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Wellington Heat pitcher and homegrown right-hander Keaton Hartman has signed with Allen County Community College. Hartman appeared in 13 games for the Heat this summer with a 3.77 ERA.

The Wellington High School Cross Country team is racing towards the beginning of the 2024 season. The boys took home the Ark-Valley Chisholm Trail League Championship a year ago.

Last week, the Salina Fieldhouse hosted the 90th Annual KSHSAA Coaching School where over 500 coaches from around the state gathered to discuss all aspects of coaching high school athletics. The new location allowed coaches to demonstrate their topics as the facility has multiple turf fields, three full size basketball courts with volleyball capabilities as well as hitting cages for baseball, softball and golf.

The Wellington Heat finished their season with a 5-2 record in the Summer Ball Showdown last weekend in Goddard. The event aimed to crown a National Champion for the largest adult, non-professional, premier summer baseball tournament in the nation, hosting 24 teams from five different states.

Outfield Bats: R Throws: R College: Friends University, Wichita, KS Favorite MLB player: Derek Jeter, Shortstop, New York Yankees Favorite baseball memory: “Making friendships.” Superstitions: “Superstitions are for the weak-minded.” Favorite Food: “Chicken” Favorite thing about Wellington: “My teammates.” Favorite Movie: “Major League” Favorite video game: “MLB: The Show” Studying: Health and Physical Education Home town: Nassau, Bahamas .

Pitcher Bats: R Throws: R College: Western Oregon University, Monmouth, OR Favorite MLB player: Paul Skenes, Pitcher, Pittsburgh Pirates Favorite baseball memory: “Winning the McCurry tournament when I was 12.” Superstitions: “Praying before games.” Favorite Food: “Chicken and rice.” Favorite thing about Wellington: “Braums” Favorite Movie: “Step Brothers Favorite video game: “Fortnite” Studying: Exercise Science Home town: Newport, OR .

The Great Plains Swim League Championships were held on July 12th and 13th in Derby, KS. The Wellington Sailfish had 35 swimmers competing in the meet.

Pitcher Bats:RThrows:R College: Allen County Community College Favorite MLB player: Paul Skenes, Pitcher, Pittsburgh Pirates Favorite baseball memory: “Playing catch with my family.” Superstitions: “I have to eat a Cliff bar before every game.” Favorite Food: “The Rio Grande at Fabiolas.” Favorite thing about Wellington: “The people or the golf course.” Favorite Movie: “Shawshank Redemption” Favorite video game: “Fortnite” Studying: Business Administration Home town: Wellington, Ks .

The Wellington Heat were upset by the Mulvane Patriots in the first round of the Kansas Collegiate League Baseball tournament last Friday night. As the higher seed, the Heat was the home team and this loss meant this game would be their final at Hibbs-Hooten for the season.

The Wellington Heat started their final week of League play out to town against the El Dorado Walnuts. The Heat’s starting pitcher Keaton Hartman struggled early, giving up six runs in the first three innings.