South Central Conference
Mauston Boys Claim First Conference Title in a Decade Pulling Away from Adams-Friendship
The Mauston Golden Eagles Boys Basketball team claimed no worse than a share of their first South Central Conference championship in a decade by defeating Adams-Friendship 70-53 Tuesday night. Mauston pulled away in the 2nd half after leading by just 1 point at half time. Andrew Dillin led all scorers with 23points while, Will Miller added 17, while Isaac Steinke chipped in with 11. Nolan Bork led the Green Devils with 14points. Mauston can win an outright championship when they travel to Nekoosa Thursday night.
Mauston Girls Win Regular Season Finale in Come From Behind Fashion
Mauston Golden Eagles Girls Basketball team played their last conference and last regular season game of the year Thursday night against the Adams Friendship Green Devils. It was a nailbiter with the Eagles down by one at the intermission. Mauston had a cold night from the floor until the end of the game as they were down by 11 at one point before clawing their way back with relentless defense and a never quit spirit to come away with a 54-51 win as they swept the Green Devils for the year and secured a 2nd place finish in the South Central Conference at 11-3 and a regular season record of 20-4 overall.
Mauston was lead by Caitlin Lavold who finished the night with 16 points, 9 rebounds, 5 steals and an assist.
Crimson Hansen had 11 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 blocks and 5 steals.
Bre Heller was forced to sit a good portion of the first half with early foul trouble but made up for it in the second half as she finished the night with 8 points, 6 rebounds, 1 block, 4 assists and 2 steals.
Ella Franek once again dominated the boards as she pulled down 11 rebounds, while scoring 6 points 1 block, 2 assists and 1 crucially timed steal in the second half.
The Mauston JV also won as they ended the year as the Conference champions with a 13-1 conference record and an overall record of 21-3.
The coaching staff would like to thank the fans tonight as they were exceptional and had a big impact on helping the girls fight back. show their grit, adversity and never quit attitude.
The Varsity lady Eagles will start WIAA tournament action Friday the 27th against either Westfield or Richland center at home. Hope to see everyone there to cheer you Lady Eagles on!
Mauston Girls Trounce Viroqua in Late Season Tilt
Mauston played the last non-conference game of the year Tuesday night against the Viroqua BlackHawks. Mauston coming in as a three seed in the upcoming WIAA tournament and Viroqua coming in as a four seed this looked to be a pretty good match up on paper. That was not how reality played out as Mauston came away with a convincing 89-48 win.
Mauston was led by Caitlin Lavold who finished the night with 22 points, 5 rebounds, 5 steals and 6 assists.
Bre Heller was close behind with 20 points, 6 rebounds, 5 blocks, 8 assists and 3 steals.
She was followed by Crimson Hansen who had another double double as she dropped 17 points had 11 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals and a block.
Ella Franek crashed the boards for 8 rebounds to go along with her 9 points, 4 steals and a block and Addison Tovsen also contributed 9 points.
Mauston finishes off the regular season with a conference match up against the Adams Friendship Green Devils on Thursday night, before starting preparation for WIAA tournament action as they will play Friday the 27th against the winner of the #11 seeded Richland Center Hornets and the #6 seed Westfield Pioneers right here at home.
Mauston/Necedah Co-Op Send Pair of Wrestlers to State Tournament
The Mauston/Necedah wrestling co-op will send a pair of seniors to the WIAA D2 State Individual wrestling Tournament. Mauston’s Espen Pitts qualified by finishing 2nd at 144lbs. Pitts lost his finals match to GET/MM’s Brody Banse but bounced back to win his true 2nd place match against Port Edwards Keldon Casey to qualify for state. Necedah senior Jaren Hansen qualified by winning his semi-final match against Sawyer Van Horn of Ellsworth. Hansen lost his finals match to Jakob Soback of Spencer/Columbus/Granton but because Van Horn won his 3rd place match Hansen did not have to wrestleback and qualified for the state tournament. Mauston also qualified for the team sectional by finishing 5th as a team at the Osseo-Fairchild Super sectional. Mauston will wrestle Arcadia Saturday in Black River Falls.
