Sports

It’s been a wild, wacky year when it comes to high school sports.

But it’s also turning out to be a remarkably satisfying one for Sauk Prairie’s girls swimming and diving team.

The Eagles rolled past Portage, 134-29, last Tuesday and finished their dual meet season undefeated.

Clay Iverson knows there won’t be as many wins this season.

Sauk Prairie’s football coach understands his team won’t match the six victories the 2019 team produced and won’t head to the playoffs like last year’s team did.

But Iverson continues to see improvement. And for now, he’ll take it.

The Badger Conference cross country championships looked a little bit different this year.

The number of teams were down. There were fewer runners than normal.

But that didn’t stop Sauk Prairie’s runners from enjoying what was a magnificent day.

Olivia Breunig enjoyed a memorable night last Friday.

Now, Sauk Prairie’s girls volleyball team hopes to make the next couple of weeks notable.

Play ball.

That was the message from Sauk Prairie athletic director Josh Boyer last Friday when it came to winter sports.

Earlier in the day, the Badger Conference — which Sauk Prairie is a part of — announced it would not have an official conference winter sports season.

It had been two weeks since Sauk Prairie’s girls swimming team had a meet.

So when the Eagles got back in the pool on Oct. 6, they were ready to roll.

Sauk Prairie won every event and had the top two finishers in 10 of 11 competitions and defeated River Valley/Richland Center, 134-31.

The WIAA Division 1 cross country subsectionals are on Oct. 20. Sectionals will be held Oct. 24.

And it certainly appears that Sauk Prairie is ready.

The Eagles’ boys won the thrilling Baraboo Triangular on Oct. 16. Sauk Prairie finished with 30 points to edge Watertown (31) and host Baraboo (72).

The end result wasn’t what they were hoping for.

But there was improvement, and these days, that’s something for Sauk Prairie’s football team.

Host Watertown toppled Sauk Prairie, 43-16, last Friday. The Eagles fell to 0-3 on the young season.

Sauk Prairie’s girls volleyball team had one of its toughest weeks of the season. And the Eagles came out of it a perfect 4-0 believing anything and everything is possible this season.

The season ended for Sauk Prairie’s girls tennis team on Oct. 7. 

But those that reached the WIAA Division 1 Oconomowoc Sectional showed grit, determination and in some cases, remarkable promise for the future.