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Thu
31
Oct

PdC bombards Southwestern/East Dubuque 48-0


Senior Dustin Nolan (63) dives through the air to take down Southwestern/East Dubuque quarterback Aidan Colin. For more photos from this game, check out our website and Facebook page. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

Deacon Chesebro (13) dives for the end zone as Brennan Koecke (5) and Brady Lenzendorf (7) block SW/ED’s Drew Kieffer. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

Prairie du Chien senior quarterback Abe Amundson fires a pass....(Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

....to senior Blake Thiry...(Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

...as Thiry uses his size, speed and all-around athleticism to beat the WarCats defenders to the pass on his way for a touchdown. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

PdC's Garrett Lear forces the Southwestern/East Dubuque quarterback to rush his throw. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

Senior Hunter Straka works his way through the defense as he heads on a lengthy touchdown run. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

Junior Jack Simmons (50) bats the WarCats pass down at the line of scrimmage. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

Jadyn Garbacz (left) creates a hole for Bryce Lenzendorf (44) to run through. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

The Hawks' Xander DeHart (2) and Brady Baumgartner (25) line up for an on-sides kick attempt...(Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

....The attempt was a success as DeHart (bottom) recovered his own kick. Deacon Chesebro (13), Darian Jackson (1) come over to help him up. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

Junior Mason Hird stands in the end zone after catching a lengthy touchdown pass. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)
By Derick Kelly
 
The 2024 postseason began at John C. Mulrooney Stadium last Friday night for the number one seed Prairie du Chien Blackhawks and the Hawks began the postseason much like how they finished the regular season - in dominating fashion.
The Hawks used a 35-point first quarter to stun a visiting Southwestern/East Dubuque (IL) WarCats program making its postseason debut as a co-op. PdC would add a touchdown in the second and third quarters to extend their lead to 48-0, which would be the final score.
Thu
31
Oct

Hornets’ Brett Wagner qualifies for D3 State Meet


Wauzeka-Steuben senior Brett Wagner runs between groups of spectators at Saturday’s WIAA D3 Setional Cross Country Meet at the Prairie du Chien Country Club. Wagner placed third to earn a trip to the WIAA D3 State Meet this Saturday at the Ridges Golf Course in Wisconsin Rapids. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

PdC senior Tannah Radloff nears the finish line of her final high school cross country race. Radloff placed 16th in a time of 21:30. For more photos from this meet, visit our website and Facebook page. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

Wauzeka-Steuben's Emma Udelhoven works to hold off a charge near the finish line by Prairie du Chien's Allison Mathies. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

The Hornets' Isabella Bunders rounds a corner during the girls race at the PdC Golf Course. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

PdC's Kate Gebhard (right) battles with Wauzeka-Steuben's Mallory McCullick (left) in the final stretch. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

PdC's Madelyn Coffield (left) and River Ridge's Lydia Mason (right) keep pace halfway through the girls race Saturday afternoon. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

Seneca senior Livian Starkey finishes her final high school cross country race strong by passing the runner from Brookwood right before the finish line. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

Prairie du Chien's Sam Kramer fights his way to the finish line to finish the boys race in ninth place. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

Joey Kramer races in front of a group of runners during the boys race. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

PdC freshman Carter Neis finished the race and his season in a time of 25:22.

The Royals' Pablo Altadill-Salmon runs down the final stretch towards the finish line. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

Seneca's Grant Sime is greeted by cheers from the crowd as he finds the energy to sprint the final stretch of the race. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)
By Derick Kelly
 
The Prairie du Chien, Seneca and Wauzeka-Steuben Cross Country teams all ran this past Saturday at a D3 Sectional Meet hosted by Prairie du Chien High School at the PdC Country Club in Bridgeport. 
Earning a trip to this weekend’s WIAA State Championship Meet at the Ridges Golf Course in Wisconsin Rapids with a third place individual finish was Wauzeka-Steuben senior Brett Wagner in a time of 17:06. 
Wagner is the first Hornet boy to qualify for the state meet since Jake Reichmann in 2019.
Thu
31
Oct

River Ridge runners compete at D3 Sectional Meet


River Ridge’s Leah Patterson (center) tries to hold off Wonewoc-Center/Royall’s Ella Dahlen (left) and North Crawford’s Ingrid Carstens (right) near the end of Saturday’s D3 Sectional Meet at the PdC Country Club. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

Teammates Kristina Sletten (left) and Eden Thornton (right) run together during the meet. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

River Ridge's Lydia Mason nears the finish line of Saturday's D3 Sectional Meet Girls Race. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

The Timberwolves' McKenzie Taylor runs in a crowd that includes Prairie's Tannah Radloff early in the race. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

River Ridge senior Luke Patterson nears a turn halfway through the race. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

Asher Achenbach leads another pack of runners in the boys race. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)
By A.J. Gates
 
Members of the River Ridge boys and girls cross country teams put the finishing touches on the 2024 season last Saturday at the division 3 Prairie du Chien Sectional.
While the River Ridge girls finished 10th of 13 teams with a score of 220, the boys finished 14th of 19 teams with a score of 363.
In the girls race, Westby and Darlington advanced to the state meet as the top two teams, Westby with 42 points and Darlington with 75.
Thu
31
Oct

Jefferson eliminates PdC/River Ridge/Seneca


PdC senior Jackson Perkins out manuevers the Jefferson goalie to score the Hawks final goal of the 2024 season and his final high school goal during Tuesday’s D3 Regional Quarterfinal at Whitewater High School. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

Blackhawk goalie Asher Pitzer leaps up into the air to block the Jefferson shot between teammates Kye Czajkowski Higgins (4), Ezra Mask (13) and Treyton Reames (16). (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

