Saturday, Feb. 4

Boys basketball - West Boyd def. Stuart, 38-27, for third place in the Niobrara Valley Conference Tournament.

Friday, Feb. 3

Boys basketball - NENAC Tournament Championship - Crofton def. Randolph, 51-35. Consolation - Creighton def. Elkhorn Valley, 67-40. O'Neill def. Battle Creek, 62-42. Cody-Kilgore def. Crawford, 51-38.

Thursday, Feb. 2

Girls basketball - Valentine def. Gothenburg, 56-29. NENAC Tournament championship - Crofton def. Elkhorn Valley, 70-56. Consolation - Randolph def. West Holt, 50-32. Niobrara Valley Conference Tournament semifinals - Elgin/Elgin Pope John def. West Boyd, 47-31; O'Neill St. Mary's def. Ewing, 47-35.

Boys basketball - Valentine def. Gothenburg, 49-46. Niobrara Valley Conference Tournament semifinals - Chambers/Wheeler Central def. Stuart, 48-46; O'Neill St. Mary's def. West Boyd, 34-32.

Tuesday, Jan. 31

Girls basketball - Ainsworth def. Winner, S.D., 62-60. Loup Valley Conference Tournament - Sandhills/Thedford def. South Loup, 50-38; Litchfield def. Mullen, 51-29; Arcadia def. Twin Loup, 39-31; Ansley def. Anselmo-Merna, 54-24.

Boys basketball - Winner, S.D., def. Ainsworth, 75-32. Niobrara Valley Conference Tournament - Stuart def. Elgin/Elgin Pope John, 42-38; West Boyd def. Ewing, 61-34; O'Neill St. Mary's def. North Central, 55-25; Chambers/Wheeler Central def. Clearwater/Orchard, 64-55. NENAC Tournament semifinals - Crofton def. Creighton, 70-54; Randolph def. Elkhorn Valley, 59-55, in overtime. Consolation bracket - West Holt def. Laurel-Concord/Coleridge, 54-32; Neligh-Oakdale def. Plainview, 53-52, in overtime.

Monday, Jan. 30

Girls basketball - Niobrara Valley Conference Tournament - West Boyd def. North Central, 38-19; Elgin/Elgin Pope John def. Stuart, 49-36; Ewing def. Clearwater-Orchard, 59-56; O'Neill St. Mary's def. Chambers/Wheeler Central, 49-33. NENAC Tournament semifinals - Crofton def. Randolph, 56-34; Elkhorn Valley def. West Holt, 52-45. Consolation bracket - Plainview def. Neligh-Oakdale, 52-39; Laurel-Concord def. Creighton, 52-33.

Saturday, Jan. 28

Girls basketball - Southwest Conference Tournament championship game - Minden def. Valentine, 60-40. Consolation game - Gothenburg def. Ogallala, 50-44. Niobrara Valley Conference Tournament - Stuart def. Niobrara-Verdigre, 38-29; Chambers/Wheeler Central def. Lynch, 37-32.  NENAC Tournament - West Holt def. Plainview, 60-46; Crofton def. Creighton, 70-25; Elkhorn Valley def. Neligh-Oakdale, 58-32; Randolph def. Laurel-Concord, 48-41.

Boys basketball - Southwest Conference Tournament championship game - Minden def. Valentine , 69-50. Consolation game - Gothenburg def. Ogallala 52-40. NENAC Tournament - Elkhorn Valley def. West Holt, 62-61., Creighton def. Neligh-Oakdale, 47-24, Crofton def. Plainview, 62-38, Randolph def. Laurel-Concord, 58-40. Niobrara Valley Conference Tournament - North Central def. Niobrara/Verdigre, 42-34, Elgin/Elgin Pope John def. Santee, 61-40.

Ainsworth Wrestling Invitational

Team Scores

1. Valentine, 210. 2. Amherst, 184. 3. Central City, 168. 4. Sargent/Burwell, 117. 5. Gordon/Rushville, 99. 6. Burke/Gregory, S.D., 76.5. 7. Winside, 74. 8. Ainsworth, 63. 9. North Central, 14.

Tyler Bower Fastest Pin Award – Logan Dibbern, Amherst, 11 seconds.

Outstanding Wrestler – Bart Miller, Valentine, champion at 113 pounds

Championship matches

106 – Ely Sharkey, AHS, WBD over Bryan Wietjes, AMH, 6-3.

113 – Bart Miller, VAL, WBMD over Justin Miller, S-B, 14-0.

120 – Kolby Lenhart, CC, WBD over Evan Gideon, S-B, 9-2.

126 – Connor Bolling, CC, WBF over Nate O’Kief, VAL.

132 – Eric Arnold, VAL, won by injury default over Devin Dibbern, AMH.

138 – Tanner Taubenheim, AMH, WBMD over Eric Knight, CC, 10-0.

145 – Marcus Nelson, VAL, WBD over Kyle Sutton, CC, 4-0.

152 – Jed Fenske, S-B, WBMD over Jacob Anderson, CC, 13-5.

160 – Wyatt Schake, AMH, WBD over Jake Brown, CC, 4-3.

170 – Stuart Hircock, AMH, WBF over Thomas Sandoz, G-R, 3:51.

182 – Cory Assarson, VAL, WBD over Caleb Lienemann, WIN, 9-6.

195 – Trent Osnes, VAL, WBF over Jacob Urban, CC, 1:00.

220 – Kalen Pfeifer, AMH, WBF over Tanner Johnson, G-R, 2:53.

285 – Kyle Bachelor, VAL, WBF over Dakota Divine, S-B, 5:59.

Ainsworth (63)

106 – Ely Sharkey (3-0, champion): WBF over Daniel Goings, G-R, 1:20; WBD over Trever Bukaske, VAL, 8-2; WBD over Bryan Wietjes, AMH, 6-3.

106 – Wacey Gallegos (2-2): WBF over Clayton Suckstorf, S-B, 5:14; LBF to Brady Wurdeman, WIN, 3:50; WBF over Madison Bogatz, CC, :32; LBF to Cameron Perrett, VAL, 1:45.

113 – Keaton Gracey (1-2): WBD over Brandt Florell, AMH, 7-4; LBD to Justin Miller, S-B, 4-3 in overtime; LBD to Mikel McCann, CC, 3-2.

113 – Jose Garcia (0-2): LBF to Thomas Harvey, VAL, 1:10; LBF to Clayton Dana, AMH, 3:05.

126 – Pryce Pinney (0-2): lost to Mason Klingelhoefer, AMH; LBF to Noah Beck, B-G, 2:51.

132 – Kieron Rice (0-2): LBF to Devin Dibbern, AMH, 2:38; LBF to Dillon Fales, NC, 2:09.

138 – Dalten Pflaster (1-2): WBD over Cody Cassidy, S-B, 6-0; LBMD to Tanner Taubenheim, AMH, 10-0; LBD to Jesse Retzlaff, G-R, 2-0.

145 – Derek Pollock (3-1, third): WBF over Morgan Ostendorf, AMH, 2:44; LBD to Kyle Sutton, CC, 7-2; WBF over Eric Rasmussen, AMH, 1:32; WBF over Levi Lange, WIN, 2:04.

152 – Tanner Clark (4-1, third): WBF over Brook Jeffres, S-B, 1:04; WBF over Turner Serr, B-G, 1:40; LBMD to Jacob Anderson, CC, 21-11; WBD over Brian Gruenke, WIN, 8-0; WBD over Kris Rasmussen, AMH, 4-3.

Valentine (210)

106 – Trevor Bukaske (2-2, fourth): WBF over Kale Gideon, S-B, 3:52; LBD to Ely Sharkey, AHS, 8-2; WBF over Cameron Perrett, VAL, 2:54; LBD to Brady Wurdeman, WIN, 6-4.

113 – Bart Miller (3-0, champion): WBF over Clayton Dana, AMH, :54; WBF over Kurt Braun, B/G, 4:00; WBMD over Justin Miller, S-B, 14-0.

120 – Jacob Hand (1-2, fourth): LBF to Kolby Lenhart, CC, :57; WBF over Cole Witt, G-R, 2:25; LBMD to Logan Dibbern, AMH, 16-4.

126 – Nate O’Kief (3-1, second): WBF over Kyle Mousseau, G-R, 1:17; WBF over Noah Beck, B-G, :30; WBD over Mason Klingelhoefer, AMH, 6-2; LBF to Connor Bolling, CC.

132 – Eric Arnold (3-0, champion): WBF over Chett Hinton, S-B, 3:00; WBF over Brandon Warnke, B-G, 1:44; won by injury default over Devin Dibbern, AMH.

138 – Jade Sandoz (2-2, fourth): WBD over Jesse Retzlaff, G-R, 4-2; LBD to Eric Knight, CC, 2-0; WBMD over Cody Cassidy, S-B, 12-0; LBD to Jesse Retzlaff, G-R, 6-2.

145 – Marcus Nelson (3-0, champion): WBF over Austin Beard, NC, 3:23; WMBD over Levi Lange, WIN, 15-2; WBD over Kyle Sutton, CC, 4-0.

152 – Kalen Hollopeter (1-2): LBF to Jacob Anderson, CC, 2:39; WBF over Dylan Tweedy, WIN, 1:44; LBD to Turner Serr, B-G, 4-0.

160 – Nicholas Ormesher (1-2): LBF to Forrest Jones, WIN, 1:29; WBF over Lance Hockenberry, VAL, 4:06; LBF to Tanner Balfour, S-B, :18.

170 – John Graham (3-1, third): WBF over Colby Lamb, VAL, 3:00; LBF to Stuart Hircock, AMH, 2:22; WBTF over Brody Boes, B-G, 18-2; WBD over Colby Lamb, VAL, 6-3.

182 – Cory Assarson (3-0, champion): WBF over Ed McCleary, VAL, :12; WBF over Charton Clark, NC, 1:06; WBD over Caleb Lienemann, WIN, 9-6.

195 – Trent Osnes (3-0, champion): WBF over Zane Jensen, WIN, :47; WBF over Daylan Black Calf, G-R, 1:43; WBF over Jacob Urban, CC, 1:00.

220 – Brett Mayhew (0-2, fourth): LBF to Kalen Pfeifer, AMH, 1:00; LBF to Dowain Kerner, B-G, 1:12.

285 – Kyle Bachelor (2-0, champion): WBF over Cole Carter, B-G, :26; WBF over Dakota Divine, S-B, 5:59.

North Central (14)

126 – Troy Gibson (0-2): LBF to Kirby Pomplun, S-B, 1:44; LBF to Noah Beck, B-G, :31.
132 – Dillon Fales (2-2): LBF to Casey Glassgow, G-R, 5:41; WBD over Cody Cassidy, S-B, 2-1; WBF over Kieron Rice, AHS, 2:09; LBF to Brandon Warnke, B-G, 3:58.
138 – Bryant Irish (0-1): lost by injury default to Tanner Taubenheim, AMH.
145 – Austin Beard (2-2): WBD over Payton Schake, AMH, 8-0; LBF to Marcus Nelson, VAL, 3:23; WBF over Rowdy Moon, S-B, 3:15; LBF to Eric Rasmussen, AMH, 4:00.
182 – Charton Clark (1-2): WBF over Grady Fortuna, B-G, 3:24; LBF to Cory Assarson, VAL< 1:06; LBF to Ben Hollingsworth, CC, :27.
220 – Justin Dearmont (0-2): LBF to Kalen Pfeifer, AMH; LBF to Dowain Kerner, B-G.

Friday, Jan. 27

Girls basketball - Sandhills Conference Tournament championship game - Brady def. Sandhills/Thedford, 46-32. Consolation - Mullen def. Cody-Kilgore, 33-31. Southwest Conference Tournament semifinals - Valentine def. Ogallala, 59-27; Minden def. Gothenburg, 65-29.

Boys basketball - Sandhills Conference Tournament Championship game - Brady def. Sandhills/Thedford, 46-45. Consolation game - Mullen def. Arthur County, 50-37.

Thursday, Jan. 26

Girls basketball - Sandhills Conference Tournament - Brady def. Cody-Kilgore, 53-29; Sandhills/Thedford def. Mullen, 36-32. Other scores - Ansley def. North Central, 28-14. O'Neill def. West Holt, 52-49. O'Neill St. Mary's def. Stuart, 57-34. South Central, S.D., def. West Boyd, 46-34.

Boys basketball - Southwest Conference Tournament - Minden def. Ogallala, 57-25; Valentine def. Gothenburg, 55-46. Sandhills Conference Tournament - Brady def. Arthur County, 53-43; Sandhills/Thedford def. Mullen, 49-37. Other scores - O'Neill def. West Holt, 61-40. O'Neill St. Mary's def. Stuart, 59-41. West Boyd def. South Central, S.D., 57-44.

Tuesday, Jan. 24

Girls basketball - Southwest Conference Tournament - Ogallala def. Ainsworth, 45-42; Valentine def. Broken Bow, 48-24; Gothenburg def. Cozad, 44-42. Other scores include Ewing def. North Central, 37-24. O'Neill St. Mary's def. Creighton, 44-28. West Boyd def. Spalding/Spalding Academy, 42-31.

Boys basketball - Sandhills Conference Tournament - Sandhills/Thedford def. SMC, 56-43; Arthur County def. Cody-Kilgore, 51-40; Mullen def. Hyannis, 53-25. Other scores include West Holt def. Neligh-Oakdale, 51-20. Norfolk Catholic def. O'Neill, 66-45. North Central def. Ewing, 66-49. O'Neill St. Mary's def. Creighton, 71-56. West Boyd def. Spalding/Spalding Academy.

Monday, Jan. 23

Boys basketball - Southwest Conference Tournament scores: Valentine def. Ainsworth, 69-21. Gothenburg def. Broken Bow, 35-31. Ogallala def. Cozad, 66-52. Semifinal games Thursday include Ogallala at Minden, and Gothenburg at Valentine at 6 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 21

Girls basketball - Ainsworth def. Ogallala, 58-38. Valentine def. Broken Bow, 42-30. Lynch def. North Central, 34-28.

Boys basketball - Ainsworth def. Ogallala, 46-43. Valentine def. Broken Bow, 58-38. North Central def. Lynch, 73-33.

Friday, Jan. 20

Girls basketball - Laurel-Concord def. West Holt, 56-55, in overtime. Arcadia def. Stuart, 43-27. Cody-Kilgore def. Gordon-Rushville, 46-38. Holdrege def. Minden, 65-61, in overtime. North Central def. Anselmo-Merna, 32-28. O'Neill St. Mary's def. Lynch, 60-31. 

Boys basketball - North Central def. Anselmo-Merna, 55-35. Stuart def. Arcadia, 51-34. O'Neill St. Mary's def. Lynch, 90-20. West Holt def. Laurel-Concord, 50-40. Gordon-Rushville def. Cody/Kilgore, 63-48. Minden def. Holdrege, 72-30.

Wrestling
Gothenburg Dual Tournament
Dual Results

High Plains def. Ainsworth, 30-24. Holdrege def. Ainsworth, 51-24. Gothenburg def. Ainsworth, 45-33. North Platte St. Patrick’s def. Ainsworth, 48-34. Ainsworth def. Broken Bow, 39-18.
Ainsworth wrestlers

106 – Ely Sharkey finished with a 5-0 record and the championship.
113 – Keaton Gracey finished with a 5-0 record and was crowned champion.

120 – Wacey Gallegos went 3-2 for second place.

126 – Pryce Pinney finished 2-3.

132 – Kieron Rice finished 1-4.

138 – Dalton Pflaster finished with a 5-0 record to capture first place.

145 – Derek Pollock went 3-2 to finish third.

152 – Tanner Clark finished a perfect 5-0 to win the championship.

Ainsworth Coach Todd Pollock said, “We wrestled well, and I am very proud of what we did with only eight wrestlers. Half the team were individual champions. We just didn’t have enough weight classes filled to keep up with most of the teams.”

Thursday, Jan. 19

Girls basketball - Valentine def. Ainsworth, 60-45. Stuart def. North Central, 35-29. Sandhills/Thedford def. Hyannis, 72-40.

Boys basketball - Sandhills/Thedford def. Hyannis, 81-18. Valentine def. Ainsworth, 71-40.

Tuesday, Jan. 17

Girls basketball - Ainsworth def. Chambers/Wheeler Central, 52-49. West Holt def. Plainview, 61-50. West Boyd def. Stuart, 50-41. Sandhills/Thedford def. Stapleton/McPherson County, 52-32. Wagner, S.D., def. O'Neill, 50-36.

Boys basketball - Chambers/Wheeler Central def. Ainsworth, 67-42. West Holt def. Plainview, 59-51. Stuart def. West Boyd, 40-32. O'Neill def. Wagner, S.D., 55-47. Sandhills/Thedford def. Stapleton/McPherson County, 64-54.

