WHS grad Jessie Merchant inducted into GR Sports Hall of Fame

Grand Rapids Sports Hall of Fame 2015 inductees this year at the Van Andel Arena are Michigan State University golfer Sue Ertl (left) and Wayland High School graduate Jessica Merchant (center), shown with Cheri Ritz, coach of the defending state champion Wayland softball team. Merchant was an all-state performer at Wayland in 2001 and went on to be the heaviest hitter for the University of Michigan national championship team in 2005. (Photo supplied)