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We had wrestling action in the area last night with a wrap-up, here's Bill Twining.
The area WIAA girls wrestling sectional was held on Friday night at Mineral Point
High School, and the top two finishers in each way class qualified for the state wrestling
tournament to be held next weekend at the Cole Center in Madison.
A pair of four-time state qualifiers came out of Friday night's Mineral Point sectional
Olivia Ball of Lancaster and Delia Collins of host Mineral Point.
So Althea Eckdoll of Monroe becomes a three-time state qualifier.
She is a junior.
The Richland Center Hornets will have two girls wrestling at state for the first time.
They are seniors Madeline Muller and Kayleigh Spilde for Madeline.
It'll be her second time competing in the state wrestling tournament.
The qualifiers from the Mineral Point sectional at 100 pounds champion Kayleigh Spilde of
Richland Center with a pair of pins, including one in the finals over Bronte Bethel of
Mount Hurrah Barnafeld.
She is a freshman and goes on to state for Mount Hurrah Barnafeld.
At 107 pounds, a champion Kenlon Byall of Lancaster, she is a freshman runner-up sophomore
Paton Sandher of Boskebel, Wazika Stuban.
At 114 pounds, a champion is freshman Rowan Altman of Iowa Grant Highland.
Going out to state with her is runner-up sophomore Tatum James of Mineral Point.
At 120 pounds, Madeline Muller of Richland Center with three pins on the night becomes
a two-time state qualifier and takes the championship.
The runner-up is sophomore Naomi Bermudo of Sock Prairie, Wisconsin Heights, just missing
out Abby Finley of Mineral Point, places third.
At 126th, the champion is freshman Evelyn Ectol of Monroe, the runner-up Olivia Ball
of Lancaster, and just missing out sophomore Mackenzie Schulte of River Valley, who places
third.
At 132 pounds, the champion Dielia Collins of Mineral Point, the runner-up kit Allsaker
of sophomore for Moana Key will make her a second trip to state, and just missing out
three wins on the night, but taking third place Senior Abigail Williams of Richland Center.
At 138th, the champion Maya Asad Thompson of Madison West, the runner-up Olivia Sumfak
Pack of Oregon High School.
At 145, Junior Althea Ectol of Monroe is the champion, sophomore Brooklyn Hankey of Lancaster
of the runner-up, and Kayleigh Russell of Senior from Darlington, places third.
The champion at 152 at the Mineral Point Girl sectional on Friday night was Junior
Cadence Freymiller of Phenomore, she'll go to state along with freshmen at a true heart
of Monroe, the runner-up, Sophia Bur of Lancaster takes third in that weight class.
At 165, Amelia Salta is the Junior from Monthor of Barnavelle is the champion, Brittany Pesci
of Prairie De Sheen, a junior makes her second trip to state, she is the runner-up in that
weight class, finishing just ahead of Mineral Point, Junior Emily Heisner, who places
third.
At 185, the champion, and making her second trip to state, Senior Adriana Logue of North
Crawford, Seneca, the runner-up is Lily Hackfield of Sock Prairie, Wisconsin Heights,
and Hayley Yeager of Mineral Point takes third in that weight class.
At 235, the champion, a senior Ellie Lensador of Wanakee, runner-up Norta Christensen of
Belleville, Monticello, New Clara's, and freshman Lily and Heisner of Mineral Point takes third
girl sectional on Friday night at Mineral Point.
Top two girls go on to state for the state wrestling tournament next weekend in Madison.
For WRCO sports, I'm Bill Twining.
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It was a conference matchup and it became an instant classic Richland Center and Dodgeville
last night Phil Ney was there.
75-71 Locker gets it in quickly.
There's a fast left side three for Locker down the way, no good with two seconds, rebound,
that is shept, and that will do it.
This one belongs to the horse as they survive tonight.
75-71, the final.
Horns for the second time this week play a conference top team right to the wire.
This time they get the win.
The Richland Center Hornet Boyz basketball team handed visiting Dodgeville a 75-71
loss on Friday night, knocking the Dodgers from the co-conference lead.
The advantage grew to 18 at one point in the game for the Hornets.
However, Richland Center had to thwart off several Dodgeville comebacks.
The Dodgers went on a 13-nothing run early in the second half and trailed by four.
The Dodgers got as close as three points, 57-54, with about six minutes left.
Richland Center built the lead to double digits several times and finally had enough to
hold them off with a few free throws in the end.
Richland Center Jr. Jaden Shep led the way with one of the greatest scoring nights in Hornet
Boyz basketball history.
After scoring 22 in the first half, he ended the night with 43.
He has totaled 24-3 point baskets combined in the last three conference game.
He sank seven of those last night to power the team to the win.
Liam Fingerson scored 12, Brady Dosh and Deacon Heiss both had seven, a buzzworth and
Connors Stoltz both scored three points.
The Hornets were 15 for 27 from the line.
Dodger was led by Bryce Lockard with 25, Jace Halverson scored 13, and Gentry Olsen
added 12.
The team made seven three-pointers and they went 10 for 16 from the line.
