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Lady Wildcats absorb 2nd straight loss, 50-33, at Byron Center

January 5, 2016

The Lady Wildcats sing the blues. After an impressive 3-0 start in the basketball season with victories over three “teams to watch,” Wayland absorbed its second straight defeat Tuesday night at Byron Center, 50-33, in what very well could be described as its worst outing since that awful 64-42 debacle...

Wildcats pull out 49-48 thriller they very well could have lost

January 2, 2016

“It looked extremely rocky, for the Mudville nine that day…” Ernest Lawrence Thayer’s opening line to the immortal “Casey at the Bat” was appropriate with 31.4 seconds left in a basketball game Saturday night in which Wayland trailed Rockford 48-47 and the Ram’s top scorer, Michael Peterson, went to the...

Clippers lose 52-47 in finals of Holland Calvary hoops tourney

January 1, 2016

Martin saw its record fall to 3-2 with a 52-47 loss to Howardsville in the Holland Calvary Invitational Baketball Tournament Wednesday. Howardsville jumped out to a 20-13 lead in the first quarter and led 30-25 at the half. Martin came back in the third quarter and actually led 39-37 going...

Clipper boys run season record to 3-1 with victory in tourney

December 30, 2015

The Martin boys' varsity basketball team rolled to a 62-41 win over Wellspring Prep Tuesday in the opening round of the Holland Calvary Invitational. The game was postponed from Monday because of weather conditions. Garrett Dill led Martin with 20 points. Tanner Curry had 16 and freshman Carter Hilton finished...

Wildcats’ furious rally falls short in 63-56 loss to Forest Hills Central

December 29, 2015

The Wayland boys’ varsity basketball team’s first loss of the season Tuesday looked eerily similar to the defeat suffered a week earlier by the girls’ squad in the Cornerstone Holiday Tournament. The Wildcats saw their full-court pressure defense solved and broken down by Forest Hills Central and fell behind by...

Lacey James has seen limited action on Rider University hoops team

December 28, 2015

Lacey James, who graduated from Wayland High School last spring after earning Class B All-State accolades in basketball, is a freshman on the varsity basketball team this winter at Rider University, an NCAA Division I school in New Jersey. James has scored 12 points and gathered 12 rebounds in a...

Wayland boys’ hoops team plays Tuesday night in holiday tourney

December 25, 2015

The Wayland boys’ varsity basketball team will play Forest Hills Central at 6 p.m. Tuesday Dec. 29, in the opening round of the Cornerstone Holiday Basketball Tournament, Gold Division. The Wildcats, sporting a 3-0 record overall this season thus far, will play either Wyoming Godwin Heights or Rockford in the...

WHS grad Haldeman ends collegiate kicking career with FG, 6 PATs

December 24, 2015

Wayland High School graduate Andrew Haldeman kicked six extra points and a 47-yard field goal in his final collegiate football game Thursday when Western Michigan defeated Middle Tennesse State 45-31 in the Popeye's Bahamas Bowl. Haldeman, place kicker for WMU, has been kicking field goals and extra points for the...

Lady Wildcat JVs capture Cornerstone hoops tourney title

December 24, 2015

The Wayland junior varsity girls’ basketball team won the championship trophy in the junior varsity division of the Cornerstone Holiday Tournament Wednesday by defeating Grand Rapids Christian 50-40 in the title game. The Lady Wildcats had a great first quarter against the Eagles as they converted their defensive efforts into...

Lady Wildcats fashion terrific comeback, but eventually fall 46-40

December 23, 2015

A deadly accurate 8-for-8 performance at the free throw line by Grand Rapids Christian junior Sydney Muller Wednesday evening spoiled a really nice comeback by the Wayland girls’ basketball team. The Lady Wildcats rallied from being a dozen points down in the first 30 seconds of the second half to...

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