Wrestling
Ainsworth def. Ord, 38-36
Just three matches were contested Tuesday as the Ainsworth wrestling team traveled to Ord. With both teams having some open weight classes, the only matches wrestled came at 113, 138 and 145 pounds.
At 113 pounds, Ainsworth's Keaton Gracey scored a technical fall victory over Ord's Brennen Lech. At 138 pounds, Ainsworth's Dalton Pflaster pinned Ord's Geoff Foth, who was rated second in the state. At 145 pounds, the Bulldogs got a win from Derek Pollock, 5-3, over Dusty Staab of the Chants. The three victories helped the Bulldogs overcome a 6-4 match deficit on the forfeit side, as Ord scored 36 points from Ainsworth forfeits in six weight classes while the Bulldogs scored 24 points from four Chant forfeits.

Saturday, Jan. 14

Girls basketball - Cozad def. Ainsworth, 34-31. O'Neill def. Creighton, 51-40. O'Neill St. Mary's def. Chambers/Wheeler Central, 50-31. Valentine def. Ogallala, 53-35.

Boys basketball - Cozad def. Ainsworth, 54-44. O'Neill def. Creighton, 77-66. O'Neill St. Mary's def. Chambers/Wheeler Central, 48-35. Valentine def. Ogallala, 65-39.

Hoop Shoot
Three Ainsworth shooters advanced to the Elks State Hoop Shoot, which will be held Feb.11 at York. The shooters advanced by winning the district hoop shoot Sunday in McAndrew Gymnasium.
Libby Wilkins won the girls 8-9 year division. Sam Wilkins won the boys 10-11 year division, and Luke Peters advanced for the second straight year, this time in the boys 12-13 division. Ty Schlueter (8-9 boys) and Bailey Kinnick (10-11 girls) each finished second in the district hoop shoot. Members of the Ainsworth Elks Lodge hosted the district event.

West Holt Wrestling Invitational

Team Scores

1. Sargent/Burwell, 196.5. 2. O’Neill, 134. 3. West Holt, 118.5. 4. Plainview, 113.5. 5. Norfolk, 113. 6. Howells, 111. 7. Ainsworth, 98. 8. St. Paul, 58.5. 9. Creighton/Verdigre, 50. 10. North Central, 8.

Championship Matches

106 – Ely Sharkey, AHS, WBF over Jon Marvin, O’N, 5:44.

113 – Justin Miller, S-B, WBMD over Joe Gillham, O’N, 14-2.

120 – Blake Walters, O’N, WBD over Corby Forbes, PLA, 9-2.

126 – Austin Pittet, PLA, WBD over Kirby Pomplun, S-B, 7-5.

132 – Eric Coufal, HOW, WBD over Evan Aschoff, PLA, 6-0.

138 – Blake Anderson, NOR, WBD over Tony Steinkruas, PLA, 7-0.

145 – Austin Starkey, STP, WBMD over Chandler Moen, PLA, 15-4.

152 – Jed Fenske, S-B, WBTF over David Fox, O’N, 17-2.

160 – Tanner Balfour, S-B, WBD over Wesley Cole, WH, 5-3.

170 – Brett Mauler, S-B, WBF over Landen Thieman, :51.

182 – Josh Coyle, WH, WBMD over Tony Charron, S-B, 17-5.

195 – Adam Burenheide, HOW, WBD over Chris Svoboda, STP, 10-3.

220 – Jarrod Bazata, HOW, WBF over Caleb Akins, WH, 2:54.

285 – Nathan Bazata, HOW, WBF over Dakota Divine, S-B, 3:25.

 

Ainsworth (98)

106 – Ely Sharkey (4-0, champion): WBF over Clayton Suckstorf, :45; WBF over Wacey Gallegos, AHS, 1:42; WBF over Dylan Moore, PLA, 1:56; WBF over Jon Marvin, O’N, 5:44.

106 – Wacey Gallegos (1-2): LBF to Ely Sharkey, AHS, 1:42; WBMD over Kale Gideon, S-B, 10-2; LBF to Brady Mueller, NOR, 1:47.

113 – Keaton Gracey (3-1, third): WBF over Elliot Matteo, 1:19; LBF to Joe Gillham, O’N, :58; WBF over Dillon Paczosa, STP, :44; WBMD over Tucker Kulhanek, HOW, 12-0.

113 – Jose Garcia (0-2): LBF to Justin Miller, S-B, :13; LBF to Dillon Paczosa, STP, 1:31.

126 – Pryce Pinney (1-2): WBD over Peter Gubbels, 9-6; LBMD to Taylor Sauser, 11-2; LBF to Kaleb Fritz, :40.

132 – Kieron Rice (1-2): LBD to Dillon Fales, NC, 9-2. WBF over Coby Cassidy, 2:47; LBMD to Sam Lee, S-B, 11-2.

138 – Dalton Pflaster (4-1, third): WBF over Connor Baldwin, CRV, :45; WBF over Ben Gubbels, 1:37; LBD to Tony Steinkraus, PLA, 5-3; WBF over Taylor Morrow, 1:24; WBD over Cody Akins, WH, 3-1.

145 – Derek Pollock (3-1, third): WBF over Austin Beard, NC, 3:11; LBD to Chandler Moen, PLA, 8-4; WBF over Owen Pavelka, CRV, 3:59; WBF over Rowdy Moon, S-B, 1:59.

152 – Tanner Clark (3-1, third): WBF over Brook Jeffres, 1:56; LBD to David Fox, O’N, 12-10 in overtime; WBD over Quintin Mrkvicka, STP, 8-2; WBF over Keegan Melcher, NOR, 2:13.

 

West Holt (118.5)

138 – Cody Akins (2-2, fourth): WBF over Taylor Morrow, 4:55; LBF to Blake Anderson, NOR, 2:46; WBD over Cody Cassidy, S-B, 6-5; LBD to Dalton Pflaster, AHS, 3-1.

152 – Austin Braun (1-2): WBMD over Ryan Volquardsen, CRV, 14-3; LBTF to Jed Fenske, S-B, 22-6; LBD to Keegan Melcher, NOR, 7-1.

160 – Wesley Cole (3-1, second): WBF over Tim Lechtenberg, 2:33; WBF over Jesse Albarran, O’N, 1:56; WBF over Rylee Klawitter, CRV, 2:14; LBD to Tanner Balfour, S-B, 5-3.

170 – Trey Rossman (3-1, third): LBD to Landen Thieman, 13-6; WBF over Jonathan Emme, :56; WBD over Brandon Wragge, HOW, 2-1; WBD over Eli Schreier, CRV, 10-3.

182 – Josh Coyle (3-0, champion): WBF over Jake Padmos, STP, 1:47; WBTF over Kyle Temple, NOR, 21-6; WBMD over Tony Charron, S-B, 17-5.

195 – Dan Rentschler (2-2, fourth): WBF over Steven Christiansen, PLA, 3:44; LBF to Adam Burenheide, HOW, 1:33; WBF over Colten Bernhardt, NOR, 1:40; LBF to Morgan Sterns, O’N, 2:37.

220 – Caleb Akins (2-1, second): WBF over Josh Zern, PLA, 1:37; WBF over Christian Dehorta-Hernandez, NOR, 1:04; LBF to Jarrod Bazata, HOW, 2:54.

285 – Tyler Butterfield (3-1, third): WBF over Keith Sandall, O’N, :29; LBD to Dakota Divine, S-B, 7-2; WBF over Austyn Larsen, CRV, 4:11; WBF over Andrew Stowe, NOR, 3:17.

 

North Central (8)

126 – Troy Gibson (0-2): LBTF to Austin Pittet, PLA, 16-0; LBD to Ty Sawyer, 6-3.

132 – Dillon Fales (3-2): WBD over Kieron Rice, AHS, 9-2; LBF to Colby Austin, NOR, 1:12; WBF over KC Claussen, :43; WBF over Cole Condon, CRV, 4:51; LBF to Corey Rowse, O’N, 3:53.

138 – Bryant Irish (0-2): LBF to Taylor Morrow, 1:36; LBF to Cody Cassidy, S-B, 1:53.

145 – Austin Beard (0-2): LBF to Derek Pollock, AHS, 3:11; LBF to Rowdy Moon, S-B, 2:47.

152 – Logan Crosser (0-2): LBF to David Fox, O’N, 4:37; LBF to Quintin Mrkvicka, STP, 2:59.

160 – Calvin Bartos (0-1): lost by injury default to Tanner Balfour, S-B; lost by forfeit to Cade Ziegenbein, PLA.

182 – Charton Clark (0-2): LBF to Tony Charron, S-B, :38; LBF to Kyle Temple, NOR, 2:31.

220 – Justin Dearmont (0-2): LBF to Christian Dehorta-Hernandez, NOR, 2:15; LBF to Josh Zern, PLA, :40.

Friday, Jan. 13

Girls basketball - Twin Loup def. North Central, 40-32. Elgin/Elgin Pope John def. Stuart, 61-32. Cody-Kilgore def. Hyannis, 48-40. Sandhills/Thedford def. Anselmo-Merna, 75-31. Valentine def. Hershey, 45-37. West Boyd def. Chambers/Wheeler Central, 42-41.

Boys basketball - Twin Loup def. North Central, 54-44. Stuart def. Elgin/Elgin Pope John, 39-34. Cody-Kilgore def. Hyannis, 35-12. Hershey def. Valentine, 52-51. Sandhills/Thedford def. Anselmo-Merna, 52-38. West Boyd def. Chambers/Wheeler Central, 60-49.

Thursday, Jan. 12

Girls basketball - O'Neill def. Ainsworth, 64-48. West Holt def. North Central, 42-13. Cody-Kilgore def. Hay Springs, 39-23. O'Neill St. Mary's def. Ewing, 53-44.

Boys basketball - O'Neill def. Ainsworth, 63-43. West Holt def. North Central, 51-43. Cody-Kilgore def. Hay Springs, 56-27. O'Neill St. Mary's def. Ewing, 78-48.

Tuesday, Jan. 10

Girls basketball - Ainsworth def. West Boyd, 55-45. Arcadia def. North Central, 36-34. West Holt def. Randolph, 58-50. Chambers/Wheeler Central def. Stuart, 34-20. Valentine def. Winner, S.D., 55-33.

Boys basketball - West Boyd def. Ainsworth, 54-33. Valentine def. Winner, S.D., 49-42. North Central def. Arcadia, 56-40. Chambers/Wheeler Central def. Stuart, 39-37. 

Saturday, Jan. 7

Girls basketball - Minden def. Valentine, 68-53. O'Neill def. Elgin/Elgin Pope John, 51-40. Elkhorn Valley def. West Holt, 60-47. O'Neill St. Mary's def. Cody-Kilgore, 64-32.

Boys basketball - Elkhorn Valley def. West Holt, 53-38. Minden def. Valentine, 51-37. Mullen def. Wallace, 54-50. O'Neill def. Elgin/Elgin Pope John, 43-29. O'Neill St. Mary's def. Cody-Kilgore, 63-33.

Friday, Jan. 6

Girls basketball - Minden def. Ainsworth, 71-30. Boone Central def. O'Neill, 45-43. Crofton def. West Holt, 54-27. North Central def. Cody-Kilgore, 28-19. Sandhills/Thedford def. Mullen, 50-45, in overtime. O'Neill St. Mary's def. Elgin/Elgin Pope John, 44-34. Valentine def. Gordon-Rushville, 52-26.

Boys basketball - Minden def. Ainsworth, 82-36. Crofton def. West Holt, 46-32. North Central def. Cody-Kilgore, 46-37. O'Neill def. Boone Central, 65-54. Sandhills/Thedford def. Mullen, 65-33.

Burwell Wrestling Invitational

Team Scores

1. Sargent-Burwell, 227.5. 2. West Holt, 120. 3. Wood River, 115. 4. Ainsworth, 88. 5. Ravenna, 87. 6. Broken Bow, 84. 7. Cross County, 65. 8. Crofton, 63. 9. Elm Creek, 57.5. 10. Sargent-Burwell JV, 39; 11. Cedar Valley, 38.5. 12. Anselmo-Merna, 30. 13. Centura, 29. 14. North Central, 9.

Championship and Third-Place Matches

106 – 1. Ely Sharkey, AHS, WBD over Taylor Erpelding, Wood River, 2-1. 3. Kale Gideon, S-B, WBF over Trey Nekoliczak, CV, 4:56.

113 – 1. Justin Miller, S-B, WBF over Jesse Lammers, CV, 3:01. 3. Chase Govier, BB, WBF over Vince Vollmer, RAV, 2:05.

120 – 1. Jordan Wescoatt, WR, WBD over Evan Gideon, S-B, 3-1. 3. Colby Ackley, RAV, WBF over Brady Wetzel, CEN, :59.

126 – 1. Austin Roach, BB, WBD over Steven Svitak, WR, 7-3. 3. Alex Hester, WR, WBF over Kirby Pomplun, S-B, 2:33.

132 – 1. Sam Lee, S-B, WBF over Dallas Talbot, CC, 4:16. 3. Zack Sanchez, BB, WBMD over Kane Wetovick, WR, 12-0.

138 – 1. Dalten Pflaster, AHS, won by forfeit over Cody Akins, WH. 3. Cody Cassidy, S-B, WBD over Derek Stabenow, EC, 8-4.

145 – 1. Derek Pollock, AHS, WBF over Charlie Svitak, WR, 1:20. 3. Trevor Sutherland, EC, won by forfeit over Sage Gideon, S-B.

152 – 1. Jed Fenske, S-B, WBMD over Jake Wells, A-M, 14-4. 3. Storm Rathe-Hoffman, RAV, WBD over Tanner Clark, AHS, 10-8.

160 – 1. Wesley Cole, WH, WBF over Tanner Balfour, S-B, :57. 3. Dakota Berg, WR, WBF over Calvin Bartos, NC, 2:35.

170 – 1. Josh Coyle, WH, WBD over Brett Ryan, CV, 3-1. 3. Brett Mauler, S-B, won by forfeit, over Kelly Cliffords, CC.

182 – 1. Ethan Schambach, RAV, WBF over Tony Charron, S-B, 4:55. 3. Brady Steffen, CRO, WBF over Brock Alejos, S-B, 1:19.

195 – 1. Dalton Meier, EC, WBD over Calan List, CRO, 2-0 in overtime. 3. Jake McCormick, BB, WBF over Dan Rentschler, WH, 2:34.

220 – 1. Travis Allvin, CRO, WBD over Michael Steele, RAV, 5-2. 3. Caleb Akins, WH, WBF over Preston Sanchez, BB, 2:01.

285 – 1. Dakota Divine, S-B, WBF over Tyler Butterfield, WH, 3:53. 3. Clinten Fales, A-M, WBF over Jose Brito, WR, 2:04.

 

Ainsworth (88)

106 – Ely Sharkey (3-0, champion): WBF over Clayton Suckstorf, S-B, :31; WBF over Kale Gideon, S-B, :42; WBD over Taylor Erpelding, WR, 2-1.

113 – Keaton Gracey (1-0, retired due to illness): WBMD over Chase Govier, BB, 10-1; forfeited his next two matches.

126 – Pryce Pinney (3-2): WBD over Coby Cassidy, S-B, 8-6; LBF to Austin Roach, BB, 3:55; WBF over Ty Pembleton, A-M, 3:20; WBF over Austin French, 2:21; LBF to Kirby Pomplun, S-B, :26.

132 – Kieron Rice (0-2): LBD to Lucas Kyhn, CV, 7-6; LBD to Brandon Kusek, RAV, 8-4.

138 – Dalten Pflaster (4-0, champion): WBF over Brady Stoner, WR, :35; WBF over Derek Stabenow, EC, 2:23; WBD over Cody Cassidy, S-B, 4-2; won by forfeit over Cody Akins, WH.

145 – Derek Pollock (3-0, champion): WBD over Sage Gideon, S-B, 5-2; WBD over Trevor Sutherland, EC, 8-4; WBF over Charlie Svitak, WR, 1:20.

152 – Tanner Clark (3-2, fourth): WBF over Brook Jeffres, S-B, 3:05; WBMD over Grand Dawson, CC, 12-1; LBF to Jed Fenske, S-B, 2:59; WBD over Trey Rossman, 4-3; LBD to Storm Rathe-Hoffman, RAV, 10-8.

 

West Holt (120)

138 – Cody Akins (3-1, second): WBF over Ace Bloom, :12; WBF over Levi Rosenquist, CV, :52; WBD over Rowdy Moon, S-B, 5-2; lost by forfeit to Dalten Pflaster, AHS.

152 – Austin Braun (2-2): WBF over Isaac Cure, EC, 2:25; LBF to Storm Rathe-Hoffman, RAV, 3:28; WBF over Brook Jeffres, S-B, :31; LBD to Trey Rossman, 7-6.

160 – Wesley Cole (3-0, champion): WBF over Jason Buoy, S-B, 2:17; WBF over Calvin Bartos, NC, 1:18; WBF over Tanner Balfour, S-B, :57.

170 – Josh Coyle (4-0, champion): WBF over Cole Pataki, 1:15; WBF over Austin Glidden, S-B, 1:45; WBD over Brett Mauler, S-B, 8-6; WBD over Brett Ryan, CV, 3-1.

