By Tracy McCue, Sumner Newscow — Wellington High School and Middle School sports results for the past weekend and the Ark City Girls Tennis Invitational on Thursday:

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Wellington finished ninth in Ark City invite:

Team results: Ark City purple 101, Salina South 93, Bishop Carroll 85, Wichita Independent 85, Independence 81, Goddard 80, Andover 75, Winfield 68, Wellington 64, Andover Central 61, Kapaun 52, Campus 41, Wichita Collegiate 36. Newton 35, Ark City gold 33

Individual results: Mekenna Adams and Kylie Aufdengarten turned in the best performance by placing 10th, going 3-2 on the day. The pair beat Bishop Carroll in their opening match 8-3.  The two then faced a very good Wichita Independent team and fell behind 2-5.  The pair of Wellington players tied the match up and eventually got it to 7-7 where they played a tiebreaker. Again, Adams and Aufdengarten fell behind 2-5 but took a lead at 7-6, and dropped three straight points losing the match 9-7 in the tiebreaker.  

“That was a tough one and that one hurts,” said Brian Aufdengarten, Wellington tennis coach.

Wichita Independent then won 8-5 and 8-2 in their next two matches to make the finals. The Wellington pair rebound quickly and beat Andover 8-1 and Winfield 8-1.  In their final match they fell behind again early 1-5, and again tied it up and went to another tiebreak against Goddard.  But again came up short losing 5-7 in the tiebreaker.

Jacelyn Buck finished 15th going 2-3 on the day.  Buck won her opening match over Salgado from Kapaun 8-4. Then she almost had one of the biggest upsets of the tournament playing Stevens from Bishop Carroll and losing 8-6.  

“Dang, what a match, that girl is good,” Aufdengarten said. “She went on and took fifth, what a match for Jacelyn.”

Buck then lost her next two matches to Newton and Wichita Independent.  In her final match she beat Hoag from Ark City 8-4.  

“Very nice day for Jacelyn, very proud of her performance,” Aufdengarten said.

Abby Lowe finished 17th going 3-1.  Lowe lost to Cadman from Independent 4-8 in her first match then won the rest of her matches.  Lowe beat Molinar from Campus, then beat Trout from Independence, and Nihart from Winfield in her final match.  

“Abby rebounded well, but probably didn’t play her best tennis today.” Aufdengarten said. “She found a way to win all day.”

Lauryn Snipes and Avery Rusk 22nd going 2-3.  The pair lost to Ark City to start the day, then beat Collegiate 8-3 in their second match.  

“They lost a close match to Winfield and again turned around the next match to beat Kapaun.  In their final match they lost to Goddard.  

“These two are still learning to play,” Aufdengarten said. “They are very athletic and win a lot on that.”

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Varsity girls volleyball:

Chaparral Tournament

Wellington vs Belle Plaine

Wellington- 16 Belle Plain -25

Wellington 23 Belle Plain -25

Wellington vs Conway Springs

Wellington 15 Conway 25

Wellington 14 Conway 25

Wellington vs Medicine Lodge

Wellington- 25 ML-15

Wellington-25. ML-23

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7th grade volleyball B tournament:

The following are results of

The following were the results of the Wellington seventh grade volleyball B team tournament held Saturday in Haysville:

Pool Play:

vs. Rose Hill

Set 1: 23-25 L

Set 2: 25-15 W

Set 3: 15-6 W

vs. El Dorado

Set 1: 25-17 W

Set 2: 15-25 L

Set 3: 15-7 W

Bracket Play:

vs. Haysville

Set 1: 25-14 W

Set 2: 25-16 W

Championship Game vs. Augusta

Set 1: 25-15 L

Set 2: 15-25 W

Set 3 9-15 L.

Tourney record: 3-1, 2nd Place

Overall record: 7-2.

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