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Death of Scott Hilbert, 71, 1965 WHS grad, reported

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Word has been received of the death of Scott Hilbert, a 1965 graduate of Wayland High School. He was 71. Hilbert, who was said to have suffered a heart attack, has been listed as president of Rhino Seed & Landscape Supply in Brighton, Mich., and his wife, Kathleen Owen Hilbert,...
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Foreign exchange students share native holiday dishes

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Foreign exchange students this academic year at Wayland High School shared food from their native countries Friday with other students in a "Christmas Around the World" celebration. Countries represented were South Korea, Germany, Spain, Morroco, Kenya and Italy. (Photo courtesy of Laurie Zywiczyski)
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All WHS debate members place among top 40 in state

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(Back row, from left) Lawrence Williams (assistant coach), Brandon Thornburg, Samantha VerStrate, Kendal Stroud, Jarod Geerligs, Robert Bausick, Anabelle Pogodzinski, Grace VanderMolen (front row) Eric Liddy, Samantha Benham, Andrea Brown (coach), Eleanor Brown (future debater), Madelyn Probst, Andrea Ivers, Jamie Murray, Eli Merren, Rylie Steuer, Jacob Fredricks and Makaila Huffman...
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Three WHS alums playing collegiate hoops in GR area

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Carter Nyp Three recent Wayland High School graduates are playing collegiate basketball this winter in the Grand Rapids area. Carter Nyp, a freshman 6-9 forward, is averaging 7.9 points per game for Cornerstone University. He has played in all 16 of his team’s games, is averaging 43 percent in three...
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Wildcats beat Detroit hoops team again in I-96 tourney

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Cory Ainsworth The Wayland High School boys' varsity basketball team had a bit of deja vu Saturday afternoon in the annual I-96 basketball challenge at Ottawa Hills High School. Not only did the Wildcats defeat a Detroit area team for the second year in a row, 57-44, but also 6-8...
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Funeral is Friday afternoon for Eugene Knobloch, 80

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Eugene Oliver Knobloch, 80, of Hopkins, died Friday, Dec. 14, at Metro Health Hospital, Wyoming. Born Oct. 7, 1938, in Hopkins, he was the son of the late Oliver and Margaret (Culver) Knobloch and was the husband of Patricia (Domanski) Knobloch. Mr. Knobloch was a graduate of Central Michigan University...
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Wayland’s bowling teams still plagued by bad luck

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Amber Beggs The Wayland High School girls' bowling team didn't make the cut at a tournament at Eastland Bowl in Kalamazoo Friday, but didn't finish last, either. Freshman Bella Harnish finished 18th out of probably 80 girls. "We also got some bad news today as we lost our anchor, Amber...
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Clipper girls move to 3-0, but Lady Vikings still struggle

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There were no reports of scores for the Wayland girls' and Martin boys' high school basketball games Friday evening. Meanwhile, the Clipper girls pushed their overall season record to 3-0 with a 48-35 triumph at Saugatuck. They had beaten Coloma 46-40 and Lawrence 41-22 in their two previous outings. The...
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Lady Wildcat bowlers 2-0 in O-K Gold matches thus far

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The Wayland High School girls' varsity bowling won 26 -4 over O-Gold Conference rival Wyoming Wednesday, but the boys' team fell 27.5 to 2.5. The Lady Wildcats' Baker games of 119 and 116 were high enough to win, their second in two starts. "Those will need to improve against some of...
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WHS senior Rory Myers scores 1st career hat trick

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Wayland High School senior Rory Myers scored the first hat trick (three goals) in his hockey career Saturday evening in the Team Byron Center home opener. He and several other Wayland students play for Byron Center as part of a cooperative. Myers also is well known as a solid golfer...
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