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Tomah’s Dalton Prielipp (right) slides safely into second after belting a double during the bottom of the sixth inning of Tuesday’s WIAA Division 1 sectional semifinal. The Timberwolves scored a pair of runs in the bottom of the seventh to edge Middleton 2-1 in the semifinal, but fell one game shy of a state berth after a 10-2 loss to Waunakee in the final. Herald photo by J.P. Schaller.

One bad inning keeps Tomah from state

Thursday, June 8, 2017 - 9:07am

With nearly 200 innings of baseball played this season, the Tomah High School baseball team had rightly earned a reputation of stinginess on the defensive of the ball. The Timberwolves were successful in avoiding a blow-up inning all season long, successfully holding their opponents to one or two-...

Six area cowboys and cowgirls landed a spot on the Wisconsin National Junior High Rodeo team recently. The youngsters take their rodeo talents on the road later this month, when they travel to Lebanon, Tennessee, to compete in the 13th annual National Junior High Finals Rodeo. From left - Brady Uppena, Coy Nelson, Krista Cook, Cheyenne Check, Evan Salzwedel and Dylan Breitsprecher. Contributed photo.

Area students to compete at world’s largest junior high rodeo

Thursday, June 8, 2017 - 9:03am

Six area youth earned positions on the Wisconsin National Junior High rodeo team and will be traveling with fellow teammates to Lebanon, Tennessee, June 18-24 to compete at the 13th annual National Junior High Finals Rodeo (NJHFR). Cheyenne Check, an eighth-grader at Queen of the Apostles School in...

Sparta senior Sirrus Bier attempts to clear the high jump bar at 6’-4” during Friday’s WIAA Division 1 Track and Field State Championships at UW-La Crosse. Bier missed at 6’-4”, but cleared 6’-2” to finish 14th in the high jump. Herald photo by Nate Beier.

Spartan thinclads earn top-20 finishes at state

Monday, June 5, 2017 - 9:43am

A pair of Sparta thinclads turned in solid performances over the weekend in the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 1 Track and Field State Championships at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. Senior Sirrus Bier and sophomore Angie Talsky both came home with top-20 finishes...

Brookwood junior Allyson Nelson (7) passes an opponent during the 400-meter dash preliminaries at Friday’s WIAA Track and Field State Championships. Nelson qualified for state in three events, finishing fourth in the discus, 10th in the 400-meter dash and 11th in the 800-meter run. Herald photo by J.P. Schaller.

Falcon duo solid at Division 3 state track and field meet

Monday, June 5, 2017 - 9:40am

Junior Allyson Nelson and senior Blake Martin captured medals to lead the Brookwood thinclads at the 2017 Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 3 Track and Field State Championships over the weekend. Nelson led the way for the Lady Falcons with a fourth-place finish in the discus...

Cashton senior Emily Schaldach (left) glides over the hurdles next to an opponent in the 100-meter preliminaries Friday morning. She finished sixth in the event in Saturday’s finals. Herald Photos by J.P. Schaller.

Schandach sixth at state in 100 hurdles

Monday, June 5, 2017 - 9:36am

Seniors Emily Schaldach and Gabe Anderson made the most of their final high school track and field performances over the weekend. Schaldach picked up a pair of top-10 finishes and a trip to the medal stand in the hurdles during Saturday’s Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 3...

Tomah baseball team captures first regional title in ten seasons

Monday, June 5, 2017 - 9:25am

Connor Prielipp tossed a three-hitter and Tomah scored a pair of runs on Reedsburg miscues to lead the Timberwolves to their first regional baseball championship in a decade Thursday. Manufactured runs in the first and fourth innings turned out to be enough for the Timberwolves, who held on for a 2...

Cashton pitcher Taylor Flock winds up before firing a pitch toward the plate in the fifth inning of Tuesday's WIAA Division 5 softball sectional semifinal at Bangor High School. Cashton scored a 13-5 victory over Bangor to advance to tonight's (Thursday) sectional final against Blair-Taylor at Black River Falls. Herald photo by J.P. Schaller.

Eagles clip Cards

Thursday, June 1, 2017 - 8:47am

Cashton got off to a fast start and scored in all seven innings Tuesday, rolling to a 13-5 victory over Bangor in a Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 5 softball sectional final at Bangor High School. The meeting was the third of the season between the Scenic Bluffs Conference...

Bangor’s Ashlie Lockington (left) sprints away from teammate Claire Reynolds (right) to start the second leg of the girls 400-meter relay in last week’s WIAA Division 3 track and field sectional at Bangor High School. The Lady Cardinals finished third to qualify for this weekend’s state meet in La Crosse. Herald photo by Nate Beier.

Relay teams lead Bangor to state track meet

Thursday, June 1, 2017 - 8:41am

With 10 athletes competing in eight events, the Bangor Cardinals will have a strong presence at this weekend’s Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 3 State Track and Field Championships. The Cardinal thinclads will be especially well-represented in the relay events, as four...

De Soto’s Susanna Dammon (22) upends Cashton’s Kyah Flock (3) on a slide into second during Friday’s regional final. Cashton captured its fourth straight regional title after defeating De Soto 4-1 Friday afternoon. Herald photo by Nate Beier.

Scenic Bluffs heavyweights meet in softball sectional

Tuesday, May 30, 2017 - 9:57am

Cashton and Bangor will meet tonight (Tuesday) in Round 3 of the softball battle between the Scenic Bluffs Conference heavyweights. There will be more on the line in the third match-up between the Cashton Lady Eagles and the Bangor Lady Cardinals, however, as the co-conference champions will be...

Cashton’s Emily Schaldach (right) pulls away from the field in the 100-meter hurdle preliminaries at Thursday’s WIAA Division 3 track sectional in Bangor. Schaldach finished second in the 100 hurdles and third in the 300 hurdles to advance to state in both events. Herald photo by Nate Beier.

Eagles Schaldach, Anderson headed to state track meet

Tuesday, May 30, 2017 - 9:55am

Seniors Emily Schaldach and Gabe Anderson will represent Cashton High School in this weekend’s Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 3 State Track and Field Championships at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. Schaldach punched her state ticket in two events at Thursday’s...