Adrian Morales-Fuerte breaks up a pass intended for Jefferson's Stuart Mendez. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

Ezra Mask (right) passes the ball up field to a dashing Brody Koresh (left). (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

Much like a baseball player fielding a ground ball, PdC's Asher Pitzer hauls in the Jefferson shot attempt. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

Senior Eric Nichols battles two Eagles for control of the ball. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

Kye Czajkowski Higgins works on controlling the ball. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

The Hawks' Peter Polodna works on getting the ball away from the Jefferson attackers. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

Freshman Brock Torgerson fights off the Eagles' Mitchell Ford to deliver a strong bicycle kick of the ball over his head. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

The 2024 Hawks pose for one final photo after the game. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)
By Derick Kelly
 
The Prairie du Chien/River Ridge/Seneca Boys Soccer team traveled to Whitewater High School last Tuesday night to start postseason play against the Jefferson Eagles. 
The Eagles (hosting in Whitewater due to having a non-WIAA postseason regulation sized field in Jefferson) took advantage of a Blackhawks roster impacted by injuries and low numbers to jump out to a 3-0 lead in the first half before senior Jackson Perkins got the Hawks on the scoreboard with 40 seconds remaining in the first half after pushing the ball past a diving goalie to make the score 3-1.
Thu
31
Oct

Bluegolds lose heartbreaker at C-FC

By Derick Kelly
 
The Seneca-Wauzeka-Steuben Bluegolds saw their 2024 season come to an end this past Friday night when the host and second seeded Cochrane-Fountain City Pirates used a fourth quarter touchdown to rally past the seventh seed Bluegolds 12-7.
Thu
31
Oct

Timberwolves stun host Cashton 55-14

By A.J. Gates
 
As the No. 5 seed going into last Friday night’s level 1 division 7 playoff game against No. 4 seed Cashton, River Ridge head football coach Wade Winkers had one goal of utmost importance for his team.
“Our big thing this week was just to try and get out to a fast start, to use our speed and our explosiveness to get us some big plays early,” said coach Winkers.
Thu
31
Oct

Onalaska Luther defeats PdC Volleyball in postseason opener

By Derick Kelly
 
The Prairie du Chien Volleyball team opened postseason play last Tuesday, Oct. 22 when they traveled to Onalaska to face the Luther Knights in a D3 Regional Quarterfinal contest. 
The host Knights ended the Blackhawks season with a 3-0 defeat. 
Luther earned the sweep with set wins of 25-12, 25-18 and 25-13.
The Hawks end the season with an overall record of 6-25 and 1-9 in the SWC, both improvements from last year. Prairie will also graduate seven seniors: Taia Dressler, Fiona Etemi, Mariah Faulkner, Ava Forde, Greenlee Krahn, Lexi Liska and Alexis Scherer.
Thu
31
Oct

Timberwolves finish season at Southwestern


River Ridge senior Alix Goeke goes up high for the ball during last Tuesday night’s regional opener at Southwestern. (A.J. Gates/Grant County Herald Independent)

River Ridge senior Hailey Kramer goes up for a block during last Tuesday night’s match at Southwestern. (A.J. Gates/Grant County Herald Independent)

River Ridge sophomore setter Mallory Crubel dished out a team-high 25 assists in last Tuesday night’s division 4 regional quarterfinal match at Southwestern. (A.J. Gates/Grant County Herald Independent)

River Ridge senior Maya Drone puts down one of her six kills during last Tuesday night’s regional match at Southwestern. (A.J. Gates/Grant County Herald Independent)

River Ridge senior Reghan Zinkle rises for a kill during last Tuesday night’s regional opener at Southwestern. (A.J. Gates/Grant County Herald Independent)
By A.J. Gates
 
With a 3-1 loss to host Southwestern in last Tuesday night’s division 4 regional quarterfinal, coach Dianne Langmeier and the River Ridge volleyball team concluded the 2024 season with an overall record of 11-13.
As the No. 10 seed in their division 4 playoff bracket, the Timberwolves fell to the No. 7 seed Wildcats in four sets.
After losing the first set by a score of 25-15, coach Langmeier’s squad evened things up by winning the second set, 25-17.
Thu
31
Oct

Ithaca stops Seneca in Regional Final


Seneca senior Kylie Chambers (4) hits the ball past Ithaca’s Jacey Maxwell. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

Addison Davidson (9) sets the ball the between Skylette Gilbertson (left) and Maya Buffington (right). (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

Anne Manning leaps to dink the ball past the Ithaca defenders. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

Ava Sime prepares to serve to the Bulldogs. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

Raya Wallin watches the ball come down as she gets ready to serve it back to the Bulldogs. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

Emma Manning gives her best Michael Jordan impression as she serves the ball as her tongue hangs out of her mouth. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)
By Derick Kelly
 
The Seneca Volleyball team fell to Ridge & Valley Conference Champion Ithaca Bulldogs in a five-set thriller this past Saturday night in a D5 Regional Championship match at Ithaca High School. The Bulldogs seemingly had the Royals number this fall as the Bulldogs defeated Seneca four times during the course of the season with three of those matches requiring all five sets.
Thu
31
Oct

Hornets finish season at Highland

By Derick Kelly
 
The Wauzeka-Steuben Hornets Volleyball team hosted the Weston Silver Eagles last Tuesday, Oct. 22 to begin postseason competition.
The Silver Eagles kicked off the regional quarterfinal contest by winning the first set 25-21 before Wauzeka-Steuben won each of the final three sets (25-13, 25-15 and 25-20) to advance to a D5 regional semifinal contest at Highland last Thursday night.

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