Wayland High School

Two former Wildcats earn Cornerstone hoops honors

April 27, 2020

Cory Ainsworth Carter Nyp Two Wayland High School graduates earned honors for their performances for Cornerstone University's season cut short in March because of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. Freshman Cory Ainsworth, a 2019 WHS grad, received the school's Male Breakthrough Athlete of the Year, awarded to a first-year athlete who...

WHS grad selected to all-star collegiate golf team

April 23, 2020

Rory Myers Rory Myers, a 2018 graduate of Wayland High School, has been selected the PING All-North Region Team. He finished his freshman campaign for Spring Arbor University with a win at Eygpt Valley and a runner-up finish at Sultans Run! An outstanding golfer during his prep career at Wayland,...

Wildcat hurdle star Corrina Courser will run for CMU

April 22, 2020

Corrina Courser (Photo courtesy of Terry Ellis) Wayland High School senior Corrina Courser missed out on a chance to run varsity track for her fourth season this spring because of COVID-19, but she's learned she has earned a track scholarship from Central Michigan University. Courser, who plans to enroll in...

WHS grad, the Rev. David Gay Hayes, dies at age 83

April 22, 2020

The Rev. David Gay Hayes died Sunday, April 19. He was 83. His healthy life became compromised the last couple years with diabetes and apparent mini-strokes. During the past year he lived at the Rehoboth Oaks Assisted Living in Dorr, and was visited frequently by family and taken to church...

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

April 22, 2020

(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — April 26, 1995 A Wayland High School track team from an unspecified year during the 1930s. Shelbyville area farmers Paul and Judy VanDenBerg lost their lawsuit in Allegan County Circuit Court charging...

WHS grad is All-America honorable mention bowler

April 18, 2020

Sydney Urben Wayland High School graduate Sydney Urben earned honorable mention accolades on the National Collegiate Bowling Coaches Association All-America team announced last Wednesday. Urben, who was Division 2 individual state champion as a Wildcat in 2018 and runner-up in 2016, now is a sophomore at Mt. Mercy in Illinois....

John Linder’s ashes to be released in South Dakota

April 18, 2020

John E. Linder of Dorr, a 1973 graduate of Wayland High School, died Sunday, April 12. He was 64. Born on Dec. 30, 1955, he was beloved by many for his words of wisdom that gave hope and insight into so many things. He cherished his found family (friends) with...

Paul Goodwin takes over WHS freshman football team

April 17, 2020

Doug Goodwin earlier this spring with his niece, Blakely Merren. Paul Goodwin, a 2008 Wayland High School graduate, has been named freshman football coach for Wayland High School. Goodwin, who played four years of football at WHS and at Olivet College, has been on the staff for the football program...

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

April 15, 2020

(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — April 17, 1995 The 1988 Wayland girls basketball team. Mayor Michael DeWeerd in a letter to the editor, thanked local citizens for their participation in recycling efforts and pledged to make the...

Celebration of Life Mass for David Kamyszek delayed

April 11, 2020

David S. Kamyszek, 67, of Wayland, died Friday morning, April 10. David will be sadly missed by all who knew him. A 1971 graduate of Wayland High School, he was a graphic artist for many years at the Wayland Globe, a meat cutter for D & W Supermarkets and perhaps...

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