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The River Falls Fighting Fish have won back-to-back WBA State Championships.

Fighting Fish find the promised land again, complete back-to-back title runs

The WBA State Finals saw yet another year with a Pierce County champion, with the River Falls Fighting Fish winning a trio of games in Hayward over the weekend, including two nailbiters. The … more

By Andrew Harrington | 8/20/25

Four town ball squads punch tickets to WBA State Finals

Four county teams made it through the opening playoff weekend to advance to the State Finals bracket (Spring Valley, River Falls, Elmwood and Ellsworth). The four will each enter into a final … more

By Andrew Harrington | 8/13/25

Spring Valley players Kemri Schlegel, Katie Matthys, Amelia Brunner, Riley Zimmerman and Jada Hoolihan competed for SLAM15 at the AAU Junior National Volleyball event in Orlando.

Five SV athletes compete at VB AAU Nationals

Captain Katie Matthys was named to the 2025 AAU Junior National Girls Volleyball All-American Championship team. The All-American Awards were established to recognize outstanding athletes during … more

By Andrew Harrington | 7/23/25

Blaine Guthrie rips a single in a 5-0 Spring Valley win over New Richmond. Guthrie also had a home run in the win.

Guthrie boys each find the seats in Hawks’ shutout win

SPRING VALLEY — The Guthrie boys, Garrett and Blaine, each crushed home runs while Aaron Froelich tossed seven shutout innings to lift Spring Valley to a 5-0 win over the New Richmond Millers. … more

By Andrew Harrington | 7/3/25

The Ellsworth Claybreakers at the 2025 State Meet.

State Trap Shooting brings the best out of local teams

Ellsworth, Spring Valley and Elmwood/Plum City each competed at the Wisconsin Trap Shooting State Tournament, coming away with a JV individual title, plenty of 90-plus scores and great individual … more

By Andrew Harrington | 6/18/25

Nathalie Rotsaert (pictured) takes a corner kick for the Wildcats. River Falls had just 11 shots on goal compared to Marshfield's three. The Wildcats advanced by a final of 2-0. Hannah Cook and Elliott Bell each scored a goal for River Falls. The Wildcats have won 11 straight Regional Championships with 13 of the 14 years during Head Coach Charles Conley's tenure. The Wildcats will host New Richmond in round three of the play-offs. The Tigers took down the Wildcats last time out, 2-0.

Around the County: Spring sports enter final chapter

Track and Field Prescott’s 4x100 relay team of Andrew Lesso, Andrew Russell, Wyatt Budworth and Ethan West broke the State record with a 42.00 time to win the event. West chased down a … more

By Andrew Harrington | 6/11/25

Prescott won the golf Regional, marking the first in team history.

Around the County: Full buses headed to State track

Track and Field Maleah Petersen had a performance to remember for Ellsworth at Sectionals, qualifying for State in both the shot put and discus. Petersen broke the school record shot put by two … more

By Andrew Harrington | 6/4/25

Will Biggs tossed six scoreless innings to boost the Cardinals to an opening round playoff win May 29.

SV still dancing after first round scare

It was not the team’s prettiest game of the year, but Spring Valley got the job done to open the playoffs, beating Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran at home 3-2 May 29. “We played really … more

By Andrew Harrington | 6/4/25

River Falls' senior pitcher Auden Pankonin (pictured) gave up one run through six innings on Thursday hosting BRC-foe Eau Claire North. Pankonin also collected two of just three total Wildcat hits in game two of the double header, as the Wildcats dropped game 2, 4-0. The Wildcats lost a nail-biter, 3-2 in eight innings, in game one. Chase Rudolph pounded out three hits in game one. River Falls (12-8 overall) won 8-5 over St. Croix Central on Saturday. Cal Usgaard and Kingston Quinn led the Wildcats with two hits apiece. Quinn, a sophomore, is second on the team hitting at .318.

Around the County: Prescott baseball, golf each win MBC

Softball Elmwood/Plum City kicked off a postseason run with a dominant 17-2 win over Owen-Withee on May 22. Next up is a matchup at 11-4 Rib Lake on May 27. Spring Valley also earned a … more

By Andrew Harrington | 5/28/25

Junior Adda Ingli swipes third base in a 17-2 EPC playoff win.

