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Wildcat boys’ bowling win streak halted by Zeeland

January 29, 2018

Zeeland halted the Wayland boys' varsity bowling team's three-game winning streak at three Monday night a 23-7 decision. The 'Cats started the evening strong with a first Baker game win, 184-144. "That was looking good, as we had an extra 39 pins to spare for the second Baker," coach Sherry...

Ex-Wildcat star Krissy Dill returning to coach volleyball

January 29, 2018

Former Wayland High School volleyball standout Krissy Dill is returning to her alma mater next fall as as its next varsity volleyball coach. Dill was a Division 2 all-state player for the Wildcats, along with Alison Getty, paying on a team that advanced as far as the state semifinals in...

Martin boys lose by 5 points on Watervliet’s court

January 28, 2018

by Austin Marsman Logan Elkins (35) turned in his best performance all season with 10 points Watervliet chalked up a 54-49 victory over Martin Friday night in front of an excited winter homecoming crowd. It was all Panthers in the first quarter, up 14-6. Martin narrowed the gap trailing by...

Winter baseball camp gets decent response from kids

January 28, 2018

New Wayland High School varsity baseball coach Rob Hamly and members of his staff put together a special winter edition of a baseball camp at Wayland High School Sunday morning with a decent turnout of enthusiastic youngsters, eager to learn some fundamental of the game. (Photo supplied)

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Lady Vikings 1st in O-K Silver bowling, boys now 7-2

January 28, 2018

The Hopkins girls’ varsity bowling team is 8-0-1 overall and alone atop the O-K Silver Conference standings. The boys’ team, meanwhile, is 7-2 overall after a 27-3 victory over Wyoming Godwin Heights Wednesday. The Lady Vikings stayed in first place with a dominating 29-1 win the same day over Godwin....

Martin girls’ attempt for revenge falls short in OT

January 27, 2018

by Austin Marsman Martin's Faith Guritz is shown here attempting a free throw against Delton earlier this season while teammate Kiaya Warner watches. The Martin girls' basketball team Friday night set out to avenge a 48-46 loss earlier this season to Watervliet, but came up short in overtime. After four...

Wildcat boys, girls suffer rough night at South Christian

January 27, 2018

It was not a good night Friday at Grand Rapids South Christian High School for the Wayland boys' and girls' varsity basketball teams. The boys lost 52-43 and their overall season record slipped to 5-7, 2-4 in the completion of the first round of play in the O-K Gold Conference....

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Lady Vikings all alone atop Silver hoops, but boys lose

January 26, 2018

Brandalyn Helderop The Hopkins girls' varsity basketball team is in the driver's seat in the O-K Silver Conference championship battle. The Lady Vikings completed the first round of league competition with a 5-0 record Friday evening by recording a 50-40 victory over Northpointe Christian. The triumph, their eighth in a...

Wildcats make it 3 wins in a row on the bowling lanes

January 25, 2018

Wayland's Lowell Invitational champions (front, from left) Hunter Osborn, Bryan Franck, Jordan Peters, (back row) Joe Laidler, Dylan Roberts, Alex Marble, Dillon Smith, and Christian Courser. The Wayland boys' varsity bowling team has been on a roll ever since it finished first in the Lowell Invitational earlier this month. The...

WHS grad Lacey James playing for Northern Illinois

January 24, 2018

Lacey James, a 2015 graduate of Wayland High School, is averaging 5.3 points and 4.9 rebounds per game as a 6-9 forward for Northern Illinois University this season. James, an all-state selection in his senior year and a key member of the quarterfinals team when he was a junior, was...

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