182 – Matt Laetsch (1-0, forfeited final two matches): WBF over Brady Steffen, CRO, 1:46; lost by forfeit to Tony Charron, S-B; lost by forfeit to Brock Alejos, S-B.

195 – Dan Rentschler (3-2, fourth): LBF to Dalton Meier, EC, 5:55; WBF over Colin Crawley, S-B, 3:38; WBF over Ben Rickert, WR, 4:55; WBF over Brady Heusinkvelt, CV, 3:41; LBF to Jake McCormick, BB, 2:34.

220 – Caleb Akins (3-1, third): WBF over Preston Sanchez, BB, 3:44; LBD to Travis Allvin, CV, 2-0; WBF over Josh Fleischmann, CC, :59; WBF over Preston Sanchez, BB, 2:01.

285 – Tyler Butterfield (1-1, second): WBD over Clinten Fales, A-M, 5-0; LBF to Dakota Divine, S-B, 3:53.

 

North Central (9)

126 – Troy Gibson (0-2): LBF to Kirby Pomplun, S-B, :51; LBF to Hayden Gies, EC, :47.

132 – Dillon Fales (2-2): LBF to Dallas Talbot, CC, 1:34; WBF over Nolan Charron, 2:34; WBD over Lucas Kyhn, CV, 6-2; LBD to Zack Sanchez, BB, 8-1.

145 – Austin Beard (1-2): LBF to Trevor Sutherland, EC, 3:35; WBF over Adrian Hernandez, CRO, 4:10; LBF to Sage Gideon, S-B, 2:54.

152 – Logan Crosser (0-2): LBF to Jed Fenske, S-B, 1:44; LBF to Trey Rossman, 1:57.

160 – Calvin Bartos (1-2, fourth): LBF to Wesley Cole, WH, 1:18; WBD over Bailey Brown, CV, 6-3; LBF to Dakota Barg, WR, 2:35.

182 – Charton Clark (0-2): LBF to Tony Charron, S-B, 1:17; LBF to Brady Steffen, CRO, 2:57.

220 – Justin Dearmont (0-2): LBF to Michael Steele, RAV, 1:59; LBF to Josh Fleischmann, CC, 1:27.

Thursday, Jan. 5

Girls basketball - Sandhills/Thedford def. South Loup, 51-22. Lynch def. West Boyd, 39-36, in overtime.

Boys basketball - Sandhills/Thedford def. South Loup, 47-33. West Boyd def. Stuart, 43-21.

Tuesday, Jan. 3

Girls basketball - Ainsworth def. Burwell, 51-46. Lynch def. Stuart, 26-21, in the first round of the Boyd County Tournament.

Boys basketball - Burwell def. Ainsworth, 58-53. Stuart def. Santee, 77-30, and West Boyd def. Lynch, 96-20, in the first round of the Boyd County Tournament.

Wrestling Dual
Valentine def. Ainsworth, 69-9
Valentine received 48 points from Ainsworth by forfeit Tuesday to run away with a dual match between the teams, 69-9. Ainsworth was open at eight classes, while the Badgers filled all 15 weights.
Results of matches wrestled are as follows:
106 - Ely Sharkey, AHS, WBD over Trevor Bukaske, VAL, 9-2.
113 - Bart Miller, VAL, pinned Keaton Gracey, AHS, 3:19.
126 - Jacob Hand, VAL, pinned Pryce Pinney, AHS, 1:57.
132 - Eric Arnold, VAL, pinned Kieron Rice, AHS, 4:20.
138 - Jade Sandoz, VAL, WBD over Dalton Pflaster, AHS, 6-0.
152 - Tanner Clark, AHS, pinned Derek Hockenbary, VAL, 1:20.

Thursday, Dec. 29

Girls basketball - Ainsworth def. Cody-Kilgore, 45-35, in the championship game of the Stuart Holiday Tournament. Stuart def. North Central, 38-33 in overtime, in the third-place game. West Holt captured the Stanton Holiday Tournament title with a 55-49 victory over O'Neill. Valentine won its Chadron Holiday Tournament opener, 39-25, over Southeast Goshen, Wyo. The Lady Badgers face Chadron Friday in the title game.

Boys basketball - Stuart def. North Central, 38-20, in the title game of the Stuart Holiday Tournament. Ainsworth def. Cody-Kilgore, 52-49, in the third-place game. In the Stanton Holiday Tournament championship game, Stanton def. West Holt, 61-55. O'Neill def. Madison, 73-44, in the third-place game. In the Chadron Tournament, Valentine def. Southeast Goshen, Wyo., 50-36. The Badgers face Chadron Friday in the title game.

Wednesday, Dec. 28

Girls basketball - Ainsworth def. North Central, 40-33, and Cody-Kilgore def. Stuart, 47-44, in the Stuart Holiday Tournament. O'Neill def. Stanton, 47-39, and West Holt def. Madison, 57-29, in the Stanton Holiday Tournament.

Boys basketball - North Central def. Ainsworth, 50-32, and Stuart def. Cody-Kilgore, 45-34, in the Stuart Holiday Tournament. Stanton def. O'Neill, 61-59, and West holt def. Madison, 43-31, in the Stanton Holiday Tournament.

Tuesday, Dec. 20

Girls basketball - Valentine def. Ainsworth, 48-38. Ord def. West Holt, 55-53. Crofton def. O'Neill, 41-23. North Platte St. Patrick's def. Sandhills/Thedford, 51-38.

Boys basketball - Valentine def. Ainsworth, 63-37. West Holt def. Ord, 62-59. North Platte St. Patrick's def. Sandhills/Thedford, 58-48. O'Neill def. Crofton, 71-45.

Saturday, Dec. 17

North Central Wrestling results from the Elgin/Elgin Pope John Invitational Saturday

126 – Troy Gibson (0-2): LBF to Blake Eckhout of Pleasanton/Litchfield; LBD to Tyler Krusemark, Pender, 8-2.

132 – Dillon Fales (3-2, fourth): WBF over Samuel McQuistan, Pender, 1:27; LBF to Garrett Sonderup, Fullerton, 3:12; WBF over Austin Kaddatz, Hartington Cedar Catholic, :47; WBD over Billy O’Brien, Newman Grove, 7-0; LBF to Tyler Thomsen, Pender, 2:54.

152 – Austin Beard (1-2): LBF to Grant Dawson, Cross County, 5:17; WBF over Logan Crosser, North Central, 4:30; LBD to Colt Kremlacek, Fullerton, 9-2.

152 – Logan Crosser (0-2): LBF to Cory Sebade, Pender, 1:05; LBF to Austin Beard, North Central, 4:30.

182: Charton Clark (1-2): LBF to Ben Burmester, Pender, :51; WBF over Jonathan Emme, West Holt, 1:52; LBF to Tyler Loberg, Hartington Cedar Catholic, :30.

220: Justin Dearmont (1-2): LBF to Kayne Daudt, Plainview, 1:57; WBF over Michael Winberg, Pleasanton, 1:55; LBD to Paxton Prauner, Battle Creek, 3-1.

Girls basketball - Lutheran High Northeast def. Ainsworth, 62-32; North Central def. Clearwater/Orchard, 35-28; South Central, S.D., def. Stuart, 40-31; O'Neill def. Wayne, 46-43; Boone Central def. West Holt, 67-41; Elgin/Elgin Pope John def. West Boyd, 44-35; Sandhills/Thedford def. Chambers/Wheeler Central, 46-41.

Boys basketball - Lutheran High Northeast def. Ainsworth, 60-51; North Central def. Clearwater/Orchard, 48-35; South Central, S.D., def. Stuart, 49-46; Wayne def. O'Neill, 63-53; Boone Central def. West Holt, 48-46; West Boyd def. Elgin/Elgin Pope John, 47-40; Sandhills/Thedford def. Chambers/Wheeler Central, 59-51. 

Valentine Wrestling Invitational
Team Scores
1. Pierre, S.D., 237. 2. Valentine, 129. 3. Alliance, 128. 4. Winner, S.D., 122.5. 5. Chadron, 106. 6. McCook, 103. 7. O’Neill, 90.5. 8. Gordon/Rushville, 62.5. 9. Ord, 58. 10. Ainsworth, 55.5. 11. David City, 53. 12. Philip, S.D., 48. 13. Broken Bow, 16.
Championship matches
106 – Jebben Keyes, PRE, WBD over Ely Sharkey, AHS, 8-4.
113 – Bart Miller, VAL, pinned Keaton Gracey, AHS, 1:28.
120 – Sean Bice, WIN, pinned Blake Walters, O’N, :56.
126 - Tanner Monfore, PRE, pinned Clayton Korus, MCC, 1:20.
132 – Tyler Smith, ALL, WBD over Caleb Stoltenburg, PRE, 5-3.
138 – Brandon Dehling, CHD, WBTF over Jesse Retzlaff, G-R, 15-0.
145 – Tyson Dowler, ALL, WBD over Chandler Sudbect, PHP, 11-6.
152 – Chance Bila, ORD, WBD over Skyler Kalinski, MCC, 6-2.
160 – Colby Riesen, CHD, WBD over Seth Scott, PRE, 5-1.
170 – Kyle Sarringar, PRE, WBMD over Derek Worm, DC, 12-4.
182 – Chase Lettau, PRE, WBD over Tate Novotny, WIN, 5-1.
195 – Trey Maier, PRE, pinned Trent Osnes, VAL, 3:57.
220 – Lane Lettau, PRE, pinned Tanner Johnson, G-R, 3:53.
285 – Clayton Lange, ORD, WBD over Mitch Collicott, MCC, 5-4 in overtime.

Ainsworth (55.5)
106 – Ely Sharkey (3-1, second): WBF over Clinton O’Neel, ORD, 2:24; WBD over Walker Johnson, ALL, 4-2; WBD over Nick Donnelly, PHP, 6-0; LBD to Jebben Keyes, PRE, 8-4.
113 – Keaton Gracey (2-1, second): WBTF over Kayleb Brozik, WIN, 21-4; WBD over Nick Wiebe, PRE, 6-2; LBF to Bart Miller, VAL, 1:28.
126 – Pryce Pinney (2-2): LBF to Tyrel Haley, WIN, 5:11; WBF over Breenan Lech, ORD, 3:41; WBF over Jonathon Jacobsen, DC, 2:01; LBF to Tyrel Haley, WIN, 1:34.
132 – Kieron Rice (0-2): LBTF to Austin Roach, BB, 15-0; LBF to Cole Phillips, WIN, :57.
138 – Dalton Pflaster (2-2): LBF to Jesse Retzlaff, G-R, 5:30; WBF over Wyatt Marvin, DC, :57; WBF over Jade Sandoz, VAL, 1:19; LBD to Aaron O’Day, PRE, 6-4 in overtime.
152 – Tanner Clark (2-2, fourth): LBD to Dawson Monfore, PRE, 3-0; WBD over Brandyn Middlesworth, WIN, 5-2; WBD over Dawson Johnson, ALL, 7-5 in overtime; LBF to Dawson Monfore, PRE, 5:38.
160 – Derek White (0-2): LBF to Seth Scott, PRE, 2:32; LBF to Forrest Cerv, WIN, 1:31.

Valentine (129)
106 – Trevor Bukaske (1-2): LBTF to Jebben Keyes, PRE, 17-1; WBF over Clinton O’Neel, ORD, 2:40; LBF to Trace Strotheide, CHD, :31.
113 – Bart Miller (3-0, champion): WBD over Kasey Taylor, MCC, 8-4; WBF over Joe Gillham, O’N, 3:19; WBF over Bart Miller, VAL, 1:28.
120 – Jacob Hand (2-2): LBF to Blake Walters, O’N, 1:08; WBF over Cody Sabata, DC, :59; WBF over Cole Witt, G-R, 3:58; LBF to Luke Snyder, PRE, :20.
126 – Nate O’Kief (4-1, third): WBF over Dillon Holeman, G-R, :44; WBF over Breenan Lech, ORD, 1:11; LBF to Clayton Korus, MCC, 3:56; WBD over DJ Weare, ALL, 7-6; WBF over Tyrel Haley, WIN, 2:47.
132 – Eric Arnold (3-1, third): WBD over Cole Phillips, WIN, 6-2; LBMD to Tyler Smith, ALL, 10-1; WBF over Corey Rowse, O’N, 1:41; WBD over Jake Fahrenbruch, MCC, 5-2.
138 – Jade Sandoz (1-2): LBD to Kyle Groshong, MCC, 7-6; WBMD over Zack Sanchez, BB, 14-0; LBF to Dalton Pflaster, AHS, 1:19.
145 – Marcus Nelson (3-1, third): WBD over AJ Dorschiner, PRE, 5-0; LBMD to Tyson Dowler, ALL, 13-2; WBF over Nolan Donahue, WIN, 3:34; WBF over Angel Rodriguez, O’N, 2:25.
152 – Jess Shelbourn (0-2): LBF to Dawson Johnson, ALL, 3:03; lost by forfeit to Dusty Staab, ORD.
160 – Donald McCleary (1-2): LBF to Seth Scott, PRE, 1:06; WBF over Cole Svoboda, ORD, 2:16; LBF to Wyatt Kastl, DC, :55.
170 – John Graham (0-2): LBF to Derek Worm, DC, 1:23; LBF to Andrew Garza, ALL, :40.
182 – Cory Assarsson (3-1, third): WBMD over Andrew Sherwood, ALL, 11-1; LBF to Chase Lettau, PRE, 2:19; WBF over Lucas Shields, G-R, 1:52; WBD over Spencer Knopp, O’N, 3-1.
195 – Trent Osnes (2-1, second): WBF over Tanner Kickland, CHD, 1:10; WBF over Taylor Haley, WIN, 1:15; LBF to Trey Maier, PRE, 3:57.
220 – Jake Fulton (0-2): LBF to Tanner Johnson, G-R, 5:12; LBD to Austin Brown, CHD, 5-1.
285 – Kyle Bachelor (2-2): LBF to Thomas Schipporeit, O’N, 5:20; won by forfeit over Dylan Bennett, PRE; WBF over Logan Groves, CHD, :44; LBF to Brandon Barta, DC, 4:25.

Friday, Dec. 16

Girls basketball - Ainsworth def. Broken Bow, 37-25. North Platte St. Patrick's def. Valentine, 61-34. O'Neill St. Mary's def. North Central, 48-21. Sandhills/Thedford def. Litchfield, 46-45. Stuart def. Lynch, 41-19. West Boyd def. Ewing, 47-45.

Boys basketball - Broken Bow def. Ainsworth, 70-51. Mullen def. Cody-Kilgore, 39-33. O'Neill St. Mary's def. North Central, 73-31. Stuart def. Lynch, 72-31. West Boyd def. Ewing, 42-40. North Platte St. Patrick's def. Valentine, 61-34.

The Nebraska School Activities Association released its fall Academic All-State Awards, and numerous area athletes were recognized for their achievements both on the field and in the classroom.

Ainsworth – Keaton Gracey in boys cross country. Ashley Appelt and Alyssa Kinning in girls cross country. Lane Johnson in football. Kylie Schwindt and Kellie Sholes in girls golf. Conner Kozisek and Maggie Steinhauser in play production. Dusty Nelson and Maggie Steinhauser in volleyball.

Rock County – Randin Rawlings in cross country. Carter Camp and Aaron Kroll in football. Tabitha Belmont and Randin Rawlings in play production. Jaci Badura and Harlee Hollenbeck in volleyball.

Sandhills – Brady Marten in football. Troy Fields and Shelby Saner in play production. Melanie Cadwallader in volleyball.

Stuart – Dakota Murphy in girls cross country. Kylie Stoltenberg in play production. Caitlin Kunz and Shelby Paxton in volleyball.

Valentine – Emily Simmons in girls cross country. Eric Arnold and James Simmons in football. Alexandra Bauer and Shawna Wheeler in girls golf. Emily Simmons and Titus Utecht in play production. Marki Coleman and Michaela Petersen in volleyball.

West Holt – Carl Meyer and Brett Pacha in boys cross country. Shaely Thiele and Oasis Wentworth in girls cross country. Joel Krumwiede and Matt Laetsch in football. Mackenzie Hale and Paige Mitchell in girls golf. Tina Dobias and Matt Laetsch in play production. Payton Kennedy and Abigael Olson in volleyball.

Saturday, Dec. 10

Girls basketball - South Central, S.D., def. North Central, 32-29. West Holt def. Chambers/Wheeler Central, 36-24. Clearwater/Orchard def. Stuart, 45-35. Ewing def. Niobrara/Verdigre, 44-30. O'Neill def. Pierce, 44-39. O'Neill St. Mary's def. Neligh-Oakdale, 55-53.

Boys basketball - South Central, S.D., def. North Central, 43-29. Chambers/Wheeler Central, def. West Holt, 67-52. Clearwater/Orchard def. Stuart, 37-28. Niobrara/Verdigre def. Ewing, 55-46. O'Neill St. Mary's def. Neligh-Oakdale, 87-24. Pierce def. O'Neill, 47-30.

