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WHS grad earns collegiate all-conference in basketball

Former Wayland High School basketball standout Cory Ainsworth has been selected to the first team All-Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference team. Only a sophomore, Ainsworth was named to the All-WHAC Freshman Team…

Editor March 2, 2021

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GR Brewers sign WHS grad to catch for 2021 season

The Grand Rapids Brewers have announced the signing of catcher Ben Barnes for the 2021 summer season. Barnes, who caught for the Wayland High School varsity baseball team, attends NAIA…

Editor March 2, 2021

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Wildcat boys, girls bowlers lose to TK teams on a roll

Any hopes of the Wayland girls’ varsity bowling team repeating as league champions were dashed Monday afternoon at Rock ‘N Bowl. The likely new champion, Middleville Thornapple Kellogg, defeated the…

Editor March 1, 2021

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Hopkins graduates receive WHAC bowling accolades

Hopkins High School graduate Brenden Gossman (center, cover photo and at right) was named to the all-conference second team Saturday at the Wolverine-Hoosier Conference tournament, in which his Concordia team…

Editor February 28, 2021

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Covid wreaking havoc on Wildcat boys, girls seasons

The Coronavirus has been wreaking havoc on the Wayland High School basketball program over the past couple of weeks, as the Wildcat ranks have been depleted by quarantines. The Lady…

Editor February 28, 2021

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Hopkins boys move to 4-2 in O-K Silver with victory

The Hopkins boys' varsity basketball team lifted its overall season record to 6-3, 4-2 in the O-K Silver Conference, with a 66-52 victory over Kelloggsville Saturday afternoon. The girls' squad…

Editor February 27, 2021

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Kalamazoo Christian gives Martin teams a bad night

Friday night was a most unpleasant experience for the Martin boys' and girls' varsity basketball teams, as both fell below the .500 mark at 3-4 overall with defeats at Kalamazoo…

Editor February 26, 2021

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Wildcat girls’ hoops game at Catholic Central canceled

The Wayland boys' varsity basketball team lost an O-K Gold Conference encounter with Grand Rapids Catholic Central Thursday night, 78-33. The Lady Wildcats' game at GRCC was canceled, perhaps by…

Editor February 26, 2021

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Vikings beat NorthPointe boys, lift Silver mark to 3-2

The Hopkins boys' varsity basketball team improved its overall season record to 5-3 Thursday evening with a 66-53 victory over O-K Silver Conference opponent NorthPointe Christian. The Lady Vikings, however,…

Editor February 25, 2021

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Lady Wildcats suffer 2nd upset defeat of the season

The Wayland girls' varsity basketball team absorbed its second upset loss of the season Tuesday night, a 42-37 defeat at Forest Hills Eastern to a team that now sports a…

Editor February 24, 2021