The Badger Lightning girls hockey co-op was able to experience the memories of a WIAA Tournament win last Friday, on the road in Janesville, as the six-seed Lightning edged the three-seed Janesville Bluebirds, 4-2 in the opening round of post-season play.
Three young ladies had a chance to represent River Valley at this year’s WIAA State Individual Girls Wrestling Tournament but all three fell short after competing at the WIAA Mineral Point Sectional on Friday night.
Coaches often talk about signature wins being important for their programs. A signature win meaning a win that establishes their program further or a win that sets a tone for a team or might propel a team to greater heights.
Reedsburg has closed out the regular season at the high school level in girls basketball and it was a rough way to bring down the curtain for the regular slate.
Coach Joe Woodhouse and the River Valley Blackhawks girls basketball team will take some momentum into the post-season after a solid second half performance in a 69-53 win over Dodgeville last Thursday in Spring Green.
Two key members of a Reedsburg Beaver Football team that advanced to the WIAA D-3 State Championship game in the 2025 season signed on to play football at the next level with their respective schools in a recent ceremony at RAHS. Will Mikonowicz, left, a two-way All-State First Team Selection, will play as a preferred walk-on with the Wisconsin Badgers this fall while Avery Olson, a two-way performer on the line, will play at UW-Stout starting this fall. (School District of Reedsburg photo)
Two key members of a Reedsburg Beaver Football team that advanced to the WIAA D-3 State Championship game in the 2025 season signed on to play football at the next level with their respective schools in a recent ceremony at RAHS.
The gymnasts from River Valley High School had one final tune-up prior to WIAA Tournament competition last week at the end of season Southwest Wisconsin Conference Meet in Dodgeville.
Ithaca/Weston ends the conference season with a bang in girls hoops action last week, winning the conference finale at Ithaca High School, 47-38, over Seneca, avenging a 6-point loss earlier this month against the Royals. I/W battled their way to an 18-17 halftime lead and were able to pull away a bit down the stretch to win by 9.
River Valley welcomed in a strong non-conference opponent, Mineral Point, in boys basketball action last Tuesday night. Valley owned a halftime lead, but the visitors rallied to win, 54-45, with River Valley falling to 10-10 overall for the season.
