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WRESTLING WIAA POSTSEASON: WIAA rolls out new format for wrestling postseason starting Friday

Changes to the WIAA wrestling tournament format will affect the pre-state schedule. Most notably the girls wrestlers will not compete alongside the boys at regional and …

GIRLS BASKETBALL SCENIC BLUFFS: Cashton pushes past Hillsboro to secure second

Cashton’s Lauren Huntzicker prepares to pass the ball around Hillsboro’s Carmen Erickson in the second half of Tuesday’s game.

A five-point spurt late in the second half gave the Cashton High School girls basketball team enough breathing room to grind out a 44-41 win at Hillsboro on Tuesday, Feb. 11, …

BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Bangor, Brookwood carve out SBC wins

Brookwood’s Brennan Mack throws
up a thee-point shot at Necedah
during Tuesday’s game. Mack
finished with 14 points.

BROOKWOOD 45 NECEDAH 42 The Falcons (5-13, 5-5) withstood a second half comeback on Tuesday, Feb. 11, after leading 19-6 at the break. Necedah closed the gap to just …

How will wrestling changes play out?

NATE BEIER, Sports Editor

If you’ve been living away from the sport of wrestling for a bit, you’ve missed some big changes in the post-COVID era. The biggest changes all revolve around …

This week's sports preview: February 13 - February 16, 2025

Vida Lepley, Sparta.
Sparta and Tomah will be at the
Holmen girls wrestling regional
Friday, Feb. 14.

Thursday, February 13 GIRLS BASKETBALL Necedah at Bangor Cashton at Wonewoc-Center Brookwood at Hillsboro GYMNASTICS MVC at Onalaska (PEG) BOYS HOCKEY Aquinas …

HOCKEY: Tiger co-op shuts out Cyclones

Six skaters scored goals for the Tigers (12-9-2) on Tuesday, Feb. 11, as they bounced back from last week’s loss to the Eau Claire North co-op. Brogan Baird opened the scoring in the first …

GYMNASTICS DODGEVILLE INVITE: Korn takes AA title at Dodgeville

Westby’s Marlena Toney extends her legs to complete the side splits on a pass during her floor routine at the Dodgeville invite Saturday afternoon. Toney placed 20 overall with a score of 8.45 in the event.

The Westby gymnastics co-op couldn’t post a second-straight season-high team score in Saturday’s invite at Dodgeville. The WHS squad scored a 131.4 and took fourth on Saturday, Feb. …

Tomah’s Silas Cram lines up for a free throw at a recent game. Tomah had its losing streak stretch to four after taking a 17 point loss at Onalaska Friday night.

BASKETBALL MVC ROUNDUP: Tomah succumbs to Ona for second time

    BOYS BASKETBALL ONALASKA 63 TOMAH 46 With a 63-46 defeat at Onalaska on Friday, Feb. 7, the Timberwolves (6-12, 1-7) have lost four in a row since their win at La …

HOCKEY ROUNDUP: Haun helps Titans win fourth-straight

TOMAH 4 SAUK PRAIRIE 2 A pair of goals in the third period on Thursday, Feb. 6, helped the Titans (12-9-1) extend their winning streak to four games. Blake Haun scored on a power play …

GYMNASTICS MVC ROUNDUP: Bjorkman, Solberg log top three finishes

    The Sparta High School gymnastics team finished third at the MVC meet it hosted Thursday, Feb. 6, behind Gabby Bjorkman’s first-place finish in the all-around. …

BOYS WRESTLING WEST SALEM: Catbirds crown quintet of champions

West Salem’s Jackson Roesler tries to wrest an arm free to set up an arm bar against Black River Falls’ Deacon Brown in a 132 pound match at Friday’s Coulee Conference meet in Westby.
The West Salem/Bangor boys wrestling team finished second at the Coulee Conference tournament on Friday, Feb. 7, while claiming five individual titles. Teghan Moore (106), Jackson Roesler (132), …

THIS WEEK SPORTS PREVIEW: February 10 - February 13

Kaylie Church, Tiana Leis, Sparta.
The Spartans head to Holmen
Tuesday to face the third place
Vikings as MVC play nears its final
week of play.
    Monday, February 10 BOYS BASKETBALL Viroqua at Tomah GIRLS BASKETBALL Holmen at Tomah Cashton at De Soto Viroqua at Brookwood GIRLS …

Can the Super Bowl ever live up to its hype?

