Sports

Weston was hopeful of opening the high school baseball season last week on Thursday against the North Crawford Trojans, but that game was postponed due to inclement weather and will be played this week on Tuesday in Caz.

It was a wet and cold start to the River Valley Blackhawks softball season last Thursday as Columbus paid a visit for a non-conference season opener. R-V trailed 10-6 going to the last of the seventh but stormed back with an incredible rally, scoring five runs after two outs for a stunning 11-10 season opening victory.

After a second-place finish in the Ridge and Valley Conference last spring, the Weston Silver Eagle baseball program has high hopes for the 2026 season, which is slated to begin this week on Thursday vs. North Crawford.

Matt Bakkum, a River Valley High School alum, will lead his alma mater this season as a first-year head baseball coach with the Blackhawks hopeful of opening the 2026 season this week.

Two players with the RWD boys hockey co-op are members of the Badger Conference first-team all-league squad as announced recently by the Conference.

The first season of the Ithaca/Weston girls basketball co-op at the varsity level is in the books and the program’s team award winners were announced last month.

Coach Justin Kuhnau has announced team awards for Reedsburg Beaver Boys Basketball from this just completed season. The Beavers posted an 8-17 overall record, highlighted by a win over Badger Small Tri-Champion Sauk-Prairie. Coach Kuhnau offers an explanation and the background on this year’s awards:

River Valley Blackhawks girls basketball celebrated a successful season recently with the team’s awards banquet. Coach Joe Woodhouse guided the squad to a 16-10 record overall and a third-place finish in the SWC.

The top boys basketball players in the Ridge and Valley Conference were recognized recently as the All-Conference teams were announced.

A few members of the Reedsburg Beaver Track and Field squad competed in a small indoor meet at Wisconsin Rapids on Friday. Reedsburg’s girls beat out Wisconsin Rapids and Port Edward for first place while the boys fell just short to Rapids for first place with just those three schools in action on Friday.