The 2015 portion of the Winter sports season at Nazareth is underway. Last week, the Nazareth wrestling team participated in the Bethlehem Holiday Tournament and placed fourth. They will be right back at Liberty High School on Wednesday, Jan. 7 for a 7 p.m. match. They then will be in the Virgina Duals on Friday, Jan. 9 and Saturday, Jan. 10 before coming home to host Parkland on Monday, Jan. 12 at 7 p.m. Afterwards, they’ll host Bethlehem Catholic on Wednesday, Jan. 14 at 7 p.m. The Nazareth boy’s basketball team started the 2015 year on the road on Jan. 3 at Central Catholic where they fell 59-45 to have a 7-4 record. The boys will host Liberty at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 6 and will then travel to Bethlehem Catholic at 7 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 9. The girl’s basketball team also started 2015 on the road at Central Catholic, where they played a game for the ages, as it went three overtimes. Central won 66-65 as the Nazareth girls suffered their first loss of the season to drop to a 9-1 record. The girls will be at Liberty on Tuesday, Jan. 6 at 7 p.m. and will then host a huge game against Bethlehem Catholic in the Ray Nunamaker Gym on Friday, Jan. 9 at 7 p.m. Finally, the Nazareth Competition Cheerleaders placed first on Saturday in a competition at Bethlehem Catholic. It was the second time this year for the girls to receive first place. Congrats to all the girls. For up to the minute Nazareth sports news, visit: www.nazarethsports.net.
