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Lady Wildcats lose shot at share of O-K Gold crown
The Wayland girls’ varsity basketball team not only lost a game Friday night, 65-48 to Grand Rapids Catholic Central. It also lost a chance to share the O-K Gold Conference…
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Hopkins boys score hoops upset vs. Calvin Christian
It was a good way to end the regular season Friday night, as the Hopkins boys’ varsity basketball squad took down Grandville Calvin Christian 61-48. The Vikings went out in…
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One WHS boy, 1 girl to bowl in state tourney March 1
Haven Baker and Kyle VanEss Two Wayland varsity bowlers Friday qualified for the MHSAA State Finals. Juniors Kyle VanEss and Haven Baker will represent their school next weekend in their…
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Martin wrestling season ends in state quarterfinals
Martin’s dual meet wrestling season came to a close Friday in the state Division 4 quarterfinals at Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo with a 39-26 loss to St. Louis. Four individual…
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Martin girls’ bowling team qualifies for state tourney
The Martin girls' varsity bowling team Friday qualified for the state championship team tournament by capturing second place in the Division 4 regionals at Bronson. The Lady Clippers will be…
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GR woman killed near Wayland exit on U.S.-131
Troopers from the Wayland post of the Michigan State Police reported Thursday night that a woman was struck and killed by a vehicle on the U.S.-131 expressway just north of…
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Wildcat boys just miss trip to state bowling tourney
The Wayland High School boys' varsity bowling team placed third in the region among 13 teams, but needed to take first or second to move on to the state level.…
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Gun safety forum comes to Wayland at the right time
WHS resource officer Jon Schaefer and Police Chief Scott Matice. The timing for a special forum on Michigan’s new gun safety law was interesting Thursday. Six area experts gave a…
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Second WHS grad, Russ Middleton, dies in crash
Word has been received of the death of the brother, Russ Middleton, of Wayland High School graduate Rick Middleton, 73, in a bizarre traffic crash Thursday, Feb. 1, near Ocala,…
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Army Bob: We’re a lot more vulnerable than we think
A nation that cannot control its borders is not a nation”, — President Ronald Reagan by Robert M. Traxler About 20,000 Chinese nationals have been apprehended at our southern border…