Mauston, WI
Scenic Bluffs Conference
Royall Survives Highland to win 3rd Straight Regional Championship
4 months
The Royall Panthers boys basketball survived in overtime to win their third straight regional championship knocking off Highland 60-53 in overtime. It was a back in forth 2nd half that saw Royall up 50-47 with less than 10 seconds to go when Highland Bennet Smith drilled a 3pointer with 1.6 seconds to go to send the game into overtime. Royall controlled the overtime and Carter Uppena scored 8 of Royall’s 10 points and had the assist on the other Royall bucket scored by Landon Lipke. Royall got a game high 22points from Uppena while Lipke added 18points for the Panthers and Ben Crneckiy chipped in with 11. Wes Kraisinger led the Cardinals with 13points. Royall moves on to take North Crawford in a sectional semi-final match on Thursday in Prairie Du Chien, a game that can be heard on NOW92oneFM and WRJC.com.
Half Court Bomb Helps Lift Hillsboro Girls by Royall in Regional Basketball Game
4 months
Carmen Erickson’s beyond half court heave at the buzzer went in giving the Hillsboro Lady Tigers all the momentum into halftime and they road that wave to a 45-36 victory over Royall in a WIAA D5 Regional quarterfinal game Tuesday night. Hillsboro had a slow offensive first half but was lifted by Erickson who scored 15 of Hillsboro’s 21 points at the break. Royall led most of the first half but a three pointer by Michelle Hora and Erickson’s heave gave the Tigers a 21-16 halftime lead and they extended their lead to 15 points in the 2nd half. Royall was able to chip away and cut the deficit down to 5points but they would get no closer. Erickson had a game high 19points for the Tigers while Bria Gruen led Royall with 15. Hillsboro improves to 17-8 on their season and will travel to Eleva-Strum Friday night for a regional semi-final matchup. Royall’s season ends with a 10-15 record.
Defense Allows Royall to Claim 2nd Straight Outright SBC Boys Title
4 months
The Royall Panthers won their 2nd straight outright conference championship defeating Hillsboro 52-29 Monday night. Royall finishes their regular season undefeated at 24-0 overall and 14-0 in the Scenic Bluffs Conference. Royall used a strong defensive effort holding Hillsboro to just 11 first half points and held Hillsboro’s top scorer Miles Ravenscroft to just 4points. Royall was led by Carter Uppena who had a game high 21points, Landon Lipke added 13points. Hillsboro got 9 points from both Zack Morren and Jerry Von Falkenstein. Hillsboro drops to 17-6 overall and will finish the conference season with a 12-2 record. Hillsboro will travel to North Crawford on Thursday to wrap up their regular season. Royall will host Brookwood in a regional quarter-final game next Tuesday.
Royall Clinches Share of SBC Title with Blowout of Bangor
5 months
The Royall Panthers Boys basketball team clinched no worse than a share of the Scenic Bluffs Conference championship by hammering Bangor 76-34 Thursday night. Landon Lipke had a big offensive night scoring 23 points, Carter Uppena scored 13, while Braxton Board added 8points off the bench for the top ranked Panthers. Royall improves to 22-0 and 13-0 in the Scenic Bluffs Conference. Royall can win the conference outright with a win over Hillsboro on Monday. Bangor drops to 9-4 in the conference and 9-13 overall.
Local SBC Sectional Qualifiers for Wrestling
5 months
They Royall Wrestling Team fell to Mineral Point 72-10 in a Sectional Semi-final team wrestling matchup on Tuesday Samson Degner and TurnerCalhoun had to lone wins for the Panthers.
Local Scenic Bluffs Sectional wrestling qualifiers from Saturday
106 – Dalton Lein of New Lisbon
113- Brennen Rick of Royall
132 – Caston Gosda of Brookwood
138 – Drew Powell of Brookwood
150 – Garrett Dragan of Royall & Kai Pyykkonen of Brookwood
157 – Turner Calhoun of Royall
165 – Jackson Bender of Royall (Regional Champion)
175 – Emerson Murray of Royall
190 – Sampson Degner of Royall
215 Trenton Frye of Royall and Ryan McCoic of Hillsboro
Royall Boys Use Big 2nd Half to Win Top 5 Basketball Battle
5 months
The top ranked Royall Panther boys basketball team used a big 2nd half to get by #4 North Crawford 78-60 Tuesday night in a battle of top five boys teams. Royall trailed much of the first half but took the lead into halftime on a Carter Uppena midrange shot at the halftime buzzer. Royall road that momentum to pull away in the 2nd half of the game. Royall got a big game from Trey Wildes who finished with 22, Landon Lipke added 19points, Carter Uppena notched 14points, while Ben Crneckiy added 12points. Royall improves to 21-0 on their season while North Crawford drops to 18-2.
Group Effort Leads Hillsboro Girls Past Brookwood
5 months
The Hillsboro Tigers girls basketball team used a team effort to breeze by Brookwood 69-41 Thursday night. Four Tiger players reached double digits in the victory. Michelle Hora & Carmen Erickson each had 16points to lead the way while Lauren Woirol & Michelyn Hansen each added 10points. Hillsboro trailed early 7-2 but then went on a 13-0 run to seize control of the game and never look back. Brookwood was led by Reagan Muehlenkamp who finished with 20points. Hillsboro improves to 15-7 on their season and 9-4 in the Scenic Bluffs Conference. Brookwood drops to 6-17 and 3-10 in the conference.
Hot Start Lifts Bangor Boys by New Lisbon
5 months
The Bangor Cardinals got off to a fast start and never looked back in an 81-53 victory over New Lisbon Tuesday night in Scenic Bluffs Boys Basketball action. Bangor had early leads of 10-0 and 20-2, the Rockets got back within 13 but that was the closest they would get. Brock Bores had a career high 22points for Bangor while Eli Tucker added 16points. Austin Berndsen led New Lisbon with 18points while Carter Pfaff added 11. New Lisbon drops to 4-7 in the conference and 6-12 overall. Bangor improves to 8-3 in the conference and 8-11 overall.
Royall Derails La Farge in Girls Basketball
5 months
The Royall Panthers girls basketball team used suffocating defense and a team effort on offense to blowout La Farge 59-27 Monday night. 3 players scored in double figures for the Panthers led by Bria Gruens 20points, Elizabeth Klipstein added 11 and Layla Mart notched 10points. 7/8 players scored for the Panthers who had minutes in the game. La Farge struggled to break Royall’s backcourt pressure and trailed Royall 32-10 at halftime. Royall improves to 7-14 on their season while La Farge drops to 0-19.
Second Half Surge Lifts Hillsboro by Bangor in SBC Boys Basketball
5 months
The Hillsboro Tigers boys basketball used a strong 2nd half to pull away from Bangor 75-60 Thursday night in a Scenic Bluffs Boys Basketball matchup. Hillsboro went on a 16-3 run early in the 2nd half to turn a 35-32 deficit into a 48-38 lead and never looked back. Hillsboro used a strong game from David Johnson who had a career high 16points. Jerry Von Falkenstein and Miles Ravenscroft each had 18points to lead the Tigers in scoring. Hayden Massman had a game high 21points for the Cardinals. With the win Hillsboro improves to 14-3 and 9-1 in the Scenic Bluffs Conference. Bangor drops to 7-3 and 7-11 overall.
