Sports

Each summer, the Ellsworth County Independent-Reporter publishes photos of the summer recreation ball teams. This page features Wilson teams. Pick up a copy of next week’s edition for the first of several pages featuring Ellsworth teams.

From left, Ellsworth VFW Auxiliary members Karen Shriner, Gloria Marez and Peggy Weinhold serve lunch to golfers Saturday at the Ellsworth Golf Course.

Reagan Hansen, a 7th grader at Ellsworth Junior/Senior High School, broke the girls’ 7th grade record shot putt record May 11 at the league track meet in Ellsworth. The record had been held by Diane Zouzas at 31’ 04” set in 1970. Reagan threw 31’08” to break the 51 year old record. Courtesy Photo

Ellsworth Bearcat Dayton Davis was chosen for the Kansas Association of Baseball Coaches 3A “All State” Baseball 2nd Team pitcher. Courtesy Photo

Here are the Ellsworth results from this past weekend’s state track competition at Wichita: • Boys 4 x 400m Relay 7th place: 3:35.27 Luke Sharp, Joshua Rodriguez Riley Stone, Trey Anderson. • 200m 11th place: Trey Anderson 23.32. • 4 x 100m Relay 15th place: 54.

Here are the Central Plains High School results from this past weekend’s state track competition at Wichita: The girl’s 4x400 relay took 3rd in state with a time of 4:20.65. Team members are seniors Monica Short, Callie Zink and Jennah Jeffery, and sophomore Brynna Hammeke.

Central Plains will send more than a half-dozen athletes to state track this weekend at Wichita. The girls that qualified for the state track meet: • Sophomore Brynna Hammeke, 1st, in the high jump. She cleared 5’5”. Her times were 1:01.18 in the 400m Dash, 3rd, and 27.41 in the 200m Dash, 4th.

Several Ellsworth Bearcats qualified for state in three events during regional competition May 21 at Beloit. Leading the way was senior Trey Anderson, who qualified in all three events, including a 1st place in the 200m Dash.

Track competitor from Ellsworth and Central Plains brought home a dozen first place medals between them following league meets at Beloit and LaCrosse.

• The Lady ‘Cats Softball Team defeated Sylvan/ Lucas/Lincoln Monday night in the first round of the high school regional at Larned. The score was 10-1. • The Bearcat Boys Baseball Team fell in the first round of regional competition Monday night at Ellsworth. Hoisington defeated Ellsworth 6-2.