Sports – Page 301

WHS grad named assistant bowling coach at Indiana Tech

Wayland High School graduate Doug Cutler has been selected as one of the assistant coaches for the Indiana Tech bowling teams. Cutler, who lives in Ft. Wayne, Ind., with his…

Editor June 29, 2016

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Wildcat senior Auston Whitley is academic all-state

Wayland High School senior Auston Whitley, a multi-sport athlete, has been named to the Academic All-State team, along with 34 other student athletes. Whitley is shown here with a basketball…

Editor June 23, 2016

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Raymond Antel III to coach Wildcat boys’ harriers this fall

Raymond Antel III has been hired as head coach of the boys' cross-country team at Wayland High School this fall. Antel, currently head coach of the Wildcat girls' track team,…

Editor June 21, 2016

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Laura Velderman refuses to rest on running laurels

After astonishing West Michigan high school running fans in her freshman year at Hopkins High School, Laura Velderman hasn't slowed down at all for the summer. The Lady Viking track…

Editor June 18, 2016

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Lady Wildcats’ ‘rebuilding’ season ends in quarterfinals

The Wayland girls' softball season came to an end in the state Division 2 quarterfinals Tuesday afternoon at Davenport University. The Lady Wildcats lost 14-2, much in the same manner…

Editor June 14, 2016

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Hopkins bowler takes 15th place in Pepsi tournament

Hopkins sophomore Brendan Gossman placed 15th out of 277 bowlers who competed in the 2016 Michigan State USBC Pepsi bowling tournament in Bay City earlier this year. Gossman came up…

Editor June 12, 2016

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Lady Wildcats capture regional crown, move to quarters

The Wayland girls' softball team captured its ninth Division 2 regional championship Saturday afternoon at Hope College, defeating Hudsonville Unity Christian 7-3 in the finals after downing Forest Hills Eastern…

Editor June 11, 2016

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Lacey James to sit out season, then play at N. Illinois

Northern Illinois University men’s basketball head coach Mark Montgomery announced the addition of 2015 Wayland High School graduate Lacey James to the Huskie program for the 2016-17 season. “We are…

Editor June 10, 2016

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Lady Vikings finish season with 26-10 overall record

The Hopkins varsity softball team had the school's larest numbers of season victories, fashioning a 26-10 overall record. Three of the squad's losses were to O-K Silver Conference and Division…

Editor June 7, 2016

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Lady Vikings score 11 team points in MHSAA state meet

The Hopkins girls’ track team finished seventh as a team in the Division 3 state tam track meet May 28, but could only score 11 points and finish 18th in…

Editor June 4, 2016