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GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Jones leads Sparta back into the win column

GIRLS BASKETBALL SPARTA 73 BLACK RIVER FALLS 50 The Sparta High School girls basketball team had four players in double figures and snapped a two-game skid with a 73-50 nonconference …

THIS WEEK SPORTS PREVIEW February 6 to February 10, 2025

Gavin Havlik, Brookwood.
Brookwood will travel to
Kickapoo for an afternoon affair
on Saturday.

    Thursday, February 6 BOYS BASKETBALL Bangor at Hillsboro Cashton at Brookwood GYMNASTICS MVC at Sparta BOYS HOCKEY Sauk Prairie at Tomah …

Let’s keep score

NATE BEIER, Sports Editor

Eric and I worked out of the sports office in Sparta to complete Monday’s edition of The Herald. That’s a rather ordinary statement, I know. However, we usually work from home. …

BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Cashton comes up short in SBC rematch with Necedah

Cashton’s Quinn Mytas searches for an open teammate to pass to as Necedah’s Mason Bottensek defends.

BOYS BASKETBALL ONALASKA 69 SPARTA 58 Senior forward Gavin Rhead scored a game-high 24 points on Friday, Jan. 31, but the Spartans (11-6, 3-4) lost to the Hilltoppers (13-5, 5-3) for the …

WRESTLING ROUNDUP

The Eagles won four of six contested matches on Thursday, Jan. 30, but couldn’t overcome six uncontested forfeits. Parker Mlsna (126), Kaden Mickelson (132) and Jack Christensen (190) …

WRESTLING MENOMONIE INVITE

    Tomah won only one of its four duals and finished eighth on Friday, Jan. 31, though senior Cameron Finch won all four of his matches at 150 pounds. In pool play, the …

WRESTLING CASHTON INVITE: Mlsna, Huntington capture titles

Cashton’s Parker Mlsna uses an arm bar to turn Royall/Wonewoc-Center’s Gabe Wolfe to his back during the 126 pound match during last week’s Scenic Bluffs Conference dual.

The Sparta and Cashton boys wrestling teams each crowned individual champions on Saturday, Feb. 1, at the Cashton Invitational. Spartans freshman Hunter Huntington was 2-0 at 157 pounds to earn …

GYMNASTICS LA CROSSE INVITE: Mayer leads Tomah to fifth at LaX

    The Tomah gymnastics team finished fifth with a score of 121.675 at the La Crosse Central/Logan invite on Saturday, Feb. 1, while Sparta was seventh with a 113.1. River …

Six score as BRF co-op trounces N’land Pines

GIRLS HOCKEY BLACK RIVER FALLS 6 NORTHLAND PINES 0 The Tigers scored a pair of goals in each period on Friday, Jan. 31, as they won their second in a row and improved to 10-8-2. …

What to watch in Sports: February 3 to February 6

Tanner Wells, Cashton.
The Eagles have a rivalry meeting
with Brookwood Thursday
evening.
    Monday, February 3 BOYS BASKETBALL Holmen at Tomah Arcadia at Bangor Wauzeka-Steuben at Brookwood GIRLS BASKETBALL Tomah at Viroqua Tuesday, …

Time for a mid-season review

    It’s February. I can feel it. I can see it. The days are getting longer. It’s an uneasy feeling as far as I’m concerned. Each year I notice …

GYMNASTICS ROUNDUP: Finding Late Season Stride

West Salem’s Kennedy Garbers
posted a PR in the all-around and on
bars last Friday.
Three. There arejust three weeks ofthe regular seasonremaining for local high school gymnasts. After that, all eyeswill be on qualifyingfor the WIAA state meet. A few lucky oneswill be happy to …

THIS WEEK SPORTS PREVIEW: January 31 - February 1, 2025

Hunter Huntington, Sparta
Sparta will travel to Tomah for
its cross-county dual Thursday
and will be at Cashton Saturday.
BASKETBALL Royall at Bangor Cashton at Necedah New Lisbon at Brookwood BOYS HOCKEY Tomah at La Crescent-Hokah BOYS WRESTLING Sparta at Tomah Royall triangular …

Everyone wins...and still loses?

