Sports

The Ainsworth boys and girls wrestling teams competed in the Mullen Invitational Wrestling Meet on December 4th. Jensen Williams wrestled to third place in the 182 lb.

The Ainsworth Lady Bulldogs opened the 2021-22 basketball season with a one-point loss (37-38) to the Ord Lady Chanticleers on Friday, December 3rd and a 53-45 win over the Gordon-Rushville Lady Mustangs in Gordon on December 4th.

Middle School Wrestling and Girls Basketball have been going on since early November. Varsity sports start this week! The Ainsworth Boys and Girls Basketball teams take to the court on Friday, December 3rd with a trip to Ord and then travel to Gordon-Rushville on Saturday, December 4th.

The Ainsworth Middle School Girls Basketball Team faced off against the Ainsworth Community Schools Staff Team on Monday, November 22nd. The game was scheduled when the girls’ game against Valentine was cancelled.

The Ainsworth High School Boys Wrestling team has started practicing for a competitive season ahead of them. Under the direction of head coach Todd Pollock, the young team will have the benefit of experienced coaching staff to teach them on their journey throughout the season.

Bulldog athlete Kaitlyn Nelson, a senior at AHS, signed on to play volleyball for the Northeast Community College Hawks on November 23rd for the 2022 fall season. Nelson will graduate from AHS in May 2022. Family and coaches pictured at the signing were: (Front Row - Left to Right): Jake Nelson, Kaitlyn Nelson, Sandi Nelson and Carter Nelson; (Back Row - Left to Right): Connie Jackson and AHS Volleyball Coach Jeri Graff. Nelson will attend the Northeast Community College campus in Norfolk, NE.

With Ainsworth hosting its first year of NSAA-sanctioned girls wrestling, the Bulldogs are ready for the fierce competition to begin. Under coaches Todd Pollock and Blaine Finney, the Ainsworth Bulldogs have two wrestlers competing for the 2021-2022 season in girls wrestling.

Three Ainsworth Bulldog Volleyball athletes were selected for the 2021 Southwest Conference Volleyball Teams. The Southwest Coach of the Year was Bryson Mahlberg of Gothenburg.

“We have a strong team of leaders that have played together for many years. They work hard and are determined to be successful,” Coach Julie Micheel remarked about the upcoming Bulldogs girls basketball team. With hard weeks of conditioning and practice, the team geared up for their first game, the Jamboree in West Holt on November 23rd.

The Southwest Conference voted unanimously on Wednesday, November 17th to accept Holdrege Public Schools as the ninth member of the conference. The addition will go into effect for the 2022-2023 school year.