Submitted by Josh Maurer, B-WYBA

MANKATO, MN – The Baldwin-Woodville Hawks 12U fall softball team took first place at their Fall State Softball Tournament in Mankato, Minnesota on September 24, 2023.

The Hawks won their first three games of the day beating St. Michael-Albertville 10-4, Minnetonka 22-9, and Waite Parke 17-2.

The team is coached by Coach Shonda Helgeson, Coach Josh Maurer, and Coach Alexis Maurer. Members of the Hawks are Hailey Gausman, Gracie Kusilek, Madison Meyers, Selena Pottratz, Faith Kampin, Avery Borowicz, Carmen Reyzer, Brynnlee Helgeson, Sophia Edin, Lauren Maurer, Lillyana Chevrier, Randi Magee, and Betty Tessier.

The Championship game was cancelled due to rain, but the Hawks came out on top due to tiebreaker rules.

Thanks again to all for supporting our youth softball program.

Congratulations girls on a great end to the fall season!

DURAND, WI – With just two meets left in the season, the sectionals on Saturday and the State Meet the following weekend, the Spring Valley cross country team is peaking at the right time.

Eight runners set personal records for the season here last Thursday and four others set all-time personal records (PR’s) as well.

Senior Brody Gregg finished 12th in the boys’ race, earning second team all-conference honors for the Cardinals.

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AMERY, WI – Fall weather is officially here. The Baldwin-Woodville Blackhawks finished the 2023 regular season with a wet and muddy win over the Amery Warriors, 22-20. Both teams battled through soaking rain and muddy field conditions.

Amery kicked off to Baldwin-Woodville to begin the game. The Blackhawks moved downfield on their first possession, mainly on the ground and short-quick passes, leading to a 16-yard passing touchdown from quarterback Cal Smith to Taden Holldorf. Cal Smith ran into the endzone for a successful two-point conversion, 8-0.

Amery’s first possession was short-lived. The Warriors fumbled the ball on the second play of their first offensive drive. Blackhawk defensive end Collin Fritts recovered the fumble. Graiden Monicken took over quarterback duties for Cal Smith and the Blackhawks midway through Baldwin-Woodville’s second offensive drive. Monicken took over the Blackhawk offense in a second-and-goal situation on Amery’s 1-yardline. However, the Blackhawks were unable to punch the ball into the endzone for a touchdown and turned the ball over to the Warriors on downs. Amery went four-and-out and was forced to punt.

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SPRING VALLEY, WI – This game lived up to the hype coming into it all season long, and while the Cardinals came out on the short end of the scoreboard, everything was left on the muddy, wet field here last Friday night.

The visiting Boyceville Bulldogs took advantage of a few bigger plays and earned the 26-6 win over the Cardinals and the right to call themselves the D-SC Conference Champions, something the Cardinals have held the past three years with Boyceville holding second place all three years.

When the game came to an end, the sportsmanship on the field was extraordinary to see as both teams congratulated each other on a good game and great seasons for each squad.

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SPRING VALLEY, WI – Coming into play last week the Spring Valley volleyball team had a goal in sight – win their last two games and win the conference. The team took care of business on Tuesday with a 3-1 win over Elmwood-Plum City (E-PC) on the road and secured an undefeated conference season with a three-game sweep of Boyceville here last Thursday for their first conference title in, well, in a long time.

The wins improved the Cardinals to 21-7 on the season and 6-0 in conference play. It also secured some home-court advantage for at least the first two rounds of the WIAA playoffs.

Valley hosted Blair-Taylor this past Tuesday night as they earned the #4 seed in the region. If they beat #13 seeded Wildcats (5-4 Dairyland, 9-12 overall) they will host either #5 seeded Regis or #12 seeded Osseo-Fairchild tonight in Spring Valley at 7:00 p.m. This is the time of year that records go away, and everyone starts with a clean slate. The winner of the match on Thursday would play on Saturday night at 7:00 p.m. at a location to be determined by who is advancing (#1 seeded McDonell Central has a first-round bye and will play the winner of the #8 Mondovi and #9 Colfax match on Thursday night).

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