Sports

Dates, Times and Menu Subject to Change Thursday, October 5th 3:00 p.m.: MT: Southwest Conference Cross Country at Ogallala. 6:00 p.m.: Middle School Volleyball with North Central at Ainsworth.

As AHS Homecoming week quickly approaches, Ainsworth Community Schools prepares for the week of events and dress up days. The overall theme is “Battle for the Bulldogs!” Activities for Homecoming Week starts on Monday, October 9th with Athletes vs.

The score of 60-8 in Ainsworth’s defeat of Elgin/Pope John on Friday, September 29th was not indicative of the game. The Bulldogs were in Elgin to take on the 4-1 EPPJ Wolfpack to try to maintain their undefeated season and it turned out to be quite a dog fight.

The Ainsworth Lady Bulldogs started the week by welcoming the Burwell Longhorns into Lila McAndrew Gymnasium for a dual volleyball match up on Thursday, September 21st. A great match was played between the two teams, before Ainsworth lost in five sets, 27-25, 24-26, 25-15, 20-25 and 12-15.

Fall Trap League was held for the third week at the Sandhills Rod & Gun Club on Wednesday, September 19th. Team standings after the second night found Mob County Boys still in first place.

The Ainsworth Cross Country Teams competed in the O’Neill Cross Country Invitational on September 15th at the O’Neill Country Club. The Ainsworth Girls Team took second place with 30 team points.

The Ainsworth Cross Country Teams were in Ord for the Ord Invitational on Friday, September 22nd at Ord Golf Course. The Ainsworth Girls Cross Country Team brought home first place as a team.

On September 14, the Nebraska Broadband Office announced the availability of the new Nebraska Broadband Availability Map. The GIS map represents all served, underserved, and unserved broadband serviceable locations across the state. To view the map, go to https://ndot.info/community.

The Ainsworth Bulldogs won their fifth football game of the season with an 80-8 defeat over the Chambers Wheeler Central Renegades on September 24th and continued their undefeated season. Using four quarterbacks, seven ball carriers and five receivers, the Bulldogs gained a total of 519 yards and scored 80 points.

The KBR Rodeo Club competed in the North Platte Rodeo on September 17th. This was the last high school rodeo of the fall season.