May 2016 – Page 6

Wayland man wins National Endowment stipend

Mike D. Miller of Wayland has been awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities stipend for the summer institute "Teaching Beowulf in the Context of Old Norse-Icelandic Literature" at Western…

Editor May 21, 2016

Sports

Wildcat baseball team has gone 13-5 to climb to .500

Wayland swept Hopkins 8-4 and 16-1 Friday in a doubleheader to even its overall season record to 16-16. The Wildcats have fashioned a 13-5 record in their last 18 games…

Editor May 21, 2016

Columns

Yes It Is, It’s True: Churches should have to pay to play

Kevin Phillips, Republican strategist for Richard Nixon, wrote a book in 1969, "The Emerging Republican Majority," in which he correctly predicted the fall of the rust belt, the rise of…

Editor May 21, 2016

Obituaries

Service is Sunday for former Leighton Twp. woman

Marilyn Cone, 80, a member of the Hooker family of Leighton Township, died Thursday, May 19, of congestive heart failure. Marilyn was an active and faithful member of Good News…

Editor May 21, 2016

Sports

Wildcat boys tie for 7th, girls 10th in regionals

The Wayland boys’ varsity track team finished tied for seventh among 15 teams and the girls’ squad placed 10th at the Division 2 regional meet Friday at Houseman Field in…

Editor May 20, 2016

Sports

Lady Vikings reclaim D-3 regional track crown in style

The Hopkins girls’ varsity track team is back with a vengeance, capturing its first regional Division 3 championship since 2013. It’s not as though the Lady Vikings were far away…

Editor May 20, 2016

Sports

Five WHS cagers may play in Champions of Character

Nearly all of the seniors on the Wayland girls' varsity basketball team this past winter will be team members or alternates in the annual "Champions of Character" all-star basketball games at…

Editor May 20, 2016

Community Notices

WHS magna cum laude, cum laude academic students noted

Wayland High School has announced the seniors who have achieved magna cum laude academic honors and cum laude accolades. Listed in alphabetical for magna cum laude: Alexis Adrianse, Audrey Annable,…

Editor May 20, 2016

Columns

Basura: What would happen if prayer actually worked?

“I thought about praying for a bicycle, but then I realized it didn’t work that way. So I stole a bike, and prayed for forgiveness.” — Emo Phillips I thought about…

Editor May 20, 2016

Sports

Lady Wildcats win last home match of season, 3-1

The Wayland girls' varsity soccer team defeated Hastings 3-1 Wednesday in its last regular season home game of the year completing its season sweep of the Saxons. The first half…

Editor May 20, 2016