Wellington gives up district championship title to Wheeler

  • Fighting for the district championship title, Wellington’s Noah Cantu (4), Hunter Hedrick (52) and Elijah Granados (67) slow down the Wheeler Mustang offense for a Friday night, Oct. 31, where the Skyrockets fell 12-0 on the road.
    Fighting for the district championship title, Wellington’s Noah Cantu (4), Hunter Hedrick (52) and Elijah Granados (67) slow down the Wheeler Mustang offense for a Friday night, Oct. 31, where the Skyrockets fell 12-0 on the road.

    WHEELER — In a fight for the District 5-2A Division II Championship, the Wellington Skyrockets came up short in a 12-0 blank, losing the top seed to the Wheeler Mustangs, who earned their first win over Wellington since 2006, pitching their fifth shoutout on the year. 

    “We didn’t execute when we needed to,” Wellington Head Coach and Athletic Director Greg Proffitt told Press Pass Sports. “In t…