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2021-2022 SEASON (ROSTER)
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WHS GIRLS BASKETBALL
Winfield HS (HERE)
Tuesday, December 21, 2021

The Lady Crusaders, not only ranked 3rd overall in 4A basketball state-wide by the Kansas Basketball Coach Association, they are also undefeated 7-0! They are composed and take challenges head on, they are fun to watch. The Lady Vikings came to town 3-1, and left with an “L”, actually not surprising to the home fans, but everyone knows anything can happen, last night, it was the expected, not the surprise in the end. The Lady Vikings road back to Winfield, 3-2, but certainly a team with potential. Here are all the GIRLS SCORES from TUESDAY!

VARSITY GIRLS
WINF 34 WELL 57
Airalyn Frame 15
Ali Zeka 11
Brit Zeka 10
Ashlyn Gerten 9
Valerie Norwood 9
Lyric Cornejo 3

JR. VARSITY GIRLS
WINF 39 WELL 41
Lyric Cornejo 14
Ella Goodrum 13
Karsyn White 11
Presley Metcalf 3

"C" TEAM GIRLS
WINF 31 WELL 18
Presley Metcalf 7
Sawyer Parkey 6
Scout Douglas 2
Kadence Westmoreland 2
Kenna Dale 1

WHS GIRLS BASKETBALL vs WINFIELD 122121 ACTION PICS

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WHS GIRLS BASKETBALL
@ Rose Hill HS
Friday, December 17, 2021

(VARSITY GIRLS)
WHS 64 Rose Hill 17

Airalyn Frame 21
Brit Zeka 16
Ali Zeka 10
Ashlyn Gerten 7
Valerie Norwood 6
Lyric Cornejo 2
Maddie Nance 2

(JR VARSITY GIRLS)
WHS 15 ROSE HILL 27

Ella Goodrum 5
Lyric Cornejo 4
Presley Metcalf 3
Addi Hinshaw 3

(C TEAM GIRLS)
WHS C 14 ROSE HILL 36

Presley Metcalf 5
Kadynce Aufdengarten 3
Kenna Dale 3
Sullivan Parkey 2
Sawyer Parkey 1

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WHS GIRLS BASKETBALL
@ Andale
Tuesday, December 14, 2021

WHS 62 Andale 54

Brit Zeka 16
Ali Zeka 16
Airalyn Frame 13
Valerie Norwood 9
Kami Reichenberger 5
Ella Goodrum 2
Ashlyn Gerten 1

WHS JV GIRLS BASKETBALL

WHS JV 17 Andale 57

Ella Goodrum 10
Karsyn White 3
Presley Metcalf 2
Kaitlyn Kessler 2

WHS C TEAM GIRLS BASKETBALL

WHS C 11 Andale 41

Sawyer Parkey 3
Karsyn White 3
Brylee Johnson 2
Kenna Dale 2
Presley Metcalf 1

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WHS GIRLS BASKETBALL
Cheney HS Early Season Tournament
Saturday, December 11, 2021

Lady Crusaders WIN IT ALL @ Cheney Early Season Tournament!

The Varsity Lady Crusaders SHINED this week at the CHENEY EARLY SEASON BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT. Still undefeated on the season, the usual champion, CHENEY themselves, were relegated to the 3rd place game after Wellington downed them, 45-39 earlier in the week. In the championship game on Saturday, it was the Varsity Lady Crusaders and Pratt HS, a team the ladies dominated the entire contest on Saturday. Up 40-17 at half and eventual final score of 66-47, the ladies in red clinched the title away from Cheney (and Pratt of course) - smiles all the way around. Congratulations to Airalyn Frame, Valerie Norwood, and Ali Zeka, for their selection to the ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM! Great Job! (Tourney Overview) The Lady Crusaders had 3 players in double-digits in Saturday's action, the team was on a mission, mission accomplished!

Pratt 47 WHS 66 

CHAMPIONS!

Airalyn Frame 19
Brit Zeka 18
Valerie Norwood 11
Kami Reichenberger 9
Ali Zeka 5
Ashlyn Gerten 4

ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM
Airalyn Frame
Valerie Norwood
Ali Zeka

VARSITY ACTION PICS 121121

Congratulations Ladies!!

The JV Lady Crusaders, came up just short, in a game that would follow the Championship action. Final score there was WHS JV 21 Pratt JV 26.
 

WHS 21 Pratt 26

Ella Goodrum 11
Bailee Johnson 4
Kenna Dale 4
Kaitlyn Kessler 2

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WHS CRUSADER BASKETBALL
@ Cheney Tournament vs Cheney
Tuesday, December 7, 2021

VARSITY GIRLS (3-0)

WHS 55 CHENEY 49

Valerie Norwood 16
Ali Zeka 12
Airalyn Frame 11
Ashlyn Gerten 9
Brit Zeka 5
Kami Reichenberger 1
Maddie Nance 1

JV GIRLS (2-1)

WHS 12 CHENEY 55

Ella Goodrum 4
Katelyn Kessler 3
Lyric Cornejo 3
Bailee Johnson 2

"C" TEAM GIRLS (1-1)

WHS 16 CHENEY 68

Sawyer Parkey 5
Kadynce Aufdengarten 3
Addison Hinshaw 3
Bailee Johnson 2
Kenna Dale 2
Karsyn White 1

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WHS GIRLS BASKETBALL
vs El Dorado HERE
(First Game of Cheney Tournament)
Monday, December 6, 2021

"C" TEAM GIRLS ACTION (1-0)

EHS 30 WHS 31

Sawyer Parkey - 8
Sullivan Parkey - 5
Karsyn White - 5
Kadynce Aufdengarten - 3
Addison Hinshaw - 3
Kenna Dale - 3
Baylee Johnson - 2
Scout Douglas - 2

JV GIRLS ACTION (2-0)

EHS 31 WHS 46 

Ella Goodrum - 13
Karsyn White - 12
Baylee Johnson - 6
Lyric Cornejo - 4
Kadence Westmoreland - 4
Addison Hinshaw - 3
Kaitlyn Kessler  - 2
Kenna Dale - 2

VARSITY GIRLS ACTION (2-0)

EHS 17 WHS 50

Airalyn Frame - 18
Britt Zeka - 9
Kami Reichenber - 6
Valerie Norwood - 6
Ashlyn Gerten - 3
Elle Goodrum - 2
Ali Zeka - 2
Kaitlyn Kessler - 2
Maddie Nance - 2

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WHS GIRLS BASKETBALL
vs Mulvane (HERE)
Friday, December 3, 2021

Lady Crusaders Snag 2 of 2 Wins from Mulvane

No "C" Team Game played due to low numbers @ Mulvane

JV ACTION

MHS 31 WHS 33 (OT)

Katelyn Kessler 8
Lyric Cornejo 7
Kadence Westmoreland 4
Brylee Johnson 3
Ella Goodrum 3
Kenna Dale 3
Karsyn White 3
Addison Hinshaw 2

VARSITY ACTION

MHS 41 WHS 57

Individual Scoring
Not Received

GIRLS GAME ACTION PICS vs Mulvane 120321

 

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2021-2022 Girls Team Pics
(ROSTER) 2021-2022

2021-2022 Team * Individual Pics 113121

 

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2020-2021 SEASON
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High School Camp: June 7th-10th / 10AM - NOON
Middle School Camp: June 7th-10th / 1PM - 2:30PM
(incoming 6th thru 8th grades)

The cost is FREE for the high school camp, the middle school camp costs $35 and participants get Camp T-Shirts and Water Bottles, sponsored by IMPACT BANK and BANK OF COMMERCE. Both camps will take place in the main gym at WHS.

Any high school student-athlete interested in playing high school basketball needs to attend. Contact Coach Adams at 316-655-3372 or eadams@usd353.com with any questions or concerns.

Reserve your spot as soon as you can, the camp will be limited to 35 participants. Make checks payable to "Eric Adams" and mail to 1017 Myles Drive, Wellington, KS 67152

2020-2021 SEASON (ROSTER)
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Sub-State Basketball Assignments (Feb. 27 thru Mar. 6)

LIVE STREAMING:

Main gym games on NFHS Network:

https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/.../wellington-high-school...

Aux gym games will be streamed by Crusader Radio
on our Facebook page

Crusader Radio FB Link:

https://www.facebook.com/crusaderradio353/

 @ AWAY games, opponent determines the schedule.

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AVCTL DIV IV LEAGUE HONORS

FIRST TEAM - Ali Zeka

SECOND TEAM - Airalyn Frame, Rylee Rusk

HON. MENTION - Ashlyn Gerten, Shiney Hughes

CONGRATULATIONS to all - talented group!!

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SUB-STATE Basketball Brackets / GIRLS * BOYS

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WHS GIRLS BASKETBALL
@ Clearwater HS (Sub-State Championship)
Saturday, March 6, 2021

The Lady Crusaders were in sub-state basketball action Saturday afternoon at Clearwater HS. WHS started off strong but as the game progressed, the Lady Indians fought their way back. Airalyn Frame sustained an ankle injury (bad sprain) just before the 1st half ended and didn't return to action. A last second shot by the host, gave Clearwater the 2 pt win (34-32) and the sub-state championship. The season ends at 13-7 for our Ladies.. Tough loss today.

Rylee Rusk 11

Ali Zeka 10

Mykiland French 5

Myriland French 2

Airalyn Frame 2

Shiney Hughes 1

Ashlyn Gerten 1

A good season for the Lady Crusaders. A scrappy bunch and fun to watch. Chins up - we are proud of you all!!

COURT ACTION PICS

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WHS GIRLS BASKETBALL
HERE vs Rose Hill HS (Sub-State)
Wednesday, March 3, 2021

Congratulations to the Lady Crusaders who took care of business in first round sub-state action here at HOME vs Rose Hill. Love the throwback uni's (I think from 2011-2012 maybe, someone help me out!)...The Lady Crusaders played tough and took control and kept control most of the game. Final score 60-42! Great Job Coaches & Ladies!

Scoring was as follows:

Ali Zeka 16

Airalyn Frame 15

Ashley Gerten 8

Rylee Rusk 7

Shiney Hughes 7

Lexi Clift 6

Kami Reichenberger 1

GOOD LUCK SATURDAY LADIES - we will be traveling to Clearwater for a 3PM tip off - the Lady Indians advanced, winning over the Lady Vikings of Winfield. GO BIG RED!

COURT ACTION PICS vs ROSE HILL 030321

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WHS GIRLS BASKETBALL
@ Clearwater HS
Thursday, February 25, 2021

VARSITY GIRLS (12-6)
WHS 46 CHS 33

Ali Zeka 18
Airalyn Frame 11
Rylee Rusk 6
Shiney Hughes 6
Mykiland French 2
Kadence Westmoreland 2
Ashlyn Gerten 1

JR. VARSITY GIRLS (5-7)
WHS 21 CHS 25

Jordyn Brown 8
Lyric Cornejo 4
Katelyn Kessler 3
Kate Haines 3
Kadence Westmoreland 3

"C" TEAM GIRLS (3-7)
WHS xx CHS xx

Cancelled

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WHS VARSITY GIRLS BASKETBALL
@ Wichita Collegiate
Tuesday, February 23, 2021

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!!

Final Score: 45-42 OT

INDIVIDUAL SCORING

Ali Zeka 12

Myriland French 8

Rylee Rusk 8

Shiney Hughes 6

Mykiland French 5

Airalyn Frame 3

Maddie Nance 3

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WHS GIRLS BASKETBALL
@ Conway Springs HS
Monday, February 22, 2021

In a "substitute" make-up game Monday evening at Conway Springs, the Varsity Lady Crusader basketball squad downed their host Conway Springs 65-28!

Wellington jumped out early on the Lady Cardinals, up 7 after 1, up 25 at halftime. Scoring for the Lady Crusaders were:

VARSITY GIRLS (10-6)

Shiney Hughes 13
Rylee Rusk 12
Ali Zeka 11
Mykiland French 9
Lexi Clift 9
Airalyn Frame 6
Ashlyn Gerten 4
Myriland French 1

Great Job Ladies!!

Next up - HOME vs Collegiate TUE 02.23.21 (Varsity Girls Only @ 6:00PM // No JV or C games for the girls.)

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WHS GIRLS BASKETBALL
HERE vs Mulvane
Friday, February 19, 2021

VARSITY GIRLS (9-6)
MHS 23 WHS 68

no report


JR. VARSITY GIRLS (5-6)
MHS 33 WHS 29

Maddie Nance 9
Katelyn Kessler 7
Lyric Cornejo 4
Jordyn Brown 3
Kami Reichenberger 2
Kyra Cornejo 2
Kadence Westmoreland 2

"C" TEAM GIRLS (3-7)
MHS 22 WHS 15
2 Quarters

Ashton Azua 5
Addison Fox 3
Katelyn Kessler 3
Kyra Cornejo 2
Kadence Westmoreland 2

COURT ACTION PICS / SENIOR NIGHT PICS vs MULVANE 021921

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WHS GIRLS BASKETBALL
@ Andale HS
Friday, February 12, 2021

VARSITY GIRLS (8-6)
WHS 37 AHS 52

no report


JR. VARSITY GIRLS (5-5)
WHS 30 AHS 51

Jordyn Brown 9
Kyra Cornejo 6
Maddie Nance 6
Lyric Cornejo 5
Katelyn Kessler 4


"C" TEAM GIRLS (3-6)
WHS 12 AHS 22
2 Quarters

Kadence Westmoreland 5
Kate Haines 3
Kyra Cornejo 2
Ashton Azua 2

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WHS GIRLS BASKETBALL
HERE vs El Dorado HS
Friday, February 5, 2021

VARSITY GIRLS (8-5)
EHS 22 WHS 41

Ali Zeka 13
Rylee Rusk 11
Ashlyn Gerten 7
Shiney Hughes 5
Kami Reichenberger 3
Mykiland French 2

GAME ACTION VARSITY PICS 020521

JR. VARSITY GIRLS (5-4)
EHS 18 WHS 21

Maddie Nance 7
Lyric Cornejo 5
Kyra Cornejo 4
Kami Reichenberger 3
Jordyn Brown 2


"C" TEAM GIRLS (3-5)
EHS 19 WHS 17
2 Quarters

Kadence Westmoreland 6
Katelyn Kessler 5
Lyric Cornejo 3
Ashton Azua 2
Kyra Cornejo 1

The Lady Crusaders will be in action again on Monday, in a make-up (set of games) @ WHS vs Rose Hill HS. Action gets underway in the main gym at 4:45 (C TEAM - 2 qtrs), followed by JV @ 6:00 and Varsity @ 7:30! The Crimson Dancers will perform during halftime of the Varsity game. SPECTATOR EVENT INFO

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WHS GIRLS BASKETBALL
@ Mid America Classic Tournament
McPherson HS vs Wichita SE (3rd Place)
Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021

Our Lady Crusaders finished 4th at this year's Mid America Classic held at McPherson HS. In the Championship Game, it was host McPherson over Dodge City 45-39. Congratulations to Wellington who represented well in a very tough and competitive tournament!

