It’s another column full of Prescott High School graduate news. Enjoy the cornucopia of Cardinal alumni athletic news.
Congratulations to Prescott alumnus Jayde Canfield and his UW-Superior men’s cross country team on winning the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference Championship for the seventh time in the past eight years. A freshman at Superior, Canfield was named Second Team All Conference
for the Yellowjackets. Last Saturday, Superior competed in the NCAA Division III Regionals at Carleton College (Northfield, Minn.) and finished 23d, with UW-La Crosse with UW-Platteville finishing a close second. Canfield is a 2024 graduate of Prescott High School.
Bella Lenz was one of five players who scored in double figures as Michigan Tech defeated Bemidji State 85-57 in the home opener against the Huskies. Lenz scored 14 points in the convincing win over their Northern Sun Conference opponent. On Saturday, Michigan Tech tangled with another NSIC opponent and were humbled by Minnesota-Crookston by a score of 90-68. The Huskies will travel to St. Cloud State on Friday and Minnesota-Duluth on Sunday. Lenz will enter the weekend with 971 points and is on the verge of becoming the 31^st women’s Michigan Tech player to score 1,000 points in their career. No Prescott basketball alumnus has gone on to eclipse that mark at the collegiate level.
Reese Ptacek has eight kills as the University of Kansas Jayhawk volleyball team swept #17 Baylor last Saturday to improve to 13-2 in the Big 12 Conference. Earlier in the week, the #12 ranked Jayhawks defeated the TCU Horned Frogs 3-1. Heading into this week Kansas is one game behind conference leader Arizona State.
Junior Linebacker Jack Olson had three tackles and helped the UW-River Falls Falcons defeat #19 ranked UW-Oshkosh by a score of 28-14 in the season finale for both teams. Olson has started all 10 games at linebacker for the Falcons this season.
Prescott alumnus Jordan Malmlov made his NCAA Division I debut last week and scored his first collegiate points as the University of Nevada defeated Weber State by a score of 88-58. Prescott basketball’s all-time leading scorer also saw action in the Wolfpack’s 85-59 victory over Santa Clara University.
From the Department of Natural Resources: The DNR wishes everyone good luck and to be safe as thousands of hunters head to the woods for the upcoming nine-day gun deer season. Hunters are reminded of the blaze orange or fluorescent pink requirement that applies during any open statewide firearm season. You must be wearing at least 50% blaze orange or fluorescent pink from the waist up. Any hats or hoodies worn must also be at least 50% blaze orange or fluorescent pink. The DNR also encourages the non-hunting public and their pets to wear blaze orange or fluorescent pink during the gun deer season if they plan to recreate on public land that allows for hunting.
Baldwin-Woodville will square off with Racine-St. Catherine’s this Thursday at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison in the WIAA Division 4 State Championship game. Baldwin-Woodville throttled Winneconne by a score of 40-16 and in a battle of private schools, Racine St.
Catherine’s defeated La Crosse Aquinas by a score of 12-6. Former Middle Border Conference school Rice Lake will play the Slinger Owls in the Division 2 title game. Up Highway 35 the Grantsburg Pirates will play in its first championship game in school history on Thursday. Kansas City linebacker Leo Chenal’s alma mater will take on Lomira at 1 p.m. at Camp Randall.
In honor of the fast-approaching Thanksgiving holiday, next week’s column will feature the “thanks” and “no thanks” capsules.

Headshaker of the week: Good luck to all deer hunters this weekend. Especially to those sitting in a four sided, heated deer stand while you scan the grass to the north, the wooded area to the east, the small creek to the south, and the brushy embankment to the west. Additionally, as you go back to nature ala Daniel Boone and “rough it” in the woods, don’t forget to do what has become today’s modern essentials. Check your text messages. Film yourself with your phone in
the stand providing your own narration. Take selfies with the nearby bird or squirrel. Watch YouTube videos of people falling down. View highlights of past Green Bay Packer victories. Search for videos of people passing gas in public. Download funny videos of little kids using inappropriate language to show your buddies at work. And of course listen, to various performances of “Da Turdy Point Buck” and some other sophomoric profane-laced hunting songs. Deer hunting in 2024. It’s a headshaker.