Mauston, WI
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Pitching & Defense Lead Royall To Opening Season Baseball Victory
1 week
The Royall Panther baseball team opened up their 2026 season with a 3-1 SBC victory over Cashton Tuesday night. It was a pitching duel to start the game between Royall’s Trey Wildes and Cashtons Drew Butzler. Wildes went 5 scoreless innings scattering 4hits walking 3 and striking out 7. Royall took a 1-0 lead in the 4th inning on an RBI single from Braxton Board. It was the only run of the game given up by Butzler who went 4inning giving up 1run on 3hits and striking out 6. Cashton tied the game in th 6th inning on an RBI fielders choice by Dylan Hoeft. Royall went right back to work in the top of the 7th Jason Johnson reached on an error and Kyler Lawry walked to start the 7th, they advanced to 2nd and 3rd on a wild pitch. Bentley Rozek came up and grounded to short but Johnson scored to give Royall the lead they would get a big insurance run on an RBI Single by Trey Wildes. Jett Bender worked around a hit and a walk to pitch a scoreless inning in the 7th to preserve the victory for Royall. Royall’s defense was relatively strong in the game gunning down 3 Cashton would be runners at home plate. Bender was the winning pitcher for Royall while Owen Von Ruden was the losing pitcher. Braxton Board had a pair of hits to lead Royall offensively. Natake Shigata went 2×4 for the Eagles. Royall improves to 1-0 while Cashton drops to 0-1.
Local Prep Scores from Tuesday 3-31
2 weeks
by WRJC WebMaster
in Sports
Baseball
Auburndale 9 Mauston 2
Reedsburg 3 Beaver Dam 0
Tomah 13 Black River Falls 1 (Breckin Sheldon & Quinn Gerke combined no hitter for Tomah)
Riverdale 6 Cashton 4
Brookwood 6 Cochrane-Fountain City 3
Hillsboro 9 Kickapoo 4
Tri-County 12 Wonewoc-Center 2
John Jay 11 Wisconsin Dells 0
Lightridge 4 Wisconsin Dells 1
Iola-Scandinavia 9 Nekoosa 1
Berlin 9 Montello 3
Wittenberg-Birnamwood 9 Wautoma 0
Softball
Tomah 5 Baraboo 1
Bangor 7 Prairie Du Chien 6
Viroqua 12 Hillsboro 10 (Harper Sullivan 3×4 2RBIs)
Girls Soccer
Tomah 4 Menomonie 1
Control Issues Costly in Mauston Season Opener Baseball Loss
2 weeks
Control issues cost the Mauston Golden Eagle baseball team in their season opener as they fell to Auburndale 9-2 Tuesday afternoon at Woodside Sports Complex. Mauston pitching combined to issue 13 free passes in the loss. Jacob Daniels was the only Mauston pitcher not to issue a walk as he worked a scoreless 7th inning for the Golden Eagles. The Mauston offense could not get much going at the plate as they managed just 5 hits and 2runs. Isaac Steinke led off the game with a double and would later score on a double steal to give Mauston their first run of the game. Grant Herrewig scored the other run for Mauston in the 4th inning. Truxton Becker had a good game for Auburndale going 2×5 with a double and a triple. Devin Chereny picked up the win on the Mound for Auburndale giving up just 2runs over 6inning while walking just 1 and striking out 6.
Local Softball Scores from Monday 3-30
2 weeks
by WRJC WebMaster
in Sports
Mauston 15 Wonewoc-Center 9
Osseo-Fairchild 17 New Lisbon 7
Bangor 10 Pepin 5
Richland Center 5 Royall 0 (Richland Center Pitcher Kyree Fischer pitched a perfect game against Royall)
Mauston Softball Wins 1st Varsity Game in 3 Years
2 weeks
The Mauston Golden Eagle Softball team got their first win over a varsity opponent since 2023 by downing Wonewoc-Center 15-9 Monday evening. Mauston dug themselves and early hole falling behind 7-3. The Golden Eagles responded by scoring 9runs in the 4th inning to seize control of the game and pick up the victory. Riley Bluhm had a 2 run double to lead the Mauston offense. Sophia Brummond picked up the win in the circle for Mauston. Brummond got off to a rough start giving up 7 runs over the first two innings but behind a strong defense behind her Brummond settled in giving up just 2 runs over the final 4 innings. Faith Daugs went 2×3 to lead the Wonewoc-Center offense. Mauston improves to 1-1 on their season while Wonewoc-Center drops to 0-1.
