trailing by nine (22-13) at the end of the first quarter," said Martin coach David Curry. "The second was a little better...

Lady Wildcat Karli Warning intends to play hoops at GRCC

February 16, 2016

Wayland High School senior Karli Warning has made a verbal commitment to play basketball next season for Grand Rapids Community College. Warning, a starting guard for the Lady Wildcats, has been noted for a deadly three-point shot and steady defense. However, she currently has been sidelined with an ankle injury...

Wildcat boys squeak past Mattawan; girls lose by 1 point

February 16, 2016

The Wayland boys' varsity basketball team won a 47-44 squeaker at Mattawan Tuesday night in a nonleague contest, but the Lady Wildcats earlier in the evening lost a 39-38 heartbreaker. It was the second straight time the Wildcats boys, now 14-1 and ranked No. 4 in this week's Associated Press...

Dorr Elementary students raise funds for Heart Association

February 16, 2016

Dorr Elementary students held their annual Hoops for Heart and Jump Rope for Heart Tuesday to raise funds for the American Heart Association and educate students about heart disease and the importance of leading a healthy lifestyle. Fourth-grader Tayler Lutz raised $1,273 in honor of her grandfather, Don Anderson. Betty...

Wildcat boys’ hoops team stuck on No. 4 slot in state poll

February 16, 2016

It's beginning to sound like a broken record, but the Wayland boys' varsity basketball team is rated No. 4 again in the latest Associated Press state-wide Class B poll. Coach Mike Hudson's Wildcats have been fourth in the state for the last six weeks in a row. They are 13-1,...

Ranger Rick: If you really want to see changes, you must vote

February 16, 2016

Ranger Rick was selected as my literary name because I relate to the history of the Texas Rangers. Men who were tasked keeping and enforcing the law on the lawless Texas frontier, miles and miles of open country where disaster could come in the form of hostile natives, thieves, rustlers...

Community Notices

Fund-raiser for Jayde VanZalen planned at Hopkins hoops game

February 16, 2016

Hopkins High School will have a fund-raiser for Jayde VanZalen and her family during the girls’ and boys’ varsity basketball games Friday evening against Wyoming Godwin Heights. The Student Council, NHS and friends of the VanZalen family are putting together the event on behalf of VanZalen, a 2013 Hopkins High...

Godwin-Wayland 1st-round game shows need for hoops seeding

February 15, 2016

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. The Michigan High School Athletic Association should seriously consider seeding for post-season basketball tournaments. This assertion comes in the wake of the awful news that two of the state’s top five Class B basketball...

Month: February 2016