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When asked how he thought the Bearcat football team played in Friday night’s Homecoming game against the Beloit Trojans, Bradley Vopat said, “I think we showed a lot of grit, spirit, and what we really can do when we play at our best”.
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The Ellsworth Junior-Senior High School cross country teams traveled Tuesday, Sept. 21, to Southeast of Saline.
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Wilson’s Kylee Larsen spikes the ball Sept. 21 in a meet game at Chase. Wilson lost to Sylvan/Lucas and Chase.
Read moreCentral Plains Oiler Kyla Metro (5-0) captured the Trego Invitational tennis championship Saturday with an 8-3 victory over Trego’s Caroline Brungardt.
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Wilson only has three boys that are seniors, which is the reason there were only king candidates Friday night at Wilson’s Homecoming ceremony. They were: Eathan McCarter; Zachary Corpus; Blake Mermis; junior attendants: Grace Bohnen and Noah Crawford; sophomore attendants: Avery Anderson and Henry Kingsbury; freshman attendants: Serenity Steinike and Tage Woodmansee; and kindergarten attendants: Ainsley Shumaker and Quentin Dlabal. Blake Mermis was crowned King. It was an exciting — yet disappointing — night for the Dragons as they lost to Tescott in double overtime 20 to 28. LORI FARMER/Ellsworth County Independent-Reporter
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The Central Plains Oilers hold their helmets high Friday night as they defeated Otis-Bison 26-12. This week, Central Plains takes on Chase at 7 p.m. at Homecoming. See the photos of the Oiler and Bearcat Homecoming candidates on Page A5 of this week’s Independent-Reporter.
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The Lady ‘Cats volleyball team ended Saturday’s tournament at Ellsworth with an overall record of 4-5 and a league record of 2-0.
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Ellsworth senior Dayton Davis runs the football after getting a receiving pass from sophomore Will Cravens during Friday night’s game against Southeast of Saline. The ‘Cats fell 72-6; however, they will have an opportunity to better their 1-2 record later this week when they play Beloit in a Homecoming game at Ellsworth. As part of Homecoming, students plan a parade at 3:10 p.m. through downtown Ellsworth. BRAEDEN SHERIDAN/for the Ellsworth County Independent-Reporter
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