Month: September 2023

Wildcat boys’ harriers take 6th at Cedar Springs Invite

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The Wayland boys’ varsity cross-country team took sixth place in the 11-team Cedar Springs Invitational Saturday morning. Sparta won the meet with 72 team points. Wayland scored 146. Junior Dylan Pallett turned in a time of 16:51.4. Isaac Dyer checked in 17:17.21, good for 19th, and freshman Xander Stepek crossed...
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Lady Vikes surprise foes in 3rd place at Bangor Invite

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The Hopkins girls’ varsity cross-country squad came up with an impressive outing by checking in third p-lace in the 15-team Bangor Invitational Saturday morning. Gobles won the team competition with a score of 78, Paw Paw was runner-up and the Lady Vikings accumulated 114 points. Senior and team leader Jaeden...
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Martin Reformed Church plans service for 8-year-old

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The Martin Reformed Church will have a prayer vigil at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 26, in remembrance of JJ, Justin Lee Slagter Jr., who was killed last Friday in a farm accident. A service will take place in the back parking lot of Martin Reformed Church near the softball field....
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Wildcats take 1st Gold win; Vikings lose big yet again

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Wayland 17 Middleville Thornapple Kellogg 14 Wayland got back on track Friday night in its 17-14 homecoming victory over Middleville Thornapple Kellogg. It was the first victory this season for the Wildcats in the O-K Gold Conference. Overall they are 3-2. Middleville is winless in five outings. The Wildcats must...
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Your school bond dollars at work on high school roof

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Sometimes when there is road construction, the sign says, "Your tax dollars at work." That sign could be modified at Wayland High School to say, "Your bond levy dollars at work." Construction workers this week began working on the roof at the high school, doing necessary repairs and preparing for...
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Hopkins improves to 4-0 in O-K Silver volleyball derby

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Allison Williams The Hopkins volleyball team pushed its O-K Silver record thus far this season to 4-0 with a sweep over Sparta Thursday evening. The Lady Vikings prevailed 25-22, 25-17 and 25-21, to mark the second straight time they bested a league opponent in three sets with close decisions. Hopkins...
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Martin volleyball team sweeps Galesburg-Augusta

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The Martin varsity volleyball team Thursday evening defeated Galesburg-Augusta in three matches, 25-18 for the first 25-8 in the second and 25-14 to finish it off. The Clippers in set one had to adjust mid-set because team leader Makala Goddard was injured chasing down a ball and ending up smacking...
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Wildcats turn back non-league foe Comstock Park

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The Wayland boys' tennis team posted a 6-2 victory Thursday afternoon against non-league opponent Comstock Park at the Wayland courts. Coach Ben Adams said the Wildcats were able to overcome absences and lineup changes to secure a victory in a well played match. Singles players Theo Oddy and Cam Sieffert came through at...
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Injured deputy improving; assailant’s bond increased

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EDITOR'S NOTE: It was reported Friday afternoon that the deputy has been released from the hospital. The deputy who was assaulted Sept. 11 while trying arrest Christopher Gerou, 35, of Dorr, is improving at a hospital and the accused now is facing a much higher bond for release. Gerou was...
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Columns

Army Bob: Progressives to support mining of lithium?

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by Robert M. Traxler “A deposit of lithium recently discovered along the Nevada-Oregon border may be among the world’s largest, having potentially huge implications for the transition to electric vehicles. Volcanologists and geologists from Lithium Americas Corporation, GNS Science, and Oregon State University reported their findings in a paper for Science...
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