Sports

River Valley may be short on numbers compared to some of the other high school track and field programs in the area but there is not a shortage of strong performances for the athletes that are representing the Blackhawks program and that trend continued last week in two separate meets.

The boys golf postseason is less than three weeks away.

And Sauk Prairie has picked the perfect time to be playing its best golf of the season.

Sauk Prairie’s girls soccer team rolled to an 11-0 win over Portage/Poynette on April 29.

The game was stopped after 60 minutes due to the mercy rule.

The Eagles improved to 4-3-2 overall and are 3-0-1 in the Badger Small Conference.

Sauk Prairie’s boys tennis team fell to Reedsburg, 6-1, on April 29.

Eagles No. 2 singles player Charlie Endres posted a 6-4, 6-2 win over Reedsburg’s Ethan Bruan.

Reedsburg won the other six flights in straight sets.

April 29

Reedsburg 6, Sauk Prairie 1

Singles

Sauk Prairie’s girls softball team remained winless after another tough week.

The Eagles dropped three games and fell to 0-14 this season, including an 0-8 mark in the Badger Small Conference.

Here’s a recap of the Eagles’ week.

Reedsburg has one of the finest baseball programs in the state.

The Beavers have reached the state tournament four times during their illustrious history. Reedsburg has won the conference title two straight years and leads the Badger Small again this spring.

The varsity group returned to action last Friday for the River Valley Blackhawks boys golf team in Portage where R-V placed third in the D-2 grouping with a team mark of 368.

Last week featured a win, a loss and a rain-out for the Beaver softball team with May now upon us.

Reedsburg athletes came away with five individual championships last Tuesday as the Beavers joined Waunakee, Monona Grove and the host school Stoughton Vikings for a Track and Field Quad.

Sauk Prairie’s girls track and field team won the Baraboo Relays last Friday.

The Eagles finished with 92.4 points and edged runner-up Baraboo (91.5). Beaver Dam (78.9), Reedsburg (71.9) and Madison La Follette (66) rounded out the top five at the nine-team meet.