Sports – Page 317

Wildcats’ Cheri Ritz officially receives Coach of the Year award

November 8, 2015

Wayland varsity softball coach Cheri Ritz this weekend officially was presented with the Coach of the Year plaque for 2015 from the Michigan High School Softball Coaches Association at its banquet and ceremony. Ritz this past spring guided the Lady Wildcats to their second Division 2 state championship, the first...

Perry Carter 62nd in state C-C race; Jon Zuiderveen is 160th

November 8, 2015

Wayland High School senior Perry Carter closed out his high school cross-country career by finishing 62nd in the state Division 2 championships Saturday at Michigan International Speedway. Carter, who was clocked at 16:43.9, was joined in the race by junior teammate Jonathan Zuiderveen, who finished 160th with a time of...

Viking frosh Laura Velderman takes 10th in state C-C meet

November 7, 2015

Hopkins freshman cross-country sensation Laura Velderman concluded her freshman season in style Saturday by taking 10th place in the Division 3 state meet at Michigan International Speedway. Velderman, who also was regional and O-K Silver Conference champion this fall, checked in at the finish line with a time of 19:03.6....

Wayland-Hopkins ‘Border Wars’ football rivalry series terminated

November 6, 2015

The “Border Wars” football season opener between neighboring rivals Hopkins and Wayland has ended after a four-year run. The two schools revived their gridiron rivalry in 2012, after going nearly 50 years without meeting. Hopkins won all four encounters, twice by comfortable margins, 35-6 and 27-8, and twice by single...

‘Cat volleyball squad comes close again, but loses in district finals

November 5, 2015

It was close, but no cigar for the second straight time Thursday night when the Wayland High School volleyball team lost to Grand Rapids South Christian. This time it hurt even more, as the very tight five-set loss ended the Wildcats’ season in the district championships. Wayland was the only...

Wildcat volleyball team to meet South Christian in district finals

November 4, 2015

The Wayland varsity volleyball team Wednesday night won its Class B district semifinal match against host Wyoming Godwin Heights. The Wildcats will play O-K Gold Conference champion Grand Rapids South Christian at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Godwin gym. Wayland suffered a shocking defeat in the first game Wednesday, as...

Ex-Wildcat coach Diorio enjoying Benton Harbor playoff adventure

October 31, 2015

It was just about a year that Jerry Diorio gave up the head football coaching position at Wayland and it was just a couple of months ago he began his new adventure as assistant principal and assistant varsity football coach at Benton Harbor. Diorio teamed with former collegiate head coach...

Two Wildcats qualify for state C-C meet; team 5th in regional meet

October 31, 2015

Wayland senior Perry Carter and junior Jonathan Zuiderveen both qualified Saturday for the Division 2 state cross-country meet by placing among the top 15 individuals in the regionals at Portage. Carter finished seventh with a time of 16:46.9 and Zuiderveen earned his first state trip by coming in at 17:08.3...

Hopkins harriers qualify for state; Velderman is regional champ

October 31, 2015

Laura Velderman is the individual regional champion and the Hopkins cross-country team is going back to the Division 3 state meet next Saturday at Michigan International Speedway near Brooklyn. Velderman, a freshman who also was O-K Silver Conference individual champion earlier this month, was clocked at about 19:13, two seconds...

Former Wildcat volleyball players among top Davenport scorers

October 30, 2015

Wayland High School alum Molly Lameyer (6) is leading the Davenport University volleyball team in scoring and fellow former Wildcat Krissy Dill is third. The Panthers came from behind earlier this week to defeat Cornerstone in five sets to improve their overall record to 18-16. Lameyer, a senior, led the...

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