Many Badger State high school sports fans frequent the WIAA website for a myriad of reasons._ Those who have navigated the site recently will see the image of 2020 Prescott High School golf alumnus Alexis Fredericks who was a member of the 2019 Division 2 State Runner Up team._ The Ellsworth Panthers have climbed to #6 in the most recent Division IV state football rankings._ Head Coach Rob Heller and his charges are 5-0 and are led by the dynamic duo of quarterback Mason Anderson and wide receiver Jack Janke. Anderson has thrown 12 touchdown passes and only one interception while Janke has hauled in nine touchdown passes this year for undefeated Ellsworth._ Former Middle Border Conference member Durand is ranked #4 in Division 6._ Parker Nielsen, one of the most prolific scorers in Prescott Cardinal basketball history, will wear #10 this season for Buffaloes of West Texas A& M._ The Buffs will enter this season as the #7 ranked team in NCAA Division II._ Coached by Ron Brown, the Buffaloes have won over 30 games the last two seasons and are picked to win the Lone Star Conference again this year_ West Texas A& M is located in Canyon, Texas and is about 20 miles south of Amarillo.__ As the general election approaches, fans of both politics and athletics are well aware of former professional athletes who entered the realm of representative government. _ Former New York Knicks guard Bill Bradley represented New Jersey in the United States for almost two decades and ran from President in 2000._ Jack Kemp played in the NFL for 13 seasons and then served the state of New York for almost 20 years in the United States House of Representatives. After a Hall of Fame career with the Philadelphia Phillies, pitcher Jim Bunning went on to represent the people of Kentucky in the United States Congress for 24 years._ The ugliness of specialization continues to impact high school athletics around the country._ Dreams of athletic scholarships continue to cloud the thinking of both athletes and parents when it comes to deciding whether or not to participate_ in multiple sports while in high school._ Believing concentrating on one sport translates into monetary benefits is contrary to the facts._ Of all high school athletes, 7% will play a varsity sport in college._ And of those athletes, less than 2% will go on to receive any kind of athletic scholarship.__ Hats off to Prescott alumnus Nick Swanson on successfully harvesting a 230 mule deer in Colorado last weekend. The former high school all conference wrestler bagged the big muley outside of Colorado Springs and was joined on his hunt by fellow Cardinal alumnus and Prescott Hall of Fame member Brady Behrendt.__ Speaking of successful three sport high school athletes. How about former professional baseball and basketball player Danny Ainge. _ The BYU alumnus is the only high school athlete to be named a High School All American in football, basketball, and baseball. __ Cardinal basketball season is approximately one month away._ This year will mark the high school swan song for Michigan Tech bound Isabella Lenz._ The three time all conference guard has a chance to become the all time leading scorer in Prescott girls basketball history._ Head Coach Rob Radloff returns for his second season as Head Coach of the Cardinals._ Speaking of coaches, Charlie Tayson, a 2015 Prescott alumnus, will become the junior varsity boys basketball coach for the Cardinals this season._ Longtime Assistant Jake Block will become the C Team for the Cardinals and Nick Johnson returns to the bench for his 10th season as skipper of the Cardinals._