Mauston, WI
Sports
Cunitz Big Weekend Leads Tomah 16U Legion to Wilton Tournament Championship
2 years
by WRJC WebMaster
in Sports
The Tomah 16U American Legion baseball team won the Wilton 16U Tournament finishing with a 3-1 record. Tomah tied both Adams-Friendship and G-E-T with matching 3-1 records but won the tiebreaker with the most runs scored in the tournament. Tomah opened up with a 9-0 victory over Adams-Friendship Friday night. Jackson Steffel went 2×2 with a homerun and 5 RBI’s in the victory. Saturday morning Tomah fell to G-E-T 4-2, Tomah would bounce back to defeat Black River Falls 12-5 in the nightcap. Tomah finished out the tournament with a 9-8 come from behind victory over Chippewa Falls. Brookwood’s Jackson Cunitz went 9×11 with 5 doubles and 8 RBI’s in the tournament and was named the tournament MVP.
Tomah/SBC Legion Loses 19U Season Opener
2 years
by WRJC WebMaster
in Sports
The Tomah American Legion baseball team kicked off its season across the border falling to La Crescent 2-1 Wednesday night. TJ Shramek took the loss on the mound for Tomah giving up just 2 runs 1 earned in 5innings walking none and striking out 8. Royall’s Gunnar Wopat went 1×2 for Tomah. Hunter Welke picked up the win on the mound for La Crescent. Tomah will host Wisconsin Dells and Nekoosa in a Triangular Saturday.
Royall Loses Sectional Final in Heartbreaking Fashion
2 years
The Royall Panthers came up just short in a bid for state on the baseball diamond. Royall won their first game 9-1 over the De Soto Pirates in the sectional semi-final game. Gunnar Wopat pitched 6 strong innings giving up just 1 unearned run scattering 5 hits walking 1 and striking out 2. Tyrus, Tucker, and Trey Wildes all had a pair of hits in the victory for the Panthers. Jett Bender also had a pair of hits and an RBI for Royall. Royall’s victory earned them into the sectional championship game where they fell in a heartbreaker 2-1 to Eleva-Strum. The game was a pitchers dual between Carter Gunderson of Eleva-Strum and Seth Brandau of Royall. The game was tied 1-1 into the bottom of the 7th when Eleva-Strum won on a walk off hit by Noah Martinson. Royall finishes their season with an 18-5 record. Royall says farewell to seniors Jeremiah Dilley, Gunnar Wopat and Tyrus & Tucker Wildes all who left a big stamp on Royall athletics.
Local WIAA State Track & Field Meet Place Winners
2 years
by WRJC WebMaster
in Sports
Boys
Division 2
Pole Vault
Eli Hallwood Mauston -2nd Place 15ft
Division 3
4×200
Bangor (Traevon Delaney, Cody Peterson, Lucas Reed, Lucas Horman, Gavin Meacham, Steven Nelson) -6th
High Jump
Wyatt Maurhoff Brookwood – 5th
Pole Vault
Sam Crenshaw Bangor 1st 16-0 (State Record)
Girls
Division 1
300M Hurdles
Lily Joyce – Tomah 6th Place
Local Prep Scores from Thursday 5/30
2 years
by WRJC WebMaster
in Sports
Softball
WIAA D3 Sectional Final
Broadhead 8 Adams-Friendship 0
WIAA D5 Sectional Final
Wisconsin Rapids Assumption 10 Hillsboro 0
WIAA Regional Final Baseball
D2
Reedsburg 2 Mount Horeb 0
D5
Eleva-Strum 3 Bangor 2
Hillsboro Softball Falls in Sectional Final
2 years
The Hillsboro Tigers Softball Team came up short in their bid for a state tournament appearance falling to Wisconsin Rapids Assumption 10-0 Thursday evening. Assumption pitcher Macy Vollert held the Tigers scoreless through 5 innings scattering 5 hits walking none and striking out 11. Vollert also went 2×4 with a homerun at the plate. Arrianna Cavanaugh hit a 3 run homerun to bust the game open in the 4th. Harper Sullivan and Maddie Herritz each went 1×2 for Hillsboro. It was the deepest run Hillsboro Softball has ever made in the post season. Hillsboro finishes their season with a 19-4 record. It was a great career for the two senior Peyton Sullivan and Jaelyn Bloor.
Local Prep Scores from Wednesday 5/30
2 years
by WRJC WebMaster
in Sports
WIAA Regional Finals
D5
Royall 5 Seneca 4 (8 Innings)
De Soto 12 Cashton 5
Regional Semi-Final Score
D5
Bangor 10 Pepin/Alma 0
Royall Walks Off Into Sectionals
2 years
The Royall Panther baseball team rallied past Seneca 5-4 in a WIAA Division 4 Regional Championship game Wednesday evening. Tyrus Wildes capped off the rally with an 8th inning walk off single with two outs in the extra frame. Royall spotted Seneca a 4 run lead in the first inning but battled back. Royall tied it in the 5th on an RBI groundout by Trey Wildes. Cole Eberhardt went 2×2 with 2RBI’s for the Panthers who are making their first trip to sectionals since 2021. Tucker Wildes went 2×3 and Seth Brandau picked up the win in relief. Brandau pitched 4 scoreless inning giving up just 2hits a walk while striking out 5. Royall will play De Soto up in Blair-Taylor on Tuesday at 1pm if Royall wins they would play again at 4pm with a trip to state on the line.
Local Prep Scores from Tuesday 5/28
2 years
by WRJC WebMaster
in Sports
WIAA Softball Sectional Semi-Finals
D3
Adams-Friendship 5 River Valley 2
D5
Hillsboro 6 Ithaca 1
WIAA Regional Semi-Final Baseball
Division 2
Lodi 11 Mauston 2
Altoona 11 Tomah 9
Reedsburg 1 Sauk Prairie 0
Division 5
Royall 6 Brookwood 0
Cashton 7 Ithaca 4
De Soto 5 Weston 3
Seneca 11 Wauzeka-Steuben 2
WIAA Regional Semi-Final Girls Soccer
Division 2
Onalaska 6 Reedsburg 0
Tomah 3 Platteville/Lancaster 3 (Tomah wins shootout 3-1)
Division 3
Jefferson 3 Mauston 0
Royall Blanks Brookwood to Advance in Baseball Post Season
2 years
The Royall Panther baseball team used a strong pitching effort and timely hitting to defeat Brookwood in a WIAA Division 4 Regional Semi-Final, winning 6-0. Trey Wildes pitched the first 5 inning for the Panthers giving up no runs while scattering 5hits walking 4 and striking out 4 to pick up the victory. Cole Eberhardt went 2×2 with an RBI while Ben Crneckiy had a 2 run double in the 6th inning to give the Panthers some much needed breathing room. Owen Wang went 4×4 for Brookwood. Royall improves to 16-5 with the victory and advances to the Regional Championship game.
