Wayland High School

‘Cat volleyball squad comes close again, but loses in district finals

November 5, 2015

It was close, but no cigar for the second straight time Thursday night when the Wayland High School volleyball team lost to Grand Rapids South Christian. This time it hurt even more, as the very tight five-set loss ended the Wildcats’ season in the district championships. Wayland was the only...

Bygone Days: A brief look at the Wayland area’s past, Part 190

November 4, 2015

25 Years Ago — Nov. 7, 1990 Allegan County was said to have had a “respectable” turnout of 48 percent in the general election Tuesday. The county voted in favor of Republicans throughout the ballot — Gov. John Engler over James Blanchard, Congressman Bill Schuette over Senator Carl Levin, Judy...

Does it always have to rain for Halloween? It was wet and wild

October 31, 2015

Somebody on Facebook Saturday afternoon asked, "Why does it always rain on Halloween? It probably doesn't, but seems that way. Trick-or-treaters were fewer in number as temperatures hovered in the mid-40s and it was raining just about everywhere. Some families beat the weather with indoor celebrations and the high school...

Aten, NAIA No. 1-ranked Cornerstone to debut tonight in hoops

October 30, 2015

Dilon Aten, a 2015 graduate of Wayland High School, is a member of the defending champion Cornerstone University basketball team, which opens its season tonight at Indiana Wesleyan. The Golden Eagles are ranked No. 1 in the pre-season poll for the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and they fashioned...

‘Say Boo to the Flu’ clinic will be conducted Friday at Fine Arts Center

October 27, 2015

A "Say Boo to the Flu" clinic will be conducted at the Wayland High School Fine Arts Center from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Friday during the annual "Hallowed Halls" celebration. Flu shot vaccines will be provided by Walgreens as part of the FamilyWize Community Service Partnership, dedicated to building strong...

New jayvee, freshman baseball coaches announced for Wayland

October 26, 2015

Wayland High School varsity baseball coach Travis Wilcox has announced the hiring of Kevin Hallberg as junior varsity coach and John Stowe to handle the freshman program. The two will begin duties with the next season next spring, which also will be the debut of Wilcox, who took over the...

WHS grad Sarah Brewer finishes 10th in Detroit Marathon

October 25, 2015

Sarah Brewer, daughter of Wayland High School girls' cross-country coach Sue Brewer, finished 10th in the Detroit Marathon earlier this month. Brewer, a 2006 graduate of Wayland High School, ran a time of 3:07.59.87. Lyubov Denisova of New York City won the 26.2-mile race in 2:41.35.74. There were 1,652 female...

WHS grad guides Colorado C-C team to 4th straight trip to state

October 24, 2015

Robert W. Young, a 2003 graduate of Wayland High School, (with medal) is being hoisted by his team here rather than doused with Gatorade. His Rampart High School Rams of Colorado Springs had just earned their fourth consecutive trip to the state cross-country championships by taking second place in the...

Bygone Days: A brief look at the Wayland area’s past, Part 188

October 21, 2015

25 Years Ago —Oct. 24, 1990 Deputy Danko, a German shepherd, and Deputy Ken Blackwell of the Allegan County Sheriff’s Department gave Wayland High School a clean grade after inspection of the halls and rooms for illegal drugs in the building. Danko is 8 years old and soon will begin...

Wildcat boys are runners-up in O-K Gold Conference C-C meet

October 20, 2015

There were a couple of surprises at the O-K Gold Conference cross-country meet Tuesday at Middleville. One was that Wayland came up with perhaps its best performance of the season in capturing second place in the boys' race. The other was a freshman from Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills, Rihana Pellow,...

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