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Seneca junior Addison Davidson (9) was named the Setter of the Year and co-Player of the Year by the Ridge & Valley Conference. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)
Wauzeka-Steuben junior Macy Mitchell (4) was named second team all-conference by the Ridge & Valley Conference. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)
A chunk of petrified wood that dates back nearly 12,000 years. The log was found in Two Creeks, Wisc., and is the product of wave erosion from Lake Michigan. (Steve Van Kooten/Courier Press)
(Top) Brek Schneider, alternative education teacher at Prairie du Chien School District, brought students to assist with the Thanksgiving basket giveaway on Nov. 20. (Middle) Couleecap Board Member Owen DuCharme hands out a ham during the Thanksgiving basket giveaway at the Bargain Boutique in Prairie du Chien this past week. (Photos by Steve Van Kooten)
(Left to right) Nancy Becker, Jerry Ziemann, Joe Atkins, Cindy McCullick, and Mary Gasser. McCullick accepted a check and food donation on behalf of the Couleecap’s food pantry from representatives of the Crawford County Democrat Party on Nov. 18 at the party office on Blackhawk Avenue. According to the Democrat Party, approximately 527 lbs. of food and $2,300 were collected for the baskets. Food included canned vegetables, bread, stuffing mix and many other related items.
Senior Jack Simmons (50) earned his second straight SWC Offensive Lineman of the Year award. It is the fourth season in a row that the Hawks have had the offensive lineman of the year as alum Max Schneider won the award in 2022 and 2023. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)
Fellow senior Westin Marx (61) was also named first team defense alongside Simmons and Mason Hird. Marx had 69 total tackles during the season with 32 being solo tackles and 16 being for a loss. He added 4.5 quarterback sacks and four forced fumbles with one recovery. Head Coach Kevin Campbell was named co-Coach of the Year by the SWC. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)
Senior Mason Hird (10) was one of three members of the 2025 SWC Co-Champion Prairie du Chien Blackhawks Football team to be named to the SWC First Team Defense alongside Jack Simmons and Westin Marx. Hird finished the 2025 season with 56 total tackles on defense with 36 of those being solo tackles and two for a loss. He also deflected seven passes, intercepting two for 23 total yards. Hird also returned three punts for 24 yards in addition to having 993 total yards and 8 touchdowns on offense on the year. He was also named to the second team offense at wide receiver. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)
Senior Deacon Chesebro, second team tight end. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)
Senior Steven Duha (52), second team offensive line. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)
Junior Darian Jackson, second team offense at running back. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)
Prairie du Chien senior Jack Simmons (50) was named to the All-Region Team at offensive line and defensive line for the 2025 season. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)
Seneca-Wauzeka-Steuben senior Sawyer Swiggum (52) is the first player in the history of the Bluegolds co-op (since 2015) to be named to the All-Region team by the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association. Both players are also standout wrestlers that also placed at the 2025 individual state meet. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)
River Ridge junior Mallory Crubel (15) was named the Six Rivers West Player of the Year for the 2025 season. (A.J. Gates/Grant County Herald Independent)
Junior Erin Adrian (middle) earned honorable mention all-conference honors for the 2025 season. (A.J. Gates/Grant County Herald Independent)
The honors keep coming in for Prairie du Chien senior Garrett DeHart as he was recently named honorable mention all-state by the Wisconsin Soccer Coaches Association. The honor makes him the first boy in program history to receive all-state honors. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)
Prairie du Chien girls golfers Elisia Wynos (left), Camryn Knapp (middle) and Hannah Fritsche (right) pose with their all-conference certificates at the Hawks 2025 season wrap-up party. (PdC Hawks Golf Facebook)
