Saturday, January 16, 2021
By Kyle Troutman editor@monett-times.com
Veronas Jaiden Carrasquillo puts up a shot over Southwests Zak Starr during Thursdays contest at home. Kyle Troutman/editor@monett-times.com
Wildcats licking wounds from loss to Trojans
The Verona boys basketball team is looking to rebound from a pair of recent losses as conference play is underway.
The Wildcats (6-11), stuck with Southwest on Thursday through the first half, but the Trojans pulled away after the break and handed Verona a 72-49 loss at home.
Veronas Andrew Martinez drives past Southwests Cruz Marquez during the Wildcats game Thursday. Kyle Troutman/editor@monett-times.com
The presidential bid of the National Leader of All Progressives Congress Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has received a boost as former and current Speakers of State Houses of Assembly in the South-west Thursday drummed support for his 2023 presidential quest.
The former and current top lawmakers in the zone gathered at Carlton Gate Xclusive Hotel, Ibadan, on Wednesday and Thursday for a strategic meeting convened by Lagos Speaker Mudashiru Obasa.
At the meeting where they agreed on some far-reaching resolutions on how to actualise the presidential aspiration of Tinubu, Speaker Obasa formally introduced the Bola Ahmed Tinubu (BAT) Foundation and Movement, a campaign platform created for the purpose of mobilising for Tinubu’s presidential ambition.