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Surrounded by football coaches, football teammates and sided by his parents, Amber McNally and B.J. Clark, Traegan McNally signed a Letter of Intent with Chadron State College on February 20, 2024. McNally played both sides of the ball for the Ainsworth Bulldogs Football Team and helped them to two consecutive undefeated seasons in 2022 and 2023. He will be a defensive back for the Chadron Eagles. McNally plans to go into Sports Management at Chadron State.

The Ainsworth Lady Bulldogs lost in the C2-11 Subdistrict Championship Game to Niobrara/ Verdigre by one point, 51-52. It was a tough loss, but the Lady Bulldogs still advanced to the C2-3 District Finals due to wildcard points.

The Ainsworth Bulldogs hosted the D1-7 Subdistrict on February 20th and 22nd. The Dawgs defeated the Niobrara/ Verdigre Cougars on February 20th, 75-42 and defeated the Boyd County Spartans on February 22nd, 64-37, to win the D1-7 Subdistricts and move on to the D1-6 District Finals.

With their record and Subdistrict win, the Ainsworth Bulldogs hosted the D1-6 District Finals on Saturday, February 24th. The Dawgs, 17-7, hosted the Axtel Wildcats, 18-6, and came away with a 67-53 victory and a trip to Lincoln for the 2024 NSAA Boys Basketball Championships to be played March 6th through March 9th.

Dates, Times and Menu Subject to Change February 22 - 29, 2024 Thursday, February 22nd Varsity Boys Basketball Sub District Final - 7:00 p.m. Friday, February 23rd Varsity Girls Basketball District Final - Albion at 6:00 p.m.

On Tuesday, February 13th, the Ainsworth Bulldogs’s game was all tied up 17-17 at the half, but luckily for them it didn’t stay that way. They strolled past West Holt with points to spare, taking the game 46-32.

The Ainsworth Bulldogs Basketball Team wrapped up their regular season with two wins. The Dawgs defeated the North Central Knights, 69-41, on February 12th and then picked up the final win of the regular season over the Bridgeport Bulldogs on February 16th, 71-63.

Jolyn Pozehl competed in the 2024 NSAA Girls State Wrestling Tournament in the Girls 110 lb. weight class and brought home a silver medal.

The Ainsworth Boys Basketball Team split two games this past week. The Dawgs were in Stuart on February 6th and defeated the Stuart Broncos 59-54.