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Ellsworth County tennis teams dominate regional meet

Ellsworth County tennis teams dominate regional meet

WAKEENEY --- It was a chilly but banner day for the boys’ tennis teams of Ellsworth County as Central Plains placed first and Ellsworth placed second in team points at the WaKeeney 3A-2A-1A  Regional tennis tournament. Read More
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Friday's spring sports update

Friday's spring sports update

RUSSELL — The Central Plains girls’ track team compiled 85 team points to tie with Sacred Heart for second place Tuesday, at the 54th Annual Wilson Invitational track meet on a cold and blustery day in Russell. The conditions were brutal, but over 260 athletes from 12 schools competed in the longest continuous running track meet west of Topeka. Central Plains’ Maddy Demel dominated the throwing events and Breanna Holmes won the ... Read More
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Tuesday’s spring sports update

Tuesday’s spring sports update

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Oilers, Bearcats kick off spring sports season

Oilers, Bearcats kick off spring sports season

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Lady Dragons place fourth; Steinle breaks tournament records

Lady Dragons place fourth; Steinle breaks tournament records

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Lady Bulldogs deny Wilson shot at state title

Lady Bulldogs deny Wilson shot at state title

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Lady Dragons defeat Bailleyville B&B, advance in state tournament

Lady Dragons defeat Bailleyville B&B, advance in state tournament

HAYS — The strong play of the Lady Dragon bench was critical in the 53-47 victory over a good Lady Falcon Team Wednesday, in the first round of the 1A Division II State Basketball tournament in Hays. Wilson proved that they can compete without the services of senior Karlie Steinle, who ran into foul trouble late in the fourth quarter. Senior Lady Dragons Kasey Davis, Antjelica Pfannenstiel and Tanisha Steinke did a great ... Read More
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LADY DRAGONS ARE SUB-STATE CHAMPS

LADY DRAGONS ARE SUB-STATE CHAMPS

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Friday’s sub-state basketball roundup

Friday’s sub-state basketball roundup

SYLVAN GROVE — The Lady Dragons were rusty from two-week, storm-induced layoff in the first quarter, but got into sync mid-way through the second stanza to roll to a 69-46 rout of Otis-Bison Lady Cougars in the Sylvan-Lucas Unified 1A Division II sub-state tournament in Sylvan Grove. Senior Karlie Steinle grabbed her 10th double-double of the season in the game and the deep Wilson bench once again saw a lot of action.

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Thursday sub-state basketball results

Thursday sub-state basketball results

STERLING — The fifth-ranked Lady Oilers of Central Plains had little trouble vanquishing The Lady Indians of Medicine Lodge 57-28 in the Sterling 2A sub-state tournament at Sterling High School. The Lady Oilers will meet the Lady T-birds of Pratt Skyline at 6 p.m. today (Friday) at Sterling College in Sterling. The Oilers will meet Inman at 7:30 p.m. today (Friday) at Sterling College in Sterling. NORTON — The Lady Bearcats ... Read More
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Sylvan-Lucas Unified 1A Division II sub-state changes

Sylvan-Lucas Unified 1A Division II sub-state changes

WILSON — The top seeded, third-ranked Lady Dragons had a bye in the first round of the sub-state tournament. They will meet the winner of today’s Chase/Otis Bison game at 3 p.m. Friday at Sylvan-Lucas Unified in Sylvan Grove. The second seeded Dragons also had a bye in the first round. They will play the winner of today’s Sylvan-Lucas Unified/McPherson-Elyria Christian game at 7:30 p.m. at Sylvan-Lucas Unified in Sylvan Grove. Read More
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Wednesday sub-state basketball scores

Wednesday sub-state basketball scores

ELLSWORTH — It is statistically hard to beat a team three times in one season, but the Lady ‘Cats pulled it off, defeating the Lady Trojans of Beloit in a squeaker, 52-48 at the Bearcat Lair in Ellsworth. Read More
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Bearcats’ basketball season ends

Bearcats’ basketball season ends

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Sterling 2A sub-state update

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2A sub-state basketball tournament postponed again

2A sub-state basketball tournament postponed again

STERLING — The Sterling 2A sub-state basketball tournament, with games scheduled tonight (Tuesday) in Claflin has been postponed according to tournament manager Monte Ball, the athletic director for the Sterling Black Bears. South central Kansas had over four inches of snow and sustained winds Monday, closing a lot of schools that were scheduled to play in tonight’s games. “At this point, I know we will be playing all boys quarterfinal games on ... Read More
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Sub-state basketball tournament changes

