SPORTS

Knights top Belleville as rule call ends game

A seldom used baseball rule came into effect and ended a battle with Belleville Sunday, giving the Dodgeville Knights a 6-4 win.

Rockies outlast Bullets in Western contest

After a heart warming ceremony honoring longtime coach and athlete Jim Strommen complete with the naming the baseball diamond Jim Strommen field, the Blanchardville Bullets and Hollandale Rockies went onto game mode.

Eagles get past Vikings, lose in finals

There were no strangers on field in the opening game of the Johnson Creek Sectionals Tuesday.

STATE CHAMPIONS

By John Dalton The fourth time was a charm for Mineral Point as the Point golf team returned to the State Tournament and won its first-ever State Tournament in Division 3 by twenty strokes over Chetek-Weyerhaeuser at Blackwolf Run playing the par 72 Meadow Valley course.

Point baseball season ends with 2-0 loss to Viroqua

By John Dalton The Mineral Point baseball team’s season came to an end with a tough 2-0 loss to Coulee Conference Champion Viroqua last Thursday night at the Viroqua Park Bowl in a WIAA Regional championship game.

Dodge-Point track reaches podium at state track & field

Every Dodgeville-Mineral Point 2024 state track competitor scored points at Veterans Memorial Stadium Complex (UW-La Crosse) last Friday and Saturday. They all stood on the Awards Podium too.

Two SWC wins in busy week for Dodgers

Nathan Johnson and Aiden Murphy combined to shut out Lancaster to avenge an earlier loss in SWC action. The Dodgers went on to beat the Flying arrows 4-0.

Kabat, Tuttle go deep to beat Bulldogs

Boscobel pitcher Greta Grassel won the strikeout battle with 13 but Liz Hoffman won the game as the Pointers handled Boscobel 8-5 in a SWAL game Friday.

Dodgers have easy time with Sauk Prairie

Dodgeville got on the board in the top of the second inning after Kayla Brom tripled, and Brienna Wasley hit a sacrifice fly, each scoring one run.

Pointer baseball edged by Riverdale

By John Dalton Mineral Point hit the ball hard all night but more often than not it was right at a Riverdale player and The Chieftains hung on to defeat The Pointers Friday afternoon at Ted Evans Field in Mineral Point 3-2.

Dodger softball goes two for three for the week

Platteville scored a run in the first and tacked on three more in the second to eventually turn back Dodgeville 5-2 in a SWC game Friday.

Tarrell fast becoming a strikeout artist for Highland

Highland’s softball team continues to get big strikeout numbers from right handed pitcher Kate Tarrell and she sent nine back to the bench in a Six Rivers game with Potosi/Cassville. Tarrell struck out in a 9-2 win Monday. He gave up four hits, two runs and walked one. P/C scored …

DP track both 5th at Lancaster

Both the Dodge-Point girls and boys track & field teams finished 5th at the Lancaster Invitational Thursday. For the boys, Layne Aurit won the 800 while Alex LaMere continued his high jump dominance with another first. Ellie Robinson won the 800 with her twin sister Annie taking the 1600 for …

Pointers use time wisely to earn championship game

There were 22 seconds left in the game and the Mineral Point boys basketball team had a hill to climb if they were going to extend their stay at the Kohl Center in the WIAA Division 4 state tournament Thursday.

Aschliman’s shot is golden for the Pointers

The right place, the right time, the right result. The right place was on the weakside of the Pointer basket.
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