WHS 38 WSE 52 (now 7-5)

Rylee Rusk 11
Shiney Hughes 8
Ali Zeka 8
Ashlyn Gerten 8
Airalyn Frame 2
Mykiland French 1

Congratulations to ALI ZEKA - ALL TOURNEY TEAM @ MAC!

Ali pumped in 45 points total over 3 games!

 ALL TOURNEY TEAM      FINAL BRACKET

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WHS GIRLS BASKETBALL
@ Mid America Classic Tournament
McPherson HS vs McPherson
Friday, Jan. 29, 2021

WHS 39 MHS 58 (7-4)

Ali Zeka 16
Ashlyn Gerten 8
Myriland French 6
Rylee Rusk 5
Airalyn Frame 3
Shiney Hughes 1

Up Next: Saturday @ 3:00PM - 3rd Place Match Up - WHS vs Wichita SE
GO BIG RED!

BRACKET

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WHS GIRLS BASKETBALL
@ Mid America Classic Tournament
McPherson HS vs Valley Center
Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021

What a great start for our Lady Crusader basketball squad. In opening action Thursday evening at the Mid America Classic at McPherson HS, our girls battled hard and downed Valley Center in OT, 71-67! Ali Zeka and Airalyn Frame lit it up (21 and 17 pts respectively), high scorers for both teams, with 1 exception. Valley Center's Halle Brittain pumped in "7" 3 pointers on 8 attempts, Valley Center as a team made "15" 3 pointers, to set a new MAC record, breaking the old record of "12" 9 years ago. Brittain's 7 made "3" pointers, tied the record, held by McPherson players Hein in 2012 and Robertson in 2015. The Lady Crusaders knocked in "10" treys, a fine showing there as well!

The Lady Hornets jumped out early on Wellington, leading by 7 after 1. The Lady Crusaders held their own through the 2nd and 3rd qtrs and exploded in the 4th and OT period, to outscore Valley Center down that stretch 27-17. Kudos to Lady Crusader Lexi Clift that made "4" 3 pointers in the 2nd half, including one that knotted the score and sent the game to OT! Final WHS 71 VC 67!

Up next - host McPherson at 7:30PM tonight. Both WHS and McPherson enter the game 1-0, both having defeated Valley Center in their respective openers. 

WHS 71 VC 67 OT  (7-3)

Ali Zeka - 21
Airalyn Frame - 17
Lexi Clift - 12
Rylee Rusk - 12
Myriland French - 5
Mikiland French - 2
Shiney Hughes - 2

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WHS GIRLS BASKETBALL
HERE vs Andale HS
Friday, January 22, 2021

VARSITY (6-3)
AHS 45 WHS 37 

Rylee Rusk 13
Airalyn Frame 10
Shiney Hughes 4
Mykiland French 3
Myriland French 3
Ashlyn Gerten 2
Ali Zeka 2

JR. VARSITY (4-4)
AHS 36 WHS 5

Maddie Nance 2
Kami Reichenberger 2
Katelyn Kessler 1

"C" TEAM (3-4)
AHS 31 WHS 8 (2 qtrs)

Ashton Azua 3
River Douglas 2
Addison Fox 2
Kyra Cornejo 1

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WHS GIRLS BASKETBALL
HERE vs Winfield HS
Tuesday, January 19, 2021

VARSITY (6-2)
WINF 49 WELL 52 OT

Airalyn Frame 19
Ali Zeka 10
Rylee Rusk 8
Shiney Hughes 6
Ashlyn Gerten 5
Mykiland French 2
Myriland French 2

JR. VARSITY (4-3)
WINF 34 WELL 33

Maddie Nance 17
Katelyn Kessler 11
Jordyn Brown 3
Lexi Clift 2

"C" TEAM (3-3)
WINF 24 WELL 17 (2 qtrs)

Katelyn Kessler 8
Ashton Azua 4
Kyra Cornejo 3
Kate Haines 1
Kadence Westmoreland 1

GAME ACTION PICS vs WINFIELD 011921

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WHS GIRLS BASKETBALL
HERE vs Clearwater
Friday, January 15, 2021

JR. VARSITY

CHS 34 WHS 46 (4-2)

Lexi Clift 11
Lyric Cornejo 10
Maddie Nance 7
Kyra Cornejo 6
Katelyn Kessler 6
Kate Haines 6

VARSITY

CHS 58 WHS 57 (5-2)

Rylee Rusk 15
Airalyn Frame 15
Shiney Hughes 9
Ashlyn Gerten 8
Ali Zeka 7
Myriland French 3

"C" TEAM (3-2)

No Game Played

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WHS GIRLS BASKETBALL
@ Collegiate HS
Tuesday, January 12, 2021

VARSITY GIRLS (5-1)
WHS 53 CHS 40

Ali Zeka 20
Rylee Rusk 12
Ashlyn Gerten 9
Myriland French 7
Mykiland French 2
Airalyn Frame 2
Shiney Hughes 1

JV GIRLS (3-2)
NO GAME PLAYED
 

"C" TEAM GIRLS (3-2)
NO GAME PLAYED

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WHS GIRLS BASKETBALL
@ Mulvane HS
Friday, January 8, 2021

VARSITY GIRLS (4-1)
WHS 57 MHS 33

Shiney Hughes 13
Airalyn Frame 12
Rylee Rusk 9
Ali Zeka 9
Myriland French 7
Ashlyn Gerten 3
Kami Reichenberger 2
Mykiland French 2

JV GIRLS (3-2)
WHS 42 MHS 22

Maddie Nance 14
Lexi Clift 9
Kami Reichenberger 6
Katelyn Kessler 6
Lyric Cornejo 4
Kyra Cornejo 3

"C" TEAM GIRLS (3-2)
WHS 28 MHS 21
(2 qtrs)

Lyric Cornejo 6
Kyra Cornejo 5
Kadence Westmoreland 4
Ashton Azua 4
Katelyn Kessler 4
Addison Fox 3
Kendall Janzen 2

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WHS GIRLS BASKETBALL
@ Winfield HS
Tuesday, December 22, 2020

VARSITY GIRLS (3-1)
Crusaders 51 Vikings 40

Airalyn Frame 19
Ali Zeka 17
Rylee Rusk 4
Myriland French 3
Mykiland French 3
Ashlyn Gerten 2
Kami Reichenberger 2
Shiney Hughes 1

JV GIRLS (2-2)
Crusaders 31 Vikings 49

pending

"C" TEAM GIRLS (2-2)
Crusaders 13 Vikings 14

pending

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WHS GIRLS BASKETBALL
TEAM PICS / INDIVIDUAL PICS
Wednesday, December 9, 2020

WINTER SPORTS TEAM/INDIVIDUAL PICS 12.09.20

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WHS GIRLS BASKETBALL
HERE vs Cheney HS
Tuesday, December 8, 2020

VARSITY GIRLS (2-1)
CHS 58 WHS 43

Airalyn Frame 12
Myriland French 10
Rylee Rusk 7
Ali Zeka 7
Shiney Hughes 4
Ashlyn Gerten 2
Kami Reichenberger 1

JV GIRLS (2-1)
CHS 66 WHS 28

Maddie Nance 12
Kami Reichenberger 4
Ashton Azua 4
Jordan Brown 3
Addison Fox 3
Lyric Cornejo 2

"C" TEAM GIRLS (2-1)
2 Quarters
CHS 29 WHS 15

Lyric Cornejo 5
Ashton Azua 3
Katelyn Kessler 3
Addison Fox 3
Kendall Janzen 1

COURT ACTION PICS vs CHENEY 120820

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WHS GIRLS BASKETBALL
@ El Dorado HS
Monday, December 7, 2020

VARSITY GIRLS (2-0)
WHS 65 EHS 27

Airalyn Frame 19
Ali Zeka 13
Myriland French 10
Rylee Rusk 6
Shiney Hughes 5
Ashlyn Gerten 5
Kami Reichenberger 3
Mykiland French 2
Maddie Nance 2

JV GIRLS (2-0)
WHS 43 EHS 39

Maddie Nance 19
Jordan Brown 6
Cruz Cornejo 5
Kami Reichenberger 4
Kadence Westmoreland 3
Katelyn Kessler 2
Kendall Janzen 2
Kadin Brown 2

"C" TEAM GIRLS (2-0)
2 Quarters
WHS 22 EHS 10

Kendall Janzen 5
Katelyn Kessler 5
Lyric Cornejo 4
Addison Fox 3
Kadence Westmoreland 3
Ashton Azua 2

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WHS GIRLS BASKETBALL
@ Mulvane HS
Friday, December 4, 2020

VARSITY GIRLS (1-0)
WHS 62 MHS 18

Ali Zeka 15
Myriland French 15
Rylee Rusk 7
Mykiland French 7
Airalyn Frame 6
Shiney Hughes 6
Ashlyn Gerten 4
Maddie Nance 3

 

JV GIRLS (1-0)
WHS 47 MHS 41

No Report

"C" TEAM GIRLS
WHS xx MHS xx

No Report

VARSITY / JV PICS vs MULVANE 120420


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2019-2020 SEASON

No Girls "C" Team. Therefore, the HOME SCHEDULE this season will be:

4:15PM
"C" Team Boys (Aux. Gym)
JV Girls (Main Gym)
5:45PM
JV Boys (Aux Gym)
6:00PM
Varsity Girls (Main Gym)
7:30PM
Varsity Boys (Main Gym)

 @ AWAY games, opponent determines the schedule.

 (ROSTER)

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WICHITA EAGLE 4A ALL-STATE

Ali Zeka (Soph) - HONORABLE MENTION

AVCTL DIV IV LEAGUE HONORS 2019-2020

Ali Zeka (Soph) - 1st TEAM
Ashlyn Gerten - (Freshman) - 2nd TEAM
Myriland French - (Junior) - HONORABLE MENTION
Shiney Hughes - (Freshman) - HONORABLE MENTION

Congratulations LADIES!

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The 2019-2020 season coming to a close also, and sadly means, "8" of this year's players graduate and will not return to the CRUSADER HARDWOOD again as active Crusaders. Always a fretful moment when that realization sets in for them and their fans.

So, a Crusader website salute to these ELITE 8 we've grown so used to seeing on the court of play for the past 6 years.



GIRLS: Kylie Aufdengarten, Natalie Henning, McKenna Jones

BOYS: Tyler Brown, Zane Cornejo, Cade Fairbanks, John Long, Austin Soles

Best wishes to all of you - you were appreciated and will be missed!

The seasons ended Tuesday night in Buhler for our Crusader and Lady Crusader basketball squads. Here are the results available at this time.

WHS GIRLS BASKETBALL
@ Buhler HS (4A Sub-State)
Tuesday, March 3, 2020

VARSITY GIRLS (11-9)
WHS 32 BHS 69

Lexi Clift 9
Natalie Henning 8
Ali Zeka 6
Shiney Hughes 4
McKenna Jones 3
Myriland French 2

LADY CRUSADER COURT ACTION PICS 030320

See ya in DECEMBER!

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WHS GIRLS BASKETBALL
HERE vs Andale HS
Thursday, February 27, 2020

VARSITY GIRLS (11-9)
AHS 47 WHS 42

Shiney Hughes 11
Ali Zeka 10
Myriland French 7
Mykiland French 4
Ashlyn Gerten 4
Lexi Clift 2
Kami Reichenberger 2

JR. VARSITY GIRLS (14-2)
AHS 51 WHS 53
Overtime

Lexi Clift 18
Mykiland French 15
Maddie Nance 6
Natalie Henning 6
Myriland French 4
Emma Stover 3
Kami Reichenberger 1

UP NEXT: 4A Sub-State action @ Buhler HS, Tuesday, March 3, 2020 @ 6:00PM (preceding Varsity Boys Game @ 7:30PM)

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WHS GIRLS BASKETBALL
@ Wichita Collegiate
Tuesday, February 25, 2020

VARSITY GIRLS (11-8)
WHS 67 WCHS 60

Ali Zeka 27
Myriland French 12
Mykiland French 10
Ashlyn Gerten 8
Shiney Hughes 5
Kami Reichenberger 3
Lexi Clift 2

JR. VARSITY GIRLS (13-2)
WHS 27 WCHS 22
(only 2 qtrs played)

Myriland French 8
Lexi Clift 8
Mykiland French 5
Natalie Henning 4
Kami Reichenberger 2

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WHS GIRLS BASKETBALL
@ Clearwater HS
Friday, February 21, 2020

VARSITY GIRLS (10-8)
WHS 54 CHS 41

Ashlyn Gerten 20
Ali Zeka 13
Myriland French 9
Shiney Hughes 6
Lexi Clift 4
Mykiland French 1
Kami Reichenberger 1
 

JR. VARSITY GIRLS (12-2)
WHS 53 CHS 42

McKenna Jones 12
Lexi Clift 11
Natalie Henning 7
Mykiland French 6
Emma Stover 6
Maddie Nance 6
Myriland French 5

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WHS GIRLS BASKETBALL 
@ Mulvane HS
Tuesday, February 18, 2020

VARSITY GIRLS (9-8)
WHS 61 MHS 37

Myriland French 13
Lexi Clift 11
Shiney Hughes 11
Ashlyn Gerten 10
Mykiland French 6
Ali Zeka 5
Kami Reichenberger 3
McKenna Jones 2

JR. VARSITY GIRLS (11-2)
WHS 50 MHS 31

Maddie Nance 12
Myriland French 11
Natalie Henning 9
Lexi Clift 6
Mykiland French 4
Emma Stover 4
Jordyn Brown 3
Abby Helus 1

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WHS GIRLS BASKETBALL
HERE vs Rose Hill HS
Friday, February 14, 2020

It was an exciting finish for the Varsity Lady Crusaders Friday vs Rose Hill. Wellington relinquished their lead down the stretch and the Lady Rockets knotted it and went ahead by 1 in the waning seconds of the contest. Clutch FT's by Sophomore Ali Zeka, who with 2 late in the game appearances at the charity stripe, sunk 3 of 4 and with 5.5 seconds on the clock, Wellington had a 2 pt margin and hung onto it for the win!

