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Fri
28
Sep

Near miss for Lady Hawk golfers


Prairie's Sophie Miller gets ready to putt at the WIAA Regional at Prairie du Chien Country Club Wednesday. (Photos by Gary Howe)

Allison Kennedy hits her approach Wednesday.

Allison Kennedy rolls in a short putt.

Gabby Ritchie hits a putt Wednesday. Ritchie qualified for the sectional with a 98.

 

Ritchie advances to sectional

The Lady Hawk golf team played their hearts out at the regional golf match on Wednesday at Prairie du Chien Country Club but missed going on to sectionals as a team by three strokes, carding a team score of 462. 

Wed
26
Sep

Seneca tops WS girls


Seneca's Liv Swanson pushes the ball to the Wauzeka-Steuben side Tuesday night. (Photos by Ted Pennekamp)

Liv Swanson skies for the spike Tuesday night versus host Wauzeka-Steuben.

Makenna Greene of Seneca gets ready to spike the ball to Wauzeka-Steuben.

Erin Sime (3) hits the ball to the Lady Hornets.

Seneca's Nicky Trautsch (13) and Savanna Wallin (8) go for the block as Wauzeka-Steuben's Maddy Reichmann tries to hit it past them.

Ravyn Krachey steers the ball past the Seneca defender in Ridge and Valley action.

The Lady Hornets' Jordan Mormann smashes one to Seneca Tuesday night.

 

Seneca defeated host Wauzeka-Steuben three games to none in a Ridge and Valley volleyball match Tuesday night. 

Seneca won by scores of 25-12, 25-20 and 25-14.

Seneca will next host North Crawford on Sept. 27.

Wauzeka-Steuben will next host La Farge on Sept. 27.

Mon
24
Sep

SWS routs WCW


Hunter Aspenson of SWS gets to the outside for a 45-yard touchdown run Friday night. (Photos by Ted Pennekamp)

Nate Benish (3) of the Blue-Golds tackles the WCW ballcarrier for no gain Friday night.

Nick Benish (80) of SWS recovers this fumble deep in WCW territory.

The Blue-Golds' Jared Payne follows the blocking of Austin Hagensick for a good gain.

 

Seneca/Wauzeka-Steuben routed visiting Wonewoc-Center/Weston 48-6 to win their homecoming game Friday night in Seneca.

SWS got on the board early on a 45-yard TD run by Hunter Aspenson (PAT good) to take a 7-0 lead.

Austin Hagensick scored on a 5-yard run and the extra point was good as the Blue-Golds went up 14-0 in the first quarter. 

Wed
19
Sep

Lady Hawks win thriller over Lady Hornets


Prairie du Chien's Kaitlyn Buenzli (4) deftly taps the ball over Caitlin Olson of Richland Center for a winner in SWC volleyball action in Prairie du Chien Tuesday night. (Photos by Ted Pennekamp)

Emily Groom smashes the ball for a point past Ciara Rott of Richland Center.

Caitlin Pattison pounds one back to Richland Center.

Emily Groom blocks this spike back for a point Tuesday night.

 

Prairie du Chien volleyball hosted the Richland Center Hornets on Tuesday night.  

The team fed off of a loud and energetic atmosphere, thanks to a great home crowd,  to finish with a win 3 sets to 2. The scores were 25-16, 25-20, 22-25, 17-25, 15-12.  

Mon
17
Sep

A fun time at Prairie Invitational


Seneca’s Travis Zach competes in the Prairie du Chien Invitational Thursday.

Lee Steiger of Prairie du Chien runs up an incline at the Prairie du Chien Invitational Thursday afternoon. (Photos by Ted Pennekamp)

Prairie’s Jayce Sexton breezes along Thursday afternoon.

Xander Zach of River Ridge shows his determination Thursday at the Prairie du Chien Invitational.

Riley Klein and Faith Webb of River Ridge run in the Prairie du Chien Invitational Thursday afternoon.

