This year's DUKE CANDIDATES out at WHS are (L to R) Cody Martin, Dillon Cypert, Taylan Ybarra, Christian James, and Austin Samona. The announcement was made Friday at WHS and the annual coronation will take place following the boys varsity basketball game vs Andale on Friday, Feb. 10, 2012 in the main gym at WHS. Congratulations Gentlemen! Formal Photos of the candidates will be taken and posted on Sunday, Feb. 5th on the Crusader Website - www.wellington.cc
The WHS Lady Crusader Varsity Basketball squad won easily Thursday evening in 2nd round action at the annual Mulvane Wildcat Classic at Mulvane High School. After an easy win over Ark City earlier in the week, the Ladies advanced their season record to 10-2 defeating 2nd round opponent Wichita Southeast - final score 58-30!
Congratulations to the WHS Scholars’ Bowl team, who placed 3rd at the 12-team AVCTL DIV IV Tournament on Wednesday, January 25. Each school in Division IV may take up to three teams to the league competition. WHS took two teams this year composed of varsity and junior varsity members.
City of Wellington Fire and Police personnel responded to a structure fire at 816 E. Lincoln at 9:48am Wednesday morning. Flames in the attic and roof area were visible and large amounts of smoke poured from the structure as Wellington Fire Dept.
The Crusader Boys were not to be out done by the Lady Crusaders, at least not on the road at El Dorado. Last week, the Varsity, JV and "C" Team Girls swept El Dorado - last night the Crusader Boys accomplished the same feat. Here are the outcomes from each of the "3" Boy's Games:
WHS BOYS BASKETBALL @ EL DORADO
TUESDAY, JAN. 24, 2012
The Wellington Middle School Wrestling Squad, coached by Grant Smith and Jeff DeJarnett, made their 2012 debut at home Tuesday evening, playing host to Derby White and Maize South. First up for the Knights was a very tough Maize South squad, who in the end defeated Wellington 57-36. The individual matches vs Maize South went as follows:
In opening night action Monday at the Mulvane Wildcat Classic at Mulvane High School, our Varsity Lady Crusaders advanced their record on the season to 9-2 by easily defeating 1st round tourney opponent Arkansas City Lady Bulldogs. Up only 1 pt after 1 qtr., the Lady Crusaders kicked it in a notch or two and ran away with the outcome - final score Wellington 53 Ark City 26. The win keeps the Lady Crusaders on the "winner's" side of the 8 team bracket and matches them up with Monday's nightcap winner Wichita Southeast on Thursday - tipoff for the 2nd round action - 5:45pm.
Arthur Nutt, 87, of Wellington, KS, passed away Sunday, January 22, 2012 at The Golden Living Center, Wellington.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, January 27th, at the First Christian Church in Wellington, KS.
Burial will be in the Sumner Memorial Gardens Cemetery.
Hawks-Shelley Funeral Home and Crematory is in charge of arrangements. www.hawksfuneralhome.
Karen Ann Head, age 69, passed away Saturday, January 21, 2012 at her home surrounded by her family.
Funeral Services will be held at the First Christian Church in Wellington, KS on Thursday, January 26, 2012 at 10:30 A.M.
Interment will follow at Austin Cemetery in Anson, KS
Frank Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements.
The WMS Knights and Lady Knights squared off against their counterparts from Mulvane on Thursday - the boys hosted here at WMS and the girls played away at Mulvane. Here are the team scores and individual results (from some games) - next action for the 7th and 8th graders will be on Monday vs Circle - Girls Here / Boys There.
GIRLS: 7A WMS 36 MMS 18 // 7B WMS 10 MMS 28 // 8A WMS 29 MMS 08 // 8B WMS 32 MMS 00
7A Girls are now 11-0 on the season! 8A Girls have won "5" straight games!
