Junior High Teams Prepare for New Seasons
The junior high athletic teams are busy preparing for their upcoming seasons. The junior high girls basketball team consists of thirteen players and is coached by Ted Busse. Players on the team include: Kyla Bandel, Mariah Beikman, Brianna Cooks, Aby Fernandez, Randee Grover, Echo Jones, Bailey Merklin, Ashlee Orth, McKayla Taylor, Dallas Reed, Aly Schlepp, Justice Wiley, and Valerie Wurm.
The junior high boys wrestling team consists of seventeen athletes. Steve Jenkins will serve as head coach for the team. His assistant will be Bruce Swihart. Boys competing for positions on the wrestling team are: Shakotah Blanka, Cade Bracelin, Jacob Butler, Gaten Cooper, Tanner Gilliland, Jon Hoard, Lane Hoffman, Matt Howell, Logan Lampe, Wyatt Landenberger, Tyler Lee, Derek Queen, Mason Schiltz, Ian Schmid, Riley Shay, Scott Warren, and Austin White.
First competition for the girls basketball team will be on Thursday, January 14th, when the team travels to Colby. Tip-off is set for 4:30 PM. The wrestlers will have their first competition on Thursday, January 21st. They will be wrestling Hoxie and Goodland in Hoxie at 4:30 PM.
