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Mineral Point girls won the SWAL basketball title, sharing with Cuba City. Team members are (l-r) front: Manager Kendal Carey, Ava Ingwell, Sadie Miller, Jadyn Schultz, Maddy Kabat, Sophie Miller, Bree Swenson, and Manager Lennie Brunson; back: Assistant Coach Melissa Ryberg, Assistant Coach Tasha Miller, Head Coach Merrill Brunson, Kendall Wenger, Kinlee Prust, Lilly Houtakker, Stephanie Wallace, Kate James, Payton Christopher, Mya Wagner, Donna Hirsch, Assistant Coach Nicole Johnson, and Assistant Coach Lauren James. Mineral Point girls won the SWAL basketball title, sharing with Cuba City. Team members are (l-r) front: Manager Kendal Carey, Ava Ingwell, Sadie Miller, Jadyn Schultz, Maddy Kabat, Sophie Miller, Bree Swenson, and Manager Lennie Brunson; back: Assistant Coach Melissa Ryberg, Assistant Coach Tasha Miller, Head Coach Merrill Brunson, Kendall Wenger, Kinlee Prust, Lilly Houtakker, Stephanie Wallace, Kate James, Payton Christopher, Mya Wagner, Donna Hirsch, Assistant Coach Nicole Johnson, and Assistant Coach Lauren James.
April 2, 2026 • Sports

Mineral Point Girls Basketball SWAL Conference Champions


Members of the Dodgeville Co-op Gymnastics Team stand on the podium with its WIAA Division 2 State Championship trophy, the first in the program's history. Team members are (I-r) Coach Kaia Wedig, Coach Elsa Nelson, Abigail Droessler, Myra Barr, Keira Haser, Faith Hoffman, Alaina Nelson, Madelyn Klein, Ezmae Sandberg, Coach Julia Oellerich, and Coach Todd Oellerich; kneeling Left to Right: Elsie Van Overmeer, Natalia Aguirre, Allison Tiber, Bella Smith, and Issie Thompson. Members of the Dodgeville Co-op Gymnastics Team stand on the podium with its WIAA Division 2 State Championship trophy, the first in the program's history. Team members are (I-r) Coach Kaia Wedig, Coach Elsa Nelson, Abigail Droessler, Myra Barr, Keira Haser, Faith Hoffman, Alaina Nelson, Madelyn Klein, Ezmae Sandberg, Coach Julia Oellerich, and Coach Todd Oellerich; kneeling Left to Right: Elsie Van Overmeer, Natalia Aguirre, Allison Tiber, Bella Smith, and Issie Thompson.
April 2, 2026 • Sports

Dodgeville Co-op Gymnastics Team SWC Conference Champions, Sectional Champions WIAA Division 2 Team State Champions

Individual Competition – Madelyn Klein (Iowa-Grant) State Champ on vault, 2nd on bars and 4th of floor and 3rd in all around Faith Hoffman (Highland) 8th…

April 2, 2026 • Sports

Vikings battle two strong opponents

Darlington edged the Viking Monday in a non-conference softball game. Score was 8-3. For the Vikings Sam Hittesdorf pitched four innings, giving up five earned runs…

April 2, 2026 • Sports

Big comeback nets win for Blackhawks

River Valley’s softball team saved the best until last when they played Columbus in a non-conference game Thursday, The Blackhawks went into the bottom of the…

April 2, 2026 • Sports

Panthers shut out Argyle/BH

The Argyle-Black Hawk Varsity softball team had trouble keeping up with Iowa-Grant in a 13-0 loss on Monday. A double by Carley Shores put Iowa-Grant on…


Former Pointer Kylie Rule collected All-American honors recently for the Wartburg College women's wrestling team. Rule, a junior at 138 pounds, placed fifth at the inaugural NCAA National Collegiate Women's Wrestling Championships held in Coralville, IA.
March 26, 2026 • Sports

Former Pointer Kylie Rule is All-American

Former Pointer Kylie Rule collected All-American honors recently for the Wartburg College women’s wrestling team. Rule, a junior at 138 pounds, placed fifth at the inaugural…