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Presley Hudson to try out with WNBA’s Seattle Storm

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Wayland High School graduate Presley Hudson has officially accepted a training camp invite from the WNBA's Seattle Storm. She'll head to camp in early May to compete for a roster spot. Hudson, an all-stater while at Wayland, finished her senior season at Central Michigan University as national champion in three-point...
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Cory Ainsworth signs to play hoops at Cornerstone

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Wayland High School basketball standout Cory Ainsworth, shown here with family members, including his sister, Stephanie, a sophomore on the girls' varsity, has signed to play next year at Cornerstone University. Wayland has had a relationship with the neighbors to the north and east, with Carter Nyp playing his freshman...
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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) 25 Years Ago — April 18, 1994 The Great Fire of the summer of 1965, which destroyed Herb Chevrolet and Mutschler Electric on North Main. The Globe published a special edition highlighting recycling and waste removal....
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WHS Robotics team to go back to worlds in Detroit

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The Wayland High School First Robotics Team No. 6090 made it to the semifinal round in the DTE Division of the state robotics competition last weekend in Saginaw and qualified once again for the world contest at Cobo Center in Detroit. The local group will be back in action in...
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Wayland board meets at an old school in transition

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Wayland High School foreign exchange students show off their native country's flags. The Wayland Board of Education's regular monthly meeting Monday night was held at Pine Street Elementary, a school in transition. Board members and teachers duly noted the changes in store next year at the district's oldest building, serving...
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Mike Hudson decides to retire as WHS varsity coach

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Mike Hudson (Photo courtesy of Josh Cline) Mike Hudson, Wayland High School's most successful varsity basketball coach, has decided to give up the job after more than a quarter of a century at the helm. Hudson, who was hired at Wayland in 1993 with no previous varsity experience, announced his...
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Shelbyville woman 3rd in division in half marathon

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Hope Thurston Carter Hope Thurston Carter of Shelbyville, a noted area photographer, finished third in her age division Sunday in the Gazelle Girl Half Marathon in Grand Rapids with a time of 53:08. Carter has three sons, all Wayland High School graduates who competed in cross country, swimming and track.
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CMU is retiring Presley Hudson’s No. 3 hoops jersey

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Central Michigan University has announced it will retire the No. 3 uniform worn by Wayland High School graduate Presley Hudson (center). She is flanked here by Lindsey and Tammy Poliski, who posted, "Because no one could ever fill the place of #3 after her, she will forever be the last...
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Mark Wakeman: The Lake indeed was a magical place

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EDITOR"S NOTE: Mark Wakeman, a 1965 Wayland High School graduate, shares a memory from long ago about Joe's Grocery, Gun Lake and Cobb Lake in his youth: That was part of every vacation on Cobb Lake. Nice little walk chatting with friends. Those days at The Lake were the best...
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Lady ‘Cats take 2-1 record into Muskegon tourney

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The Wayland High School varsity softball team will take a 2-1 season record to Muskegon Saturday for the Grand Slam tournament. The Lady Wildcats earned a doubleheader split Tuesday by beating Rockford 5-4 in the second game after dropping the opener 4-3. Winning pitcher Emily Bailey went 2-for-2 with an...
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