Wayland High School

Wildcat tennis team loses 6-2 to GR Catholic Central

The Wayland High School varsity boys' tennis team traveled to The CAT Monday afternoon and lost 6-2 to O-K Gold Conference rival Grand Rapids Catholic Central. Coach Ben Adams, said,…

Editor August 29, 2023

Sports

WHS grad is All-American Scholar in K-College golf

Wayland High School graduate Tyler Omness has been named an All-America Scholar by the Golf Coaches Association of America. To be eligible for All-America Scholar status, an individual must be a…

Editor August 24, 2023

Features

Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County

(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) There are suspicions that this eatery was located at today's site of the Clippers Cafe in…

Editor August 23, 2023

Sports

Wildcat tennis team beats Otsego in season opener

The Wayland High School boys' tennis tennis team defended the home courts in its season opener Tuesday afternoon, getting by the Otsego Bulldogs 5-3. Taking wins for the Wildcats were,…

Editor August 23, 2023

Sports

WHS grad wins area summer bowling title

Wayland High School graduate Brady Forcier (second from left) won the SW Michigan Summer Championship last weekend. Forcier led a qualifying field of 29 with a three-game set of 875.…

Editor August 22, 2023

Sports

Isaac Dyer C-C medalist, but Wildcats lose to track club

Freshman Xander Stepek Wayland High School's cross country debut Monday was a mixed bag on the home course. Senior Isaac Dyer came up with an impressive individual medalist five-kilometer performance…

Editor August 21, 2023

Sports

Wildcats sweep pool play foes, then lose in squeakers

The Wayland High School varsity volleyball team went undefeated in pool play Friday, but the lost two squeakers to Kenowa Hills in the 12-team West Michigan Volleyball Officials Tournament. “This…

Editor August 19, 2023

Features

Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County

COVER PHOTO: Jay L. Smith and associates, shown in the photograph in 1898, launched the Business Men's Paper Press Co. and it continued into the 20th century and beyond, finally…

Editor August 16, 2023

Sports

WHS volleyball team hopes to challenge for league title

The Wayland High School volleyball team will open its season Friday in the WMVOA tournament at the home gym. Coach Kara Potter Laker, entering her second year at the helm,…

Editor August 15, 2023

Obituaries

Funeral mass at St. Therese slated for Monica Langley

Monica Langley, a lifelong Wayland area resident, died Friday, Aug. 11, at the age of 65. Monica graduated from Wayland High School in 1975. Her husband, Jerry Langley, was a…

Editor August 12, 2023