Sports

With her first place finish in the Class D Girls Cross Country Championship, Katherine Kerrigan of Ainsworth was named to the 2023 Girls Cross Country Super-State and All-State Teams. The Cross Country Championship was held in Kearney at the Kearney Country Club on Friday, October 20th.

The Ainsworth Lady Bulldogs Volleyball Team ended their season in Sub-District action with a win over the Valentine Lady Badgers, 3-1, and loss to the West Holt Lady Huskies 0-3. Valentine The Lady Bulldogs, #2 seed, met the Lady Badgers, #3 seed, on October 23rd in Atkinson for first round action in the Subdistrict C2-10 play.

The Ainsworth Bulldogs football season came to an end on Friday, October 27th with a loss to the Howells-Dodge Jaguars, 12-32, in the D2 Second Round Football Playoffs. The Dawgs ended a fantastic season of 9-1.

The Ainsworth All-Stars Softball Team ended their 2023 season with a second place finish at a softball tournament in Gordon, NE on Sunday, October 15th. The All-Stars are a traveling coed softball team of local men and women sponsored by Shawn Fernau Construction.

The Ainsworth Lady Bulldogs defeated South Loup in five sets on October 17th in Arnold. In five close sets, the Lady Bulldogs came out on top, 3-2.

The Ainsworth Lady Bulldogs were in Valentine, NE on Friday, October 20th for the Southwest Conference Volleyball Tournament. The Lady Bulldogs came away with two losses and one win.

Katherine Kerrigan took first place in the Class D Girls competition at the 2023 NSAA State Cross Country Championships and the Ainsworth Girls Cross Country Team ran to the Runner-Up team trophy. The State Cross Country Championship was held at the Kearney Country Club in Kearney on October 20th.

After going 8-0 during the regular football season, the Ainsworth Bulldogs hosted the Kenesaw Blue Devils in the First Round Class D 8-Man Football Playoffs on October 19th. On a perfect football day, the Bulldogs defeated the 4-4 Kenesaw Blue Devils 72-13.

For the second straight year the Ainsworth Bulldog Football Team had a perfect 8-0 regular season. The Dawgs hosted the Boyd County Spartans on October 13th for the final game of the regular football season.

Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for more than 71 million Americans will increase 3.2 percent in 2024, the Social Security Administration announced today. On average, Social Security retirement benefits will increase by more than $50 per month starting in January.