January 2020

The New Glarus Lady Knights hosted Cuba City on December 30th. After being ahead at the half 24-15, New Glarus hung on to win it, 48-42.
Dylan Noll scored 11 points to lead the team, while Lily Himmelmann scored 10 points and Brooke Watrud and Jaylynn Benson both scored 8 points.
On January 6th, the team played at Mineral Point and will host Wisconsin Heights on January 9th and play at Belleville on January 14th.

The Monticello Ponies continued their undefeated winning streak into the new year on January 2nd at Brodhead by beating the Cardinals 87-67, after leading at halftime 36-28.
The home team’s only lead was in the first half by 1 point, but the Ponies had a 12-4 run to go up 20-13 with 12 minutes left in the half.
The second half was all Ponies, as they started the half with a 19-9 run to go up by 18.
Monticello’s Reece Rufer scored his 1,000th career point with 2:10 left in the game.

On Friday, December 27th, and Saturday, December 28th, the Belleville Lady Wildcats basketball team traveled to Lake Mills.
The Wildcats played 3rd ranked in Division 3 Lake Mills on Friday. The game was much closer than the final score would have indicated. With 13:43 left in the second half, the game was tied at 44, but the Wildcats couldn't keep up their intense defense and Lake Mills started raining down 3-pointers. The final score ended up being Lake Mills 82 and Belleville 60.

Annual elections for the New Glarus Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and Executive Committee will be held in late January. Any active members of the Chamber of Commerce who would be interested in serving on the board may nominate themselves by emailing info@swisstown.com before January 15, 2020.