(Photo Courtesy of Kailee Mendoza/Winfield USD 465)
Last weekend marked the end of the very first boys swim season for WHS. Two sophomores, Rome Hunt and Ralph Cornejo were able to participate in the sport through a cooperative agreement with Winfield, like senior girls swim athlete Jensen Lynnes has done before them.
Both the boys and girls basketball teams got some big wins last night at El Dorado!
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Varsity Boys WELLINGTON 59
Individual Scoring: Burnett 14 Wright 11 Weir 10 Hinshaw 9 Henry 9 Rogers 2 Tate 2 Bannister, D. 2 — JV Boys WELLINGTON 70
Individual Scoring: Bannister, D. 14
Girls Regional Wrestling Live ResultsUPDATE: Junior Aubrey Hunt and sophomore Kaylee Horinek both took THIRD in their weight divisions and PUNCHED THEIR TICKETS TO STATE! Congrats, Ladies!
Follow all the action at the Wellington-hosted KSHSAA Girls 4-3-2-1A Regional Wrestling Tournament here: KSHSAA Girls 4-3-2-1A Regional D.
Powerlifters crush it at home meetWellington High School hosted its 5th Annual Powerlifting Meet this past Saturday, and the Crusader crushed it!! Eighteen schools had team entries to the event and the Wellington women's team took 1st, the junior men's team (comprised of freshmen and sophomores) took 1st, and the men's team (juniors and seniors) took 7th! Several individuals PR'd or otherwise improved their overall weight lifted from last weekend's virtual Goddard meet, too! Well done, Crusaders!! View the compiled Wellington results and photos from the event taken by WHS Digital Media Team member Gaby Mason below!
Homecoming Basketball Roundup
The Wellington basketball teams squared off against the Circle Thunderbirds on homecoming night February 3. This was the second meeting between the boys varsity team and Circle. They earlier played in the Championship of the Roadrunner Classic, in which the Thunderbirds eked out a 1-point win over the Crusaders in the final seconds after trailing the entire game. The girls varsity team last played Circle in the Sub-state Championship last season.
Homecoming Week in Photos - Spirit Week, Coronation, Pep Assembly, More!Homecoming Week is a wrap! Catch up on the full week's coverage of the daily dress up themes for Winter Homecoming, the Friday Pep Assembly, Coronation, and the Homecoming Dance in the galleries linked below!
WHS Lifters excel in Goddard virtual meetThe WHS Powerlifting Team participated in their second meet of the season with another virtual meet, this time hosted by Goddard High School. The women's team took 3rd, and the men's team took 5th overall in the meet which boasted nearly 530 lifters. The Crusaders had a several individuals place in the top 3 of their weight division, and the coaches reported that nearly every Wellington powerlifter PR'ed at this meet.
wellington.cc Duke Candidates Formal Photos SessionWinter Homecoming kicks off this week, culminating in the Duke coronation at halftime of the varsity boys basketball game Friday night versus Circle. The Duke candidates were announced a week ago Friday, and the traditional WELLINGTON.CC formal candidate photos were taken this afternoon! Check out the full photo set of candidates Jax Cornejo, Keaton Hartman, Cope Henry, Hudson Lawrence, and Jack Wright below! The young men are escorted by Heidi Gulick, Emma Stover, Jensen Lynnes, Kasiah Richmond, and Jordyn Brown, respectively. |
