Sports

Tucker Acker and Wisconsin Heights’ boys soccer team split a pair of games last week.

The Vanguards defeated Columbus, 4-1, on Sept. 19 and dropped a 4-1 decision to Madison Country Day on Sept. 21. Heights hosts Milwaukee Audubon Friday at 5 p.m.

The Wisconsin Heights/Barneveld cross country teams competed at the Midwest Invitational last Saturday.

The Vanguards competed in the Blue Race — which was for smaller schools or the JV teams from larger schools — and fared awfully well.

Wisconsin Heights’ girls volleyball hosted an eight-team invitational last Saturday.

And even though the Vanguards went 0-4 on the day, they were competitive with everybody they faced.

Sauk Prairie’s girls swimming team had a pair of meets last week.

The Eagles dropped a 108-61 decision to Madison Edgewood on Sept. 21. Sauk Prairie also finished in third place at its own triangular with Baraboo and Lodi on Sept. 19.

Here’s a recap of the Eagles’ two meets and their top finishers:

Sauk Prairie’s girls cross country team enjoyed a sensational week.

The Eagles finished first at the six-team Baraboo Challenge on Sept. 19, then won the nine-team Reedsburg Invitational last Saturday.

Sauk Prairie’s girls tennis team had three players win their first round matches at the Badger Conference Tournament held at Nielsen Tennis Stadium on Sept. 22-23.

The Eagles couldn’t advance any further than that, though, and didn’t send anyone to the second day of the conference tournament.

They are heating up at the perfect time.

And the rest of the girls volleyball world is undoubtedly taking notice.

Sauk Prairie’s girls volleyball team won the Lakeside Lutheran Invite last Saturday, going 4-0 on the day. The Eagles defeated host Lakeside in the title match, 25-17, 25-14.

It has been a season of change for the Sauk Prairie football team, which has a playoff berth within reach following three seasons of futility.

Connor Herrling’s message was firm, honest and remarkably effective.

Herrling, Wisconsin Heights’ first-year football coach, demanded his team not quit after an 0-3 start. Herrling implored them to get angry — and take their frustrations out on their next foe.

The Vanguards did just that.

Greyden Schomber (above) and Wisconsin Heights’ boys soccer team tied Monroe, 1-1, on Sept. 12 and dropped a 4-1 decision to Richland Center on Sept. 14. The Vanguards are now 1-7-1 overall and 0-2 in the Capitol South Conference.