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Fri
25
Oct

Seneca Volleyball extends winning streak to six

By Derick Kelly
 
The Seneca Volleyball team wrapped up the 2024 regular season last week with three matches in four days. The Royals began last week by traveling to Kickapoo High to face the Panthers and came away victorious after sweeping the hosts 25-23, 25-20 and 25-21.
The two teams met each other the following night as part of Seneca’s senior night and the Royals once again won in three sets (25-22, 25-20 and 25-22).
Fri
25
Oct

PdC Volleyball concludes regular season

By Derick Kelly
 
The Prairie du Chien Volleyball team concluded their 2024 regular season competition last week with a pair of conference matches. First up for the Hawks was Platteville last Tuesday, Oct. 15. The Lady Hillmen defeated PdC 25-3, 25-15 and 25-6 to earn a three-match sweep.
The Hawks traveled to Richland Center two nights later. After falling short in the first two sets (21-25 and 14-25), PdC held off the Hornets 25-21 in the third set for their first set win over Richland Center since a five-set victory on senior night in 2022.
Fri
25
Oct

Timberwolves’ Patterson repeats as Ridge & Valley Conference Female Runner of the Year


River Ridge runner Leah Patterson recovers after finishing first at the 2024 Ridge & Valley Conference Cross Country meet. Patterson won the meet for a second year in a row with a time of 21:53. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

Yoselin Bautista concentrates during the race despite blinding sunlight. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

Luke Patterson is all focus as he nears a turn during the boys race at the Krachey/Enke Fields course outside of Wauzeka. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)
By A.J. Gates
 
For the second consecutive season, River Ridge sophomore Leah Patterson secured Runner of the Year honors in the Ridge & Valley conference by finishing first at last Thursday’s conference cross country meet.
With a time of 21:53.0, Patterson finished 17 seconds ahead of Kickapoo/La Farge junior Katie Randow to take top honors at last week’s conference meet at Krachey/Enke Farms near Wauzeka.
Fri
25
Oct

Area XC teams compete at Ridge & Valley Meet


Alayna Martin (4173), McKenzie Taylor (4147), Emma Udelhoven (4176) and Ellah Jones (4172) run together at the conference meet. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

Seneca senior Livian Starkey pushes herself during an unseasonably warm October afternoon. Starkey finished 28th in a time of 29:11. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

River Ridge’s Lydia Mason cracks a smile while rounding a corner halfway through the girls race. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

Wauzeka-Steuben’s Stetson Zeeh finds one last burst of energy to hustle up the final hill. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

Seneca’s Simon Fek nears the finish line of the boys race. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

The Hornets’ Nolan Reed-Mullikin, who finished runner-up to North Crawford’s Landen Turgasen. Reed-Mullikin (along with trainer Mark Seeley) goes to help Turgasen up following the race. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)
By Derick Kelly
 
The Seneca and Wauzeka-Steuben cross country teams competed at the 2024 Ridge & Valley Conference Championship Meet on Thursday, Oct. 17 at the Krachey/Enke Fields outside Wauzeka.
Fri
25
Oct

PdC Cross Country runs at SWC meet

By Derick Kelly
 
The Prairie du Chien Cross Country traveled to the Lancaster Golf Course last Thursday for the 2024 SWC Championship Meet and came back with fourth and fifth place team finishes. The Hawks finished in fifth place in the girls race with a score of 116. They were led by senior Tannah Radloff who finished 16th in a time of 23:11. She was followed by sophomore Karly Kramer in 20th place (23:29), junior Kate Gebhard in 22nd place (24:02), senior Allison Mathies in 25th place (24:42), sophomores Madelyn Coffield in 33rd (28:01), Lexy Trebus in 34th (28:11) and Autumn Ziegler in 35th (28:57).
Fri
25
Oct

River Ridge Volleyball team wins one, loses one

By A.J. Gates
 
Coach Dianne Langmeier and her River Ridge volleyball team concluded the regular season last Thursday night with a Six Rivers West record of 4-8, finishing fifth in the final league standings. Overall they went 11-12 during the regular season.
The Timberwolves closed out conference play with a 3-1 victory over host Cassville last Thursday night, where they won the first two sets by scores of 25-22 and 25-19.
Fri
25
Oct

PdC Boys Soccer drops match at River Valley

By Derick Kelly
 
The Prairie du Chien/River Ridge/Seneca Boys Soccer team wrapped up their 2024 regular season schedule this past Friday night with a trip to River Valley. The hosts used four first half goals to take a 4-0 lead at halftime before adding four more in the second half to defeat the Hawks 8-0. River Valley ended the regular season with a 9-7-5 overall record and in second place in the SWC with a 4-2-2 conference record. The Hawks finished the regular season 1-10-2 overall and fifth in the SWC at 0-7-1.
Fri
25
Oct

Hornets stop Weston but fall at Ithaca in conference finale

By Derick Kelly
 
The Wauzeka-Steuben Hornets Volleyball team traveled to Weston High School last Tuesday night for a match with the Weston Silver Eagles and came back with a win in four sets (25-20, 26-24, 19-25 and 25-19).
The Hornets traveled to Ithaca two nights later to conclude the regular season and looked to also play spoiler against the conference leading Bulldogs. The hosts took care of business however, as the Bulldogs swept the Hornets in three sets (25-18, 25-14, 25-22).
Wed
16
Oct

Blackhawks clinch share of SWC Championship


Prairie du Chien’s Blake Thiry escaped this play without injury after being upended by New Glarus’s Andrew Sarbacker. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

Steven Duha (52) raises his arms in celebration as teammate Jack Simmons (50) reaches the endzone after returning the second half kickoff for a touchdown. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

Brock Radloff keeps an eye on the New Glarus quarterback near the end of the Hawks 39-6 win. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

Jadyn Garbacz (56) rushes towards Glarner Knight quarterback Matt Roth. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

Deacon Chesebro (13) breaks through a horde of New Glarus defenders thanks to blockers Elias Kimbler (66), Nicolas Fiskaali-Chavez (78), Brady Baumgartner (25) and Ezekial Hoffman (12) (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)
By Derick Kelly
 
The Prairie du Chien Football team clinched at least a share of the 21st conference championship with a 39-6 win over New Glarus on senior night this past Friday. The Glarner Knights defense came out strong and limited the Hawks to 14 points in the first half. 
The second half was a different story. The opening kickoff was returned 52 yards for a touchdown by Prairie lineman Jack Simmons. A successful two-point conversion run by Nick McCullick extended the Hawks lead to 22-0.
Wed
16
Oct

Timberwolves rally past Bluegolds


River Ridge quarterback Brandon Davis gets ready to snap the ball from center Emery Simerson. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

Peyton Aulwes (75) tries to fight his way through the Bluegold offensive line as Sawyer Swiggum (52) leads to the way for Bluegold running back Owen Oppriecht (7). (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

The River Ridge defense waits for the Seneca-Wauzeka-Steuben offense to hike the ball during the first half of Friday night’s Six Rivers Conference game. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

The Bluegold’s Owen Oprpriecht works to get around the corner before the Timberwolves’ Brandon Davis (1) can break free from his block. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

Seneca-Wauzeka-Steuben Bluegold running back Carson Sime tries to get around his blockers to the outside of the the pile. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)
By Derick Kelly
 
The Seneca-Wauzeka-Steuben Bluegolds football team welcomed the River Ridge Timberwolves to Seneca last Friday night, looking to get on the playoff bubble with a victory. 
The Timberwolves got on the scoreboard with a 4-yard touchdown run by Brandon Davis in the first quarter to take a 6-0 lead on the hosts.

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