Sports
Local Prep Scores from Thursday 10/10
Girls Volleyball
Brookwood 3 Cashton 2
Wonewoc-Center 3 Royall 2
Cashton 3 Wonewoc-Center 0
Royall 3 Brookwood 2
Hillsboro 3 Bangor 0
Hillsboro 3 Necedah 1
Necedah 3 New Lisbon 0
Bangor 3 New Lisbon 1
Mauston 3 Westfield 0 (Bre Heller 11kills for Mauston)
Nekoosa 3 Wautoma 2
Tomah 3 La Crosse Logan 0
Boys Soccer
Mauston 3 Adams-Friendship 1
Nekoosa 2 Black River Falls 0
Holmen 6 Tomah 0
Coulee Christian 1 Wautoma 1
Wild Double Duals Create Clearer SBC Volleyball Championship Picture
The Scenic Bluffs Conference volleyball race is starting to take shape after a wild action of Double Duals Thursday night. The four teams at the Royall Duals split. Brookwood downed Cashton 3-2 in the first matchup creating a temporary 3 way tie atop the Scenic Bluffs Conference. Cashton would bounce back to defeat Wonewoc-Center 3-0 in the night cap and Royall would upset Brookwood in 5 sets to knock Brookwood back into 2nd place in the conference. In New Lisbon Hillsboro swept their way past Bangor 3-0 and then went on to down Necedah 3-1. In the process Michelyn Hansen notched her 1,000 career dig. Hansen now has a rate triple triple surpassing the 1,000 career kill, assist and dig milestone. Cashton and Hillsboro are tied atop the conference with matching 10-2 conference records. Hillsboro will travel to Cashton Tuesday night with the winner clinching no worse than a conference championship.
Ryan Pfaff Named New Mauston Varsity Baseball Coach
Ryan Pfaff has been named the new Varsity Head Baseball coach for Mauston. Pfaff is 2002 graduate of Mauston High School and served as pitching and assistance coach to previous head coach Mike Stoughtenger for the previous few year. Pfaff takes over a baseball team that has won back to back South Central Conference Championships.
Local Prep Scores from Tuesday 10/8
Girls Volleyball
Mauston 3 Adams-Friendship 2
Brookwood 3 Hillsboro 2
Nekoosa 3 Westfield 0
Wisconsin Dells 3 Wautoma 1
Portage 3 Reedsburg 1
Weston 3 La Farge 1
Necedah 3 Bangor 0 (Addisyn Schumer 35assists and 4 aces)
Wonewoc-Center 3 New Lisbon 2
Cashton 3 Royall 1
Boys Soccer
Mauston 5 Coulee Christian 3
Wisconsin Dells 12 Nekoosa 1
La Crosse Aquinas 2 Tomah 1
Stoughton 2 Reedsburg 1
Golden Eagles Knock Off Green Devils in Tough SCC Volleyball Match
The Mauston Golden Eagles hung on to defeat Adams-Friendship 3-2 Tuesday night in South Central Conference volleyball action. Mauston got off to a slow start dropping the first set but bounced back to take the next two to take a 2-1 lead. Adams-Friendship bounced back to take down Mauston in the 4th set to force a winner take all 5th set. The 5th set was back in forth but Mauston came away with the win 16-14. Maddi Quist led the team with 16kills and 13digs and Ella Franek had some crucial blocks in the Mauston victory. Mauston improves to 5-2 in the South Central Conference and 11-12 overall. Adams-Friendship got a strong game from freshman Piper Moyer. Adams-Friendship drops to 1-6 in conference play.
Juneau County Area Top 10 Prep Football Power Rankings Week 7
Power Rankings
- Ithaca Bulldogs (7-0) – Ithaca cruised by Royall 35-7 all but guaranteeing a SBC Championship in its first year in the conference.
- Berlin Indians (6-1) – Berlin hammered Wisconsin Dells 42-6 making them the clear front runner to win the South Central Conference in its first year.
