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Ellsworth High School Bearcat wrestler Will Donley pins his first round opponent Saturday during the Jeff Giles Memorial Invitational in Minneapolis. Donley finished third. Sierra Lanning took second, Riley Rodriguez took third and Jacob Keller finished fourth. Courtesy photo

The Wilson High School Lady Dragons Varsity Basketball team put one in the win column in front of the home crowd Dec. 10 by defeating Southern Cloud 39-18.Sophomore Anna Thielen led the Lady Dragons in scoring with 15.

CLAFLIN — Several members of the 2021 Central Plains Junior-Senior High School Oilers football team have been selected for the Central Prairie League All-League Football Team.

Kyler Burks of Beloit, left, seen here with pilot Mark Klein, prepares for his first airplane ride Saturday at the Ellsworth Municipal Airport. The free rides were part of the annual Young Eagle program flown by members of the Ellsworth EAA Chapter 1127.

The Ellsworth Junior-Senior High School Bearcats football team ended their 2021 season Oct. 29 with a 42-0 shutout of the Syracuse Bulldogs in a nonconference game at Syracuse. Here, in a game earlier in the season, the Bearcats sophomore quarterback, Will Cravens, scrambles with the football.

The Central Plains Junior-Senior High School Lady Oilers Volleyball Team did not three-peat this past weekend as hoped, after winning the state championship the past two years.The Lady Oilers squad, which was the No. 3 seed going into the 2021 Class 1A Division 2 State Volleyball Tournament Oct.

CALDWELL — It was a long ride back to Claflin for the Central Plains Junior-Senior High School Oilers football team Oct. 28, after they lost on the road 8-57 to the Caldwell Bluejays.In the first half, the Oilers had 101 rushing yards and one fumble.

CLAFLIN — The Central Plains Junior-Senior High School Lady Oilers are headed to State after beating Otis-Bison at home Saturday in the finals of the Class 1A Division substate tournament in Claflin.The Lady Oilers were the No. 1 seed in the tournament. They received a bye during the first match.

This past Saturday, the Ellsworth High School cross country boys and girls competed in the 3A regional hosted by Southeast of Saline. The top three teams and top 10 individual runners were guaranteed a trip to the State meet in Wamego.

ORI FARMER/Ellsworth County Independent-ReporterAir Ambulance helicopter crewmen deliver the game ball to members of the Ellsworth Bearcats football team Friday after landing on Shanelec Field for the game against Minneapolis. The Bearcats lost 18-12.