VARSITY GIRLS (8-8)
RHHS 50 WHS 52

Myriland French 11
Ali Zeka 11
Ashlyn Gerten 10
Kami Reichenberger 9
Mykiland French 5
Shiney Hughes 3
Lexi Clift 3

JR. VARSITY GIRLS (10-2)
RHHS 31 WHS 51

Lexi Clift 9
Mykiland French 8
Natalie Henning 8
Jordyn Brown 7
Abby Helus 6
Maddie Nance 4
Myriland French 3
Kami Reichenberger 3
Emma Stover 3

NEXT UP: @ Mulvane, Tuesday, Feb. 18 @ 4:15pm

COURT ACTION PICS vs ROSE HILL 021420

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WHS GIRLS BASKETBALL 
@ Augusta HS
Friday, February 7, 2020

VARSITY GIRLS (7-8)
WHS 41 AHS 35

Ali Zeka 21
Myriland French 10
Ashlyn Gerten 4
Mykiland French 4
Shiney Hughes 2

JR. VARSITY GIRLS (9-2)
WHS 43 AHS 28

Natalie Henning 11
Jordyn Brown 10
Kami Reichenberger 5
Emma Stover 5
Maddie Nance 5
Mykiland French 2

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WHS GIRLS BASKETBALL
HOME vs Buhler (Senior Night)
Tuesday, February 4, 2020

VARSITY GIRLS (6-8)
BHS 49 WHS 45

Ali Zeka 18
McKenna Jones 10
Lexi Clift 8
Ashlyn Gerten 7
Myriland French 2

NO JV GAME (8-2)
due to multiple illnesses

NEXT UP: Augusta THERE, Friday, Feb. 7, 2020 
4:15 - C Team Girls (Augusta vs Cheney) Main Gym / C Team Boys (WHS vs AHS) Gym 2
5:45 - JV Boys Gym 2
6:00 - Varsity Girls Main Gym
7:30 - Varsity Boys Main Gym
7:30 - JV Girls Gym 2

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WHS GIRLS BASKETBALL
@ McPherson HS vs Olathe South
(Mid-America Classic Girls Tourney)
Saturday, February 1, 2020

SCORING WHS vs OLATHE SOUTH
WHS 36 OLATHE SOUTH 65

Ali Zeka 15
Lexi Clift 7
Ashlyn Gerten 5
Natalie Henning 5
Abby Helus 2
Maddie Nance 2

OTHER SATURDAY SCORES

SM Northwest 44 McPherson 37
Manhattan 61 Ulysses 35
SM South 46 Wichita NW 40
Wellington 36 Olathe South 65

courtesy pic (Olathe South also had an All-Tourney player - not pictured

Congratulations to ALI ZEKA for her selection to the ALL-TOURNEY TEAM! Way to go Ali!!
 

NEXT UP: Buhler HERE, Tuesday, February 4, 2020 (SR. NIGHT)

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WHS GIRLS BASKETBALL
@ McPherson HS vs McPherson
(Mid-America Classic Girls Tourney)
Friday, January 31, 2020

SCORING WHS vs McPHERSON
WHS 29 McPHERSON 67

Ali Zeka 13
Shiney Hughes 9
Ashlyn Gerten 5
Natalie Henning 2

OTHER FRIDAY SCORES

Wichita NW 56 Ulysses 30
SM Northwest 55 Olathe 35
Manhattan 30 SM South Raiders 33
Wellington 29 McPherson 67

NEXT UP: Wellington vs Olathe South @ 5:30PM Saturday (for 3rd place) GOOD LUCK LADIES!!

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WHS GIRLS BASKETBALL
@ McPherson HS vs Wichita NW
(Mid-America Classic Girls Tourney)
Thursday, January 30, 2020

The Lady Crusaders got off to an awesome start Thursday evening in opening action at the 3 day, 2020 All-America Classic Girls Basketball Tournament @ McPherson HS. Wellington tipped off at 6PM vs Wichita Northwest in a close battle through 3 qtrs. Wellington was up 3 after 3 and sustained the lead and then some, final score Wichita NW 52 Lady Crusaders 58. The win advances Wellington to the 7:30pm slot Friday evening vs  tournament host and undefeated on the season McPherson, who won easily over Ulysses 92-38. The  WHS win assures Wellington of a Top 4 finish in the 8 team tournament. GO LADIES GO!!

DAY 1 RESULTS @ Mid-America Class:

Olathe South 39
Manhattan 28

McPherson 92
Ulysses 28

SM South 21
SM Northwest 41

Wellington 58
Wichita NW 52

SCORING WHS vs Wichita NW

Shiney Hughes 11, Ali Zeka 10, Mykiland French 9, Myriland French 8, Lexi Clift 6, Kami Reichenberger 6, Ashlyn Gerten 3, McKenna Jones 3 and Maddie Nance 2

GREAT JOB LADIES & COACHES!!!  BEAT MCPHERSON!!

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WHS GIRLS BASKETBALL
@ Circle HS
Tuesday, January 21, 2020

VARSITY (5-5)
WHS 34 CHS 62

Ali Zeka 12
Ashlyn Gerten 9
Shiney Hughes 4
Natalie Henning 4
Mykiland French 3
Kami Reichenberger 2

JR. VARSITY (8-2)
WHS 44 CHS 48 (OT)

Lexi Clift 11
Mykiland French 8
Myriland French 7
Emma Stover 6
Shiney Hughes 4
Kami Reichenberger 4
Natalie Henning 2
Maddie Nance 2

NEXT UP: Varsity @ MCPHERSON MID-SEASON TOURNAMENT / THU. JAN. 30th @ TBA

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WHS GIRLS BASKETBALL
@ Andale HS
Friday, January 17, 2020

VARSITY (5-4)
WHS 29 AHS 41

Shiney Hughes 15
Kami Reichenberger 7
Lexi Clift 3
Ali Zeka 2
Ashlyn Gerten 2

JR. VARSITY (8-1)
WHS 33 AHS 44

McKenna Jones 8
Mykiland French 8
Myriland French 5
Maddie Nance 4
Kami Reichenberger 4
Lexi Clift 2
Natalie Henning 2

NEXT UP: Varsity & JV @ CIRCLE HS / TUE. JAN. 21 / JV Girls @ 5:45PM * VARSITY Girls @ 7:30PM

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WHS GIRLS BASKETBALL
HERE vs Collegiate
Tuesday, January 14, 2020

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.

VARSITY GIRLS (5-3)
Collegiate 25 WHS 51

Mykiland French 12
Ali Zeka 9
Lexi Clift 7
Ashlyn Gerten 5
McKenna Jones 5
Myriland French 5
Kami Reichenberger 4
Shiney Hughes 3
Maddie Nance 1

JR. VARSITY GIRLS (8-0)
Collegiate 47 WHS 50

Lexi Clift 18
Myriland French 9
Abby Helus 6
Emma Stover 5
Maddie Nance 4
Shiney Hughes 4
Natalie Henning 2
Jordyn Brown 2

GAME ACTION PICS vs Collegiate 011420

NEXT ACTION @ ANDALE HS * Friday Jan 17th
VARSITY GIRLS  @ 6:00PM (Gym A)
JR VARSITY GIRLS @ 7:30PM (Gym B)

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WHS GIRLS BASKETBALL
HERE vs Clearwater HS
Friday, January 10, 2020

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. 

The Lady Crusaders did split, the Varsity falling to 4-3 on the season with a loss, the JV moving to 7-0 on the season, but not with ease. The JV Girls were down 6 at halftime and clawed their way to just a 2 pt deficit after 3. Calm and composed Natalie Henning, lit it up in the 4th, scoring 7 of her 10 total pts. on the evening, to catch and pull away from their counterparts from Clearwater. Awesome come from behind "W" ladies - and the only Wellington win on the evening. Shiney Hughes (a freshman), led all Wellington scorers on the evening with 17 in Varsity action and 9 in Jr. Varsity.

VARSITY GIRLS (4-3)
Clearwater 53 Wellington 40

Shiney Hughes 17
Ali Zeka 11
Mykiland French 5
Lexi Clift 3
Ashlyn Gerten 3
Myriland French 1

JR. VARSITY GIRLS (7-0)
Clearwater 37 Wellington 42

Natalie Henning 10
Shiney Hughes 9
Emma Stover 6
Myriland French 5
Abby Helus 4
McKenna Jones 4
Kami Reichenberger 3
Jordyn Brown 1

VARSITY / JR. VARSITY GAME ACTION PICS 011020

NEXT ACTION: HERE vs Collegiate, Tuesday January 14, 2020
JV Girls @ 4:15PM (Main Gym)
V Girls @ 6:00PM (Main Gym)

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WHS GIRLS BASKETBALL
HERE vs Winfield HS
Tuesday, January 7, 2020

For the 3rd consecutive set of games (@ Rose Hill 12/17 & HERE vs Mulvane 12/20), our Lady Crusaders SWEPT their opponent...the latest, Winfield HERE on 01/07. The Varsity win moves their season record to 4-2, the JV continue to forget the letter "L" exists in the English vernacular and are now 6-0! After the game, Head Coach Eric Adams shared these thoughts:

"I am very proud of this very young and gritty squad! They play each and every possession like its their last and represent this school and community in a first class way. It was a great win tonight over a very good and well-coached Winfield squad, to move to 4-2 on the season. Love this team!" 

Congratulations to both squads!!

VARSITY GIRLS (4-2)
Winfield 42 Wellington 55

Ashlyn Gerten 17
Ali Zeka 12
Mykiland French 11
Shiney Hughes 9
Myriland French 3
Lexi Clift 3

VARSITY ACTION GAME PICS 010720

JR. VARSITY GIRLS (6-0)
Winfield 46 Wellington 47

Myriland French 9
Maddie Nance 9
Abby Helus 7
Emma Stover 6
Shiney Hughes 5
Natalie Henning 5
Mykiland French 4
Jordyn Brown 2

NEXT ACTION: HERE vs Clearwater, Friday January 10, 2020
JV Girls @ 4:15PM (Main Gym)
V Girls @ 6:00PM (Main Gym)

GO LADIES GO!!

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WHS GIRLS BASKETBALL
HERE vs Mulvane HS
Friday, December 20, 2019

For the second consecutive set of games in a row, the Lady Crusaders SWEEP their opponent...Tuesday it was Rose Hill @ Rose Hill, Friday evening, it was Mulvane here at HOME! The Varsity win moves them to 3-2 on the season, the Jr Varsity win, their 5th and no losses! Scoring is spread out amongst several girls, truly a group effort by a relatively small group (height-wise and shear numbers-wise). Congratulations to the Lady Crusaders and coaches as they head into the Christmas and New Years break.

VARSITY (3-2)
Mulvane 25 WHS 51

Myriland French 15
Ali Zeka 11
Ashlyn Gerten 8
Mykiland French 4
Lexi Clift 4
Kami Reichenberger 4
Shiney Hughes 3
McKenna Jones 2

JR. VARSITY (5-0)
Mulvane 31 WHS 40

Maddie Nance 8
Natalie Henning 8
Lexi Clift 5
Mykiland French 5
Myriland French 3
Kami Reichenberger 3
Shiney Hughes 3
Emma Stover 3
McKenna Jones 2

COURT ACTION PICS vs MULVANE 122019

NEXT ACTION: HERE @ HOME vs Winfield on Tuesday, January 7th, 2020 (first day back in school), and then again HERE vs Clearwater on Friday, January 10th.

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WHS GIRLS BASKETBALL
@ Rose Hill HS
Tuesday, December 17, 2019

VARSITY (2-2)

WHS 52 Rose Hill 33
Ali Zeka 25
Shiney Hughes 9
Myriland French 5
Mykiland French 4
Natalie Henning 4
Kami Reichenberger 3
Ashlyn Gerten 2

JR. VARSITY (4-0)

WHS 56 Rose Hill 30
Mykiland French 20
Natalie Henning 11
Maddie Nance 10
Emma Stover 6
Jordyn Brown 3
Shiney Hughes 3
McKenna Jones 2
Myriland French 1

NEXT ACTION - @ HOME / Friday, December 20th vs Mulvane

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WHS VARSITY GIRLS BASKETBALL
@ Cheney Cardinal Classic
Saturday, December 14, 2019

WHS 27 HUTCH TRINITY 56

Ali Zeka 12
Ashlyn Gerten 7
Shiney Hughes 6
McKenna Jones 2

The Varsity Lady Crusaders are (1-2) on the season.

Cheney Cardinal Classic
Girls All Tournament Team

Sophie Francis - Chaparral
Lexi Cline - Cheney
Kylee Scheer - Cheney
Brooklyn Wewe - Cheney
Dana Staats - Pratt
Ryleigh Clifton - Trinity Catholic
Hannah Schrock - Trinity Catholic
Ali Zeka - Wellington

Congrats Ali!!

