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Photos Courtesy of Evie Ewing & Brylee Johnson/WHS Yearbook

The Wellington Crusaders made the long trip to Altamont to take on the Labette County Grizzlies on September 27th. It was all Crusaders the whole way to a 43-6 blowout. The Big Red Passing Machine was still on all cylinders with Dusty Bannister throwing for three of his four touchdowns in the first two quarters, two to Carter Burnett and one to Grady Norris. The defense was active as well, allowing zero points and Grady Norris returning an interception for another touchdown in a 26-0 first half. 

The wellington.cc formal duchess candidate photos are posted!

View the full set linked below!

This Friday, October 11, is Fall Homecoming and at halftime of the varsity game against Winfield, we will learn which of the lovely candidates is the next WHS Duchess!

This year's candidates and their escorts are Taylor Earl (Derek Rausch), Anna Ewing (Rome Hunt), Brittan Zeka (James Redford), Kyndal Rusk (Owen Farley), and Sadie Camblin (Riddick Jeffries).

After last week's high scoring affair with Andale, it was time for Wellington to match up against the Clearwater Indians here at home on September 20th. This game featured a more balanced attack from the Crusaders with the team rushing the ball 20 times and passing 19 times. In the first quarter Nick Giefer got out to a fast start scoring a 10 yard touchdown to score the first touchdown of the game. Then the Crusaders had some fun and let the offensive lineman, Jamar Armstrong, get some shine with a 1 yard rushing touchdown to go up 14-0.

The Andale Indians came to town on September 13th to take on the Crusaders who were coming off of a nail biter at Wichita Collegiate. It was certainly a battle of fire and ice, or I should say Wellington's pass game vs Andale's rushing attack in a high intensity, high scoring, back and forth battle. Dusty Bannister and his receivers were definitely the stars of the night for Wellington. Bannister threw for 480 yards and four touchdowns which breaks his own record for most passing yards in a game that he set last year with 473 yards at Rose Hill.

The JV Lady Crusaders are well into their tennis season (League is Oct. 3!), but this Monday was the first opportunity to play for a home crowd at 9th Street. 

Senior Scout Douglas filled the #1 Singles slot and hustled her way to 1st place after her win percentage broke a three-way tie.  Freshman Madalynn Wonser also found herself in a three-way tie for 2nd place in #2 Singles, and her win percentage also declared her the winner of 2nd place.  Berkeley Easterberg, a freshman, also played singles for a pick-up team comprised of half Wellington-half Goddard-Eisenhower players.

TOURNEY CHAMPIONS!

A BIG Congratulations to the Lady Crusaders! These girls absolutely dominated the Chaparral tournament on Saturday!

WIN v. Chaparral

25-16, 25-17

WIN v. Clearwater

25-17, 25-20

WIN v. Attica

25-19, 15-21

WIN v. Pretty Prairie

25-14, 25-12

WIN v. Remington

25-14, 25-17

They put away EVERY opponent in TWO sets, including Clearwater who they lost to on Tuesday.

GO BIG RED!!!

The juniors of the Lady Crusader Golf program were joined by sophomores Kenna Maxwell and Ava Bales and freshman Bella Angleton for the McPherson Invitational at Turkey Creek on Thursday and shot their lowest team score of the season so far!  The team placed fourth behind 5A schools Kapaun-Mt. Carmel and Andover and the 2023 4A State Champs Topeka-Hayden.  

The freshman/C Team for WHS Volleyball held their first home quad last night against Augusta, Clearwater, and Mulvane.  The Lady Crusader were able to get a win at the top of the night against Augusta, but lost in to both Clearwater and Mulvane in three sets each.

View photos from Wellington.cc and yearbook photographers Addy Black, Alara WIlson, and Madalynn Wonser below!