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wrestling tournament going on at Western. It's the Ithaca Weston wrestling invotational.
Bill Twining will preview that for us. He's in studio as well. This sports report is brought
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To a 54-33 win over Richland Center in Southwest Wisconsin Conference Girls Basketball.
The host Hornets led the first 17 minutes of the first half before River Valley took the lead at
15-13 going into intermission. The Black Walks went on scoring runs of 11-nothing and 16-nothing
during the second half on the way to improving to 8-6 overall and 2-3 in the league.
The Hornets continued searching for the first one of the season after 15 losses.
The Black Walks were paced by two players who had strong second halves. Ella Meyer scored 13 in
the second stanza and Lexi Divini had 10-13 points in the second 18 minutes. Brooklyn Stokes had
11. Mackenzie Woodhouse 7. Kenley Stracha 3. Elizabeth Kastopski and Heidi Heggland each scored 2.
River Valley made 4-3 pointers and went 9-4-18 from the free throw line. Richland Center was
led in scoring by Ella Weiss with 8. Kylie Burns and JC Gander each total 6. Jasmine Hazel Rig
and Libby Ruland each had 3 points. Ella Clements, Charlie Bailey and Ava Martin each had 2.
The Hornets made 2-3 pointers and went 7-4-15 from the line. River Valley won the JV game 49-39
over the Hornets. Last night Richland Center honored its two WIAA State Girls basketball teams
of 2002-2003 and 2003-2004 with a special halftime program. Several women were back from those
teams for the festivities. The program was hosted by former assistant coach Michelle Keller.
Former head coach Steve Bord was given a plaque recognizing his 2023 induction into the Wisconsin
Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame. Also among the women back for the honors
Brittany Ewing Armstrong. So great to be back and to be able to see my teammates from Sol you know
long ago but we haven't skipped a beat. It's awesome to be here. And that's what teams are all
about. It's all about family isn't it? 100% and that's that's what made this so special and I
went on to play in college and it just you know it just wasn't the same. It wasn't the same and I
it made me so thankful that I had this and that we were able to do this together and filled
those memories together and now we get to celebrate it and be together again. It's really cool.
Brittany Ewing Armstrong, a member of those state teams at Richland Center High School.
Following the 54-33 win, River Valley will prepare for a home conference game against Dodgeville
next Thursday. The Hornets will host Prairie Dushin that same night. I'm Phil Ne for WRCO Sports.
Thank you, Phil. Other girls, finals, Argyle Peckatonic over Highland 9732. It was a 71-40 win
for Lancaster over Dodgeville. Plab Hill 55, Prairie Dushin 47, River Ridge upended Judah 53-23.
Black Hawkeye 69-26 win over Benton. In overtime, Bartonville over Belmont 53-50.
Albany Monticello over Potosi Castville 7837. Marshall picked up a 42-35 win over Wisconsin Heights.
Westfield 52, Mosston 33, and Toma a 35-29 win over Sparta.
In boys basketball action, the Seneca vs. Enthigagame was postponed. I will grant over Riverdale 70-59.
Fedamore shut down Moskebell 67-37. It was a win for Kickipu over to Soto 41-39.
Royal 71-Bangor 46. Hillsboro a 68-37 win over Brookwood.
Luther 79 for Oak with 33. Southwestern pulled out a 2.1-79-77 over mineral point.
North Crawford 68. St. Ambrose Academy 54. Kubrick City picked up the win against
Darlington 60-58. Kaifchen 37-1-Ewalk center 34. Barabue 58-50 win over Stoughton.
Sparta 69, Toma 53, and LaFarge defeated Weston 72-64. Leading the way for Weston, Isaac
Jennings had 20. Garrett Jennings 18, and Trevor Westfall put in 12 points.
Today is the day for the Ithaca Weston wrestling invitation being held at Weston High School.
We'll have reports throughout the day with David Wormand and WRCO's Bill Twining.
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649-799-16. A year after a snowstorm forced a cancellation of the event, the annual Ithaca
Weston wrestling invitation will be held today in two gymnasiums at Weston High School.
There are 14 teams in the field, including Parkview Albany, which won the last tournament two
years ago in 2023. Runner-up Wisconsin-Dells also returns to a tournament that features area
teams, Richland Center, Lascabell-Wazika-Steuben, host Ithaca Weston, and first-time entrance
Riverdale and Royal Waniwak Center. Rounding out the tournament field of teams are holdovers
Blair Taylor, Cambridge River Ridge, and the Holman Varsity Reserves, along with newcomers
Oostberg, Marona, and the Eau Claire North Varsity Reserves. There are just two returning wrestlers
who have won titles at Ithaca Weston, Ethan Hady of Richland Center, and Wesley Egan of Parkview
Albany, both of whom won the event two years ago as sophomores, and are two-time state place winners.
Action is slated to begin this morning at 9 o'clock at Weston High School. This afternoon during
the lunch break, there will be a special ceremony honoring members of the newly formed Ithaca Weston
Wrestling Hall of Fame. Twelve individuals will be inducted in an event that was also canceled
a year ago, so this will actually be the first class in the Wrestling Hall of Fame. Members will
include Weston's initial state qualifier Lyle Wildes from the class of 1963, who wrestled at
state as both the junior and senior for the silver eagles. Ithaca's first state qualifier Jim
Brickle from the class of 1965, he wrestled at one hundred twelve pounds as a junior in the 1964
state meet for the Bulldogs. Ithaca's first champion Mark Fosterling from the class of 1982,
who was a four-time state qualifier, two-time state champion, and three-time state finalist,
the amassed a career record of one hundred seven wins and just six losses. Weston's first
state champion Sam Brandt from the class of 2008 will be inducted today. He was a two-time state
qualifier and took first place at one hundred fifty two pounds as a senior. Don Willas from the Ithaca
class of 1966 wrestled as a senior one hundred thirty three pounder at state for the Bulldogs.
Lightweight John Sumwald from Ithaca's class of 1969 wrestled at state as a ninety-five pounder
in 1967 as a sophomore. Fellow Lightweight Bob Lewis from Weston wrestled at ninety-five and
the nineteen sixty-nine state meet also in the nineteen sixty-nine state tournament. Weston's
Donald Caining placed six and one hundred seventy five pounds for the silver eagles. Ithaca's
Bill Larson is being inducted into the Ithaca Westing wrestling hall of fame. He was a Bulldogs
first state place winner finishing six to one eighty five in nineteen seventy. John Fosterling
is also being honored for being Ithaca's first two-time state qualifier competing at state in
nineteen seventy two and nineteen seventy three. Two coaches will be honored with their
induction today. Steve Waterman piloted the Ithaca Bulldogs for five seasons in the form of
the years for nineteen sixty four to nineteen sixty nine. And Jim Alba will be inducted also
having coached at Ithaca for nineteen sixty nine to seventy four during which time his team
is posted a dual meet record of sixty six wins. Twelve losses and two ties a winning percentage
of eight thirty eight. You went on to a distinguished coaching career at the UW Center Richland and
at Sean O'High School. He is already a member of the Richland Center High School Wrestling Hall of
Honor and in 2012 was inducted into the George Mark Wrestling Hall of Fame. The induction and the
establishment of the Ithaca Weston Wrestling Hall of Fame will be today during the lunch break
no specific time but get there early at Weston High School. We'll have reports on the air throughout
today from the annual Ithaca Weston Wrestling Invitational for WRC Osports and David Wormund.
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