District basketball starts Tuesday
Teams in the Lower Platte Activities Association are gearing up for the district tournament, which begins next Tuesday, Feb. 25.
Sports
Senior Janessa Lutze eyes the basket with confidence prior to putting up a successful 3-point shot in Friday’s last regular-season home game against Caliche. — The Holyoke Enterprise | Johnson Publications
HHS is No. 1 in league
Two conference wins last week sealed the deal, and the Holyoke Lady Dragon basketball team was named league champions.
Dragon Miles Sprague (10) rises above Caliche defender hands to score a bucket in Holyoke’s win over the Buffs last Friday night. — The Holyoke Enterprise | Johnson Publications
Wins over Akron, Caliche boost Holyoke’s conference record to 4-4
Conference play ended on a high note for Holyoke boys basketball, which won both games last weekend. That gives the Dragons a 4-4 record in their conference games and a 6-12 record overall.
Holyoke’s fearsome foursome relay swim team members, who placed in all three of their relays (200-yard medley, 200-yard freestyle and 400-yard freestyle) at the 3A state swim meet in Thornton last weekend are pictured from left, Haley Van Overbeke, Rylee Schneller, Traeli Hutches and Lali Marquez. — Michelle Van Overbeke
Rylee Schneller swims the breaststroke, in which she placed 13th in the 100-yard individual event, and swam the stroke in the 200-yard medley relay event that placed 19th at the 3A state meet. — Michelle Van Overbeke
Team places in 4 events at state swim meet
Holyoke’s fearsome foursome — seniors Lali Marquez and Traeli Hutches, and juniors Haley Van Overbeke and Rylee Schneller — not only qualified in three relay events in the state 3A girls swimming c
Holyoke fourth grader Dathyn Dirks takes a shot against one of the Haxtun teams competing in the Feb. 17 3-on-3 basketball tournament. — The Holyoke Enterprise | Johnson Publications
Small teams, big moves in 3-on-3 basketball
Taking advantage of a day off from school, students in second through fourth grade from Holyoke and the surrounding communities had a chance to compete in a 3-on-3 basketball tournament Feb. 17.