Sports

Championship Game Sunday isn’t just about football - it’s also about the food and the commercials! Whether you’re hosting the ultimate party or bringing a dish to share, the last thing you want is for food poisoning to fumble your fun.

The 2025 Ainsworth Girls Invitational Wrestling Tournament was won by Gordon-Rushville with 74 team points on Friday, January 31st. The Ainsworth Girls Wrestling Team placed third with 60 team points.

Libby Wilkins of Ainsworth has been named to the Deans’ Commendation List at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for the fall semester of the 2024-25 academic year. Wilkins, a junior majoring in agricultural leadership, education and communication, was named to the Dean’s Commendation List for the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources.

The Light Goose Conservation Order begins February 10th, according to the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. The dates are: East Zone, February 10th through April 15th; Rainwater Basin Zone, February 10th through April 5th and West Zone, February 10th through April 5th.

The Ainsworth Lady Bulldogs took on the Niobrara/Verdigre Lady Cougars on January 30th. The Bulldogs were fresh off their win from Hyannis, but couldn’t seem to break down the 11-5 Cougars.

The Ainsworth Boys Basketball Team notched their third win of the season on Thursday, January 30th against the Niobrara/Verdigre Cougars. The Bulldogs started slow in the first quarter, getting out scored 17-7.

On Tuesday, January 28th, the Lady Bulldogs finally broke their five game dry spell. The Lady Dawgs held the Hyannis Lady Longhorns to single digit points each quarter.

The University of Nebraska at Kearney’s Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance welcomed 558 music students from 101 high schools across Nebraska for the annual Honor Band & Choral Clinic on Monday, January 27th.

Ainsworth Girls Wrestling Team participated in the Sandhills/ Thedford Girls Dual Tournament 2025 in Dunning on January 25th and came home with the first place team trophy. The Ainsworth Girls wrestled six matches during the day and won all six matches to take first place as a team.

The Ainsworth Boys Wrestling Team was in Neligh on January 25th for the 2025 Neligh-Oakdale Invitational Wrestling Tournament. Team: 1.