Sports

A tri-county open house will be held at five area museums on Saturday, September 12. Featured will be the Coleman House Museum in Ainsworth, the Heritage House Museum in Long Pine, the Rock County Museum in Bassett and the Keya Paha County Museum in Springview.

The AHS football team traveled to Dunning on Friday, September 4, to take on the Sandhills- Thedford Knights. After taking an early lead (3-0) in the first quarter, the team rapidly fell behind.

Nick Martin shot a 1-under par 35 to hold off teammate Landon Welke by one for the top round Thursday during men’s league golf at the Ainsworth Golf Course. Cody Goochey posted a round of 37, followed by Bradd Bussinger, Kevin Martin, Graig Kinzie and Robert Magill with rounds of 38, and Noah Graff, Martin Gonzalez and Brett Knoetzel with rounds of 39.

In their opening game of the season, the Lady Bulldog volleyball team beat the South Loup Bobcats in five sets, 25-19, 2518, 24-26, 18-25, 15-6. Senior Gracyn Painter led the team with 22 kills, followed by senior Jaylee Good who had eight.

The Ainsworth varsity football team hosted the West Holt Huskies on Friday, August 28, in the team’s first regular season game. The Bulldogs fell to the Huskies, 16-39.

Team Scores 1. West Holt, 364; 2.

Heather Lutter returns as the head coach for the Ainsworth girls golf squad this season. This will mark Lutter's 12th year of coaching.

This season, Jeri Graff enters her ninth season of coaching the Ainsworth volleyball team. Graff is joined by assistant coach Madisyn Steinkraus.

The Ainsworth High School football team is back under the head coaching of Wade Alberts. Alberts has a total of eight years.

Saturday at Lexington Bareback riding – 1. Kelstyn Lindner, 60 points.