Sports

Basket Ball was invented in Massachusetts in 1891. By 1896, the sport had made its way across the Midwest to the towns of Ainsworth, Long Pine, Johnstown, Bassett and Springview. Both the ladies and gentlemen of Ainsworth enjoyed playing the sport early on, and those in the crowd were entertained by the new sport as well.

Brothers Brady and Gage Delimont of Ainsworth were among the seven Chadron State College basketball players who scored in double figures on Sunday during the Eagles’ 118-64 victory over Haskell Indian Nations from Lawrence, KS in Chadron.

“This could be a real exciting season for Bulldog Basketball,” Coach Jake Nelson said in regards to the upcoming season for the 2021-2022 school year. “Our experience and athleticism will cause problems for other teams as long as we continue to improve in how we play as a team.”

The Nebraska Coaches Association (NCA) has recognized Katherine Kerrigan and Ty Schlueter for excellence in cross country. For her performance at last week’s state meet, Kerrigan was selected to the NCA Class D All-State team. Schlueter was named to the NCA Super-State team for cross country.

Though it was a crushing loss to Ord after winning the first two sets in the second round of Subdistricts, AHS volleyball finished the 2021 season as the winningest team in 18 years. The Dawgs complete their 2021 season with a 18-15 record, the best (and only over .500) record at AHS since the 2003 season, in addition to several individual records.

The Ainsworth Cross Country Teams competed at the 2021 NSAA State Cross Country Meet in Kearney on October 22nd. The Ainsworth girls brought home third place as a team along with individual medals by Katherine Kerrigan and Emma Kennedy. The Ainsworth boys placed fifth as a team and Ty Schlueter ran to an individual state champion title in Class D.

Continuing implementation of Nebraska Legislative Bill 572 will include the waivable citations for statute violations which becomes effective November 1, 2021. The citations will be used for several situations including sale, slaughter or disposal of a live animal or carcass without inspections; transportation of live animals without proper documentation inside the brand area; or movement of livestock outside the brand area without inspection.

The Ainsworth Bulldog Volleyball team is winding down its 2021 season with a current record of 17-14. The Bulldogs traveled to Arnold on Tuesday, October 19th for a dual against South Loup.

The Ainsworth Cross Country teams finished the 2021 season with a pair of top five finishes at the NSAA State Cross Country Meet held on October 22nd at the Kearney Country Club. Behind medaling performances from Katherine Kerrigan and Emma Kennedy, the Lady Bulldogs battled for gold but fell just six points short with a third-place finish.

When we think of Henry VIII most of us envision an oversized man with multiple wives, a bitter personality, and a propensity for beheading his enemies. A lesserknown fact is that he suffered with chronic leg sores the last twenty years of his life. Living in a time before antibiotics, anesthesia, and proper wound care, this king endured excruciating ulcers with no cure available. Would history have been different if his sores could have been treated with today’s advanced wound care?