Sunday, Dec. 11

Elks Hoop Shoot results
Girls 8-9 Division
1. Libby Wilkins. 2. Madison Welch. 3. Bria Delimont.
Boys 8-9
1. Ty Schleuter.
Girls 10-11
1. Bailey Kinnick. 2. Abby Thornburg.
Boys 10-11
1. Sam Wilkins. 2. Gage Delimont. 3. Trey Schleuter.
Girls 12-13
1. Britley Schleuter. 2. Claire Steinhauser.
Boys 12-13
1. Luke Peters. 2. Trey Thornburg.

Saturday, Dec. 10

Girls basketball - Ainsworth def. Gordon-Rushville, 57-49. Sandhills/Thedford def. North Central, 38-36. Brady def. Cody-Kilgore, 74-26. Elba/North Loup-Scotia def. West Boyd, 36-28. O'Neill def. Madison, 62-45. Valentine def. Cozad, 43-26. West Holt def. Burwell, 60-42.

Boys basketball - Gordon-Rushville def. Ainsworth, 59-46. Brady def. Cody-Kilgore, 46-28. Burwell def. West Holt, 68-37. O'Neill def. Madison, 61-35. Ord def. Broken Bow, 66-51. Sandhills/Thedford def. North Central, 43-42. Valentine def. Cozad, 57-35.

Gordon-Rushville Wrestling Invitational
Team Scores
1. Valentine, 202.5. 2. Tie between Chadron and Philip, S.D., 102.5. 4. Mitchell, 93. 5. Gordon-Rushville, 75. 6. Ainsworth, 73.5. 7. Perkins County, 71. 8. Bennett County, S.D., 70.5. 9. Sidney, 57. 10. Mullen, 54. 11. Ogallala, 49.5. 12. Hay Springs, 27. 13. Pine Ridge, S.D., 26.
Championship and third-place matches
106 – 1. Ely Sharkey, AHS, pinned Austin Thelander, PC, 3:52. 3. Nick Donnelly, PHI, pinned Trever Bukaske, VAL, 2:41.
112 – 1. Keaton Gracey, AHS, pinned Kory Phillips, MUL, 3:53. 3. Conor Lococo, SID, WBD over Jeb Brown, PHI, 13-6.
120 – 1. Josh Zulkoski, MIT, WBF over Thomas McClure, CHA, 6-5. 3. Jacob Hand, VAL, pinned Jon Musser, MUL, 3:43.
126 – 1. Sam Ireland, BC, pinned Nate O’Kief, VAL, 3:43. 3. Alexis Arroyo, MIT, pinned Garrett Toner, PC, :27.
132 – 1. Eric Arnold, VAL, pinned Casey Glassgow, G-R, 3:13. 3. Nathaniel Votruba, SID, WBD over Tony Canseco, MIT, 6-5.
138 – 1. Brandon Dehling, CHA, WBMD over Jade Sandoz, VAL, 17-4. 3. Jesse Retzlaff, G-R, WBD over Reed Johnson, PHI, 4-3.
145 – 1. Marcus Nelson, VAL, pinned Joe Merrival, PR, 5:02. 3. James Garcia, OGA, won by forfeit over Christian Miyamoto, PC.
152 – 1. Chance Bila, CHA, WBD over Bryce Weideman, MIT, 5-3. 3. Chandlier Sudbeck, PHI, pinned Tanner Clark, AHS, 4:22.
160 – 1. Tyson Lanka, OGA, WBD over Clint Everrett, PHI, 8-7. 3. Ken Graham, G-R, WBMD over Derek White, AHS, 11-2.
170 – 1. Cooper Cogdill, CHA, WBD over Tanner Radway, PHI, 7-4. 3. Thomas Sandoz, G-R, pinned John Graham, VAL, 1:53.
182 – 1. Dalton McCollam, BC, WBTF over Cory Assarson, VAL, 15-0. 3. Tyrell Wilson, MUL, WBD over Jonas Cardona, MIT, 7-3.
195 – 1. Trent Osnes, VAL, pinned Tanner Wintholz, SID, 3:06. 3. Daylan Black Calf, G-R, pinned Spencer Rein, MIT, 4:09.
220 – 1. Stevin Horrocks, HS, pinned Jake Fulton, VAL, :22. 3. Gavin DeVries, PHI, pinned Tristan Miskimins, CHA, 2:37.
285 – 1. Vinny Ross, PC, pinned Kyle Bachelor, VAL, 1:31. 3. Sawyer Rous, BC, pinned Kody Kramer, MUL, 3:00.

Ainsworth (73.5)
106 – Eli Sharkey (3-0, champion): WBF over Ryon Lococo, SID, 5:48; WBD over Trace Strotheide, CHA, 6-2; WBF over Austin Thelander, PC, 3:52.
113 – Keaton Gracey (3-0, champion): WBF over Jessica Bragg, G-R, 1:29; WBTF over Forrest Sanabria, MIT, 18-2; WBF over Kory Phillips, MUL, 3:53.
126 – Pryce Pinney (0-2): LBD to Alexis Arroyo, MIT, 11-4; LBF to Grady Carly, PHI, 2:43.
132 – Kieron Rice (1-2): WBF over Tyler Reitz, CHA, 1:04; LBF to Eric Arnold, VAL, 3:39; LBF to Nathaniel Votruba, SID, :59.
152 – Tanner Clark (3-2, fourth): WBF over Cody Hughes, OGA, 1:12; WBF over Larry Montoya, PR, 1:49; LBF to Bryce Weideman, MIT, 1:29; WBF over Derek Hockenberry, VAL, 2:04; LBF to Chandlier Sudbeck, PHI, 4:22.
160 – Derek White (2-2, fourth): WBD over Arthur Morrow, CHA, 9-2; LBF to Tyson Lanka, OGA, 3:30; WBD over Nicholas Ormesher, VAL, 8-6; LBMD Ken Graham, G-R, 11-2.

Valentine (202.5)
106 – Trever Bukaske (2-2, fourth): WBD over Nick Donnelly, PHI, 4-0; LBF to Austin Thelander, PC, 3:45; WBF over Ryan Lococo, SID, 3:27; LBF to Nick Donnelly, PHI, 2:41.
113 – Thomas Harvey (1-2): LBF to Forrest Sanabria, MIT, :57; WBF over Jessica Bragg, G-R, 2:49; LBD to Jeb Brown, PHI, 3-2.
120 – Jacob Hand (3-1, third): WBF over Raedon Anderson, PHI, 1:59; LBF to Thomas McClure, CHA, 2:28; WBF over Cole Witt, G-R, 3:43; WBF over Jon Musser, MUL, 3:43.
126 – Nate O’Kief (2-1, second): WBF over Levi Ray, HS, :25; WBMD over Garrett Toner, PC, 16-4; LBF to Sam Ireland, BC, 3:43.
132 – Eric Arnold (3-0, champion): WBF over Tony Canseco, MIT, 1:38; WBF over Kieron Rice, AHS, 3:39; WBF over Casey Glassgow, G-R, 3:13.
138 – Jade Sandoz (2-1, second): WBF over Trent Prorath, MUL, 5:26; WBD over Jesse Retzlaff, G-R, 9-7; LBMD to Brandon Dehling, CHA, 17-4.
145 – Marcus Nelson (3-0, champion): WBF over Brenton Christian, SID, :19; WBTF over Willy Cogdill, CHA, 18-2; WBF over Joe Merrival, PR, 5:02.
152 – Derek Hockenberry (2-2): LBF to Chance Bila, CHA, 2:23; WBF over Cody Hughes, OGA, 2:10; WBMD over Brad Hahn, BC, 10-0; LBF to Tanner Clark, AHS, 2:04.
160 – Nicholas Ormesher (0-2): LBD to Ken Graham, G-R, 2-0; LBD to Derek White, AHS, 8-6.
170 – John Graham (1-2, fourth): WBF over Blake Edmonds, OGA, 1:28; LBF to Tanner Radway, PHI, 2:34; LBF to Thomas Sandoz, G-R, 1:53.
182 – Cory Assarson (2-1, second): WBF over Alex Doescher, CHA, 1:11; WBMD over Tyrell Wilson, MUL, 14-6; LBTF to Dalton McCollam, BC, 15-0.
195 – Trent Osnes (2-0, champion): WBF over Spencer Rein, MIT, :19; WBF over Tanner Wintholz, SID, 3:06.
220 – Jake Fulton (1-1, second): WBF over Tristan Miskimins, CHA, 3:47; LBF to Stevin Horrocks, HS, :22.
285 – Kyle Bachelor (2-1, second): WBF over Ben Scocker, MIT, :10; WBF over Jess Trueblood, PR, 1:13; LBF to Vinny Ross, PC, 1:31.

Friday, Dec. 9

Girls basketball - West Holt def. Ainsworth, 54-48. North Central def. Chambers/Wheeler Central, 41-36. Twin Loup def. Stuart, 33-31. Ansley def. Sandhills/Thedford, 47-24. Cody-Kilgore def. Arthur County, 40-29. Mullen def. Hyannis, 48-34. O'Neill def. Hartington Cedar Catholic, 56-52. Valentine def. Todd County, S.D., 59-50. West Boyd def. Lynch, 39-38.

Boys basketball - Ainsworth def. West Holt, 63-55. Chambers/Wheeler Central def. North Central, 75-58. Cody-Kilgore def. Arthur County, 43-32. Stuart def. Twin Loup, 43-31. Valentine def. Todd County, S.D., 57-48. West Boyd def. Lynch, 96-18. 

Tuesday, Dec. 6

Girls basketball - Ainsworth def. Anselmo-Merna, 49-30. O'Neill St. Mary's def. Niobrara/Verdigre, 57-30. West Boyd def. Clearwater/Orchard, 66-46.

Boys basketball - Chambers/Wheeler Central def. Ewing, 66-55. Minden def. Lexington, 72-17.

Saturday, Dec. 3

Boys basketball - Cody-Kilgore def. Sioux County, 52-43. Sandhills/Thedford def. Twin Loup, 68-49. Valentine def. West Holt, 61-50.

O’Neill Wrestling Invitational
Team Scores – 1. Valentine, 218.5; 2. O’Neill, 159; 3. West Holt, 136; 4. Boone Central, 107; 5. Norfolk Catholic, 86; 6. Ainsworth, 81; 7. Pierce, 79; 8. Chamberlain, S.D., 77.5; 9. O’Neill JV, 6.
Championship and third-place matches
106 – 1. Ely Sharkey, AHS, pinned Joseph Gillham, OHS, 4:35. 3. Cameron Perrett, VAL, won by major decision over Sammy Stopak, BC, 17-5.
113 – 1. Bart Miller, VAL, pinned Keaton Gracey, AHS, :47. 3. Jon Marvin, OHS, pinned Thomas Harvey, UNA, :50.
120 – 1. Blake Walters, OHS, pinned Jackson Meyer, BC, 3:45. 3. Bobby Stopak, UNA, pinned Troy Lopez, CHAM, 2:56.
126 – 1. Russell Felicia, CHAM, pinned Tyler Kocian, PHS, 1:28. 3. Scott Joe, BC, pinned Dion Nemec, OHS, 4:14.
132 – 1. Eric Arnold, VAL, pinned Skyler Weber, BC, 2:37. 3. Cory Rowse, OHS, WBD over Dylan Field, NC, 9-7.
138 – 1. Jess Shelbourn, VAL, WBMD over Cody Akins, WH, 13-3. 3. Marcus McNichols, OHS, pinned Jason Stogner, AHS, 2:39.
145 – 1. Marcus Nelson, VAL, pinned Jacob Meyer, BC, 3:08. 3. Angel Rodriguez, OHS, pinned Jarrid Clausen, CHAM, 4:29.
152 – 1. Tanner Clark, AHS, WBD over Kyle Friedel, WH, 6-4. 3. Dillon Dickey, PHS, won by forfeit over Mitch Patzel, BC.
160 – 1. Wesley Cole, WH, WBD over Colby Huff, PHS, 7-4. 3. David Fox, OHS, WBD over Trey Rossman, UNA, 8-3.
170 – 1. Josh Coyle, WH, WBMD over Cody Ramaekers, NC, 17-4. 3. John Graham, VAL, WBMD over Donald McCleary, UNA, 13-0.
182 – 1. Spencer Knopp, OHS, WBD over Matt Laetsch, WH, 6-4. 3. Aaron Hanlin, PHS, WBD over Cody Assarson, VAL, 8-6.
195 – 1. Trent Osnes, VAL, pinned Joe Braithwait, NC, 1:28. 3. Quincey Eggelston, UNA, pinned Andrew Merrill, UNA, 1:16.
220 – 1. Caleb Akins, WH, WBD over Austin Cheney, CHAM, 6-1. 3. Jake Fulton, VAL, pinned Garret McCarthy, NC, 2:54.
285 – 1. Kyle Bachelor, VAL, WBD over Tyler Butterfield, WH, 3-2. 3. Evan Harrod, PHS, pinned Josh Valandra, CHAM, 4:59.

North Central wrestling results from the Mullen Invitational

132: Danny Wroblewski (Ansley/Arcadia) pinned Troy Gibson, (North Central), 1:45

132: Brandon Conley, (Bridgeport) pinned Troy Gibson, (North Central), 2:57

138: Trent Porath, (Mullen) pinned Dillon Fales, (North Central), 1:30

138: Dillon Fales, (North Central) WBD over Brinnon Schukei, (Sandhills/Thedford), 4-0

138: Trent Porath, (Mullen) pinned Dillon Fales, (North Central) 5:28.

138: Tanner Stec, (North Central) WBD over Trent Porath, (Mullen) 8-5

138: Mitchel Ferguson, (North Platte St Patrick) pinned Tanner Stec, (North Central), 1:10

152: Austin Beard, (North Central) pinned Andrew Thalken, (North Platte St Patrick) 3:12

152: Ben Pickering, (Sandhills/Thedford) WBD over Austin Beard, (North Central) 8-6

152: Austin Beard, (North Central) WBD over David Trierweiler, (North Platte St Patrick) 7-6

152: Austin Beard, (North Central) pinned Ryan Dilley, (North Platte St Patrick) 3:23

152: Chance Giles, (Sandhills/Thedford) WBMD over Austin Beard, (North Central) 15-6

152: Jake Wells, (Anselmo-Merna) pinned Logan Crosser, (North Central) 1:35

152: William Mackley, (North Platte St Patrick) pinned Logan Crosser, (North Central) 1:07

170: Zachary Blake, (Sutherland) pinned Bartos, (North Central) 5:21

170: Calvin Bartos, (North Central) pinned Michael Stuelpnagel, (Sandhills/Thedford) 3:01

170: Michael Oberg, (Sandhills/Thedford) pinned Calvin Bartos, (North Central) 5:13

182: Charton Clark, (North Central) pinned Matthew Eberle, (Ansley/Arcadia) 5:21

182: Henry Aufdenkamp, (North Platte St Patrick) pinned Charton Clark, (North Central) :53

182: Charton Clark, (North Central) pinned Matthew Eberle, (Ansley/Arcadia) 5:16

220: Sam Ascherl, (SMC) pinned Justin Dearmont, (North Central) 1:21

220: Justin Dearmont, (North Central) pinned Brandon Johnson, (Mullen) 2:02

220: Justin Dearmont, (North Central) pinned Jarrette Larson, (Ansley/Arcadia) :28

220: James Starr, (Mullen) pinned Justin Dearmont, (North Central) 3:29

Friday, Dec. 2

Girls Basketball - Cody-Kilgore def. Hay Springs, 26-22. Elgin Public/Pope John def. Niobrara/Verdigre 46-30. Ewing def. Lynch, 40-26. Lexington def. Ogallala, 45-26. North Central def. Burwell, 43-25. Ord def. Ainsworth, 58-43. West Holt def. Creighton, 56-32.

Boys Basketball - Ord def. Ainsworth, 64-46. Anselmo-Merna def. Mullen, 39-30. Burwell def. North Central, 72-44. Chambers/Wheeler Central def. Clearwater/Orchard, 48-27. Creighton def. West Holt, 67-27. Ewing def. Lynch, 70-27. North Platte St. Patrick's def. Broken Bow, 57-48.

Thursday, Dec. 1

Girls Basketball - O'Neill def. Valentine, 45-43; West Boyd def. North Central, 37-32; Sandhills/Thedford def. Burwell, 48-34; O'Neill St. Mary's def. Clearwater/Orchard, 60-58.

Boys Basketball - Valentine def. O'Neill, 50-49; West Boyd def. North Central, 52-41; Stuart def. Niobrara/Verdigre, 32-25; O'Neill St. Mary's def. Clearwater/Orchard, 46-44 in overtime.

Wrestling

Monday, Nov. 28

Ainsworth will host its annual season opening wrestling triangular at 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1, in McAndrew Gymnasium. It is also Parents Night for the Bulldogs.
The opening dual at 6 p.m. features Sargent/Burwell vs. Ainsworth, followed by Sargent/Burwell against West Holt. Parents will be introduced prior to the final match between Ainsworth and West Holt.
This wrestling season opener will be broadcast on KBRB FM and www.kbrbradio.com, with broadcast time approximately 5:45 p.m.

