Wrestling

Woodland Park had nine wrestlers attend state with three state medalists at the state championship. Junior Valeigha Fife secured fourth place in her weight at 130 pounds. Senior Cheyenne Becker at 235 and sophomore Jasmine Brewer at 105 both finished sixth.

Woodland Park had a total of 10 match wins in the state championship across the team. Team manager Kaylee Velasquez said the competitors have placed in almost every tournament they’ve been too.

Girl’s Basketball

The Panthers suffered a defeat from Vanguard 53-16. The Coursers started off the game strong, securing 27 points in the first quarter.

The Panthers were still able to qualify for the Girls Tri-Peak League Tournament. They started off the tournament with their first game against La Junta. Their next opponents in the league will be decided by how they do and what teams move on in the tournament.

The Panthers lost against La Junta in the league tournament 30-54. It was a close game until the fourth quarter where the Tigers scored 24 points securing themselves the win. The Panthers entered the league at 10th and if they are able to secure a win they will move on in the tournament otherwise they’ll be going home.

Choir

Twenty-one choir students at Woodland Park were accepted to perform at the Western Slope Honor Choir Festival. Every student had to audition to be accepted with only the best in the state being accepted to perform.

Woodland Park had the second most accepted and all the students will be attending from Feb. 26-28. They will have two days of practice before their live performance on Saturday at the Kincaid Concert Hall on the WSCU Campus in Gunnison.

The amount of students across the state who were accepted shrunk from 230 to only 150 this year. This year’s Western Slope Honor Choir performance is more prestigious and selective due to this year’s guest director Edgar Girtain.