Ellis High School/Junior High

Ellis HS Varsity boys basketball picks up the win in Victoria 56-53 this evening! The team will be back in action Thursday at Russell and Friday at Norton.

The Ellis Railroaders will face the Victoria Knights in the AREA GAME OF THE WEEK! Check it out: https://www.youtube.com/c/tigermedianetwork. GO RAILROADERS!

The Railroaders are traveling today to face the Victoria Knights! JV Boys' action will begin at 4:30 PM. Game details can be found online: https://aptg.co/C_QtgQ. Good luck, Railroaders! #RAILROADERPRIDE

The Lady Railers are on the road today to face the Victoria Knights! Varsity Girls' action will follow the JV Boys' game at 4:30 PM. Game details are available online: https://aptg.co/C_QtgQ. Good luck, Railers! #RAILROADERPRIDE

Lady Railers showed resilience as they traveled to Osborne for a make-up tournament for the snowed-out Cimarron tournament last Friday. Placers on the day:
Kia Mader emerged as the 105# champion, followed by Piper McClung finished 3rd in a combined bracket. Maggie Downing finished in a well-earned runner-up position. Hannah James also finished runner-up. The Lady Railers are next in action at the MCL League Tournament at Trego-Wakeeney on Jan. 30.

This past weekend, the Railer boys all ended up at the Bob Kuhn Prairie Classic. The tournament took on a different look this year. A new format of the tournament offered all round robin brackets. There were still teams from 6A down through 1A, including teams like Bonner Springs, Manhattan, Hays, Goodland, Phillipsburg, and others. This tournament also boasted of several ranked wrestlers, including several #1 in larger classes. Korbyn Koeger (120#) finished 6th with big wins over wrestlers from Hays, Manhattan, Hugoton, and Ulysses. Carter Jimenez (126#) finished 7th with impressive wins over Russell, Goodland, and Phillipsburg. Asher Haag (138#) found the top of the podium with a perfect 8-0 weekend, beating opponents from Manhattan and other larger schools, including ranked competitors. Freshman Kooper Hankins (144#) entered the tournament wrestling the #1 6A wrestler in the state as well as other ranked opponents throughout the weekend. Jack Reed (150#) finished an impressive 4th, going 6-3 on the weekend with strong wins over opponents from Hays, Hugoton, TMP, Goodland, and Bonner Springs. The Railers are next in action at the MCL League Tournament at Trego-Wakeeney on Jan. 30.

Sunday, January 18 was a great day for the Railer wrestling family. All the wrestlers had the opportunity to give back and officiate the Ellis Kids Novice tournament. Hard work, fun, and education was had by all. A special thank you to the Ellis Kids’ Wrestling Club for making this event possible as well as all the parents, volunteers and club board members. A big thank you to Railer Wrestling parents, families , and friends. A big shoutout goes to our community member volunteers as well. Congrats to the EKWC who competed and placed.

On Saturday, January 17, the Lady Railers hit the mat for the second time in a week at a very competitive Hays Girls Prairie Classic, boasting of X teams, many 5-6A. Even though the girls team is plagued with illness, two ladies found their way to the podium. Lyla Richards placed 4th. Senior Kia Mader found her way to the top for the second time in a week. Hannah James and Maggie Downing rounded out the team on Saturday.

On Thursday, January 15 both the Railer boys and girls traveled to Hoisington to compete in the Cardinal Round Robin. It was a good time to have both the girls and boys in the same gym, even though it kept the coaches running and some times there were 4 or 5 wrestlers going at one time. On the girls side: Hannah Janes - 5th Place Lyla Richards - 4th Place Piper McClung - 3rd Place Kia Mader - 1st Place On the boys: Kooper Hankins - 8th Place Carter Jimenez - 3rd Place Jack Reed - 4th Place Asher Haag - 3-way tie for 1st Place

The Ellis High Scholars Bowl team is heading to Phillipsburg this afternoon for a 10-team round-robin tournament. The tournament will begin at 4:00 PM. For more information about the tournament, you can visit: https://aptg.co/Y9H-t9. Good luck! Think first, buzz fast, Railroaders!

