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Tomah’s Connor Prielipp (1) looks for an open receiver during Friday night’s football season opener against Mauston at McKean Field. Prielipp completed 12 passes for 191 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Timberwolves to a 32-21 victory. Herald photo by Bob Kliebenstein.

AIR TOMAH

Monday, August 21, 2017 - 12:05pm

Anyone who had a chance to catch a Tomah baseball game this spring knows Connor Prielipp has a pretty good arm. The junior pitcher was a key ingredient in a stellar post-season run that saw Tomah come up just one win shy of a berth in the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association State...

Cardinal quarterback Drew Johnson (4) cuts off a block from teammate Theo Muellenberg (24) and eludes a Mustang defender at the goal line to score a first-quarter touchdown in Bangor’s 51-7 victory over Melrose-Mindoro in the football season opener for both teams at Bangor High School Thursday night. Herald photo by J.P. Schaller.

Big third quarter pushes Cards past Mustangs

Monday, August 21, 2017 - 11:18am

A 29-point third quarter broke open a close game and propelled Bangor to a 51-7 thumping of Melrose-Mindoro in nonconference football action at Bangor High School Thursday night. The Cardinals, winners of 25 straight regular-season games, struggled offensively in the first half, but came out with a...

Tomah senior Molly Larsen keeps an eye on her approach shot on the 18th hole during Monday’s Tomah Tune-Up at Hiawatha Golf Club. Larsen fired a 91 to finish fifth in the individual standings and lead the Lady Timberwolves to a fourth place finish as a team. Herald photo by Delaney Schaller.

Larsen, Pokela lead Lady Timberwolves at Tomah Tune-Up

Thursday, August 17, 2017 - 8:27am

Three Lady Timberwolves broke 100 Monday to lead Tomah to a fourth-place finish in its own Tomah Tune-Up at Hiawatha Golf Club. Tomah’s varsity squad finished with 392 strokes to land in fourth, just one shot behind Mississippi Valley Conference rival La Crosse Aquinas in the 10-team tournament....

Eagle senior quarterback Brady Butzler (10) gets ready to handle a snap from senior center Ben Wendland (72) during practice Tuesday night. Cashton will open its 2017 football season with a 7 p.m. nonconference road game at Ithaca Friday. Herald photo by Logan Myhre.

Eagles open with Ridge and Valley powerhouse

Thursday, August 17, 2017 - 7:49am

The Cashton Eagles will have the chance Friday to take down the Ithaca Bulldogs, who have been undefeated in the regular season over the past three years. Ithaca has been a regular first game match-up for Cashton for many years. Last year’s contest was a close one, with Ithaca triumphing over...

Junior quarterback Jack Mulvaney will lead the Brookwood Falcons into battle tonight (Thursday), when they travel to La Crosse Logan to take on De Soto in a 7 p.m. non conference football game. Herald photo by Logan Myhre.

Falcon football team starts season tonight

Thursday, August 17, 2017 - 7:44am

The Brookwood Falcons will play their season opener tonight (Thursday) against the De Soto Pirates at La Crosse Logan High School. While the match-up is scheduled as a home game for the Pirates, it’s location was changed because De Soto’s football field suffered flood damage last year. The Falcons...

Bangor’s Todd Miller (right) and his daughter, Carrie Wells of Rockland, take a break in Bangor Village Park after competing in Saturday’s Bangor Fun Daze Fun Run-Walk. Herald photo by Tim Evans.

Bangor Fun Daze Fun Run draws more than 100 competitors

Thursday, August 17, 2017 - 7:33am

The weather was nearly perfect for a race, as more than 100 runners competed in and finished the Bangor Fun Daze Run-Walk in Bangor Village Park over the weekend. Bangor’s Kasey Miller was the top finisher in the women’s 5K run held Saturday morning, capturing first with a top time of 23:10, while...

Bangor head football coach Rick Muellenberg (left) and his son, Theo, have been on the sidelines together for 10 seasons - the past four as coach and player. Herald photo by J.P. Schaller.

A FAMILY AFFAIR

Thursday, August 10, 2017 - 8:47am

It’s always been special for Theo Muellenberg to share the sidelines with his father, Rick. The Bangor senior was first allowed on the gridiron 10 years ago to serve as water boy for a pretty good Cardinal football team that just happened to be coached by Rick Muellenberg. Those first years...

Pagee Finley tapped as first coach of Sparta-Tomah swimming team

Thursday, August 10, 2017 - 8:44am

Pagee Finley is no stranger to starting new sports programs. Sparta’s gymnastics coach for the past four seasons got that program up and running after a two-decade hiatus, and was instrumental in fostering the Sparta Parks and Recreation Department youth gymnastics and starting the Rebels...

The Sparta father-son duo of Scott (right) and Austin Erickson (left) fired a four-under-par 68 last week to capture the title at the 106th annual Pater-Filius Championship at Grand Geneva Resort in Lake Geneva. Contributed photo.

Ericksons capture father-son golf championship in Lake Geneva

Monday, August 7, 2017 - 8:44am

It’s been quite a summer on the golf for Sparta’s Austin Erickson. The 2017 Mississippi Valley Conference boys golf medalist and Player of the Year made history just over a week ago when he became the first junior golfer to capture the club championship at Sparta’s River Run Golf Course. Erickson...

Shortstop Taylor Gular and the Tomah Stix U16 fastpitch softball team wrapped up its 2017 summer season with a win and two losses at a tournament in Arkdale over the weekend. Contributed photo.

Stix softball squad bows out early in season finale

Monday, August 7, 2017 - 8:42am

The Tomah Stix U16 squad opened with a lopsided victory, but struggled with back-to-back losses that lead to an early exit in a summer fastpitch softball tournament at Arkdale over the weekend. Tomah brought the big bats in the pool play opener Friday night, hammering 17 hits – including five for...