Girls basketball wins Class B District Championship

Drew Rhoades, Reporter

February 28, 2024

Photos

Ranae Duncan

Making the “E” for East, the dance team performs their ritual.

The 4-seed girls varsity basketball team beat the 12-seeded Crete Cardinals 40-29 on Saturday, Feb. 24. The Griffins started off slow and got themselves in a 7-14 deficit after the first quarter. Applying the pressure and capitalizing on their opponent’s mistakes, the Griffins outscored the Cardinals 33-12 in the next three quarters. They will be playing the 5-seed Waverly Vikings as the 4-seed on Feb. 29 at 3:30 p.m. at the Pinnacle Bank Arena.

About the Contributors

Drew Rhoades, Reporter

Drew Rhoades is a senior at Gretna East and in his third year on a journalism staff. He serves as a reporter for the Wingspan. He joined journalism to pursue his passion for photography and writing sports stories. He provides optimism and a good attitude to our newsroom, but that's not the only thing he brings to this publication. He has won two NSAA State Journalism medals for Sports Writing and Newswriting and his goal for this year is to qualify for State again. Also, he hopes to help Gretna East Media take home the State title again. Rhoades is also involved in basketball, golf, Future Business Leaders of America, Fellowship of Christian Athletes and class officers at GEHS. His hobbies outside of school include hanging out with friends and spending time by water. After high school, Drew plans to attend college in pursuit of a business degree.

Madeline Petrick, Editor-in-chief

Madeline, otherwise known as Madie, is a junior at Gretna East and is on her third year of being on a journalism staff, and her second as the Wingspan's Editor-in-Chief. She loves taking photos and writing for Gretna East Media, as she is also on the yearbook staff. As a freshman, Petrick took home first place in Entertainment Review at the NSAA High School State Journalism championships. As a sophomore she won four State awards. Aside from her involvement with Gretna East Media, she is also the Public Relations Officer for student council, a National Honors Society member and is on the Gretna varsity swim team. Due to her love of the field and nearly every aspect of it, Petrick hopes to pursue journalism after high school in college and eventually become a news anchor. See more awards here.

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