I am Phil Ney with an update on Southwestern Wisconsin sports.
River Valley held on for a hard fought 61 50 boys basketball victory over Readsburg last
night.
The Black Hawks never trailed in the non conference contest and were up by 19 points at
one point.
The beavers made a big push in the second half and got within three points with a little
over five minutes left.
River Valley responded with key shots and free throws to seal the win and improved to
three and two on the season.
Readsburg fell to one and three.
The Black Hawks were led and scoring by some their knockriner with 16.
Lucas Klein made three three pointers and finished with 13.
Quincy Blakely added 12 points, including three free throws late in the game.
Kagan Heiser and Jackson Fatcher each had seven points.
Trevor Henkel and Kaden Plumley each total two.
River Valley made six three pointers all in the first half and they went 11 for 18 from
the line.
Readsburg was led by Jonah Williams who made six three pointers and ended with 19 points.
Lincoln Benish and Drew Brandt both made 10 points.
The beavers made nine three pointers and went five for 10 from the free throw line.
The beavers won the JV game 61 45 over River Valley in the JV one contest.
Following the 61 50 varsity win, River Valley will get ready to return to Southwest
conference play with a home game Thursday against Dodgeville.
Readsburg will return to league action with a Thursday night trip to Fort Atkinson.
Elsewhere in boys basketball North Crawford 72 in the cup 59 Royal 56 43 over Riverdale,
basketball 48 Prairie Ducchean 34 Westby 54, Phenomore 46, Seneca 76 and cashed in 48.
Scales Mounds 63 Benton 51, Sparta 93, Verokwa 38, Iowa Grant 72,
Argyle 43, Monroe 72 65 over Sock Prairie, Adams friendship 87 58 over Portage.
In girls basketball, Austin got the win against Richland Center 72 26,
Wasika Stuban 74 39 over Ithaca, Weston, Phenomore 50, Southwestern 35,
Kickapoo 51 LaFarge 21 also a win last night for Hillsboro, they got one
closely, got a close win over cashed in 55 52, Royal 64, Winniwax Center 24,
Verokwa 64, Black River Falls 38, Broadhead 71 Dodgeville 40, Cuba City 75 38 over
Iowa Grant, Darlington 53, Minimal Point 45, Arcadia 65, Westby 48, Bangor got the win against
New Lisbon 52 20, Edgewood 49, Sock Prairie 46, Readsburg over Portage 42 17,
DeForest beat Barrowboo 76 35 in area girls basketball.
The wrestling season is well underway for River Valley, first year head coach Shane Legal
has been pleased overall with the way it's gone. We first started out at Readsburg
duels as a team and the dual tournaments always always nice in a sense of we get
we get together and we're not just wrestling for ourselves you know we're
wrestling for our team and so we picked up a couple wins there and we got to see
some some good matches where kids kind of rallied behind each other so that one
stands out to me and we're just yeah we're looking forward to the next couple
weeks here. Rich little invitation was one of those that it's a good gauge at this point in
the season to see where you're at isn't it? Absolutely yeah we're looking forward to it
you know we're coming up here we got a couple duels on Thursday and then Rich
and Center on Saturday a couple of the teams we have seen already this year so we're
looking to maybe avenge some some losses earlier in the season but there also are a lot of
teams we haven't seen so you know nice close tournament for us but just another one another
opportunity and that's kind of the biggest thing I've been preaching this year is it's just an
opportunity you know and whether it's a win or a loss it's is some some place where we can go out
have some fun and try to just put points on the board. Sure what about numbers how's the program
looking this year? Yeah we're you know for males or men we're right around 20 and for women we have
six or so out I will say it's something that we're struggling with with our lightweights you know
we have a couple four fits in our lightweights and still working on it you know there's a couple
kids coming up now and then we're we're doing our best to fill that as well as as girls we just had
two new girls come up here this week so it's kind of a continuous improvement you know always can
be better though. River Valley wrestling coach Shane Legal his team will be among the teams at the
annual Richland Vittational Wrestling tournament which gets underway with action at nine o'clock Saturday
morning at the Richland Center high school fieldhouse. Church League volleyball this week Monday night
lighthouse chapel swept Richland Baptist Temple two two games to none. Free Methodist two accepted
a forfeit from Richland Baptist Temple four. Boss Cabell Assembly of God blanked a Voka Bible
Church two two games to none and Richland Baptist Temple one down to five points Lutheran two
games to one. On Tuesday of Voka Bible Church one shout out Bilo Wesley and two two games to none.
Bethel Lutheran topped free Methodist one two games to none. Richland Baptist Temple five
defeated Santa Maria Hidden Valley Community swept Grace Community two two games to one and
Church of the Nazarene two downed Church of the Nazarene one two games to none. The schedule continues
next week on Monday and Tuesday December 22nd and 23rd. Bullying scores from the Lucky Stryker's League
Robbins Nest out of 24 69 Premier co-op 24 68 Bindle Tire with a 23 84 Game Honors Robbins Nest
890 Premier co-op 879 HP Showcatel 843 Top series Tammy Schwingle of five sixty Diana
Mitchek a five nineteen Kim Jewett a five hundred eight individual high game Diana Mitchek a two
ten Tammy Schwingle of one ninety nine Julie Hooth a one ninety eight Cheryl McNeerlin had a four seven
ten split pickup Diana Mitchek a four nine and a three ten and Tammy Schwingle of three ten
and a four five in the Lucky Stryker's League. The Bears will be looking for revenge when they host
the Packers Saturday the Packers will be playing without defensive standout Micah Parsons bears wire
dot com reports that Green Bay is a point and a half favored in the contest even though it will be
played in Chicago. The winner of the game will be in first place in the NFC North standings receiver
Devante Adams has him and ruled out for the Rams Showdown at Seattle Thursday night despite his hamstring
injury coach Sean McVey said the NFC leading Rams likely will wait until game time to make a final
decision on the availability of the NFL's touchdown receptions leader reports indicate the
bucks will apply for an NBA disabled player exception soon reserve guard Torian Prince has been
ruled out for the rest of the season the athletic dot com reports that Prince suffered a herniated
disc in his neck requiring surgery he has averaged six points and one point six rebounds while
hitting forty three percent of his three pointed temps and eight games the exception clears the
way for the bucks to replace him on the roster without penalties last night in the NBA New York
124 San Antonio 113 and it's not just some of the players deciding to enter the transfer portal
a Tuesday report from football scoop and CBS indicates the director of player personnel for
the Wisconsin football program is leaving Yahoo Sports reports that Ethan Russo just arrived in
Madison last March after two years with North Texas he worked there with Eric Morris who was
hired as head coach for the Oklahoma State Cowboys in Stillwater Oklahoma. I am Phil Ney with an update on
sports.