May 19, 2013

Sports Snaps

Upper weight domination seals mat win for Delta

c06 dhswr1Olathe coach Tee Jay Rose said he was estimating how many times seniors Jacob Solseth and Shane Anderson had wrestled over the years. Rose said the subject came up at weigh-ins Thursday night before the Pirates' dual against Delta, and "it must be the 50th match between them.

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Delta boys’ cage team runs past Devils by 21

c05 dhsbbb1Photo by Wayne Crick Delta basketball fans have waited an unusually long time for the first home games for their varsity teams. Both teams came into Thursday’s contests with Eagle Valley holding 0-3 records from tournament play in earlier games. Delta won both games (girls; 74-42 - boys; 77-56) and are now 1-0 in league play and 1-3 overall.The Delta Panther boys basketball team began the season the same way the Lady Panthers did by losing their first three games of the season. But a 4A WSL contest against Eagle Valley started the Panthers on their way to a hopeful winning streak.

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Lady Panthers maul Eagle Valley, 74-42

c05 dhsgbbPhoto by Wayne Crick Delta’s Shelby Curtis has the ball knocked away as she is taking a shot against the visiting Eagle Valley Lady Devils on Dec. 20. Delta started with a 5-0 deficit but rallied for a 74-42 blowout win in front of a large hometown crowd.After going 0-3 to start the 2012-13 basketball campaign, Delta's Lady Panthers got a great start to their 4A WSL race with a 74-42 win over the visiting Eagle Valley Devils on Thursday, Dec. 20.

Eagle Valley put a bit of a scare into the slow-starting Delta squad with a 5-0 start in the first period.

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