Athletics schedule: Week of Feb. 3

Women’s basketball in Sectional; wrestlers head to Regional

Anne Marie King

Members of the wrestling team are recognized at the Jan. 31 Winterfest assembly in the Welch Activity Center.

All home athletic events as well as key away games and matches for the week of Feb. 3 are listed. The complete schedule may be accessed on the athletics website.

Monday, Feb. 3: The men’s swimming and diving team travels to Perry Meridian for a 5:30 p,m. meet.

Tuesday, Feb. 4: Men’s freshman, junior varsity and varsity men’s basketball games, originally scheduled for Dec. 6, will be played on Feb. 4, with the freshmen in the Mimms Gym at 6, the JV team in the WAC at 6 followed by the varsity at 7:30, also in the WAC.

Wednesday, Feb. 5: The women’s varsity basketball team opens Class4A Sectional tournament play at 7:30 at Arsenal Tech against Crispus Attucks.

Thursday, Feb. 6: No games, matches or meets are scheduled.

Friday, Feb. 7: If the women’s basketball team won on Feb. 5, it will play in the Sectional semifinals at Arsenal Tech, taking on the winner of the North Central-Lawrence Central game at 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 8: The men’s varsity basketball team plays Gary West Side Leadership Academy in the Welch Activity Center, with the JV team tipping off at 2:30 p.m. and the varsity following at 4. The defending State champion varsity wrestling team participates in the Regional starting at 9 a.m. at Pendleton Heights. Various freshman men’s basketball teams play in the Cathedral Invitational, which begins at 9 a.m. in Mimms Gym. The championship game of the women’s basketball Sectional at Tech is at 7:30 p.m.