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WHS Robotics team makes it to semis in Muskegon

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The Wayland Union High School Robotics Team #6090 made it to the semi-final round this past weekend at the FIRST Robotics Competition at the Muskegon district tournament.
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Harnish, Bottrall named to D-2 all-state bowling team

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Kadence Bottrall Bella Harnish Wayland High School senior Bella Harnish and junior Kadence Bottrall both were named to the Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 2 all-state bowling team. Harnish was runner-up in the individual state tournament and Bottrall was third. Bottrall also was regional champion. Both were leaders on...
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Celebration of life is April 2 for driver in truck crash

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Michael Wayne Moore, 46, of Allegan, died in a truck crash in Hopkins Township Friday, March 4. He was born Oct. 19, 1975, in Grand Rapids, to Wayne and Kay Moore (Shafer). Mike grew up in Moline and graduated from Wayland Union High School with the class of 1994. From a...
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‘Cat sprinter Ian Thompson commits to track at MSU

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Thompson, shown with football coach Paul Goodwin. Wayland High School senior Ian Thompson has announced he has committed to the Michigan State University track & field program starting next fall. Thompson finished fifth in the 100-meter dash last June in the Division 2 state meet and he won the regional...
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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County

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(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) A scene from the Elmer Smith farm in Salem Township in the 1890s. 25 Years Ago — March 17, 1997 Wayland teen Jamie George, who has spent nearly all of his life battling leukemia and other...
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Both WHS orchestras awarded Division 1 ratings

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The Wayland Union High School Orchestras attended Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association (MSBOA) District Band and Orchestra Festival Tuesday, March 1, at East Kentwood High School to perform a concert for judges and a clinician. Both orchestras earned the top "Superior" (Division 1) rating! Both ensembles are directed by...
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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County

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(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) This is a Martin High School basketball team frok years gone by. Anybody know the year? 25 Years Ago — March 10, 1997 The Wayland Board of Education has resolved to keep the current transportation services...
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Ex-WHS foreign exchange student still safe in exile

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Former Wayland High School foreign exchange student Olya Schenky remains outside of war-torn Ukraine, but is reporting that she is well and awaiting a reunion with her parents. Schenky, who graduated from Wayland High School in 2016, traveled across the border with her husband last week to reach safety from...
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Former WHS track star is NAIA 800 national champ

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Maggie Whitney Wayland High School graduate Maggie Whitney last weekend captured the national title in the 800-meter run at the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Indoor Track and Field National Championships. Whitney, a senior at Aquinas College in Grand Rapids, came into the finals with the fastest time in...
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Two ‘Cat bowlers nearly met each other in the finals

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EDITOR'S NOTE: The following column was written by Wayland High School senior Mark Musgrave III, a boys' bowling team member, who wrote a personal account of what he saw Saturday at the state championship meet. by Mark Musgrave III Writer-bowler Mark Musgrave III My Wayland High School bowling teammates, junior...
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