The Dodgers were 57, 47 winners in the JV game over the Hornets.
With the 75-71 win, Richland Center is now 7 and 16 overall, and 4 and 5 in the conference.
They will wrap up the regular season at Plattville Thursday night.
Dodgerville is now 13 and 9 overall, and they fall from the first place tie with Lancaster.
They are 6 and 3 in the Southwest Wisconsin conference with a game at Barnavelle on Monday.
The WIAA will announce seating Sunday for the boys basketball postseason.
Following last night's game, I asked Richland Center's Jaden Shev how it felt to get the
win.
Oh, it feels great.
For the game, we came in knowing that Dodgerville's title-and-counter for conference came in an
act of mouth.
It feels amazing.
You were hitting the shots.
What's the difference here lately because you've been hitting multiple three-point shots
here along the way?
Yeah, I've been talking to Coach Wilson, getting up in the morning, putting shots in, getting
some more of our guys in here too.
It feels great.
So you've been doing some extra things to overtake them.
Yeah.
What do you think, Jaden, that this win does for the Hornets now as you face the rest of
the season?
I think it just sets the tone on going into playoffs.
This is a great game.
It's set for playoffs.
Playoff game.
Now we've got to go to Plattville on Thursday.
I asked Coach Brian Poles about the 43 night for a ship, and if he remembers any others,
scoring that much.
I think I had 140-point game Alcats, and I think I had 41 night against Sock that I remember.
But this was just an unbelievable performance.
He didn't say it.
He's not feeling well.
He's actually under the weather.
I asked him before the game, you know, how you feeling, and of course, it doesn't matter
how he's feeling.
He would always tell me he's feeling fine, and you know, you could see he was a little under
the weather, but you know, I mean, what a, what a performance.
Coach Brian Poles called it a total team win.
We knew that there was going to be that initial spurt, and you know, to our guys' credit,
we pumped it back up after that, and they wanted another run.
So it was great back and forth, just really fun conference games.
Final score 75-71, Richland Center over Dodge, Villaneria, boys, basketball, Friday night.
I am filming.
Thank you, Phil.
Other boys scores.
Seneca over Ithaca 62-52, Plattville, a 67-66 win over River Valley, Cuba City, Downed
Riverdale, 62-53, Phenomore 54, basketball, 28, Lancaster 84-50 over Perry, Dishine,
Monticello got by Highland and over time 70-68, Redsburg, one better than Sock Prairie, 60-59,
Beaver Damonice went over Bearaboo 69-35, Boys High School Games going on today, Perry
Dishine and Westfield, Verok will take on West Salem, and Westby against Luther, two girls
games to tell you about from last night, Brookwood defeated Ithaca West in 70-33, and Sparta
over Toma 75-49.
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Today is the day for the WIAA rustling team sectionals to be held around the state with
the team sectional champions to earn births in the state team tournament.
That will be held the first weekend of March in a new location at the LaCrosse Center
in LaCrosse.
Qualifying for that tournament will be the seven team sectional champions today in
each of the three divisions.
A wildcard team, according to pre-determined qualifications, will be chosen from team
sectional runners-up to join the sectional champions in completing an eight-team bracket
for each of the three divisions at state.
Division one teams from our area are funneled today into a pair of team sectionals at Verona
and at Marshfield.
The Verona team sectional features Oregon, Middleton, Verona, Wanakee, Sock Prairie,
Wisconsin Heights, and Manona Grove, McFarland.
WIAA sectional champion Holman from a week ago headlines a six-team field at the Marshfield
team sectional.
That includes Monomony, Marshfield, New Richmond, DC Everest, and Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln.
Turning to division two, team sectionals today will be held at Black River Falls and at
Lodi.
Entrance at Black River Falls or West Salem, Bangor, Gale, Epic Trempolo, Melrose,
Mendoora, Mauston, Nassita, Arcadia, Ellsworth, and O'Clair Regis, Altoona.
Meanwhile, the Lodi team sectional features the top six teams from last Saturday's Richland
Center sectional, that includes Montorra, Barnaville, Belmont, Plattville, Redsburg, Stoten,
Lodi, and last week's Richland Center sectional champion, Evansville.
Finally, area division three team sectionals today will be at Mineral Point and at Cashton.
The six-team field at Mineral Point features Darlington, Beckettonica, Argyle, Partyville,
Marcus Ann, Clinton, and Host Mineral Point.
And at the Cashton team sectional today, the top six teams from last Saturday's Brookwood
sectional will go head to head.
Those teams being Riverdale, Boscabel, Wazika Stuban, Iowa Grant Highland, Lancaster, Prairie
Dushin, and Brookwood sectional champion, Aquinas.
The team sectional champions will all compete in the WIA State Team Tournament to be held
Friday and Saturday, March 6th and 7th at the LaCrosse Center.
Last year's State Team Tournament entries from our area were Mineral Point, Phenomore,
Redsburg, and Holman.
Join us for reports throughout today today from the area division three team sectional
at Cashton.
For WRC Radio Sports and David Wormand, I'm Bill Twining.
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