2011 Hunting Season Photo Gallery

Email JPEG photos from your hunt to kbrb@sscg.net to be included in the gallery. Include the hunter's name, the date harvested, and the approximate location of the hunt (you don't have to be too specific, the county name will suffice).

Eric Sorensen scored this beautiful buck with his bow in Cherry County.

Bo Painter harvested this large 5x4 whitetail buck north of Ainsworth.

Kole Denny got a shot on this large mule buck in Brown County on Nov. 18.

Henry Beel of Johnstown proudly shows his first deer, a 4x4 buck taken on the family ranch southwest of Johnstown.

Stetson and Bill Allen display two of the four bucks the father-son team harvested near Johnstown.

Ty Conroy waited until the last day of the season to get his first deer, but the wait was worth it as he found this tall 4x3 buck in Boyd County.

Thirteen-year-old Sarah Moody will have a hard time topping her first ever buck, shot Nov. 14. Notice the large drop tine.

Jayden Philben scored this nice 4x4 whitetail buck with his bow Nov. 5 in Keya Paha County.

Dan Bennett shot this 4x4 buck on opening morning.

Three generations of the Pozehl family - Fred, Matt, Ned and Oren - each harvested a buck opening weekend north of Long Pine.

Shane Cole shot this 4x5 whitetail with a 20-inch spread Nov. 19 in Cherry County.

Valene Cole's first deer was a 4x4 whitetail harvested Nov. 13.

Tucker Gambill ran across this mighty 7x6 mule deer south of Johnstown on Nov. 17.

Mary Gambill shot this mature 4x4 whitetail north of Ainsworth.

10-year-old Miah Wiebelhaus scored this unique 6x5 buck with a large drop tine Thursday north of Ainsworth

Young Cooper Galloway harvested this monster 6x7 whitetail opening weekend near Valentine.

Joe Dodds shot these 4x4 and 5x4 bucks in Wheeler County opening weekend.

Kaleb Schuetz shot this 6x6 bull elk Oct. 16 in Colorado.

Karsyn Irwin's third buck of his young hunting career was this mature 5x5 whitetail shot Wednesday north of Mullen.

Rhion Irwin celebrated her first ever buck Wednesday with this 4x5 whitetail taken north of Mullen.

KBRB morning man Cody Goochey harvested a large pronghorn antelope during the recent firearm season.

Jason Stogner shot this 5x5 whitetail buck during the firearm season.

John Pierce harvested this 6x6 whitetail with split brow tines near Ainsworth.

Maria Harthoorn's first deer was this nice 3x3 mule deer taken north of Ainsworth.

Jeff Sisson harvested a large 5x5 whitetail buck during the opening weekend of rifle season in Keya Paha County.

Tony Meyer shot this 4x4 buck near Atkinson.

A Welch family hotspot in Keya Paha County produced this big whitetail buck for Harlin Welch of Ainsworth during the bow season.

Not to be bested by his dad, Zach Welch of Ainsworth took this beautiful 5x5 whitetail buck with his bow.

Erika Billings of rural Ainsworth harvested this mature whitetail buck on opening morning.

Kathy Bennett of Ainsworth harvested this nice 5x4 whitetail on Sunday, Nov. 12.

Greg Lanka was able to get a shot on this beautiful 6x6 bull elk Oct. 18 in Colorado.

Eric Kaufmann, son-in-law of Bob and Sue Huffman, bagged this 6x5 buck south of Ainsworth.

Not to be out-done by his son-in-law, Bob Huffman of Bassett found this 4x4 buck south of Ainsworth.

Despite his extremely demanding work schedule, KBRB's Graig Kinzie managed to find just enough time away from the station to find this 5x5 whitetail buck on the family farm in Boyd County.

Friday, Nov. 11

Nebraska State Volleyball Tournament semifinal results
Class D-2 - Bertrand def. Stuart, 25-21, 25-10, 25-17. Stuart lost to Brady on Saturday to finish fourth in the state tournament.

Thursday, Nov. 10

Nebraska State Volleyball Tournament first round results
Class A - Lincoln Northeast def. Grand Island, 16-25, 25-21, 25-16, 26-24. Omaha Burke def. Bellevue East, 21-25, 25-21, 22-25, 25-23, 15-12. Papillion-La Vista South def. Millard West, 25-12, 25-7, 25-13. Omaha Marian def. Lincoln Southwest, 25-20, 25-19, 27-25.
Class B - Elkhorn South def. Gering, 25-18, 25-21, 25-14. Lincoln Pius X def. Beatrice, 25-10, 25-6, 25-6. Omaha Skutt def. Gretna, 25-18, 23-25, 25-23, 21-25, 15-8. Grand Island Northwest def. Omaha Gross, 25-19, 25-23, 25-21.
Class C-1 - Kearney Catholic def. Norfolk Catholic, 25-19, 25-9, 25-16. Grand Island Central Catholic def. Concordia, 25-14, 25-19, 25-13. Columbus Scotus def. Ashland-Greenwood, 25-11, 25-11, 25-8. Minden def. Ogallala, 25-14, 25-14, 25-18.
Class C-2 - Lutheran High Northeast def. Elmwood-Murdock, 25-18, 25-11, 25-20. Twin River def. Yutan, 27-25, 25-17, 21-25, 25-16. Hastings St. Cecilia def. North Platte St. Patrick's, 25-18, 27-25, 25-19. Ord def. Hartington Cedar Catholic, 13-25, 25-15, 19-25, 25-16, 25-12.
Class D-1 - Guardian Angels def. Cedar Valley, 25-17, 25-21, 25-23. Humphrey def. Hitchcock County, 25-17, 25-8, 25-15. Bruning-Davenport/Shickley def. Sutherland, 23-25, 27-25, 25-20, 25-22. Exeter-Milligan def. Winside, 25-15, 20-25, 25-13, 25-18.
Class D-2 - Howells def. Hampton, 25-20, 25-20, 22-25, 22-25, 15-9. Brady def. Wynot, 25-19, 25-18, 20-25, 25-15. Stuart def. Leyton, 26-24, 24-26, 25-20, 25-21. Bertrand def. Giltner, 25-20, 20-25, 25-14, 25-15.
Stuart vs. Bertrand at 11 a.m. Friday in Grand Island Senior High. The match can be heard on KBRB FM and the Web.

Wednesday, Nov. 2

Second Round High School Football Playoffs
Class C-1: Pierce 30, Valentine 13. Minden 21, Boone Central 12. Gothenburg 36, Ogallala 35 (4 ot).
Class C-2: Hastings St. Cecilia 35, West Holt 21.
Class D-1: South Loup 55, Burwell 34. Elgin-Pope John 40, Overton 12. Creighton 36, Nebraska Christian 6.
Class D-2: Sargent 74, Anselmo-Merna 20. Loomis 48, St. Mary's 22.

Tuesday, Nov. 1

Volleyball sub-districts
* Class C1-10 at Bassett:
O'Neill def. Ainsworth 3-0 (25-4, 25-12, 25-16)
Valentine def. Broken Bow 3-0 (25-19, 25-16, 25-18
Finals: O'Neill def. Valentine 3-0 (25-19, 25-16, 25-21)
* Class C2-8 at O'Neill:
Ord def. Elgin/Elgin Pope John 3-0
Burwell def. West Holt 3-2
Finals: Ord def. Burwell 3-2
* Class D1-8 final at West Holt
Clearwater-Orchard vs O'Neill St. Marys
* Class D2-6 final at Ainsworth
Ewing def. Stuart 3-1 (25-17, 25-17, 18-25, 25-17)

Monday, Oct. 31

Volleyball sub-districts
* Class D1-8 at West Holt:
West Boyd def. North Central 3-2 (24-26, 25-14, 19-25, 25-13, 15-5)
Chambers/Wheeler Central def. Clearwater/Orchard 3-0
O'Neill St. Marys def. West Boyd 3-2
* Class D2-6 at Ainsworth:
Lynch def. Cody-Kilgore 3-0
Ewing def. Mullen 3-0
Stuart vs Lynch 3-0 (25-15, 25-18, 25-11)

Thursday, Oct. 27

Football playoffs west brackets
Class C-1: Valentine def. Kimball, 42-14. Ogallala def. Cozad, 49-20. Gothenburg def. Sandy Creek, 33-30 in overtime. Boone Central def. Gordon-Rushville, 60-7. Minden def. Central City, 49-7. Pierce def. Grand Island Central Catholic, 49-7. Chadron def. St. Paul, 19-18. Norfolk Catholic def. Battle Creek, 6-0.
Class C-2: West Holt def. Cross County, 28-13. Hastings St. Cecilia def. Bayard, 41-0. Cambridge def. Sutton, 35-16. North Platte St. Patrick's def. Doniphan-Trumbull, 50-28. Crofton def. Hershey, 55-0. Perkins County def. Chase County, 37-6. Blue Hill def. Ravenna, 14-7. Kearney Catholic def. Thayer Central, 68-21.
Class D-1: Alma def. North Central, 48-17. Shelton def. Sandhills/Thedford, 50-8. Burwell def. Maxwell, 49-35. Kenesaw def. Arapahoe, 32-14. Garden County def. Palmer, 45-14. South Loup def. Clearwater/Orchard, 40-6. Overton def. Elm Creek, 50-19. Elgin/Elgin Pope John def. Franklin, 54-13.
Class D-2: Anselmo-Merna def. Stuart, 48-26. Sargent def. Mullen, 56-26. O'Neill St. Mary's def. Wallace, 66-0. Pleasanton def. Litchfield, 46-31. Medicine Valley def. Paxton, 43-12. Bertrand def. Potter-Dix, 76-19. Sumner-Eddyville-Miller def. Brady, 48-24. Loomis def. Hayes Center, 48-6.

Tuesday, Oct. 25

Volleyball
Niobrara Valley Conference Tournament semifinals - Stuart def. Chambers/Wheeler Central, 25-18, 23-25, 29-27, 25-21. O'Neill St. Mary's def. Ewing, 25-23, 25-21, 33-31.
NENAC Tournament semifinals - West Holt def. Randolph, 23-25, 25-15, 25-23, 25-20. Laurel-Concord/Coleridge def. Neligh-Oakdale, 25-14, 25-14, 25-23.
Regular season volleyball - Hyannis def. Ainsworth, 25-20, 25-22, 25-22. Brady def. Sandhills/Thedford, 25-13, 25-15. Ansley def. Sandhills/Thedford, 25-13, 25-19.

Monday, Oct. 24

Volleyball
Niobrara Valley Conference Tournament - Lynch def. North Central, 25-20, 25-17, 25-23. West Boyd def. Niobrara/Verdigre, and Elgin-Elgin Pope John def. Santee in the first round. In the quarterfinal round, Stuart def. Lynch, 25-11, 25-10, 25-13. Chambers/Wheeler Central def. Clearwater-Orchard, 25-8, 25-21, 25-22. Ewing def. West Boyd. St. Mary's def. Elgin-Elgin Pope John, 25-23, 25-17, 26-24. Tuesday's semifinals at Orchard include Stuart vs. Chambers/Wheeler Central at 6:15 p.m., followed by Ewing vs. St. Mary's at 7:30 p.m.
NENAC Tournament - West Holt def. Crofton in three games. Randolph def. Creighton in four games. Neligh-Oakdale def. Elkhorn Valley in five games. Laurel-Concord/Coleridge def. Plainview in three games. Tuesday's semifinals pit Laurel-Concord/Coleridge vs. Neligh-Oakdale at 7 p.m. at Laurel, and West Holt vs. Randolph at Atkinson.

Saturday, Oct. 22

Football
Several area football teams qualified for the NSAA playoffs, which begin Thursday, Oct. 27, across the state. Thirty-two teams qualified in each of the Class C-1, C-2, D-1 and D-2 brackets, with 16 teams qualifying in Class A and Class B.
Valentine, with a 7-1 record, is the only area team to earn a home game in the first round. The Badgers face Kimball on Thursday. North Central and Sandhills/Thedford in Class D-1, West Holt in Class C-2, and Stuart in Class D-2 will all be on the road for the first round. Matchups are listed below, though times for the games have yet to be determined.

* First round of high school football playoffs:
* Stuart (5-3) at Anselmo-Merna (6-2), 6 p.m. in Class D-2.
* North Central (6-2) at Alma (7-1) at 4 p.m. in D-1.
* Sandhills/Thedford (3-5) at Shelton (7-1), 3 p.m. in D-1.
* West Holt (5-3) at Cross County (6-2), 7 p.m. in C-2.
* Kimball (4-4) at Valentine (7-1), 4:30 p.m. in C-1.

Friday, Oct. 21

Football
KBRB Football Contest Scores: O'Neill St. Mary's def. Wausa, 16-14. Anselmo-Merna def. Stuart, 28-18. Elgin-Elgin Pope John def. North Central, 46-6. South Loup def. Sandhills/Thedford, 47-12.

Cross Country
Ainsworth senior Ashley Appelt clocked a time of 16:54 Friday to finish 32nd in the Class C State Girls Cross Country Championships. Shannen Ramey of Fort Calhoun won the state championship by eight seconds over Morgan Benesch of Columbus Scotus. Ramey finished the four-kilometer course in 15:23.
Fort Calhoun also captured the Class C team title with 49 points, two better than runner up Sidney. Auburn finished a distant third with 80 points.
In the Class C boys race, Cole Wellnitz of Gordon-Rushville edged Brett Dockwieler of Gothenburg for the state title by two seconds with his winning time of 16:24 on the five-kilometer course at the Kearney Country Club. The Southwest Conference was well represented in Class C, with Dockweiler the runner up, James McKeag of Ogallala running third, Cody Dierking of Broken Bow fifth and Derek Rosas of Cozad finishing sixth.
Columbus Scotus won the Class C boys team title with 55 points, four better than runner up Milford. Ogallala was third with 73 points.
In the Class D girls championship race, West Holt finished seventh as a team with 122 points. The Huskies were led by a 19th-place run from Shaely Thiele in 16:22. Thiele missed a state medal by eight seconds. Oasis Wentworth was 53rd, followed by McKenna Young in 62nd, Alyssa Sindelar in 69th and Jessica Thiele in 82nd. Taylor Mitchell ran in 102nd place for the Huskies.
Dakota Murphy of Stuart placed 52nd Friday in a time of 17:48.
Marissa Dewispelare of David City Aquinas won the Class D title in 15:23.8 seconds, edging Andrea Weeder of Lindsay Holy Family by three-tenths of a second. Crofton won yet another Class D team title with 36 points. Lindsay Holy Family/Newman Grove finished as the runner up, with North Platte St. Patrick's in third. Ord placed eighth as a team, and Chambers/Wheeler Central took 13th in the 15-team tournament.
Ord took the Class D boys team title by a single point over Nebraska Christian. The Chants finished with 73 points. Paxton was a close third with a score of 77.
Austin Hamm of Bloomfield cruised to the Class D championship by 19 seconds in a time of 16:27. Dillon Eckel of Gibbon was the runner up in 16:46. Ord's Andrew Fields finished fifth. Competing for West Holt, Brett Pacha placed 23rd in a time of 18:00.

Thursday, Oct. 20

Football
KBRB Football Contest Card games: Chambers def. Newcastle 58-14. Clearwater/Orchard def. West Boyd, 44-6. Cozad def. Broken Bow, 42-16. Ogallala def Gothenburg, 21-0. Ponca def. West Holt, 38-7. St. Paul def. O'Neill, 26-20. Valentine def. Ainsworth, 47-6.

Friday, Oct. 14

Football
KBRB Football Contest Card games: O'Neill St. Mary's def. Chambers, 64-12. Sargent def. Stuart, 65-14. North Central def. Clearwater/Orchard, 49-12. Maxwell def. Sandhills/Thedford, 30-28. Burwell def. West Boyd, 58-6. West Holt def. Lutheran High Northeast, 15-7. Boone Central def. O'Neill, 3-0. Kimball def. Cozad, 39-21. Valentine def. Broken Bow, 14-0. Gothenburg def. Ainsworth, 46-13.

