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Wildcat jayvees capture Otsego Invitational title

The Wayland High School junior varsity softball team, coached by Coralie Ritz Miller, Saturday won the Otsego Invitational championship. They went 3-0, beating South Haven, Plainwell and Otsego. One highlight…

Editor April 20, 2024

Sports

It was a bad day at Bailey Park for softball Wildcats

“Mama said there'll be days like this, There'll be days like this, mama said.” — The Shirelles, 1961 Madi Ludema clouted three more homers, but the Wildcats lost three times…

Editor April 20, 2024

Sports

Viking girls win Watervliet Relays; boys capture 2nd

The Hopkins girls’ track team turned in an impressive overall performance Friday at the Watervliet Relays, scoring more than twice as many points as its nearest competitor, Constantine. The boys…

Editor April 20, 2024

Obituaries

Celebration of life planned for May 11 for Peggy Serulla

Peggy Lou Serulla ( Creekmore) of Wayland died March 30. She was 89. Born Nov. 14, 1934, in Rockhold Ky., she graduated from Kokomo High School in Indiana, and later…

Editor April 20, 2024

Obituaries

Funeral for Gordon Wells will be Monday in Wayland

Gordon R. Wells, age 82, died Wednesday, April 17. Gordon was born May 4, 1941, in Marion, Mich. He graduated from Lansing Sexton High School. He loved to sing in…

Editor April 20, 2024

Sports

Clippers sweep Delton in softball doubleheader

The Martin High School softball team swept a doubleheader against Delton Wednesday, claiming 16-5 and 19-13 triumphs. Makala Goddard went 3-for-3, including two triples and a single. The Clippers had…

Editor April 19, 2024

Sports

Depleted Wildcat track numbers still score points

The Wayland High School boys’ and girls’ track teams did not score a lot of points Friday at the 16-team Allegan Invitational, but there was a reason. Many of the…

Editor April 19, 2024

Obituaries

Celebration of life Saturday at VFW for Arnold Burley

Arnold Lyle Burley, 92, of Wayland, died Thursday, April 4. He served in the United States Army from 1949 to 1952 and had two tours of duty in the Korean…

Editor April 19, 2024

Articles

Several Dorr Township officials win pay raises

The Dorr Township Board Thursday night awarded several pay increases for several public officials. Perhaps most notable was a raise for Township Clerk Debbie Sewers for her extra work prompted…

Editor April 19, 2024

Features

Three new grads added to WHS Alumni Hall of Fame

Three new members of the Wayland High School Alumni Hall of Fame this year are Josephine Kiel (Class of 1939), inducted posthumously with her daughter accepting the award, David Smith…

Editor April 19, 2024