Sports

The Ainsworth girls basketball team dropped two games, one against West Holt on Thursday, December 11, and the other was Anselmo-Merna on Friday, December 12. In the team’s first home game against the West Holt Huskies, the final score was 57-37.

The Lady Bulldogs basketball team kicked off its season during a long away game weekend. On Friday, December 5, the team travelled to Ord to take on the Lady Chanticleers.

The boys basketball team began off its season in Ord on Friday, December 5. The Bulldogs lost their first game of the season 19-66 to the Ord Chanticleers.

Team Scores 1. Hitchcock County, 130; 2.

Team Scores 1. West Holt, 187; 2.

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The Ainsworth boys wrestling program kicks off its 2025-26 season on Thursday, December 5, at the West Holt Quadrangular. Head coach Jake Graff is joined by assistant coach Nate Fredenburg this season.

Tribute Quartet is returning to the Prairie View Gospel Barn for a matinee Christmas concert on Sunday, December 7. Since 2006, multi-award winning and multi-Dove Award nominated recording group Tribute Quartet has become one of the country’s most dynamic, beloved, and sought-after male quartets in all of gospel music.

The girls wrestling season will begin on December 5 at the West Holt Quadrangular in Atkinson. This season, the team will not coop with the North Central lady wrestlers.

Area athletes were recently named to the Niobrara Valley Conference All-Conference Team. These athletes are: First Team: Gracyn Painter (Ainsworth) Myley Hoffman (North Central) Mya Lewis (North Central) Second Team: Willa Flynn (Ainsworth) Audrey Kuchera (North Central) Sydney Hoffman (North Central) Kyra Tubbs (Stuart) Paityn Sheffield (Stuart) Honorable Mention Megan Jones (Ainsworth) Jaylee Good (Ainsworth) Payton Sears (Ainsworth) Ireland Buell (North Central) Paisley Hoffman (North Central) Cecelia Addison (Stuart).