Thursday, Oct. 13

Cross Country
District C-4 at Ogallala
Girls State Qualifiers
1. Alli Ehler (9) Sidney 15:43.2
2. Julianna Smith (12) Sidney 15:43.8
3. Kelsey Crymble (9) Ogallala 15:44.3
4. Nicky Applegarth (11) Chadron 15:45.8
5. Sheridan Wellnitz (9) Gordon-Rushville 15:47.8
6. Mariah Mata (12) Sidney 16:01.8
7. Jessica Vazquez (12) Cozad 16:21.4
8. Samantha Carlson (10) Cozad 16:23.3
9. Ashley Appelt Ainsworth 16:26.
10. Riley Sigler (11) Cozad 16:28.1
11. Rebecca Adams (11) Ogallala 16:33.9
12. Morgan Linneman (11) Sidney 16:37.0
13. Madisen Stafford (9) Sidney 16:37.9
14. Claire Christner (10) Cozad 16:50.0
15. Sandra Pelayo (11) Cozad 16:55.0

Girls Team Scores (top three qualify)
1. Sidney, 22
2. Cozad, 41
3. Ogallala, 61
4. Chadron, 76
5. Broken Bow, 107
6. Gothenburg, 116
7. Minden, 122
8. Ainsworth, 124
9. Gordon-Rushville, 135
10. Valentine, 159
11. Mitchell, 0

Ainsworth (124) – 9. Ashley Appelt, 16:26. 33. Boston Lucht, 18:15. 40. Lee Lentz, 19:00. 44. Jayne Barrow, 19:29. 52. Amy Haskell, 20:51.

Boys State Qualifiers
1. Brett Dockweiler (12) Gothenburg 16:21.8
2. James McKeag (11) Ogallala 16:23.4
3. Cody Dierking (12) Broken Bow 16:40.7
4. Dereck Rosas (11) Cozad 16:48.4
5. Harrison Adams (12) Ogallala 16:57.1
6. Patrick Wright (12) Broken Bow 17:01.1
7. Christopher Shelton (11) Minden 17:07.0
8. Samuel Arterburn (11) Sidney 17:08.0
9. Cole Wellnitz (12) Gordon-Rushville 17:20.4
10. Trevor Jacobsen (10) Minden 17:24.8
11. Brandon Dehling (12) Chadron 17:26.8
12. Joshua Clark (12) Gothenburg 17:28.2
13. Gary Kaplan (10) Gordon-Rushville 17:33.7
14. Garrit Geiger (10) Cozad 17:34.7
15. Andrew Pracht (11) Broken Bow 17:36.5

Boys Team Scores (top three qualify)
1. Ogallala, 48
2. Gothenburg, 52
3. Broken Bow, 53
4. Cozad, 63
5. Sidney, 88
6. Ainsworth, 99
7. Chadron, 106
8. Minden, 123
9. Gordon-Rushville, 130
10. Mitchell, 153
11. Valentine, 230

Ainsworth (99) – 17. Hunter Martin, 17:44. 19. Keaton Gracey, 17:52. 25. Zach Welch, 18:02. 38. Alec Foster, 18:50. 47. Stevie Parker, 19:37. 52. Wacey Gallegos, 19:58.

Volleyball
Ainsworth def. Cody-Kilgore, 25-9, 25-20. Stuart def. Ainsworth, 25-13, 25-14. Stuart def. Cody-Kilgore, 25-13, 25-16. West Holt def. Creighton, 25-14, 25-15, 25-17.

Tuesday, Oct. 11

Volleyball scores
Broken Bow 3, Ainsworth 1
North Central 2, Lynch 0
O'Neill 2, Battle Creek 0
O'Neill 2, Madison 0
Stuart 2, Clearwater/Orchard 0
Stuart 2, Niobrara/Verdigre 0
Valentine 3, Todd County, SD 0
West Boyd 2, Lynch 0
West Boyd 2, North Central 1

Monday, Oct. 10

Girls Golf
The Valentine girls golf team finds itself in a tie for first place in the team standings following the opening day of the Class C State Golf Tournament at Columbus' Quail Run Golf Course.
The Badgers carded a score of 373 Monday to finish in a first place tie with Boone Central. Wayne is just two shots back and Grand Island Central Catholic is within six shots of the leaders.
Alex Bauer led the Valentine effort with a round of 89. Michelle Renning shot 91, and Shawna Wheeler finished with a round of 92. Shae DeNaeyer completed the team's scoring with a 101 Monday. Caitlyn Burgess shot 119, but her score was not used by the team.
Danielle Lemek of Doniphan-Trumbull, the defending state champion, leads by five shots after an opening round 77. Brittany Seda of Boone Central, Emma Harris of Wahoo and Kelli Haynes of Chadron are five behind Lemek after rounds of 82.
After the first day, Bauer, Renning and Wheeler are all in the top 15 and in line for a state medal. Bauer is tied for eighth, Renning 12th, and Wheeler is tied for 13th. O'Neill's Allison Depko is tied for 16th after an opening 93.

Friday, Oct. 7

Football
KBRB Football Contest Card scores - Chambers def. Wausa, 29-20. O'Neill St. Mary's def. Wynot, 46-0. Stuart def. Mullen, 38-12. North Central def. West Boyd, 48-0. Garden County def. Sandhills/Thedford, 61-8. West Holt def. Plainview, 39-0. Ord def. O'Neill, 15-13. Gothenburg def. Broken Bow, 21-20. Valentine def. Cozad, 20-3. Mitchell def. Ainsworth, 52-14.

Thursday, Oct. 6

Cross Country
Southwest Conference Meet at Broken Bow
Girls Team Scores
1. Cozad, 24; 2. Ogallala, 66; 3. Ainsworth, 86; 4. Broken Bow, 89; 5. Gothenburg, 107; 6. Minden; 7. Valentine, 134.
Individual Top 10
1. Jessica Vazquez, Cozad, 16:45; 2. Kelsey Crymble, Ogallala, 16:49; 3. Samantha Carlson, Cozad, 17:01; 4. Riley Sigler, Cozad, 17:03; 5. Shannon Myers, Broken Bow, 17:11; 6. Alyssa Kinning, Ainsworth, 17:19; 7. Claire Christner, Cozad, 17:28; 8. Rebecca Adams, Ogallala, 17:30; 9. Janice Garcia, Cozad, 17:37; 10. Ashley Appelt, Ainsworth, 17:37.
Ainsworth (86)
6. Alyssa Kinning, 17:19; 10. Ashley Appelt, 17:37; 19. Boston Lucht, 18:54; 29. Lee Lentz, 19:59; 40. Jayne Barrow, 20:57; 48. Amy Haskell, 22:10.
Valentine (134)
28. Michaela Jackson, 19:38; 32. Emily Simmons, 20:10; 33. Abbey Jacobs, 20:15; 35. Heidi Ryschon, 20:17; 43. Sidney Dunn, 21:41; 51. Tyler Osterman, 22:28.
Boys Team Scores
1. Cozad, 33; 2. Gothenburg, 36; 3. Ogallala, 46; 4. Broken Bow, 47; 5. Ainsworth, 84; 6. Minden, 86; 7. Valentine, 148.
Individual Top 10
1. Brett Dockweiler, Gothenburg, 16:41; 2. Dillon McKeag, Ogallala, 16:49; 3. Dereck Rosas, Cozad, 16:56; 4. Patrick Wright, Broken Bow, 17:02; 5. Cody Dierking, Broken Bow, 17:12; 6. Andres Pelayo, Cozad, 17:17; 7. Harry Adams, Ogallala, 17:19; 8. Chris Shelton, Minden, 17:34; 9. Alec Foster, Gothenburg, 17:39; 10. Trevor Jacobsen, Minden, 17:39.
Ainsworth (84)
17. Keaton Gracey, 18:07; 19. Zach Welch, 18:25; 20. Hunter Martin, 18:31; 28. Alec Masters, 19:18; 31. Stevie Parker, 19:39; 34. Aaron Goodloe, 20:00.
Valentine (148)
47. Brandon Sandoz, 20:52; 62. Tom Harvey, 22:12; 65. Jordan Mercure, 22:19; Benjamin Shelbourn, 22:41.
Middle School Girls - 2. Logan Clark, Ainsworth, 6:08; 21. Sara Salzman, Ainsworth, 7:23.

Tuesday, Oct. 4

Volleyball
North Central Quadrangular
North Central def. Colome, S.D., 25-17, 26-24; Stuart def. Ainsworth, 25-19, 25-19. Colome def. Ainsworth in the consolation match, 25-19, 25-13. Stuart def. North Central in the championship match, 25-16, 15-25, 25-21.

Monday, Oct. 3

Girls Golf
Placing three golfers in the top five, Valentine's girls golf team captured the Class C-5 District title Monday at home. Playing at the Deer Park Country Club, Michelle Renning finished second for the Badgers with a round of 81. Alex Bauer tied for third with an 85, and Shawna Wheeler finished fifth with an 88. The Badgers finished with a team score of 357, good for a nine-shot victory over runner up Chadron. Bridgeport grabbed the final team qualifying spot with a third-place score of 405.
Ainsworth finished just one place away from a state berth, carding a 428 to finish fourth. Lynde Frew shot 99 to tie for 11th and just one stroke shy of the top 10 and a berth in the state tournament.
Class C-5 District Meet
Team Scores (top three qualify)
1. Valentine, 357; 2. Chadron, 366; 3. Bridgeport, 405; 4. Ainsworth, 428; 5. Kimball, 430; 6. Hershey, 450; 7. Bayard, 450; 8. Mitchell, 460; 9. Perkins County, 466; 10. Creek Valley, 511; 11. Gordon-Rushville, 542.
State Qualifiers (top 10)
1. Kelli Haynes, Chadron, 74; 2. Michelle Renning, Valentine, 81; 3. Tie between Brooke Hager, Kimball, and Alex Bauer, Valentine, 85; 5. Shawna Wheeler, Valentine, 88; 6. JaLee Pilkington, Bayard, 89; 7. Shawna Lightfritz, Garden County, 91; 8. Tie between Jada Huck, Bridgeport, and Kaitlin Stevens, Chadron, 94; 10. Kortney Hageman, Chadron, 98.
Valentine (357)
2. Michelle Renning, 81; 3. Alex Bauer, 85; 5. Shawna Wheeler, 88; 16. Shae DeNaeyer, 103; 18. Caitlyn Burgess, 104.
Ainsworth (428)
11. Lynde Frew, 99; 19. Amanda Theis, 105; 22. Serena Frew, 108; 31. Kylie Schwindt, 116; 43. Kellie Sholes, 122.

Friday, Sept. 30

Football
KBRB Football Contest card: Wynot def. Chambers, 40-33. O'Neill St. Mary's def. Bloomfield, 37-8. Stuart def. Cody-Kilgore, 64-0. Burwell def. North Central, 22-0. Hemingford def. Sandhills/Thedford, 44-18. Niobrara-Verdigre def. West Boyd, 36-12. Crofton def. West Holt, 54-7. O'Neill def. Central City, 47-7. Gothenburg def. Cozad, 14-0. Valentine def. Gordon-Rushville, 7-6. Broken Bow def. Ainsworth, 58-0.

Cross Country
West Holt Invitational
Girls Team Scores
1. O'Neill, 38; 2. West Holt, 43; 3. Ainsworth, 44; 4. Ord, 49; 5. Chambers/Wheeler Central, 72; 6. Niobrara/Veridgre, 84; 7. Stuart, 109.
Individual Top 10
1. Shaely Thiele, West Holt, 17:08; 2. Alyssa Kinning, Ainsworth, 17:35; 3. Katharina Most, Ord, 17:51; 4. Tasha Lechtenberg, 18:08; 5. Ashley Appelt, Ainsworth, 18:15; 6. Alejandra Vergara, O'Neill, 18:21; 7. McKenna Young, West Holt, 18:25; 8. Ashley Chinana, Niobrara-Verdigre, 18:36; 9. Dakota Murphy, Stuart, 18:39; 10. Brandi Walters, O'Neill, 18:45.
Ainsworth - 2. Alyssa Kinning, 17:35; 5. Ashley Appelt, 18:15; 16. Boston Lucht, 19:10; 23. Lee Lentz, 20:01; 37. Jayne Barrow, 21:41; 54. Amy Haskell, 24:10.
Boys Team Scores
1. Ord, 24; 2. Ainsworth, 34; 3. Bloomfield, 52; 4. O'Neill, 62; 5. West Holt, 73; 6. West Boyd, 97.
Individual Top 10
1. Andrew Fields, Ord, 16:36; 2. Austin Hamm, Bloomfield, 16:46; 3. Silas Oltjenbruns, Bloomfield, 18:03; 4. Brett Pacha, West Holt, 18:05; 5. Hunter Martin, Ainsworth, 18:06; 6. Austin Edgehill, Ord, 18:20; 7. Lathan Petska, Ord, 18:23; 8. Keaton Gracey, Ainsworth, 18:37; 9. Zach Welch, Ainsworth, 18:38; 10. Flagan Petska, Ord, 18:42.
Ainsworth - 5. Hunter Martin, 18:06; 8. Keaton Gracey, 18:37; 9. Zach Welch, 18:38; 12. Alec Masters, 19:12; 14. Stevie Parker, 19:24; 21. Clay Chohon, 19:54.
Middle School Girls - 1. Logan Clark, Ainsworth, 6:57; 18. Sara Salzman, Ainsworth, 8:42.

Thursday, Sept. 29

Girls Golf
Valentine's Alex Bauer is the 2011 Southwest Conference girls golf champion, braving windy conditions Thursday to card an 87 at the Ainsworth Golf Course. Bauer, with her six-shot victory over Elizabeth Grams of Minden, helped the Badgers to the SWC team title by five shots over runner-up Ogallala.
Valentine placed four golfers in the top 10, with Michelle Renning third with a 97, Shawna Wheeler ninth with a 107 and Shae DeNaeyer 10th with a 108. Ogallala golfers placed fourth through seventh respectively to earn the runner up team honors.
Ainsworth finished fifth in the conference with a score of 471. The Bulldogs were led by Serena Frew's round of 111.
Southwest Conference Girls Golf
Team Scores
1. Valentine, 399; 2. Ogallala, 404; 3. Minden, 425; 4. Gothenburg, 460; 5. Ainsworth, 471; 6. Cozad, 497; 7. Broken Bow, 533.
Top 10
1. Alex Bauer, Valentine, 87; 2. Elizabeth Grams, Minden, 93; 3. Michelle Renning, Valentine, 97; 4. Tessa Kapp, Ogallala, 98; 5. Laramie Schlichtemeier, Ogallala, 101; 6. Kayleigh Berg, Ogallala, 102; 7. Maaika Mestl, Ogallala, 103; 8. Ashton Boldt, Minden, 105; 9. Shawna Wheeler, Valentine, 107; 10. Shae DeNaeyer, Valentine, 108.
Valentine (399)
1. Alex Bauer, 87; 3. Michelle Renning, 97; 9. Shawna Wheeler, 107; 10. Shae DeNaeyer, 108; 17. Caitlyn Burgess, 113; 30. Shelbie Buechle, 129.
Ainsworth (471)
14. Serena Frew, 114; 18. Lynde Frew, 114; 23. Kellie Sholes, 118; 28. Kylie Schwindt, 128; 28. Amanda Theis, 128; 32. Jessica Bartak, 129.

Tuesday, Sept. 27

Volleyball
Sandhills/Thedford 2, Anselmo-Merna 0
Stuart 3, Ewing 1
Valentine 2, Hyannis 0
Valentine 2, North Central 0
West Boyd 2, Lynch 0
West Boyd 2, Niobrara/Verdigre 1
West Holt 3, Elkhorn Valley 2

Monday, Sept. 26

Volleyball
Stuart def. Neligh-Oakdale, 25-13, 25-18; O'Neill St. Mary's def. Stuart, 25-19, 25-14.

