Wayland High School

Service Wednesday for 1965 WHS grad Gordon Jurrians

Gordon Ross Jurrians, age 75, of Wayland, died Thursday, May 20. Gordon, a 1965 graduate of Wayland High School and a letter winner on the Wildcat football team, served in…

Editor May 22, 2021

Community Notices

Kyle Pitcher returns home to direct Wayland orchestra

Wayland High School graduate Kyle Pitcher is coming back home to do what his grandfather did for many years — teach at the high school. But while grandfather Bobby Kerley…

Editor May 17, 2021

Sports

Lady Wildcats finish 5th in in O-K Gold tournament

The Wayland High School girls' varsity tennis team tied Cedar Springs this past Friday at home and then finished fifth at the O-K Gold Conference tournament Saturday. Ashleigh Graham at…

Editor May 17, 2021

Sports

WHS boys 4th in Gold meet; Lady Wildcats finish 7th

The Wayland High School boys’ varsity track team placed fourth in the O-K Gold Conference meet Friday at Houseman Field in Grand Rapids. The guys accumulated 75 points, one more…

Editor May 15, 2021

Sports

So just how good are the 16-2 Lady Wildcat softballers?

So just how good is the Wayland High School girls’ varsity softball team this spring? The Lady Wildcats defeated Jenison 13-2 Friday afternoon in a non-league matchup to run their…

Editor May 14, 2021

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) 25 Years Ago — May 15, 1996 Eighteen hot air balloons were spotted flying over Wayland…

Editor May 12, 2021

Sports

Lady Wildcats in driver’s seat to regain O-K Gold title

With three doubleheaders left this season, the Wayland High School varsity softball team is closing in on regaining the O-K Gold Conference championship. The Lady Wildcats, on a mission this…

Editor May 12, 2021

Articles

Plan Commission gives OK to housing, storage plans

The Wayland City Planning Commission Tuesday evening recommended rezoning for a proposed residential development on 133rd Avenue and approved a site plan for a second storage unit business on Reno…

Editor May 11, 2021

Sports

Former Wildcat stars with WHAC champion Aquinas

Wayland High School graduate Leigha Morse is the senior catcher on the Aquinas College Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference championship team, which has qualified for the national softball tournament. Morse was an…

Editor May 10, 2021

Sports

Lady Wildcats’ JV softball team wins invitational

Though the terrific exploits of the Wayland High School softball team seem to be well known, the Lady Wildcat junior varsity showed its prowess Saturday by taking first in the…

Editor May 9, 2021