Sports

Senior Ellsworth football standout Cooper McGowan was selected to play in the 53rd Annual Kansas Shrine Bowl.The Shrine Bowl is an annual all-star football game for Kansas high school seniors that benefits Shriners Hospitals for Children.

Homolka places second, Donley sixth at stateHAYS — The Ellsworth girls’ wrestling team sent qualifying wrestlers to compete in the KSHSAA 3-2-1A State Wrestling Championships Feb. 27-28.

SALINA — The Ellsworth boys faced off against the Sacred Heart Knights Feb. 19. Sacred Heart ceme into the contest with a 19-2 record and was ranked No. 3 in Class 2A.

Team places 8 in top 4 at regional competitionEllsworth County I-RGYPSUM — The Ellsworth boys’ wrestling team had a great day Feb. 21 as they traveled to Southeast of Saline to compete in the Class 3-2-1A Regional Wrestling Tournament.

WAKEENEY — The Ellsworth girls’ wrestling team competed in the KSHSAA Class 3-2-1A Regionals Tournament Feb. 13-14, qualifying four wrestlers to advance to the state championships Feb. 27-28. Qualifiers are juniors Sophie Homolka and Brooklyn Webb, sophomore Kiya Schultz and freshman Kit Donley.

PHILLIPSBURG — The Ellsworth girls’ wrestling team competed in the Girls’ Panther Classic Feb. 6, taking 10th out of 18 teams with 50 points, 12 points behind ninth place WaKeeney and 3 points ahead of 11th place Osborne.

PHILLIPSBURG — Seniors Keegan Urbanek and Micah Galvan won their respective weight brackets as the Ellsworth boys wrestling team competed in the Boys’ Panther Classic Feb. 7. The Bearcats placed five wrestlers in the top four, earning a fourth place team finish in the 16-team field.

The Ellsworth girls’ basketball team welcomed the Southeast of Saline Trojans to the Bearcat gymnasium Jan. 30, with the game having big implications for the league crown.

The Ellsworth boys’ basketball team welcomed the Southeast of Saline Trojans for their homecoming night Jan. 30 in an NCAA matchup. Both teams came into the contest being used to being higher in league standings, but still evenly matched, nonetheless.

Ellsworth boys double up La CrosseHOISINGTON — The Ellsworth boys’ basketball team traveled to Hoisington Jan. 20 to compete in the Cardinal Boys’ Winter Jam. The Bearcats, coming in with a 2-7 record, took on the 6-1 La Crosse Leopards.