Sports

When junior wrestler Caleb Radtke, a River Valley High School graduate and son of James and Jaime Radtke of Spring Green, was in the process of choosing a school to wrestle at, the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point was high on the list due to his uncle wrestling for the Pointers.

The River Valley Blackhawks traveled to Belmont last Friday night for a double dual with Belmont/Platteville and Monroe. River Valley won both duals, with final scores of River Valley 30 – Belmont/Platteville 18 and River Valley 30 – Monroe 21. 

The River Valley/Barneveld gymnastics team had a busy week this past week with a dual against the Southwestern area co-op on Monday and the Viroqua Invite on Friday. The girls won the dual against Southwestern, which is comprised of Southwestern, Cuba City, Benton, and Darlington, with a score of 125.7500 to 122.8250. 

The River Valley High School boys and girls basketball teams games were cancelled the week of January 18. The girls were scheduled to play this week on Monday at home against Dodgeville, on Tuesday at home against Highland and on Friday on the road against Platteville.

Sauk Prairie’s boys basketball team has gotten off to a terrific start this year. The Eagles hit some roadblocks last week, though, dropping two of three games. Sauk Prairie now sits at 6-3 on the season. Here’s a look back at the Eagles’ week:

Following a bounce-back victory of its own just two days earlier, Sauk Prairie’s girls basketball team faced a Madison Edgewood squad in search of its own redemption last Saturday. The Crusaders got what they were looking for, and in the process, dealt the host Eagles their second loss in three games.  

Bill Sullivan is thrilled his Wisconsin Heights girls basketball team is having a season. Now, Sullivan would just like it if his Vanguards starting playing a little bit better.

Wisconsin Heights’ boys basketball team found out last week what its postseason path will look like. Now, the Vanguards will spend the next month trying to get into playoff shape.

The Sauk Prairie/Wisconsin Heights boys swimming team kept on rolling last week. In a triple dual held at Jack Young Middle School in Baraboo on Jan. 12, Sauk Prairie defeated Baraboo, 105-64, and swam to an 85-85 tie with Monona Grove. The Eagles also defeated McFarland, 99-71, on Jan. 16.

The good times keep rolling for Sauk Prairie’s co-op hockey team. The Eagles won all three of their games last week and improved to 8-0 on the season. Here’s a recap of Sauk Prairie’s week: