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Basketball: Norski girls off to 5-1 start; boys still looking for first win
One team is off to a hot 5-1 start. The other is still looking for its first win after a busy opening week. For DeForest’s boys’ and girls’ basketball teams, the start of the 2023-24 season has been a study of contrasts. The Norski girls have only one blemish on their record, a 61-49 home Badger Large Conference loss to Waunakee on Tuesday, Nov. 28. ...
Wrestling: Norskies fall to Warriors in season opener
Facing off to start the 2023-24 season, the Waunakee and DeForest wrestling teams renewed their rivalry on Friday, Dec. 1, with the Warriors emerging with a 48-19 dual meet victory. Pins by Jackson Lenzendorf, Mason Spear, Gabe Metzler, Dane Spencer and McCoy Smith made the difference for the Warriors, with Lenzendorf kicking things off by winning by fall in 2:33 at 285. Brett Farrell added to the Waunakee lead with...
In DeForest, businesses sponsor match for Mission Nutrition donations
A matching grant for the Mission Nutrition DeForest Food Pantry will help the local nonprofit raise much needed funds to help local families. Classic Custom Homes of Waunakee and Kelly Bennett & Associates First Weber have teamed up to match any donations received by the Mission Nutrition by Dec. 22 for up to $10,000. More than 700 families are now registered with Mission Nutrition DeForest, according to its director, Joann...
Cougars crush Icebergs in Badger Conference opener
Optimism surrounding the Cap City Cougars’ girls hockey program entering this season was proven correct on Friday, Dec. 1. The date marked their conference opener, a showdown with the Stoughton Icebergs at the Waunakee Ice Pond. Cap City made its presence as a conference competitor loudly known as they blew the Icebergs out, 6-0. The Cougars dominated possession time all night long. This showed up best in the postgame shot count. The Cougars fired off an incredible 83 shots on goal. Stoughton, on the other...
WIAA State lacrosse championships to be played in Sun Prairie
The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association and the Sun Prairie School District have agreed to conduct the first three years of the State Boys and Girls Lacrosse Championship Finals at Bank of Sun Prairie Stadium at Ashley Field in Sun Prairie, Wis. “We’re looking forward to our inaugural State Championships at Sun Prairie Stadium at Ashley Field next spring. We appreciate Sun Prairie School District’s willingness to serve as host of this event,” WIAA Executive Director Stephanie Hauser said. “Destination Madison and the Madison Area Sports...
Boys' hockey: DeBouche leads Navigators in inaugural season
It’s a whole new world for boys’ hockey in DeForest, Lodi and Poynette. No longer known as the Norskies, the co-op that comprises players from those three communities is being folded into a new team. “This is the inaugural season of the South Central Navigators, a co-op hockey team that combined the DeForest Norskies and Madison East/La Follette Lakers hockey teams from years’ past,” said Brady DeBouche, the Navigators’ first-year...
Santa lights the tree in DeForest village's center
Families filled Fireman's Park Wednesday night for entertainment and a chance to say hi to a special visitor from the North Pole. Fortunately, temperatures had warmed a bit from the previous days' for the holiday festivities Nov. 29. With hot cocoa available, community members gathered around as dance students from Ultimate Leap Dance Center entertained the crowd around the tree before Santa's arrival. Emcee Lance Veeser then told the crowd...
Boys swimming: Norskies fourth at Badger Large Relays, seventh at Blackhawk Invite
At the Badger Large Relays on Tuesday, Nov. 28, the Waunakee boys’ swim team placed second, while DeForest took fourth. Monona Grove edged the Warriors by two points, totaling 112 points. Waunakee racked up 110, as the Norskies finished with 84 — 10 points behind third-place Watertown. The Warriors turned in first-place performances in the 400 medley relay, the 500 freestyle relay, the 400 medley relay and the 200 backstroke...
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