Sports

SALINA — The doubles team of senior Inarie Rippert and junior Reygan Coonrod took first place in doubles at the State Tennis Tournament Oct. 17-18 at the Salina Tennis Center, leading the way for the Ellsworth team to bring home the firstever state team trophy, with all six players medaling.

LYONS — The Ellsworth girls’ tennis team brought home first place at the 3-2-1A Regional Tournament Oct. 10-11, with all six players qualifying for state.Ellsworth placed first with 18 points.“Our girls really played well on Friday and Saturday,” head coach Eric Anderson said.

The Ellsworth boys’ and girls’ crosscountry teams hosted their annual Ellsworth Invitational Oct. 7 at the Ellsworth Golf Course.Head coach Eric Coonrod said the course is “known for its hills.”“Medals are hardearned at Ellsworth,” Coonrod said.

LYONS — The Ellsworth girls’ tennis team traveled to Lyons Oct. 6 for the NCAA League Tournament, bringing home first place in team awards.Ellsworth took first with 28 points, followed by Beloit in second, Lyons in third and Sacred Heart in fourth.

MINNEAPOLIS — The Ellsworth volleyball team traveled to Minneapolis Sept. 30 to take on the Lions in an NCAA league doubleheader. The Bearcats made it a clean sweep over the Lions by winning both matches 2-0.

The Ellsworth Bearcats played their Homecoming game against Lyons Sept. 26, demolishing the Lions 50-3.The game got off to a slow start. While the Lions were never expected to win, the Bearcats seemed to take their time getting started.

SALINA — The Ellsworth volleyball team traveled to Salina Sept. 16 to take on the Sacred Heart Knights in a league double- header. The Bearcats made a clean sweep of Sacred Heart with scores of 25-18, 25-15 and 25-15, 25-11.

The Ellsworth girls’ tennis team hosted seven teams at their invitational tournament Sept. 18 and managed to claim a first place team victory against heavy competition after a nailbiting morning of heavy rain showers.“It was a tough meet.

LINDSBORG — The Ellsworth girls’ tennis team took home the team medal, as well as four individual medals, Sept. 11 at the Smoky Valley Tennis Classic. The Bearcats scored first out of eight teams with 58 points.Junior Karli Haase placed first overall in singles.

The Ellsworth football team faced off against the Sacred Heart Knights Friday at home, where the Bearcats crushed the Knights 49-8.The game got off to a rough start. It seemed like both teams needed time to get used to playing football again after the long break.