The Patriot League Spelling Bee was held Tuesday afternoon at Wellington Middle School. Individuals from Clearwater, Rose Hill, Haysville West, Mulvane, Prairie Hills (Buhler), and of course Wellington participated - here are the outcomes for both 7th and 8th grades - CONGRATS TO ALL!!
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.
109 lb GIRLS
Lady Crusader ANNA CULLENS went 5-0 today @ Wichita North to place 1st! Anna downed Garcia of Wichita North, Torres of Newton, Nichols of Wichita Heights, Wald of Hesston and French of Wichita North! Anna is now 9-0 on the season!
The Clearwater boys went home with "3" W's Friday evening, defeating the WHS V, JV & C Teams to achieve that end. Certainly were not blowouts, and one, very close. The boys in red will rebound. A young bunch overall, nice performances by several - as those individual performances transition into team performances, watch out. There is talent on the court. Many smiles to come.
The visiting Clearwater Indians found success Friday evening at WHS, winning 4 of the 5 basketball games on slate. A mirror image from Tuesday's action with the visiting Vikings from Winfield. The Crusaders on Tuesday won 4 of 5.
Attention WHS Class of 2020! If you are planning on continuing your education at an accredited post-secondary institution or planning on acquiring vocational training beginning this Fall (2020), stop by the WHS Guidance Office and pick up a Crusader Website Chromebook Give-A-Way Application, fill it out and get it signed, then return it to the Guidance Office no later than Feb. 3, 2020.
The Crusaders chalked up 2 wins in 3 games Tuesday evening in their 2020 opener here at HOME vs the Winfield Vikings. Exciting action, especially in the varsity game. The Crusaders, lead by Senior Austin Soles with 21 pts. and Junior Tanner Meyer with 20, were up by a dozen at halftime and somewhat in control. Winfield chipped away at that lead, reducing it to an 8 pt deficit after 3. The Vikings put more oars in the water in the 4th and nearly paddled into a victory.
