Mooney Vondrashek wins Milwaukee softball title
Mooney Vondrashek of La Crosse and teammates led Wemco of Lake Mills to the 1933 World Championship in Milwaukee beating Miller High Life 4 4 in the 10th with Vondrashek delivering the winning double. He later joins Beloit College Hall of Fame on the eve of Beloit’s homecoming.
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Kickapoo and Weston Lead Scenic Central Football Standings
Kickapoo 4 0 moved sole first in Scenic Northern Division with a 15 14 win over North Crawford while Weston 4 0 held top in Scenic Southern after a 26 16 victory over Brookwood De Soto edged Westby 18 14 in another Northern game Cashton blanked New Lisbon 22 0 Hillsboro fell to Royals 14 6 in overtime Wonewoc Center beat Ithaca 28 6 and Brookwood led Weston 16 12 before Weston pulled away in Ontario Wis.
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Sherwood Delivers Big Win As De Soto Tops Westby 18-14
Sherwood and De Soto Pirates upset homecoming at Westby to move to 3-1 in Scenic Central North play and 5-1 overall. Sherwood rushed for 206 yards on 27 carries while quarterback Dale Mueller connected on three TD passes as De Soto built an 18-7 lead in the second half. Westby, 4-2, mounted late pressure but could not overcome the visitors.
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Sauk Prairie and Baraboo Maintain 5-0 League Runs
Sauk Prairie defeated Sparta 23-6 and Baraboo beat Black River Falls 29-21 as South Central Conference play continued. Tomah edged Portage 7-0, Reedsburg won 16-12 at Adams-Friendship, and Wisconsin Dells rolled Mauston 26-0.
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La Farge tops Bangor 26 14 in nonconference clash
Steve Lawrence scored twice on 12 and five yard runs for La Farge with Van Bergum and Dave Christianson adding a touchdown each. Bergum connected with Christianson on a 66 yard scoring pass. Al Hundt recovered a fumble for six and Steve Wuensch added a five yard TD.
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Root River leaders tied after wins by La Crescent and Caledonia
La Crescent and Caledonia stay 2-0 in Root River Conference after 16-0 and 52-6 wins. La Crescent up to 4-2 overall with Hahn’s 22 yard TD pass from Dahl and a 28 yard field goal, Bray injures ankle after 27 yard TD run. Caledonia’s Meyer runs for four TDs, passes for two, and Augedahl catches two scores as Warriors roll to sixth straight win. Lewiston scores first half TD on Spang pass. final.
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Four Share Dairyland leads tightens in football standings
Whitehall Alma Independence Eleva Strum share the Dairyland Conference lead at 3-1 as Augusta could join with a win over Osseo-Fairchild. Whitehall 4-2 beat Independence 12-0, Alma crushed Blair 36-0, and Eleva Strum defeated Alma Center Lincoln 28-6 with Rich Svoma and Mike Gilbertson key plays.
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Bethel High Ends Scoring Drought in Ohio
Bethel High School finally scored in a 47-6 loss to Miami East in Tipp City Ohio, snapping a near two year drought that dated back to November 3 1973. Freshman Rick Slagle spiked the first touchdown and Bethel was penalized 15 yards for unsportsmanlike conduct after the score.
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Brookwood and Kickapoo shine in small school cross country rankings
Brookwood placed third and Kickapoo fifth among Wisconsin small school cross country teams in this week’s rankings. In football, Durand routed Prescott 63 to 6 in the Middle Border Conference as Gary Weisenbeck and John Hoch each scored twice. Hoch led the rush with 180 yards on nine carries.
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