The Wellington golfers competed in the Andover Central Invitational at Terradyne Country Club in Andover. The Dukes finished seventh out of 16 teams with a score of 339. “It was another highly competitive tournament,” said head coach James Ginter.” We had five kids shoot in the 80’s so we did alright.”
AT CIRCLE: #1 Singles Player Hunter Worley received the 2 seed, went 1-2 and finished in 4th Place #1 Doubles Lough/Summers received the 8 seed, went 1-2 and finished 7th. AT EL DORADO: #2 Singles Maverick Peterson received the 2 seed, went 1-2 and finished in 4th Place #2 Doubles Ledesma/Hernandez received the 8 seed, went 0-3 and finished 8th.
The WHS Track Team traveled to nearby Belle Plaine High School on April 9th to participate in the Dragon Relays. Here are the results by athlete name: Dru Zeka-1st place in Long jump, Dru Zeka-2nd place in 200m-new PR of 26.54, 3rd place in 300m hurdles-new PR of 50.65 Cooper Hatfield-1st place in 400m Skyler Branam-1st place in the 100m-new PR of 11.37, 1st place in long jump-new PR of 20’9.75”, 3rd place in 200m-new PR of 23.92 Kaleb Hamilton-1st place in the 800m Isabelle Cullens-1st place in triple jump, 1st place in pole vault Grady Norris-3rd place in 100m-new PR of 11.78, 4th place in 200m-new PR of 24.20, 5th place in long jump-new PR of 18’2.50” Jalik Armstrong-new PR of 24.50 in 200m Malachi Holloway-6th place in 400m-new PR of 58.17 Jackson Newman-new PR in 400m of 60.32 Cabel Boggus-new PR of 2:34.02 in the 800m Michael Carnaggio-new PR of 6:09.40 in the 1600m Will Mott-new PR of 6:33.71 in the 1600m Connor Walker-3rd place in 3200m-new PR of 11:06.60 Luke Wylie-4th place in 3200m-new PR of 11:21.25 Malachi Holloway-4th place in high jump-new PR of 5’6” Jackson Yunker-6th place in high jump-new PR of 5’4” Jackson Newman-4th place in triple jump-new PR of 37’1.50” Cole Jesseph-3rd place in pole vault-new PR of 8’6” Grant Giefer-5th place in pole vault-new PR of 8’ Laykin Brown-new PR of 7’ in pole vault Jaxon Highbarger-6th place in javelin Jamar Armstrong-4th place in shot put-new PR of 41’9” Addy Wilson-2nd place in 100m Claire Ginter-4th place in 100m-new PR of 13.37 Presley Metcalf-5th place in 100m Addy Wilson-5th place in 200m-new PR of 27.00 Tatum Edwards-2nd place in 400m Wesleigh Davis-5th place in 800m-new PR of 2:52.87 Maddi Fullerton-6th place in 800m-new PR of 2:54.79 Taylor Earl-3rd place in 1600m Kylan Gregory-2nd place in high jump, 2nd place in discus-new PR of 104’ Whitney Zeka-5th place in long jump Claire Ginter-2nd place in pole vault Addy Schnelle-5th place in pole vault-new PR of 6’ Dalee Strange-
The Crusaders tennis team had two players medal at the Winfield Invitational held at the T. H.
Wellington snapped a four game losing streak at Seller Park last week as they defeated Ark City 12-1 at home. The Dukes put up seven in the 3rd inning, the most runs in a single inning this season.
The 18th Annual Walleye/ Wiper Tournament at Wellington Lake is scheduled for Saturday, May 11th, running from 7am to 2pm. The tournament will be team-based, with each team comprising two members, one of whom must be at least 18 years old.
The Wellington track team had a big day in Wichita at the WSU Pre-State track meet last Friday. The Crusaders had a multitude of top finishes throughout the day.
The Wellington softball team picked up their first two wins of the season last week as they defeated Ark City and Buhler. “The girls played great,” said head coach Hannah Lawlis.
The Wellington track team competed in the Pratt invitational last Friday and the Dukes had athletes with multiple top three finishes in the event. Sophomore Cooper Hatfield had a very big day finishing 2nd in the 100 Meter Dash with a new PR time of 11.32 and winning the 400 Meter Dash with a new PR time of 51.31.