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Ellsworth’s Kylan Turnipseed concentrates on making a basket March 1 at the 3A Sub State Tournament at Minneapolis. The Lady Bearcats played Smoky Valley to end their season with a 33-54 loss. LORI FARMER/Ellsworth County Independent-ReporterBearcat Riley Stone goes up for the basket Feb.

WILSON — The Wilson High School Lady Dragons hosted the Otis-Bison Lady Cougars in the first round of substate basketball tournament Friday, Feb. 25. The Dragons were hot in the first quarter outscoring their opponent 12-5.

Ellsworth Bearcat wrestler Will Donley tries to pin his opponent at the 3-2-1 State Wrestling Tournament Feb. 25 in Hays. Donley lost one and won two but came up short for a medal, as did his teammate, Bradley Vopat, who lost on the first day of the tournament in a double elimination.

Ellsworth High School wrestler Sierra Lanning works on taking down Lena Aguilar of Chanute Feb. 24 to secure a fifth place medal at the Girls 4-1A State Wrestling Tournament in Salina. Courtesy photo

At right, Ellsworth Lady Bearcat sophomore Emma Moore shoots for two against Lincoln during a home game Friday.Below left, Ellsworth Lady Bearcat junior Ryan Tenbrink goes high for a shot against the Leopards Friday.Courtesy photo by Peyton Coonrod

Above, Wilson’s Connor Charvat pulls up in front of a Pike Valley defender. Courtesy photo by Ben Nondorf

Above, Wilson High School Lady Dragon Anna Thielen goes for a lay up against Pike Valley. Below, Wilson’s Serenity Steinike drives the ball on a Pike Valley defender. Courtesy photos by Ben Nondorf

Ellsworth Bearcats wrestlers Bradley Vopat, above, (at 160 pounds) and Will Donley, below, (at 113 pounds), each won third place in their weight classes this past weekend at the regional wrestling tournament in Hillsboro. They advance to the state competition Saturday, Feb. 26, at Hays.

From the files of the March 17, 1988 edition of The Ellsworth Reporter.144 YEARS AGO March 7, 1878Mr. Cone's new chair at his Grand Central barber shop is a luxury that is appreciated by those who sit in it. It is quite worth the fifteen cents for the rest it gives a man.

Above, Wilson Junior-Senior High School Lady Dragon Serenity Steinike, a freshman, works to pass the ball against Tescott during a Feb. 8 home game in Wilson. The Lady Dragons won 39-24. Below, Wilson Dragon Noah Crawford, a junior, leaps high for a shot against Tescott.