Wellington traveled to Goddard with some decent results. For the 4th straight meet the Wellington team finished in the top 2 overall, winning their first two tournaments, and then finishing 2nd in two 8 team invitationals.
The Wellington girls golf team hosted their home invitational bringing home hardware individually and as a team. WHS finished with a team score of 348, which was an impressive 26 strokes ahead of Buhler, who finished in second place.
Let me start by saying this isn’t going to be a typical game recap. I’m going to make references to the movie “Rocky” because that’s what kept coming into my mind watching an incredible football game between two great football teams.
After going 4-1 at the Wichita Trinity Academy Invitational last Saturday, including a 2-0 win over Wichita East, the Wellington Lady Crusader volleyball squad returned to AVCTL play, taking on Rose Hill and Wichita Collegiate. They opened the evening with a grueling battle against Rose Hill.
Wellington hosted their Cross Country Invitational at Hargis Creek last Saturday as the girls all brought home a medal and finished in 2nd Place as a team. In the first meet earlier in the week, both girls and boys cross country teams competed in the Clearwater Invitational.
After winning their first two varsity meets, WHS competed in an 8 team invitational that was highly competitive. They placed 2nd overall and brought home the second place plaque.
The Wellington football team fought hard but came up a play or two short in their season opener against Wichita Collegiate last Friday. “I was really happy with the way we played on defense,” said Jeremiah Meeks, Wellington head coach.
The Wellington varsity girls golf team competed in the Andover Invitational at Crestview Country Club in Wichita for their second tournament of the season. The Lady Dukes brought home medals finishing 3rd behind two 5A schools, Kapaun Mount Carmel and Andover, shooting an +89 as a team.
Girls Junior/Senior 2 Mile Run - 36 Runners 16 - Taylor Earl 15: 18.57 24 - Sawyer Parkey 17: 24.76 Girls Freshman/Sophomore 2 Mile Run - 45 Runners 14 - Maddie Fullerton 15: 20.93 29 - Ariean Jones 17: 13.61 34 - Caroline Mott 18: 17.70 Boys Junior/Senior 2 Mile Run - 53 Runners (Wellington finished in 1st Place as a team) 4 - Rome Hunt 11:58.53 5 - Luke Wylie 12:04.00 12 - Kaleb Hamilton 12:26.98 17 - Brodee Lough 12:40.76 25 - Zander Strader 13:40.66 29 - Cabel Bogguss 13:54.04 45 - Easton Newberry 15:47.09 49 - Will Mott 16:22.94 Boys Freshman/Sophomore 2 Mile Run - 68 Runners 42 - Garret Holdaway 15:09.26 43 - Solomon Ledesma 15:10.00 .
The Wellington girls golf team opened their season in Hesston in a tournament deemed “Pre-State” due to the quality of the competition as well as the course. The Lady Dukes brought home a 3rd Place finish as a team with their top three golfers all placing in the Top 15.