Sports

The Sauk Prairie/Wisconsin Heights boys swimmers split a triple dual on Jan. 5.

The Eagles defeated Madison Edgewood, 94-74, but fell to Verona-Mount Horeb, 99-71.

Terrific defense.

Efficient offense.

And contributions from up and down the lineup.

Sauk Prairie’s girls basketball team is enjoying all of those and has strung together a five-game winning streak. The Eagles won all three of their games last week and improved to 6-1 on the season.

The lead, once as great as 16 points, was gone now.

Host Dodgeville had all the momentum. And Sauk Prairie’s boys basketball team was on the ropes last Saturday.

They’re baaacccckkkk — and boy are they happy about it.

The Wisconsin Heights School Board recently approved the return of winter sports, with all games to be played outside of Dane County. And the Vanguards got started last week by splitting their two games.

The wait was excruciating.

But now that they’re back, they have big plans.

Wisconsin Heights’ boys basketball got clearance in late-December to begin its season. And even though the Vanguards will have a truncated year, they fully expect to make some noise.

Sauk Prairie’s girls basketball team won a pair of games last week and improved to 3-1 on the season.

The Eagles defeated River Valley, 59-11, on Dec. 29. Sauk Prairie then downed Baraboo, 60-40, on Dec. 30.

Thrilling victories. Magnificent individual performances. Memories to last a lifetime.

These are the norm inside the sports programs at Sauk Prairie High School.

But there was nothing normal about 2020.

Thrilling victories. Magnificent individual performances. Memories to last a lifetime.

These are the norm inside the sports programs at Sauk Prairie High School.

But there was nothing normal about 2020.

EDITOR’S NOTE: The following preview of the Badger North Conference girls basketball season was compiled by Wissports.net.

Madison Edgewood’s boys swimming and diving team has won back-to-back WIAA Division 2 state championships.

Sauk Prairie/Wisconsin Heights knocked out the champs, though, on Dec. 15.

The Eagles finished first in six of 11 events and used their superior depth to topple the Crusaders, 100-68.