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Coming to a gymnasium near you: CMU’s Presley Hudson

January 30, 2016

Presley Hudson, widely regarded as the best Wayland girls' basketball player ever, will join her Central Michigan University teammates to play at Western Michigan University at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 27. Hudson, daughter of Wayland High School head boys' varsity basketball coach, is leading the Chippewas in scoring at 15.3...

Former Wildcat guard Dilon Aten featured making a three

January 30, 2016

Dilon Aten, a 2015 graduate of Wayland High School, was shown on WOOD-TV Channel 8 Saturday afternoon nailing a three-point basket for Cornerstone University in its victory over visiting University of Michigan Dearborn. Aten, who scored more than 1,000 points in his four-year career as a Wildcat, is averaging 3.0...

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Army Bob: Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump scare the media

January 30, 2016

Donald Trump refused to attend the 28 January 2016 Republican debate — why? He cites the press release below as the reason, coupled with his dislike of Megan Kelly, who was one of the moderators. “We learned from a secret back channel that the Ayatollah and Putin both intend to...

Lady Wildcats have a bad day at Zeeland East bowling tourney

January 30, 2016

The Wayland girls' varsity bowling team had a bad day at the Zeeland East tournament Saturday, not looking at all like the No. 5 Division 2 team in the state. Coach Bill Holbrook said, "The day starts out pretty good and next thing you know a couple things don't go...

Wildcats win 9 of 12 Baker bowling matches at Zeeland East

January 30, 2016

The Wayland varsity boys' bowling team captured the fourth seed in the 18-team Zeeland Invitational Saturday. The Wildcats got off to a good start by winning eight of ten group Baker games.They faced Unity Christian (posting a score of 188), Sturgis (162), Portland (161), Muskegon (159), Northview (185), Mona Shores...

Martin boys’ hoops team undefeated at 5-0 in SAC division

January 30, 2016

Martin beat Marcellus Friday 54-38 to run its overall record to 8-3 on the season and the Clippers lead its Southwest Athletic Conference division with a perfect 5-0 mark. “We got off to a good start tonight for a change,” said Coach David Curry. “We jumped out to an early...

Service Tuesday for Rev. William Dobson, formerly of Wayland

January 29, 2016

The Rev. William Donald Dobson, aged 84, of Marietta, Ohio, formerly of Wayland, died Wednesday, Jan. 27. Bill grew up in Wayland and after high school joined the Army, then worked in the real estate division for Marathon Oil Company for 20 years before following the call to become a...

Lady Wildcat bowlers now ranked No. 5 in state-wide poll

January 29, 2016

The Wayland girls' varsity bowling team has joined the boys' basketball team in being regarded as among the state's best in Class B. A beaming coach Bill Holbrook announced the Lady Wildcats are ranked No. 5 in the latest state-wide Division 2 poll. "So, I know I brag about my...

Lady Wildcats get back in the groove with win over Ottawa Hills

January 29, 2016

It’s been a tough road lately for the Wayland girls’ basketball team, so it was good to come back home and score an easy win. The Lady Wildcats handled visiting Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills with relative ease Friday night in a 65-41 triumph that was blessed by balanced scoring. They...

Wildcats take over first place in O-K Gold with win over Ottawa

January 29, 2016

The Wayland boys’ varsity basketball team committed five consecutive turnovers down the stretch, sank only one three-point basket all evening and was limited to just one field goal in the fourth period. But the Wildcats won their big showdown for first place in the O-K Gold Conference Friday night against...

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