Sports – Page 271

Avery Hudson plans to play hoops at Davenport

November 14, 2016

Wayland High School senior guard Avery Hudson (seated center, with writing instrument) has signed on to join teammate Zack Nieuwkoop to play basketball at Davenport University next year. A four-year starter for the Wildcats, Avery is part of Wayland's First Family of basketball. He played for his father, Mike, brother...

Jennifer Antel is middle school C-C coach of year

November 14, 2016

Wayland Middle School track and cross country coach Jennifer Antel has been selected as the Michigan Track Coaches Association (MITCA) Middle School Coach of the Year for cross country. Ms. Antel's husband, Raymond III, is the head boys' cross country and girls' track coach for the high school. A busy...

Ex-Wildcat star Mike Miklusicak gains 1,000 yards

November 12, 2016

Former Wayland High School football standout Mike Miklusicak rushed for 259 yards on 24 carries with two touchdowns to help Hope College post its sixth consecutive victory Saturday, 31-6 over Concordia (WI). Miklusicak finished the season with 1,077 yards gained from his tailback poisition. Teammate Brandan Campbell gained 167 yards...

Bill Holbrook leaving Lady Wildcat bowlers for college job

November 8, 2016

Bill Holbrook, Michigan’s Division 2 Coach of the Year, is leaving the Wayland girls’ bowling team to take over a collegiate program in Nebraska. “I am so very excited to announce I have accepted an offer to be the head bowling coach for Midland University in Fremont, Neb,” he announced today....

Martin puzzled by departure of 6 schools from SAC

November 8, 2016

A shakeup in the membership of the Southwest Athletic Conference, of which Martin is a member, was announced Tuesday morning. Martin Athletic Director Robert VandenBerg said six schools from the SAC and four other schools are forming a new league. “No one from the SAC knew this was coming,” VandenBerg...

It was a bad day for Lady Viking ace harrier at state meet

November 5, 2016

It was a bad day for Hopkins sophomore cross-country ace Laura Velderman and the Lady Vikings Saturday at the Division 3 state championship meet. Velderman, who last month was O-K Silver Conference and regional champion for the second year in a row, suffered a huge setback in the big annual...

Two Wildcat coaches win special honors this fall

November 4, 2016

Two Wayland High School girls’ sport coaches have won special accolades recently. Wildcat boys’ and girls’ varsity tennis coach Bill Schaefer was named by the United Veteran’s Council of Kent County as the 2016 Veteran of the Year. The announcement was made Thursday. Meanwhile, varsity girls’ golf coach Chris Drew...

Hopkins, Wayland volleyball seasons end in districts

November 4, 2016

Both the Hopkins and Wayland varsity volleyball seasons came to an end this week at the Class B district tournament at Otsego. The Vikings completed their campaign with a three-set loss Thursday to the host school 25-13, 25-8 and 30-28. Leading the Lady Vikings statistically were: Assists – Hannah Van...

Six Hopkins gridders named to all-O-K Silver squad

November 2, 2016

Six Hopkins varsity football players have been named to the all-O-K Silver Conference team. Joining sophomore Ryan Haveman (20) as first team selections were defensive end senior Terry Thomas, junior defensive tackle Jacob Cleypool and junior guard Levi Miller. Honorable mention accolades went to senior linebacker Caleb Ryan and junior...

Five Wildcats named to all-O-K Gold football team

November 1, 2016

Five members of the Wayland varsity football team have been selected to the O-K Gold All-Conference team. Named to the first team were backs Brody Place (far left) and Kyle Jansen (second from right) and junior linebacker Mason Miller (second from left) and sophomore defensive back Caleb Wolf were given...

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