The Prescott baseball community lost one of its more ardent supporters recently Jerry Reichert. The longtime Prescott resident and baseball enthusiast and briefcase carrying statistician donned many a clipboard for Prescott Head Baseball Coaches over the years._ Reichert’s meticulous scorekeeping and attention to detail provided untold benefits to Cardinals coaches Steve Block and Jeff Ryan. The information on Jerry Reichert’s scorebook provided analytical information long before the term “analytics” became associated with today’s game. A tip of the cap, a standing ovation,_ and a salute to Jerry Reichert and all he did for baseball in the school and community of Prescott._ The Prescott Girls Basketball opened their season with a workmanlike 71-51 win over Cochrane-Fountain City._ Eight Cardinals scored in the non-conference win with Bella Lenz leading the way with 24 points._ Tuesday night also saw the varsity debut of Lila Posthuma._ The ninth grader scored 12 points including two three pointers in the win over the visiting Pirates as the Cardinals drained 10 three pointers on the night._ Prescott will host Somerset this Friday with tip off scheduled for 7:00 pm. Speaking of Somerset, the Spartans lost to the Ellsworth Panthers by a score of 79-75.__ Senior guard Isabella Lenz will surpass 1,400 career The Prescott wrestling team will open their season this Thursday when they host the Somerset Spartans._ The Cardinal boys basketball team is scheduled to open their 2020-21 campaign at Altoona next Tuesday._ West Texas A & M guard Parker Nielsen and his teammates are slated to begin their 2020-21 season on Friday, December 11th,_ when they open against St. Edward's University (Austin, TX). Ranked in the top five in several Division II preseason polls, the West Texas A & M Buffaloes are picked to win the Lone Star Conference and have won 44 consecutive home games, the longest streak in NCAA men’s basketball. __ Congratulations to Grantsburg Pirates Head Baseball Coach on being inducted into the Wisconsin Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame. The 1986 Grantsburg High School alumnus has an overall coaching record of 329-147._ The affable Johnson replaced legendary coach Dick Pepper at Grantsburg the storied success of Pirate baseball has continued. Johnson’s teams have won countless conference championships and have advanced to the state tournament twice. Prescott Baseball fans remember the 2012 Cardinals advanced to the state tournament after their 4-2 sectional final victory over Grantsburg. _ Congratulations Coach Johnson on a very well deserved honor. The seemingly ageless officiating trio of Dan Hoffman, Jim Celt, and Jeff Linehan wore the striped shirts in Tuesday’s girls basketball opener._ Affable as ever the trio has no plans to hang up their basketball whistles._ Additionally, Hoffman reiterated the greatness of the 2020 trout fishing season. _ The retired River Falls Biology teacher caught over 500 trout this year._ A religious practitioner of catch and release, Hoffman spent the season ending weekend fishing the Brule River in Northern Wisconsin._ What happened to snow. Deer hunters of seasons past can remember trudging at least ankle deep snow for years._ Today the color brown dominates the hunting landscape and lingers well into December._ Stories of locals having to travel hundreds of miles to find adequate snow for snowmobiling and other winter sports activities have become the norm._ Youngsters enjoying the great winters outdoors with sleds, toboggans? When was the last time it snowed in November and the white stuff stayed? Sad._ From the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources… Preliminary figures indicate that the number of deer hunters in Wisconsin increased compared to the same period for both 2019 and 2018._ Female hunters are the largest growing demographic in 2020, with the number of female hunters reaching nearly 90,000, up 9% from last year. Hunters are reminded that the firearm seasons have only just begun. In addition, the muzzleloader season runs from Nov. 30 – Dec. 9, and a statewide

points this week._