Ithaca ladies make school history

For the first time in school history, the Ithaca girls volleyball team is a conference champion. The school has been sponsoring the sport since the 1970’s, so it was a long time coming. On Thursday night the Bulldogs swept visiting Wauzeka-Stueben 25-18, 25-14, and 25-22 which improved their Ridge and Valley record to 13-1. Seneca finished at 12-2 in the league for second place. Ithaca was led by its six Seniors (on Senior night), Holly King, Arianna Louis, Kailey Newkirk, Alyssa Mueller, Bailey Wanless, and Tristen Peterson.The team will now have a week before starting the WIAA tournament against the winner of the North Crawford vs. La Farge/Youth Initiative match which will be played Tuesday night. Ithaca is the number two seed in the half sectional, while Highland was seeded first.

The Richland Center volleyball team is the co-champion of the Southwest Wisconsin Conference. The team finished 8-2 and tied with Platteville following last nights 3 sets to 1 win over Prairie du Chien. Platteville swept River Valley to equal the Hornets in league play. For the Hornets, it is their first league title since 2016. Richland Center will have a bye in the upcoming WIAA Division 3 regional and will face the winner of the Prairie du Chien at Luther match next Thursday October 24th.