Wayland High School

Nine WHS dance members perform at U of M festival

Wayland High School dancers Kynlee Boomsma, Reese Cassini, Shelbie Chambers, Isabel Cross, Lily Hibma, Sadie Holcomb, Olivia Smith, Lexie Wagenborg and Serenity Wilson performed at the Michigan Youth Dance Festival…

Editor May 13, 2023

Sports

WHS softball coach Cheri Ritz near 1,000 career wins

Harmony Laker homered and was the winning pitcher. Rumor has it that Wayland High School softball coach Cheri Ritz is approaching 1,000 victories in her storied career. She got one…

Editor May 11, 2023

Sports

Former WHS pitching star makes 2nd team all-MIAA

Wayland High School graduate Emma Ludema has been named to the second unit of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) all-star team. Ludema, only a freshman, fashioned an 11-3 record…

Editor May 11, 2023

Features

Eagle Scout makes benches for E. Elmwood Cemetery

COVER PHOTO: Nick Erlanger and Elmwood Cemetery Supervisor Micah Kuhtic. Wayland High School senior Nick Erlanger, an Eagle Scout with Hopkins Troop #0096, made four benches for East Elmwood…

Editor May 10, 2023

Articles

Wayland’s future featured in Plan Commission moves

Holly McPherson The Wayland City Planning Commission Tuesday night recommended the City Council adopt a new master plan and had an extensive discussion about the possibility of a Central Business…

Editor May 9, 2023

Sports

Two Wayland grads score points in WHAC track meet

Maggie Whitney Zoe Antel Two former Wayland High School track stars, Maggie Whitney and Zoe Antel, scored some vital points this past weekend for Aquinas College in the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic…

Editor May 7, 2023

Sports

Wildcat boys, girls track take 1st at Hopkins meet

Both Wayland High School track teams emerged victorious Saturday at the Hopkins Invitational. The guys won with 191 points and Sparta was second with 99. The girls collected 93 points,…

Editor May 6, 2023

Sports

Lady Wildcats go 2-for-3 in their softball invitational

The Wayland High School softball team won two of three encounters in the Wayland Invitational Saturday. The Wildcats blanked previously unbeaten Big Rapids 2-0 in the first game, bested Caledonia…

Editor May 6, 2023

Sports

WHS grad does it again. This time it’s a no-hitter

Emma Ludema Wayland High School graduate Emma Ludema continues to impress in her freshman year playing softball at Calvin University. The former Wildcat all-state performer threw the university’s first no-hitter…

Editor May 3, 2023

Features

Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County

(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) Henika Public Library was constructed at 149 S. Main St. in 1899, so it's probably safe…

Editor May 3, 2023