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Teunissen officially presented with Miss Softball Pitcher award

Wayland High School's Mallory Teunissen officially received her Miss Softball Pitcher award at the state-wide all-star game this summer. Presenting the award is the president of the Michigan Softball Coaches…

Editor July 22, 2015

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WHS grad Brittini Merchant named assistant coach at SIUE

Brittini Merchant (left), shown here with her aunt Cheri Ritz, has been named an assistant coach for the softball team at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Merchant, a 2007 graduate of…

Editor July 12, 2015

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Three Lady Wildcats selected to play in softball all-star game

Three members of the Wayland Union Division 2 softball championship team have been selected to play in the Michigan High School Softball Coaches Association 2015 Senior All-Star game. They are seniors…

Editor June 25, 2015

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Four members of WHS softball champion team are all-state

Four members of the state champion Wayland softball team have been named to the Division 2 All-State team. Seniors Mallory Teunissen and Caroline (C.J.) Miller were joined by freshmen Abby…

Editor June 19, 2015

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New WHS varsity baseball coach brings strong family ties

Wayland High School’s new varsity baseball coach is no stranger, of course, to baseball, but he’s no stranger to Wayland, either. Though he grew up in Carson City, Travis Wilcox…

Editor June 14, 2015

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Yes It Is, It’s True: Hailey Houck stars as Bobby Thompson

Baseball has such a rich history of more than a century that it offers special events never forgotten. One such event occurred almost 64 years ago, in the fall of…

Editor June 13, 2015

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Lady Wildcats capture 2nd state championship in 9 years

Coach Cheri Ritz and her Wayland softball team Saturday morning proved they were indeed the No. 1 Division 2 team in the state all along. The Lady Wildcats defeated Frankenmuth…

Editor June 13, 2015

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Lady Wildcats seek their 2nd state softball crown Saturday

The Wayland softball team will be on a mission at 10 a.m. Saturday morning at Michigan State University — to win its second Division 2 state championship. The Lady Wildcats…

Editor June 11, 2015

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C.J. Miller’s 2-run HR, Teunissen’s pitching puts ‘Cats in Final 4

Senior second sacker C. J. Miller's two-run homer and the customary shutout pitching of senior Mallory Teunissen were the highlights of Wayland's 2-0 triumph over St. Joseph in the Division…

Editor June 9, 2015

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Lady Wildcats score 4 in final inning to take regional title, 4-2

There's an old saying that, "When the going gets tough, the tough get going." It was appropriate for the Wayland softball team Saturday when they came from behind to take…

Editor June 6, 2015