Mauston Girls Win Final Regular Season Road Game
Mauston played it last regular season away game Tuesday night as they traveled to Ripon, coming out of the blocks a little slow the girls came out with renewed energy after half time and enjoyed the long drive home as they walked away with an 83-57 victory. Mauston had 4 girls score double figures and one with a double double as Freshman Crimson Hansen had 25 points, 13 rebounds, 4 blocks and 2 steals. Caitlin Lavold had 19 points, 6 rebounds, 2 steals and an assist, followed closely by Bre Heller with 16 points, 9 boards, 6 assists, 4 blocks and 3 steals and rounding out the double digit scorers was Jordin Bates with 11 points, 3 rebounds and a steal. Mauston has a quick turnaround as they prepare to host Westfield on Thursday night in one of two remaining conference games. Go Eagles!!
Mauston Boys Hold Off Logan for Non-Conference Win
The Mauston Golden Eagles Boys Basketball team won the first game of their busy road schedule this week defeating La Crosse Logan 82-76 in non-conference action. Mauston will also have trips to Ripon and Sparta this week. The game was back in forth but every time La Crosse Logan hit a big shot Mauston would answer back with a big shot of their own. Andrew Dillin was able to knock down clutch free throws down the stretch as Mauston hung on for the victory. Will Miller had a career high 28points for the Golden Eagles while Jase Navis finished with 20points and Dillin added 18. The win improves Mauston to 13-5 on their season while Logan drops to 2-17. Mauston travels to Ripon Thursday night in a crucial South Central Conference matchup.
Mauston Girls Roll Over Logan on Parents Night
The Lady Golden Eagles honored and thanked their parents in a pre-game ceremony on parents night Tuesday night as they hosted the Logan Rangers and also headed back to the winning side of town as they went home with a 72-28 victory.
The Lady Golden Eagles had two girls with 17 points each as Ella Franek and Crimson Hansen tied for leading scorers in the contest.
Franek had 7 rebounds, 4 steals and 2 assists while Hansen had 6 rebounds, 2 blocks and 1 steal.
Bre Heller and Jordin Bates each had 9 points, with Bates having 5 steals and 4 rebounds and Heller grabbing 4 boards to go with her 4 assists and 1 block.
Next up for the girls is another conference game Thursday evening when they will recognize the Seniors on the squad and host the Wautoma Hornets at 7pm. Come out and help us celebrate the Senior Lady Eagles.
Final 18 Minutes Doom Lady Golden Eagles Upset Bid Vs Dells
Mauston headed to Wisconsin Dells Friday night to take on the Lady Chiefs. In a very competitive and close first half the Eagles jumped out to an early lead and battled back and forth with Mauston trailing by 4 at the half 37-33. The Chiefs came out firing in the second half and eventually won by a score of 74-50.
Mauston was led by Caitlin Lavold with 18 points, 9 rebounds and 1 assist and a steal, she was followed closely by Crimson Hansen with 15 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block and 1 steal. Ella Franek contributed 9 points, 7 rebounds, 3 steals and a block.
Mauston will look to get back in the win column Tuesday night when they will be recognizing their parents for parents night and will be hosting La Crosse Logan for a non-conference game.
Mauston Wrestling Claims SCC Championship
The Mauston Golden Eagles Wrestling team claimed an outright South Central Conference Championship Thursday night defeating Adams-Friendship 57-22. Mauston would fall later in the night in a non-conference dual to Auburndale who is a top 10 ranked team in division 3. Jaren Hansen had victories in both duals for the Golden Eagles. Mauston will wrestle in the South Central Conference tournament on Saturday January 7th. A meet you can listen to live on NOW92oneFM and WRJC.com.
Mauston Girls Bury Berlin on Eastern Road Trip
Mauston traveled to Berlin Tuesday night for a conference match up against the Indians. The Golden Eagles came away with a 68-47 win.
Mauston was led by Crimson Hansen who quietly notched a double double as she put up 25 points to go along with her 12 rebounds, 4 blocks and 3 each in the steal and assists columns.
Bre Heller knocked down 18 points grabbing 8 boards and having 5 assists. Caitlin Lavold spent a lot of the first half on the bench with foul trouble but still managed to hit double figures as she had 12 points, 3 assists, 2 steals and a block. Ella Franek didn’t quite get to the double digits in scoring as she came up one basket short with 8 points but she did have double fives with 5 rebounds and 5 steals along with 7 assists and a block.
Next up for the Golden Eagles is another away game as they will travel to Wisconsin Dells to take on the Lady Chiefs Friday night.

