Ainsworth Community Schools

Ainsworth High School took nine members of the Quiz Bowl team to Hastings on Wednesday, April 30th to compete in the State Quiz Bowl hosted by ESU 9. Each ESU in Nebraska sends two teams for a total of thirty teams with no division by classes. Ainsworth defeated Nebraska City in their first match by a score of 50-20. They were then defeated by Elkhorn North 20-85 and eliminated by Gothenburg 20-35. The score with Gothenburg was tied after 11 of 12 questions, Ainsworth just didn’t buzz in quickly enough on the last question. The state champion was Elkhorn North, runner up was Elkhorn High and Central City placed third. Ainsworth finished the season with 7 wins and 6 losses. Team members include Sam Titus, Erick Hitchcock, Ben Clingman, William Biltoft, Dylan Titus, David Cook, Willa Flynn, Jace Johnson, Raelynn Reagan and Grace Goodwin.