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Mount Horeb-Barneveld senior offensive lineman Austin Leibfried is attracting interest from several Division 1 schools. Photo submitted

Mount Horeb-Barneveld senior football player Austin Leibfried, who is listed at 6'5, 230 pounds and plays on the offensive line, says life came at him quickly when it came to colleges recruiting him. Leibfried currently has interest from nearly a dozen schools including Indiana, Wyoming, Coastal...

Anya McKay was named first-team all-conference. Photo courtesy of Mary Langenfeld

Mount Horeb’s girls soccer team made terrific strides on the pitch this spring. And coaches around the Badger West Conference took notice, as the Vikings had six players named all-conference. Junior forward/central defender Anya McKay and junior midfielder Rowan Severson were both named first-team...

Mount Horeb's Josh Manchester was named second-team all-league. Photo courtesy of Mary Langenfeld

John, Paul, George and Ringo. The Beatles — arguably the greatest band of all-time — will always be known as the Fab Four. Mount Horeb’s baseball team had its own Fab Four this spring — Ethan, Josh, Colin and Josh. And that quartet helped the Vikings to a surprise season that took them to a...

Mount Horeb's Jayse Holman was named first-team all-conference. Photo courtesy of Mary Langenfeld

Mount Horeb’s girls softball team has been one of the most steady, successful outfits in the area in recent seasons. This year was more of the same, as the Vikings went 18-9 overall, finished second in a loaded Badger West Conference and won their third straight regional title. To the surprise of...

Mount Horeb’s Abby Sadler won the 800-meter run and reached the podium three times at the WIAA Division 1 state track and field meet last weekend. Photo courtesy of Mary Langenfeld

It was a memorable journey that led Mount Horeb junior Abby Sadler to the promised land of track and field last weekend. And the effort was well worth it. Sadler placed third in the 1,600-meter run before winning her first individual title in the 800 on Friday during the WIAA Division 1 state meet...

Morgan Monroe and Mount Horeb’s softball team fell to West Salem in the sectional semifinals on May 30. Photo courtesy of Mary Langenfeld

Talk about the one that got away. The No. 1 seeded Mount Horeb softball team held a 12-0 lead after two innings over second-seeded West Salem in a WIAA Division 2 sectional semifinal on May 30. But the visiting Panthers responded with an epic rally and downed the Vikings, 15-14, in 10 innings....

Mount Horeb’s Ethan Tranel (9) threw a gem in the Vikings’ 2-1, eight inning loss to Reedsburg on May 31. Photo courtesy of Mary Langenfeld

REEDSBURG — If ever there was a case of déjà vu, this was it. And that wasn’t a good thing for Mount Horeb’s baseball team. The Vikings dropped a 6-5 decision to Reedsburg on May 19 in a battle for the Badger Conference title. When the teams met again on May 31 in a WIAA Division 2 regional final,...

Josh Manchester helped lead Mount Horeb’s baseball team past River Valley in the second round of the playoffs on May 30. Photo courtesy of Mary Langenfeld

Wake-up call. Punch to the gut. Shot across the bow. Call it what you will, River Valley delivered the message. Mount Horeb’s baseball team hosted the Blackhawks in a WIAA Division 2 regional semifinal on May 30 — and River Valley raced to a 2-0 lead after the top of the first in-ning. But Mount...

Ethan Wittmann competed at the WIAA Division 1 Waunakee Sectional on May 30. Photo courtesy of Mary Langenfeld

Ethan Wittmann did everything he could. Four birdies. Six pars. And big shot after big shot. But when you’re playing in arguably the state’s toughest sectional, you need to be good and lucky — and Wittmann was just one of the two. Wittmann, a senior standout inside Mount Horeb’s boys golf program,...

Olivia Droessler (16) and Mount Horeb’s girls soccer team fell to Westosha Central in the first round of the playoffs last week. Photo courtesy of Mary Langenfeld

One more play. One more goal. In many ways, that was the story of the 2023 season for Mount Horeb’s girls soccer team. The Vikings fielded a scrappy, competitive side. In the end, though, they often were one play away from greatness. That was the case once again in Mount Horeb’s 3-2 loss to...

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