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Track and field: Johnson leads Puma girls to fifth at conference meet
Piper Johnson went the distance to become a conference champion. Traveling to Lake Mills on Tuesday, May 14, for the Capitol Conference track and field meet, where the Poynette girls finished fifth, the highest team place for the Pumas since 2019. Johnson won the 1,600 run by eight seconds. “She ran a steady race and was able to pull away from the field in the last 400m,” said Kevin Frehner,...
An Outdoorsman's Journal: Big trout, trout trip
Hello friends, Each May I go trout fishing somewhere in Wisconsin. This week I headed down to Columbia County to fish Rowan Creek. I grew up in Poynette and fished Rowan Creek hundreds of times as a kid and I have to admit, those getaways were my escape from a drawn-out divorce that my parents went through when I was young boy. Instead of fishing the easy-to-get-to waters I chose...
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Softball: Jefferson edges Poynette in battle of ranked teams
JEFFERSON -- Junior pitcher Ashlyn Enke pitched a two-hitter with 14 strikeouts as Jefferson's softball team beat Poynette 2-0 in a ranked clash at Riverfront Park on Tuesday. The Division 2 sixth-ranked Eagles (18-6) backed Enke, who walked none, with a pair of early runs. Hildie Dempsey led off the Jefferson first with a single to the left side of the infield. She took second on Lily Fairfield's sacrifice bunt...
Girls soccer: United wins first match; Lodi rolls past Richland Center
Exploding for five first-half goals, the Lodi girls’ soccer team overpowered Richland Center 8-0 on Friday, May 10, three days after tying Wisconsin Heights/Barneveld 1-1. Anna Balfanz had a hat trick against Richland Center, while Gracie Clary finished with two goals and two assists. Ava Ballweg, Gianna Burke and Adysen Young had goals for Lodi, now 5-5-2 overall and 1-2-1 in Capitol Conference play. Lily Bartholomew and Addison Crane played...
Baseball: Pumas fend off Marshall
It was a rollercoaster week for the Poynette baseball team, highlighted by a 5-4 win over Marshall on Thursday, May 9. “Today, we played one of our better all-around games,” said Pumas’ head coach Davy Tomlinson. “It was a good team win, as a lot of people had a hand in the win. Hunter Webster threw another good game, and Ashton Meister was able to close it out. Chase Maier had a great day at the plate with a couple hits and two RBI.” ...
Track and field: Puma girls win Pauquette Invite
Some home cooking was just what the Poynette track and field teams needed. Hosting the Pauquette Invitational on Thursday, the Puma girls took first with 133.5 points, while the boys finished third, just 1.5 points out of second place. “The girls team won the meet with 133.5 points,” said Poynette head coach Kevin Frehner. “On paper, we knew we would be near or at the top of the meet. We...
Baseball: Blue Devils double up on Evansville
TOWN OF DANE — Aidan Berg pitched a four-hitter with three strikeouts as Lakeside’s baseball team extended its win streak to nine games with a 6-1 road victory over Lodi on Friday in Capitol North play. “Aidan was super efficient on the mound again for us,” Lakeside baseball coach Jake Ziel said. “He was in command all night and has just done an outstanding job on the bump all year for us. He is a true gamer and we feel confident every time he takes...
Baseball: Blue Devils double up on Evansville
TOWN OF DANE — Aidan Berg pitched a four-hitter with three strikeouts as Lakeside’s baseball team extended its win streak to nine games with a 6-1 road victory over Lodi on Friday in Capitol North play. “Aidan was super efficient on the mound again for us,” Lakeside baseball coach Jake Ziel said. “He was in command all night and has just done an outstanding job on the bump all year for us. He is a true gamer and we feel confident every time he takes...
Softball: Pumas get revenge against Lake Mills after heartbreaking loss
Poynette scored four unearned runs en route to beating Lake Mills 4-2 in Capitol North softball at Rotary Park on Friday. The L-Cats tied it with a two-run rally in the third inning as Emily Wollin scored on a passed ball and Savannah Radtke, who was 2-for-3, came across on an error in the infield. The Pumas, now 13-5 and 5-3 in conference play after splitting non-conference games with Waupun...
Softball: Pumas get revenge against Lake Mills after heartbreaking loss
Poynette scored four unearned runs en route to beating Lake Mills 4-2 in Capitol North softball at Rotary Park on Friday. The L-Cats tied it with a two-run rally in the third inning as Emily Wollin scored on a passed ball and Savannah Radtke, who was 2-for-3, came across on an error in the infield. The Pumas, now 13-5 and 5-3 in conference play after splitting non-conference games with Waupun...
An Outdoorsman's Journal: Thirty-five years an outdoor writer
Hello friends, If you think that life doesn't go by in a blink of an eye, I am about to show why I feel it does. Thirty-five years ago, this Friday night, I wrote my first column. I was living in the Canadian bush and called my column "North of the Border”, and it was about living in fly-in only locations as a camp manager for Chimo Lodge and Outposts and working for a man that is like a father to me, Pete Hagedorn. I...
Home Talent: Poynette punishes Wisconsin Dells
What a way to kick off the 2024 Home Talent season. On Sunday, May 5, Poynette pounded Wisconsin Dells at home 14-2 in the season opener, an exhibition game, as Andy Knutseson scored two runs and drove in another while going five innings on the mound to get the win and allowing only one run on seven hits. Dacota Potter tossed a scoreless two innings, while giving up one hit...
Softball: Pumas lose heartbreaker to Lake Mills
POYNETTE -- Sophomore catcher Lily Doerr, with one swing of the bat, spearheaded the L-Cats' quest to become conference champions. Doerr launched a solo home run to right-center field to lead off the eighth inning as Lake Mills' softball team outlasted host Poynette 1-0 on Wednesday to clinch the program's second Capitol North Conference championship. "The girls were really excited," said Lake Mills softball coach Jim Clift, who also guided...
Track and field: Lodi sweep boys, girls titles at Edgerton
For the first time ever, it was a clean sweep for the Lodi track and field teams at the Edgerton Tider Invitational. The Blue Devils won the boys’ and girls’ divisions at the recent meet. “I can’t tell you how impressive our athletes were,” said Lodi head coach Randy Skellenger. “We had perfect weather. We’d never won both titles at Edgerton, and we won handily, despite backing off a bit...
Girls soccer: Lodi earns a tie, falls to Horlick at home quad
Hosting a quadrangular meet on Saturday, the Lodi girls’ soccer team left with a tie and a loss. The Blue Devils drew even with Madison Country Day/Abundant Life/St. Ambrose 1-1, as Lodi took a 1-0 lead in the sixth minute on an unassisted goal by Anna Balfanz. The equalizer for the Country Day co-op came in the 51st minute. Then, Racine Horlick scored two goals in the first nine minutes...
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