It was a mixed bag for the Crusaders Saturday evening at Sellers Park. First game of the season can be that way. There were moments of good execution but also moments of inability to capitalize and/or misfortune of one sort or another. The Spartans, now 2-0, scored in every quarter, sustaining momentum and securing the 35-13 win. They've scored in every quarter so far this season I believe, with a similar win over Mulvane Week 1.
The Varsity Lady Crusaders defeated the Collegiate Lady Spartans this evening, @ Collegiate, in OT! Down 6 at halftime, the Lady Crusaders stayed within range in the 3rd and riveted it up in the 4th, with "5" Lady Crusaders scoring, to knot it @ 39. Great job Ladies!!
Ali Zeka 12
Myriland French 8
Rylee Rusk 8
Shiney Hughes 6
Mykiland French 5
Airalyn Frame 3
Maddie Nance 3
Our Lady Crusaders hosted COLLEGIATE Tuesday evening after previously scheduled to play at Winfield. (Covid related cancellation) Here are the results and pics from both Jr. Varsity and Varsity action.
JV
Wellington over Collegiate
25-11
25-21
V
Collegiate over Wellington, best of 5 sets since it was a dual
25-23
25-19
25-18
The WHS JV Football Team hosted Collegiate Monday evening at Sellers Park. Final Score Collegiate 43 WHS 8
The Lady Crusaders SWEPT for the 5th time this season, taking care of business with the visiting Lady Spartans of Collegiate on Tuesday at WHS. Traditionally, the Lady Crusaders have done well against the Lady Spartans, that tradition continues. We don't have a lot of height but compensate for that with good ball handling and speed. The JV continues with the EGG in the loss column, moving to 8-0 after a battle with the visiting Spartans.
The Varsity Crusader Boys shot out to an 11-3 lead on Collegiate Tuesday evening, didn't take the Spartans long to "right" their ship and by 1st quarters' end, Collegiate was up 30-15, at halftime 42-20. The Spartans were high percentage shooters, knocking down "10" 3's to the Crusaders "5", and did so with high accuracy. They had the height advantage as well. Collegiates' platooning system allows a fresh five on the court a greater amount of time, too. A Purdue University scout was on hand, checking out one (or more, I don't know) of the Spartans.
PROJECT PROM (fundraiser) will be serving "WALKING TACOS" Tuesday, January 14th @ the HOME Basketball Games @ WHS vs Collegiate. Beginning at 4:30PM in the Commons, until they sell out, "WALKING TACOS" will be available for your dining pleasure for only $5! YUM! Go Big Red!!
The WHS Varsity and JV Volleyball squads hosted Collegiate and Winfield in Tri-Action Tuesday evening out at WHS. Some very exciting Volleyball action ensued, be sure to check out the nearly 300 pics from the Collegiate matches, both JV and V!
Wellington beat Collegiate (AWESOME!!!)
24-26
25-17
25-23
Collegiate beat Winfield
25-16
14-25
25-16
Winfield beat Wellington (SO CLOSE!)
25-16
The Crusaders hosted the Wichita Collegiate Spartans Friday evening at Sellers. Kudos to the fans of Wellington - the stadium was practically full, it was an awesome site. Unfortunately, the main event on the field didn't go as well as folks wearing red would have liked. Collegiate moved the ball effectively and stopped us from doing the same with any frequency. The 100th year of Crusader Football continues next Friday, on the road @ Andale, who downed Mulvane Friday 43-7.
The WHS Varsity Baseball Team was in action on the road Thursday, @ Wichita Collegiate. Nearly a split but in the end, the Spartans swept the boys in red - here's how it'll go down in the stat book:
GAME 1
WHS 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 - 5 / 5 / 3
CHS 2 6 2 0 3 0 x - 13 / 13 / 1
The Crusader and Lady Crusader basketball squads took their last regular season road trip Friday evening to Spartanville, i.e. Wichita Collegiate. Congratulations to our Lady Crusaders, both Varsity and JV grabbing "W's" away from the Lady Spartan hosts...a tougher night for the boys though, the results follow:
VARSITY BOYS
WHS 46 CHS 64 (5-14) (2-6)
Ian King 16, Jihad Mutazammil 9, Joe Ybarra 9, Silas Popplewell 6, DeAndre Washington 2, Grey Hatfield 2
The Crusader and Lady Crusader basketball squads hosted Collegiate Tuesday out at WHS. In total, 5 games were played, Crusaders won 3, Collegiate 2 - here are the outcomes, season and league records as a result:
VARSITY GIRLS vs Collegiate (3rd win in a row!)
CHS 32 WHS 53 (5-3) (3-2)
Avery Rusk 25, Shayland French 12, Taylor Meyer 9, Rylee Rusk 4, Mekenna Adams 3
Congratulations to the WHS JV Girls Tennis team - the 6 young ladies were in competition Thursday at the JV AVCTL LEAGUE TOURNAMENT @ Collegiate and came away with a strong 3rd place finish! Here's how it all shook out:
JV League at Collegiate
#1 Singles Lexi Saffell 2-1 2nd Place overall
#2 Singles Calli Hatfield 2-1 2nd Place overall
#1 Doubles Natalie Henning & Olivia Brand 1-2 4th Place Overall
Our Varsity and Jr. Varsity Volleyball squads were in action at HOME for the first time this season on Tuesday. The Triangular featured host Wellington and also Wichita Collegiate and Rose Hill. The Lady Rockets were 4A State Champs last season and are ranked #1 at the present time. In the first varsity game vs Rose Hill the Lady Crusaders jumped out to a 6-1 lead but couldn't hold it as the action progressed. Here are the Wellington outcomes from Tuesday evening:
VARSITY
