March 2023 – Page 10

Sports

Two Viking players named to all-O-K Silver 1st team

March 5, 2023

Tristen Perry Trent Baugh Two Hopkins High School basketball team members have been selected for first team all-O-K Silver Conference honors. Trent Baugh and Tristen Perry were named to the first unit and Jayden Prather earned honorable mention accolades. The Vikings finished the regular season with an overall record of...

Date nut bread is delicious and filling family favorite

March 5, 2023

by Kathy Hamman Miller I remember this recipe as family classic and favorite that was both delicious and filling, one of many original recipes that came from my great aunt. You can always tell the family favorites by how many spots and creases are on those cards! Ingredients: 2 tablespoons...

Wayland Schools provides Q & A on May 2 bond issue

March 4, 2023

Wayland Union School District officials recently have released a question and answer guide for the May 2 bond proposal and included an explanation of how the questions will be presented on the special election ballot. Voters will be asked to approve a $49.7 million bond proposal to build a new...

Kadence’s storied bowling career comes to an end

March 4, 2023

Kadence Bottrall and her dad, coach Eric Bottrall Kadence Bottrall did her swan song for her hugely successful bowling career at Wayland High School Saturday by bowing out of the state championship match play round. Rolling in her fourth state appearance, she finally lost in the quarterfinals 364 to 345...

This area was spared the worst of the snowstorm

March 4, 2023

Wayland and northeast Allegan County essentially escaped the worst of a huge snowstorm that snarled traffic and cut power to the southeast with as much as a foot of heavy snow. These parts were nailed with about two to three inches and all of the white stuff was melted by...

Wildcats fail to make the cut in state bowling finals

March 3, 2023

The Wayland boys’ varsity bowling team Friday failed to make the cut for eight finalists in the state Division 2 championships at Century Lanes in Waterford. The Wildcats placed 18th in the competition. They recorded scores of 159, 136, 156, 160, 177, 156, 133 and 155. In match play they...

Martin girls lose defensive struggle in district finals

March 3, 2023

The Martin girls’ varsity basketball squad Friday night came up short in its quest for a sixth consecutive district championship. The Ladies Clippers lost 25-21 to Kalamazoo Hackett Catholic Prep in the finals at Decatur. The loss ended their season with an overall record of 18-5. They were undefeated champions...

Wildcat boys end regular season with 11-11 mark

March 3, 2023

The Wayland boys’ varsity basketball team closed out its regular season Thursday night with a 52-49 triumph at West Michigan Aviation Academy. The Wildcats ended their regular season with an 11-11 record overall and they were 5-9 in the O-K Gold Conference, good for fifth place. Wayland will play in...

Editorial

Does Allegan County Clerk speak with forked tongue?

March 3, 2023

ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” article. It is an editorial by the editor. “It’s easier to fool people than to convince them that they’ve been fooled.” — Often attributed to Mark Twain “All of your children are poor unfortunate victims of lies you believe. A plague upon your...

Lady Wildcats land 2 slots on all-O-K Gold hoops team

March 3, 2023

Harmony Laker Maddy Terry Sophomore Harmony Laker and senior Maddy Terry of Wayland have been selected to the first unit of the all-O-K Gold Conference basketball team. Two two were the Lady Wildcats’ top scorers for the season, in which they captured the league championship for the second time in...

Month: March 2023