NEXT ACTION: @ Rose Hill / TUE / 6:00PM

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WHS JR VARSITY GIRLS BASKETBALL
@ Cheney Cardinal Classic
Saturday, December 14, 2019

WHS 49 HUTCH TRINITY 32

McKenna Jones 16
Natalie Henning 13
Emma Stover 10
Kami Reichenberger 6
Maddie Nance 3
Mykiland French 1

The Jr. Varsity Lady Crusaders are (3-0) on the season.

NEXT ACTION: @ Rose Hill / TUE / 4:15PM

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WHS GIRLS BASKETBALL
@ Pratt HS (Cheney Cardinal Classic Pool Play)
Thursday, December 12, 2019

Both the JV and Varsity Lady Crusaders were victors Thursday evening at Pratt in Round 2 of Cheney Cardinal Classic Pool Play. The Varsity Girls are 1-1 and the JV Girls 2-0, heading into final day action on Saturday at Cheney. (See game schedule below)

Here is how the scoring went Thursday @ Pratt:

VARSITY (1-1)
WHS 45 PHS 19

Ali Zeka 9
Shiney Hughes 8
Myriland French 8
Lexi Clift 6
Kami Reichenberger 6
Ashlyn Gerten 5
Kylie Aufdengarten 3

JR VARSITY (2-0)
WHS 44 PHS 8

Myki French 2
McKenna Jones 2
Myri French 5
Lexi Clift 2
Kami Reichenberger 6
Shiney Hughes 5
Emma Stover 3
Jordyn Brown 7
Maddie Nance 9
Kylie Aufdengarten 3

Great Job Ladies!!

Next Action Saturday @ Cheney HS

SCHEDULE FOR CHENEY CARDINAL CLASSIC SATURDAY!

5th Place
11:00
El Dorado Girls vs Pratt
12:45
Trinity Catholic Boys vs Pratt

3rd Place
2:30
Trinity Catholic Girls vs Wellington
4:15
El Dorado Boys vs Chaparral

1st Place
6:00
Cheney Girls vs Chaparral
7:45
Cheney Boys vs Wellington

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WHS GIRLS BASKETBALL
HERE vs Chaparral (Cheney Cardinal Classic Pool Play)
Tuesday, December 10, 2019

VARSITY (0-1)
Chaparral 30 WHS 29 

Hughes 15
Reichenberger 7
Clift 3
Gerten 2
Zeka 2

JR. VARSITY (1-0)
Chaparral 12 WHS 47

Nance 14
Clift 11
Reichenberger 6
Myri French 5
Stover 4
Myki French 2
Hughes 2
Abby 2
Brown 1

NEXT UP: Pool Play continues @ Pratt Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019 / Classic wraps up at Cheney HS on Saturday.

GAME ACTION PICS / Varsity & JV

 

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2018-2019 SEASON

LADY CRUSADERS
Girls Divisional
Standings (1A-6A)

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LEAGUE HONORS
LADY CRUSADER BASKETBALL

Rylee Rusk - 1st TEAM
Ali Zeka - 2nd TEAM
Jacelyn Buck - 2nd TEAM
Airalyn Frame - HON MENTION

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WHS GIRLS BASKETBALL
HERE vs Wamego HS
Thursday, February 28, 2019

4A Sub-State play was on stage Thursday evening at WHS!The 13-6 WHS Lady Crusaders hosted 10-8 Wamego - the winner would advance to the SUB-STATE Championship Game Saturday evening at Ulysses HS, the Lady Tigers downed the Buhler Lady Crusaders Thursday 43-31 at Ulysses to earn their home slot in Saturday's Championship Game. Wamego will be their opponent, after a CLOSE victory over our ladies, final score Wamego 42 Wellington 40.

Congratulations to our Lady Crusaders for a very good season (13-7) - a season that exceeded expectations in many categories. We all knew these young ladies were scrappy and determined - many times throughout the season, that became very evident. Congrats again on making your mark, especially you Seniors!

Rylee Rusk - 22
Taylor Meyer - 8
Myriland French - 5
Lexi Clift - 2
Airalyn Frame - 2
Ali Zeka - 1

Thursday was also SENIOR/PARENT Night, a ceremony planned twice before but cancelled due to weather. "8" Basketball & Wrestling Seniors were on hand (with their parents), for the ceremony prior to tipoff. Great bunch - will truly be missed!

SENIOR NIGHT / COURT ACTION PICS 022819

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WHS GIRLS BASKETBALL
@ Andale HS
Thursday, February 21, 2019

GIRLS VARSITY (13-6)
WHS 47 AHS 70
Myriland French 10
Jacelyn Buck 9
Ali Zeka 7
Draven Warnock 5
Taylor Meyer 5
Rylee Rusk 4
Mykiland French 3
McKenna Jones 2
Lexi Clift 2

GIRLS JR VARSITY (11-5)
WHS 47 AHS 58
Lexi Clift 16
Draven Warnock 14
Mykiland French 10
Natalie henning 4
Sadie Glover 2

NEXT ACTION: VARSITY GIRLS (Sub-State) HERE vs Wamego / Thursday, Feb. 28 6PM
*Senior Night Basketball & Wrestling / 5:30PM

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WHS GIRLS BASKETBALL
vs Collegiate HERE
Tuesday, February 19, 2019

CANCELLED due to weather / no make-up

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WHS GIRLS BASKETBALL
vs Clearwater HERE
Friday, February 15, 2019

GIRLS VARSITY (13-5)
CHS 26 WHS 56
Rylee Rusk 16
Ali Zeka 11
Airalyn Frame 10
Taylor Meyer 9
McKenna Jones 4
Myriland French 4
Draven Warnock 2

GIRLS JR VARSITY (11-4)
CHS 27 WHS 42
Lexi Clift 13
Natalie Henning 13
McKenna Jones 6
Mykiland French 3
Sadie Glover 3
Draven Warnock 2
Kylie Aufdengarten 2

NEXT ACTION: WHS vs Collegiate HERE - TUESDAY, FEB. 19th @ 4:15PM 

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WHS GIRLS BASKETBALL
HERE vs Mulvane
Tuesday, February 12, 2019

GIRLS VARSITY (12-5)
MHS 41 WHS 54
Rylee Rusk 16
Airalyn Frame 16
Ali Zeka 10
Taylor Meyer 6
Draven Warnock 3
McKenna Jones 2
Myriland French 1

VARSITY ACTION PICS 021219

GIRLS JR VARSITY (10-4)
MHS 18 WHS 42
Lexi Clift 16
Sadie Glover 6
Natalie Henning 5
Mykiland French 5
McKenna Jones 5
Averie Burns 4
Draven Warnock 1

NEXT ACTION: WHS vs Clearwater HERE - FRIDAY, FEB. 15th @ 4:15PM 

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WHS GIRLS BASKETBALL
@ Rose Hill
Friday, February 8, 2019

GIRLS VARSITY (11-5)
WHS 66 RHHS 62
Rylee Rusk 18
Ali Zeka 18
Myriland French 10
Airalyn Frame 7
Taylor Meyer 5
McKenna Jones 4
Lexi Clift 2
Jacelyn Buck 2

GIRLS JR VARSITY (9-4)
WHS 46 RHHS 33
Lexi Clift 16
Mykiland French 12
Draven Warnock 6
Natalie Henning 6
Kylie Aufdengarten 3
Sadie Glover 2

NEXT ACTION: WHS vs Mulvane HERE - TUESDAY, FEB. 12th @ 4:15PM 

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WHS GIRLS BASKETBALL
HERE vs Augusta
Friday, February 1, 2019

The Varsity and JV Lady Crusaders hosted Augusta Friday at WHS - it was HOMECOMING and our ladies each chalked up W's for the occasion! The Varsity Lady Orioles came in at 8-6 and both teams battled it out until the very end...final score AHS 47 WHS 48!! In the 4A West Sub-State Division, our Ladies are presently in 7th out of 18 teams...that weekly updated bracket can be found at this link. 

GIRLS VARSITY (10-5)
AHS 47 WHS 48
Rylee Rusk 17
Airalyn Frame 7
Taylor Meyer 7
Myriland  French 6
Ali Zeka 6
Jacelyn Buck 5

GIRLS JR VARSITY (8-4)
AHS 40 WHS 46
Mykiland French 14
McKenna Jones 11
Lexi Clift 10
Draven Warnock 4
Kylie Aufdengarten 2
Natalie Henning 1

GIRLS COURT ACTION PICS vs AUGUSTA 020119

During the halftime of the Girls Varsity Game Friday,another exciting event, Senior DeAndre Washington received his official invitation to this coming June’s SHRINE BOWL in Dodge City. Many SHRINERS were on hand (no go-carts thankfully) and made the invitational presentation to DeAndre with his family and fans looking on! Congrats DeAndre – that is a great honor, it’s been 15 years since the IRONDUKES last had a participant in the SHRINE BOWL. Way to represent young man!

NEXT ACTION: WHS @ ROSE HILL - FRIDAY, FEB. 8th @ 4:15PM (Rose Hill Homecoming)

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WHS GIRLS BASKETBALL
@ Buhler HS
Tuesday, January 29, 2019

GIRLS VARSITY (9-5)
WHS 35 BHS 34

Rylee Rusk 15
Myriland French 6
Airalyn Frame 6
Ali Zeka 5
Jacelyn Buck 2
Taylor Meyer 1

GIRLS JR VARSITY (7-4)
WHS 44 BHS 47

Mykiland French 11
Natalie Henning 10
Kylie Aufdengarten 8
McKenna Jones 6
Draven Warnock 6
Lexi Clift 3

NEXT ACTION: WHS vs AUGUSTA - HERE - FRIDAY, FEB. 1st @ 4:15PM (HOMECOMING)

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WHS LADY CRUSADER BASKETBALL 
@ Mid America Classic vs Dodge City
Saturday, January 26, 2019

(@McPherson Roundhouse)

WHS 34 DCHS 33 (8-5)

Rylee Rusk 12
Myriland French 6
Ali Zeka 7
Airalyn Frame 7
Taylor Meyer 1
Lexi Clift 1

MID AMERICA CLASSIC
2019 Tourney Bracket
@ McPherson * Jan. 24-26

ROSTERS / PROGRAM / WEBSITE

POST TOURNEY NOTES

3 GAME TOTALS (WHS)

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WHS LADY CRUSADER BASKETBALL 
@ Mid America Classic vs Valley Center
Friday, January 25, 2019

(@ McPherson Roundhouse)

WHS 43 VCHS 55 (7-5)

Rylee Rusk 14
Myriland French 9
Taylor Meyer 8
Airalyn Frame 5
Lexi Clift 4
Draven Warnock 2
Mykiland French 1

Next Up: 7th Place Game vs Dodge City / Saturday 2PM

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WHS GIRLS BASKETBALL
Mid America Classic / McPherson HS
vs Manhattan HS
Thursday, January 24, 2019

It's Mid America Classic time at McPherson Roundhouse and our Lady Crusaders took to the courts Thursday afternoon against the Lady Indians from Manhattan.

If you throw out the 2nd and 3rd qtrs, this game ends in a tie.. the final score was Manhattan 81 Wellington 51. The Lady Crusaders held their own and played solid basketball during that 1st qtr and only trailed by 2 when it ended. The Lady Indians awakened apparently and went on a 50-20 run over the next 2 qtrs and the deal was sealed. Tall and strong, the Lady Indians pulled away for the eventual 30 pt. victory. Manhattan out rebounded WHS 38 to 26. The Lady Crusaders did sink 14/14 FT's the 2nd half, but turned the ball over 23 times to Manhattan's 16. The Lady Crusaders will play Valley Center Friday, @ 3PM, the Hornets came up short against Olathe South 51-31. In other action, Ulysses defeated Dodge City 29-24 and McPherson downed Wichita SE, 67-39. The "CLASSIC" ends on Saturday - GO LADIES!!

Scoring for the Lady Crusaders were:

Airlayn Frame 13
Rylee Rusk 10
Myriland French 8
Ali Zeka 7
Mykiland French 4
Taylor Meyer 3
McKenna Jones 2
Draven Warnock 2
Jacelyn Buck 2

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Next Up: Valley Center @ McPherson / 3:00PM Friday

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WHS GIRLS BASKETBALL
HERE vs Circle
Tuesday, January 15, 2019

The Lady Crusader Basketball Team took care of business Tuesday evening vs the 3rd ranked Circle HS Lady Thunderbirds. The girls in red jumped out early on the visitors, leading 14-8 after 1. The Lady Thunderbirds battled back and by halftime, the score was nearly knotted, CHS 24 WHS 26.

Like the beginning of the 1st half, Wellington came out strong and lead by "6" again after 3. And like the the 2nd qtr., the Lady Thunderbirds battled back but came up 2 pts shy of their 9th victory. (They are now 8-2). Lady Crusader (Freshman) Ali Zeka cooly drained 2 FT's with less than 20 secs. to go to take the 2 pt. lead. Moments later, a last second defensive stop by Zeka, sealed the deal and moved their season record to 7-3! When you have "4" players score in double digits, great things like this are likely to result. 

Awesome job Ladies!!! Awesome job Coaches!!!

The Lady Crusaders have no court action slated until Thursday, January 24th, at McPherson for their "Mid-Season" tournament! Hang on to your "MO" ladies - it's going to be exciting!

Varsity Scoring vs CIRCLE

CHS 08 16 14 19 - 57
WHS 14 12 20 13 - 59

Taylor Meyer 17
Ali Zeka 16
Rylee Rusk 15
Myriland French 11
Airalyn Frame 2

VARSITY COURT ACTION PICS
(courtesy of WHS Yearbook)

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The JV Lady Thunderbirds were able to secure a "W", downing our JV girls 50-21.

