Sports

These pictures show a bit of the action Friday as the Wilson High School Dragons football team went 1-0 on the season by soundly defeating Southern Cloud 54-6. Next up for the Dragons is a 7 p.m. game this Friday (Sept. 11) against Stafford.   Courtesy Photos by Megan Koch.

by the I-R staff Experience could be key to the 2020 Ellsworth cross country girls’ and boys’ teams. “Members of both teams have state meet experience, either as competitors or alternates, and they know the kind of work — and teamwork — it takes to make it to that level,” Coach Eric Coonrod said.

The Wilson football team started the 2020 season Friday night in a big way. The Dragons traveled to Southern Cloud and crushed their opponents 54-6.

Because of the coronavirus and student athletes at Ellsworth and Central Plains testing positive, this year’s pre-season fall sports preview was produced after the season started. As a result, we were unable to get photos of three Central Plains teams.

The Lady ‘Cats dominated the Ellsworth Girls’ Varsity Invitational Tuesday, Sept. 1, in Ellsworth by walking away with a 1st place finish in overall points with 52. Central Plains finished in fourth place with 34 points. For Ellsworth, Calli Sheridan rolled through the first two rounds of the No.

The Ellsworth High School Lady Bearcats finished 4th Aug. 27 in the Junior Varsity Invitational Tennis Tournament. Ellsworth’ s No. 1 singles player Calli Sheridan placed first against Phillipsburg’s Makenna Russom. Lady Bearcat Stormy Thompson placed third in No 2 singles. The No.

Almost 50 participants registered for the first Marquette Meltdown in 2019. A week ago, about a dozen cars and trucks were parked near the Marquette disc golf course — their drivers and passengers practicing for this year’s event. Action takes place Saturday, Aug.