Sports – Page 195

WHS 1600-meter relay team wins all-state accolades

June 8, 2018

The four members of the Wayland High School 1600-meter relay team were awarded all-state accolades for finished eighth in their event last Saturday in the Division 2 state meet. They were (from left) Ashton Ordway, Josh Butler, Seth Sevenski-Popma and Caleb Wolf. Also earning all-state honors was sprinter Brittney Houseman...

WHS grad Teunissen earns another collegiate honor

June 7, 2018

Wayland High School graduate and Davenport University junior pitcher Mallory Teunissen has earned NCAA Division II All-Academic accolades. The 2018 Google Cloud Academic All-America Softball Team was selected by CoSIDA, recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom. She boasted a cumulative...

Hopkins girls score 2, Wayland boys 1 at state meet

June 3, 2018

Caleb Wolf It wasn't a particularly good day for Wayland and Hopkins at the Division 2 state meet Saturday at Zeeland. The Wildcat boys scored just one point with an eighth-place finish in the 1600-meter relay and the Viking girls earned two points. Wayland's Ashton Ordway, Josh Butler, Seth Sevenski-Popma...

Lady Wildcats make it 10 in a row for district titles

June 3, 2018

Showing off the district tourney plaque are (from left) assistant coach Nicki Cardosa, seniors Chanlyn Commons, Abby Merice and Sidney Urben and head coach Cheri Ritz. The Wayland varsity softball team claimed its 10th consecutive district championship Saturday afternoon with a 3-1 victory in the final round against Grand Rapids...

Wildcat boys’ golf squad qualifies for state tourney

May 30, 2018

The Wayland High School boys' golf team Wednesday qualified for the Division 2 state tournament by taking second in the regional tournament at Hawkshead Links, South Haven. The Wildcats fired a team score of 312, finishing runner-up to regional champion East Grand Rapids, which carded a 298 for the...

Lady Wildcats’ season concluded in 1-0 loss to TK

May 30, 2018

The Wayland girls' varsity soccer team concluded its season with a tough 1-0 loss Tuesday to Middleville Thornapple Kellogg in the district tournament opener. The Trojans scored the game's only goal in the first half. The Lady Wildcats' final overall season record was 6-9-2.

Lady Wildcats win pre-district and get revenge vs. TK

May 29, 2018

The Wayland girls' varsity softball team Tuesday afternoon got some revenge while advancing to the district tournament Saturday on the home field. The Lady Wildcats defeated Middleville Thornapple Kellogg 5-2 in a pre-district contest to join the Division 2 district tournament with South Christian, Hopkins, Wyoming Kelloggsville and Wyoming Godwin...

Lady Wildcats lose last match of regular season, 4-2

May 24, 2018

Wayland lost 4-2 to Grand Rapids Christian Wednesday night in its last regular season home girls' soccer match of the season.The Wildcats fell behind early in the first half and continued to put pressure on but were unable to break the Eagles' back line. A late second goal brought the...

Lady Wildcats take 14th straight O-K Gold softball title

May 23, 2018

The Wayland varsity softball team Wednesday claimed its 14th consecutive O-K Gold championship and 25th overall. The Lady Wildcats swept a doubleheader against Grand Rapids Christian at the Gainey Complex to lift their league record to 11-1. The game was a makeup of an earlier rainout. All 14 league titles...

Caleb Wolf, Austin Wroblewski win top sports honors

May 23, 2018

Austin Wroblewski Caleb Wolf, running back and defensive back in football and solid 400-meter runner in track, was the winner of this year's Louis Japinga Award for athletic excellence, which has been handed out every year since 1962. Austin Wroblewski, field goal kicker and soccer standout, was chosen Outstanding Senior...

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