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SPORTS & RECREATION
February 10 - February 16, 2017
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WHS Basketball Girls Fall In District Final To Gardens By Gene Nardi Town-Crier Staff Report The Wellington High School girls basketball squad faced rival Palm Beach Gardens High School in the District 9-9A finals Friday, Feb. 3 and fell, in upset fashion, to the Gators 53-46. The loss earned Wellington the runner-up spot and still pushed
McKenzie Streurer looks to pass while before being pushed out of bounds by the Palm Beach Gardens defense.
Wellington’s Nya Freeman goes for a lay-up.
them forward into the regional quarterfinals. The No. 4 Wolverines (21-4) entered the district tournament as the top seed, with Palm Beach Gardens coming in at the No. 2 position.
The match-up was their third on the season, with the Wolverines leading the series 2-0, but Wellington could not capture the third. Palm Beach Gardens went on a See BASKETBALL, page 31
Wellington guard Jillian Duncan takes the ball up court. PHOTOS BY GENE NARDI/TOWN-CRIER
Area Wrestlers Compete In Annual County Tournament
By Gene Nardi Town-Crier Staff Report Last weekend, the annual Palm Beach County wrestling tournament hosted by Santaluces High School drew teams from 23 schools around the county. Royal Palm Beach, Wellington, Palm Beach Central and Seminole
Ridge high schools were among the attending schools. Wellington won the team county championship title for the second-straight year. The Wolverines racked up a total of 242.50 team points. Seminole Ridge took sixth overall, totaling 103.00 points; Royal Palm Beach placed 13th with
In the 182-pound class, Royal Palm Beach’s Tre Gilbert wrestles Wellington’s Eric Saber.
57.00 points; and Palm Beach Central came in just behind the Wildcats at 14th, scoring 43.00 points. The Wolverines posted four individual county titles en route to the team crown: in the 106-pound division, Chris DiFiore; in the 120-pound class, Robert Saldarriaga; in the 126-pound weight
Palm Beach Central’s Anthony Strada gets a takedown in the 145-pound weight class.
class, Jared Abramson; and in the 132-pound division, Tyler DiFiore. Second-place finishers were, in the 145-pound class, Palm Beach Central’s Anthony Strada; in the 113-pound class, Wellington’s Robinson Cid; in the 152-pound division, Wellington’s Eric Reid; and 182-pound Eric Saber.
Third-place area wrestlers were Seminole Ridge’s 138-pound John Arnold and 170-pound Mitchell Clark; Wellington’s 145-pound Jacob Treanor and 220-pound Camron Allen; and Royal Palm Beach’s 160-pound Ethan Bennet. Many of the wrestlers from local See WRESTLING, page 30
Royal Palm Beach’s 285-pound wrestler Miguel Scott works toward a pinfall in his early match. PHOTOS BY GENE NARDI/TOWN-CRIER