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Lodi cross country: Waterloo and Fennimore Invitationals
The Lodi cross country teams competed in the Waterloo Invitational on Tuesday, Sep. 24 and the Fennimore Invitational on Saturday, Sep. 28. Roger Melland and the boys team took first in the Waterloo Invite and the girls took fifth place. At the Fennimore Invite, the boys took third place and the girls placed in ninth. At the Waterloo invite Roger Melland, Nolan Pertzborn, Chase Maas and Everett Clemens placed in the top 20 among 50 individuals. Melland came away with a 18:01 for the individual...
Poynette cross country teams place third in Baraboo
Poynette cross country participated in a small five school invitational at Baraboo High School where the boys and girls teams finished in third place. Poynette was the smallest school among the five, but gave the Pumas the chance to compete against three Division 1 schools. “It is a good test for us in the middle of our season and a chance to race against some teams we do not normally see,” says Kevin Frehner, head coach. ...
Poynette volleyball takes second in Westfield invite
The Poynette Pumas volleyball team took second place in the Westfield Invitational on Saturday, Sep. 28. Their only loss on the day came against Pittsville. The other opponents for the Pumas were Markesan, Royall and New Lisbon. Poynette defeated Markesan two sets to none in the first match of the day with scores of 25-12 and 26-24. Emma Yelk finished the match with six kills and 14 assists. Junior Addi Mackey recorded 26 digs against the conference opponent. On the defensive side of the ball,...
Waterloo football hangs tough with Pardeeville
The Waterloo football team is still searching for its first win of the 2024 season, but week six was an inspiring step in the right direction. The Pirates welcomed in Pardeeville for just their second home game of the season on Friday, Sept. 27. On paper, it looked like this Homecoming matchup wouldn’t fare well for host Waterloo. The visiting Bulldogs entered the game undefeated and ranked as the No. 6 team in Division 6 in the most recent wissports.net coaches poll. Instead of rolling...
Homecoming celebration: Poynette defeats Markesan, 28-0
On the eve before Homecoming the Poynette Pumas hosted Markesan in an Eastern Suburban conference matchup. Poynette etched their third win of the season by defeating their conference opponent by a score of 28-0. Scoring in the first quarter was quiet on both fronts. Poynette would score with two minutes left in the second quarter. Running back Vance Hathaway would rush for 15 yards straight into the end zone for the Pumas first score of the night. Hathaway finishished an explosive night with 108 rushing...
Waunakee defeats Oregon in homecoming game
On the eve before homecoming the Waunakee Warriors celebrated early with a commanding 51-13 win over their conference opponent Oregon on Friday, Sep. 27. The Warriors are ranked tenth in Division 1 and are undefeated in conference play. Waunakee opened up the scoring in Friday’s contest with a fumble recovery in the end zone by McCoy Smith. The field goal attempt after the Smith touchdown would be the only kick that Aiden Meinholz missed in the game. Waunakee would score a total of three times...
Boys soccer: Dahlie hits late game-winner for Lakeside in 3-2 victory over Wisconsin Heights
MAZOMANIE — Senior Tyler Dahlie hit the game-winning goal in the 71st minute off senior Easton Wolfram’s assist as Lakeside Lutheran’s boys soccer team staved off Wisconsin Heights/Barneveld 3-2 in Capitol Conference action on Tuesday, Sept. 24. The visiting Warriors took a 2-0 lead after Wolfram scored in the 24th minute and sophomore Jeremiah Koester netted a 36th minute score. Senior Reilly Jobke assisted on both goals. After the Vanguards’...
Poynette/Portage soccer shuts out Janesville Parker
The Poynette/Portage soccer team etched a win over Janesville Parker on Monday, Sep. 30 with a commanding 6-0 final score. Poynette/Portage would score twice in the first half and four times in the second half. Xander Potter and Bryce Frey made a majority of the team’s goals. At the five minute mark in the first half, Potter scored his first goal of the night with the assist from Frey. Seven minutes later, Potter would score again with the assist from Kalan Fox. Scoring plays would...
Waunakee doubles tandems dominate tournament
Waunakee tennis was among fourteen other teams to participate in the Badger Large conference tournament on Saturday, Sep 28 at Nielsen tennis stadium in Madison. In the number one singles flight was Taylor Copeland, who defeated Addison Acker from Sun Prairie in the first round by a score of 6-1, 6-1. Copeland advanced to face Eliza Martin of Monona Grove but lost, 6-0, 6-0. Martin would move on to defeat DeForest’s Chloe Knutson to place third at the tournament. Madi Anderson defeated Addy Damon of...
Warriors win two at West Bend SPRAWL
The Waunakee Warriors traveled to West Bend East for the Lynn LaPorte SPRAWL on Friday Sep. 27 and Saturday, Sep. 28. Out of the six matches, the Warriors came away with two wins. On Friday Waunakee faced Waukesha West, Manitowoc Lincoln and Menomonee Falls. The team etched wins against Waukesha West and Manitowoc Lincoln in the tournament. The Warriors battled in their matches against Manitowoc Lincoln with final match scores of 26-24, 25-21. Against Menomonee Falls the Warriors scored 15 in the first match. The...
Undefeated Streak Ends at 7
The Waunakee JV Boys Soccer team took its undefeated streak to start the season to Madison on Saturday, Sep. 28. The Warriors looked a little bit slower with not-so-crisp passes in a quieting 2-1 loss to Madison West. The Regents opened the scoring early in the second half when the ball skipped past the Warrior defense and into the goal. Madison West would build a 2-0 before Waunakee finally put one home. Jackson Bickel’s corner kick was placed perfectly for a sailing-in Matthew Lenerz. The Lenerz header found pay dirt to cut the lead to 2-1. But it was too little too late. Waunakee suffers its first loss of the season while also giving up its first goals of the season. The Warriors will take their 7-1 record to Oregon Tuesday, Oct. 1.
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