Wayland High School

Dani Hiar, 1991 WHS graduate, earns her doctorate at CMU

October 5, 2015

Dani Hiar, a 1991 graduate of Wayland High School, essentially has completed requirements for earning her doctorate in educational leadership from Central Michigan University. Hiar said, “I successfully defended my dissertation today (Monday, Oct. 5) and aside from a few revisions and some paperwork have successfully earned my doctorate.” Hiar...

WHS marching band earns 3rd place at Hastings Invitational

October 5, 2015

The Wayland High School marching band took third place in a band competition Saturday, Oct. 3, at the 24th annual Hastings Marching Invitational. There were 27 bands that performed from West Michigan. Wayland competed against five bands in its division and scored 81.0 points. The group also received an excellence...

Wildcat volleyball squad ties twice, loses twice at Byron Center

October 4, 2015

The Wayland High School varsity volleyball team went 0-2-2 Saturday at the Cristi Curtis Invitational at Byron Center. The Lady Wildcats split with Grant and Zeeland East and then lost to Byron Center and Kenowa Hills. The verdicts left Wayland with an overall season record of 18-16-6. Sidney Ritz came...

Memorial service for Joe Fifelski, 61, will be Oct. 10 at St. Therese

September 29, 2015

The Detroit Tigers lost a dedicated fan when Joseph Paul Fifelski died Friday, Sept. 25, in his home. He was 61. The son of Valentine and Rose (Pattok) Fifelski, Joe was born on Nov. 7, 1953, in Allegan. He grew up in a loving family with two sisters and two...

The Martus streak moves to 13 as WHS ace shoots par 36

September 24, 2015

Wayland High School senior Ali Martus Thursday made it 13 matches in a row for recording sub-40 scores in nine holes and sub-80 scores in 18. Martus this time checked in an even par 36, just one stroke away from the school record she set Tuesday. She also was individual...

Ali Martus fires school record 35 for 9 holes, streak now at 12

September 22, 2015

Just when you may have thought Ali Martus couldn’t possibly outdo what she’s already done, she proves you wrong. Not only did the all-state Wayland High School senior golfer break 40 for nine holes for the 12th straight time in 12 opportunities this season, she did it in style Tuesday...

Ali Martus breaks school record, extends amazing streak to 11

September 18, 2015

The accolades and accomplishments for Wayland High School all-state senior golf ace Ali Martus just keep coming. Martus Friday fired an 18-hole score of 75 to break her own school record of 76. She was competing in the Middleville Thornapple Kellogg Invitational at the Yankee Springs Golf Course. The obvious...

Both Wildcat boys, girls finish 6th at Middleville TK Invitational

September 14, 2015

It wasn’t a good day for both the Wayland High School cross-country teams Monday afternoon at the annual Middleville Thornapple Kellogg Invitational at Yankee Springs State Park. Both finished in sixth place and failed to place a runner among the top 15 in the competition. The Wildcat boys scored 159...

Longtime nurse Catherine Schrier dies days before 100th birthday

September 4, 2015

Catherine Elizabeth Seymoure Schrier (Betty) of Shelbyville died Thursday, Sept. 3. She was only 11 days shy of her 100th birthday. Born in Graybill, Ind., on Sept. 14, 1915, Betty graduated from Wayland Union High School and Bronson School of Nursing as a registered nurse. She worked at Allegan General...

Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 181

September 2, 2015

25 Years Ago — Sept. 5, 1990 EDITOR’S NOTE: There were no copies of the Sept. 5, 1990 edition of the Penasee Globe at the Then & Now Historical Museum. The 25 years ago entries will resume next week. 50 Years Ago — Sept. 1, 1965 Vicki Chlebana, daughter of...

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