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Eighth-grader on track to break WHS pole vault mark
Evie Mathis, daughter of Rick and Cindy Mathis of Wayland, is continuing to work on her expansive skills in the pole vault this summer as she prepared to enter the…
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Clipper alum gets lots of action at all-star grid game
Martin quarterback Gabe Meyers competed in the annual Michigan High School Football Coaches Association All-Star game this past weekend. His selection to the game is an accomplishment in itself; as…
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Wildcat outfielder Emma Tornes named all-state
Emma Tornes, hard-hitting outfielder for the Wayland varsity softball team, has been named to the Division 2 all-state team. Coach Cheri Ritz announced the selections Wednesday. Earning Division 2 honorable…
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WHS grad Robby Young to coach at Michigan Tech
Robby Young, a 2003 Wayland High School graduate, is heading back to Michigan after spending 13 years teaching and coaching in Colorado Springs. Young, who was an all-state cross country…
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Owosso ends terrific and surprising Wildcats’ season
"They say that all good things must end someday. Autumn leaves must fall." — Chad & Jeremy, 1964, "Summer Song." The Wayland varsity softball season came to an eerily similar…
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Wayland 7th grader No. 2 in the nation in pole vault
Evie Mathis' phenomenal success in the pole vault this spring has reached new heights (pun intended). The Wayland Middle School seventh-grader, the daughter and Rick and Cindy Mathis, earlier this…
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Wildcats cop regional title, to play in quarters Tuesday
It seems like old times again. Coach Cheri Ritz and the Wayland softball team are regional champions for the 10th time during her tenure. The Lady Wildcats Saturday in Otsego…
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Wildcats to face softball ‘Cinderella’ foe in regionals
The Wayland varsity softball team Saturday at 10 a.m. will take on a Coldwater team that has a 20-17 season record hiding the fact it has faced a lot of…
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Three Lady Vikings named to all-O-K Silver 1st team
Three members of the Hopkins High School varsity softball team have been named to the all-O-K Silver Conference first team. They are freshman pitcher Dahlia Veldhouse, junior pitcher-infielder Sierra Smith…
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WHS sprinters make their mark in state track meet
Wayland's sprinters put on a pretty good show at the Division 2 track and field state meet, helping to enable Wayland to score 16 team points. Wildcat speedsters put points…