The Lady Railer Wrestling team is headed to the 2026 Osborne Girls Invitational! The start time is 1:00 PM. For more information about the meet, visit https://aptg.co/5SrHZY.

You can follow the results online at https://www.flowrestling.org/nextgen/events/15072088/information. The tournament will also be livestreamed at https://www.youtube.com/@usd392. Good luck, Railers! #ITSAGREATDAYTOBEARAILROADER

We have scheduled a make-up tournament for our HS girls' wrestling team. The Lady Railers will travel to Osborne on Monday, January 26. Wrestling is set to begin at 10:00 am.

We have rescheduled our MCL boys' tournament game that was originally scheduled for Saturday to Thursday, January 29. We have also added JV to the schedule. The games will be played at Russell. The JV game will tip at 5:00 pm with the varsity game to follow.

There will not be any after-school sports practices today for the JH or HS.

Due to the weather forecast, there will not be Open Gym on Sunday, January 25.

The Railroader Wrestling team (Boys) is off to the Bob Kuhn Prairie Classic Wrestling Tournament at Hays High School today and tomorrow. This competitive tournament begins today at 2:30 PM. More information about the tournament can be found online at https://aptg.co/xjxRCG.

You can follow the event and results online at https://www.flowrestling.org/nextgen/events/15116761-bob-kuhn-prairie-classic-2026/information.

Good luck, Railroaders! #ITSAGREATDAYTOBEARAILER

The following events for this weekend have been cancelled/postponed... HS Wrestling @ Cimarron 1/23 JH Wrestling @ Larned 1/24 HS MCL Basketball @ Plainville 1/24 HS/JH Chess @ TMP 1/24 The HS Boys Wrestling Tournament at Hays on 1/23 and 1/24 is still on. Good luck Railers!!

Ellis High School Students & Parents:

We are excited to announce that the annual KAY Snowball Dance will take place on Saturday, February 7, 2026. This is a semi-formal event, so attendees are encouraged to wear dresses and ties. All EHS students (grades 9-12) are invited and encouraged to attend.

Doors will open at 7:30 p.m., and the dance will begin at 8:00 p.m. and conclude at 10:30 p.m. Admission to the dance is FREE! Please note that a breathalyzer will be in use, and the doors will close at 8:30 p.m. The crowning of the Snowball Royalty will occur at approximately 10:00 p.m. Parents and community members are welcome to attend the crowning ceremony.

If you plan to bring a guest who is not a current EHS student, please complete the Out-of-Town Date form (https://aptg.co/zknbJl), which is available in the office or online. This form must be submitted to the office by Wednesday, February 4, 2026.

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to the office at 785-726-3151 or contact Mrs. Nicole Carroll at ncarroll@usd388.com.

The Railroader basketball teams continue their MCL Basketball tournament play tonight! The Lady Railers will face the Russell Broncos at 4:30 PM, followed by the Railroaders taking on the Oakley Plainsmen at approximately 6:00 PM. Both games will be held at the East Campus Gym, located at 600 N. State St., Norton.

You can find updated tournament brackets online at: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/139bCfSuPy5Ja9BbjlFhSIBfsKwHTvTpLXpa5-h0nwaE/edit?fbclid=IwY2xjawPWA9VzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEejGKGS0UxaXLFKtOiglkg3hKEEnDG7q24MBeJ5xycI90JhJZRSzz3Y14OOxo&brid=TVnH9aYLS_zzC7ygklkuvQ&gid=0#gid=0.

Good luck to both teams tonight! #RAILROADERPROUD

The JH Wrestling team is traveling to Oakley today for the Oakley Round Robin. The start time is 4:00 PM. More information can be found online at https://aptg.co/rj11g-. The event can be followed through FLOWRESTLING at https://www.flowrestling.org/nextgen/events/15237420/information. Good luck! #RAILROADERPRIDE