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Wildcats complete regular season with 29-8 record

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The Wayland High School softball team concluded its regular season Wednesday by sweeping Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills in a makeup doubleheader. The Wildcats won the opener 21-0 in three innings and they mercied the Bengals again in the nightcap, 17-0. The sweep left them undefeated yet again in league play,...
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Japinga, Multer, senior athlete honors selected

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Kami Morse and Dustin Loomans were chosen as recipients of the Harry Multer and Louis Japinga Award winners for the Class of 2023 at Wayland High School for being the outstanding scholar-athletes. Shown in the cover photo with Athletic Director Adam Valk (left) and High School principal Santino DeCesare are...
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Wildcats clinch yet another Gold softball championship

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If any team was a big threat to Wayland’s undefeated O-K Gold Conference record and league championship this spring, it was Cedar Springs, which was 10-2 in league action. Liberty Laker But the Wildcats managed to prevail 7-4 in 11 innings, thank to a bases loaded walkoff double by senior...
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Wayland, Hopkins softball, baseball tourneys to start

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The Michigan High School Athletic Association’s Division 2 softball district tournament will bet under way Tuesday, May 30 in Wayland when South Christian takes on Middleville Thornapple Kellogg. The winner of that first round game will take on Hopkins at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 3, in the semifinals. Host Wayland...
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Wildcats grab 3 more wins in Blue Chip tournament

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Carli Miklusicak The glow of scoring coach Cheri Ritz’s 1,000th career victory hasn’t worn off the Wayland softball team. The Wildcats completed a very satisfying day Saturday in winning all three encounters in the Blue Chip Tournament at Byron Center. They squeaked by Midland 5-4 in the opener, turned the...
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Wildcats take Holland tourney for 5-victory week

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Peyton Moore picked up the win on the mound vs. Holland. The Wayland High School baseball team came up with two more victories too cap off a successful week on the diamond, winning the Holland Invitational. The Wildcats defeated Hastings 15-5 and then downed host Holland 7-5. They wasted no...
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Vikings go 1-1-1 for 2nd time in softball tourney

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Sophomore catcher Lyla Reynolds had a triple and a home run in the loss to Zeelan East. The Hopkins softball team went 1-1-1 in a tournament Saturday Coopersville for the second time this spring. The Lady Vikings defeated Kenowa Hills 17-6 in their third game of the day, lost 8-3...
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Martin boys finish 3rd, girls 4th in regional track meet

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The Martin boys’ track team placed third with 99 points in the Division 4 regionals Friday at Gobles and the girls took fourth. James Blackburn won the regional championship in both the 110-meter high hurdles in 16.97 seconds and the 300-meter intermediate hurdles in 43.12/Teammate J.R. Hildebrand was runner-up in...
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Wildcat boys take runner-up slot in regional meet

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A little more than a year ago Kaharrie Pureifoy was recovering from a concussion he suffered in a football game. Today he is getting ready to compete in the state Division 2 track meet. COVER PHOTO: Wayland throwers, particularly Adam Huff and Bronson Huyck, picked up a lot of points...
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Wildcats sweep 3-game series with Catholic Central

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The Wayland High School baseball team this past week swept three games against O-K Gold Conference rival Grand Rapids Catholic Central to bring its league record to 8-7, 14-10 overall. The Wildcats took both ends of a doubleheader Tuesday, 4-3 and 5-4. In game one, Catholic Central scored twice in...
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