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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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Martin boys fall to Constantine despite newcomer efforts

January 24, 2018

by Austin Marsman The boys from Martin couldn’t muster any kind of a lead Tuesday evening and ultimately lost 63 to 51 to Constantine. The Falcons led for much of the game, posting a 33-26 score at the half. They had reasonably smooth sailing the rest of the way, sinking the...

Wildcat girls, boys rollers party down for Senior Night

January 24, 2018

Both the Wayalnd boys' and girls' varsity squads placed first at the Lowell Invitational earlier this month. The Wayland girls' and boys' varsity bowling teams partied down for a special Senior Night celebration Wednesday and took down both visiting East Grand Rapids squads. The matchups were a make-up from an...

Lady Clippers bring heat in 64-40 win over Constantine

January 24, 2018

by Austin Marsman New Southwest Athletic Conference foe Constantine turned out to be an easy 64-40 home victory for the Martin girls Tuesday evening, bringing their record up to 7-6. Jaclyn Hildebrand had a dynamic night, putting up 18 points in her second best hoops performance this season. Faith Guritz...

Vikings end 3-game losing streak with victory over Lee

January 24, 2018

The Hopkins boys' varsity basketball team put an end to a three-game losing streak Tuesday evening. by defeating O-K Silver Conference rival Wyoming Lee 54-33. The Vikings had lost all three to league opponents Godwin Heights, Calvin Christian and Kelloggsville, two of which are state-ranked. Tyler Zomerlei led all scorers...

Wildcats welcome back coach, outlast Forest Hills

January 23, 2018

Junior center Cory Ainsworth made some clutch free throws down the stretch for the 'Cats. Wayland led visiting Forest Hills Eastern all night Tuesday, but near the end almost gave up the basketball game. The Wildcats, welcoming head coach Mike Hudson back on the sidelines after a six-game hiatus, managed...

Sydney Urben, Lady ‘Cats continue to be high rollers

January 22, 2018

Sydney Urben and Amber Beggs. Wayland senior bowling ace Sydney Urben continues to add to her legend locally in the sport, as she and her teammates cruised to another O-K Gold/Green dual match victory Monday. The Lady Wildcats remained unbeaten in league contests for the season with a 30-0 triumph,...

Wildcat rollers gain sweet revenge on Wyoming, 21-9

January 22, 2018

"Redemption is super sweet!" exclaimed Wayland boys' varsity bowling coach Sherry Miklusicak Monday after her group defeated Wyoming 21-9 in an O-K Gold/Green Conference dual match. "For the second time (almost third) this season, the Wayland boys' bowling team has come back in the second half of the season to...

Clipper boys and girls both reach .500 mark in hoops

January 20, 2018

by Austin Marsman Sophomore Faith Guritz (35), shown going to her left here,scored 20 points in Martin's victory over Lawrence. The Martin girls came away with their sixth win Friday, topping Lawrence 50-49 and evening their record to 6-6 as the same time the boys' team evened their season mark...

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