Isabella Lenz and the Michigan Tech Huskies split their road games last week losing Thursday to Ferris State by a score of 63-30, but rebounded with a 66-58 victory over Lake Superior State on Saturday. Lenz scored 19 and 18 points respectively as the Huskies improved to 17-4 overall and 9-2 in conference play. Earlier in the week, the Huskies upended #4 ranked Grand Valley State when Lenz hit a 17-footer at the buzzer to give Michigan Tech a 57-56 victory. The Huskies are currently in second place in the Great Lakes Interscholastic Athletic Conference. Lenz currently leads a balanced Huskie attack scoring 14.3 points a game and is also the team leader in assists.

Congratulations to Dallas Wallin on becoming the newest Prescott Cardinals to score 1,000 points in their career. The talented junior joins Randy Hansen, Clay Seifert, Owen Hamilton, Peter Brookshaw, Parker Nielsen, and Jordan Malmlov in the exclusive millenium club. For the girls, Kollyn Eichman (Severson), Haylee Yaeger, Kaycee Charette, and Bella Lenz all scored over 1,000 points in their prep careers. Wallin has also pulled down 541 rebounds during his career and will be chasing the Cardinals’ all-time leading rebounder Owen Hamilton who finished his stellar prep career with 747 boards.

Peter Brookshaw and the North Dakota State Bison are approximately two and a half weeks from their 2023 opener at Sacramento State on Feb. 19. The Bison are hoping to repeat as regular season champions this season and qualify for the NCAA Division I Tournament. As a junior, Brookshaw led the Bison in RBI (46) and runs (36) and ranked second on the team in hits (52), stolen bases (13) and home runs (8). Brookshaw finished with a .275 batting average and was named 2nd Team All Summit League.

From the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources: The DNR will hold a public listening session for the proposed Wolf Management Plan on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023 as part of the public review and comment period. This listening session is an additional opportunity for anyone interested to provide input on the proposed plan while the public review and comment period remains open until Feb. 28. Registration is required by noon on Feb. 6 for anyone wishing to provide comment on the proposed plan during the listening session. Registrants will speak in the order of which they’ve signed up, and each speaker will have two minutes. Speakers are also encouraged to review the plan on the DNR’s Wolf Management Plan webpage before joining the listening session. As always heated exchanges are expected when it comes to issues related to Wisconsin wolves.

Hunter Daymond and the Bemidji State Beavers are gearing up for their season opener in Springfield, Ill. in three weeks. Last spring, Daymond played left field for the Northern Sun Interscholastic Conference school and hit .292 on the season.

Haylee Yaeger scored 11 points and grabbed seven rebounds as the UW-Stout Blue Devils defeated UW-Stevens Point last Wednesday by a score of 71-54. The Blue Devils are now 6-3 in conference play and 14-7 overall. Yaeger is the team’s second leading rebounder and fourth in scoring.

The WIAA regional tournament brackets will be released on Monday, Feb. 13 for the girls and Feb. 20 for the boys. Teams vying for the top four spots in the top half of the girls bracket will be St. Croix Falls (14-2), Prescott (12-4), Northwestern (12-5), and Somerset (14-4). In the bottom half of the bracket the top two teams are West Salem (18-1) and Elk Mound (16-1). The boys teams hoping to be among the top four seeds in the upper half of the sectional bracket include Osceola (16-0), Northwestern (13-1), Prescott (14-3), Baldwin-Woodville (11-4), and Bloomer (10-4). In the bottom half of the bracket expect the top four seeds to be West Salem (14-1), Wisconsin Dells (10-3), Elk Mound (11-4), and Colby (10-3). Remember, there is no seeding meeting this year … a computer does all the work.

A short video on social media of a Wisconsin high school basketball game between Cedarburg and Brookfield Central received quite a bit of attention last week. One second before the end of the game, there is contact between two players just outside the threepoint line resulting in one player falling to the court. There was no whistle, just the buzzer to end the game. Immediately a cavalcade of catcalls were lobbed from the stands toward officials. After approximately 10 seconds of spectator derision, the announcer said the following over the PA system, and I quote, “I would like to take this opportunity to remind all fans, and I should have done this a lot earlier – shut up! The WIAA is always looking for officials and since you do such a good job from the stands, get on the floor, wear a striped shirt and do it yourselves!” Wow. Among the thousands of views on social media, undoubtedly there are basketball officials all over Wisconsin and the country who are applauding the temerity of this particular public address announcer.

A reminder that Prescott Hall of Fame nominations are due by June 1 with the induction ceremony scheduled for either late September or early October. Nomination information can be accessed at https://www. prescott.k12.wi.us/community/hall-of-fame. cfm.

Remember to mark Friday, March 24 on your calendar as popular KFAN Radio host Dan Cole returns to Prescott for the annual Prescott Baseball/Softball Banquet. Hosted by the Prescott CAB Company and Prescott FPA, the banquet will include raffle prize opportunities throughout the evening along with summaries of the 2022 baseball and softball seasons. The annual event will be held at the Old Ptacek’s Event Center beginning at 6 p.m. Cost of the event is $25.

Headshaker of the week. There is little doubt high school student sections have changed over the years. With the exception of schools with larger enrollments, cheerleading squads at smaller schools have for the most part disappeared. Additionally, what also has changed has been student cheering sections themselves. The enthusiastic, raucous behavior associated with teenage rooters emerges only from time to time during games. When it does, it’s usually connected to cheers related to the opponent’s faux pas: “You can’t do that!”, “Fundamentals!”, or “There’s a net there!” And of course, “Air Ball!” Or barking from the bleachers while an opposing player shoots a free throw. Also, like us adults, the students spend half their time on their phones while the game is in progress. True, attendance at high school sporting events is not what it used to be. We are all busy – including today’s teenagers who have jobs, cars, homework, and other responsibilities. But the student cheering sections of today are not what they used to be decades ago. And it’s a headshaker.