Jr. Varsity Scoring vs CIRCLE

CHS 13 23 12 02 - 50
WHS 06 02 05 08 - 21

Myriland French 8
Draven Warnock 5
Natalie Henning 3
Mykiland French 2
Lexi Clift 2
Averie Burns 1

JR. VARSITY COURT ACTION PICS
(courtesy of WHS Yearbook)

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WHS GIRLS BASKETBALL
HERE vs Andale
Friday, January 11, 2019

The visiting Andale Indians dominated the courts in the end at WHS Friday evening, at the Varsity and JV levels, Andale swept the Crusaders 4-0. 

GIRLS VARSITY (6-3)
AHS 58 WHS 36

Ali Zeka 10
Taylor Meyer 7
Draven Warnock 5
Airalyn Frame 4
Rylee Rusk 4
Jacelyn Buck 2
Myriland French 2
McKenna Jones 2

LADY CRUSADER COURT ACTION PICS (VARSITY)

GIRLS JR VARSITY (7-2)
AHS 54 WHS 48

Myriland French 23
Lexi Clift 9
Kylie Aufdengarten 6
Sadie Glover 5
Natalie Henning 3
Melissa Black 2

Next Up: 

LADY CRUSADERS ONLY - TUESDAY HERE vs CIRCLE // NOTE TIMES: JV GIRLS 5:30 / VARSITY GIRLS 7:00 - both main gym.

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WHS GIRLS BASKETBALL
@ Wichita Collegiate
Tuesday, January 8, 2019

VARSITY GIRLS (6-2)
WHS 50 CHS 31

Rylee Rusk 24
Airalyn Frame 13
Taylor Meyer 6
Ali Zeka 5
Lexi Clift 2
Jacelyn Buck 2

JR VARSITY GIRLS (7-1)
WHS 61 CHS 18

Myriland French 15
Sadie Glover 15
Kylie Aufdengarten 9
McKenna Jones 8
Lexi Clift 7
Melissa Black 4
Averie Burns 3

NEXT ACTION: Friday, January 11, 2019 - HERE vs Andale (4:15PM)

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WHS BASKETBALL GIRLS
@ Clearwater
Friday, January 4, 2019

Christmas and New Year's break was over and it was time to head back to the "courts" for the WHS Lady Crusader basketball squads. The Varsity and JV Girls continued their winning ways - here's the outcomes - next action will be Tuesday (Jan. 8) @ Wichita Collegiate!!

Varsity Girls (5-2)
WHS 50 CHS 40
Rylee Rusk 14
Ali Zeka 13
Airalyn Frame 12
Lexi Clift 5
Jacelyn Buck 3
Taylor Meyer 3

JV Girls (6-1)
WHS 60 CHS 40
McKenna Jones 12
Lexi Clift 12
Kylie Aufdengarten 12
Natalie Henning 9
Myriland French 7
Sadie Glover 6
Draven Warnock 2
 

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WHS Yearbook & WHS.CC Pics

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WHS BASKETBALL GIRLS
@ Winfield
Tuesday, December 19, 2018

VARSITY GIRLS (4-2)
WELL 45 WINF 35
Airalyn Frame 12
Ali Zeka 12
Rylee Rusk 9
McKenna Jones 3
Lexi Clift 3
Jacelyn Buck 3
Natalie Henning 2
Kylie Aufdengarten 1

JV GIRLS (5-1)
WELL 49 WINF 42
Natalie Henning 10
Myriland French 9
Lexi Clift 9
Draven Warnock 8
Sadie Glover 6
Mykiland French 5
Melissa Black 2

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WHS BASKETBALL GIRLS
@ Mulvane
Friday, Dec. 14, 2018

VARSITY GIRLS (3-2)
WHS 51 MHS 20
Rylee Rusk 15
Taylor Meyer 14
Airalyn Frame 11
Lexi Clift 4
Ali Zeka 2
McKenna Jones 2
Mykiland French 2
Myriland French 1

JV GIRLS (4-1)
WHS 51 MHS 21
Lexi Clift 13
Natalie Henning 10
Kylie Aufdengarten 8
McKenna Jones 7
Sadie Glover  7
Myriland French 3
Mykiland French 3


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WHS BASKETBALL GIRLS
HERE vs Rose Hill
Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018

The Lady Crusaders came up short Tuesday vs their Varsity and JV counterparts from Rose Hill HS. The Rockets held both WHS squads to under 40 pts. More action this coming Friday at Mulvane. The 2018 part of the season will conclude next Tuesday @ Winfield, just before the Holiday Break that begins Wednesday next week.

PICS (courtesy of WHS Yearbook)

VARSITY GIRLS (2-2)
RHHS 48 WHS 33
Rylee Rusk 9
Airalyn Frame 9
Ali Zeka 8
Lexi Clift 3
Jacelyn Buck 2
Myriland French 2

VARSITY GIRLS PICS

JV GIRLS (3-1)
RHHS 57 WHS 34
Natalie Henning 13
Kylie Aufdengarten 6
Mykiland French 5
Lexi Clift 4
McKenna Jones 3
Myriland French 3

JV GIRLS PICS

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WHS BASKETBALL GIRLS
@ Cheney Tourney Round 3
Saturday, Dec. 8, 2018

VARSITY GIRLS (2-1)
WHS 58 CHS 50
Airalyn Frame 22
Rylee Rusk 18
Ali Zeka 9
Myriland French 5
Taylor Meyer 4

JV GIRLS (3-0)
WHS 56 CHS 19
Lexi Clift 17
Myriland French 10
Mykiland French 6
Kylie Aufdengarten 6
Averie Burns 6
Sadie Glover 5
Natalie Henning 4
McKenna Jones 2

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WHS BASKETBALL GIRLS
@ HOME (Cheney Tourney Round 2)
Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018

It was Round #2 Thursday evening of this week's CHENEY TOURNAMENT which will culminate in Cheney this Saturday. The (2-0) JV Girls continued their winning ways from Tuesday's action in Chaparral, downing the JV Lady Greenbacks 57-44. The (1-1) Varsity Lady Crusaders ran into a hot shooting, fast moving group of girls who eventually pulled away from the home-town team for a 58-39 victory.

On a side note, Head Coach Eric Adams was presented with a "100th win" game ball. This past Tuesday at Chaparral, that season opening victory by Coach Adam's squad was the 100th victory of his HS coaching career, including his first year at South Haven HS. Congrats Coach Adams, an awesome milestone indeed!!

VARSITY GIRLS (1-1)
PHS 58 WHS 39
Rylee Rusk 12
Draven Warnock 6
Airalyn Frame 6
Myriland French 5
Taylor Meyer 4
McKenna Jones 2
Lexi Clft 2
Ali Zeka 2

VARSITY GAME ACTION PICS 12.06.18

JV GIRLS (2-0)
PHS 44 WHS 57
Kylie Aufdengarten 13
Sadie Glover 10
Natalie Henning 10
Mykiland French 9
Myriland French 6
McKenna Jones 5
Lexi Clift 4

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WHS BASKETBALL GIRLS
@ Chaparral (Cheney Tourney)
Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018

VARSITY GIRLS (1-0)
WHS 63 CHS 33

Airalyn Frame 12
Taylor Meyer 9
Myriland French 9
Mykiland French 8
Draven Warnock 7
Ali Zeka 7
Lexi Clift 5
Rylee Rusk 4
McKenna Jones 2

JV GIRLS (1-0)
WHS 61 CHS 35

Lexi Clift 14
McKenna Jones 11
Mykiland French 10
Myriland French 10
Sadie Glover 8
Natalie Henning 4
Melissa Black 2
Kylie Aufdengarten 2

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TEAM ROSTERS

2018-2019 WINTER SPORTS TEAM PICS

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2017-2018 SEASON

Wellington receives SPORTSMANSHIP CERTIFICATE from State 4A Basketball Tournament! Scroll Down for more info!!

Congratulations to Lady Crusaders Avery Rusk and Shayland French and Crusaders AJ Snipes and Ian King - all "4" received State Honors Recognition from the Topeka Capital Journal Newspaper!

SR. AVERY RUSK - 3rd TEAM 4A
SR. SHAYLAND FRENCH - HON MEN 4A

SR. AJ SNIPES - HON MEN 4A
SR. IAN KING - HON MEN 4A

Way to represent AVERY, SHAYLAND, AJ & IAN!!! We are proud of you!!

SPORTSMANSHIP CERTIFICATE

Congratulations to the WHS Girls Basketball Players, Coaches, Cheerleaders and Fans! Tournament officials awarded the Lady Crusaders and their followers with a SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD CERTIFICATE - way to represent at the 4A DIV 1 State Tournament folks!! Great Job!!

DETAILS

The Kansas State High School Activities Association, through its member schools, defines sportsmanship as those qualities of behavior which are characterized by generosity and genuine concern for others. Further, an awareness is expected of the impact of an individual’s influence on the behavior of others.

The excitement of a basketball game can create concerns for fans, students and officials.Citizenship/Sportsmanship Rule 52 addresses this by stating: “Win with character and lose with dignity.”

Outstanding sportsmanship is acknowledged each year by presenting sportsmanship certificates, plaques and medals. All 128 high school teams participating in KSHSAA State Basketball Tournaments may qualify for an award. A “rating” system is used allowing schools to compete against a “standard of excellence”, rather than competing against one another.

Schools whose teams did not advance to the semifinal rounds were eligible to receive a certificate if they met the qualifying standards of sportsmanship. Schools participating all three days of the tournament were eligible to receive a plaque for their school and medals for cheerleaders.

A special sportsmanship committee appointed by the KSHSAA evaluated and rated the cheerleaders, school cheering section, adult and non-high school followers, team and coach of each school. The following schools qualified for sportsmanship awards at the KSHSAA State Basketball Tournaments:

Class 4A D1 Girls –

CERTIFICATE

Augusta: Donna Zerr, Principal

Paola: Jeff Hines, Principal

Towanda-Circle: Todd Dreifort, Principal

Wellington: John Buckendorff, Principal

PLAQUE & MEDALS

Kansas City-Piper: John Nguyen, Principal

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WHS BASKETBALL
Crusaders LEAGUE HONORS
2017-2018 Season

The AVCTL DIV IV League Honors for 2017-2018 Girls and Boys Basketball were announced. These are generally not released until the State Tournaments are over - WHS has "7" players recognized by the League, "1" in a very big way.

Congratulations to Senior Avery Rusk who was selected to the AVCTL DIV IV 1st Team and was also name AVCTL DIV IV "Player of the Year"! WOW Avery! Also selected to the AVCTL DIV IV Girls 1st Team was Senior Shayland French.Freshman Rylee Rusk and Junior Jacelyn Buck received honorable mention.

On the boys side, congratulations to Senior Ian King and AJ Snipes who were both selected to the 1st team AVCTL DIV IV honors and congrats to Junior DeAndre Washington who received honorable mention. 

Way to go Crusaders!

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WHS BASKETBALL
Lady Crusaders @ STATE 4A 
vs Labette Co / Tony's Pizza Events Center / Salina
Wednesday, Mar. 7, 2018

courtesy www.sutv.com

The WHS Lady Crusader's 2017-2018 season came to a close Wednesday evening - 4 young ladies that Lady Knight and Lady Crusader fans have followed since the 2012-2013 school year, saw their last action on the court as WHS basketball players. Thanks for the adventures Avery Rusk, Shayland French, Mekenna Adams and Gracie Fink! These "4" have to have as many or more "career victories" on the hard court than Lady Crusaders who have preceded. If not, gotta be close! 

Wellington, the #7 seed at the girls 4A Div 1 tournament in Salina, went up against the #2 seed Labette Co in opening evening action. The Lady Grizzlies jumped out to a double digit lead early and a scrappy and determined group of Wellington girls were able to battle back by mid 2nd qtr to only a 4 pt. deficit before Labette fired up their engines and took off again with effective shooting and ball control.

By halftime, the gap had begun to build and WHS found themselves down 18-29 with 2 qtrs to go. Labette came out on fire the 2nd half unfortunately and stretched their lead to the eventual 21 pt victory in the end,  (39-60) for two basic reasons, their shots were going down, the Lady Crusaders' shots were not.

The Rusk sisters, Senior Avery and Freshman Rylee combined for 28 pts (14 each), followed by Senior Shayland French with 8. Junior Jacelyn Buck added a 3. As mentioned, the Big Red shooting percentages suffered,. 6/27 from the field (22%), 6/29 3 pt shots (21%). Free throws 9/14 (64%). All "9" of those FT's were made by the Rusk duo - Rylee went 8/10 from the line. Avery ended the season just "2" made free throws short of tying the WHS Season Record for "Free-Throws Made". Both drive to the paint a lot, drawing fouls with frequent regularity.

In total, it seemed there were at least "6" reasons to drive-away sad Wednesday evening from Salina, the first and actually the least significant, we lost. Reason 2, Coach Randy Strothman after 40 years of coaching and teaching in Wellington is moving on, and reasons 3, 4, 5, 6 - Avery, Mekenna, Shayland and Gracie, who pounded the courts in Wellington much to the delight of classmates, teammates and fans for 6+ years are moving on too. I'm happy for all of them, sad that that fork in the road has arrived though. Kudos to all of them, Coach Eric Adams, Coaches Samantha Brown and Jaedyn Ledesma and a great group of Lady Crusaders who will be back next year, and the year after, and the year after.  Proud to be a Crusader! (Kudos to the WHS Student Body and Fan Base - we were well represented and complimented by tournament officials for our sportsmanship)

The Lady Crusaders ended the season at 14-9. Here are game stats vs Labette and overall stats for the entire season:

Field Goals 6/27 22% / Free Throws 9/14 64%
3 Pointer 6/29 21% / Turnovers 16
Off. Reb. 11 / Def. Reb. 23 / Steals 9 / Asst. 4

SEASON TOTALS (unofficial)

FIELD GOALS / 246/563 (44%)
FREE THROWS / 257/395 (65%)
3-POINT SHOTS / 106/406 (26%)
ASSISTS / 165
STEALS / 277
T/0's / 380
OFF. REBOUNDS / 191
DEF. REBOUNDS / 369
TOTAL REBOUNDS / 560
BLOCKS / 61
DEFLECTIONS / 266

TOTAL POINTS / 1067

Avery Rusk / 362 pts
Shayland French / 210 pts
Rylee Rusk / 154 pts
Taylor Meyer / 134 pts
Jacelyn Buck / 78 pts
Mekenna Adams / 47 pts
Lexi Clift / 29 pts
Draven Warnock / 24 pts
Gracie Fink / 20 pts
McKenna Jones / 6 pts
Natalie Henning / 3 pts

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This concludes the WINTER SPORTS SEASON 2017-2018 @ WHS and WMS - bring on SPRING!

