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Royall Derails La Farge in Girls Basketball
The Royall Panthers girls basketball team used suffocating defense and a team effort on offense to blowout La Farge 59-27 Monday night. 3 players scored in double figures for the Panthers led by Bria Gruens 20points, Elizabeth Klipstein added 11 and Layla Mart notched 10points. 7/8 players scored for the Panthers who had minutes in the game. La Farge struggled to break Royall’s backcourt pressure and trailed Royall 32-10 at halftime. Royall improves to 7-14 on their season while La Farge drops to 0-19.
Reserve your Spot for Upcoming MBMC Health Fair
Reserve your spot at the upcoming health fair hosted by Mile Bluff Medical Center on Thursday, February 20. Receive free blood pressure and blood sugar testing, and learn what your risk factors are for developing heart disease and diabetes. A lipid profile testing is also available for a small fee.
Appointments are required for all services, so call 608-847-1845 to reserve your spot today!
To see more events like this, check out the upcoming events page at milebluff.com.
School Referendums Are Sending a Clear Message to Wisconsin Lawmakers by Anne Chapman
On February 18th the Mauston School District will once again ask voters to support a school operational referendum. Referendums last spring and November were voted down by voters. Mauston is not the only school district facing challenges. Wisconsin Association of School Business Officials research director Anne Chapman discusses in this article why the school districts are facing these challenges and what it means if things don’t change and if referendums don’t go through.
School referendums are sending a clear message
Bloss, David Dean Age 69 of Oxford
A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 15, 2025, at Roseberry’s Funeral Home in Friendship, Wisconsin. Visitation will take place from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service.
David was born on August 27, 1955, in Portage, Wisconsin, to Clifford Carl and Flossie Mae (Drew) Bloss. He grew up in Brooks, attended Brooks Elementary, and graduated from Adams-Friendship High School in 1973. David managed the Standard Service Station in Brooks before marrying Renee in 1975. They later moved to Walworth, where he built pole barns for Wick Construction and discovered his passion for farming while working for “Woody.” In 1980, he returned to the Brooks area and spent 12 years managing Wallace Acres Dairy Farm. He later worked at Faye Luger Farms and Penda in Portage before becoming the night-shift herdsman for Slowey Farms, where he dedicated himself until retiring in 2019.
Beyond his career, David found joy in the outdoors. He loved hunting, fishing, and caring for his hobby farm, which he proudly built up to include horses, chickens, pigs, goats, and 100 beef cattle. A proud member of the Brooks Lions Club, he was always willing to take in stray pets and lend a helping hand to his community.
David was preceded in death by his parents, Clifford and Flossie Bloss; his sister, Donna; his brother, Rick; his infant sister, Cheryl; and his former wife, Renee.
He is lovingly remembered by his sons, Channing (Melanie) Bloss and Ryan (Crystal) Bloss; his partner, Anita Dahlberg; his siblings, Linda (Vera) Bloss, Teressa Ott, Bev Warner, Dennis (Karen) Bloss, Dale (Cindy) Bloss, Karen Christensen, and Harlan Bloss; his grandchildren, Tessa, Macie, Mya, Kai, and Mason; his great-grandchildren, Ezra, Oliver, and Kyomi; two unofficial sons, Rodney Reichhoff and Chris Thomas. He is further survived by his partner in crime, his dog, Fido.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to his family.
Roseberry’s Funeral Home is assisting the family. Online condolences and further information can be found at www.roseberrys.com.
South Central Conference Wrestling Tournament Championship Matches
Local prep scores from over the weekend
Boys Basketball
Onalaska 63 Tomah 46
Royall 57 Necedah 15
Kickapoo 66 Brookwood 29
Girls
Brookwood 49 Royall 47
Hillsboro 58 Necedah 34 (Carmen Erickson 27points for Hillsboro)
Black River Falls 76 Nekoosa 29
Westfield 59 Marshfield 50
Cashton 51 New Lisbon 46
Onalaska 50 Tomah 27
Wisconsin Dells 64 Mount Horeb 50
Kickapoo 54 Brookwood 33
Boys Hockey
RWD/Mauston 5 Portage/Baraboo 1
Mauston Dominates South Central Conference Wrestling Tournament
The Mauston Golden Eagles wrestling team claimed 8 conference champions on its home mats Friday night in the 2025 South Central Conference wrestling tournament. Mauston cruised to the conference tournament championship although Nekoosa won the regular season and overall conference championship due to its head to head dual victory last Monday over the Golden Eagles. Conference champions for Mauston included:
106 Preston Seebecker
113 Landyn Miller
120 Jayden Vanderhoof
126 Brekk Peterson
190 Jaren Hansen
285 Austin Hunter
175 Espyn Sweers (4x Champion)
215 Hayden Gyllin (4xChampion)
Mauston will now heads to the regional tournament at Richland Center on Saturday.
Terrace Heights annual Valentine’s BINGO
Back by popular demand, Terrace Heights Retirement Community in Mauston is thrilled to host its annual Valentine’s BINGO event once again!
The public is welcome to come join the tenants at Terrace Heights on Tuesday, February 12, at 2 pm for a heartwarming afternoon of fun, laughter, and BINGO—where everyone’s a winner! Enjoy refreshments, door prizes, and great company while celebrating the holiday of love.
RSVP is required to play. This event fills up fast, so call 608-847-2377 to reserve your spot today!
Local Prep Scores from Thursday 2/6
Boys Basketball
Hillsboro 75 Bangor 60
Brookwood 55 Cashton 52
New Lisbon 59 Wonewoc-Center 54
Seneca 77 Weston 52
Nekoosa 57 Mauston 40
Adams-Friendship 55 Wautoma 38
Westfield 68 Wisconsin Dells 55
Girls Basketball
Mauston 49 La Crosse Logan 29
Madison Edgewood 62 Reedsburg 32
Boys Hockey
Tomah/Sparta 4 Sauk Prairie 2
Wrestling
Tomah 52 Somerset 22
Tomah 39 Marathon 36
Chippewa Falls 52 Tomah 29
Mauston Girls Basketball Stymies Logan
The Mauston Lady Golden Eagles hit the freeway to Lacrosse Logan High School where they took care of business by a score of 49-29 Thursday night.
The girls shared the rock quite nicely as Caitlin Lavold and Kiley Heller tied for leading scorers putting up 14 points each, Bre Heller and Ellie Pouille each had 8 points on the night.
Kylie Heller added 9 rebounds, 3 blocked shots, 1 assist and 1 steal to her stat column, Lavold came home with 3 rebounds, 4 assists and 6 steals, Pouille chipped in an assist and a steal of her own while Bre Heller blocked 1 shot, had 3 assists and stole the ball 7 times before calling it a night and heading on home.
Next up for the Lady Eagles is a conference game against the Green Devils Tuesday night February 11th at Adams-Friendship.