Last Tuesday, the Wellington girls basketball team dominated a Circle team that came into the game with an impressive 10-3 record, holding Circle to only five points in the entire second half. “Our defense was very active and caused Circle confusion,” said WHS head coach Eric Adams.
For the second straight year, WHS senior Aubrey Hunt finds herself headed to State. Last weekend at Regionals in McPherson, Hunt reached the Championship match of the 190-pound weight class.
The Wellington boys wrestling team took on Andale in a dual last Thursday. Eight seniors were honored with their parents on Senior Night: Elli Franke, Aubrey Hunt, Deighlynn Lea, Isabelle Cullens, Kayden May, Jackson May, Derrick Lowe and Talan Cantrell.
The Wellington JV boys basketball team is 10-6 on the year with Skylar Branam leading the team in scoring. “They’re a good group of guys who do the little things and enjoy playing together,” said Wellington head JV coach Chad Whaley.
The Wellington boys basketball team found a way to win a gritty, gutsy battle against Augusta Tuesday night led by Nolan Russell who put up 17 of the Crusader’s 48 points. “Nolan has the ability to take a game over with his size and ability to shoot,” said boys basketball head coach Joe Newman.
The Wellington powerlifting teams hosted their sixth annual Wellington Invitational last Saturday morning. Wellington came out on top in all three divisions. The men’s division, consisting of juniors and seniors, scored 245 team points. The junior men’s division, consisting of freshmen and sophomores scored 352 points and the women’s team scored 264 points.
The Wellington girls basketball team got their 12th consecutive win in a record breaking performance against Augusta last Tuesday. Wellington jumped out to an 8-0 lead in the opening minutes.
The boys and girls wrestling teams had a dual in El Dorado last Thursday. The girls won 42-26.
On Monday, January 29th, Kansas marked its163rd birthday, and the occasion was celebrated at both Eisenhower and Washington Elementary Schools. Guided by 4th-grade teacher Vanessa Sawyer, students at Eisenhower’s 4th grade took on the role of instructors, imparting Kansas history and knowledge to the Kindergarten and First Grade classes.