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Clipper boys’ harriers open with runner-up finish

September 12, 2020

The Martin boys' varsity cross-country team finally was able to compete in a meet Saturday at the Fenn Valley Winery near Fennville. The Clippers finished second to Allegan. Also competing were host Fennville and River Valley. Martin had endured an early season layoff caused by weather and the Coronavirus. Leading...

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Lady Wildcat JV golf team riding a 7-game win streak

September 12, 2020

The Wayland High School junior varsity girls' golf team is on a record roll thus far this season. The junior Lady Wildcats defeated South Christian 223 to 232 Wednesday to claim their school-record seventh consecutive victory. They now have bested the Sailors twice and Ottawa Hills, Cedar Springs, GR Catholic...

Lady Wildcats open season sweeping South Christian

September 10, 2020

Kayla Reed nails a point in a scene from a match last year. The Wayland varsity volleyball team members finally got a chance to show their mettle Thursday night in its season opener. The Lady Wildcats swept always-tough O-K Gold Conference opponent Grand Rapids South Christian in three straight sets,...

Wildcat tennis team cops 1st league win of season

September 10, 2020

The Wayland varsity boys' tennis team captured its first O-K Gold Conference dual match victory, 6-2 over visiting Cedar Springs. At first singles, Christian Sieffert played his game against a talented opponent, staying even through the middle of the first set, but his foe pulled away and took the flight, 6-3,...

Wildcat cross-country team co-captains announced

September 9, 2020

The Wayland High School varsity cross-country team co-captains were selected for the boys' and girls' squads Wednesday. Boys' co-captains are (from left) Andrew Tyner and Travis Koon and for the Lady Wildcats, Naomi Oosterhouse and Megan Rose. Coach Ray Antel said the foursome has, "Leadership, hard work, sportsmanship, and kindness with a smile...not...

Wildcats compete in 1st O-K Gold jamboree of season

September 8, 2020

Freshman Ava Makowski Wayland girls finished seventh and Wildcat boys eighth in the first O-K Gold Conference cross-country jamboree of the season Tuesday at the South Christian High School Athletic Complex. Host South Christian won the boys’ competition, touching out Cedar Springs, 66-71. Wayland boys had a team score of...

It was a bad day for Viking harriers at Otsego meet

September 4, 2020

It wasn’t a good day for Hopkins Thursday at the This One invitational meet in Otsego. The Viking boys finished fourth among four teams with 98 team points while the host school won it with 27. The Lady Vikings were third among three with 78 points and once again Otsego...

Area high school fall sports games are back in business

September 3, 2020

"Friday night lights" are back. The fall 2020 football season was reinstated Thursday by the Representative Council of the Michigan High School Athletic Association after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s Executive Order lifted restrictions. So Martin, Wayland and Hopkins will open their seasons at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18 for an abbreviated...

Wildcat cross teams both capture dual meet victory

September 1, 2020

Hannah Smith (left) and Olivia Barabas Both the Wayland boys’ and girls’ varsity cross-country teams captured a dual meet victory Tuesday afternoon against the Grand Rapids Track Club, 23-34 and 23-36, respectively. The results left the Lady Wildcats with an overall season record of 3-0 while the guys now are...

Wildcat netters pull out a 4-4 tie against Plainwell

August 26, 2020

The Wayland boys' varsity tennis team pulled out a 4-4 tie Wednesday afternoon at Plainwell in a non-league match. The Wildcats captured victories at No. 4 singles and second, third and fourth doubles. At 4th singles, Nolan Ritz's match was even through most of the match, but was able to...

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