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With its anchor down, Lansing Sexton’s wrestlingprogramworkingtosailagain. “We’reinadownspot,butwe’reworkinghardtotrytobuildthingsbackupandgetthisshipmovingagain,”saidLansingSextonwrestlingcoach,ChrisHenderson. Withfour-fivefreshmeninthelineup,thisyearwillbeaworkinprogress. “Wewillhaveafewgoodseniors to leadtheway,”explainedHenderson.“We’regoingtoneedacommitmenttotheteamfromeveryonewhichwillmeanattendingallprac-tices,conditioningandpickinguproutines,patternsandfun-damentals.”

TheseniorleadershipwillcomefromcaptainKyleDuke(189),GregDavenport(135),JarrodWade(152)andDkwonGuerrero(215). TheseseniorswrestledintheLansingKidsClubwhichalsoservesasafeederprogram. FreshmenwhowillstepinandmakecontributionsareDeJuanWilliams(130)andMarioMoreno(171). Sophomores Zac Bell (112) and Brandon Dugman(HWT)shouldalsohelpout. “Our off-season work habits varied from good togreat.”Withateachableattitudeandastrongworkethic,Hendersonbelievestheshipcansurvivethechoppytimes.

Sexton wrestlers work to rebuild proud wrestling program

Front row, LeFt to right: Jerel Conty, toureh reh, Yamih torre, Shelby Duke, Stephanie Peters, Labrawn wade and Zach roll.

MiDDLe row, LeFt to right:Jemelle Peebles, Donaiy richard, Anthony Budd, Ladale Jackson, Dejaun williams, Brandon guzman, Jerrod wade and tyler Stone.

BACk row, LeFt to right:John norton, Jemelle hopkins, evan gelina, Dkwon guerrero, kyle Duke, gregory Davenport and Sam wilson.

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WRESTLING

VARSITY BOYS BASKETBALL

Name NumberDenzelValentine 32AnthonyClemmons 9BrynForbes 4JeffCain 3KyrenKemp 24KofiHobson 21DevonHayes 44JalenHayes 50AnthonyGoodman 20ReggieDavis 33TrevorManuel 23DavidWashington 10

Varsity BoysBasketball

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Members of the Lansing Sexton varsity boys basket-ball team are Denzel Valentine, Anthony Clemmons, Bryn Forbes, Jeff Cain, kyren kemp, kofi hobson, Devon hayes, Jalen hayes, Anthony goodman, reg-gie Davis, trevor Manuel and David washington.

Talented Big Reds a likely choice to repeat success of 2010-11

What does a coach ask of his defendingClassBstatechampionbasketballteam. If you are Sexton boys basketball coachCarltonValentineyouasktheBigRedsplayerstostayhumble,respectthegame,respectyouropponent,workhard inpracticeand in schoolandbeagoodpersoninpursuitofeverydaylife. Wow!Onegetstheimpression,Valentineistalkingaboutmorethanjustbasketball. “Ofcourse,letusberemindedthesearekidswe’retalkingabout.Theyforget.Acoachneedstoremindthem,”Valentinesaid. Whatthecoachdoesn’tneedremindingofisthathehasmoretalentonhisrosterthanargu-ablyanyschoolinthestateinanyclass. Thereis6-6guardDenzelValentinewhoisMichiganStatebound;AnthonyClemons(6-1)whoisheadedoffforIowaandBryanForbes,a6-3guardwhoissignedwithClevelandState. “Youcanhavetalentedplayersbutwithoutchemistryyouhavenothing,”Valentinewarns.“Topickupwheretheyleftoff theywillneedtogetalong,sharewitheachotherandhelponeanotherout.” WhileSexton’sstylewillbethesame,therewill be some new faces including 6-8 fresh-man forwardTrevorManuel and senior trans-fer(GrandRapidForestHillsNorthern)DavidWashington. SohowdoesthisSextonteamtoplastyear’schampionshipseason? Itdoesn’t. “Thatwaslastyear..51yearsinthemaking.Theseboys are creating their own team.Each

groupisdifferent.Thedynamicchanges,”Val-entineexplains. SextonwillplayintheCapitalAreaActivi-tiesConference’sBlueDivisionwhereit(ClassB)isgroupedwithallClassAschools. “It’s a tough league,”Sexton’s coach con-cludes. One it will have to conquer to get towherethisSextonclubwantstobe.

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GIRLS VARSITY BASKETBALL

FRONT ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT:Andrea koenigsknecht, Chastity Brown, keliah Davis, Asia Jones and Lawanda Jennings

BACK ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT:Sophia Morrell, Amana glass, Charlotte edwards, Danette Stewart, Cornesha gund, and kierra hughey.

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Sexton girls work to improve win total in 2011-12Wins for the Lansing Sexton girls basketballprogramwereataminimumin2010-11. Behind the senior leadership and play ofsenior guards, Sophia Morrell and CorneshaGund,theBigRedswilllooktobuildandmakeimprovementsontheir1-20seasonayearago. “We have a total of six seniors returningfromayear ago,” saidSextongirls basketballcoachJoeWojda.“Thegirlsworkhardandplayhard,butwe’renotreallyskilled.” Sextonwillattempttouseitsquicknesstogetoutandrunandtrytogeteasy,quickbasketsofftheirpressesandquicktraps. “Ideally,wewanttocreateturnovers,”Woj-dasaid.“Wewillalsoneedourbestplayers,Mor-rellandGundtoscore12-15pointsagame.” TheBig Reds’ struggles over the last fiveyearshaveextendedbeyondoffenseanddefense.Keepingafullrosterofplayerstofinishaseasonmaybethemostperplexingchallenge.

“Lastyearwecouldn’trunsomedrillsbe-cause of roster numbers.We’ve got to find awaytokeepthegirls’interestwhileimprovingourplayanddevelopingourskills,”saidWoj-da.“Girlsbasketballinthesuburbsisthriving.Here,westrugglewithinterestandkeepingthegirlsinvolved.” The result has been a dwindling youthprogram. “The good players are now leaving innercityschoolsandgoingdifferentplaces.Twentyyears ago therewas loyalty and girls couldn’twaittoplayforSexton,EasternandEveritt,”ex-plainsWojda.“Now,it’swho’sbestandwheredoIgotofitin.” Thegoalin2011-12istowinmoregamesand return thegirls basketball interestback totheurbanareasandnotnecessarilyinthatorder.

Varsity Girls Basketball Name Number

AsiaJones 3CharlotteEdwards 10AmanaGlass 15AndreaKoenigsknect 20LawandaJennings 22SophiaMorrell 23KeliahDavis 24ChastityBrown 30CorneshaGund 32KierraHughey 33DanetteStewart 35

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