Category: Sports

Hastings ends Wayland baseball season in pre-district

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The baseball season for Wayland High School came to a conclusion Tuesday in an 11-3 loss to Hastings in a Division 2 pre-district contest. The Saxons, with the win, advance to Lakewood High School for the district tournament and will face Hamilton. Taking the loss on the mound for the...
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Lady Wildcats win pre-district contest in just 3 innings

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The Wayland girls' softball team defeated Hastings 19-4 Tuesday afternoon in three innings in the Division 2 pre-districts. The Lady Wildcats, now 21-5 on the season overall and O-K Gold Conference champions for the 13th straight season, will move on to the district tournament Saturday at Lakewood High School. They...
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Davenport bows out of NAIA World Series in 2-0 loss

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The softball season ended for Davenport University after a 2-0 loss Tuesday to LSU-Alexandria in the World Series in Florida. The Panthers' final record was 49-10 and they tied for fifth in the National Association for Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). Two important team members for the past two season have been Wayland High School...
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Wildcats finish regular baseball season with 14-22 record

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The Wayland High School varsity baseball team won its final regular season contest Friday over Allegan  by a score of 4-2. This was the Wildcats' seventh win in their last eleven games, as they hope to stay hot for tournament play. Travis Cutler started on the mound, pitching the first 2...
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Lady Wildcats capture school record 12th girls’ soccer win

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Wayland tasted victory in its final regular season girls' soccer game Friday evening with a 4-2 non-league win against West Catholic. The Lady Wildcats, who finished the regular season with a 12-6 record, 8-4 in the O-K Gold Conference, will open post-season district play at Battle Creek Central Tuesday. Coach Ben...
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Vikings end regular season as O-K Silver champions

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James Wubben tossed a three-hit shutout, Hopkins swept a doubleheader from Wyoming Godwin Heights Wednesday and the Vikings laid claim to the O-K Silver Conference baseball championship. Wubben went seven scoreless innings, walked none and struck out eight on the mound in a 13-0 victory in the first game. Hopkins scored...
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Wildcats upend O-K Gold baseball champ East Grand Rapids

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The Wayland varsity baseball team picked up a huge conference victory over the OK-Gold Conference champion Pioneers of East Grand Rapids High School by a score of 15-5 Wednesday. Picking up the win on the mound for the Wildcats was Carter Morse, who pitched five and two-thirds innings. The Wildcat offense...
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Three Lady Wildcats score places in all-star track meet

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Wayland girls’ track standouts freshman Corrina Courser, junior Maggie Whitney and freshman Rylee Cronkright earned places Wednesday in the Metro Health Sports Medicine Scholarship Invitational. The meet, held at Comstock Park High School, was something akin to a West Michigan all-star tournament that included 38 girls’ teams. Whitney placed ninth...
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Lady Wildcats wind up 3rd in O-K Gold soccer standings

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The Wayland girls’ varsity soccer team finished third in the final O-K Gold Conference standings, behind co-champions South Christian and Middleville Thornapple Kellogg. Coach Ben Sleeman’s group completed league dual matchs with an 8-4 record Wednesday by edging East Grand Rapids, 2-1. The rainy and cold Wednesday evening was the...
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Lady Wildcats capture 24th O-K Gold softball championship

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The Wayland High School varsity softball team earned its 24th O-K Gold Conference championship Wednesday with a 28-3, three-inning victory over East Grand Rapids. They were supposed to play a doubleheader, but game two was rained out. The Lady Wildcats, who also have won or shared the last 13 league titles in...
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