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WHS grad Hope Dollarhide is tri-captain at Lawrence Tech

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Hope Dollarhide (far left, No. 4) has been selected as a tri-captain for the Lawrence Technological University girls' basketball team this season. She is shown here with fellow captains Teryn Kline, Danielle Hanson. Dollarhide is a 2016 graduate of Wayland High School, where she played hoops all four seasons.
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Wayland Middle School Robotics team earns 2 awards

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The Wayland Middle School Robotics team competed against 40 teams at East Kentwood High School Saturday and won the design award for the outstanding creativity put into the CAD 3D printed parts and the complexity of the gripper. They also placed third for the "Motivate" award. This week the team...
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Yes It’s True: WHS bowling astonishing, connected, bittersweet

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Bill Holbrook Brittney Schnicke EDITOR'S NOTE: This article originally and incorrectly referred to coach Eric Bottrall's daughter as Shaunna. Her name is Kadence. A bittersweet bowling season for Wayland is under way and it already features many astonishing connections and coincidences. Just this past week we learned that former Wildcat...
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Three local runners compete in state cross-country meet

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Todd Henley Olivia Barabas It’s been a tough year for Hopkins senior ace cross-country runner Todd Henley. Though finishing 90th at the state meet at Michigan International Speedway near Brooklyn would be something to brag about for many, for Henley it was quite a comedown from last year, when he...
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WHS grad’s daughter is co-star of upcoming Hallmark movie

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Torrey DeVito, daughter of 1969 Wayland High School graduate Mary Torrey DeVito, is co-star of a Nov. 17 made for TV Hallmark channel movie, "Write Before Christmas." The holiday special is listed in New York Times as "one of the five most binge worthy holiday movies worth watching this season....
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Did inclement weather swell WHS ‘Hallowed Halls’ crowds?

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The blustery, cold and wet weather served as a deterrent Thursday evening for many traditional trick-or-treaters in local neighborhoods, so many speculated that the annual "Hallowed Halls" celebration at Wayland High School would attract a large crowd. There were no official figures presented, but it was believed the warm indoor...
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WHS grad Sydney Urben has 3rd highest bowling average

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Sydney Urben when she was a state champion for Wayland. Wayland High School graduate Sydney Urben has the third highest individual collegiate bowling average in the latest Tier I listing by CollegeBowling.com. Urben, who won the state Division 2 championship in the winter of 2018 as a Wildcat, is averaging...
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Local trick-or-treaters to face Halloween weather challenges

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In light of prospects for cold and snow for traditional Halloween trick-or-treating this evening, Russ Porteous and Deb Straub posted this on Facebook this morning. Martin Methodist Church offered a warm spot to celebrate, as did Wayland High School with its annual "Hallowed Halls" observance sponsored by the local chapter...
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WHS debaters take 7 of top 10 awards at Holt competition

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The Wayland High School debate team last Wednesday took seven of the top 10 awards and top novice honors at the West Michigan Legislative Debate League competition at Holt High School. The debate team is coached by Andrea Brown. Placements were Savannah Weber, 26th place; Rylie Steuer, 15th; Summer Morrison,...
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Two grid season finales move back to 7 p.m., Martin still at 5

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Wayland and Hopkins High School varsity football teams will play their regular season finales Friday at 7 p.m., but Martin's contest will be kicked off at 5 p.m. Many ballgames earlier this season were moved to 5 p.m. in an effort to avoid the prime time for mosquitoes, which have...
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