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WHS BASKETBALL
Lady Crusader SENDOFF
@ STATE 4A Tournament
Wednesday, Mar. 7, 2018

A nice sendoff assembly was held Wednesday morning at WHS, not only to honor the departing Lady Crusader Basketball squad who is appearing in their 3rd consecutive State 4A Tournament this evening vs Labette County! (@ Salina - 6:30PM), but also pay tribute to this year's State 4A Wrestlers, 2 of 3 who were present at the assembly. (Ian Groom, Blake Bales and not present, Matt McComb) Also spotlighted, the WHS Powerlifting team and coach.

The main focus however was our State 4A bound Lady Crusaders - an awesome bunch of young ladies and coaches who play with a tremendous amount of grit and heart!. They may not be TALL but they are BASKETBALL PLAYERS nonetheless...watch for good things to happen!!

Tip off is 6:30PM at the Tony Pizza's Events Center - tough competition on slate, Altamont - Labette County...it's going to be a battle - hope to see MANY FANS there to support!! 

GO LADY CRUSADERS!

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WHS BASKETBALL
@ 4A Sub-State (Ark City HS)
vs Ark City HS
Saturday, Mar. 3, 2018

WHS LADY CRUSADERS - 4A SUB-STATE CHAMPS 2018, 2017, 2016

courtesy of www.sutv.com

The WHS Lady Crusaders sealed the deal Saturday evening in the 46-33 4A Sub-State Championship Final victory over the Lady Bulldogs of Ark City HS. (In final Sub-State Action being played out at Ark City HS since Thursday)

WHS was the best seed but hadn't played to their full potential on Thursday in the semi-final vs Coffeyville. Ark City, being an AVCTL DIV II school (WHS is DIV IV),  routinely plays larger schools at larger venues with larger and louder crowds, so a positive outcome for the Lady Crusaders wasn't a for sure thing by any means. We just knew we were 1 win away from going to the State 4A Tournament for the third year in a row so therefore this game was a must-win!

Ark City jumped out first, scoring on their first possession,after the Lady Crusaders had failed to do so. Wellington would answer however and by quarter one's completion, the Lady Crusaders were up 11-8. A lot of ball movement by Wellington and aggressive play helped stretch that lead to 9 pts. at half. (26-17)

Wellington continued to pressure the ball in the 3rd quarter, denying Ark City scoring opportunities and holding them to only 2 points and extended the lead out 20 pts as the 4th qtr. got underway. (39-19) The ladies in red got a little careless towards the end, allowing a brief flurry of  Bulldog scoring, but it was far too little, far too late...the Lady Crusaders were going to prevail and continue to set records at WHS with their basketball prowess over the last several years. Congratulations toCoaches Adams, Strothman, Brown & Ledesma and congrats to the Lady Crusaders - awesome Senior leadership and awesome memories continue to be in the making as they head down this final stretch of HS basketball together, as they have done now for the past 6 years, initially as Knights, now as Crusaders. The ride, although almost over, has certainly been a dilly dilly journey for welly welly!

Congratulations Lady Crusaders - we are lovin' this - keep it goin'!!

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VARSITY GIRLS
ACHS 33 WHS 46 (14-8) (6-3)
Avery Rusk 24, Rylee Rusk 8, Shayland French 7, Taylor Meyer 3, Mekenna Adams 3, Jacelyn Buck 1

Field Goals 5/14 36% / Free Throws 15/19 79%
3 Pointer 7/18 39% / Turnovers 20
Off. Reb. 7 / Def. Reb. 22 / Steals 12 / Asst. 5

NEXT UP: STATE 4A Tournament @ Salina beginning WEDS. MARCH 7th: #7 seed Wellington (14-8) vs #2 seed Altamont-Labette Co (21-1) @ 6:30PM at the Tony Pizza's Events Center (formerly Bicentennial Center) 

STATE 4A DIV I GIRLS & BOYS BRACKET

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WHS BASKETBALL
@ 4A Sub-State (Ark City HS)
vs Coffeyville HS
Thursday, Mar. 1, 2018

Courtesy www.sutv.com

It was opening night Thursday, semi-final action for the GIRLS at the 4A Sub-State Basketball Tournament being held at Ark City HS, featuring our Lady Crusaders (#1 seed), Ark City (#2 seed), Winfield (#3 seed) and Coffeyville-Field Kindley (#4 seed).

The Lady Crusaders came out on fire, easily jumping to a 10+ point advantage early on. (1-19) Coffeyville hung around though - stretches of "cold" shooting and multiple turnovers (21) by the Lady Crusaders, meant putting the game in the "W" column for sure wouldn't happen until the last couple minutes or three of action. Wellington's aggressive defense denied Coffeyville opportunities (20 Steals) which in the end was the main foundation provider for the 9 pt victory - final score Coffeyville 41 Wellington 50. The Lady Crusaders will advance to the Sub-State 4A Championship game Saturday evening vs the host Ark City and winner over Winfield (39-36) in Thursday's other girls semi-final. A win Saturday would make this the 3rd consecutive season the Lady Crusaders advanced to the State 4A Tourney in Salina! 

CHS 41 WHS 50 (13-8) (6-3)
Avery Rusk 21, Shayland French 13, Rylee Rusk 13, Taylor Meyer 3

Field Goals 14/34 41% / Free Throws 13/24 54%
3 Pointer 3/16 19% / Turnovers 21
Off. Reb. 9 / Def. Reb. 19 / Steals 20 / Asst. 5

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SIDE NOTE: The Crusader Boys will see semi-final action tonight (Friday) @ 7:30PM vs host Ark City (@ Ark City HS) - that winner will advance to the Saturday Championship round (7:30PM) and will take on Friday's winner in the other semi between Winfield and Coffeyville, following the Girls Championship Game at 6PM! GO BIG RED x 2!!

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WHS BASKETBALL
vs Clearwater (Make-Up)
SENIOR NIGHT
Monday, Feb. 26, 2018

The Varsity and JV Girls dotted all the i's and crossed all the t's Monday evening in "make-up" action with the visiting Lady Indians from Clearwater. Make-up games as a result of last week's weather related postponements, went all Wellington's way Monday...the regular season ended on an excellent note across the board! CONGRATS! It was SENIOR NIGHT as well and 40 yr USD 353 employee, teacher, coach, Randy Strothman was honored for his decades of service. Randy and his wife Beth will be moving to Manhattan this summer to be closer to their children and grandchildren...Coach Stroth will be missed at WMS & WHS!

VARSITY GIRLS
CHS 11 WHS 46 (12-8) (6-3)
Shayland French 20, Avery Rusk 13, Rylee Rusk 4, Mekenna Adams 3, Draven Warnock 2, McKenna Jones 2, Lexi Clift, 2

Field Goals 16/34 47% / Free Throws 08/11 73%
3 Pointers 2/13 22% / Turnovers 9
Off. Reb. 11 / Def. Reb. 16 / Steals 14 / Asst. 7

JV GIRLS
CHS 29 WHS 49 (14-4) (8-1)
Lexi Clift 12, Delaney Parkey 8, Myriland French 6, Mykiland French 6, Draven Warnock 6, Natalie Henning 4, McKenna Jones 4, Kylie Aufdengarten 3

Field Goals 12/40 30% / Free Throws 07/16 54%
3 Pointers 6/29 21% / Turnovers 14
Off. Reb. 15 / Def. Reb. 17 / Steals 21 / Asst. 9

VARSITY GIRLS ACTION PICS

COACH STROTHMAN / SENIOR NIGHT PICS

Up next for the VARSITY SQUAD, 4A Sub-State action Thursday at Ark City HS. Our Lady Crusaders are the #1 seed and will face off against #4 seed Coffeyville-Kindley. #2 seed & host Ark City will square off against #3 seed Winfield. The two winners will meet up for the 4A Sub-State Girls Championship on Saturday at 6PM. GO LADY CRUSADERS! Let's return to STATE 4A action for the THIRD year in a row!! YOU CAN DO THIS!

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WHS BASKETBALL
@ Wichita Collegiate
Friday, Feb. 23, 2018

The 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...

VARSITY GIRLS
WHS 47 CHS 37 (11-8) (5-3)
Avery Rusk 14, Rylee Rusk 10, Taylor Meyer 7, Mekenna Adams 6, Shayland French 4, Gracie Fink 2, Jacelyn Buck 2, Draven Warnock 2

Field Goals 13/26 50% / Free Throws 9/10 90%
3 Pointers 4/18 22% / Turnovers 15
Off. Reb. 6 / Def. Reb. 20 / Steals 10 / Asst. 8

JV GIRLS
WHS 55 CHS 32 (13-4) (7-1)
Myriland French 15, Lexi Clift 13, Natalie Henning 6, McKenna Jones 5, Mykiland French 4, Kylie Aufdengarten 4, Draven Warnock 3, Delaney Parkey 3, Kadin Brown 2

Field Goals 18/34 53% / Free Throws 10/19 53%
3 Pointers 3/24 13% / Turnovers 18
Off. Reb. 17 / Def. Reb. 21 / Steals 23 / Asst. 7

Last regular season action is on slate for Monday, Feb. 26th in a make-up event with the Clearwater Indians, postponed last week due to weather. Action on Monday gets underway at 4:15PM @ WHS, (C-Team Boys / JV Girls), followed by JV Boys @ 5:45, Varsity Girls @ 6:00 and Varsity Boys @ 7:30. 

Monday will be Senior Night - the Crusader and Lady Crusader Seniors and their parents will be honored in a ceremony between the Varsity Games in the main gym. Come hungry too! The Wellington High School National Honor Society Chapter is sponsoring their annual PATTI SOBER SCHOLARSHIP FUNDRAISING TACO DINNER in the Commons beginning at 5PM! 

4A Sub-State action gets underway this coming Thursday at Ark City HS, in addition to the host and the Crusaders, also on the bracket (which will come out today!) are Winfield and Coffeyville. Girls will be in action on Thursday, the Boys on Friday. Winners from those two days will advance to the Championship Finales Saturday, all the action at Ark City HS. Sub-State winners will advance to the State 4A Tournament the following week in Salina! GOOD LUCK CRUSADERS & LADY CRUSADERS! 

4A SUB-STATE BASKETBALL (Seeding Data)

GIRLS BRACKET *** BOYS BRACKET

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WHS BASKETBALL
@ Mulvane
Friday, Feb. 16, 2018

The WHS Crusader and Lady Crusader basketball squads ventured into Wildcat country Friday evening and nearly escaped unscathed. Overall, the teams in RED won 4, lost 1 - here's the tallies for the WHS Hoopsters:

VARSITY GIRLS
WHS 59 MHS 25 (9-8) (4-3)
Avery Rusk 16, Taylor Meyer 8, Shayland French 8, Draven Warnock 7, Lexi Clift 6, Rylee Rusk 5, Jacelyn Buck 4, Mekenna Adams 3, Gracie Fink 2

Field Goals 14/23 61% / Free Throws 10/16 63%
3 Pointers 7/21 33% / Turnovers 5
Off. Reb. 6 / Def. Reb. 16 / Steals 13 / Asst. 11

JV GIRLS
WHS 55 MHS 30 (12-4) (6-1)
Myriland French 13, Draven Warnock 9, Lexi Clift 9, McKenna Jones 7, Mykiland French 6, Natalie Henning 6, Kadin Brown 5

Field Goals 12/18 67% / Free Throws 7/10 70%
3 Pointers 8/30 27% / Turnovers 13
Off. Reb. 5 / Def. Reb. 16 / Steals 18 / Asst. 9

Next action - TUESDAY, FEB. 20th vs Clearwater HERE - SENIOR NIGHT!  (Postponed due to weather. Make-Up date being explored)

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WHS BASKETBALL
vs Rose Hill HERE
Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018

courtesy sutv.com

The WHS Crusaders hosted basketball action Tuesday evening vs the Rockets of Rose Hill out at WHS. The two Varsity games were nail-biters and were not decided until late in each contest. 

The Varsity Girls were edged out with just seconds remaining and came up short 55-58. Taylor Meyer lead in scoring with 18. The Lady Crusaders led much of the way. Down 3 with 5.4 secs to go, Wellington couldn't control the ball on the inbounds, a jump ball resulted with just over a second to go, possession arrow Rose Hill - game over.

VARSITY GIRLS
RHHS 58 WHS 55 (8-8) (3-3)
Taylor Meyer 18, Avery Rusk 11, Shayland French 9, Rylee Rusk 9, Lexi Clift 3, Mekenna Adams 3, Gracie Fink 2

Field Goals 11/28 39% / Free Throws 9/13 69%
3 Pointers 8/17 47% / Turnovers 14
Off. Reb. 8 / Def. Reb. 15 / Steals 7 / Asst. 11

JV GIRLS
RHHS 47 WHS 58 (11-4) (5-1)
Mykiland French 16, Myriland French 11, Draven Warnock 10, Lexi Clift 8, Natalie Henning 4, McKenna Jones 4, Delaney Parkey 3, Kadin Brown 2

Field Goals 12/33 36% / Free Throws 7/11 64%
3 Pointers 9/20 45% / Turnovers 26
Off. Reb. 11/ Def. Reb. 22 / Steals 12 / Asst. 12

GIRLS ACTION PICS

Next action for WHS will be Friday at Mulvane HS - tipoff for the C-Team Boys and JV Girls 4:15. JV Boys will follow at 5:45, Varsity Girls @ 6:00, followed by Varsity Boys @ 7:30. GO BIG RED!

