The week in sports: 12/12 – 12/16

Lena Grill

Kylee Delmar and Samuel Bartlett

The girls basketball team won in overtime 45-42 against Newton at home on Friday. The boys also beat Newton 76-68.

“We prepared ourselves well for Newton,” junior Halie Jones.

Jones said that freshmen Skyler Gill and Sydney Holmes had a major contribution to the team’s victory in overtime.

“It was fun to watch them off and take the dub,” Jones said.

The boys swimming team placed fourth on Monday at Wichita West with 299 points.

On Tuesday the girls basketball team defeated Campus 47-35. The boys basketball team also got another win over Campus 52-47.

The wrestling team fell to Campus 37-35 on Thursday. At a tournament in Emporia Saturday, they won as a team with Aidan Campbell, Duwayne Villapando, Kyle Haas, and Jacob Quiggle all placing first.