Sub-state basketball tournament changes

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Bearcat grapplers place at state

Bearcat grapplers place at state

HAYS --- Ty Nienke, the 106-pound grappler placed third and Mo Rojas wrestled to a fifth place finish in the 145-pound bracket Saturday at the 3A-2A-1A State Wrestling tournament at Hays. Read More
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Sub-state basketball tournament brackets

Sub-state basketball tournament brackets

The sub-state tournament brackets have been set for the week of Feb. 25-March 2. ELLSWORTH — In the 3A Norton Community sub-state, the Lady Bearcats (12-8) are seeded third and will play seventh-seeded Beloit (8-12) at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 25 in Ellsworth. The Bearcats (3-17) are seeded seventh and will meet fifth-ranked Beloit (18-2) at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26 in Beloit. CENTRAL PLAINS — The Oilers (12-8) are seeded ... Read More
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Tuesday’s tales from the hardwood

Tuesday’s tales from the hardwood

ELLSWORTH --- The Lady ‘Cats beat arch-rivals Scared Heart 42-35 in a game that went into overtime in Ellsworth. Read More
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Three Bearcat Grapplers to State tournament

Three Bearcat Grapplers to State tournament

GARDEN PLAIN --- Ty Nienke, Ellsworth’s 106-pound grappler, won the 3A-2A-1A Regional meet Saturday in Garden Plain. Read More
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Friday night’s roundball roundup

Friday night’s roundball roundup

ELLSWORTH --- The Lady ‘Cats were far too powerful for Larned, crushing the Lady Indians in a 58-21 Homecoming win in Ellsworth. Read More
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Tuesday night’s tales from the hardwood

Tuesday night’s tales from the hardwood

WILSON --- The Wilson Dragons put another game in the win column, beating the Warriors of Southern Cloud County 54-37 at the Dragon Den in Wilson. Read More
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Friday night roundball roundup.

Friday night roundball roundup.

BELLEVILLE --- The Lady ‘Cats upset the 10th-ranked 2A Lady Buffaloes of Republic County by a score of 36-33 at Belleville. Read More
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Tuesday night tales from the hardwood

Tuesday night tales from the hardwood

ELLSWORTH --- The Ellsworth Bearcats had a 1-point, halftime lead for their second consecutive game of the season and it took an overtime period for the Minneapolis Lions to eke out a 48-23 win over the ’Cats in Ellsworth. Read More
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Friday’s roundball roundup

Friday’s roundball roundup

BELOIT --- Ellsworth lost the game -- 69-43 -- to the Trojans, but gained a moral victory in the North Central Activities Association contest in Beloit. Read More
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Tuesday’s tales from the hardwood

Tuesday’s tales from the hardwood

CLAFLIN --- The Lady Oilers surfed to a 56-45 win over Otis-Bison Tuesday in Claflin. Read More
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Friday’s roundball roundup

Friday’s roundball roundup

WILSON --- Wilson easily won 61-25 against an ailing Lady Mustangs team in Wilson. Read More
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Thursday tournament update

Thursday tournament update

GREAT BEND --- The Southeast of Saline Lady Trojans stayed with sixth-ranked 2A Central Plains for one quarter -- and then the Lady O’s owned the hardwood,  running away with a 58-33 win. Read More
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Lady Oilers tournament schedule

Lady Oilers tournament schedule

GREAT BEND — The Lady Oilers won their first game, 64-30, against Ness City 64-30 Tuesday in the round robin Hilltop Hoops Classic at Barton Community College in Great Bend. The Lady O’s will play Southeast of Saline at 7:30 p.m. tonight and will meet Sterling at 7:30 p.m. Friday in Great Bend.   Read More
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Tuesday’s tales from the hardwood

Tuesday’s tales from the hardwood

RUSSELL --- The Lady ‘Cats played a great game of basketball in the 46-36 victory over the Lady Broncos Tuesday in Russell. Read More
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Tales of woe from the hardwood

Tales of woe from the hardwood

It has been a long time since all Ellsworth County basketball teams suffered defeats on the same day during the mid-winter tournaments, but Friday was not good for the local teams. Read More
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Tuesday’s tales from the hardwood

Tuesday’s tales from the hardwood

ST. JOHN --- The Oilers won their first game in the tough St. John Mid-Winter Tournament, dispatching Medicine Lodge by a score of 53-39 in St. John. Read More
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Friday night roundball roundup

