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Thu
12
Dec

Timberwolves throttle Benton on the road

Submitted by admin on Thu, 12/12/2024 - 12:45
By A.J. Gates
 

With the visiting Timberwolves shooting 42.6 percent from the field, and the host Zephyrs shooting just 16.1 percent, it’s clear to see how the River Ridge boys basketball team pulled out a 67-18 victory over host Benton last Thursday night.

Thu
12
Dec

W-S boys drop games to Southwestern, Seneca

Submitted by admin on Thu, 12/12/2024 - 12:40

Julius Cooley looks to run a play as Seneca's Dawson Davidson defends him. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

Brett Wagner waits for a teammate to get open as the Royals' Gage Wall guards. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

The Hornets' Cooper Lomas eyes a path around the Royals' Garett Baker. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

Josh Martin is guarded by Seneca's Garret Baker (22) as he looks for a teammate to get open. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

The Hornets' Kacper Szygenda gets ready to ball fake the Royals defense. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

Theodore Millin intercepts Dawson Davidson's intended pass to Reggie George (4). (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)
By Derick Kelly
 
The Wauzeka-Steuben Hornets boys basketball team started their 2024-25 season on Monday, Dec. 2 by traveling to Hazel Green to take on the Southwestern Wildcats. The Wildcats showed why they are ranked fifth in Division 5 in the first Wissports.net Coaches Poll of the 2024-25 season by handing the Hornets a 84-38 defeat. The hosts jumped out to a 40-23 lead at halftime before limiting the Hornets to 15 points in the second half. Cooper Lomas (17 points), Theodore Millin (12 points), Josh Martin (four points), Julius Cooley (three points) and Kacper Szygenda (two points) scored for the Hornets in the loss.
Thu
12
Dec

Timberwolves fall in pair of games

Submitted by admin on Thu, 12/12/2024 - 12:12

The Timberwolves’ Erin Adrian tries to get through the Shullsburg defender for a layup. (A.J. Gates/Grant County Herald Independent)

Ava Nies fights for control of a rebound. (A.J. Gates/Grant County Herald Independent)

Melissa Sletten brings the ball up court past the Shullsburg guard. (A.J. Gates/Grant County Herald Independent)
By A.J. Gates
 
With losses to Shullsburg and Albany/Monticello last week, coach Veronica Zinkle and her River Ridge girls basketball team has had a tough start to their Six Rivers West conference schedule.
After beginning the season with two non-conference victories to start the season at 2-0, the Timberwolves are off to an 0-2 start in conference play.
Fri
06
Dec

PdC Girls Basketball team sweeps trio of games

Submitted by admin on Fri, 12/06/2024 - 13:03

Prairie du Chien’s Tannah Radloff (14) and Camryn Knapp (20) use strong defense to force the New Berlin Eisenhower player to pass to another teammate. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

Greenlee Krahn gets past New Berlin Eisenhower’s Lauren Nutt for a layup. The Hawks defeated the Milwaukee-area D2 school 58-37. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

Prairie du Chien sophomore Karly Kramer fires a three-point shot in front of a rowdy New Berlin Eisenhower bench. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

Senior Tessa Czajkowski Higgins not only kept the ball from going out of boounds on this play in the second half of Friday’s game but also got it back to the Hawks. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

Hawk defenders Karly Kramer (left) and senior Mariah Faulkner (44) keep the Lions’ Olivia Bartels from driving into the paint. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

Claire Kennedy looks for an open teammate to pass the ball to. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

Greenlee Krahn stares down her defender in front of the Prairie bench. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

Rita Achenbach launches a jump shot over the Lions' Megan McDowell. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

Prairie senior Tannah Radloff holds the ball away from her defender. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

Karly Kramer goes up for a layup in front of teammate Claire Kennedy during the first day of the Kettle Moraine Thanksgiving Classic. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

Senior Tessa Czajkowski Higgins drives around New Berlin Eisenhower defender Autumn Tevz. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)
By Derick Kelly
 
The 2024-25 girls basketball regular season kicked into full gear for Prairie du Chien this past week as the Hawks played three games and came away with a win in all three games.
The schedule began last Monday night, Nov. 25 when the Mount Horeb Vikings came to town. The Hawks jumped out to a 31-14 lead at halftime before holding the Vikings to eight points in the second half as PdC pulled away for a 51-22 victory. Karly Kramer and Tannah Radloff each scored 12 points to lead Prairie.
Fri
06
Dec

RVC announces volleyball awards

Submitted by admin on Fri, 12/06/2024 - 12:51

Seneca's All-Conference selections pose for a photo together. Pictures from left to right - Addison Davidson, Maya Buffington, Kylie Chambers, Skylette Gilbertson and Ava Sime. (Submitted Photo/Shelly Davidson)

Wauzeka-Steuben's Kiley Manning (6), Honorable Mention. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

Wauzeka-Steuben's Sophia Walz, Sportsmanship Team. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)
By Derick Kelly
 
