Tag: Wayland High School

Service Wednesday for 1965 WHS grad Gordon Jurrians

Post has published by Editor
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 the United States Army during the Vietnam War. He retired after 30 years of work at General Motors. His hobbies...
Read More

Kyle Pitcher returns home to direct Wayland orchestra

Post has published by Editor
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 was a social studies teacher and debate coach in the 1960s,'70s and '80s, Pitcher will be directing the school's orchestra...
Read More

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

Post has published by Editor
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 first singles and Rylee Huson and Allie Oddie at No. 4 doubles captured runner-up places in the competition. The Lady...
Read More

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

Post has published by Editor
Hurdler Austin Reeder plays a different sport during the winter. 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 than Ottawa Hills. Forest Hills Eastern was league champion with...
Read More

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

Post has published by Editor
Kaelyn Sikkema 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 overall season record to 16-2. They are the heavy favorites to regain the O-K Gold Conference title that...
Read More

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

Post has published by Editor
(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — May 15, 1996 The Moline Thimble Circle Eighteen hot air balloons were spotted flying over Wayland during the past weekend during the annual Dahlia Springfest. Festival chairman Jeff Salisbury was treated to...
Read More

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

Post has published by Editor
Emma Ludema 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 spring, swept a doubleheader Tuesday at home against Forest Hills Eastern, 15-0 and 22-0, to hike their league...
Read More

Plan Commission gives OK to housing, storage plans

Post has published by Editor
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 Drive. The commission held a public hearing on rezoning two parcels along 133rd from agricultural to residential, from R-A to...
Read More

Former Wildcat stars with WHAC champion Aquinas

Post has published by Editor
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 all-state performer for Wayland during her high school career and she has been a consistent starter for the Saints.
Read More

Lady Wildcats’ JV softball team wins invitational

Post has published by Editor
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 Wayland Invitational. Coach Coralie Ritz Miller's group finished first among four teams, including Hopkins, Hastings and Zeeland.
Read More
Previous Next