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WHS grad leads Aquinas in Great Lake C-C Challenge

Wayland High School graduate Maggie Whitney led seventh-ranked Aquinas College to a fifth place finish Saturday in the NAIA Challenge in Grand Rapids. Whitney placed 17th in the 5K race…

Editor October 24, 2021

Sports

Martin, Hopkins to play in grid playoffs this weekend

Both the Hopkins and Martin High School football teams will play in the MHSAA post-season playoffs this weekend. Martin, which Friday night polished off a perfect 9-0 season, will be…

Editor October 24, 2021

Columns

Yes It’s True; How can you stop Wildcats, Lions losses?

Some friends of mine (yes, I have friends) not long ago speculated about who would finally win first this fall — the Detroit Lions or the Wayland Wildcats. The ‘Cats,…

Editor October 23, 2021

Sports

Lady Vikings settle for 3rd in O-K Silver volley tourney

The Hopkins varsity volleyball team Saturday went 2-2 in the O-K Silver Conference tournament and finished third in the conference standings. The Lady Vikes beat Sparta (25-12, 25-15), lost to…

Editor October 23, 2021

Sports

WHS grad helps guide 2nd place collegiate cross team

Wayland High School graduate Robert Young is assistant cross-country coach for Michigan Technological University, which took the runner-up slot Saturday morning in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Association meet. The…

Editor October 23, 2021

Sports

WHS grad takes 5th in age bracket in River Bank Run

Wayland High School graduate Sarah Brewer (37 in cover photo), daughter of retired Wayland High School teacher Sue Brewer and former Wayland High School golf coach Allen Brewer, finished fifth…

Editor October 23, 2021

Sports

3 Martin students members of district soccer champion

Martin High School senior Javier Guevara, son of Wayland teacher Laura Foster, is a member of the Delton/Martin soccer team that won the MHSAA Division 3 district championship Saturday with…

Editor October 23, 2021

Obituaries

Funeral Oct. 30 in Hastings for David Hawkins, age 68

David James Hawkins, 68, of Wayland died Thursday, Oct. 21. David was born on July 16, 1953, preceded in death by his parents Frank and Barbara. He is survived by…

Editor October 23, 2021

Obituaries

Skilled Martin seamstress Marilyn Katje dies at 81

Marilyn Katje died Tuesday, Oct. 19, at Allegan General Hospital. She was 81. She was born Feb. 15, 1940, in Orangeville, the daughter of Forrest and Francis (Allen) Rantz. She…

Editor October 23, 2021

Sports

Wildcats’ record-setting grid season of misery ends

The Wayland varsity football team Friday night completed a record season it's not at all happy about. The Wildcats lost 55-6 to O-K Gold Conference rival Forest Hills Eastern, bringing…

Editor October 22, 2021