Sports

SYLVAN GROVE — The Wilson High School Dragons football team lost another road game Oct. 25 against the Mustangs of Sylvan-Lucas Unified High School by a score of 8-56. Head coach Tony Brokes and the purple and white are now 1-7 on the season.

MACKSVILLE — The Central Plains High School Oilers varsity football team went down to defeat to the Mustangs of Macksville Oct. 25 at Macksville 68-22. The loss is the latest for head coach Chris Steiner and his Oilers squad. Central Plains is now 2-6 overall on the season.

The Central Plains High School Lady Oilers Volleyball Team won the recent 1A Sub-State Volleyball Tournament. Against Thunder Ridge, Central Plains served six aces; two by Lexi Oeser and one each by Rachel Lamatsch, Ryenne Cunningham, Riley Thompson and Kassidy Nixon.

The Ellsworth High School varsity Lady ‘Cats volleyball team traveled to Ell-Saline Oct. 27 to compete in the sub-state tournament as the fifth seed team. Ellsworth opened the day with the number four seeded Sacred Heart Knights. Ellsworth scraped by with a win in three sets over the Knights.

The Ellsworth Bearcats varsity football team traveled to Hays Oct. 24 to battle against the Hays Thomas More Prep-Marian Monarchs. The Monarchs controlled the game from start to finish. The final score was 31-20, giving TMP its second win of the season.

For the first time since 2004, the Ellsworth High School boys and girls cross country teams will compete at the state meet Nov. 2 at Wamego. The teams qualified after competing in the 2A Regional Oct. 26 in Hutchinson. The boys finished first overall; the girls placed second.

The Central Plains Senior High School Oilers took yet another step backwards Friday, being defeated by Moundridge, 56-8. It was the fifth loss for head coach Chris Steiner and his Oilers squad for the 2019 season.

This past Thursday, the Ellsworth Junior-Senior High School Cross Country Team traveled to the Downs Golf Course to compete in the Lakeside Invitational Meet. “This is a fairly large meet with over 20 schools competing,” said head coach Eric Coonrod.