- Nekoosa Papermakers (6-1) ^1 Nekoosa tripled up Adams-Friendship to lock up a playoff berth.
- Hillsboro Tigers (6-1) ^1 Hillsboro locked up a playoff spot by whipping Brookwood 39-0. Hillsboro can improve its playoff seeding by defeating 2 solid teams in Cashton and Bangor.
- Wisconsin Dells Chiefs (5-2) -3 The Dells got buried by Berlin and now must hope for some help to claim the South Central Conference.
- Bangor Cardinals (5-2) – Bangor took down their rivals Cashton 28-21 to improve to 5-2 on their season.
- Waupun Warriors (5-2) ^2 Waupun is a win away from the playoffs after getting by Wautoma in a tighter than expected game.
- Cashton Eagles (4-3) -1 Cashton must at least split their final two games to become playoff eligible. The task defeating either or both Hillsboro and Royall.
- Royall Panthers (3-4) -1 Royall was blitzed on homecoming by Ithaca. Royall now must win their final two games to make the postseason.
- New Lisbon Rockets (2-5) NR The 10th spot is still impossible to place a team but this week we will award the shorthanded Rockets after their homecoming victory over Necedah.
Highest Riser: Waupun up two spots
Biggest Fall: Wisconsin Dells down 3 spots
New to Rankings: New Lisbon
Out of Rankings: Mauston
*This is just a “fun” poll of local team around Juneau County or in the Scenic Bluffs or South Central Conferences. This does not mean the #4 ranked team for example would necessarily beat the #9 ranked team as I am not doing this by divisions.
Wonewoc-Center/Weston Squanders Opportunities in 8-Man Football Loss
The Wonewoc-Center/Weston Silver Wolves squandered opportunities in an 8-3 homecoming loss to Kickapoo/La Farge Saturday afternoon. The Silver Wolves had 1st down and goal 3 different drives but came away with only 3 points thanks to costly penalties. Evan Wallace scored the lone touchdown of the game for Kickapoo/La Farge in the 2nd quarter. The Silver Wolves managed a 32 yard Field Goal by Callissa Keller in the 3rd quarter but that was the only points they managed on the scoreboard. Keller also drilled a 60 yard punt in the game. Cam Thellefsen had an interception for Wonewoc-Center/Weston in the loss.
Local prep scores from Thursday 10/3
Girls Volleyball
Hillsboro 3 Wonewoc-Center 0
Nekoosa 3 Mauston 2 (Maddi Quist 11kills & 4aces for Mauston)
Wautoma 3 Adams-Friendship 2
WI Dells 3 Westfield 0
Royall 3 New Lisbon 1
Brookwood 3 Necedah 1
Cashton 3 Bangor 1
Tomah 3 Sparta 2
Ithaca 3 Weston 0
Boys Soccer
Nekoosa 3 Adams-Friendship 1
Hillsboro Defeats Wonewoc-Center to Remain in 1st Place Tie
The Hillsboro Tigers volleyball team rolled by Wonewoc-Center 3-0 Thursday night to remain tied in first place in the Scenic Bluffs Conference with Cashton. Hillsboro won 25-16, 25-22, and 25-10. Michelyn Hansen led the charge notching 14kills and 9 assists for the Tigers. Michelle Hora added 5kills for the Tigers. Hillsboro improves to 8-1 in the conference and 20-8 overall. Wonewoc-Center drops to 3-6 and 5-12 overall.
Local Prep Scores from Tuesday 10/1
Girls Volleyball
Mauston 3 Wisconsin Dells 2
Nekoosa 3 Adams-Friendship 0
Wautoma 3 Westfield 0
Hillsboro 3 New Lisbon 0
Cashton 3 Necedah 1
Brookwood 3 Wonewoc-Center 1
Bangor 3 Royall 0
Holmen 3 Tomah 0
Madison Edgewood 3 Reedsburg 2
Boys Soccer
McFarland 5 Reedsburg 0
Nekoosa 2 Coulee Christian 0
Wisconsin Dells 8 Mauston 0