March 2016

The Belleville/Evansville Co-op Basketball team recently competed at the Wisconsin Basketball Association's State Tournament in the Division 2 Bracket. Coach Paul Syse led the Co-op Team over larger schools from the northern part of the state including, Portage, La Crosse Central, Jefferson and Sun Prairie.
Coach Syse's Belleville/Evansville Co-op team won the Championship over Green Bay Notre Dame, 48-39. The boys celebrated with a pizza party and swimming party.

The road to the state tournament ended for the Monticello Ponies at the hands of the Albany Comets on March 1st.
Playing in Albany for the WIAA Regional Quarterfinal, the Ponies were only trailing by three points early in the first half. The Comets then went on a 29-4 run, and by half-time the score was Albany 39, Monticello 11.
The Ponies struggled in the second half and never got closer than 23 points, despite the fact that Albany only outscored them by 2 points for the half. The final score of the game was Albany 71, Monticello 41.

This year's New Glarus High School musical is <i>The Drowsy Chaperone</i>, which will be presented March 18-20.
Tickets will go on sale for the general public on Thursday, March 10, in the New Glarus High School office during regular office hours. This will be the 20th Musical performance on this high school stage, come see our talented students continue the tradition of excellence. More information in next week's <i>Post Messenger Recorder</i>!

Linda Schiesser taught the art of Scherenschnitte, or scissor cutting, to two more groups in February, at the Swiss Center of North America in New Glarus. Participants learned how to create several shapes and had a wonderful time learning this traditional Swiss art.