Wayland High School

Wildcats conclude football season with 3-6 overall record

October 22, 2016

The Wayland High School varsity football team concluded its season with a 3-6 overall record, 2-4 in the O-K Gold Conference, The Wildcats Friday night were defeated 24-8 at Forest Hills Central in a nonleague contest. The host Rangers are headed for the post-season playoffs. Forest Hills led 7-0, 10-0...

50 WHS students inducted into National Honor Society

October 21, 2016

The Wayland High School chapter of the National Honor Society recently inducted 50 new members into the scholastic honors group in a ceremony at the Fine Arts Center. Chapter President Jon Seymour (at right) congratulates one of them.(Photo courtesy of Laurie Zywicynski)

WHS grad’s cross country teams make state in Colorado

October 20, 2016

Robby Young, a 2003 graduate of Wayland High School, coached his Rampart High School cross country boys' team to its fifth consecutive conference championship earlier this month and Thursday both the Rams' boys' and girls' team qualified for the state meet for the second year in a row. Young began...

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Five candidates seek 4 Wayland school board seats

October 20, 2016

EDITOR'S NOTE: Most of the information for this story was provided by Laurie Zywiczynski, public relations specialist for the Wayland Union School District. Two of the three contests for seats on the boards of education for Martin, Hopkins and Wayland school districts will be very quiet in the Nov. 8...

Bygone Days: A historic look at this area’s events, Part 238

October 19, 2016

25 Years Ago — Oct. 23, 1991 The county-wide 911 emergency call program will begin Oct. 29 and county dispatchers are urging residents to call the number once to assure their names, addresses and numbers are included in the system. The City of Wayland has learned it has received a...

Councilman Sloan must run for seat as a write-in Nov. 8

October 18, 2016

Because of a glitch, Wayland City Councilman John Sloan will have to run for his seat as a write-in for the Nov. 8 general election. Sloan was appointed in March 2015 to serve out the remainder of the term of Ron Kobish, who left the city for a new job....

WHS grad Miklusicak has another 100-yard rushing game for Hope

October 16, 2016

Mike Miklusicak, a 2103 graduate of Wayland High School, has another big day Saturday on the gridiron for Hope College. Miklusicak, a junior running back for the Flying Dutchmen, picked up 167 yards on 24 carries as he and his teammates took an MIAA enounter against Adrian, lifting their league...

Bygone Days: A look at the Wayland area’s past, part 237

October 12, 2016

25 Years Ago — Oct. 16, 1991 Michigan State Police from the Wayland post were found blameless by Kalamazoo County Prosecutor James J. Gregart in the shooting death of Dennis Roxbury of Hopkins Sept. 12. Gregart regarded the incident as justifiable homicide because the victim pointed his rifle at officers...

Former Wildcat Ali Martus helps Northwood set golf record

October 10, 2016

Former Wayland High School all-state golfer Ali Martus helped the Northwood University squad to break a school record for low score earlier this month at the Northwood Invitational. The Timberwolves broke several school records while placing second at their lone home event of the year. Northwood shot team scores of...

Ex-Wildcat coach Jerry Diorio enjoying unbeaten season thus far

October 9, 2016

Former Wayland High School head football coach Jerry Diorio (left) and former Western Michigan University coach Elliott Uzelac have combined efforts to turn around the football program at Benton Harbor High School, a school that has not had much success in the sport for a long time. With Diorio as...

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