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CROSS COUNTRY DREW POWELL, BROOKWOOD: RENEGADE OF RUN

Senior Drew Powell goes through a transformation that’s not unlike that of the mythical werewolf. By day – Saturday mornings in particular – Powell comes off as a …

WIAA CROSS COUNTRY: TESTIFY: Bangor’s Gollnick captures state berth

Bangor’s Kenli Gollnick
captured the fifth
state qualifier spot at
the Durand-Arkansaw

DIVISION 3 DURAND-ARKANSAW BOYS Mondovi won the team title with 74 points and Wisconsin Rapids Assumption’s Michael Dolan (16:50.3) was the individual race winner. …

CROSS COUNTRY RESULTS

Brookwood’s Maggie Stenerson (8291) and Brynn Thurston (8292) enter the final mile of the sectional race at PdC.

(Oct. 25) DIVISION 1 SECTIONAL (STEVENS POINT) GIRLS Sparta - 38) Hermione Anderson 21:38.60; 59)Abigayle Gilberts 23:00.50; 60) Kallie Modjeski 23:21.10; 61) Madeline …

WIAA CROSS COUNTRY D1, D2 ROUNDUP. Year of tha individual: Area teams held out of state competition

Holmen’s Sabrina Lechnir placed third at the Menomonie sectional and will be the only member of either HHS cross country squad to run in the state meet this weekend.

DIVISION 1 MENOMONIE BOYS At the Menomonie sectional, West Salem had a pair of boys qualify for this weekend’s state meet in Wisconsin Rapids. Sophomore Evan Berra placed …

VOLLEYBALL AREA ROUNDUP: Luther sweeps Richland Center to make sectional appearance; Holmen wins again

Luther’s Kayla Schiebel led the Knights with 12 kills in Saturday’s regional final victory over Richland Center. Luther will host Aquinas in a D3 sectional semifinal on Oc.t 30.

MISSISSIPPI VALLEY The MVC can boast a trio of regional title winners following last weekend’s games. Holmen remained unbeaten with a 3-0 win over Monona Grove. Onalaska topped …

WIAA REGIONAL VOLLEYBALL ROUNDUP: Bangor surprises River Ridge, falls to top-seeded Fennimore

DIVISION 4 REGIONAL FINAL FENNIMORE 3 BANGOR 0 The Cardinals’ season came to an end after a three set loss to Fennimore 3-0 (18-25, 21-25, 14-25) in a regional final contest on …

DIVISION 1 REGIONAL VOLLEYBALL: Close but not enough: Sparta falls in straight sets at Central to close out season

Sparta’s Mary Sackmann wrapped up a second season as head coach of the Spartans after suffering a 3-0 loss at Central in a D1 regional semifinal contest.

It would be the third time the Sparta Spartans went up against the La Crosse Central Riverhawks this season when the two teams faced off in a WIAA Division 1 regional semifinal match on Thursday, …

DIVISION 4 REGIONAL VOLLEYBALL ; Cashton captures regional crown

Cashton head coach Khris Kleba prepares to be mobbed by his team while trying to hand off the Division 4 regional championship plaque following a 3-2 win at Brookwood Saturday night.

There was a point in time where it looked like Cashton’s volleyball team was going to have to settle for another regional final appearance without the chance to hoist a championship plaque. …

Bangor’s Bryce Anderson catches Marshall’s Brady Kleinheinz at the line of scrimmage, limiting the yards gained on the play during the first quarter of Friday’s Level 1 contest.

WIAA LEVEL 2 FOOTBALL PREVIEW

Cardinals will go to Mondovi for a Level 2 game on Friday, Oct. 31. The Buffaloes (9-1, 6-1) finished in second place in the Cloverbelt Conference behind Eau Claire Regis, the top-seeded team in the …

WIAA DIVISION 6 LEVEL 1 FOOTBALL : Bangor’s Big Red Machine Runs Wild In Second Half

Bangor’s Hayden Massman looks for a way to pass Marshall’s Brady Kleinheinz on a run in the first half of Friday’s Division 6, Level 1 game. Bangor’s win is the 11-straight home Level 1 victory for the Cardinals .
Up just five points, 32-27, Bangor entered the fourth quarter with the ball at Marshall’s 5-yard line in the hometown Cardinals’ WIAA Division 7 Level 1 game on Friday, Oct. 24. The …

FOOTBALL: Eagles’ defense delivers

Cashton’s Connor Wilkinson hits Brookwood quarterback Brennan Mack, disrupting a pass during the secon half of Friday’s playoff game.
The Cashton football team soured rival Brookwood’s playoff homecoming with a 17-0 defeat in a WIAA Division 7 Level 1 playoff game on Friday, Oct. 24. For the …

Tomah’s 7 Rivers Figure Skating Club receives national grant to expand access for new skaters

The 7 Rivers Figure Skating Club in Tomah has been awarded a 2025–26 Community Development Grant from U.S. Figure Skating, one of only six clubs nationwide selected for the honor. The …

VOLLEYBALL ROUNDUP: Waraxa, Falcons fall from first position in SBC race

Brookwood’s Calista Zimmerman sends an attack
down the line, away from the block by Royall’s
Elizabeth Klipstein, during Thursday’s SBC tilt.
ROYALL 3 BROOKWOOD 1 Brookwood suffered a second loss in Scenic Bluffs Conference play on Thursday, Oct. 2 as the Falcons succumbed to fellow league leader, Royall 3-1. The Panthers (17-7, …