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WHS BASKETBALL
@ Winfield (Make-Up Girls Only)
Monday, Feb. 12, 2018

The Lady Crusaders, both Varsity and JV were victorious Monday evening in their "make-up" games at Winfield HS, postponed in mid-January due to weather.

In Varsity action, Wellington came out on top 51-46 (9-7) (3-3). Avery Rusk lead Wellington scorers with 14, followed by Rylee Rusk and Jacelyn Buck, each with 10. Shayland French added 5 as did Taylor Meyer. Lexi Clift added 3 and Draven Warnock 2.

Field Goals 10/23 43% / Free Throws 8/17 47%
3 Pointers 7/22 32% / Turnovers 19
Off. Reb. 12 / Def. Reb. 16 / Steals 16 / Asst. 10

Wellington's JV girls downed the Lady Viking 45-36 (11-4) (5-1). Lexi Clift had 13, followed by Draven Warnock with 10. Myriland French had 8, McKenna Jones 5, Kadin Brown 5, Natalie Henning 3 and Delaney Parkey 2.

Field Goals 9/27 33% / Free Throws 10/15 67%
3 Pointers 6/24 25% / Turnovers 16
Off. Reb. 12 / Def. Reb. 12 / Steals 16 / Asst. 12

The Lady Crusaders and Crusaders will be hosting Rose Hill on Tuesday. Action gets underway at 4:15 for both the C-Team Boys (Aux. Gym) and the JV Girls (Main Gym). JV Boys @ 5:45 (Aux. Gym), Varsity Girls 6:00 (Main Gym) and Varsity Boys 7:30 (Main Gym)

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WHS BASKETBALL
@ Andale HS
Friday, Feb. 9, 2018

VARSITY GIRLS
WHS 42 AHS 55 (8-7) (3-3)
Avery Rusk 19, Shayland French 12 Rylee Rusk 5, Lexi Clift 4, Draven Warnock 2

Field Goals 11/16 69% / Free Throws 11/14 79%
3 Pointers 3/16 19% / Turnovers 17
Off. Reb. 2 / Def. Reb. 8 / Steals 8 / Asst. 7

JV GIRLS
WHS 30 AHS 55 (10-4) (5-1)
Myriland French 8, Lexi Clift 6, Delaney Parkey 5, Draven Warnock 4, McKenna Jones 3, Natalie Henning 2, Kylie Aufdengarten 2

Field Goals 7/22 32% / Free Throws 4/8 50%
3 Pointers 4/23 17% / Turnovers 17
Off. Reb. 7 / Def. Reb. 16 / Steals 7 / Asst. 6

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WHS BASKETBALL
vs Buhler HERE
Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018

Almost a SWEEP for the Wellington Lady Crusaders, but the Buhler JV Lady Crusaders squeaked out a 6 pt victory over our younger squad, the Varsity Lady Crusaders won with authority though - results, stats and scoring below:

JV GIRLS
BHS 57 WHS 51 (10-3) (5-0)
Lexi Clift 13, McKenna Jones 10, Natalie Henning 6, Myriland French 8, Mykiland French 4, Kylie Aufdengarten 4, Draven Warnock 4, Kadin Brown 2

Field Goals 15/38 39% / Free Throws 9/13 69%
3 Pointers 4/32 13% / Turnovers 34
Off. Reb. 23 / Def. Reb. 22 / Steals 17 / Asst. 10

VARSITY GIRLS
BHS 36 WHS 52 (8-6) (3-2)
Taylor Meyer 23, Avery Rusk 20, Shayland French 4, Lexi Clift 2, Rylee Rusk 2, Jacelyn Buck 1

Field Goals 13/24 54% / Free Throws 11/21 52%
3 Pointers 5/23 22% / Turnovers 13
Off. Reb. 12 / Def. Reb. 23 / Steals 10 / Asst.

LADY CRUSADER COURT ACTION PICS

Next up for the Lady Crusaders will be Andale HS, @ Andale this coming Friday, Feb. 9th. Action gets underway there at 4:15PM with C-Team Boys and JV Girls taking to the courts at that time…followed by JV Boys around 5:45, then Varsity Girls @ 6:00PM, followed by Varsity Boys around 7:30pm.

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WHS BASKETBALL
@ El Dorado HS
Friday, Feb. 2, 2018

Only close in the beginning, as any contest is, the WHS Varsity Lady Crusaders pulled away early from their host at El Dorado HS Friday evening, ending the night with a 4th qtr running clock, Wellington hustled their way to the 62-31 victory. 

The first half took about 2 1/2 days to complete. Aggressive defense by WHS (23 steals on the night) and perhaps lack of experience and ball control for the young El Dorado Wildcats, resulted in 27 foul calls during the first 16 minutes of play. It was WHISTLE-O-RAMA first half for sure.

Coach Adams utilized most if not all of the bench by games' end. At one point (before halftime), there were 3 freshmen, 1 soph and 1 senior on the floor leading the charge for the Lady Crusaders. 

SCORING:

WHS 62 EHS 31 (7-6) (3-2)
Avery Rusk 16, Shayland French 12, Taylor Meyer 11, Jacelyn Buck 7, Rylee Rusk 4, Lexi Clift 3, Draven Warnock 3, Gracie Fink 2, McKenna Jones 2

STATS:

Field Goals 15/31 48% / Free Throws 12/23 52%
3 Pointers 6/19 32% / Turnovers 18
Off. Reb. 7 / Def. Reb. 16 / Steals 23 / Asst. 14

VARSITY ACTION PICS vs EL DORADO

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Earlier in the afternoon, in the "less round" auxiliary gym, WHS's JV Girls took on host El Dorado, in a game limited to just 2 quarters. It was a squeaker but WHS pulled down the 1/2 victory (20-18) if you will, advancing their season record to 10-2.

SCORING:

WHS 20 EHS 18 (10-2) (5-0)
Lexi Clift 5, McKenna Jones 3, Delaney Parkey 3, Mykiland French 3, Kylie Aufdengarten 3, Draven Warnock 2, Myriland French 1

STATS:

Field Goals 1/5 20% / Free Throws 3/4 75%
3 Pointers 5/15 33% / Turnovers 13
Off. Reb. 5 / Def. Reb. 11 / Steals 9 / Asst. 4

Next action for the Lady Crusaders will be HERE @ HOME on Tuesday (Feb. 6th) vs Buhler! JV Girls will tipoff @ 4:15, followed by Varsity Girls, both in the main gym at WHS.

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WHS Senior Avery Rusk
Named to All-Tourney Team!
WILDCAT CLASSIC 2018

CONGRATULATIONS AVERY!!

WILDCAT CLASSIC FINAL BRACKET

WILDCAT CLASSIC ALL TOURNEY TEAM

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WHS BASKETBALL
vs Haven THERE
Wildcat Classic
Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018

I'm not sure what percentage of games involving #1 seeds vs #8 seeds lead to the latter's favor, Thursday night though, at the Haven Wildcat Classic, it was 100% of the time. Our 5-4 Lady Crusaders  hung tight, kept their composure under the guidance and direction of some awesome coaching, refused to let an early game barrage of Wildcat 3's dampen their spirits or determination and in front of a stunned Wildcat home crowd, nailed down a nailbiting 49-46 victory, spoiling the hosts' tournament in their new and quite nice gymnasium, and forcing folks to take notice of Wellington's new and loftier presence on the tournament bracket! 

The Lady Crusaders played one of their best games ever, the senior leadership was what senior leadership is supposed to be - Avery Rusk pumped in 28 (her never say die attitude was in high gear), Mekenna "cool hand" Adams, calmly slammed down FT's near games' end to put the big ole bold-type "1" in the Lady Wildcats LOSS COLUMN! How sweet it was! Senior Gracie Fink even slammed down a "3" early on, her and others doing all they could to not allow the fast paced game get away. The raucous and quite confident Haven fan base and players, just couldn't put the game away and they fell silent through much of the contest as Wellington stayed within striking distance, from the mid 1st qtr until the final surge the last 5 minutes...too bad for the host. The Lady Crusaders never gave up. Juniors Jacelyn Buck and Taylor Meyer hustled, hustled, hustled and "3" WHS Freshmen saw action as well, Rylee Rusk, Draven Warnock and Lexi Clift, Rylee, a lot of action and 9 pts to boot!

The Lady Wildcats shot a lot of free throws down the stretch, the Lady Wildcats didn't make a lot of free throws down the stretch. The Lady Crusaders applied pressure, the host and their crowd began to smell real trouble nearly halfway through that 4th qtr when Wellington, having been down double digit points early on, suddenly took the lead for the first time at the 5:35 mark. You could smell upset but the game would stay close until Adams calmly nailed her FT's to extend the lead to 3...the Lady Crusaders would swarm the ball and steal it away, never even allowing the Wildcats a final shot and a chance at OT. The buzzer sounded, Wellington fans erupted - the lowest seed in the tournament had themselves one sweet victory!

Congratulations to Head Coach Adams, an undefeated and over confident Wildcat opponent met their match Thursday evening, the Lady Crusaders had come to play and play they did. PROUD TO BE A CRUSADER FAN - you ladies were awesome!!

Field Goals 9/20 45% / Free Throws 19/25 76% / 
3 Pointers4/20 20% / Turnovers 16
Off. Reb. 6 / Def. Reb. 16 / Steals 10 / Asst. 4

SCORING
Avery Rusk - 28
Rylee Rusk - 9
Taylor Meyer - 6
Mekenna Adams - 3
Gracie Fink - 3

Next up - #5 seed Cheney (Friday @ 7:30), who easily downed #4 Nickerson to advance in the winners bracket. Cheney found great success vs our Lady Crusaders, back in early December, winning 65-39. If Cheney stuck around very long Thursday night, after their game, I doubt that game in December seems as relevant now as perhaps it once did. The Lady Crusaders are pumped and so are the fans!

GAME ACTION PICS

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WHS BASKETBALL
vs Augusta HERE
Friday, Jan. 12, 2018

The AVCTL DIV III Augusta Orioles were guests of the Crusaders Friday evening out at WHS in non-league play. Proving to be spoilers to some extent, the Orioles won 4 out of 5 games at the Homecoming themed occasion.Congrats to the Girls JV squad for pulling down a convincing 53-31 victory over the JV Orioles and advancing their season record to 7-2 overall. The 22 pt win was the largest spread on the evening but the only spread with the teams in red on top.

The Girls and the Boys go their separate ways next weekwith state-wide mid-season tournaments going on for the boys. Our Lady Crusader Varsity and JV squads will travel to Winfield alone on Tuesday (Jan. 16th) for action vs the Lady Vikings. The start times are a little different than usual, the JV Girls will play at 5PM, the Varsity at 6:30PM. The Varsity Boys head west to Chaparral HS for the  Roadrunner Classic beginning Thursday. The Crusaders will open against Clearwater, start time 8PM. BRACKET

VARSITY GIRLS vs Augusta
AHS 35 WHS 26 (5-4) (3-2)
Avery Rusk 9, Rylee Rusk 6, Shayland French 4, Mekenna Adams 3, Jacelyn Buck 2, Taylor Meyer 2

VARSITY GIRLS ACTION PICS

JR. VARSITY GIRLS vs Augusta
AHS 31 WHS 53 (7-2) (5-0)
Myriland French 12, McKenna Jones 11, Draven Warnock 10, Natalie Henning 7, Kylie Aufdengarten 4, Lexi Clift 4, Mykiland French 3, Delaney Parkey 2

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WHS BASKETBALL
vs Collegiate HERE
Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018

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

VARSITY GIRLS ACTION PICS

JR. VARSITY GIRLS vs Collegiate 
CHS 30 WHS 68 (6-2) (5-0)
Draven Warnock 19, Lexi Clift 17, McKenna Jones 9, Myriland French 8, Kylie Aufdengarten 6, Mykiland French 3, Natalie Henning 2, Kadin Brown, Delaney Parkey 2

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WHS BASKETBALL
vs Clearwater THERE
Friday, Jan. 5, 2018

Season records continued to improve Friday evening for the Crusader and Lady Crusader basketball programs. In league action at Clearwater HS, Wellington was able to put up "4" victories in "5" games, not a bad day's (or evening's) work at all!

VARSITY GIRLS vs Clearwater
WHS 56 CHS 18 (4-3) (2-2)
Avery Rusk 13, Jacelyn Buck 13, Shayland French 8, Gracie Fink 6, Rylee Rusk 6, Lexi Clift 4, Natalie Henning 3, Taylor Meyer 3

VARSITY GIRLS ACTION PICS

JR. VARSITY GIRLS vs Clearwater
WHS 49 CHS 18 (5-2) (4-0)
Myriland French 10, Draven Warnock 8, Lexi Clift 7, Kylie Aufdengarten 7, McKenna Jones 5, Mykiland French 5, Delaney Parkey 4, Kadin Brown 3

Wellington will park the buses for a while with next week's slate showing HOME and HOME! On Tuesday, WHS will host Collegiate and then on Friday, Augusta. Also Friday (Jan. 12th), a new WHS Duke will be crowned during halftime of the varsity boys game. A very "SPIRITED" Week - Coming Up!

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WHS BASKETBALL
vs Mulvane HERE
Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2018

The Lady Crusaders got the 2018 part of their schedule off to a splendid start Tuesday at WHS. The girls in red hosted the girls in green (Mulvane) and came out on top in both contests before a relatively small crowd. The temps outside quite cold and school itself is still on Holiday Break so no doubt lead to a smaller than usual fan base. The Varsity win moves their overall season record to .500, the JV Girls remain undefeated in league action! Awesome!

