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Janesville Parker grabs first victory behind smooth Butters' 3 TD effort
MADISON — Janesville Parker’s first football victory of the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association season flipped on a 4th-down-and-16 play Saturday against Madison La Follette at Lussier Stadium. On fourth down, Junior Vikings’ quarterback Palmer Butters found a wide-open Avery Eastman standing alone in the middle of end zone for a 33-yard touchdown pass midway through the second quarter and the Vikings (1-6, 1-4) never looked back in a triumphant 21-7 Big Eight Conference battle. ...
Warriors hang on to down Sun Prairie East
The Waunakee football team has been the lone thorn in Sun Prairie East's side since joining the Badger Large conference in 2022. The Cardinals had accumulated a 16-2 record in conference play over that span entering Friday, Oct. 4, including a 4-0 start this fall. Both of those losses came to the Warriors of Waunakee. They defeated East 28-13 in 2022 and 31-0 last fall. The two met for another massive clash at Bank of Sun Prairie Stadium on Friday with the Badger Large on...
RETURNING STARS AND FRESH FACES: Meet the 2024 Wisconsin Badgers volleyball team
Height: 5-8 Class: Redshirt Freshman. Missed most of the 2023 season with a knee injury. Major: Communication Arts with a certificate in Sports Journalism. Father Daniyal Robinson is the head men’s basketball coach at Cleveland State. Sarah Franklin. Position: Outside Hitter. Height: 6-4 Class: Fifth Year. Hometown: Lake Worth,...
Deerfield/Cambridge cross country girls team wins Nightfall Classic, boys take 10th
The Deerfield/Cambridge cross country team had four runners place in the top 10 at the Nightfall Cross Country Classic held at Lake Mills Golf Course on Friday, Oct. 4. Junior Emme Drobac won the Division 2 girls race with a time of 17 minutes and 46.81 seconds. Senior McKenna Michel (19:58.44) placed sixth, freshman Vienna Olson (20:09.24) ran seventh and senior Piper Ryan (20:24.69) took 10th. Junior Arden Nickerson (21:53.43)...
Football: Lakeside Lutheran defeated by 3rd-ranked Mount Horeb/Barneveld, 61-14
MOUNT HOREB -- Junior quarterback Brooks Hendrickson passed for 279 yards and two scores as Division 3 third-ranked Mount Horeb/Barneveld downed visiting Lakeside Lutheran 61-14 in a Badger Small football game on Friday. The Vikings (7-0, 3-0 in conference) dominated from the get-go, scoring 22 unanswered first quarter points en route to their 21st straight conference win dating back to 2021. MH/B junior running back Jack Wilson scored three rushing...
Football: Fort Atkinson topped by Sun Prairie West 13-3 on homecoming
Fort Atkinson’s football team had its homecoming spoiled with a 13-3 loss to Sun Prairie West in Badger Large play on Friday. "This outcome hurts," Fort Atkinson football coach Nick Nelson said. "Our special teams played great. Our sideline and scout team unit was fantastic all week. We tried to ride off the energy of homecoming." The Blackhawks got a nice play from their special teams early on as senior...
Boys soccer: Warrior boys fall on Youth Night
The Waunakee boys' soccer team packed the Pitch for Youth Night Thursday, but the home team couldn’t send the home crowd home happy. Carter Hansen, Josh Kiltz, and Jacob Moua all scored as Sun Prairie West handed Waunakee a 3-0 loss. Head Coach Mike Baldwin said the boys played well against the visiting Wolves. "We created chances but couldn't put the ball in the back of the net," said Baldwin. "Our defensive shape was excellent. Keaton Porter our goalkeeper had a fantastic game and made some big saves when called on." Baldwin added, “When we start putting the ball in the back of the net we will be a very dangerous team. The boys are in good spirits and know a good result is around the corner.”
Deerfield football defeated by Poynette
In a battle between two teams fighting for playoff contention in the Eastern Suburban Conference, the Poynette Pumas scored a 20-0 win against the Deerfield football team on Friday, Oct. 4 at Deerfield High School. Poynette (4-3 overall, 3-2 conference) used a strong rushing attack to earn its third conference win of the season, earning a spot on the “playoff bubble” in the process. The Pumas had seven different players...
Boys soccer: Warrior JV boys finish fifth in invite
The Waunakee JV boys' soccer team hosted seven other teams Saturday at the pitch for their 2024 JV Invitational. Waunakee fell in their first game to Madison Memorial after a penalty kick shootout. But the Warriors would bounce-back in game 2 against Milwaukee Rufus King. Dane Harris, Matthew Lenerz, Alexis Reyes and Brennan Lezotte all...
Badger Bites: big-time offensive performance, stout defense lead Badgers to comfortable win
Madison, WI— On Saturday afternoon at Camp Randall, Wisconsin played some of their best and most complete football of the season so far, running, throwing and dominating en route to a 52-6 home victory over Purdue. Badger247 gives a video breakdown, detailing the impressive second half from Braedyn Locke, the defense standing strong, and much more.
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