Girls Basketball, Wrestling Come to a Close

Girls Basketball, Wrestling Come to a Close

By Reese Gadsby

As the winter season is coming to a finish, so are the winter sports at Lakeview High School. The Wrestling team and the Girls Basketball team wrapped up their seasons in playoffs beginning the week of Feb. 21.

The Girls Basketball team unfortunately ended their season earlier then they would have hoped in the quarterfinals of the District 10 playoffs. The ladies had a bye first round, giving them a week to prepare before they faced Girard on Feb. 22 at Meadville High School. The girls faced Girard earlier in the year and were given their first loss of their season, 36-30 (Dec. 21). On Saturday night in Meadville the girls came out to a slow start, trailing the Yellowjackets 21-14 at halftime. They never quit battling, but at the final buzzer the ladies couldn't pull through as the scoreboard read Girard 52, Lakeview 45. The girls finished their season with an overall record of 17-6.

The Wrestling team traveled to Sharon High School on Feb. 21-22 to battle in the District 10 Championships. Trevn Schaffer, Isaac DeVault and Sebastian Hensch all qualified for the matches and were the Sailor representatives. Ryan O'Polka had also qualified but was not able to compete due to injury. One Sailor wrestler, DeVault, placed 5th and qualified for the North West Regional Championships. There, DeVault placed fifth in his weight class, but will unfortunately not be traveling to states. The Sailors ended their season with a record of 1-9.