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The Lady Dragons return three starters from the 2019-20 team. The experience has paid off. So far this season, Wilson’s victories have included Natoma, which ended in a score of 32-25.

Only a few weeks into the season and the Central Plains Lady Oilers already have been on a roller coaster ride.

It had to happen sooner or later. The state’s longest winning streak in Kansas high school girls’ basketball came to an end this past week as Central Plains fell to Phillipsburg in a close 49-44 game. The action came Friday at the Amos Morris Classic at Russell.

Two Ellsworth wrestlers captured first place in their weight brackets to lead the wrestling team to a fifth-place finish Saturday at the Jeff Giles Memorial Tournament hosted by Minneapolis High School. The wrestlers — Teagon Nienke in the 106 lbs. weight bracket and Tyler Romero in the 195 lbs.

The Ellsworth boys kicked off this tournament week Monday afternoon with a win against Plainville, 57-52. The boys’ and girls’ teams are in Russell for the annual Amos Morris Basketball Classic. The Bearcats next action in the tournament will be today (Thursday) against the Russell Broncos.

CLAFLIN — The Central Plains High School Oilers Boys and Girls Basketball teams split a pair with the Hoisington Cardinals during games played Dec. 4 in Claflin.

Photographer Patricia Wachtel captured these photos Nov. 28 at the 1A Eight-Man D1 state football championship at Newton. Two Marquette players, brothers Braden and Cade Young, play on the Little River team. Little River defeated Leoti-Wichita County, 70-58, for the title. The photo below is of No.

Eagle Scout Caden Whetzel finishes first overall Saturday, Nov. 21, in the annual Ellsworth Boy Scout Troop 84 5k Spirit Run/Walk. STACEY HALBGEWACHS/Courtesy photo

Kids getting restless? Here's a fun filled page to entertain them and make their minds grow!

Invite your children to color our annual Christmas Coloring Page! They can mail it to 304 N. Douglas, Ellsworth, KS 67439, or drop it in our drop box on the right hand side of our front door.