Sports

The 2021 Ainsworth Football Team members are (Front Row - Left to Right): Coach Jessi Owen, Scott Fernandez, Jacob Held, Ryan Salzman, Morgan Kinney, Cole Swanson and Coach Jake Nelson; (Second Row - Left to Right): Ethan Fernau, Aiden Jackman, Traegan McNally and Carlos Pedreira; (Third Row - Left to Right): Coach Blake Schipporeit, Carter Nelson, Caleb Allen, Gabriel Allen, Cash Reynolds, Andrew Paulson and Coach Clint Painter; (Fourth Row - Left to Right): Landon Holloway, Jensen Williams, Airyan Goochey and Owen Blumenstock; (Back Row - Left to Right): Student Manager Seth Hempel, Riggin Blumenstock, Mason Painter, Tyrin Daniels and Ian Finley. Not pictured are Coach Kirk Peterson and Student Manager Cash Dailey.

On Sunday, September 5th, several horseshoe pitchers showed up at the Brown County Fair to see if they were indeed, the best horseshoe pitcher. Results of this year’s Horseshoe Pitching Tournament event were:

On Saturday, September 4th, young cowboys and cowgirls had the opportunity to compete in a variety of fun events including Hide Race, Musical Chairs, Flag Race, Nickel Scramble and Egg Race. Categories were broken down to 5 and Under, 6-12 Year Olds and 12 & Over.

The Ainsworth Bulldog Volleyball Team went 4-1 during last week’s play, improving to 7-3 on the season. The Dawgs traveled to Chambers on Thursday, September 9th.

The first round of Trap League at the Sandhills Rod & Gun Club in Ainsworth was held on Wednesday, September 8th. Trap League will run through the month of September.

The Ainsworth Bulldogs played another top ranked D1 football team on Friday, September 10th when they traveled to Arcadia to play the Arcadia-Loup City Rebels (ALC), and were defeated 12-47. The Rebels were rated 8th by the Omaha World-Herald in D1 eight-man football.

Two area horseshoe pitchers from the Ainsworth Horseshoe Club competed in the Pro Horseshoe Tour hosted in North Platte on September 11th and 12th. Malinda Hodge and Tim Roggasch, both from Rose, NE, competed against players from Nebraska and 12 other states.

The Ainsworth Cross Country teams took a step forward as they continued their season with the second meet of the year at the Broken Bow Invite on Saturday, September 11th. Although Saturday mornings usually provide a nice cool morning for running, unseasonable heat made runners uncomfortable as temperatures spiked into the low and mid 80’s.

Nebraska is the mixed-bag capital of the Great Plains, and another fall of diverse upland bird hunting opportunities awaits hunters. According to the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission’s 2021- 22 Upland Game Bird Hunting Outlook, nesting conditions were favorable during May and early June but increasingly dry conditions during late summer may have affected brood survival and limited re-nesting opportunities in certain areas.

4-H members of Brown County found success at the 2021 Nebraska State Fair held in Grand Island August 27 th through September 6 th . The results are as follows: Ethan Arens: Shortened Cake, Blue.