Sports – Page 38

Nicki Cardosa wins asst. coach award nationally

July 13, 2023

Nicki Cardosa Nicki Cardosa, coach and teacher at Wayland High School, has been named an assistant coach of the year by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association. She won a state-level award for assistant coach earlier this year. “I think she is the best assistant coach, but this award proves it!”...

WHS grad promoted to head coach at Mich. Tech

July 12, 2023

Robert Young Wayland High School graduate Robert Young has been promoted to head coach of the Michigan Tech track and field program, Vice President for Athletics and Recreation Suzanne Sanregret has announced. Young has spent the previous 11 months as the assistant head coach, following one season as assistant coach...

Road Runners cruising along for their 27th season

June 29, 2023

The 27th summer season of the Wayland Road Runners Club has been moving along nicely every Wednesday.There have been four races thus far; 75 runners have participated in the three mile, the five kilometer, mile prediction, four mile, handicap run (slower runners get a head start while the faster runners try...

Kami Morse named to all-state team at 2nd base

June 29, 2023

Recent Wayland High School graduate Kami Morse has been named to the Michigan High School Division 2 all-state softball team at second base. Morse, who has signed on to play volleyball and softball next year for Aquinas College, helped lead the Wildcats to a 31-9 overall record and another O-K...

Hopkins grad wins Meijer scholarship for athletics

June 27, 2023

Recent Hopkins High School graduate Corrie Wisser has been named Meijer's and WOOD Radio's (106.9 FM) Female Athlete of the Year. She will receive a scholarship from Meijer toward her college education at Ferris State University. Wisser was a standout in volleyball and played basketball for the Vikings as well....

Wayland High School does well in Meijer state games

June 25, 2023

Wayland athletes had a more than reasonable success in this past weekend's Meijer State Games. The Lady Wildcats basketball team claimed the championship at West Catholic High School Sunday afternoon. Wayland High School graduate Breanna Hyde took first place in the long jump with a personal best leap of 17-11.5...

Evie Mathis cops another pole vault championship

June 23, 2023

Wayland High School freshman Evie Mathis has added another championship title to her already impressive resume in track and field. The daughter of Rick and Cindy Mathis of Wayland, she won the Freshman Girls Pole Vault Division at the New Balance Nationals last weekend in Philadelphia. This makes her a...

Three Wildcats earn all-league baseball accolades

June 15, 2023

Three Wayland High School baseball players were selected to the 2023 OK-Gold all-conference baseball team. Carter Koopman was selected as a pitcher, Bryce Calkins and Dustin Loomans as infielders. All three Wildcats also were elected to the all-district team, Koopman as a pitcher, Calkins as a utility player and Loomans...

Wildcat athletes earn spring sports accolades

June 13, 2023

Wayland High School athletes who made all-conference or similar accolades for spring sports in 2023 were (back row, from left) Liberty Laker, Austin Graham, Aidan Reeder, Bryce Calkins, Dustin Loomans, Carter Koopman and Harmony Laker, (front row) Reese Veltman, Taylor Hoogewind, Madi Ludema, Carli Miklusicak, Breanna Hyde and Kami Morse....

Six Wildcats chosen all-conference in softball

June 13, 2023

Six members of the Wayland High School varsity softball team have been selected to the O-K Gold Conference all-league squad. They were (from left, standing) Madi Ludema, Harmony Laker, Carli Miklusicak, Reese Veltman, (seated) Liberty Laker and Kami Morse. The Wildcats again won the O-K Gold championship and turned in...

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