Sports

The Reedsburg/Wisconsin Dells/Mauston boys high school hockey co-op have played five games early on in the 2025-2026 season and four of the five have been decided by two goals or less. RWD had two tightly played contests this past week with mixed results, an overtime loss vs.

The first competition week of the wrestling season for the Ithaca/Weston co-op began on a positive note Thursday night with I/W winning duals over Cashton, 35-21, over Eau Claire North, 38-24, and over Kickapoo/La Farge at Cashton High School.

League game number one is in the books for the River Valley boys basketball team and unfortunately, for the Blackhawks, it was not the desired outcome with Richland Center edging R-V, 56-52, in Richland Center on Friday night.

After a Tuesday postponement at Kickapoo, to be made up Feb. 16, the Weston Silver Eagles did get to open their conference basketball slate on Friday in Wauzeka, but things didn’t go as hoped for the visitors after a 67-48 loss.

The Ithaca/Weston girls basketball team now sits at 0-2 in the Ridge and Valley Conference season after an 82-38 loss at De Soto Friday night.

Despite a Tuesday postponement, the Beaver boys basketball team still had two home games this past week, on back-to-back nights, at RAHS. Reedsburg won in impressive, come-from-behind fashion on Thursday night over Mauston before falling to 0-2 in conference play and 1-2 overall the next night with a loss to McFarland.

A busy week for the River Valley Blackhawk wrestlers kicked off on Thursday as the boys fell to Sauk-Prairie in a dual meet at home by a final count of 60-17. Junior Max Giroux had the lone pin for River Valley at 150 pounds with Ty Larson recording a tech fall at 157 pounds.

Coach Luke Thatcher’s River Valley Blackhawks boys basketball squad was dominant last Tuesday on the way to win number one of the season, 72-29, at Wisconsin Heights.

The taste of victory was experienced by the Badger Lightning girls hockey squad for the first time in this young season last Thursday, an exciting 3-2 overtime win over the Janesville Bluebirds in Baraboo.

After several weeks of pre-season workouts and preparation, the first competition of the season is this weekend for the River Valley High School gymnasts. Amber Seffrood is in her third season as head coach for the program and has a roster of seven girls this season, down from 15 last season but at about the same number as the year previous.