Saturday, Sept. 24

Golf
Ainsworth recaptured the Rolling Rock trophy from Valentine Saturday during the annual match-up between the top golfers from both the Ainsworth Municipal Golf Course and the Deer Park Country Club in Valentine. After Valentine won in 2010 at Deer Park, Ainsworth recaptured the Rock in the Ryder Cup style event Saturday at Ainsworth, beating the Valentine team, 15-10.
Results are as follows:
Scramble Round
Tony Allen and Nathan Mundhenke, Ainsworth, defeated Scott Bancroft and John Two Strike, Valentine, 2 UP.
Jeff Wrage and Adam Dredge, Valentine, def. Bruce Beebout and Jim Hoch, Ainsworth, 1 UP.
Terry Allen and Brett Knoetzel, Ainsworth, def. Luke Fischer and Chris Danielski, Valentine, 3&2.
Doug Weiss and Graig Kinzie, Ainsworth, def. Andrew Parks and Chris Huddle, Valentine, 1 UP.
Riley Wrage and Dave Renning, Valentine, def. Cody Goochey and Robert Magill, Ainsworth, 2&1.
Total - Ainsworth 3-2.
Alternate Shot Round
Robert Magill and Todd Kicken, Ainsworth, def. Scott Bancroft and John Two Strike, Valentine, 1 UP.
Jeff Wrage and Adam Dredge, Valentine, def. Jim Hoch and Bruce Beebout, Ainsworth, 4&3.
Terry Allen and Brett Knoetzel, Ainsworth, def. Chris Danielski and Andrew Parks, Valentine, 4&2.
Tony Allen and Nathan Mundhenke def. Riley Wrage and Dave Renning, 3&2.
Graig Kinzie and Doug Weiss, Ainsworth, def. Luke Fischer and Chris Huddle, Valentine, 4&3.
Total - Ainsworth 7-3.
Best Ball Round
Tony Allen and Nathan Mundhenke, Ainsworth, and Scott Bancroft and John Two Strike, Valentine, HALVED.
Doug Weiss and Graig Kinzie, Ainsworth, def. Andrew Parks and Chris Huddle, Valentine, 2&1.
Riley Wrage and Adam Dredge, Valentine, def. Terry Allen and Brett Knoetzel, Ainsworth, 2 UP.
Jim Hoch and Bruce Beebout, Ainsworth, and Jeff Wrage and Chris Danielski, Valentine, HALVED.
Luke Fischer and Dave Renning, Valentine, def. Robert Magill and Chester Smith, Ainsworth, 5&3.
Total - Ainsworth 9-6.
Singles Round
Chris Danielski, Valentine, def. Doug Weiss, Ainsworth, 1 UP.
Nathan Mundhenke, Ainsworth, def. John Two Strike, Valentine, 1 UP.
Scott Bancroft, Valentine, def. Todd Kicken, Ainsworth, 3&1.
Bruce Beebout, Ainsworth, def. Dave Renning, Valentine, 1 UP.
Brett Knoetzel, Ainsworth, def. Andrew Parks, Valentine, 2&1.
Graig Kinzie, Ainsworth, def. Adam Dredge, Valentine, 3&2.
Terry Allen, Ainsworth, def. Chris Huddle, Valentine, 1 UP.
Riley Wrage, Valentine, def. Robert Magill, Ainsworth, 2&1.
Luke Fischer, Valentine, def. Jim Hoch, Ainsworth, 4&3.
Tony Allen, Ainsworth, def. Jeff Wrage, Valentine, 1 UP.
Final Score - Ainsworth def. Valentine, 15-10.
Final Individual Records
Ainsworth - Graig Kinzie, 4-0; Tony Allen, 3-0-1; Nathan Mundhenke, 3-0-1; Terry Allen, 3-1; Brett Knoetzel, 3-1; Doug Weiss, 3-1; Bruce Beebout, 1-2-1; Todd Kicken, 1-1; Robert Magill, 1-3; Jim Hoch, 0-3-1; Cody Goochey, 0-1; Chester Smith, 0-1.
Valentine - Adam Dredge, 3-1; Riley Wrage, 3-1; Jeff Wrage, 2-1-1; Dave Renning, 2-2; Luke Fischer, 2-2; Scott Bancroft, 1-2-1; Chris Danielski, 1-2-1; John Two Strike, 0-3-1; Chris Huddle, 0-4; Andrew Parks, 0-4.

Friday, Sept. 23

Football
KBRB Football Contest Scores - Bloomfield def. Chambers, 52-6; O'Neill St. Mary's def. Newcastle, 65-6; Stuart def. Stapleton-McPherson County, 60-8; North Central def. Niobrara-Verdigre, 52-0; Sandhills/Thedford def. Crawford, 74-22; Elgin-Elgin Pope John def. West Boyd, 60-0; West Holt def. Neligh-Oakdale, 49-20; Battle Creek def. O'Neill, 48-0; Broken Bow def. Chadron, 28-14; Valentine def. Gothenburg, 25-7; Cozad def. Ainsworth, 47-6.

Girls Golf
Kelli Haynes of Chadron fired a 73 Friday to win the Valentine Invitational. Her seven-shot win over runner-up Alex Bauer of Valentine helped Chadron win the team title by five shots. Michelle Renning placed third for the Badgers, and Shawna Wheeler tied for fifth. Linde Frew carded a career-best 102 for Ainsworth to finish in a tie for seventh with Alex Breiner of West Holt. Mackenzie Hale of West Holt picked up picked up a 10th-place medal with a round of 103. Chadron won the team title with a 366, five shots better than Valentine's 371. West Holt placed third, and Ainsworth finished fourth.
Other scores for the Bulldogs included Serena Frew, Kellie Sholes and Kylie Schwindt, who each shot 115, and Amanda Theis, who finished with a 125.

Cross Country
Ord Invitational
The Ainsworth girls cross country team placed third Friday in the Ord Invitational, and the Bulldog boys ran fourth in a tightly bunched race at the Ord Golf Club.
Alyssa Kinning placed third individually for the Ainsworth girls in a time of 16:12. Ashley Appelt also earned a top 10 finish, running eighth in 17:07. Jacie Zoerb of Ravenna won the 4-kilometer race in a time of 15:54, 15 seconds faster than runner up Shaely Thiele of West Holt. The Lady Huskies finished as the runner up to champion Ravenna in the team standings.
Ainsworth placed four runners in the top 15 in the boys race, led by an eighth-place run by Hunter Martin. Keaton Gracey finished 10th, Zach Welch 13th and Stevie Parker 15th for the Bulldogs, who scored 46 points to finish fourth in the team race. Dillon Eckel of Gibbon won the 5-kilometer race in 16:21, 23 seconds faster than runner up Andrew Fields of Ord. Brett Pacha of West Holt placed fifth. The Huskies were fifth in the team standings.
Girls Team Scores
1. Ravenna, 28; 2. West Holt, 52; 3. Ainsworth, 54; 4. Broken Bow, 63; 5. Ord, 65; 6. Chambers/Wheeler Central, 88; 7. Gibbon, 91; 8. Burwell, 128.
Individual Top 10
1. Jacie Zoerb, Ravenna, 15:54; 2. Shaely Thiele, West Holt, 16:09; 3. Alyssa Kinning, Ainsworth, 16:12; 4. Elizabeth Cramer, Anselmo-Merna, 16:17; 5. Shannon Myers, Broken Bow, 16:29; 6. Katharina Most, Ord, 16:53; 7. Kylie Wallace, Gibbon, 17:06; 8. Ashley Appelt, Ainsworth, 17:07; 9. Shania McCormick, Ravenna, 17:14; 10. Liz Deines, Ravenna, 17:23.
Ainsworth (54)
3. Alyssa Kinning, 16:12; 8. Ashley Appelt, 17:07; 21. Boston Lucht, 18:31; 25. Lee Lentz, 18:31; 36. Jane Barrow, 20:04; 46. Amy Haskell, 21:22
West Holt (52)
2. Shaely Thiele, 16:09; 15. Samantha Garcia, 17:46; 16. Oasis Wentworth, 18:00; 22. Jessica Thiele, 18:34; 27. Alyssa Sindelar, 19:00; 29. Taylor Mitchell, 19:09.
Boys Team Scores
1. Broken Bow, 29; 2. Ord, 40; 3. Gibbon, 43; 4. Ainsworth, 46; 5. West Holt, 92; 6. Ravenna, 93; 7. Amherst, 128; 8. Centura, 155.
Individual Top 10
1. Dillon Eckel, Gibbon, 16:21; 2. Andrew Fields, Ord, 16:45; 3. Patrick Wright, Broken Bow, 17:07; 4. Cody Dierking, Broken Bow, 17:16; 5. Brett Pacha, West Holt, 17:23; 6. Andrew Pracht, Broken Bow, 17:57; 7. Jacob Eckel, Gibbon, 18:01; 8. Hunter Martin, Ainsworth, 18:11; 9. Austin Edghill, Ord, 18:13; 10. Keaton Gracey, Ainsworth, 18:27.
Ainsworth (46)
8. Hunter Martin, 18:11; 10. Keaton Gracey, 18:27; 13. Zach Welch, 18:48; 15. Stevie Parker, 19:02; 17. Alec Masters, 19:19; 21. Wacey Gallegos, 19:46; 22. Aaron Goodloe, 19:49; 26. Clay Chohon, 20:02; 45. Devron Crawford, 21:22; 47. Derek Pollock, 21:33. 59. Jose Garcia, 22:35; 73. Conner Kozisek, 25:25.
West Holt (92)
5. Brett Pacha, 17:23; 29. Luke Welborn, 20:14; 33. Sawyer Williams, 20:39; 34. Tony Bohnet, 20:42; 41. Lukas Laible, 21:00; 51. Cameron Schmuecker, 21:49.

Thursday, Sept. 22

Volleyball
Ewing 3, Niobrara/Verdigre 0
Laurel-Concord/Coleridge 3, West Holt 1
Lutheran High Northeast 3, O'Neill 0
Ravenna 3, Broken Bow 2
Valentine 3, Burwell 2
Wynot 3, West Boyd 0

Tuesday, Sept. 20

Volleyball
Ord def. Ainsworth, 25-8, 25-7, 25-9
O'Neill def. Creighton, 21-25, 16-25, 25-14, 25-12, 15-10
Valentine def. Gordon/Rushville, 25-17, 25-23, 25-14
St. Mary's Triangular
Lynch def. North Central, 25-23, 25-11
St. Mary's def. North Central, 25-19, 25-10
St. Mary's def. Lynch, 25-12, 25-8
Wheeler Central Tournament
Stuart def. Niobrara/Verdigre, 25-14, 25-16
Stuart def. West Boyd, 25-17, 25-12
Wheeler Central/Chambers Triangular
Wheeler Central def. West Boyd, 26-24, 25-16
Wheeler Central def. Niobrara/Verdigre, 26-24, 28-26

Sunday, Sept. 18

Results from Ainsworth Elks 4 Person Golf Tournament

Championship Flight
1st - 54 - Jim Hoch, Tony Allen, Todd Kicken & Terry Allen
2nd- 62 - Brett Knoetzel, Dan Frank, Dave Knoetzel & Tom Frank
3rd- 64 - Butch Fischer, Brad Arrowsmith, Harv Devall & Jim Arnholt
First Flight
1st - 64 - Bim Nelson, Jake Mauer, Kelby Nelson & Russell Fischer
Tie for 2nd & 3rd
       65 - Marty Graff, Doug O'Hare, Chuck Whittney & Randy Brudigan
              Kevin Martin, Jake Graff, Adam Quinn & Micah Graff
Second Flight
1st - 70 - Ben Beegle, Justin Ludeman, Chuck Osborn & Craig Ludeman
2nd- 72 - Chris Osterman, Joe Dodd, Randy Welke & Al Hansen
3rd- 73 - Arch Ferguson, Brady Graff, Jimmy Ferguson & Rex Schubert

Friday, Sept. 16

Football
O'Neill def. Ainsworth, 49-0. North Central def. Stuart, 22-18. Gothenburg def. Kimball, 19-7. Winner, S.D., def. Valentine, 26-6. Hartington Cedar Catholic def. West Holt, 34-10. Ogallala def. Broken Bow, 28-0. Sandhills/Thedford def. Wallace, 58-22. Sargent def. Chambers, 64-0. O'Neill St. Mary's def. West Boyd, 58-0.

Cross Country
The Ainsworth boys cross country team picked up its first invitational title of the season, placing four runners in the top 15 Friday during the O'Neill Invitational. Keaton Gracey and Hunter Martin ran sixth and seventh for the Bulldogs respectively, Zach Welch finished 12th and Alec Masters ran 15th. Ainsworth finished with 40 points to edge runner-up Pierce by one. West Holt finished sixth and valentine was 11th. Austin Hamm of Bloomfield was the individual medalist, running the five-kilometer course in 16:41 to finish 40 seconds ahead of runner-up Brett Pacha of West Holt.
The Ainsworth girls finished third Friday with 66 points, four shy of runner-up West Holt. Crofton ran away with the team title, barely missing a perfect score by finishing first, second, third and sixth individually. Valentine placed seventh. Alyssa Kinning paced the Bulldogs, finishing fifth in a time of 16:46. Ashley Appelt ran seventh in 16:56 to pick up a medal. Danielle Riesberg won the girls four-kilometer race in a time of 15:58. Shaely Thiele of West Holt finished fourth. Dakota Murphy finished 17th for Stuart.

Boys Team Scores
1. Ainsworth, 40; 2. Pierce, 41; 3. Crofton, 51; 4. O'Neill, 67; 5. Bloomfield, 73; 6. West Holt, 86; 7. West Boyd, 145; 8. Laurel-Concord, 155; 9. Niobrara/Verdigre, 166; 10. Neligh-Oakdale, 167; 11. Valentine, 190.
Top 10
1. Austin Hamm, Bloomfield, 16:41; 2. Brett Pacha, West Holt, 17:21; 3. Myles Sudbeck, Pierce, 17:53; 4. Silas Oltjenbruns, Bloomfield, 18:17; 5. Kyle Pardun, O'Neill, 18:19; 6. Keaton Gracey, Ainsworth, 18:23; 7. Hunter Martin, Ainsworth, 18:29; 8. Drew Eskins, Crofton, 18:30; 9. Mathew Guenther, Crofton, 18:31; 10. Henry Goeden, Crofton, 18:41.
Ainsworth (40)
6. Keaton Gracey, 18:23; 7. Hunter Martin, 18:29; 12. Zach Welch, 18:44; 15. Alec Masters, 18:56; 17. Stevie Parker, 19:20; 25. Wacey Gallegos, 19:46.
West Holt (86)
2. Brett Pacha, 17:21; 20. Luke Welborn, 19:35; 34. Tony Bohnet, 20:32; 36. Sawyer Williams, 20:35; 38. Lukas Laible, 20:36; 46. Trey Rossman, 21:33.
Girls Team Scores
1. Crofton, 12; 2. West Holt, 62; 3. Ainsworth, 66; 4. O'Neill, 69; 5. Pierce, 71; 6. Chambers/Wheeler Central, 88; 7. Valentine, 111; 8. Niobrara/Verdigre, 118.
Top 10
1. Danielle Riesberg, Crofton, 15:58; 2. Tiffany Tramp, Crofton, 16:16; 3. Kendy Kube, Crofton, 16:20; 4. Shaely Thiele, West Holt, 16:22; 5. Alyssa Kinning, Ainsworth, 16:46; 6. Abby Braun, Crofton, 16:55; 7. Ashley Appelt, Ainsworth, 16:56; 8. Elizabeth Kube, Crofton, 16:57; 9. Vanessa McFarland, Crofton, 17:02; 10. Briana Polt, Pierce, 17:09.
Ainsworth (66)
5. Alyssa Kinning, 16:46; 7. Ashley Appelt, 16:56; 21. Boston Lucht, 18:38; 41. Lee Lentz, 19:42; 43. Jayne Barrow, 20:41; 48. Amy Haskell, 21:59.
West Holt (62)
4. Shaely Thiele, 16:22; 16. McKenna Young, 17:42; 19. Oasis Wentworth, 18;12; 28. Taylor Mitchell, 19:01; 39. Caitlin Cole, 19:29.

Thursday, Sept. 15

Volleyball
Ord def. West Holt, 25-21, 22-25, 26-24, 17-25, 18-16. Ogallala def. Ainsworth, 25-4, 25-9, 25-4. Valentine def. Bennett County, S.D., 25-10, 25-10, 25-18. Sandhills/Thedford def. SMC, 25-16, 25-10. Sandhills/Thedford def. Hyannis, 25-20, 25-16.

Tuesday, Sept. 13

Volleyball
West Holt def. Ainsworth 25-13, 25-10, 25-19. Arcadia def. North Central, 23-25, 25-23, 25-16. Twin Loup def. North Central, 25-10, 25-11.

Monday, Sept. 12

Girls Golf
Ainsworth finished seventh Monday in the O'Neill Girls Golf Invitational. Valentine won the team title with a score of 394. West Holt finished fifth with a score of 457.
Individually, Allison Depko of O'Neill won her home meet with a score of 86, two shots better than Alex Bauer of Valentine and three better than Michelle Renning of Valentine. Mackenzie Hale paced West Holt, finishing in a tie for 10th with a 107. Kylie Schwindt led Ainsworth with a 31st-place score of 121.
Team Scores
1. Valentine, 394; 2. Norfolk Catholic, 417; 3. O'Neill, 421; 4. Plainview, 436; 5. West Holt, 457; 6. Hartington Cedar Catholic, 487; 7. Ainsworth, 540.
Top 10
1. Allison Depko, O'Neill, 86; 2. Alex Bauer, Valentine, 88; 3. Michelle Renning, Valentine, 89; 4. Paige Marsden, Norfolk Catholic, 94; 5. Gina Dendinger, Crofton, 95; 6. Stephanie Sorenson, Plainview, 98; 7. Tie between Shawna Wheeler, Valentine, and Mariah Zavadil, Crofton, 103; 9. Hannah Baldacci, Norfolk Catholic, 105; 10. Tie between Mackenzie Hale, West Holt, Nicole Lind, O'Neill, and Janice Finkral, Battle Creek, 107.
Valentine (394)
2. Alex Bauer, 88; 3. Michelle Renning, 89; 7. Shawna Wheeler, 103; 21. Caitlyn Burgess, 114; 21. Shae DeNaeyer, 114.
West Holt (457)
10. Mackenzie Hale, 107; 21. Courtney Hostert, 114; 25. Alex Breiner, 118; 27. Jennifer Poessnecker, 118; 38. Paige Mitchell, 138.
Ainsworth (540)
31. Kylie Schwindt, 121; 35. Lynde Frew, 131; 40. Serena Frew, 140; 42. Kellie Sholes, 148; 46. Jessica Bartak, 162.

