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Wildcat Nation News Weekly Updates from the De Soto High School Activities Department Wildcat Nation News Weekly Updates from the De Soto High School Activities Department LET’S GO WILDCAT S ! Welcome to the De Soto High School Activities Department weekly update. Get your week started the right way, by reading about all the great news taking place across all of Wildcat Nation, catching up on scores, and also marking your calendar for upcoming events. Week of Monday, January 23rd Breaking News HALL OF FAME NOMINATIONS ARE NOW BEING ACCEPTED, NOMINATE ONLINE: CLICK HERE! WILDCAT GEAR is now online at DHSWILDCATNATION.COM! JOIN BOOSTER CLUB! Click Here! Follow us on Twitter for live scores and updates! @DeSotoWildcats DHS Digital Signage On The Go: Click Here! Last Week Girls Basketball – Tonganoxie Inv. Champions Boys Basketball falls to Wamego 46-55 Wrestling takes 2nd Place at the De Soto Dual Tournament Olathe South Boys Swimming Results Diamonds – Kansas Spectacular Results Girls Basketball defeats Tonganoxie 51-28 Boys Basketball falls to Metro Academy – Finishes 4th Boys Basketball defeats Holton 60-54 Girls Basketball defeats Wamego 38-32 Bowlers Start Season with Cat Cup This Week MONDAY, JAN 23rd: - Away Meet: JV Scholars Bowl @Gardner Edgerton High School – 3:30pm - Away Tourn: 9th Boys Basketball @Lansing High School vs. Basehor-Linwood – 5:15pm - HOME GAME: C Team Boys Basketball vs. Blue Valley High School – 6:00pm (Aux Gym) - HOME GAME: C Team Girls Basketball vs. Turner High School – 6:00pm (Main Gym) - HOME GAME: JV Girls Basketball vs. Turner High School – 7:30pm (Main Gym) TUESDAY, JAN 24th: - SEMINAR: Baseball Meeting – Theatre, Track Meeting – Commons, Girls Swim Meeting – Commons – 2:30pm - Away Meet: Varsity Scholars Bowl @Schlagle High School – 3:30pm - Away Game: 9th Boys Basketball @Louisburg High School – 4:30pm - HOME GAME: C Team Girls Basketball vs. Mill Valley High School – 6:00pm - Away Game: JV Boys Basketball @Louisburg High School – 6:00pm - HOME GAME: JV Girls Basketball vs. Mill Valley High School – 7:30pm - Away Game: Varsity Boys Basketball @Louisburg High School – 7:30pm WEDNESDAY, JAN 25th: - Away Tourn: 9th Boys Basketball @Lansing High School vs. TBD – Time TBD - Away Meet: Varsity Scholars Bowl @Baldwin High School – 4:00pm - Away Meet: Varsity Scholars Bowl @Lawrence Free State High School – 4:00pm - Away Duals: V/JV Wrestling @Highland Park High School – 5:30pm THURSDAY, JAN 26th: - Away Meet: Varsity Scholars Bowl @Maur Hill-Mount Academy – 4:00pm - Away Meet: Varsity Scholars Bowl @Paola High School – 4:00pm - Away Meet: Varsity Boys Swimming @Blue Valley West High School – 4:00pm FRIDAY, JAN 27th: - Away Dance: Diamond Dance Team @Olathe South High School – Miss Kansas Dance Competition - HOME GAMES: V/JV/9th Boys Basketball vs. Pittsburg High School – JV: 4:30, 9th: 6:00, V: 7:30 - HOME GAMES: V/JV/9th Girls Basketball vs. Pittsburg High School – JV: 4:30, V: 6:00, 9th: 7:30 SATURDAY, JAN 28th: - Away Dance: Diamond Dance Team @Olathe South High School – Miss Kansas Dance Competition - Away Game: 9th Boys Basketball @Lansing High School vs. TBD – Time TBD - Away Tourn: JV Wrestling @Olathe North High School – 8:00am - Away Tourn: Varsity Wrestling @Baldwin High School – 9:00am .
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