    I listen to a lot of sports talk radio. I was pretty sick of hearing all the speculator talk leading up to the Super Bowl. No one ever thinks the game will be a blowout …

SPORTS ROUNDUP: Westby’s Korn second at home Coulee meet; Tomah secures third place in MVC wrestling

Westby’s Isabel Korn drifts to the lower bar after a release during her bars routine. Korn won the uneven bars Tuesday night with a score of 8.825 and was third in each of the other events.
The West Salem co-op gymnastics team had two gymnasts finish in the top five of the all-around and won Tuesday’s, Feb. 4, Coulee Conference meet with a score of 139.4. …

GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Jones leads Sparta back into the win column

GIRLS BASKETBALL SPARTA 73 BLACK RIVER FALLS 50 The Sparta High School girls basketball team had four players in double figures and snapped a two-game skid with a 73-50 nonconference …

THIS WEEK SPORTS PREVIEW February 6 to February 10, 2025

Gavin Havlik, Brookwood.
Brookwood will travel to
Kickapoo for an afternoon affair
on Saturday.
    Thursday, February 6 BOYS BASKETBALL Bangor at Hillsboro Cashton at Brookwood GYMNASTICS MVC at Sparta BOYS HOCKEY Sauk Prairie at Tomah …

Let’s keep score

NATE BEIER, Sports Editor
Eric and I worked out of the sports office in Sparta to complete Monday’s edition of The Herald. That’s a rather ordinary statement, I know. However, we usually work from home. …

BOYS HOCKEY: Holloway, Ritter finish off L-H with pair of goals

Tomah’s Blake Haun is greeted by Sterling Intihar after scoring a goal on a power play
in the third period of Thursday’s game with La Crescent-Hokah.
BOYS HOCKEY TOMAH 6 LA CRESCENT-HOKAH 2 The Titans (10-9-1) won their second in a row on Thursday, Jan. 30, behind a pair of goals from Collin Ritter and Parker Holloway. Ritter …

BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Cashton comes up short in SBC rematch with Necedah

Cashton’s Quinn Mytas searches for an open teammate to pass to as Necedah’s Mason Bottensek defends.
BOYS BASKETBALL ONALASKA 69 SPARTA 58 Senior forward Gavin Rhead scored a game-high 24 points on Friday, Jan. 31, but the Spartans (11-6, 3-4) lost to the Hilltoppers (13-5, 5-3) for the …

WRESTLING ROUNDUP

The Eagles won four of six contested matches on Thursday, Jan. 30, but couldn’t overcome six uncontested forfeits. Parker Mlsna (126), Kaden Mickelson (132) and Jack Christensen (190) …

WRESTLING MENOMONIE INVITE

    Tomah won only one of its four duals and finished eighth on Friday, Jan. 31, though senior Cameron Finch won all four of his matches at 150 pounds. In pool play, the …

WRESTLING CASHTON INVITE: Mlsna, Huntington capture titles

Cashton’s Parker Mlsna uses an arm bar to turn Royall/Wonewoc-Center’s Gabe Wolfe to his back during the 126 pound match during last week’s Scenic Bluffs Conference dual.
The Sparta and Cashton boys wrestling teams each crowned individual champions on Saturday, Feb. 1, at the Cashton Invitational. Spartans freshman Hunter Huntington was 2-0 at 157 pounds to earn …

GYMNASTICS LA CROSSE INVITE: Mayer leads Tomah to fifth at LaX

    The Tomah gymnastics team finished fifth with a score of 121.675 at the La Crosse Central/Logan invite on Saturday, Feb. 1, while Sparta was seventh with a 113.1. River …

Six score as BRF co-op trounces N’land Pines

GIRLS HOCKEY BLACK RIVER FALLS 6 NORTHLAND PINES 0 The Tigers scored a pair of goals in each period on Friday, Jan. 31, as they won their second in a row and improved to 10-8-2. …

What to watch in Sports: February 3 to February 6

Tanner Wells, Cashton.
The Eagles have a rivalry meeting
with Brookwood Thursday
evening.
    Monday, February 3 BOYS BASKETBALL Holmen at Tomah Arcadia at Bangor Wauzeka-Steuben at Brookwood GIRLS BASKETBALL Tomah at Viroqua Tuesday, …

Time for a mid-season review

    It’s February. I can feel it. I can see it. The days are getting longer. It’s an uneasy feeling as far as I’m concerned. Each year I notice …

GYMNASTICS ROUNDUP: Finding Late Season Stride

West Salem’s Kennedy Garbers
posted a PR in the all-around and on
bars last Friday.
Three. There arejust three weeks ofthe regular seasonremaining for local high school gymnasts. After that, all eyeswill be on qualifyingfor the WIAA state meet. A few lucky oneswill be happy to …