Local Softball Scores from Thursday 3-26
3 weeks
by WRJC WebMaster
in Sports
New Lisbon 22 Mauston 5
Hillsboro 11 Kickapoo 1 (Aubiryn Herritz WP 5IP 4H 1R 5BB 9K, 3×3 4RBI’s at the Plate)
Necedah 12 La Farge 2 (Sofia DelConte 2×4 Dobule 3RBI’s, Marin Playman WP)
Royall 24 Viroqua 16
Waunakee 7 Tomah 0
New Lisbon Softball Opens Up season with Victory Over Mauston
3 weeks
The New Lisbon softball team won their first game of the season 22-5 over Mauston Thursday night. New Lisbon scored the first 3 runs of the game capped off by an RBI triple by Olivia Bunker. Mauston answered back with 4 runs in the bottom half capped off by a bases clearing double by Riley Bluhm but it was all New Lisbon from that point on. Olivia Bunker went 3×4 with a pair of triples and 3RBI’s for the Rockets. Bristol Dummer also drove in 3runs for the Rockets in the victory. Arria Knee and Shasha Szekely were solid inside the circle for the Rockets combining to throw a 2hitter. Bluhm and Addison Toveson had the lone hits in the loss for Mauston. New Lisbon is now 1-0 on their season while Mauston drops to 0-1.
New Lisbon Rockets Compete at Cashton Invitational
3 weeks
The New Lisbon Track & Field team opened their indoor season at the Cashton Invitational at UW-La Crosse, turning in several strong top 10 performances against tough competition. There were 25 teams competing and the men’s team finished 8th and the women’s team finished 16th.
On the girl’s side, Haley Mathes led the way with a 6th place finish in the shot put, while Brooklyn Lowe took 8th in the high jump. The girls 4×800 relay team of Heidi Mathes, Greenlee Heimer, Jossalin Clark and Jordan Barker also added a solid 6th place finish.
For the boys, Dawson Stickney placed 4th in the 400m dash, and Jamesen Pfaff sprinted to 5th in the 55m dash. In the field events, Jamesen Pfaff placed 3rd in long jump, Jude Keltner (5th) and Gavin Gesler (9th) placed in the triple jump, while Colby Pfaff cleared 5-8 for 7th in the high jump. Josh Homan added a 10th place finish in the long jump.
The boys relay teams also contributed with top 10 finishes in the
4×200 (5th) Jamesen Pfaff, Josh Homan, Jude Keltner, Clayton Jensen
4×400 (9th) Jude Keltner, Colby Pfaff, Josh Homan, Gavin Gesler
4×800 (9th) Blayne Schneider, Kale Stubbs, Logan Miller, Austin Bradley
A great start to the season for the Rockets as they continue to build momentum!
Mauston Volleyball Honored for Academics, Heller to Green Bay for 3 Point Contest
1 month
The Mauston Golden Eagles Volleyball team was recently honored as being named a WVCA All-Academic Team award winner. Congrats to the Lady Golden Eagles volleyball team on winning on the court and in the class room.
The Mauston Activities Department would like to recognize senior Breanna Heller for qualifying for the WIAA Girls Basketball State 3-Point Challenge!
Breanna will compete on Saturday, March 14th at 9:30AM at the Resch Center in Green Bay as part of the WIAA Girls Basketball State Tournament events. The 3-Point Challenge features top shooters from across Wisconsin who have qualified based on their performances during the regular season.
This is an outstanding accomplishment and a great opportunity for Breanna to represent Mauston High School and the Golden Eagle community on a statewide stage!
WIAA Sectional Final Boys Basketball Scores from Saturday night
1 month
by WRJC WebMaster
in Sports
D3
Xavier 76 Berlin 52
D5
Wisconsin Rapids Assumption 57 Royall 51 (Colby Schroeder 14points to lead Royall)
Cochrane-Fountain City 70 Hillsboro 57
