Ellsworth Sports
Nine athletes from the Star Herald coverage area drew postseason honors from Red Rock Conference officials last week.
Five area players were selected to the 2018-19 All-RRC Girls’ Basketball Team and four others drew honorable mention from the league’s coaches.
Three Hills-Beaver Creek Patriots and...
The 2018-19 winter sports season came to an over the weekend for athletes from the Star Herald coverage area.
The campaign ended on a positive note for an Adrian High School junior, but five basketball teams from Luverne, Hills-Beaver Creek, Adrian and Ellsworth went a combined 0-5 during a...
The Ellsworth boys’ basketball team bowed out of the South Section 3A Tournament during Saturday’s quarterfinals in Worthington.
The odds were stacked against the eighth-seeded Panthers when the locked horns with No. 1 Southwest Christian.
EHS was unable to stage an upset as the Eagles rolled to a...
The Ellsworth boys’ basketball team advanced to the quarterfinal round of the South Section 3A Tournament by registering a victory over Fulda during an opening round game in Ellsworth Thursday.
The eighth-seeded Panthers played a strong second half and that proved to be the difference during a 68-...
Panthers post fourth win of regular season
The Ellsworth boys’ basketball team completed a 4-17 regular season on a winning note by upending the Edgerton Flying Dutchmen 62-46 in Edgerton.
The Panthers sported a modest 29-23 lead after 18 minutes of play before outscoring Edgerton 33-23 in the...
The Ellsworth girls’ basketball team bowed out of the South Section 3A Tournament at the end of a quarterfinal-round game staged in Edgerton Saturday.
The odds were stacked against the seventh-seeded Panthers, who drew an unenviable task of take on Southwest Christian on its home floor.
EHS did put...
The Ellsworth Panthers were unable to stay with the Murray County Central Rebels when the teams met for a boys' basketball game in Slayton Friday.
Ellsworth remained within striking distance of MCC when the Panthers faced a 27-21 halftime deficit.
The Rebels controlled the action in the second half...
A rough first half led to a loss when Ellsworth boys' basketball squared off against Tracy-Milroy-Balaton Thursday in Tracy.
The Panthers struggled early and faced 39-14 deficit after 18 minutes of play.
EHS did bounced back to outscore T-M-B 36-30 in the second half, but the home-standing Panthers...
Patriot girls capture Red Rock Conference crown
The Hills-Beaver Creek girls completed a 23-0 regular season by winning their 16th consecutive league game at Southwest Christian High School in Edgerton.
The Patriots needed a win to captured the RRC title outright and got it by outscoring the E-Gals...
The Ellsworth Panther girls were unable to string together a pair of basketball victories when the met the Murray County Central Rebels in Slayton Monday.
MCC rolled to a 36-23 lead in the first half and outscored EHS 37-31 in the second half to complete a 73-54 victory over an EHS squad that...