Mauston, WI
Scenic Bluffs Conference
Royall Splits 2 Games in Woodside Baseball League
2 years
The Royall summer baseball team split a pair of hard fought games Tuesday night out at the Summer Woodside League. Royall dropped the first game 4-2 to Ithaca. Trey Wildes went 1×4 with an RBI triple and Tyrus Wildes went 1×2 with an RBI. Sammy Clary picked up the complete game victory for Ithaca. Cody Byrnes had a 2 run double in the third to help propel Ithaca. Royall bounced back winning vs Wisconsin Dells Legion Post 187 2-1. Cole Eberhardt picked up the complete game victory for Royall giving up just one run on 4 hits walking 2 and striking out 4. Eberhardt also went 2×2 with and RBI at the plate. Tyrus Wildes went 1×2 with a triple and Colby Schroeder had the winning RBI for Royall. Royall is now 2-3 on their Woodside League schedule. Wisconsin Dells got an inside the park homerun from Curtis Griefenhagen for their lone run.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Hillsboro Softball Team Downs Ithaca to Advance to Sectional Final
2 years
The Hillsboro Tigers softball team advanced to the WIAA D5 Sectional Championship game with a 6-1 victory over Ithaca Tuesday night. The victory avenged an earlier 9-2 loss during the season to Ithaca. Kianna Liska went 4×4 with an RBI in the victory and Jaelyn Bloor picked up the victory inside the circle pitching a complete game giving up just 1run on 5hits walking none and striking out 5. Hillsboro improves to 19-3 on their season and will take on the Wisconsin Rapids Assumption Royals in the Sectional Final Thursday in New Lisbon.
Smith and Barker Advance to State Meet for New Lisbon
2 years
The New Lisbon Track and Field Team competed Thursday night at the WIAA Sectional meet in Bangor alongside 35 other teams who brought athletes fighting for a spot to participate in the State Track and Field next weekend at UW La Crosse.
Blake Smith rose to the occasion and with a School Record throw of 51’ 4” took the Sectional Championship and punched his ticket to State.
Jameson Barker earned his spot at Sectionals with a school record 41.61 time in the 300 meter hundred hurdles and continued his momentum by finishing 3rd at Sectional and also earning a trip to State.
This is the 7th consecutive year excluding the covid year that New Lisbon has had athletes representing New Lisbon at the WIAA State Track and Field Meet.
Hillsboro Softball Wins 3rd Straight Regional Championship
2 years
The Hillsboro Tigers softball team won their 3rd straight regional champions Thursday evening with an 8-1 thumping over Brookwood. Hillsboro used a big 5 run 2nd inning to help secure the victory. The two Tiger seniors had big games for Hillsboro. Peyton Sullivan had a Kirk Gibson like performance going 3×3 with a key RBI in the 2nd inning for Hillsboro. Jaelyn Bloor went 1×3 with an RBI at the plate but picked up the victory in the circle going 7 strong innings giving up just 1 run while scattering 5 hits and striking out a pair of batters against just 1 walk. Hillsboro will travel to Seneca on Tuesday for a sectional semi-final matchup. Hillsboro improves to 18-3 on their season. Brookwood got a homerun from Kymber Kaiser in the loss. Brookwood finishes their season with a record of 13-11.
Wonewoc-Center Softball Season Ends vs Seneca
2 years
The Wonewoc-Center Wolves softball season came to an end Wednesday evening falling to Seneca 7-3 in a WIAA D5 Regional Semi-Final. Wonewoc-Center had a 1-0 lead going into the 6th inning but Seneca erupted for 7 runs over the final two frames to garner the victory. Kelsey Justman went 2×4 while Bryn Ertel went 1×2 with an RBI for Wonewoc-Center in the loss. Seneca was led by Raya Wallin who went 3×4 with 3RBI’s. Wonewoc-Center finishes their season with a 9-9 record. Seneca improves to 10-11 and moves on to take on Ithaca in a Regional Championship game.
New Lisbon Track & Field Top Finishers at SBC Championship Meet
2 years
The New Lisbon Track and Field team competed Tuesday at the Scenic Bluffs conference meet at Royal. The boys team finished 3rd and the girls team finished 4th. New Lisbon’s Conference Champions were
Blake Smith in the Shot Put
Jake Cox in the long jump
The 4 x 200 relay team of Jake Cox, Jamesen Pfaff, Jude Keltner, and Carson Welter
And Heidi Mathes in the long jump.
Finishing in the top three and earning medals also were
Chloe Pfaff, Claire Haske, Heidi Mathes, and Alivia Bailey with a second place finish in the 4 x 400 relay
Jameson Barker with a second place finish in 110 hurdles
Blake Smith with a third place finish in the Discus
Tre Bailey with a third place finish in the Shot Put
and Eliza Curtis, Claire Haske, Alivia Bailey, and Klarissa Earhart in the 4 x 800 relay.
Next up is the regional meet in Cashton on Monday for the Rockets.
