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Wildcats edge state-ranked foe, then win local tourney

The Wayland varsity baseball team defeated state-ranked Parchment 7-6 in 12 innings Saturday in the opening round of the Wayland Invitational. Brayden Byrne scored on a passed ball to secure…

Editor May 7, 2023

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Wildcat boys, girls track take 1st at Hopkins meet

Both Wayland High School track teams emerged victorious Saturday at the Hopkins Invitational. The guys won with 191 points and Sparta was second with 99. The girls collected 93 points,…

Editor May 6, 2023

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Lady Wildcats go 2-for-3 in their softball invitational

The Wayland High School softball team won two of three encounters in the Wayland Invitational Saturday. The Wildcats blanked previously unbeaten Big Rapids 2-0 in the first game, bested Caledonia…

Editor May 6, 2023

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Hopkins softball parents donate AED to the program

Hopkins softball parents Scott and Marsha Brower have decided to donate an automated external defibrillator (AED), which is used to help those experiencing sudden cardiac arrest to the to the…

Editor May 4, 2023

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Lady Wildcats rebound from bad day to sweep TK

COVER PHOTO: The home run ladies vs. Thornapple Kellogg (from left) Izzy Johnson, Kami Morse and Harmony Laker. After that really bad day in Holland last Saturday, The Wayland varsity…

Editor May 4, 2023

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Hopkins softball outing was like day and night

It wasn’t a day-night doubleheader, but the performances turned in by Hopkins Thursday was a lot like day and night. The Lady Vikings looked sharp in defeating Zeeland East in…

Editor May 4, 2023

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WHS grad does it again. This time it’s a no-hitter

Emma Ludema Wayland High School graduate Emma Ludema continues to impress in her freshman year playing softball at Calvin University. The former Wildcat all-state performer threw the university’s first no-hitter…

Editor May 3, 2023

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Lady Vikings remain unbeaten in O-K Silver Conference standings

Hopkins routed Belding Wednesday afternoon in an O-K Silver Conference doubleheader to improve its league softball record to 7-0. The Lady Vikings mercied Belding 15-1 and 15-0, also to lifts…

Editor May 3, 2023

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Hopkins boys, girls sweep Silver foes in quad meet

The Hopkins boys and girls track team both swept their three head-to-head encounters in the O-K Silver Conference quad at Grandville Calvin Christian Tuesday. The Lady Vikings beat Wyoming Godwin…

Editor May 3, 2023

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Kadence Bottrall named to MI bowling ‘Dream Team’

Kadence and Eric Bottrall Wayland High School senior Kadence Bottrall has been named to the Michigan 2023 Dream Team in bowling, only one of six girls in the state to…

Editor May 1, 2023