Sauk Prairie’s girls basketball team recently gave out its postseason awards.
They included:
• Offensive Player of the Year: Naomi Breunig (above), who averaged 17 points per game.
• Defensive Player of the Year: Ella Schad and Faith Holler were recognized with this award.
For more than a month, they held out hope.
They crossed their fingers and kept preparing for a season they knew might never arrive.
Tuesday, the end officially came for high school coaches and athletes across the state.
Dennis Wood prides himself on teaching “life lessons” to his girls softball team at Wisconsin Heights.
This year, the COVID-19 pandemic beat him to the punch.
Sauk Prairie’s wrestling team rallied from an 0-3 start to finish strong, winning its final four duals this season.
The Eagles followed that up with a sixth-place finish at the annual Badger Conference tournament to finish fourth overall in league standings.
Sauk Prairie Home Talent League manager Lucas Koenig is holding out hope.
The same goes for Cross Plains skipper Randy Meinholz.
But both men know the only thing certain right now is uncertainty.
More than 200 high schools from around the state — including Wisconsin Heights — turned on the lights at their athletic facilities last Friday to show support for student-athletes currently unable to play due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Editor’s Note: The 2020 baseball season is on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But the possibility of a season still exists, and in an effort to provide recognition for the athletes and teams, here’s a look at the Southern Capitol Conference compiled by the Baseball Wisconsin Yearbook.
Editor’s Note: The 2020 baseball season is on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But the possibility of a season still exists, and in an effort to provide recognition for the athletes and teams, here’s a look at the Northern Badger Conference compiled by the Baseball Wisconsin Yearbook.
Wisconsin Heights senior Ashlee Adler has been chosen to play in the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association All-Star Game.
Adler will play for the South team in the Division 4 game. That game will take place June 19 at 10:45 a.m. at JustAGame Field House in Wisconsin Dells.