Saturday, Sept. 10

Broken Bow Cross Country Invitational
Girls Team Scores
1. Cozad, 23; 2. McCook, 33; 3. Ogallala, 71; 4. Broken Bow, 96; 5. Ord, 97; 6. Gothenburg, 105; 7. Ainsworth, 117; 8. Minden, 121; 9. Valentine, 134; 10. Gibbon, 140; 11. Eustis-Farnam, 147.
Top 10
1. Molly Sughroue, McCook, 16:06; 2. Kelsey Crymble, Ogallala, 16:40; 3. Emily Tolliver, McCook, 16:41; 4. Elizabeth Cramer, Anselmo-Merna, 16:53; 5. Jessica Vazquez, Cozad, 16:54; 6. Riley Sigler, Cozad, 17:02; 7. Claire Christner, Cozad, 17:13; 8. Arin Reimers, Ogallala, 17:14; 9. Samantha Carlson, Cozad, 17:19; 10. Katharina Most, Ord, 17:20.
Ainsworth (117)
11. Alyssa Kinning, 17:22; 35. Boston Lucht, 19:33; 43. Lee Lentz, 20:12; 64. Jayne Barrow, 21:57.
Boys Team Scores
1. Cozad, 47; 2. Gothenburg, 56; 3. Ogallala, 63; 4. Broken Bow, 68; 5. Ord, 87; 6. Nebraska Christian, 90; 7. McCook, 110; 8. Minden, 113; 9. Gibbon, 119; 10. Ainsworth, 135; 11. Eustis-Farnam, 154.
Top 10
1. Dillon Eckel, Gibbon, 16:15; 2. Brett Dockweiler, Gothenburg, 16:23; 3. Andrew Fields, Ord, 16:29; 4. Dillon McKeag, Ogallala, 16:36; 5. Cody Dierking, Broken Bow, 16:40; 6. Hans Epp, Nebraska Christian, 16:41; 7. Jahn Landrigan, Nebraska Christian, 16:55; 8. Dereck Rosas, Cozad, 17:03; 9. Chris Shelton, Minden, 17:11; 10. Andres Pelayo, Cozad, 17:36.
Ainsworth (135)
19. Hunter Martin, 18:03; 33. Zach Welch, 18:50; 39. Alec Masters, 19:22; 46. Wacey Gallegos, 19:47; 57. Aaron Goodloe, 19:50; 55. Clay Chohon, 20:22; 82. Devron Crawford, 21:40; 85. Jose Garcia, 21:43; 94. Derek Pollock, 22:05; 117. Conner Kozisek, 25:50; 121. Damen Cleal, 28:19.

Friday, Sept. 9

Football
North Central def. Sandhills/Thedford, 66-0; Valentine def. O'Neill, 20-18; West Holt def. Twin River, 45-0; Stuart def. Wynot, 26-24; Chambers def. West Boyd, 29-14; Sandhills/Thedford def. Mullen, 28-22; Cozad def. Gibbon, 28-14.

Thursday, Sept. 8

Volleyball
Ainsworth Triangular - Chambers/Wheeler Central def. Ainsworth, 25-17, 26-24; Chambers/Wheeler Central def. North Central, 26-24, 25-15; North Central def. Ainsworth, 25-12, 25-15.

Girls Golf
Broken Bow Invitational
Team Scores
1. Valentine 406
2. Ogallala 433
3. Centura 476
4. Kearney Catholic 488
5. Gothenburg 495
6. Ainsworth 508
7. St. Paul 512
8. Broken Bow 548

Individual Medal Winners
1. Michelle Renning Valentine 90
2. Laramie Schlictemeier Ogallala 99
3. Alex Bauer Valentine 99
4. Shae DeNaeyer Valentine 102
5. Brylee Goskreutz Kearney Cath. 108
6. Maaika Mestl Ogallala 108
7. Shanea Jones Broken Bow 110
8. Jane Dealey Ogallala 111
9. Haley Luhn Centura 112
10. Kayla Shundoff Kearney Cath. 114
11. Kaitlin Jurgensen St. Paul 114
12. Taylour Marshall Gothenburg 114
13. Caitlyn Burgess Valentine 115
14. Kylee French Ogallala 115
15. Heidi Teahon Gothenburg 116

Ainsworth (508)
18: Serena Frew 119
24. Lynde Frew 125
33. Kellie Sholes 131
35. Amanda Theis 133
38. Kylie Schwindt 134
40. Jessica Bartak 138

Tuesday, Sept. 6

West Holt Girls Golf Triangular
Allison Depko of O'Neill fired the low round of 45 Tuesday during a girls golf triangular at the Atkinson-Stuart Country Club. Mackenzie Hale of West Holt finished second with a 48. O'Neill had the low team score with a 220, followed by West Holt with a 236 and Ainsworth with a 265.
Ainsworth scores - Lynde Frew, 63; Amanda Theis, 65; Kylie Schwindt, 67; Serena Frew, 70; Kellie Sholes, 80.
West Holt scores - Mackenzie Hale, 48; Alex Breiner, 58; Jennifer Poessnecker, 62; Courteney Hostert, 68; Paige Mitchell, 72.
O'Neill scores - Allison Depko, 45; Nicole Lund, 55; Holly Hesse, 60; Morgan Langan, 60; Davita Dick, 65.

Friday, Sept. 2

Football scores from the KBRB Contest Card
Gibbon def. Ainsworth, 33-0; Valentine def. Chamberlain, S.D., 54-0; North Central def. Sandhills/Thedford, 42-8; Stuart def. West Boyd, 40-0; West Holt def. Stanton, 35-23; O'Neill St. Mary's def. Leigh, 49-0; Pierce def. O'Neill, 43-7; Humphrey def. Chambers, 52-0; Broken Bow def. Ord, 21-20 in overtime; Cozad def. Centura, 28-26; Minden def. Gothenburg, 34-7.

Thursday, Sept. 1

Volleyball

Ainsworth dropped its first two matches of the season Thursday, losing in straight games to Valentine and Winner, S.D., during a triangular. Winner scored a 25-16, 25-16, 25-7 victory over the Lady Bulldogs. Valentine then beat Winner in three games, and the Badgers defeated Ainsworth 25-17, 25-13, 25-17.

Burwell Triangular
Burwell def. North Central, 25-18, 25-18
West Holt def. Burwell, 25-21, 25-19
West Holt def. North Central, 25-8, 25-15

Elgin/Elgin Pope John Triangular
Clearwater/Orchard def. Elgin/Pope John, 26-24, 26-24
Chambers/Wheeler Central def. Elgin/Pope John, 25-22, 25-21
Stuart def. Clearwater/Orchard, 25-11, 25-15
Stuart def. Chambers/Wheeler Central, 25-22, 25-20

Girls Golf

West Holt Invitational
Team Scores
1. Boone Central, 403; 2. Valentine, 410; 3. O'Neill, 487; 4. West Holt, 488; 5. Crofton, 501; 6. Hartington Cedar Catholic, 508; 7. Elkhorn Valley, 520; 8. Ainsworth, 545; 9. Pierce, 569.

Top 15 medalists
1 Britany Seda Boone Central 80
2 Amy Ahlers Boone Central 86
3 Alex Bauer Valentine 94
4 Michelle Renning Valentine 96
5 Allison Depko O'Neill 101
6 Shae DeNaeyer Valentine 102
7 Mariah Zavadil Crofton 105
8 Shauna Reikofski Elkhorn Valley 108
9 Gina Dendinger Crofton 112
10 Nicole Lind O'Neill 113
11 Faith Leetch Boone Central 114
12 Janice Finkral Battle Creek 115
13 Kelsey Lentz Hartington CC 117
14 Nicole Carstens Pierce 118
15 Shawna Wheeler Valentine 118

Cross Country
Ainsworth Invitational
Girls Team Scores
1. West Holt, 28; 2. Ainsworth, 29; 3. Ord, 33; 4. Valentine, 57; 5. Burwell, 86; 6. Twin Loup, 101.

Girls Individual Results
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1 Thiele, Shaely West Holt 16:44.5
2 Kinning, Alyssa Ainsworth 17:01.0
3 Most, Katharina Ord 17:50.8
4 Appelt, Ashley Ainsworth 18:37.9
5 Young, McKenna West Holt 18:54.4
6 Wentworth, Oasis West Holt 19:07.9
7 Severence, Kristin Ord 19:33.8
8 Augustyn, Kaitlyn Ord 19:45.9
9 Jackson, Michaela Valentine 19:55.3
10 Lentz, Lee Ainsworth 20:14.9
11 Carson, Cecelia Burwell 20:17.0
12 Jacobs, Abbey Valentine 20:17.3
13 Lucht, Boston Ainsworth 20:19.6
14 Ryschon, Heidi Valentine 20:30.3
15 Hill, Sofia Ord 20:35.1
16 Mitchell, Taylor West Holt 20:37.3
17 Thiele, Jessica West Holt 20:43.3
18 Olsson, Rebecca Twin Loup 21:03.3
19 Dunbar, Kindra Twin Loup 21:04.1
20 Beran, Tori Ord 21:07.9
21 Cole, Caitlin West Holt 21:09.9
22 Simmons, Emily Valentine 21:30.0
23 Sindelar, Alyssa West Holt 21:40.2
24 Anderson, Alyssa Burwell 22:06.0
25 Anderson, Taira Burwell 22:06.2
26 Garcia, Samantha West Holt 22:25.5
27 Dunn, Sydney Valentine 22:28.9
28 Blaha, Emily Ord 23:17.1
29 Barrow, Jayne Ainsworth 23:18.6
30 Fredrick, Katie West Holt 23:25.6
31 Domeier, Jamey Burwell 23:30.3
32 Vera, Star Ord 23:32.2
33 Franklin, Sydney Valentine 23:33.4
34 Kraus, Robyn Twin Loup 24:06.2
35 Koch, Kaleigh Ord 24:08.9
36 Osterman, Tylar Valentine 24:11.0
37 Haskell, Amy Ainsworth 24:13.5
38 Gallegos, Lupita Ord 24:15.4
39 Castagna, Benedetta Valentine 24:16.8
40 Bruha, Nicole Ord 25:28.0
41 Olson, Andrea West Holt 27:24.1
42 Paul, Helena Ord 27:57.8
43 Hughes, Ally Burwell 29:01.9
44 Wegner, Brianna Burwell 29:02.1
45 Dunbar, Audie Twin Loup 30:11.1

Boys Team Scores
1. Ord, 17; 2. Ainsworth, 26; 3. West Holt, 47; 4. North Central, 75; 5. Valentine, 82.

Boys Individual Results
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1 Fields, Andrew Ord 17:19.1
2 Pacha, Brett West Holt 18:49.1
3 Edghill, Austin Ord 19:07.4
4 Gracey, Keaton Ainsworth 19:17.2
5 Martin, Hunter Ainsworth 19:17.4
6 Petska, Lathan Ord 19:17.9
7 Petska, Flagan Ord 20:07.4
8 Masters, Alec Ainsworth 20:21.4
9 Welch, Zach Ainsworth 20:21.8
10 Parker, Stevie Ainsworth 20:24.2
11 Rawlings, Randin North Central 20:26.8
12 Gallegos, Wacey Ainsworth 20:35.5
13 Welborn, Luke West Holt 20:52.4
14 Bohnet, Tony West Holt 21:00.4
15 O'Neill, Clinton Ord 21:13.4
16 Pinney, Pryce Ainsworth 21:23.8
17 Goodloe, Aaron Ainsworth 21:44.8
18 Sandoz, Brandon Valentine 21:52.0
19 Graves, Matt Burwell 21:52.3
20 Pollock, Derek Ainsworth 21:54.6
21 Kowen, Clayton Ord 22:18.7
22 Petska, Macon Ord 22:32.9
23 Laible, Lukas West Holt 22:34.9
24 Harvey, Tom Valentine 22:53.7
25 Wong, Eric North Central 22:54.4
26 Crawford, Devron Ainsworth 23:02.8
27 Chohon, Clay Ainsworth 23:10.5
28 Anderson, Austin Ainsworth 23:12.7
29 Kamphaus, Cody Twin Loup 23:34.9
30 Lewis, Phillip North Central 24:01.8
31 Garcia, Jose Ainsworth 24:12.0
32 Worm, Wyatt Twin Loup 24:19.6
33 Miller, Bart Valentine 24:22.0
34 Blecken, Henning North Central 24:27.7
35 Frerichs, Brennan North Central 24:47.5
36 Barnes, Jackson Ord 25:03.9
37 Graham, John Valentine 25:13.1
38 Casteleiro, Antonio Burwell 25:19.6
39 Shelbourn, Benjamin Valentine 25:38.4
40 Vancura, Devon Ord 25:42.4
41 Rentshler, Tom West Holt 25:49.4
42 Meyer, Carl West Holt 26:00.7
43 Thoene, Jon Burwell 26:14.6
44 McDermott, Matt West Holt 27:18.1

Girls Middle School Results
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1 Osterman, Tori Valentine 6:38.0
2 Reiman, Alyssa West Holt 6:40.5
3 Clark, Logan Ainsworth 6:42.1
4 Shelbourn, Sarah Valentine 6:51.8
5 Reiman, Jayden West Holt 7:11.9
6 Davis, Tori North Central 7:33.7
7 Adams, Taryn Valentine 7:35.5
8 Hunt, Faith North Central 7:36.7
9 Low Dog, Mayce Valentine  7:42.0
10 Lurz, Natalie Valentine  7:43.6
11 Salzmann, Sara Ainsworth 7:47.2
12 Lowery, Abigal Burwell 7:54.4
13 McCarville, McKayla Burwell 8:17.8
14 Laible, Emma West Holt 8:27.9

Boys Middle School Results
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1 Rawlings, Ryan North Central 6:10.6
2 Masco, Ty Burwell 6:11.3
3 McDermott, Connor West Holt 6:20.9
4 Thiele, Will West Holt 6:45.2
5 Smith, Tyrell Burwell 7:04.5
6 John, Ethan Ord 7:08.6
7 Rawlings, Reed North Central 7:39.5
8 Lemmer, Brent West Holt 7:51.3
9 Wentworth, Seth West Holt 7:51.8
10 Luchsinger, Nate Valentine 8:17.1

Thursday, Aug. 25

Ainsworth Invitational Girls Golf Tournament
Team Scoring
1. Valentine 409
2. O’Neill 455
3. Plainview 483
4. Ainsworth 510
5. West Holt 512
6. Heartland Lutheran 552
7. Broken Bow 580
8. Mullen (not a full team)

Top 10 Individual Scoring
1. Allison Depko, O’Neill 89
2. Alex Bauer, Valentine 92
3. Michelle Renning, Valentine 93
4. Shawna Wheeler, Valentine 106
5. Jayna Egle, Mullen 112
6. Holly Hesse, O’Neill 114
7. Lynde Frew, Ainsworth 115
8. Rachel Sorensen, Plainview 116
9. Mackenzie Hale, West Holt 116
10. Briana Hamm, Plainview 117

The Ainsworth girls golf team opened its regular season by hosting an invitational Thursday at the Ainsworth Municipal Golf Course.
Senior Lynde Frew of Ainsworth shot her personal best on the course of 115, securing seventh place overall. Senior Kelli Sholes earned a spot in the top 20 shooting a 127 to land her in 19th place. Sophomore Serena Frew shot a 133, and Senior Kylie Schwindt shot a 135 to round out the AHS team’s top four. Junior Amanda Theis shot a 160. The team’s next event is the West Holt Invitational on Thursday, Sept. 1.

Thursday, Aug. 18

The Ainsworth Girls Golf team kicked off its season Thursday with the Old Rangelend Scramble at the Atkinson-Stuart Country Club. Ainsworth, West Holt, O’Neill, and Valentine all brought varsity and JV competitors to participate in this warm-up to the regular season. Each team was broken down to form 12 total groups of 3, and then played 18 holes in a scramble format. Valentine-1 took first place with a score of 73, O’Neill-1 finished second with a score of 82, and Valentine-2 rounded out the top three with a score of 91.
The Ainsworth-1 team of Kylie Schwindt, Kellie Sholes, and Serena Frew shot a 104, tying the Ainsworth-2 team of Lynde Frew, Amanda Theis, and Jessica Bartak for sixth place.
Ainsworth coach Brenda Konkoleski said the tournament was a great chance for the girls to get 18 holes of golf in the books in preparation for the first regular tournament. The team’s next competition will be the Ainsworth Invitational Thursday, Aug. 25.
Results:
1. 73 Valentine-1
2. 82 O’Neill-1
3. 91 Valentine-2
4. 99 West Holt-2
5. 100 O’Neill-4
6. 104 Tie: Ainsworth-1: Kylie Schwindt, Kellie Sholes, Serena Frew
Ainsworth 2: Lynde Frew, Amanda Theis, Jessica Bartak
8. 108 Valentine-4
9. 111 O’Neill-3
10. 113 Tie: O’Neill-2
West Holt-1
12. 115 Valentine-3