Sports

Back-to-back perfect seasons means a lot of success against league opponents. Ellinwood has not been exempt from that success with a 0-3 showing against Central Plains over the past two seasons. The average margin in those losses: 33 points.

Riding a 117-game win streak, the Central Plains girls have put up all kinds of odd numbers over the past decade. At home Jan. 7, a 3-point basket from Jennah Jeffrey with 1:49 remaining gave the Lady Oilers 99 points.

The Ellsworth Bearcats were victorious over the Russell Broncos Tuesday, Jan. 7. The Bearcats quickly showed the Broncos they could score and score fast. Russell took the first shot of the game but missed.

The Lady Bearcats proved to be too much for the Russell Broncos Tuesday night, Jan. 7, defeating the Broncos, 36-28, in the first game of 2020. Russell quickly got the ball first and scored, but Maggie Windholz immediately took the ball to match the Lady Broncos’ basket.

Ellsworth’s wrestling team tied for fourth place Saturday at the 47th annual Ellsworth Wrestling Invitational, which attracted a dozen schools to Ellsworth Junior/Senior High School. The Bearcats’ Brendan Tripp placed first in the 220-pound category.

Ellsworth native Takota Anderson loves football. “I started playing football when I was about 5 years old. Friends, family, and neighbors would come over and we would play in the backyard,” Anderson said. “As I grew up it went to flag, PeeWee, junior high, and then high school football.

For about 15 minutes Friday, Haven had high hopes of ending the state’s longest winning streak. The Lady Wildcats entered the game ranked No. 8 in Class 3A, and pulled within two of the Lady Oilers early in the third quarter.

Wilson’s Lady Dragons placed a game in the win column Friday, Dec. 20, with a 27-16 score over Lincoln at home. Macy Hanzlick scored 11 points for the team. Wilson had a 2 point lead after the first quarter with a score of 6-4.

The Bearcats played a fastpaced game Friday night, Dec. 20, at home against Beloit but couldn’t overcome the Trojans, who left town with a 61-49 victory. Beloit tipped the scale right off the bat by getting the tip-off to start the game.