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The boys soccer postseason won’t arrive for another month.

That doesn’t mean Sauk Prairie isn’t thinking — at least a little — about what lies ahead.

And that’s why last Friday was so fun for the Eagles.

Sauk Prairie defeated Monona Grove, 1-0, in a matchup against a team that’s in the Eagles’ sectional.

Wisconsin Heights’ girls volleyball team continues to make strides.

And last week was further proof.

The Vanguards defeated Cambridge, 3-2, on Sept. 12, then fell to Waterloo, 3-1, on Sept. 14.

The Wisconsin Heights/Barneveld boys cross country team finished seventh at the Mount Horeb Invite last Saturday. The Vanguards’ girls came in eighth.

Madison East won the boys’ race with just 50 points, while Madison La Follette (53), DeForest (56), McFarland (90) and Monona Grove (166) rounded out the top five.

Connor Herrling knows it’s gut check time.

And Herrling, Wisconsin Heights’ first-year football coach, believes his team is ready for the challenge.

Sauk Prairie’s girls swimming team fell to Monroe/New Glarus, 119-51, on Sept. 12.

The Eagles’ 200-meter medley relay team of Savannah Acker, Kaylee Oleson, Carly Schroeder and Ava Flanagan finished second.

Sauk Prairie’s 200-meter freestyle relay team of Oleson, Flanagan, Kate Himebauch and Acker was second.

The best of the best descended on the Milwaukee Sting Center last weekend for arguably the state’s finest regular season volleyball tournament.

And Sauk Prairie proved it can play with anyone and everyone in Wisconsin.

Sauk Prairie’s girls tennis team has a large and gifted senior class this season.

And that group celebrated Senior Night in style on Sept. 14, when they rolled to a 5-2 win over Baraboo.

The Eagles won three of four singles matches and two of three doubles competitions.

It had been a long time coming for the Sauk Prairie Eagles football team.

Winning a road game, that is.

After spotting host Oregon a touchdown lead, the Eagles checked another item off their to-do list last Friday night.

The Wisconsin Heights/Barneveld boys cross country team finished in 16th place at the 20-team River Valley Invite last Saturday.

Madison West won the 20-team race with 62 team points. Middleton was second with 117, while DeForest (121), Madison La Follette (119) and Sun Prairie East (143) rounded out the top five.

Carston Lamont (above), Drew Jacobus (right) and Wisconsin Heights’ boys soccer team dropped a pair of games last week.

The Vanguards (1-4) will next host Richland Center Thursday at 5 p.m.