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Hopkins grad Zach Harig returning to work at Fox 17

October 10, 2018

Zach Harig Hopkins High School graduate Zach Harig has signed an agreement with WXMI-Fox 17 in Grand Rapids as weekend sports anchor and reporter. "Ever since interning there in high school for a few years, I knew it was a place I wanted to work. This was the dream job...

Bygone Days: A look at the history of NE Allegan County

April 26, 2017

(From the archives of the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — April 29, 1992 Globe staff writer Linda Hutchings did an enterprise piece about the continuing problems of urban sprawl, in which developers are buying up farm land and turning it into high-density residential...

Legalized recruiting is ruining high school athletics

January 12, 2017

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. Remember the University of Michigan’s “Fab Five” in basketball two decades ago? I thought about them when I watched Grand Rapids Christian methodically dissect one of Wayland High School’s best-ever basketball teams Tuesday night....

Ranger Rick: Big 10 guilty of Friday night encroachment

November 8, 2016

Friday night lights have traditionally been the realm high school varsity football in Michigan and around the nation. Starting in 2017, the Big Ten Conference in its infinite wisdom will play Friday night games. This has prompted the MHSAA (Michigan High School Athletic Association) Executive Director John “Jack” Roberts to...

Both Wildcat cross-country teams 6th in O-K Gold opener

September 8, 2016

Both the Wayland boys’ and girls’ O-K Gold Conference cross country seasons opened Wednesday afternoon, with both squads finishing sixth. The first jamboree of the season was held at 6he South Christian High School sports complex off Kalamazoo Avenue. The weather was uncooperative, being warm and humid. Grand Rapids Christian...

Lady Vikings to make 4th appearance at MITCA meet

May 26, 2016

The Michigan Track Coaches Association state team championship will have a Hopkins team taking part for the fifth straight year this Saturday. The Lady Vikings last Friday won the Division 3 regional championship and are seventh in the latest state-wide MITCA power ratings. They went to Kent City to be...

WHS Baccalaureate service planned for Saturday

May 16, 2016

As the academic year comes to a close, the Wayland Union school district has a variety of events and responsibilities to handle. Supt. Norm Taylor noted that public schools’ no longer are in the business of dealing with Baccalaureate ceremonies, area churches are organizing the service for 5 p.m. Saturday,...

Bygone Days: A brief look at the Wayland area’s past, Part 206

March 9, 2016

25 Years Ago — March 13, 1991 The Wayland Board of Education Policy Committee is grappling with the issue of handling after-school sports clubs sponsored by the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU), particularly in volleyball, basketball, wrestling and swimming. Wayland High School sophomores Keri Kles, Amanda McCully, Kristine Olney, Jamie Carroll,...

Yes It Is, It’s True: Ritzes, Hudsons athletic royalty in Wayland

February 25, 2016

“You’d better watch out. You better not pout. You better not cry. I’m telling you why. Presley Hudson’s coming to town.” Indeed, Wayland’s best-ever female basketball player will be in a Central Michigan uniform to play against Western Michigan University at 2 p.m. Saturday in Kalamazoo. This “homecoming” of sorts...

Bygone Days: A brief look at the Wayland area’s past, Part 201

January 27, 2016

25 Years Ago — Jan. 30, 1991 Police are seeking information about a man between 25 and 35 years old who walked into the Paul Johnson Agency downtown and assaulted and robbed a woman. Efforts are under way to have 129th Avenue from Bradley through Chief Noonday Road in Barry...

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