Wayland Student Press Network 10/12/10: Justice Smith: from athlete to athletic director. Before 1989, the town of Amsterdam, New York was an ordinary town. Never big in size, economics, or population, Amsterdam was centered around high school football. That year brought a freshman by the name of Justice Smith to the high school, only fourteen at the time. No one knew just how influential this freshman would turn out to be.

Mansion Road, Wayland. Sylvia Greene leads Fitness Walk 10:30am, Kids' Races at 12:30pm, USATF Sanctioned 5K Run and 2M Walk at 1pm. Beautiful course along…

Hofstra Athletics 5/5/10: Cassara named Hofstra's Men's Basketball Head Coach. Wayland resident Mo Cassara was named the new Hofstra University head men's basketball coach, it was announced today by Hofstra University President Stuart Rabinowitz and Director of Athletics Jack Hayes. He has agreed to a multi-year deal with the University.

Two other articles on the hiring:

• ESPN 5/6/10: Hofstra moved quickly to replace Welsh
• FoxSports.com 5/7/10: After wild week Cassara benefits in end

Ironman Live 5/1/10:  Wayland resident David Ellision completed the Ford Ironman in St. George, Utah on Saturday, May 1 in 13:59:29. This triathlon consists of a 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike ride, and 26.1 mile run. He completed the entire course in just under 14 hours, with times of 1:17 for the swim, 7:23 for the bike race, and 4:55 for the marathon.

Keith Tully was the first Wayland runner to cross the finish line, coming in at 3:10:54.  Deidre Ley was the first woman at 3:29:42.  Twenty…

University of Vermont 4/22/10: MacDonald a Nominee for America East Women's Lacrosse Fans' Choice Player of the Year Honor. Junior Megan MacDonald (Wayland, Mass.) and sophomore Samantha Stern (Cherry Hills, N.J.) from the University of Vermont are two nominees for the America East Women's Lacrosse Fans' Choice Player of the Year Award. The conference office made the announcement on Thursday. Fans can vote for their favorite America East women's lacrosse player beginning April 22. Voting will continue through the end of the day on April 29. Click here to vote for Megan MacDonald.

Twenty-seven Wayland residents are running the Boston Marathon on Patriot's Day this year. You can track their progress at the official Boston Marathon website. Bib…