Signings continued today at WHS. Senior Erianne Adams signed a letter of intent to play Tennis at Cowley County Community College beginning in the Fall and has made a verbal commitment as well to play basketball. Present at the signing were Erianne's parents Eric and Coni Adams, WHS Head Girls Tennis Coach Brian Aufdengarten, WHS Asst Girls Tennis Coach Daphne Adams and WHS Athletic Director Brian Buchanan. Congratulations Erianne - we wish you the best!!!
"2" Crusaders signed letters of intent Wednesday out at WHS to play football at two area colleges. Early on Wednesday, WHS Senior Taylan Ybarra signed to play football at Hutchinson Community Junior College. Present at Taylan's signing were his parents Jesse Ybarra and Melissa Ybarra, his granddad Socko Ybarra and Wellington HS Head and Asst Football Coaches Dylan Schmidt and T.D. Buck.
The post season, Pioneer League Basketball Tournament for 7th and 8th grade girls and boys begins this Saturday at 2 locations. 8th grade girls and boys will play in El Dorado, 7th grade girls and boys will play in Rose Hill. Here is a general breakdown on what's to come:
7th Grade Girls (13-0) #1 seed – play Sat. 9am vs Ark City 0-13 @ Rose Hill Intermediate Gym. If they win will play again Monday @ 5PM – same location.
Aaron Christopher Koehn passed away Saturday, January 28, 2012 in Wichita, KS, at the age of 32.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, February 2, 2012 , 2:00 p.m., at the First Presbyterian Church in Caldwell, Kansas.
Frank Funeral Home of Wellington, KS has been entrusted with the arrangements.
John Wayne Shipley died Saturday, January 28, 2012 at his residence in rural Wellington, Kansas at the age of 42.
Funeral services for John are pending.
Arrangements are by Day Funeral Home and Crematory, Wellington, KS
The WHS Lady Crusader Varsity Girls basketball squad made it 3-0 in tourney play at the Mulvane Wildcat Classic Saturday evening, defeating Garden Plain 39-33 in the Championship Game to WIN IT ALL! On the season, the ladies advance to 11-2.
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.
