Sports
Martin girls finish 4th in invitational at Mendon
COVER PHOTO: Freshman Veyda Conley won the 1600, 3200 and ran the anchor leg of the Clippers’ winning 3200-meter relay team. The Martin girls’ varsity track team score 66 points to take fourth place Friday at the eight-team John Green Mendon Invitational. The boys’ team managed only 14 points and took seventh. Freshman distance running
Sports
Lady Vikings cop 2nd straight tourney crown
The Hopkins softball team had a really good day at the Ionia Invitational, winning all three contests to claim the first place trophy. It was Hopkins’ second straight tourney trophy after it won the hardware the week before at Thornapple Kellogg. The Lady Vikings took out St. Johns 7-3, then handled Ionia 15-5 and edged
Sports
WHS boys take 4th in O-K Gold Conference meet
Wayland’s boys’ track was in a hot three-team race for second place in the O-K Gold Conference track meet Friday at Houseman Field in Grand Rapids. Unfortunately, the Wildcats eventually finished fourth, less than seven points from the runner-up slot behind Catholic Central and Cedar Springs. Forest Hills Eastern emerged as the league champion. The
Sports
WHS grad places in 2 track events at nationals
Wayland High School graduate Brenna Hyde recorded her personal best effort in the long jump and the triple jump as well Friday in the National Collegiate Christian Athletic Association (NCCAA) track meet. She leaped 5.45 meters in the long jump and went 10.59 meters in the triple jump, finishing sixth and seventh, respectively. Hyde excelled
Sports
Hopkins girls take 1st in O-K Silver track meet
The Hopkins girls’ varsity track team captured the O-K Silver Conference championship Friday by taking first in the eight-team field of the league meet at Sparta. The Lady Vikings amassed 165 team points to touch out the host school, which had 136. The Viking guys, meanwhile, checked in third with 91 points behind Sparta and
Sports
Wildcats have the weekend off because of rain
Word has been received that the Centeville softball tournament Saturday has been canceled because of the recent rainy weather and resultant condition of the fields. Wayland was scheduled to be one of the teams in the tourney. The Wildcats’ game against Jenison also was called off. The Wildcats resume their defense of the O-K Gold
Community Notices
Wayland Junior High Choir scores high at festival
Wayland seventh and eighth grade choir members sang Tuesday at Michigan Schools Vocal Music Association State Festival at Jack Miller Auditorium, Hope College. Though they only went for a workshop and were not rated, they qualified to go by receiving a “1” for their performance at MSVMA Regional Festival, and a perfect score in sight
Obituaries
Martin grad Georgia Young dies in Traverse City
Martin High School graduate Georgia Mae Young died peacefully Friday, May 3, at Traverse Manor, Traverse City. She was 96. Georgia was born on May 12, 1927, to Julia Mae Brown Tandy and Charles Allen Tandy in Brighton. She had two younger brothers, Chuck and Gail, and a younger sister, Alice. She had fond memories
Sports
Green softball Wildcats beat Red Wildcats, 4-1
It was the Red Wildcats vs. the Green Wildcats Thursday in a non-league tussle, and the Greens prevailed. Wayland defeated Northview 4-1 to run its softball record to 18-4 overall. Sophomore mound ace Madi Ludema came through again, limiting Northview to four hits, walking one and striking out two. She helped her own cause, collecting