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Angus Best and Mount Horeb’s boys swimming team competed in their first meet as an independent school last week. Photo courtesy of Mary Langenfeld
The date Nov. 29, 2022 will go down as a historic one for Mount Horeb’s boys swimming program.
No, the Vikings didn't win a championship — or even a meet for that matter.
Instead, Mount Horeb fielded its own team for the first time in school history.
The Vikings — who became an independent program...
Mount Horeb’s girls gymnastics team began the season by finishing second at the five-team, Sun Prairie Invite last Saturday.
Host Sun Prairie finished first with a 137.375 team score, while the Vikings were second at 133.325. Monona Grove (127.425), Waupun (124.225) and Madison United (100.575)...
Elijah Krantz was named the Badger West Conference’s Defensive Player of the Year. Photo courtesy of Mary Langenfeld
Mount Horeb-Barneveld’s football team had another tremendous season.
The Vikings won the outright title in the Badger Small Conference. It was the Vikings’ second straight league title, marking the first time in school history they won back-to-back conference championships.
Mount Horeb went 7-0 in...
Marley McIntyre will be one of the key members of Mount Horeb’s girls gymnastics team this season. File photo
The word rebuild doesn’t exist inside Mount Horeb’s girls gymnastics program.
Reload.
Retool.
Restock.
Those are acceptable terms — and that’s just what the Vikings plan to do this winter.
Mount Horeb lost the overwhelming majority of the group that finished second at the WIAA Division 2 state...
The first one is in the books.
And boy, did it feel good.
Mount Horeb’s girls basketball team defeated Milton, 65-50, on Nov. 22 for their first win of the new season. It was also the Vikings’ first win under co-interim coaches Bart Leibfried and Dana Showers.
Mount Horeb improved to 1-2 on the...
Zach Peter and Mount Horeb’s boys basketball team begin their new season by hosting Fort Atkinson on Nov. 29. Photo courtesy of Mary Langenfeld
Their theme is “Under the Radar.”
And truthfully, that’s where Mount Horeb’s boys basketball team is used to being.
Year after year, the Vikings are picked for the middle of the pack — or worse — in the Badger West Conference. And much like Greg Gard’s team at the University of Wisconsin, Mount...
Mount Horeb cross country standout Joseph Stoddard was named first-team all-Badger West Conference. File photo
Four Mount Horeb cross country runners were named all-Badger West Conference.
Senior Joseph Stoddard and senior Owen Rathje were named first-team all-league for the boys. Junior Abigail Sadler and sophomore Katherine Straka were named first-team among the girls.
Stoddard won the boys race at the...
Angus Best will be one of the key members of Mount Horeb’s boys swimming and diving team this season. Photo courtesy of Mary Langenfeld
They will be small in numbers.
But they’re large on potential.
Mount Horeb’s boys swimming and diving team begin their first season as an independent program Tuesday when they travel to the Badger West Relays in Baraboo. And the Vikings — who have just six swimmers in the program — are hoping their...
It wasn’t the start they were hoping for.
But Mount Horeb’s girls basketball team saw a lot of positives in their first two games of the season last week.
The Vikings fell at Lakeside Lutheran, 65-49, on Nov. 15. Mount Horeb then dropped a 46-38 decision to visiting Fort Atkinson on Nov. 18.
“Good...
Emmy Bennin and Mount Horeb's girls swimming team had terrific performances at the WIAA Division 2 state swimming meet on Nov. 11. Photo courtesy of Mary Langenfeld
Their season was historic for so many reasons.
They became an independent program for the first time.
They sent four girls to the WIAA Division 2 state meet that competed in four different events.
And they all set season-best times at the state meet.
Mount Horeb’s girls swimming team capped off a...
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