Mauston, WI
Scenic Bluffs Conference
Necedah’s Hedden Earns High School All-American Medal
6 days
Congratulations to Delilah Hedden who became Necedah’s first High School All American last fall! She recently received her High School All American medal for her outstanding performance during the 2024 XC season. To qualify for this award a female athlete needs to run sub 19:00 in a 5K. This needs to be accomplished within the regular season. Delilah accomplished this during her run in Arcadia with a time of 18:35, at Conference with a time of 18:58, and at State with a time of 18:39! Great Job Delilah!
Bangor Blasts 4th of July Night Sky in 10-0 Win vs West Salem
3 weeks
The Bangor American Legion Baseball team had plenty of fireworks in a 10-0 4th of July night victory over West Salem. Bangor scored 10runs on 15hits. Royall’s Seth Brandau playing for Bangor had 3 hits including a double. Brandau also scored 3runs and drove in a run. Bryce Peterson, Tyler Meyer, and Dayne Langehr also had a multi-hit game for Bangor. Chase Horstman got the win on the mound giving up just 1hit over 3 and 2/3innings. Brandau pitched the final 1 and 1/3 giving up nothing on a hit. Bangor improved to 6-2 on their season.
Scenic Bluffs Looking for New Conference Commissioner
2 months
The Scenic Bluffs Conference is accepting applications for a motivated individual who is passionate about High School athletics to serve as its next Conference Commissioner. The Scenic Bluffs Conference includes the following school Districts:
Bangor Brookwood Cashton Hillsboro Necedah New Lisbon Royall Wonewoc – Union Center
To serve as Conference Commissioner, the individual should have a background in high school athletics and coaching, as well as reside in the geographic area that is in proximity to our member school districts. It is in the benefit of our student athletes and our member schools for the individual who serves in this role to attend athletic events throughout the school year in multiple districts to familiarize themself with the coaches, students, parents, and staff members of the schools they will be serving.
This is not a full-time position, but rather more of a part-time position. The salary range for this position will fall within the $10,000 – $15,000 pay range, depending on the experience of the selected individual. Below is a list of duties from the conference constitution:
Have a working knowledge of the conference constitution and defend its integrity.
Attend to all necessary conference correspondence.
Serve on all athletic committees.
Keep minutes at the annual meeting and additional meetings as requested.
Account for all monies collected and paid out of conference funds.
Invoice member schools for any financial obligations due to the conference.
Compile athletic schedules in a timely manner (two years in advance of their implementation).
Contract for game officials in football, volleyball, boys and girls varsity basketball, and wrestling. (Started in 2000-01). (An evaluation of the procedure will take place at the annual meeting of the conference in the spring of every year.
Be a clearing house for all-conference selections.
Purchase all trophies and medals for the conference.
Perform other duties as assigned by the conference president that are within the scope of the commissioner’s office.
Is accountable to the principal’s organization.
If you have any questions about the position, please reach out to the current Superintendent President of the Conference, Scott Hickey, Superintendent of the School District of New Lisbon.
s.hickey@nlsd.k12.wi.us (608) 562-3700
Royall Bats Come Alive in Playoff Softball Victory
2 months
The Royall Panthers offense exploded to a 14-4 Softball victory over Cochrane-Fountain City in a D5 WIAA Regional Semi-Final game Tuesday evening. Royall opened up the first inning with 4 runs capped off by a 2run double by Layla Marty. Royall scored two more in the 2nd thanks to a 2run single by Aunika Wopat to extend the lead to 6-0. C-FC got a run of their own in the top of the 4th but Royall answered back in a big way with a two run homerun by Bria Gruen and an RBI single by Marty in the bottom half to extend the lead to 9-1. C-FC scratched out 3 more runs in the 5th inning to pull within 9-4 but again Royall answered with a big offensive inning capped off by a 2run triple by Kenady Olson to go up 13-4. Royall would end the game in the 6th inning thanks to a walk off mercy rule RBI single by Elizabeth Klipstein. Ashleigh Klipstein picked up the victory in the circle and Brynn Olson went 5×5 for the Panthers at the plate. Royall moves on to play Marshfield Columbus Catholic in Marshfield Thursday evening.
Bangor Holds Off Mauston with Diving Catch
2 months
The Mauston Golden Eagles baseball team came up just short in their comeback attempt vs Bangor Friday evening. Mauston trailed 3-0 early but rallied to tie the game up at 3-3 capped off by a double from Connor Newlun. Bangor would retake the lead in the top of the 7th on a bloop rbi single by Dayne Langrehr and add one more run to go up 5-3. Mauston was able to get a run back in the 7th thanks to a Bangor error and had the tying run at third when Bryce Anderson made a diving catch to rob Evan Freimuth of a game tying hit to end the game, with Bangor hanging on 5-4. Hayden Gyllin made his first ever appearance on the mound and took the loss despite pitching well he also added a double at the plate. Eli Tucker picked up the win on the mound for Bangor while Dayne Langrehr notched the save, Langrehr went 2×4 with the go ahead RBI.
