Sports

On Thursday, September 5th, the Ainsworth High School Girls Golf team competed in the West Holt Invitational at the Atkinson-Stuart Country Club. This was a great day of competition for the team, as many of the schools in this tournament will be seen again for district competition.

It was Homecoming Week for Ainsworth and on Friday, September 6th, the Bulldogs hosted the 2023 Class D2 football champions, the Sandhills/Thedford Knights. In a great game, the Ainsworth Bulldogs came up just short, 54-56, of upsetting the defending champions Sandhills/Thedford Knights.

The Ainsworth Cross Country Teams opened their season by hosting the 2024 Ainsworth Cross Country Invite at the Ainsworth Golf Course on September 5th. With the temperature at 78 degrees and north winds at 5-10 mph, the Ainsworth Girls Varsity Cross Country Team placed first in the Ainsworth Invitational for the ninth straight year that started in 2016.

This year’s skit required the Homecoming Candidates, to listen to a song being played, and when it stopped, they had to raise their hand and who was ever first and called upon by the cheerleaders, had to finish the lyrics, name the song and what artist sang it. The duo team of Miah Ortner and Morgan Kinney won the challenge.

The Ainsworth Bulldog Football Team opened their 2024 season on the road Friday, August 30th. The Bulldogs traveled to Hartington to play the Hartington-Newcastle Wildcats in a non-conference game and came away with a 34-54 loss.

Dates, Times and Menu Subject to Change September 5th - September 12th, 2024 Thursday, September 5th Homecoming Activities. 9:00 a.m.: Girls Golf at West Holt Invitational at Atkinson-Stuart County Club.

On Thursday, August 29th, the Ainsworth golf team hosted a 9-hole tournament after a significant lightning delay at the beginning of the day. This was a great opportunity for all members of the golf team to experience tournament competition.

The Ainsworth Lady Bulldogs hosted a Volleyball Jamboree for Cody-Kilgore, Valentine, Sandhills- Theford and Ainsworth on August 27th. Each match was two sets, with no tie breakers being played.

The Ainsworth High School Football and Volleyball teams held their annual Sports Drinks Scrimmages this past week to give parents and other sports enthusiasts a look at the teams prior to the upcoming seasons.

After the last golf ball was tee’d up and the last ball was putted, the Ainsworth Women’s Golf League for 2024 finished up their season at the Ainsworth Municipal Golf Course on Wednesday, August 21st.