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They have some momentum.
They have a little juice.
And Mount Horeb’s girls basketball team is now hoping to pull off a surprise or two this postseason.
The Vikings won a pair of games last week — defeating Dodgeville, 65-62, on Feb. 14 and besting Baraboo, 43-32, on Feb. 18.
Mount Horeb finished...
Ella Fager and Mount Horeb’s girls basketball team are the No. 8 seed in their WIAA Division 2 sectional. Photo courtesy of Mary Langenfeld
Their path won’t be easy.
Far from it.
Every postseason has its share of surprise stories, though, and Mount Horeb’s girls basketball team hopes to be one of those in 2023.
The Vikings received the No. 8 seed in their WIAA Division 2 sectional and will host ninth-seeded Milton in a regional...
Mount Horeb’s wrestlers enjoyed a productive day at the DeForest Regional last Saturday. Photo submitted
DEFOREST – Cole Cunningham is a quick study.
The Mount Horeb/Barneveld sophomore wrestler made his state tournament debut a year ago and vowed that he would use it as a springboard to greater accomplishments.
Cunningham was sidelined a week ago when an illness forced him to miss the Badger...
Nick Vorwald and Mount Horeb’s boys basketball team fell to Madison Edgewood last Saturday. Photo courtesy of Mary Langenfeld
There will be no conference championship.
But that certainly doesn’t mean Mount Horeb’s boys basketball team isn't capable of achieving great things over the next month.
Madison Edgewood came to Mount Horeb last Saturday and edged the Vikings, 54-50, in a critical Badger West Conference battle....
Carter Craven and five other Mount Horeb swimmers are headed to the WIAA Division 2 state meet Friday. Photo courtesy of Mary Langenfeld
So much for growing pains.
Forget about that first year learning curve.
Mount Horeb’s boys swimming team — in its first season as an independent — is sending all six of its swimmers to state.
The Vikings had several swimmers shine at the last Saturday’s WIAA Division 2 Sauk Prairie Sectional and...
Mount Horeb’s girls gymnastics team won the Platteville Invitational last Saturday. Photo submitted
The Platteville Invite is traditionally one of the stronger gymnastics meets of the season.
Many of the top teams and gymnasts gather. And it’s often an indicator of what’s coming in the days ahead.
That’s why Mount Horeb had to feel awfully good heading home last Saturday afternoon.
The Vikings...
Sauk Prairie’s co-op team ended the regular season on a high.
Now, the Eagles are hoping to make some noise this postseason.
Sauk Prairie’s co-op — which includes Mount Horeb, River Valley and Wisconsin Heights — wrapped up the regular season with a 6-0 win over Tomah/Sparta on Feb. 8. The Eagles...
Mount Horeb’s Angus Best finished in third place in the 100-yard freestyle at the Badger West Conference meet. Photo courtesy of Mary Langenfeld
The postseason began in earnest for the Mount Horeb boys swimming team last Saturday.
For the first time, the Vikings were competing as a separate program after previously participating in a co-op with Verona High School.
But first-year coach Bryce Hoppe couldn’t be more pleased with the outcome of...
Mount Horeb’s Ella Fager tries getting up a shot during a recent Vikings’ game. Photo courtesy of Mary Langenfeld
One scoreboard didn’t read the way Mount Horeb’s girls basketball team had hoped.
Another read absolutely perfectly.
The Vikings lost a pair of games last week, dropping a 77-48 decision to New Glarus on Jan. 30 and falling to Madison Edgewood, 54-38, on Feb. 2.
But first semester grades were also...
Izzy Walker helped Mount Horeb’s girls gymnastics team stay unbeaten in the Badger Conference last week. Photo courtesy of Holly Stoenner
Mount Horeb’s girls varsity gymnastics team stayed unbeaten in the Badger Conference, posting a 137.650-130.3250 win over Waunakee/DeForest on Jan. 31.
The Vikings improved to 6-0 in the league with one dual meet remaining.
“Waunakee/DeForest is a tough team year after year and we know it’s going...
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