Royall Picks Up 20th Baseball Win By Blanking Green Devils
2 months
The Royall Panther baseball team won their 20th game of the season Thursday evening with a 6-0 shutout victory over Adams-Friendship. Royall managed to get 6runs on just 3hits. Garrett Dragans 2run single in the 5th put the game out of reach for Adams-Friendship. Trey Wildes & Ben Crneckiy combined for a 2hit shutout for Royall. Wildes pitched the first 6innings giving up nothing on just 2hits a walk and six strikeouts. Crneckiy pitched the final inning giving up nothing while striking out a pair. Kale Gatterman gave up 4runs on just 2hits for Adams-Friendship, he walked 6 and struckout 6. Royall is now 20-5 on their season heading into the postseason.
Necedah Wins Matchup With Future Rocket Teammates
2 months
The Necedah Cardinals baseball team used strong pitching to get by rival New Lisbon 5-2 Monday evening. Brady Cross pitched 6 strong innings giving up just 2runs on 3hits while walking only one and striking out eight. Brady Keller picked up the save in the 7th getting a double play to end the game. Keller added an RBI single for Necedah in the 3rd inning. Jacob Jax took the loss but pitched well for the Rockets. Nate Jensen had an RBI double for New Lisbon in the loss. This will be the final matchup between these two teams on the baseball diamond for at least the next two years as they will combine into a co-op starting next spring.
Royall Splits Pair of Baseball Games in Viroqua
2 months
The Royall Panther Baseball team split a pair of games in Viroqua on Saturday. The Panthers fell 3-2 to the host Blackhawks. An RBI double from Ben Crnicky tied the game in the 4th at 2-2 but Viroqua got a go ahead single in the 6th inning from Jack Dahl to secure to victory. Cole Eberhardt went 3×3 in the loss. Royall defeated Richland Center 2-1 in game two, getting a strong outing from Eberhardt on the mound who pitched a complete game giving up just 1run on 5hits walking 1 and striking out 6 including striking out the side in the 7th inning. Trey Wildes had a double and both RBI’s in the victory. Royall is now 18-5 on their season.
New Lisbon Track Teams Finish 1st and 2nd at Nekoosa
3 months
The New Lisbon Track and Field Teams competed Tuesday night at the Nekoosa Invitational. The girls’ team took second and the boys took home first. Finishing in the top 3 and earning medals were:
Brandon Voss with a first-place finish in the 200-meter run and the long jump
Aidan Brown with a first-place finish in the 3200-meter run
Ethan Forschler with a first place finish in discus
The 4 x 100-meter relay team of Jamesen Pfaff, Brandon Voss, Jude Keltner and Austin Berndsen with a first-place finish
The 4 x 200 relay team of Jamesen Pfaff, Josh Homan, Jude Keltner, and Jameson Barker with a second-place finish
Jamesen Pfaff with a second-place finish in long jump
Jude Keltner with a second-place finish in triple jump
Brooklyn Lowe with a second-place finish in high jump
Heidi Mathes with a second-place finish in long jump
Austin Berndsen with a second-place finish in the 100-meter dash
Aidan Brown with a second-place finish in the 1600-meter run
Jameson Barker with a second-place finish in the 110 meter hurdles
Kiera Wilkinson with a second-place finish in the 300-meter hurdles
The 4 x 200 team of Jossalin Clark, Claire Haske, Brooklyn Lowe, and Heidi Mathes with a second-place finish
Josh Homan with a third-place finish in triple jump
Alivia Bailey with a third place finish in the 400 meter dash
Jamesen Pfaff with a third place finish the in the 100-meter dash
Austin Berndsen with a third-place finish in the 200-meter run
Dawson Stickney with a third-place finish in the 400-meter dash
Claire Haske with a third-place finish in the 800-meter run
Marlys Morey with a third-place finish in the 100-meter hurdles and the 300-meter hurdles
Ethan Forschler with a third-place finish in shot put
The 4 x 400 team of Josh Homan, Dawson Stickney, Carter Pfaff, and Jude Keltner with a third-place finish
The 4 x 800 team of Dawson Stickney, Blayne Schneder, Josh Homan, and Colby Pfaff with a third place finish
Colby Pfaff with a third place finish in high jump
The 4 x 100 team of Landry Flint, Jossalin Clark, Brooklyn Lowe, and Heidi Mathes with a third-place finish
The 4 x 400 team of Alivia Bailey, Jossalin Clark, Keira Wilkinson, and Claire Haske with a third-place finish
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Haley Mathes with a third-place finish in shot put.
Next up for the Rockets is the Scenic Bluffs Conference Championship Meet in Brookwood next Tuesday. Come out and support out athletes!
Royall Blanks Bangor to Take Control of SBC Baseball Race
3 months
The Royall Panther baseball team took complete control of the Scenic Bluffs Conference championship race with an 8-0 victory over Bangor Thursday evening. Strong Royall defense kept the game scoreless into the third inning. Cole Eberhardt caught Eli Tucker trying to steal third in the opening inning and Carter Uppena threw out a runner trying to score at home in the 2nd inning. Uppena led off the third inning with a double and later came around to score on a wild pitch to give Royall the early lead. Eberhardt would tack on an RBI single that same inning. Royall pulled away in the 4th on a bases clearing double by Eberhardt to put Royall up 6-0, Brendan Rick would add a 2 run single in the 5th inning to create the final 8-0 margin of victory. Seth Brandau had a complete game shutout for Royall scattering 5 hits walking a pair and striking out 7. The win moves Royall to 11-0 in the Scenic Bluffs Conference and 15-4 overall. Bangor drops to 5-2 and 10-4 overall.
