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The Wilson Dragons varsity team lost Jan. 21 NPL tournament game against the Rock Hills Grizzlies of Mankato in Tescott by a 59-35 score. The boys of Wilson struggled to make it to the top with a total of 24 turnovers and only making 2 of their 6 free throw attempts.

Ellsworth competes at Hoisington tournament The Bearcat boys took on Hoisington Friday, Jan. 24, during the Winter Jam tournament with a disappointing outcome of 24-55 as the final score. Braden Schulte, Hayden Rogers, and Avery Haxton put the ‘Cats on the board with 6 points in the first quarter.

Ellsworth competes at Hoisington tournament Ellsworth’s Lady ‘Cats slipped by Hoisington Jan. 25 at the Winter Jam tournament hosted by Hoisington with a point to spare. The final score was 46-45. Jaide Talbott, Natalie Rolfs, and Lakyn Tenbrink started the first quarter with 6 points.

In Tuesday’s lowscoring game in Claflin a pair of possessions became all the more important. The Oilers gave up a steal Jan. 14 in the waning seconds of the first half, and Sterling went on a late run to run away with a 36-22 win.

The Lady Dragons faced the Pike Valley Panthers Monday night at the Northern Plains League Basketball Tournament at Lincoln. And even though the contest ended with Pike Valley winning 34 to 26, the Lady Dragons kept on fighting.

The Lady Oilers welcomed in a Sterling team Tuesday, Jan. 14, with wins against Haven and No. 3 Cheney (3A). The result was more of the same: Central Plains bumped its win streak to 119 games in a 54-26 rout. “I saw them on tape,” Central Plains coach Pat Stiles said of Sterling.

Monday night the Wilson Dragons met a formidable foe known as the Natoma Tigers. Although Wilson fought hard — especially at the end — the Tigers still managed to pull off a 60-40 victory. The loss came at the Northern Plains League Basketball Tournament at Lincoln.

The game with the middle seeds is always supposed to be the closest in any given tournament. Monday’s Winter Jam opener in Hoisington likely played out that way, though in disappointing fashion for the No. 4 seed Ellsworth girls. No.

If the Ellsworth girls proved the No. 4 versus No. 5 match-up is supposed to be a good one, the Bearcat boys went the other way in Monday night’s opener against Otis-Bison. Playing as the No. 4 seed, Ellsworth led 41-21 at the half and worked to a running clock in a 59-25 win.