BOYS SOCCER: Worden, Ruland employ scoring strikes to help THS topple Sparta

Tomah’s Jaxon Ruland shifts positions with the ball while Sparta’s Ben Zanon
attempts to contain the ball handler during the opening half of last week’s
MVC contest.
“The Battle for Jackson Pass was another spirited rivalry match between the two schools,” said Tomah head coach Scott Conzemius following his team’s 2-0 win at rival Sparta on …

THIS WEEK SPORTS PREVIEW

Amani Konye, Sparta.
Sparta travels to Aquinas Tuesday
and hosts Central Thursday as
Monday, October 6 CROSS COUNTRY Brookwood, Cashton at Luther, 4 GIRLS GOLF Divison 1 sectional at Stevens Point GIRLS TENNIS Divison 1 subsectional at Onalaska BOYS …

FOOTBALL: Central spoils Tomah homecoming; Sparta lets halftime lead slip away

Tomah’s Geovonni Perez (60) and Chance Peterson (33) combine to stop La Crosse Central’s
Christian Rudrud on a run in the first quarter Friday.
Playoff hopes for both Sparta and Tomah continue to dim following lopsided losses in Week 7 action. ONALASKA 37 SPARTA 10 After leading in the first half, the Spartans were shutout by the …

Mississippi Valley, Coulee leaders stay perfect for Week 8

La Crosse Central’s Christian Rudrud
ran for four scores and passed for
another in Week 7.
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY Holmen and La Crosse Central will likely decide the MVC title next week when they face off at HHS. The Vikings are ranked fifth in D2. Holmen will play Logan in Week 9. …

FOOTBALL Brookwood bounces to second

The Falcons improved their winning streak to three games after a 28-6 win over Hillsboro on Friday, Oct. 3. Brookwood (4-3, 3-2) moved into second place in the Scenic Bluffs Conference after …

B’wood boys take silver at Nightfall race

Cooper Powell’s time of 17:07.5 was enough to secure sixth place in a field of 230 runners at the Princeton/Green Lake Nightfall Classic on Thursday, Oct 2 at Tuscumbia Golf Course in Green …

BOYS SOCCER: Timberwolves’ late scores deliver Raiders first MVC loss

An early deficit. A late tie. Tomah’s boys soccer team faced plenty of adversity at Arcadia on Thursday, October 2. However, a pair of goals in the final ten minutes of play helped the …

FOOTBALL AREA ROUNDUP C-FC pairs down Dairyland leaderboard, B’wood going for three

C-FC’s Parker Kujak threw the gamewinning
two-point conversion against
the Pepin co-op last week.
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY Holmen and La Crosse Central are still on track for a MVC title showdown next week. Holmen is ranked fifth in D2. SCENIC BLUFFS Brookwood will try to establish a …

SPORTS ROUNDUP

CROSS COUNTRY Sparta boys’ cross country took third place out of eight teams with a score of 77 points at Black River Falls on Tuesday, Sept. 30. Sparta’s Ben Carney captured …

SPORTS ROUNDUP

CROSS COUNTRY Sparta boys’ cross country took third place out of eight teams with a score of 77 points at Black River Falls on Tuesday, Sept. 30. Sparta’s Ben Carney captured …

VOLLEYBALL ROUNDUP: Spartans’ balanced offense leads to sweep of Logan

Sparta’s Izzy Mickelson turns to greet Kaylie Church following a scoring strike in Tuesday’s
MVC contest with La Crosse Logan.
Sparta finished its season sweep of conference rival, La Crosse Logan Tuesday, Sept. 30, ending a two-game skid for the Spartans in league play. Sparta (12-9, 3-5) came …

THIS WEEK SPORTS PREVIEW WHAT TO WATCH IN SPORTS

Mackenzie Janz, Tomah
Tomah will compete at
Onalaska’s sub-sectional on
Monday, Oct. 6 at Green Island
Tennis Complex in La Crosse.
Thursday, October 2 CROSS COUNTRY Cashton at Kickapoo, 4 BOYS SOCCER Holmen at Sparta, 6:15 Tomah at Arcadia, 7 VOLLEYBALL Tomah at Onalaska, 7 Cashton at New …

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AUTUMN STROLLS Cross country may be my favorite outdoor sport to cover in the fall. I think I really enjoy the challenge of finding ways to situate the runners in an amongst the fall …

GIRLS TENNIS: Tomah’s Hayes/Stephens duo play to runner-up finish

Tomah’s Sophia Hayes (left) and Lauren Stephens come together after winning a rally during the first flight doubles championship Monday at Green Island Tennis Complex in La Crosse. The Tomah pair finished second in their bracket.
The Tomah girls tennis team saw some success at the Mississippi Valley Conference Tournament on Monday, Sept. 29. Tomah’s first flight doubles team turned some heads at Monday’s …

Powell leads BHS to first at PDC; Tomah, Bangor compete at Stratford

    CROSS COUNTRY PRAIRIE DU CHIEN INVITE Brookwood boys’ captured first place out of nine teams with a score of 50 points at the Prairie du Chien Invitational on …