The Ridge & Valley Conference recently announced their Volleyball All-Conference Teams for the 2024 season with several selections from Seneca and Wauzeka-Steuben. 
Named to the first team for Seneca was senior Kylie Chambers and sophomore Addison Davidson. The conference also named Davidson the Ridge & Valley Conference Setter of the Year.
Seneca senior Skylette Gilbertson earned second team all-conference honors while seniors Kiley Manning of Wauzeka-Steuben and Ava Sime of Seneca were named to the honorable mention team. Named to the league’s sportsmanship team were seniors Maya Buffington (Seneca) and Sophia Walz (Wauzeka-Steuben).
Fri
06
Dec

Seneca boys trounce Riverdale

Submitted by admin on Fri, 12/06/2024 - 12:42

Reggie George (left) watches teammate Jackson Konichek (right) get fouled by Riverdale’s Enerel Gantugla during a layup attempt. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

Gage Wall guards Riverdale sophomore Bevyn Dennis. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

Senior Garret Baker passes the ball into the interior. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

Hunter Hagensick (10) guards the Riverdale ball handler while Reggie George (4) looks on. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

Jackson Konichek (2) is fouled while attempting a layup while Dawson Davidson (5) watches the ball. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

Royals junior Kaden Roberts extends his arms as he works to keep Riverdale's Eli Campbell from getting the ball inside the perimeter. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

A trio of Royal defenders (Owen Oppriecht (left), Kaden Roberts (middle) and Thomas Caya (right) work together to stop the Chieftain offense from getting an easy basket. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

Briar Wall (0) watches teammate Reggie George take a free throw attempt during the first half. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

Dawson Davidson dribbles at the top of the key as he waits for his teammates to run a play. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

Hunter Hagensick works his way past Riverdale's Bevyn Dennis for a layup off the glass. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)
By Derick Kelly
 
The Seneca Royals boys basketball team started their 2024-25 season on Tuesday, Nov. 26 by hosting the Riverdale Chieftains and came away with a 67-30 victory.
Fri
06
Dec

River Ridge boys stop Golden Eagles

Submitted by admin on Fri, 12/06/2024 - 12:28
By A.J. Gates
 
Second-year head coach Jim Wagner and his River Ridge boys basketball team look poised for success during the 2024-25 season, which they kicked off last Tuesday night at Fennimore.
With three starters and a number of bench players returning this season, the Timberwolves handily defeated the host Golden Eagles, 52-31, in last Tuesday night’s season opener.
Fri
06
Dec

River Ridge girls handle Fennimore

Submitted by admin on Fri, 12/06/2024 - 12:26
By A.J. Gates
 
Coach Veronica Zinkle and her River Ridge girls basketball team upped their season record to 2-0 last Monday evening with a 46-23 non-conference victory over visiting Fennimore.
The Timberwolves took control early in the contest, holding a halftime lead of 24-12, then outscoring the Golden Eagles 22-11 in the second half to secure the victory.
Wed
27
Nov

PdC Girls Basketball begins season with win

Submitted by admin on Wed, 11/27/2024 - 14:16

Prairie du Chien’s Karly Kramer (32) and Greenlee Krahn (4) watch teammate Rita Achenbach (30) go for a layup despite being fouled on the play. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

Karly Kramer (32) brings the ball upcourt as Tannah Radloff (14) looks for the pass while Rita Achenbach (30) follows. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

Claire Kennedy drives into the paint past La Crosse Logan’s Lydia Mason. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

PdC senior Greenlee Krahn gets ready to launch one of her seven made three-poins shots against Logan last Friday. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

The Hawks' Brecklyn McCumber waits for a teammate to get open as the Hawks run a play late in their season opener. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

Tannah Radloff looks to keep Logan's Kaia DePaolo from getting into the lane. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

Tessa Czajkowski Higgins fires a pass down court to Claire Kennedy. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)
By Derick Kelly
 
The Prairie du Chien Blackhawks Girls Basketball team kicked off their 2024–25 season this past Friday night when they faced the La Crosse Logan Rangers. 
The Hawks jumped out to a 44-15 lead at halftime, before holding the Rangers to just eight points in the second half. PdC cruised to a 68-23 win. 
Wed
27
Nov

Two Hawks named to WFCA All-State

Submitted by admin on Wed, 11/27/2024 - 14:05

PdC senior Blake Thiry (9), the 2024 WFCA Small School Offensive Player of the Year and an All-State Running Back selection. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

Blackhawk junior Jack Simmons (50), WFCA Small Schools Honorable Mention All-State Offensive Line (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)
By Derick Kelly
 
The Wisconsin Football Coaches Association announced their 2024 Large and Small School All-State Teams before the start of the WIAA State Football Championship games.
Prairie du Chien players Blake Thiry and Jack Simmons were honored by the organization.
The WFCA named Thiry the Small School Offensive Player of the Year. It is thought that Thiry is the first athlete from Prairie du Chien High School to earn a state player of the year award in any sport.

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