September 2022

Lakeside Lutheran, a private school from Lake Mills, WI, brought their triple-threat-option offense and Top 10 ranking to New Glarus Friday night. They did not leave disappointed. 93.7 “The Big FM” was there to cover what they hoped would be a competitive ball game. They saw an NGM team that plays hard, but in what has become a theme of sorts, was once again overwhelmed by a team of much more size, power, and depth. Welcome to the Capitol Conference.

The Monticello Ponies varsity volleyball team won against Barneveld on Tuesday, September 6th, in three sets, 25-15, 25-11, 25-20.
On September 8th, the Ponies hosted Argyle, winning in three, 25-11, 25-13, 25-20. On September 10th, the Ponies played at the Brodhead Invite, taking third in the silver bracket. The Ponies won against Beloit Turner, 25-17, 25-17; Evansville, 20-25, 25-18, 8-15; New Glarus, 16-25, 25-21, 15-10 and Brodhead JVR, 25-9, 25-7. For the silver bracket, the Ponies won against Monroe, 25-6, 25-12; and Beloit Turner, 25-17, 25-17.

On September 6th, the Belleville Wildcats volleyball team hosted Marshall. Belleville lost in five, 25-27, 25-23, 25-23, 22-25, 11-15.
Mikayla Caskey led the team in kills with 13 and digs with 25, while Maddi DeSmet led in blocks with 4, Kailey Prochaska had 7 aces and Addy Edge had 32 assists.
On September 8th the Wildcats hosted Wisconsin Heights. Belleville lost in five, 25-23, 22-25, 20-25, 25-21, 15-17.

The Raiders continued conference play this week with a 3-1 win at home over Lakeside Lutheran on Tuesday, September 13. It was a highly competitive game from the start, with junior Aiden Hatleberg putting two early goals in for Sugar River, but Lakeside Lutheran capitalized off a set piece just before halftime. A solid defensive performance from the Raiders kept the Warriors out for the rest of the second half, and freshman Eli Leonard scored off of a header with seconds remaining to end the game, with the assist coming from an Aiden Hatleberg corner.