Sports

Deer season in Nebraska officially closed January 15th when the late antlerless seasons ended. The river antlerless season was shortened due to reduced deer numbers across much of the state.

On January 12th, 2025, the Bulldogs travelled to Spencer, NE to take on the Spartans. The game ended with Ainsworth behind on the scoreboard, dropping their record to 2-8.

Farm Credit Services of America (FCSAmerica) O’Neill office location made a donation of $10,000.00 to support the hot lunch programs of ten schools in the Northeast Nebraska region. Farm Credit Services of America, which is dedicated to supporting rural communities, made the donation to address food insecurity and hunger by assisting families in the local area who had outstanding balances in the schools’ lunch programs.

The Ainsworth Boys Wrestling Team was in Atkinson on January 17th for the West Holt Invitational. Ainsworth took ninth place as a team with 43.5 points.

The Ainsworth Girls Wrestling Team placed ninth at the Plainview Invite in Plainview on January 18th with 83 team points. Six of the seven wrestlers Ainsworth sent to the tournament medalled.

The Ainsworth Girls Wrestling Team was in Ord on January 16th for the 2025 Ord Invitational. Ainsworth placed 7th as a team with Jolyn Pozehl taking first place in the 110 lb.

On Thursday, January 16th, the Lady Bulldogs of Ainsworth faced the Lady Eagles of O’Neill. In the first quarter, both teams started off hot, Ainsworth lead O’Neill 11-7.

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Less than 30 seconds remained in Saturday’s girls varsity basketball game. Down by 30 points, Stanton wasn’t going to win the game.

The Ainsworth Wrestling team was in Burwell on January 10th for the Burwell Invitational. As a team, Ainsworth placed 17th with Dylan Titus placing third in the 126 lb.