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Postseason seeds for the girls basketball tournament will be announced Sunday.

And Sauk Prairie is putting itself in position to land an impressive seed.

The Eagles won a pair of games last week and improved to 11-7 on the season.

WAUNAKEE – The preliminaries are over.

It’s time to bring on the postseason.

First, the Sauk Prairie/Wisconsin Heights wrestling program had one more regular season test on its plate.

Justine Anderson is not a crier.

But late Saturday afternoon, Anderson — Sauk Prairie’s girls gymnastics coach — couldn’t help herself.

The Eagles had a day to remember and won the 10-team River Valley Invite. And afterwards, Anderson needed a box of tissues.

It was a tough week for Wisconsin Heights’ boys basketball team.

The Vanguards dropped a 73-38 decision at Waterloo on Jan. 23.

Marshall then won at Heights, 67-53, last Saturday.

Here’s a recap of the Vanguards’ week:

The Sauk Prairie/Wisconsin Heights wrestlers fell to Stoughton, 40-27, last Friday. The Eagles were also edged by Baraboo, 40-33, last Thursday.

Here’s a recap of the Eagles’ performances:

STOUGHTON 40, SAUK PRAIRIE/WISCONSIN HEIGHTS 27

Sauk Prairie’s gymnasts finished in ninth place at the 19-team Madison Memorial Invite last Saturday.

Franklin/Muskego won the team title with a score of 145.30, while the Eagles posted a 130.475 team score.

Sauk Prairie’s hockey team — which also consists of Mount Horeb, Barneveld, River Valley and Wisconsin Heights — won two of three games last week.

The Vikings defeated Baraboo/Portage, 5-0, on Jan. 23. Sauk Prairie also edged Reedsburg/Wisconsin Dells, 2-0, on Jan. 25 and dropped a 4-0 decision to Madison West on Jan. 29.

The Sauk Prairie/Wisconsin Heights boys swimming team has made great strides throughout the season.

And with the postseason coming fast, the Eagles continue to impress.

Sauk/Heights finished second at the 10-team Battle on the Rock Invitational held last Saturday at Beloit Memorial High School.

The end result wasn’t what they wanted.

But Sauk Prairie’s girls basketball team certainly wasn’t disappointed with their performances last week.

The Eagles dropped a 62-52 decision to McFarland on Jan. 23. Sauk Prairie then fell to Lake Mills, 48-42, last Saturday.

The gauntlet has arrived.

In a 12-day window, Sauk Prairie’s boys basketball team will play six games.

“This is where we have to be really locked in and hopefully play some great basketball against quality teams,” Eagles’ coach Sean McGann said.

Sauk Prairie was certainly locked in last week.