Congratulations to Isabella Lenz on becoming Prescott Girls basketball’s all time leading scorer. The 1,546th career point for the Michigan Tech recruit came on a driving layup midway through the second half. The senior guard holds the single season scoring record with 573 points a year. Lenz also set the single game scoring record last season by scoring 51 points in a win over Somerset. For the boys, Peter Brookshaw, who led the Cardinals to the 2018 Division III State Championship, finished his career with 1,756 points. The North Dakota State Division I baseball player set a single season scoring mark with 849 points, averaging 30.3 points a year during this final season. Additionally, the All State guard set the single game scoring record with a 53 point performance in a conference win over Ellsworth. When it comes to Brookshaw’s career points, Cardinal cager fans remember that a bad back forced the two sport star to miss six games during his junior year.

Head Coach Rob Radloff and his club welcomed the return of Nicole Dalman after a one game hiatus. The senior post player is averaging a double double this season scoring 13.7 points and 11.7 rebounds a game this season. A four year letter winner, Dalman is poised to both score her 500th point and collect her 500th rebound this season. Isabella Lenz is also on track to grab her 500th career rebound this year.

Speaking of scoring, Sophomore Jordan Malmlov heading into this was ranked #21 in the state of Wisconsin averaging 25.6 points a game. After 34 career games the 10th grade bombardier has scored 464 points and is shooting over 90% from the free throw line heading into the first week of January.

College football fans are still smarting from the loss of a myriad of bowl games this season due to the coronavirus. Rabid rooters remain in the doldrums after the cancellation of such iconic games as the Bahamas Bowl, Celebration Bowl, and Red Box Bowl. And most assuredly the shelving of the classic Guaranteed Rate Bowl continues to have fans of NCAA Division I bowl games singing the blues.

Prescott alumni. Where are they now? 1997 graduate Angie Kosin. Excelling in both academics and athletics, Kosin was class valedictorian and a three sport athlete at Prescott. An all conference performer in volleyball, basketball and softball, Kosin won conference championships in basketball and softball. Upon graduation, Kosin attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison and earned a degree in Biology Education. After teaching high school for several years at Iowa-Grant, Kosin left the profession. Today she along with her husband, operate a very successful Greenhouse Business. K and A Greenhouse has two locations in Fitchburg and Verona, two communities located in the Madison area.

Congratulations to Dennis Gagnier on being named a winner of the Wisconsin Baseball Coaches Association Distinguished Service Award. Gagnier is the second person from Prescott to receive such recognition. Long time Prescott resident and Prescott Hall of Fame member Dallas Eggers was recognized for the same award in 2012.

Prescott Head Boys Basketball Coach Nick Johnson enters this week with 198 career coaching victories.

Overall records of girls basketball teams picked to make some noise come tournament time in the Somerset Sectional include Prescott (6-2), St. Croix Falls (7-1), Northwestern (7-2), Barron (6-1), and Wisconsin Dells (5-1).

Top teams for the boys in the Somerset Sectional Bracket include Prescott (7-2), St. Croix Central (6-1), Somerset (9-2), Wisconsin Dells (5-0), Altoona (7-2), Barron (4-1), and Northwestern (4-2).

The Amery Warriors boys basketball team has lost 28 straight games. Years back the Warriors were among Western Wisconsin’s most formidable foes. Perhaps a handful of area basketball fans can remember the storied years of Warrior basketball during the 1970’s. Players like Al Rudd, Ken LaBathe, Brad Suave, Kevin Schrock Rick Foy, and Tom Waggoner led the Warriors to back to back appearances in the WIAA Class B State Tournament in 1974 and 1975. The same era when Prescott greats Dave Swanson, Mike Bjurquist, and Randy Hansen led the Cardinal powerhouse teams of the same decade.

Very interesting article written by Pioneer Press Sportswriter Jace Frederick. As the state of Minnesota readies itself to resume high school athletic competition, Frederick interviewed athletes from River Falls and Hudson on what it’s like having to compete wearing masks. Although admittedly difficult at first, Athletes have become acclimated to local mask wearing mandates. Bravo and brava to all the area athletes that have made the best out of a less than optimum competitive situation. Funny, it’s the few spectators in the stands that complain the most about having to wear masks and not the athletes.

Headshaker of the week. It just never ends. Perhaps it’s watching game highlights on ESPN or viewing the antics of professional wrestlers. Maybe it’s just youthful indiscretion. Those who attended or watched the Prescott boy’s basketball game in New Richmond last Saturday witnessed a player stare down and gesture toward a head coach. Let’s be clear…it wasn’t a Prescott player who engaged in such game time shenanigans. One thing that was perfectly clear…it was a headshaker.