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WHS Multer, Senior Athlete award winners announced

May 23, 2018

Division 2 state champion bowler Sydney Urben (left) was selected as the winner of the annual Harry Multer Award for outstanding female athlete at Wayland High School and Abby Merice was chosen as winner of the Senior Athlete Award. Both are key members of the Lady Wildcats' softball team. Merice...

Lady Wildcats lose 3-1 in the rain to Gold foe EGR

May 22, 2018

A rainy Monday night left the Lady Wildcats drenched and defeated, as they lost 3-1 in a road soccer match to East Grand Rapids. After taking a quick lead on a Kennedy Thelen goal, Wayland maintained dominance over much of the half but conceded a late equalizer with just five...

Brown-Thelen connection helps Wayland tie Dux

May 18, 2018

The Wayland girls' varsity soccer team stayed even on the season Friday evening after battled nonleague opponent Zeeland West to a 2-2 draw Friday in its third match this week. The verdict left the Lady Wildcats with an overall season record of 6-6-2. Playing into a fierce wind in the...

Lady Vikings just miss state; ‘Cat quartet regional champs

May 18, 2018

Hannah Couch, Laura Velderman, Jasmine Fisher and Emma Helder proudly displayed the regional trophy two years ago. Hopkins being elevated from Division 3 to Division 2 in this year’s Michigan Track & Field Regionals was costly, keeping the Lady Vikings from another trip to the state meet Saturday, June...

Lady Vikings suffer a really bad day at West Catholic

May 17, 2018

The Hopkins varsity softball team had a terrible day Wednesday in getting swept by Grand Rapids West Catholic. The Lady Vikings lost the opener 9-6 and then had to endure a 19-1 pasting in the nightcap. The twin losses dropped their overall season record to 10-6. Hopkins rallied for six...

Lady Wildcats battle state-ranked opponent to 1-1 tie

May 17, 2018

The Wayland varsity girls' soccer team came away with a moral victory Wednesday evening after fighting state-ranked Forest Hills Eastern to a 1-1 tie. Coach Ben Sleeman called it a back and forth (O-K Gold) conference battle. The Hawks opened the scoring on a through ball behind the Wildcat defense...

Lady Wildcats 9-1 in O-K Gold, 13-5 in overall action

May 16, 2018

Abby Merice pitched a shutout and homered in the first game of the doubleheader. The Wayland varsity softball team posted a couple of blowout shutouts Tuesday over East Grand Rapids, 17-0 and 28-0. The victories lifted the Lady Wildcats’ record in the O-K Gold Conference to 9-1 and 13-5 overall,...

Amanda Brown scores 4 as Lady ‘Cats blank Wyoming

May 15, 2018

The Wayland varsity girls' soccer team evened its overall season record at 6-6 with an 8-0 victory Monday evening over Wyoming."The Wildcats went on a goal scoring frenzy after their long weekend away," reported coach Ben Sleeman. Amanda Brown scored four goals and singles tallies were recorded by Jackie Richardson,...

Lady Vikings officially win 7th straight league crown

May 14, 2018

O-K Silver shot and discus champ Meghan Schulz. It’s official. The Hopkins girls’ track team captured its seventh straight O-K Silver Conference championship by taking first in a weather-delayed league meet. The meet was delayed for about one hour Monday by thunder and lightning. the competition was concluded at Wyoming...

WHS grad Sierra Mutschler cracks 28th career homer

May 13, 2018

Former Wayland High School standout Sierra Mutschler (left) crushed a three-run homer in the fifth inning in Saturday's NCAA Division III regional softball championship game for Hope College against Franklin (Ind.) The Flying Dutch won 6-1 to advance to the tourney finals against Calvin at noon Monday in Holland. Mutschler,...

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