The final game ever in the Wilmington High School gym is slated for Tuesday night.
Tuesday’s girls basketball game has the potential to be an important one as Wilmington can clinch a postseason berth with a win against last place Wakefield. Regardless of the score, however, it’s a game that’ll go into the school’s history books. The tilt will be the final game ever played in the current high school, as the gymnasium will be demolished next week when students are out of school for February vacation. A fundraiser will be held after Tuesday’s game as teams can pay $10 per person to play one final scrimmage on the hardwood. Proceeds will go to fund banners for the new school. Wilmington coaches reminisced in recent days about the action the building has seen since it opened several decades ago. “I love this gym. There were …
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With the gymnasium scheduled to be demolished over February vacation, the Wilmington Athletic Alumni and Friends are planning an event for Tuesday.
The Wilmington girls basketball team will officially be the last high school team to hit the hardwood inside Lawrence Cushing Memorial Gymasium. But the Lady Wildcats won't be the last players to hit the floor. On Tuesday, the Wildcat Athletic Alumni and Friends will host a fundraiser to support the purchase of new banners for the gymnasium that will be built when the current gym is demolished over February vacation. Wakefield visits town for the final game ever at the gym at 7 p.m., and at following the tilt, scheduled for around 9 p.m., Wildcat supporters can pay $10 apiece to play on the court one last time. Teams of six are invited to play in six minute scrimmages that night, with all proceeds going towards the purchase of the banners…
Zachary Sears
12:01 am on Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Very sad that people near my age are so misinformed. If you had gone to WHS rather than the Tech you would see the need for a new high school. more ›