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e Wellington girls looked to make a state - ment after an extended holiday break. ey were scheduled to battle Rose Hill, but that game was cancelled due to inclement weather, so they returned to action last Friday night at Clearwater. e Lady Crusaders wasted little time asserting their will with a steal and a fast break layup by Britt Zeka to open the scoring. Leading 6-2, Val Norwood knocked down a three in the corner to take a 9-2 advantage. Wellington led 14-4 after the rst quarter.

Wellington's powerlift - ing teams competed in the Blue Ace Invitational last Saturday. e boy's team nished 2nd out of twelve teams with 350 points. e girls beat eight other teams to win the meet with 414 points.

After a tough start to the season, the Welling - ton boys basketball team started the 2025 portion of their schedule with a big win at Clearwater.

e Kansas Shrine Bowl has announced the 88 high school football players selected to compete in

e Wellington football team capped a histor- ic season by receiving multiple All-State honors. Seniors, Dusty Bannister, Brody Weir and Carter Burnett were unanimous First-Team selections in

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&e closing of another calendar year means the end of the 2024 sports season. As we jump into 2025, I wanted to share my personal picks for the top three athletes of 2024 as well as a few of my favorite stories from the year.

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