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On September 27, the Varsity Tennis squad competed in the Kingman meet with Nickerson, Buhler, Haven, Kingman, and Valley Center, and the group won in every position and placed 1st as a team!  

#1 Singles - Kami Reichenberger 3-0 1st
#2 Singles - Addie Hinshaw 3-0 1st
#1 Doubles - Jensen Lynnes/Lyric Cornejo 3-0 1st
#2 Doubles - Crystal Ramirez/Jordyn Brown 3-0 1st

Congratulations, girls!

Jerry Waugh, a Crusader Wall of Recognition inductee and 1945 graduate of Wellington High School, has died on September 17 at the age of 95.  Waugh was inducted to the Wall of Recognition at Wellington High School in 2013, during which he was recognized for his many athletic, academic, and professional accomplishments during his lifetime, including playing basketball for the Kansas Jayhawks under Coach Phog Allen, becoming an assistant basketball coach at KU during the Wilt Chamberlain years, and forming the Kansas Golf Association and becoming head coach of KU Girls Golf among many other n

Wellington hosted a second JV invitational for tennis in as many weeks, and the group was out in full force!  The Crusaders have enough players for two JV teams, Red an White, and the Wellington Red team, consisting of Sawyer Parkey, Jordan Koehn, Alyra Koerner, Emma Stover, Breonna Chamberlain, and Savannah Saunders, ended up tied for 2nd!

Individual and team scores (and pics!) follow!

TEAM SCORES
1 - Andover 21 pts
2 - Chaparral 12 pts
2 - WELLINGTON RED 12 pts
4 - Valley Center 10 pts
5 - WELLINGTON WHITE 9 pts
6 - Campus 0 pts

COURTESY PHOTOS

Wellington Girls Golf competed in the Andale Invitational on September 26 and once again placed FIRST!!!!  This is the fifth tournament this season that the team has been champions.  Additionally, Elly DeJarnett, Presley Cornejo, and Evelyn Trafecanty all set new PRs at this invitational!  Congratulations to the team and coaches Ginter and Saywer!!

Individual Results

On September 21, the squad participated in the Collegiate Tennis Tournament.

Individual Placements
#1 Singles - Kami Reichenberger - 5th
#2 Singles - Jordyn Brown - 3rd
#1 Doubles - Lyric Cornejo/Jensen Lynnes - 2nd
#2 Doubles - Kadynce Aufdengarten/Ashlyn Gerten - 1st

TEAM TOTALS
1 - WCS 26 pts
2 - Wellington 22 pts
3 - Winfield 18 pts
4 - Newton 14 pts
5 - Salina Central 13 pts
6 - KMC 11 pts
7 - Goddard 8 pts
8 - Augusta 4 pts

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by Tanner Ford, wellington.cc

The Wellington High School football team traveled to Altamont to face off against the Labette County Grizzlies last Friday, September 23. Malachi Rogers had himself another big night, rushing for 154 yards and 3 touchdowns while also scoring on defense with a 39-yard fumble recovery for a touchdown. 

COURTESY PHOTOS

Here's a roundup of Golf results from this past week!

September 21 @ Crestview

The Wellington Golf Team competed with some much bigger schools and ended the day with a third place finish and three girls in the Top 10.  

Individual Scores:
7 - Taryn Viramontes +14
8 - Claire Ginter +17
9 - Kasiah Richmond +19
25 - Presley Cornejo +36
29 - Aubrey Hunt +39
41 - Evelyn Trafecanty +49

Team Finish: 3rd

COURTESY PHOTO

Boys Varsity Cross Country has trotted away from another meet with a 1st place plaque!  The team made the short jaunt to the 30th Annual Oxford Cross Country Invitational on Thursday evening, and in addition to the 1st place finish and individual successes, the team brought back a yearbook camera full of photos courtesy of freshman cross country athlete Lex Goff.  Thanks!