Wayland High School

Courtney Osborn hired as Dorr kindergarten teacher

January 23, 2017

Dorr Elementary School has hired Courtney Osborn as the new kindergarten teacher. She started in January and replaced Jerry Faulkner, who recently retired. She was previously the extended day preschool teacher at Dorr. She is a 2008 graduate of Wayland High School, played softball and ran cross country at Wayland....

Presley Hudson MAC Player of Week for 3rd straight time

January 20, 2017

Wayland High School graduate and former all-state basketball player Presley Hudson has been tearing up with the Mid-American Conference this month. Hudson, daughter of Wayland High School boys' varsity basketball coach Mike Hudson, was named MAC Player of the week for the third straight week and she leads the league...

Nominations sought for WHS Alumni Hall of Fame

January 20, 2017

Wayland Union Schools is seeking nominees for the 2017 Alumni Hall of Fame. Thoe who wish to nominate a candidate for consideration may the nominee’s name and qualifications to Principal Tom Cutler, Wayland Union High School, 870 E. Superior St., Wayland, MI 49348 or email to cutlert@waylandunion.org Deadline for submitting...

Nicki Cardosa steps down as WHS volleyball coach

January 19, 2017

Nicole Cardosa, a solid member of the Ritz-Merchant family that has dominated women's athletics in Wayland for several decades, has given up her varsity volleyball coaching job. The Wayland school district, on its web site, is advertising for a new head coach for the varsity volleyball program. Cardosa, who also...

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

January 18, 2017

(From the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — Jan. 22, 1992 Patricia Birkholz of Fennville, Saugatuck Township Treasurer, has been appointed Allegan County Treasurer, succeeding the late Fred Edgerton. The other two candidates for the post were Undersheriff Larry Ladenburger and...

WHS boys’ bowlers slump in losses to Unity, Byron Center

January 13, 2017

The Wayland High School boys' varsity bowling team hit a rough patch this week with dual match losses, 19-11 to Hudsonville Unity Christian and 24-6 to Byron Center. "Our boys and coach are a bit disheartened after Wednesday night's loss (to Unity) as we had a 10-0 lead and then...

Presley Hudson breaks CMU single-game scoring mark

January 12, 2017

Former Wayland High School all-state basketball star Presley Hudson broke Central Michigan University's individual scoring record for one game with 43 points Wednesday night in a 101-92 victory over Ball State. Hudson, a sophomore, was 13-for-18 in shooting and surpassed CMU's video coordinator, Shonda Long, who scored 40 points for...

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....

Funeral for hit-and-run victim will be Saturday morning

January 11, 2017

Chelsea Gayle Crawford, 26, died unexpectedly Tuesday morning, Jan. 10. She was a 2008 graduate of Wayland High School. Surviving are her husband, Benjamin Crawford; mother, Christina (Bob Boersma) Fender; father, Cliff (Marybeth) Fender; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Otis and Carrie Crawford; grandparents, Ernest and Mary Mullings, Evelyn Dempsey, Dr. Vernon...

Bygone Days: A look at NE Allegan County’s history

January 11, 2017

25 Years Ago — Jan. 15, 1992 Three Caledonia teens, one age 17 and two even younger, have been arrested in connection with the damage done to Hooker Cemetery in Leighton Township. Lt. Steve DeBoer of the Michigan State Police Wayland post said Silent Observer played a major role in...

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