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Facing Waunakee is inevitable playing in the Northern Badger Conference. Sauk Prairie knows it has to see the perennial powerhouse every season, and the Eagles’ time came last Friday. Unfortunately for Sauk Prairie, this was not a night where David toppled Goliath. Waunakee, the top-ranked team in Division 2, defeated the host Eagles, 28-7.

Luke Francois began his love affair with wrestling in kindergarten as a member of the Baraboo youth program in 1976. Spring forward four decades later and the Middleton graduate and two-time state qualifier said he had to reach out to his first coach to share some good news.

There are still three weeks until girls volleyball teams begin their postseason. But the way Sauk Prairie is trending, it will be a tough out when tournament season arrives. The Eagles won the Westfield Invite Saturday, going 4-0 and playing some of its best volleyball of the year. Sauk Prairie defeated Markesan in the title game, 25-20, 25-18.

They wanted more. And who could blame them. Wisconsin Heights’ girls volleyball team settled for fourth place at its own invite last Saturday. The Vanguards reached the semifinals, but lost to Dodgeville, 25-23, 25-21.

The Wisconsin Heights/Barneveld boys soccer slipped to fourth place in the 10-team Capitol Conference with a loss to Lake Mills and a win over Lakeside Lutheran last week. The Vanguards are now 3-2 in the conference. The Vanguards fell to Lake Mills, 3-2, on Sept. 24, in a game played at Breese Stevens Field.

With upcoming Badger North Conference matches against Waunakee and Mount Horeb looming on the schedule, Sauk Prairie’s boys soccer team couldn’t be blamed for peeking ahead. Just don’t mention that to Sauk Prairie coach Drew Kornish and his senior-heavy squad.

It was arguably the busiest week of the season for coach Andy Sherman and Sauk Prairie’s cross country teams. But with the conference meet and postseason rapidly coming into view, the future is looking bright for the Eagles.

The folks at Wisconsin Heights aren’t sure about school records. This much is certain, though: what the Vanguards did last Friday bordered on remarkable. Quarterback Ozur Kepler threw seven touchdown passes, including four to wide receiver Ace Ayers. That remarkable duo helped the Vanguards roll past host Sturgeon Bay, 74-38.

Sauk Prairie’s football team had designs on a happy Homecoming last Friday. Mighty DeForest, ranked eighth in the state in Division 2, had other ideas. Fueled by a 21-point outburst in the third quarter and a 35-point second half, the visiting Norskies pulled away from Sauk Prairie and cruised to a 52-13 win.

Wisconsin Heights’ girls volleyball team has always challenged itself against elite competition in star-studded tournaments. This year has been no different, and last Saturday the Vanguards went to the 17-team Middleton Invite.