NATE BEIER, Sports Editor
    How should we feel about a three-way tie in a three-team conference title race? Yes, it happened. All three of the Mississippi Valley Conference boys hockey teams managed …

HOCKEY ROUNDUP: SCORELESS SORROW

Tomah’s Blake Haun pulls the puck out of the corner and looks for an open teammate to pass to during the third period of Saturday’s game with Aquinas.
    BOYS HOCKEY AQUINAS 1 TOMAH 0 The Tomah/Sparta boys hockey team was unable to secure the first outright conference title in the co-op’s history, falling 1-0 to …

BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Sparta, Brookwood girls tack on wins

Brookwood’s Deanna Wallace dribbles to get around Wonewoc-Center’s Destiny Baker during the first half of Friday’s game. Brookwood snapped an eight-game skid with a13-point win - the team’s fifth of the season.
GIRLS BASKETBALL SPARTA 46 LA CROSSE LOGAN 31 The Sparta High School girls basketball team ended a three-game skid with a 46-31 MVC win at La Crosse Logan on Friday, Jan. 24, despite …

GYMNASTICS TAMI EFFINGER INVITE (WESTBY)

Tomah’s Kady Walker releases from the bars at the end of her routine during Friday’s meet in Westby.
    Kennedy Garbers and Cam Lyga both finished in the top five of the all-around on Friday, Jan. 24, to help the West Salem co-op gymnastics team to win the Tami Effinger …

WRESTLING ROUNDUP: Timberwolves’ trio advance to title bouts at Omro invite

BOYS WRESTLING OMRO INVITE Tomah tied for fourth as a team on Saturday, Jan. 25, behind six top-four finishes. Cameron Finch won the title at 150, Blake Champlin and Cael Pollack were …

BASKETBALL RANKINGS: Royall boys lead area hoops teams in latest rankings; Aquinas teams listed in D4 top ten lists

    The Royall boys basketball team are the number one ranked team in Division 5 according to the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Poll posted last week. The Panthers moved to …

Embrace ‘winners fatigue’

NATE BEIER, Sports Editor
Now that the opponents are set for Superbowl LIX (that’s number 59 if you don’t read Roman numerals), we know what to be excited for for the ‘Big Game’ in a couple of weeks …

This weeks Sports Preview January 27 - January 30

Kinsley Holmquist, Brookwood.
The Falcons kick off the week at
Ithaca and host New Lisbon on
Thursday.
Monday, January 27 BOYS BASKETBALL Onalaska Luther at Cashton Brookwood at Ithaca GIRLS BASKETBALL Tomah at Onalaska Luther Brookwood at Ithaca …
West Salem’s Olivia Maki
performs the splits above the balance beam during her routine at Holmen’s McLellan invite on Saturday, Jan. 18. The West Salem co-op placed second in the Division 1 portion of the meet.

GYMNASTICS MCLELLAN INVITE (HOLMEN): Area teams compete at Holmen invite; Sparta takes second in D2

    The West Salem co-op gymnastics team took second on Saturday, Jan. 18, at the McLellan Memorial Invitational at Holmen with a team score of 139.425. The Panthers competed …

GIRLS HOCKEY ROUNDUP: Viroqua girls notch season’s first win

    GIRLS HOCKEY VIROQUA 2 MIDDLETON 1 The Blackhawks (1-16) picked up their first win of the season on Thursday, Jan. 16, behind goals from Charlie Brudos and …

This Weeks Sports Preview - Jan 24 to Jan 28, 2025

Nora Wright, Abby Gordon, Tomah
The Timberwolves head to
Aquinas on Friday and stay home
Tuesdsay to face La Crosse
Logan.
    Friday, January 24 BOYS BASKETBALL Aquinas at Tomah Logan at Sparta GIRLS BASKETBALL Tomah at Aquinas Sparta at Logan Bangor at Cashton …

BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: League leaders post wins against Sparta, Tomah squads

    BOYS BASKETBALL AQUINAS 79 SPARTA 55 Senior forward Gavin Rhead nearly reached a career milestone on Tuesday, Jan. 21, but the Spartans (9-5, 1-3) were unable to …

Just a trio of topics

NO SPORTS MONDAY Yes, on Monday I forced us to skip the production of a sports section in the Monroe County Herald. There are certain times where I get loaded up with work to the point …

THIS WEEK SPORTS PREVIEW January 17 - January 21, 2025

Brock Bores, Bangor
Bangor will host undefeated
Royall Friday night. The Panthers
are a tied with Hillsboro for the
SBC lead.
Friday, January 17 BOYS BASKETBALL Tomah at Sparta Royall at Bangor Cashton at Wonewoc-Center Brookwood at Hillsboro GIRLS BASKETBALL Tomah at Sparta BOYS …

BOYS WRESTLING: Catbirds’ pin parade spurns Spartans in dual

West Salem’s Justice Elam
sets up a pinning
combination against
Sparta’s Brandon Walters.
    The West Salem/Bangor wrestling co-op won eight of the first nine matches and went on to claim a 51-23 win Tuesday night. Sparta’s wins came from Devon Lietzau at …