Kolton Chambers of Seneca runs up a slight grade.

Prairie du Chien’s Hailie Myers, Dominique Reilly and Jadyn Jenks run side by side just ahead of River Ridge’s Olivia Zach.

 

Several area schools converged upon LaRiviere Park for the Prairie du Chien Invitational cross country meet on a relatively hot Thursday afternoon.

The meet is a bit different in that runners from different schools compete together on five teams called the Pacemakers, Voyageurs, Prairie Dogs, Lead Miners and Joggernauts. 

Many runners wore various colors of paint and designs on their faces and arms and it was a fun meet for all involved. 

Thu
13
Sep

2nd annual PdC Cross Country Youth Race set

 

The second annual Prairie du Chien Cross Country Youth Race will take place on Monday, Sept. 17 at 5:15 p.m. at La Riviere Park in Prairie du Chien. The youth race is open to all elementary-aged students from any school district. Middle school cross country races start at 4:30, so come out early, support your Blackhawks, and join the fun.

If you have any questions, please contact Nathan Bartlett (bartletna@pdc.k12.wi.us) or Torey Bartels (bartor@pdc.k12.wi.us). Or visit pdccrosscountry.com to view the full flyer.

Wed
12
Sep

River Ridge runners do well


The River Ridge girls cross country team won the Goat Hill Classic at North Crawford on Tuesday, Sept. 11. (Photos submitted)

The River Ridge girls cross country team won the 10-school Goat Hill Classic in North Crawford on Tuesday. The girls finished with 31 points. The girls won the first ever plaque for River Ridge in cross country. The River Ridge boys team took second behind Wauzeka-Steuben at the Goat Hill Classic. Above are the River Ridge runners who won medals by finishing in the top 10. They are Glenna Marshall, Riley Klein, Faith Webb, Bradley Hoffman and Brett Kerscher. Another River Ridge cross country photo is on the Courier Press website pdccourier.com.
Wed
12
Sep

Platteville defeats PdC soccer


Prairie defender Joey Gourdin (20) gets the ball away from the Platteville player Tuesday afternoon on the Bluff View pitch. (Photos by Ted Pennekamp)

Ben Teynor (4) and the rest of the Prairie du Chien defense were tenacious versus a talented Platteville team Tuesday.

Prairie du Chien's Weston Hill battles for control against visiting Platteville Tuesday afternoon in SWC soccer action.

Prairie's Derek Grondin passes the ball up to a teammate versus Platteville Tuesday afternoon.

 

The Prairie du Chien boys soccer team hosted the Platteville Hillmen Tuesday night. It was Parents’ Night and at halftime parents of players and managers were introduced and thanked for their unending support and dedication to the players and the program.

Platteville took early control of the game, but the Blackhawks defense put up a tight wall and stopped the Hillmen attack including a penalty kick stop by goalie Ryan Thien. Late in the half, 44:05, Platteville found a crack in the Prairie’s defensive shield and slipped in the score to take a 1-0 lead at the half.

Mon
10
Sep

37th Annual Seneca Classic


Seneca's Liv Swanson smashes a winner between two Cassville players at the Seneca Classic Saturday morning. Seneca, Boscobel, Cassville, Shullsburg, Benton, Brookwood, De Soto and Ithaca participated. (Photos by Ted Pennekamp)

Seneca's Erin Sime blocks the ball back to Cassville for a point Saturday in Seneca.

Savanna Wallin (8) goes up for the block attempt versus Cassville.
Wed
05
Sep

Prairie gridders pull out thrilling victory


Prairie's Dylan Coleman scampers for a first down on a short pass Saturday afternoon. (Photos by Ted Pennekamp)

Tyler Smock gathers in a bomb from Gavin Gillitzer for a TD Saturday afternoon.

Ben Riter grabs a pass and gains a first down.

 

By Zach Mara

 

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