Wayland High School

Allison Getty shooting for big volleyball season at Northwood

August 31, 2015

Former Wayland High School volleyball and basketball star Allison Getty will lead the Northwood University squad this fall. Getty, who earned Class B all-state honors for Wayland in the team's near state championship season of 2013, was named honorable mention on the All-GLIAC honors team in 2014. She led team...

Two ex-Wildcat standouts counted on heavily at Davenport

August 31, 2015

Former Wayland High School standouts Molly Lameyer and Krissy Dill will be two key returning players for the Davenport University volleyball team this fall. The Panthers last year took their first Wolverine Hoosier Conference regular season championship and they won the NAIA regionals. Unfortunately, they graduated two of their top...

Five former prep grid standouts listed on collegiate rosters

August 31, 2015

At least five local high school graduates are listed on college football rosters in Michigan this fall. Three of the five are affiliated with schools in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) while the other two are on the roster at Northwood University in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Association...

Longtime local music educator Helen Gambee passes at 90

August 21, 2015

Helen M. Gambee, longtime local vocal music educator, theater director and unusual character, died in Hospice care Friday morning. She was 90. Born April 16, 1925, in Hartford, Conn., she graduated from Braintree High School in 1943. After earning her collegiate degree, she taught music at Waterford High School and...

Ali Martus fires career-tying 76, ‘Cat golfers 7th in invitational

August 20, 2015

Four-year Wayland High School girls’ golf standout Ali Martus opened her season by tying her best 18-hole round with a 76. Martus, who will be seeking her fourth trip to the state championship meet later this fall, pulled off the feat at the Diamond Springs Gof Course in the Hamilton...

Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 180

August 19, 2015

25 Years Ago — Aug. 15, 1990 EDITOR’S NOTE: Unfortunately, there are no old copies of Globe newspapers for the week of Aug. 15 and 22 at the Then & Now historical library in downtown Dorr. Otherwise, the 25 years ago segment will resume Wednesday, Aug. 26. 50 Years Ago...

Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 179

August 12, 2015

25 Years Ago — Aug. 15, 1990 EDITOR’S NOTE: Unfortunately, there are no old copies of Globe newspapers for the week of Aug. 15 and 22 at the Then & Now historical library in downtown Dorr. If anyone has an Aug. 22, 1990. issue, I’d like to borrow it. Otherwise,...

Wayland schools set open houses before academic year start

August 5, 2015

School begins on Tuesday, Sept. 8, at Wayland, Hopkins and Martin. Wayland Union Schools have scheduled open houses to enable families to visit their children’s school buildings the week before. Open houses will be held Tuesday, Sept. 1, from 4 to 7:30 p.m. at Wayland Middle School, (choose from 4-5:30 or...

Adults now will have to pay $5 to get into WHS athletic events

August 4, 2015

All adults attending Wayland High School athletic events will be charged $5 apiece, starting with the 2015-16 academic year. Wayland students (with ID or accompanied by an adult) and children under age 5 will continue to be allowed to attend free of charge. The school district for two years followed...

Dorr woman, 23, sustains non-life threatening injuries in crash

July 31, 2015

Heather Hill, 23, or Dorr, sustained non-life threatening injuries in a fatal traffic accident in the Kalamazoo area Thursday. Kalamazoo County Sheriff's deputies said John Porn, 18, of Mattawan, was driving west on KL Avenue when ran a stop sign and into the path of a northbound SUV driven by...

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