Wisconsin School for the Deaf - The Wisconsin Times Vol. 134 No. 3 Spring 2013 | Page 19

WSD vs Racine Falcons 34-20
The mighty Firebirds jumped out to a nice lead and
held on to win against the Racine Falcons. Junior
Alex Kubiske was on fire with 12 points. The team
was exhausted from playing 2 games earlier in the day
but they pushed on to victory with the help of seniors
Kadedra Jackson, 8 points, and Brandaun Carter, 6
points.
WSD vs Kenosha Blue 21-24
In the Regional Tournament, the Firebirds opened
with a loss to Kenosha Blue. WSD was leading into
the fourth quarter 21 to 12 but ice-cold shooting
allowed Kenosha Blue to come back and send the
Firebirds to a loss. Senior Brandaun Carter led the
valiant effort by the team with 10 points.

Senior
Kadredra
Jackson
goes for the
layup.

Back Row:
Alex Kubiske, Anthony Bole, Michael Schulze.
Middle Row:
Kadedra Jackson, Wyatt Keller, Andy Coppola.
Front Row:
Kiara McBride, Darion Henderson.

State Tournament for
Special Olympics Skills Basketball
Sixth graders Jon Post and Chloe Goetsch
participated in the State Tournament for Special
Olympics Skills Basketball at the University of
WSD vs Racine Rimshots 36-12
Wisconsin-Oshkosh. Jon Post, competing in Division
14, came away with a silver medal while Chloe
The Firebirds controlled the game defensively,
Goetsch, competing in Division 17, earned a fourth
holding the Rimshots scoreless in the second and third
place finish.
quarters. Excellent passing resulted in many players
scoring. Sixth grader Wyatt Keller and eighth grader
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Andy Coppola both scored 2 points. Alex Kubiske
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Because the Firebirds had the record of 1-1 in the
tournament, the Firebirds had to face lottery to see
if they would advance to the Sectional Tournament.
The Firebirds did not get the luck of the draw, so the
season was over with the record of 6 wins to 3 losses.
The team was coached by Rene Ambrose with Ron
Corrigan assisting.

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