Ellsworth’s wrestling team tied for fourth place Saturday at the 47th annual Ellsworth Wrestling Invitational, which attracted a dozen schools to Ellsworth Junior/Senior High School. The Bearcats’ Brendan Tripp placed first in the 220-pound category. Teagon Nienke placed second in the 106-pound division. Tyler Walford, who as of Dec. 31 was ranked fifth in the state in his division, placed third in the 285-pound division. And James Stalnaker brought home a third place in the 132-pound category. As did Bearcat Morgan Kelley in the 145-pound division. Tyler Romero captured fifth place in the 195-pound category. Ellsworth’s Jacob Keller placed seventh at 113 pounds. Leading the teams of wrestlers was Hoisington with 188.5 points. Following were Hill City with 151.5 points and Hesston with 91. Ellsworth and Cheney had 81 points each. The order from there went: Russell (67.5); Ell-Saline (44); Lincoln (39.5); Osborne (39); Garden Plain (38); Lyons (35); and Southeast of Saline (11). Here are the ‘Cats individual rounds and matches:

220 — Brendan Tripp 1st place match — Tripp, 12-2 senior, over Cole Gilliland of Hoisington, 10-1 freshman. Fall 2:37.

106 — Teagon Nienke Round 1 — Nienke, 6-4 junior, over Eastin Redetzke of Hoisington. Dec. 9-8. Round 3 — Nienke over Adam Vincent of Lyons, 0-4. Fall 0:14. Round 4 — Carter Underhill of Hill City, 12-2 sophomore over Nienke. Fall 0:31. Round 5 — Nienke over Wyatt Hook of Lyons, 1-3 freshman. Fall 2:00.

285 — Tyler Walford 3rd place match — Walford, 7-2 senior, over Noah Hopkins of Ell-Saline, 10-6 senior. Fall 2:48. 132 — James Stalnaker Round 1 — Evan Foltz of Hoisington, 12-2 sophomore, over Stalnaker, 5-6 sophomore. Fall 2:33. Round 2 — Jacob Windholz of Russell, 18-1 sophomore, over Stalnaker, 5-6. Fall 1:45

145 — Morgan Kelley 3rd Place Match — Kelley, 11-3 senior, over Garrett Slater of Hesston, 8-2 senior. Fall 1:01

195 — Tyler Romero 5th Place Match — Romero, 7-3 junior, over Giovany Pando of Lyons, 1-4 sophomore. Fall 1:27.

113 — Jacob Keller 7th Place Match — Keller, 0-10, Bye.