Written by Lily Struble
Girl’s Basketball
The girls’ basketball team has a record of 9-5 and is “growing and developing every day,” according to Coach Miller. “They show up and play hard. Every game is tough, and they are fighting the fight with continuous effort. Their team effort and desire to be better is incredible.” Their games against our school rival, Honesdale, are always games where extra desire can be sensed among the girls. The starting five on the varsity team include Ella Smith (the leading scorer), Erika Badner (leader with three-pointers), Lily Mancini (leading rebounder). Lexi Kapshcull and Delaney Murphy handle “the small things that really matter,” such as handling the ball and rebounding. Other varsity players include Emma Cykosky, Lily Williams, and Carly Cerciello. “Emma, Lily, and Carly are key in coming off the bench and they deserve a lot of credit since they do not see as much time as the other players and come to practice every day working hard with a great attitude. That says a lot about their character.”
Boys Basketball
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Girls Wrestling
The girl’s wrestling season is off to a great start with a current record of 3-1 in dual meets. The girls are looking forward to a few more wins before the end of the season. The Coal-Cracker Tournament is coming up on January 19-20, “It’s a big individual tournament in Jim Thorpe that should have a lot of great competition for our wrestlers,” said Assistant Coach Carroll, “All of our girls are working hard and striving to be better every day. Coach Peters and I are both very proud of and excited to see what the rest of the season has in store for the team.”
Boys Wrestling
Currently the boy’s wrestling team has a record of 12-1 and has tournament wins a Wyalusing Area High School and at Great Valley High School. Gunnar Meyers leads the team in wins and is state ranked. The Bucks have some very important duals ls coming up including a big match against Abington Heights. Coach Krush and his team are excited about the prospects of doing well in the District Two Tournament and the individual District Two Tournament.
Bocce
Currently, Bocce Team One has one win and two losses and Team Two has two wins and one loss. Upcoming meets will be held at Western Wayne on January 18 and at Lackawanna Trail on January 25. The team’s playoffs start in mid-February. “Our league has a lot of new teams this year, so we are happy to see the sport grow and appreciate the opportunity to play some different teams,” commented Coach Schkolenko.
Cheer
WAHS Competitive Spirit Team has once again brought home the first-place division trophy. They were just .4 points away from the GRAND Champion position for highest score of the day, their best of the season. The team will attend the State Championship in Hershey on January 26 and 27, and Nationals on February 9-12 at the Wide World of Sports ESPN Center in Orlando Florida.
Swim
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