Sports – Page 194

Lady Wildcat runners take 2nd at Early Bird Invitational

August 17, 2018

Rylee Cronkright has the lead at this point in the race, but she settled for second. The Wayland girls’ varsity cross-country team opened its 2018 season Friday by finishing second in the Hudson Unity Christian Early Bird Invitational. The boys, meanwhile, did not fare so well, taking fifth place among...

Lady Wildcat golfers capture 1st in Zeeland Invitational

August 17, 2018

The Wayland girls’ varsity golf team had a wildly successful debut Thursday by taking first place in the Zeeland East Invitational. The Lady Wildcats bested nine other schools, including the host team, Allegan, Coopersville, Hamilton, Holland Christian, Kenowa Hills, South Haven, West Ottawa and Zeeland West. Shown here with the...

Wayland sports seasons to be kicked off in next 3 days

August 15, 2018

The fall 2018 sports season will get under way for Wayland Thursday, Aug. 16, at 9 a.m. when the Wildcats' varsity girls' golf team competes in the Zeeland Invitational. Wayland's volleyball team will open its season Friday under new coach Krissy Dill, a WHS graduate, all-state player and record-setting hitter...

Wildcat bowler Dillon Smith wins state tournament

July 8, 2018

Wayland High School bowling standout Dillon Smith earlier this month captured first place in the Michigan State U.S. Bowling Congress Youth Tournament at Royal Scot Lanes in Lansing. Smith, who often was anchor for the Wildcats this past winter, rolled a tournament-high 840 series. (Photo courtesy of Sherry Miklusicak)

Wildcat outfielder lands berth on all-state softball team

June 22, 2018

Abby Merice Wayland senior Chanlyn Commons was selected to the Division 2 All-State softball team as an outfielder by the Michigan High School Softball Coaches Association. Teammate Abby Merice also earned honorable mention accolades as a pitcher. The two were important in the Wildcats' 20-7-1 overall record this spring, which...

WHS grad Carter Morse’s RBI wins Bos All-Star game

June 19, 2018

Wayland High School graduate Carter Morse, shown hurling for a couple of innings here, drove in the winning run Tuesday evening with a gap shot in the seventh inning to power the O-K Gold Conference all-star team to victory over the O-K Green Conference. The occasion was the annual John...

Hopkins senior makes 2nd unit of all-star bowling team

June 15, 2018

Brenden Gossman, who will be a senior this fall at Hopkins High School, earned the top spot of the second unit of the 2018 Michigan State USBC Youth All Michigan bowling team. Gossman rolled a 223.72 average in the summer competition. Mitchell Rusinek of Western Wayne County had the top...

Bowling champ decides on where she’ll go to college

June 15, 2018

Michigan Division 2 state bowling champion Sidney Urben finally has made her choice for college next fall. She will attend the Catholic Mount Mercy University in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where she intends to continue her bowling career as a member of the Mustangs. Urben graduated from Wayland High School this...

Wildcat golfers finish 9th in rainy state tournament

June 9, 2018

Wildcat golfers Rory Myers, Rory Bessinger, Tyler Omness, Carson Sevigny and Mitch Salisbury, ninth best in the state. (Photo courtesy of Jill Buchanan Salisbury) A record-breaking performance seemed to be a fitting finish for a record-breaking season for the Wayland High School boys' golf team at the Division 2 state...

Lady Wildcats’ season ends with 2-1 loss in regionals

June 9, 2018

Abby Merice The Wayland varsity girls' softball team's season was concluded Saturday in the regionals with a tough 2-1 loss to Spring Lake. The Lady Wildcats, who this year won their 24th O-K Gold Conference championship and 10th straight district tournament, completed their season with a 20-7-1. It is indeed...

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