Winter Sports Update: Wrestler makes history, boys basketball victorious in tourney

Mixson makes history!

Watervliet wrestler stands in the center of the podium with two wrestlers on either side. All three wear medals. — Groundbreaking: Watervliet wrestler Sophia Mixson, center of podium, became the first female wrestling champ in school history.

Tenth-grader Sophia Mixson became the FIRST girls wrestling tournament champion ever in our school’s history. Sophia went undefeated, capturing first place at the Coxsackie-Athens Tournament over December break. WTG Sophia!!

Cannoneers grind out win!

Two Watervliet basketball players in uniform stand side by side holding MVP and All Star plaques. — Teammates Daheem Wilson and Trevor Holloway were named MVP and an all-star, respectively, in the Fonda Holiday Tournament.

Members of the boys basketball team gather together, some sitting and others standing, to smile for the camera. — The Cannoneers varsity basketball team pick up another win in the Fonda Holiday Tournament.

Also over the break, our boys varsity basketball team won the Fonda Holiday Tournament. The Cannoneers held off a competitive Fonda-Fultonville team to win the game 39-32. Daheem Wilson was the tourney MVP notching 15 points for the Cannoneers, while Trevor Holloway was named an all star. Congratulations players and coaches!