Friday night roundball roundup

VICTORIA --- The Central Plains Oilers were unhorsed by the 10th-ranked  1A  Division I Knights of Victoria, 51-39 in Victoria. Read More
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Tuesday night’s tales from the hardwood

Tuesday night’s tales from the hardwood

TIPTON --- The Wilson Dragons almost pulled off an upset over the ninth-ranked St. John’s of Beloit/Tipton in the tiny gym at Tipton, but the Blujays pulled ahead in the third quarter and hung on to eke out a 62-53 win. Read More
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Friday night tales from the hardwood

Friday night tales from the hardwood

ELLSWORTH --- The Bearcats played a first good quarter, but Republic County pulled away to get a 71-41 victory over the ‘Cats Friday in Ellsworth. Read More
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Friday’s tales from the hardwood

Friday’s tales from the hardwood

ELLSWORTH --- The Bearcats’ and Lady ‘Cats’ games scheduled for Thursday versus Russell were cancelled due to the winter storm, adding even one less set of basketball games for roundball junkies to cling to as the prep schools enter the dreaded and hated winter break. Read More
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Storm delays school starts

Storm delays school starts

The first blizzard of the winter swept through Ellsworth County last night. Read More
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Tuesday’s roundball roundup

Tuesday’s roundball roundup

All Ellsworth County basketball teams are on the road this week before the winter break. Read More
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Tales from the hardwood

Tales from the hardwood

ELLSWORTH --- The Lady ‘Cats, playing in the tough North Central Activities Association, defeated league rival Beloit 33-28 in a thriller at the Bearcat Lair in Ellsworth. Read More
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Tuesday night roundball round-up

Tuesday night roundball round-up

CLAFLIN --- The top-ranked 1A Division I Lady Tigers of St. John/Hudson outran the fifth-ranked 2A Lady Oilers in the fourth quarter to win 48-36 in Claflin. Read More
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Basketball tournament schedules

Basketball tournament schedules

RUSSELL — On the girls’ side, the quarter-finals of the Amos Morris Basketball Tournament will pit two Ellsworth County teams — The 3A Lady ‘Cats of Ellsworth and the 2A Lady O’s of Central Plains. Game time will be at 4 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7 at Russell High School. In boys’ action, an impressive Central Plains team will take on Phillipsburg which is much better team than last season. Game time is slated ... Read More
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Tuesday night’s tales of the hardwood

Tuesday night’s tales of the hardwood

RUSSELL --- The Lady Oilers -- ranked fifth in the state in 2A play by the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association -- grabbed an early lead and never relinquished it, upsetting the fourth-ranked 2A Lady Cardinals of Ell-Saline by a score of 59-50 in the Amos Morris Basketball Tournament in Russell. Read More
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Monday’s Amos Morris tournament results

Monday’s Amos Morris tournament results

RUSSELL --- The Lady Bearcats of Ellsworth, infamous for missing easy layups, discovered the knack Monday night and made bunny after bunny in the third quarter to decimate Phillipsburg 48-32 in first round action of the Amos Morris Tournament in Russell. Read More
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Winter Sports season begins

Winter Sports season begins

The Bearcat grapplers kicked-off the action-packed winter sports season with a lot of pins Thursday night in a dual with Thomas Moore Prep of Hays at city hall in Ellsworth. Read More
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Coach of the Year

Coach of the Year

Eric Anderson, the head coach of the Lady Bearcat girls’ tennis team, was named the 3A-2A-1A girls’ Coach of the Year Oct. 30 by his peers in the Kansas Tennis Coaches Association. Read More
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Ellsworth County Football season ends

Ellsworth County Football season ends

BELOIT --- The fourth-ranked Trojans defeated Ellsworth 66-0 in the first round of post-season play in Beloit. Read More
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Reeves wins medal at 1-A State Cross Country Meet

Reeves wins medal at 1-A State Cross Country Meet

WAMEGO --- Wilson Dragon long-distance runner Creighton Reeves finished his high school cross country career with a coveted 19th placed medal Saturday at the 4A-2A-1A Sate Cross Country meet in Wamego. Read More
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Volleyball season ends

Volleyball season ends

HAYS --- The Lady Dragons were eliminated in pool play by Argonia Friday in the 1A State Volleyball Tournament at Fort Hays State University in Hays. Read More
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Thursday night football hard on Ellsworth County teams

Thursday night football hard on Ellsworth County teams

LITTLE RIVER --- The Central Plains Oilers lost a heart-breaker to Little River by a 4-pont margin--38-34--in a district game in Little River. Read More
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Reflections on EHS cross country

Reflections on EHS cross country

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