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Cardinals ramp up to district with win
The Washburn Cardinals picked a good time to turn in their best scoring game of the year with tournament time just around the corner, maybe shaking up some preconceived notions about Washburn’s ability to vie for a spot at regionals.
Cardinals bow out in district tournament
Seeded fifth going into the district tournament, the Washburn Cardinal Boys Basketball team had an uphill battle ahead of them over the weekend in Garrison.
Cardinals get big wins over Cossacks, Holsteins
In one of the craziest lead-ups to the district tournament ever put together, the Washburn Cardinal Boys Basketball team went through the gauntlet last week, playing four teams to finish out their regular season.
Troopers and Coyotes over Cardinal girls
Much like their counterparts on the boys team, the Lady Cardinals didn’t have much to celebrate last week with a pair of road losses coming against Garrison and Grant County.
Miners over Wildcats in doubleheader
With the junior varsity tournaments taking up the latter half of the week, the Wilton-Wing varsity teams only had time enough to take the floor for one matchup: last Tuesday’s doubleheader against the Center-Stanton Wildcats.
Win one, lose one for Lady Miners
Even as a team that is in the process of shoring up some of its weaker points, the Wilton-Wing Miners have been putting the ‘W’s in the record book, they entered last week on a four-game winning streak.
Wilton-Wing sweeps Washburn in doubleheader
The only rivalry that burns brighter than the Capulets and the Montagues takes place on the basketball court when the Washburn Cardinals go up against the Wilton-Wing Miners as they did once again on Thursday in doubleheader action.
Wilton-Wing takes second in holiday tournament
The Miners of Wilton-Wing have been playing some good basketball in the past couple weeks.
Girls shootout this weekend
The inaugural McLean County Boys Shootout is in the books. Now, it’s the girls’ turn.
Low scoring first quarter sinks Miners against Velva
The Wilton-Wing Miners could be a team in the mix of things as the season progresses if they can start to reliably string together four quarters a night.