Sports

MINNEAPOLIS — The Ellsworth baseball team started its season strong March 28. In the first doubleheader of the season against the Minneapolis Lions, the Bearcats won both games, 13-11 and 15-5.The first game got off to a lukewarm start.

The Ellsworth girls’ basketball team played against the Goodland Cowboys in first-round substate semifinal play Thursday, March 6, losing 45-26 and knocking them out of the tournament.Both teams struggled to put points on the board at the start of the game.

Urbanek places secondHAYS — Junior Keegan Urbanek took second place in the 190-lb. weight class at the 3-2-1A Wrestling State Championships at Fort Hays State University March 28-Feb. 1.

The Ellsworth girls’ basketball team played against the Sacred Heart Knights Tuesday, Feb. 25, at Ellsworth’s Senior Night, and won 38-25. With the win, the team nabbed the NCAA League title, marking their first league championship since 1998.

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.