Both Freedom basketball teams have had a successful season this year. Boys basketball had an overall season score of 15-7; girls ended with a 19-3 record. The girls team lost to Becahi twice and Stroudsburg once. Both of our teams have qualified for EPC’s and have played this past Friday.

The boy’s played against Liberty, away, unfortunately, they lost with a final score of 55-52. The boy’s will not be moving on to the semi-finals. The girls played Northampton at home with a win of 57-50. The game went into overtime with the score being 50-50 in the fourth quarter. It was a close game, Freedom’s aggressive defense and poised offense is what really kept them in the game.

“We played a good team and showed what a disciplined program can accomplish in close games.” said Brenna Ortwein. “We put everything we’ve been working on at practice and throughout our season into this game. Northampton has five scorers on the court at all times, which makes it hard to guard them, they are also pretty relentless, which is tough to match.”

The girls moved on to the semi-finals at the PPL center and played Bethlehem Catholic Tuesday. After EPC’s, both of Freedom’s teams will be headed to districts.

“I am very excited for Becahi and I think that we have a lot of people rooting for us. It is a new environment for everyone and if we want it enough, we have a chance to be very successful.” Ortwein said.

The spring musical, “Mary Poppins,” is under way. The Freedom HS Theater Company had a huge success with the fall show “It’s A Wonderful Life!” Previous shows the Theater Company has produced include “Once Upon A Mattress,” “A Christmas Carol,” and “Anything Goes.” The show dates are April 1 through the 4 at 7 p.m. and April 5 at 2 p.m.

Tickets are available for sale online at showtix4u.com or call (610) 867-5843 EXT: 53912. Please note that when you are ordering your tickets online, you have 10 minutes to complete that order, so decide in advance how many tickets you need and have your credit card ready.

Mini-Thon is hosting an event called ‘Mini-Thon Game On!’ This will be a video game tournament with video games like Madden, 2k, Fortnite, and Smash bros. There is an entrance fee for each event. This event will be held Feb. 22 from 4-9 p.m. at Freedom. If you are interested but want more information, please contact Jared Dowling, jaredc.dowling@gmail.com or (610) 730-3190. The main event will be held in April when students take a stand for 12 hours against pediatric cancer. The April 2019 Mini-Thon raised $140,981.78.