Prairie Du Sac
Sports
Softball: McCaffery grand slam propels Pumas to sectionals
Kassidy McCaffery made sure the Poynette softball team would move on in postseason play. Not only did she go the distance in the pitcher’s circle, blanking Marshall in a 4-0 regional final victory on Thursday, McCaffery also blasted a grand slam to account for all the scoring. Allowing only three hits and one walk, McCaffery led the Pumas, who avenged last season’s postseason loss that ended their 2023 season. Now 17-7 overall, Poynette is headed to sectionals, where they will travel to Brodhead on Tuesday, May 28.
Brodhead edges Lodi 3-2 to win second straight regional title
BRODHEAD — The reigning Division 3 state champion Brodhead softball team didn’t need to do anything overly flashy or heroic to take down an upset-minded Lodi and clinch a WIAA Division 3 regional championship Thursday. Instead, the top-seeded Cardinals relied on some small ball and outstanding work from starting pitcher Ava Risum to take down the No. 4 Blue Devils 3-2. It is Brodhead’s second straight regional title. ...
Track and field: Lodi sweeps regional titles
Winning Division 3 regional titles in both the boys’ and girls’ divisions, the Lodi track and field teams got off on the right foot for the postseason, even if the Blue Devils weren’t at their best. Lodi’s girls’ team won the regional title by half a point, scoring 115 points, compared to 114.50 for Dodgeville/Mineral Point. It was a bigger spread for the Blue Devil boys, who put up 158...
Boys golf: Blue Devils win regional title
After taking second overall in the Capitol Conference, the Lodi boys’ golf team emerged as regional champions at Prairie du Chien on Wednesday, May 22. Walter Beld fired an 82 to lead the Blue Devils to the regional title, overcoming a windy day to place fourth individually. “Kogen Baron shoots an 83, which was good for a fifth place as an individual,” said Lodi head coach David Zilker. “Trevor Kutz...
Softball: Pumas edge Clinton in regional opener
The Poynette softball team is moving on in the postseason, after taking on some tough competition to wrap up the regular season. On Tuesday, May 21, the Pumas clipped Clinton in a 2-1 WIAA regional victory, with Poynette scoring the winning run in the fifth. “Livi McLane came in to pinch hit for Bella Severson in bottom of the fifth and led off with a bunt,” said Matt Ramberg, head...
Boys golf: Waunakee second at regionals, advance to sectionals
By virtue of their second-place finish at the WIAA Sauk Prairie Regional, held at Lake Wisconsin Country Club on Tuesday, May 21, the Waunakee boys’ golf team advanced to sectionals. Dealing with four weather delays and nearly eight hours of golf, the Warriors ended up with a 302 — good enough to send them to the WIAA sectional at Blackhawk Country Club slated for Wednesday. Middleton shot a 294 to...
Track and field: Warrior girls win seventh conference title in a row
Waunakee continued its stranglehold on Badger Large Conference track and field. The Warrior girls won their seventh straight conference title at the Badger Large meet on Tuesday, May 14, while the boys captured their third conference championship in a row. “Both teams really stepped up and got the job done,” said Waunakee head coach Jen Grabarski. “Our girls looked a little more comfortable going into the meet pointwise than the...
It’s essential to note our commitment to transparency:
Our Terms of Use acknowledge that our services may not always be error-free, and our Community Standards emphasize our discretion in enforcing policies. As a platform hosting over 100,000 pieces of content published daily, we cannot pre-vet content, but we strive to foster a dynamic environment for free expression and robust discourse through safety guardrails of human and AI moderation.