Sports

By andrew hippEllsworth County I-RHOISINGTON — The Ellsworth boys’ wrestling team competed at the regional contest Feb.21-22 at Hoisington, advancing five members to state. They placed fourth out of 24 team.Junior Keegan Urbanek wrestled in the 190-lb. weight class.

RUSSELL — The Ellsworth girls’ wrestling team competed at the KSHAA 3-2-1 A Regional West Tournament in Russell Feb. 14-15 where they placed 24th out of 30 teams and advanced senior Riley Rodriguez and sophomore Sophie Homolka to the state tournament.Homolka wrestled in the 145-lb.

MINNEAPOLIS — The Ellsworth boys’ and girls’ wrestling teams competed at the NCAA League meet Feb. 6 at Minneapolis. The boys placed fourth out of six teams with 115 points while the girls placed second out of six teams with 113.5 points.

GYPSUM — The Ellsworth boys’ basketball team played against Southeast of Saline Friday, Jan. 31, on the road. The Trojans won, 61-58.The Bearcats pulled out one of the strongest starts possible. They spent eight minutes of the game completely steamrolling their opponents.

GYPSUM — The Ellsworth girls’ basketball team played the Southeast of Saline Trojans Friday, Jan. 31, at Gypsum, and won 49-39.The game got off to an excellent start, with the Bearcats almost immediately seizing control.

HOISINGTON — The Ellsworth girls’ basketball team competed in the Hoisington Tournament Jan. 20-25. The team walked away from the competition with two wins and one loss.The tournament started Jan. 21 with a successful game against the Hoisington Cardinals. The Bearcats finished with a 35-29 victory.

HOISINGTON —The Ellsworth boys’ basketball team played at the Hoisington Tournament, wich ran Jan. 20-25.The week yielded mixed results, with only one win, and two losses.The tourney started strong for the Bearcats Jan. 21, with a tight 39-38 win over the Ellinwood Eagles.

SALINA — The Ellsworth girls’ basketball team squeezed out a win against Sacred Heart Knights Jan. 17 on the road, 54-51.The Bearcats started on extremely strong foot.The first quarter was an active one for both teams.The first quarter ended 16-10, Ellsworth.The tide shifted in the second quarter.

SALINA — The Ellsworth boys’ basketball team played Sacred Heart on the Knights’ turf Friday, Jan. 17, and lost 63-36.The Bearcats started out with what, against a normal team, would be considered a strong start.

The Ellsworth Bearcats hosted 12 area schools Jan. 11 for the 51st annual Ellsworth Invitational Wrestling Tournament at the Ellsworth Jr./Sr. High School gym. The Bearcat team finished sixth overall out of 13 teams.