VARSITY GIRLS vs Mulvane
MHS 31 WHS 50 (3-3) (1-2)
Avery Rusk 17, Shayland French 13, Rylee Rusk 8, Taylor Meyer 5, Jacelyn Buck 4, Mekenna Adams 3

JR. VARSITY GIRLS vs Mulvane
MHS 27 WHS 41 (4-2) (3-0)
Draven Warnock 15, McKenna Jones 9, Lexi Clift 7, Myriland French 3, Delaney Parkey 3, Natalie Henning 2, Mykiland French 2

GIRLS ACTION PICS

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WHS BASKETBALL
vs Rose Hill THERE
Friday, Dec. 15, 2017

VARSITY GIRLS vs Rose Hill
WHS 34 RHHS 55 (2-3) (0-2)
Shayland French 10, Avery Rusk 9, Rylee Rusk 5, Jacelyn Buck 5, McKenna Jones 2, Taylor Meyer 2, Mekenna Adams 1

JR. VARSITY GIRLS vs Rose Hill
WHS 58 RHHS 49 (3-2) (2-0)
Delaney Parkey 13, Lexi Clift 12, Myriland French 10, Mykiland French 8, Draven Warnock 5, McKenna Jones 5, Kadin Brown 2, Kylie Aufdengarten 2, Natalie Henning 1

Next up for WHS and first set of games for 2018 calendar year will be at HOME vs Mulvane Jan. 2nd! MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

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vs ANDALE 12.12.17

It was AVCTL DIV IV league opener time Tuesday for our Crusaders and the Indians of Andale. The WHS varsity boys were 1-2 and varsity girls 2-1 going into Tuesday's action HERE at home in front of a small to medium sized week night crowd. It was a split of sorts between the JV squads and Varsity squads. Andale won the latter, Wellington the former. All of the games were competitive and for the most part not clearly decided until late in the games. (Our JV Girls however did dominate the action throughout). 

VARSITY GIRLS vs ANDALE
AHS 49 WHS 46 (2-2) (0-1)
Rylee Rusk 12, Mekenna Adams 9, Jacelyn Buck 9, Avery Rusk 8, Shayland French 6, Taylor Meyer 2

JR. VARSITY GIRLS vs ANDALE
AHS 38 WHS 55 (2-2) (1-0)
Lexi Clift 18, Myriland French 10, McKenna Jones 7, Mykiland French 5, Delaney Parkey 4, Draven Warnock 4, Natalie Henning 3, Kadin Brown 2, Kylie Aufdengarten 2

GIRLS ACTION PICS vs ANDALE

Next up for WHS and final set of games for 2017 calendar year will be at Rose Hill this Friday. GOOD LUCK BIG RED!!!

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WHS BASKETBALL
Varsity & JV @ Cheney Invitational
vs Chaparral
Saturday, Dec. 9, 2017

VARSITY GIRLS (2-1)
CHS 28 WHS 45
Avery Rusk 14, Shayland French 12, Taylor Meyer 11, Jacelyn Buck 5, Rylee Rusk 2, Draven Warnock 1

JV GIRLS (1-2)
CHS 19 WHS 25
Lexi Clift 9, Myriland French 6, Delaney Parkey 3, Mykiland French 2, Natalie Henning 2, Draven Warnock 2, Kylie Aufdengarten 1

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vs CHENEY 12.07.17

The Lady Crusaders ran into several defensive and offensive buzz saws Thursday evening, playing host to Cheney HS who is the actual host (of the Cheney Invitational), which has played itself out at the participant's schools, 2 of the last 3 nights this week. The 3 day round robin tournament will conclude this Saturday at host Cheney and they will be hard to beat. 

VARSITY GIRLS  (1-1)
CHS 65 WHS 39
Avery Rusk 17, Shayland French 13, Taylor Meyer 4, Rylee Rusk 3, Jacelyn Buck 2

JV GIRLS (0-2)
CHS 41 WHS 31
Myriland French 7, McKenna Jones 7, Draven Warnock 6, Taylor Meyer 4, Mykiland French 3, Kylie Aufdengarten 2

As noted above, the 3 day invitational concludes on Saturday. The Varsity & JV Lady Crusaders will take on Chaparral. Action for Wellington will begin @ 2PM @ Cheney HS with the Varsity Girls and JV Boys tipping it off. Following those 2 games, the Varsity Boys and JV Girls will take the stage.

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OTHER AREA SCORES

GIRLS

Douglass 40 Belle Plaine 20
Hutch Trinity xx Chaparral xx
Life Prep Academy 53 Mulvane 29

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vs HUTCH TRINITY 12.05.17

VARSITY GIRLS 
WHS - 61
HTHS - 52
Avery Rusk 18, Shayland French 17, Rylee Rusk 11, Taylor Meyer 6, Jacelyn Buck 5, Mekenna Adams 4 / Rebounding Leaders: Shayland French 9, Jacelyn Buck 7

JV GIRLS
WHS - 36
HTHS - 44
Myriland French 9, Kylie Aufdengarten 8, Draven Warnock 7, Natalie Henning 5, Lexi Clift 2, Delaney Parkey 2, Mykiland French 1, McKenna Jones 1, Kadin Brown 1

OTHER AREA SCORES

GIRLS

Cheney 71 Chaparral 18

Andale 46 Andover 55

Haven 63 Conway Springs 51

McPherson 54 Derby 49

Belle Plaine 16 Segwick 50

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Here are the 2017-2018 Lady Crusader Basketball team members! 

LADY CRUSADER TEAM PICS

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Incoming Freshmen thru Senior Girls for 2017-2018 school year attended in good numbers Tuesday at the 1st day of 4 slated for this summer's HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL CAMP! The MIDDLE SCHOOL CAMP follows each day this week as well...hope to have pics from that to share before week's end! Again, good turnout today and Coach Adams, Coach Strothman and Coach Brown got down to business...here are a few pics from CAMP DAY 1!

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STATE 4A GIRLS BASKETBALL UPDATE Wellington 49 Bishop Miege 63 Lady Crusaders season ends at 17-6 WE ARE PROUD OF THESE YOUNG LADIES!

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STATE 4A GIRLS BRACKET 2017

2017 4A SUB-STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY PIC & SMILES

The WHS Lady Crusaders' desires to return to the STATE 4A TOURNAMENT in Salina for the 2nd consecutive year was tooooo much for the Lady Rockets of Rose Hill to overcome, even on their home court Saturday evening in the 38-35 WHS, 4A Sub-State Championship Final Game. A close game throughout, fraught with foul problems at times, the never say die Lady Crusaders held on for a close 3 pt win to advance (again, for the 2nd consecutive time) to STATE 4A TOURNAMENT action in Salina commencing on Thursday of this coming week. #6 seed Wellington vs #3 seed Shawnee Mission Miege @ 8:15PM / Tony's Pizza Event Center. Scoring honors go to both Avery Rusk and Lauryn Snipes, both with 13. Clutch free-throw shooting by RUSK down the stretch sealed the deal for Wellington's trip north next week. Shayland French had 7 pts., followed by Jacelyn Buck with 3 and Tayland French with 2. A large contingent of Crusader Fans were on hand for this game (and the boys game) - the crowd erupted at the buzzer - we're going back to SALINA!! 

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It was semi-final action at 4A Sub-State in Rose Hill Friday evening for the Lady Crusaders, Lady Vikings, Lady Rockets and Lady Wildcats. In the opener, our very own WHS Lady Crusaders pulled away in the 2nd half vs Winfield, much like the Crusaders on Thursday did vs Rose Hill. Up only 4 at half, the Wellington girls Friday doubled their score by 3rd quarters' end and added another 15 down the stretch to defeat the Lady Vikings and send them packing for another year, final score Wellington 57 Winfield 38.

In the nightcap Friday, host Rose Hill downed Mulvane 48-24 to advance and meet up for the 4th time this season with the Lady Crusaders on Saturday in the SUB-STATE 4A CHAMPIONSHIP GAME beginning at 6:00PM at Rose Hill HS. Following that game, it will be Wellington's Crusaders vs Mulvane's Wildcats!(also for the 4th time this season) The winners of these two games Saturday advance to the STATE 4A BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT next week in Salina. Wellington could have two teams at the State Tournament, which would be the 2nd year in a row for the Lady Crusaders and the 2nd time in 3 years for the Crusaders to make State appearances.

In the Wellington vs Winfield contest, the Lady Crusaders jumped out to an early lead but the Lady Vikings battled back and were within 4 pts. when the 1st half buzzer sounded. After the break though, Wellington exploded offensively, outscoring Winfield 22-10 in the 3rd and 15 -10 in the final qtr. The Lady Crusaders had "3" in double figures: Avery Rusk 18, Shayland French 12, Lauryn Snipes 12, Tayland French 8, Mekenna Adams 3, Jacelyn Buck 3, Chloe Wilson 1. The win advances the Lady Crusaders to 16-5 and sets the stage for another possible trip to the State 4A Tournament next week.

CRUSADER HEARTS are beating strong - GO BIG RED!

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VARSITY GIRLS: WHS 51 CHS 22
End Regular Season @ 15-5
JV GIRLS: WHS 42 CHS 11

SENIOR NIGHT CEREMONY PICS

LADY CRUSADER ACTION PICS vs COLLEGIATE

GIRLS
Varsity: Wellington 48 Clearwater 19 (Now 14-5)
Jr. Varsity: Wellington 43 Clearwater 28
"C" Team: Wellington 37 Clearwater 38

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The Varsity Lady Crusaders came to play Friday night and controlled the tempo for nearly the entire game. With a margin of 8 pts. at half, Wellington would sustain and add to that down the stretch to avenge their earlier season loss by 5. Final score this time around Wellington 47 Andale 35. An awesome job by the Lady Crusaders who move to 12-4 on the season. "3" Lady Crusaders were in double figures, Lauryn Snipes pumped in 16, followed by Tayland French 12 and Avery Rusk 11. Shayland French and Jacelyn Buck both added 4.

"C" TEAM GIRLS
Andale 53 Wellington 20
Natalie Henning 9, Delaney Parkey 5, Hope Maxwell 4, Cassandra Moody 2

JV GIRLS
Andale 46 Wellington 25
Gracie Fink 9, Natalie Henning 6, Chloe Wilson 6, Taylor Meyer 4

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The WHS Lady Crusaders battled hard Saturday in day #3 at the 44th annual Haven Wildcat Classic at Haven High School...after a a big 2 OT win on Thursday vs Rose Hill and an unfortunate loss Friday to Cheney, the LADY CRUSADERS rebounded in the 3rd place consolation game vs Kingman and won by the final score of 40-38. The Ladies had to battle back in the fourth qtr from a 28-32 deficit after 3 qtrs to secure the 3rd place finish and came home with a 2-1 tourney record and now 9-4 on the season. The squad will have nearly a week off to prepare for more action on Feb. 3rd here at home vs El Dorado. That night will also be HOMECOMING with the DUKE CORONATION following the Varsity Girls game in the main gym.

SCORING vs Kingman: Lauryn Snipes 20, Shayland French 13, Avery Rusk 3, Mekenna Adams 3, Tayland French 1

CONGRATULATIONS LADIES - KEEP IT ROLLIN'!

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WHAT A GAME!! The Lady Crusaders downed previously undefeated Rose Hill in 2 OT's - Final Score 55 - 52!
Last second shots by Lauryn Snipes in both OT's - in 2nd OT, it was a long "3" for the WIN!!
Lauryn Snipes 29, Mekenna Adams 9, Avery Rusk 6, Tayland French 5, Shayland French 4, Chloe Wilson 2

NEXT UP - Cheney @ 7:30PM Friday!  

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LADY CRUSADER BASKETBALL vs WINFIELD
TUESDAY RESULTS 01.17.17

"C" TEAM GIRLS: Winfield 47 Wellington 18
McKenna Jones 8, Delaney Parkey 4, Kylie Aufdengarten 2, Natalie Henning 2, Ellie Buresh 2

JV GIRLS: Winfield 48 Wellington 32
Chloe Wilson 7, Taylor Meyer 5, McKenna Jones 4, Taryn Stoddard 4, Ellie Buresh 4, Gracie Fink 2, Kylie Auftengarten 2, Jacelyn Buck 2, Natalie Henning 2

VARSITY GIRLS: Winfield 27 Wellington 49
(Move to 7-3 on the season - 5th WIN in a row!)
Lauryn Snipes 15, Avery Rusk 14, Tayland French 6, Shayland French 6, Chloe Wilson 5, Mekenna Adams 3

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VARSITY GIRLS
Clearwater 17 Wellington 59 (Now 4-3 on the season)
Tayland French 16, Lauryn Snipes 15, Shayland French 14, Mekenna Adams 3, Jacelyn Buck 3, Gracie Fink 2

LADY CRUSADER VARSITY ACTION PICS vs CLEARWATER

JV GIRLS
Clearwater 00 Wellington 00 (No Report)
"C" GIRLS
Clearwater 22 Wellington 37
Natalie Henning 9, Delaney Parkey 8, Ellie Buresh 7, McKenna Jones 5, Hope Maxwell 4, Kylie Aufdengarten 4

VARSITY GIRLS
RHHS 44 WHS 42 (OT) (2-3 on the season)
Avery Rusk 17, Lauryn Snipes 8, Tayland French 6,
Mekenna Adams 6, Chloe Wilson 4, Shayland French 1

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In a contest much closer than the score would indicate, the Lady Crusaders are off to a 1-0 start on the 2016-17 basketball season, downing Conway Springs in round 1 action at the 15th annual Kingman Eagle Classic, 46-39. Wellington trailed the Lady Cardinals at halftime 18-19 but a strong 4th qtr rally secured the victory. Scoring: Lauryn Snipes 16, Avery Rusk 14, Shayland French 12, Tayland French 4 // Next up - HAVEN HS @ 3:00PM Friday (@ Kingman) SIDE NOTE: The JV Girls came up short against Conway Springs 42-27! 

LADY CRUSADERS vs CONWAY SPRINGS ACTION PICS 12.06.16

Thursday was MEDIA DAY at WHS / the 2016-17 Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball and Wrestling squads were in official game/match attire and the camera's clicked away. Here are most of the GIRLS BASKETBALL PICS!

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