SV keeps stat sheet clean, EPC floods the pages

Spring Valley and Elmwood/Plum City took to the field Thursday for home playoff games to open the softball postseason. It was a tale of two games, as the Cardinals blanked New Auburn 5-0 with 15 … more

By Andrew Harrington | 5/28/25

Prescott senior Ethan West starts a sprint during an early season meet.

Three squads take second at conference track meets

Dunn-St. Croix Elmwood/Plum City and Spring Valley were in Mondovi for the Dunn-St. Croix Conference Championship on May 22, with the EPC girls leading the way with a second-place finish. The … more

By Andrew Harrington | 5/28/25

Aurora Sampair broke the EPC school record in discus throwing with a toss of 110 feet, 11 inches.

Around the County: Sampair sets EPC school record discus throw

Baseball Prescott has won eight of nine games after sweeping Baldwin-Woodville 8-4, 7-4 and Platteville 13-6, 10-0. Their winning ways have given them a 9-3 conference record, good for a … more

By Andrew Harrington | 5/21/25

Sophomore Shalikco Timm has been one of the many underclassmen working to establish an SV softball culture.

SV defense finding its way as postseason arrives

MONDOVI — Mondovi narrowly sneaked away with a 2-0 win over Spring Valley softball, with the pitching and defense from both teams looking as rock-solid as it has all season. “I … more

By Andrew Harrington | 5/21/25

Spring Valley's Cade Stasiek sprints to first base after laying down a drag bunt with two outs in the bottom of the sixth. The infield single set up the game-winning run for the Cardinals.

Stasiek, Gregg lead Spring Valley past Ellsworth

The Ellsworth Panther baseball team was riding a two-game skid heading into Saturday's non-conference tilt at Spring Valley. The Panthers' Vinnie Oricchio blasted a two-run homerun in the top of the … more

By Greg Peters | 5/14/25

Aidan Dorau (pictured) was solid at second base but led the Cardinals at the plate going 3 for 4 with an RBI and a run scored. Dain Pechacek and Barrett Temmers each had two RBI, as the Cardinals pounded out 11 hits in the 8-7 win over Elk Mound in game one of the Saturday double header at Fire Hall Field. Jackson Matzek picked up the win on the mound.

Around the County: Prescott and Ellsworth softball cross paths for important set of games

Softball Ellsworth went on a tear, beating Osceola 14-7 and 10-0 and Altoona 13-11 and 9-7 in eight innings. The Panthers got a walk-off three-run blast from Aliza Acker and a sixth inning grand … more

By Andrew Harrington | 5/14/25

Around the County: Prescott sweeps track and field meet

Softball Spring Valley got its first two wins of the season, beating Elmwood/Plum City 14-11 and Unity 9-5. The Cardinals found an offensive force at the right time with the postseason weeks … more

By Andrew Harrington | 5/7/25

The Spring Valley/Elmwood/Plum City 2025 boys golf team.

Cardinals finding improvement one course at a time

The Spring Valley/Elmwood/Plum City boys golf team started the year a bit slow, posting a combined 224 on nine holes, but have lowered their score every single event and are now nearing where they … more

By Andrew Harrington | 4/30/25

Around the County: Prescott baseball to play for conference’s top spot

Baseball Prescott went 3-0 on the week, beating St. Croix Falls 5-4 and St. Croix Central 4-0 and 2-0. Prescott is now a game out of the top conference spot at 4-2 with an overall 8-2 record. … more

By Andrew Harrington | 4/30/25

Spring Valley’s Trevor Forster and EPC’s Robbie Duffy meet at first base on April 21.

SV continues strong start with win at EPC

PLUM CITY — The Spring Valley Cardinals are looking to cement their name atop the Dunn-St. Croix standings at the conclusion of the season, beating Elmwood/Plum City on Monday night in Plum … more

By Andrew Harrington | 4/22/25

Around the County: Rainy weather reshapes athletic calendar

Softball Ellsworth is out to an impressive 8-1 start, scoring double-digits in seven of them. The Panthers beat Zumbrota-Mazeppa 5-4, and St. Croix Central 13-3 and 20-7 to boast a 3-0 week. … more

By Andrew Harrington | 4/22/25