Sports

The Ainsworth Middle School Lady Dawgs are on fire for a competitive volleyball season. Coming off of a game, triangular, and weekend tournament, the Bulldogs have been busy gaining experience and play-time on the volleyball court. The A Team currently has a winning record of 5-1 and the B Team is at 1-2.

The Ainsworth Cross Country teams took advantage of another cool day this fall at the Ord Invite on Friday, September 24th. With the cool temps came 21 season best performances as all four Bulldog teams finished in the top three of the team divisions for the second straight week.

The courtroom becomes the stage for high school student teams to create a realistic enactment of a mock trial in a competitive environment. This year, the trial involves a fictional manslaughter charge against a 22-year-old man for the death of his 19-year-old sister, who died after inhaling a vape pen she found at her older brother’s party, followed by an asthma attack.

The Ainsworth Bulldogs hosted the West Holt Huskies on Friday, September 24th and were handed a 42-66 defeat. Ainsworth scored on a 48 yard pass from Caleb Allen to Carter Nelson.

NORFOLK, Neb. (AP) _ Starting in early 2022, public transit will be more widely available in Norfolk and surrounding communities.

“The State Board of Education hereby postpones the development of Health Education Standards. The State Board of Education received substantial input on the draft Health Education Standards and recognizes that now is not the time to continue the process. Furthermore, the COVID-19 pandemic has placed varied demands on school districts, parents and families, and communities. The intent of the State Board of Education is to determine the most appropriate time to address Health Education Standards after taking into consideration the state of the local school stakeholders. The decision to continue the process of developing Health Education Standards must be supported by a majority vote of the State Board of Education.”

For the third straight week, the Ainsworth Bulldogs played an undefeated team and was handed a tough loss. The Dawgs hosted the AnselmoMerna Coyotes for Homecoming on Friday, September 17th and lost 0-64.

The members of the AHS Girls Golf team had a busy two weeks of competition! The team was in action on Tuesday, September 7th at the Broken Bow Invite and Thursday, September 9th at the West Holt Invite. At Broken Bow, all competing golfers shot a personal record.

McAndrew Gymnasium received a few updates over the summer, including new gym flooring and wall mats. The mats were donated by the Booster Club.

The team of Kevin Martin, Hunter Martin and Brett Knoetzel edged into first place by one point and won the 2021 Ainsworth Men’s League Golf on the last night of Men’s League, September 9th, with a team score of 70.