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WHS grad Brittini Merchant joins CMU softball coaching staff

Wayland High School graduate Brittini Merchant is one of two assistant coaches who have joined coach McCall Salmon's Central Michigan University softball staff. Merchant, a two-time All-Mid-American Conference selection while playing…

Editor August 13, 2019

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Hopkins, Wayland teams enjoy pre-season C-C scrimmage

A sure sign that autumn is just around the corner is the news Tuesday morning of a fun scrimmage in cross country between Wayland and Hopkins High School teams. A…

Editor August 13, 2019

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Hasse, Cronkright co-captains of Lady Wildcats’ cross team

Seniors Grace Hasse (left) and Riley Cronkright have been chosen as co-captains of the Wayland girls' cross-country team for the 2019 season. Cronkright was a qualifier for the state Division…

Editor July 31, 2019

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Former Homer, FHN football coach new Wayland AD

Wayland Union Schools has hired Matthew Moffett as new athletic director/assistant principal at Wayland Union High School. Moffett has been athletic director and head football coach at Homer High School…

Editor July 15, 2019

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O-K Silver to have only 4 football teams this fall

Hopkins this fall will play three O-K Silver Conference opponents twice . three schools are dropping football from league competition Calvin Christian, NorthPointe Christian and Wyoming Lee are leaving and …

Editor July 2, 2019

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Phil Regan back in the Bigs as Mets’ interim pitching coach

Phil Regan, the most famous athlete ever to graduate from Wayland High School (1955), has been named interim pitching coach for the New York Mets at the tender age of 82.…

Editor June 20, 2019

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Presley’s not done yet. She’ll go pro in Poland this winter

Apparently, Presley Hudson just can't get enough of playing basketball. She has just signed a contract to play professionally this winter in Europe for Politechnika Gdańska in Gdansk, Poland. Hudson, a…

Editor June 18, 2019

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Martin/Delton golfers 18th in state meet, Wayland places 5th

The Martin-Delton combined golf team last weekend finished 18th in the Division 3 state meet at the Katke golf course at Ferris State University. Coach Jim Hogoboom reported seniors Alejandro…

Editor June 11, 2019

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Lady Wildcats soccer team bows out of tourney in regionals

The Wayland girls' varsity soccer season came to an end Tuesday night in the Division 2 regional semifinals with an 8-0 loss to state-ranked Forest Hills Northern. The Cinderella Lady…

Editor June 5, 2019

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Lady Wildcats’ softball season ends in district finals defeat

It’s been said in sports conventional wisdom that it’s extremely difficult for a team to beat another three times in one season Middleville Thornapple Kellogg’s softball squad, however, beat Wayland…

Editor June 3, 2019