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Lady Wildcat JV softball team wins Fruitport Invitational

May 11, 2019

The Wayland junior varsity softball team Saturday brought home some hardware by winnng all three of its contests in the Fruitport Invitational. Coaches are Kristy Calkins-Johnson (standing, left) and Coralie Ritz Miller (standin, right)

Both Hopkins track teams slip a notch in O-K Silver meet

May 11, 2019

O-K Silver 400 champ Evangelina Helderop It was not a good day for Hopkins Friday in Belding at the O-K Silver Conference meet. The Lady Vikings entered the contest with a 5-1 league dual meet record and they had their hearts set on challenging Belding for the overall title. They...

Hopkins softball team rights ship in doubleheader sweep

May 11, 2019

Maddie Schans: One softball softball for offense, one for defense. After hitting a bad patch in the season a week ago in four of six games, the Hopkins softball team regained its chops and swept a doubleheader Friday against Holland Christian. The Lady Vikings pulled out a 10-9 thriller in...

Wildcats’ hopes for O-K Gold track championship take a hit

May 10, 2019

Robert Bausick was O-K Gold champ in the shot put. It was a bad and costly day for the Wayland boys at the O-K Gold Conference track meet Friday at Forest Hills Eastern. The Wildcats were entertaining hopes of a league title on the strength of a 5-0 dual meet...

Emily Sexton wins juris doctor degree from Michigan State

May 10, 2019

Emily Sexton (center), daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Bruce Sexton of Wayland, earlier this month earned her juris doctor (J.D.) degree at the Michigan State College of Law commencement in East Lansing. The new attorney is a graduate of Wayland High School and received her undergraduate degree at the University...

Local girl takes 2nd on bars in national gymnastics contest

May 10, 2019

Ariana Longstreet (center), granddaughter of James and Colleen Longstreet of Wayland, took second place in the bars and ninth on the beam in the 2019 Excel Gymnastics nationals in Georgetown, Ky., Saturday, May 4, She came up with a score of 9.575 on the bars and 9.475 and 37.150 on...

Youthful Lady Wildcats lose 11-1 to experienced Byron Center

May 10, 2019

The Wayland varsity softball team lost 11-1 Thursday to a senior dominated, Byron Center non-league opponent. The defeat left the freshmen and sophomores dominated Lady Wildcats with an overall record of 12-9. Collecting the five hits for Wayland were freshman Emily Bailey with a double and a sacrifice; freshman Kennedy...

Lady Vikings come back to earth, now sport 13-6 record

May 9, 2019

Sierra Smith The Hopkins varsity softball team was riding an eight-game winning streak a week ago, but now has settled back to earth with a 13-6 overall record. The Lady Vikings dropped both ends of a doubleheader Thursday against Zeeland East, 16-2 and 9-3. Coach Amy Bishop-Funk lamented, "We went...

Yes It’s True: Mary Martin was famous, but didn’t want to be

May 9, 2019

Mary Martin, wearing the jacket of her beloved Green Bay Packers, during her last visit to the Gun Lake Casino. Mary Martin died Wednesday at the age of 69. Perhaps to most people she was a just a nice lady with spunk, but a couple and three decades ago she...

Guest editorial: Looking for an auto insurance fix? This ain’t it

May 9, 2019

by Austin Marsman State Rep. Mary Whiteford voted an enthusiastic yes on the auto insurance bill. We all know it. Michiganders pay outrageous amounts in auto insurance. The Michigan State House early Thursday morning passed Auto Insurance "reform" legislation (House Bill 4397). I have many issues with the bill —...

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