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They’ve reached the state tournament the last two seasons.

And now they have a terrific opportunity to make it a three-peat.

Sauk Prairie’s girls soccer team received the No. 1 seed in their half of the sectional and received a first round bye.

Wisconsin Heights’ baseball team won two of its final three regular season games last week.

Now, the Vanguards head to the postseason where they hope to surprise.

Wisconsin Heights’ boys track and field team finished ninth at the 11-team Capitol Conference meet on May 15. The Vanguards’ girls finished in 10th place.

Here are the Vanguards that had top-10 finishes:

BOYS

Shane Frey was ecstatic.

Frey, Sauk Prairie’s boys golf coach, took his team to the Badger West Conference tournament Wednesday locked in a tie with Baraboo for fourth place in the league.

When the Eagles left Wild Rock Golf Club, fourth place was theirs alone.

Sauk Prairie’s track and field teams both finished in fifth place at the Badger West Conference meet on May 16.

Oregon won the girls’ meet with 129 points, while the Eagles finished with 78. Monroe won the boys meet with 129 points, while Sauk Prairie finished with 70.

Here’s a recap of the Eagles’ top finishers:

OREGON — First a two-run loss to Watertown to open the year, then a six-run setback to Wisconsin Dells in game two of the 2023 campaign.

And the losses only mounted from there.

Three in a row. Then four and eventually five ...

Game by game, week by week, Makayla Westphal has shown steady improvement.

And over the course of this softball season, Wisconsin Heights’ pitcher has developed into an ace.

Westphal’s talents on full display last Thursday.

Timing is everything.

And Sauk Prairie’s girls softball team picked the perfect time to play one of its best games of the season.

The Eagles scored eight runs in the first inning and never slowed down during a 15-8 win over Sparta in a WIAA Division 2 regional quarterfinal last Thursday.

The Sauk Prairie Twins begin their Home Talent League season by hosting Black Earth Sunday at 1 p.m.

Twins’ manager Lucas Koenig said, “this roster will be deeper than any other Twins team this century.”

Ben Levers had a ‘Senior Night’ he’ll remember for a long time.

Levers, who plays No. 4 singles for Sauk Prairie’s boys tennis team, won his match over Monroe’s Hamilton Stites on May 9. Despite that win, the Cheesemakers captured the match, 5-2.