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Sauk Prairie’s girls volleyball team has jumped to No. 3 in the latest Wisconsin Volleyball Coaches Association poll. And the way the Eagles are trending, they could be moving up even higher.

Sauk Prairie won its own eight-team invitational last Saturday. The Eagles also went 3-0 at the Reedsburg Quadrangular on Sept. 7.

Sam Koenig and the rest of his Sauk Prairie Twins’ teammates knew their chances of extending their season was largely out of their hands.

The Middleton Invite features some of the top girls volleyball programs in the area.

So when Wisconsin Heights left the 15-team event with a third-place finish last Saturday, the Vanguards knew their season was headed in the right direction.

Carson Hosking was better than he’d been all season.

Matt Russell was his usual, brilliant self.

And the defense was sensational.

Add it up and you see why Wisconsin Heights’ football team destroyed Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah, 69-13, last Friday.

Sauk Prairie’s boys soccer team lost two of three games last week.

The Eagles dropped a 1-0 decision to Oregon on Aug. 31. Sun Prairie defeated Sauk Prairie, 5-0, on Sept. 2.

And the Eagles rallied back for a 7-0 win over Lodi on Sept. 4.

Here’s a recap of those matches.

Sauk Prairie’s girls volleyball team cruised past Oregon, 25-5, 25-17, 25-19, in their first Badger Conference game of the season last Tuesday.

Sauk Prairie cross country coach Andy Sherman said the DeForest Invite has often been a struggle for his Eagles.

Not this year.

Sauk Prairie’s boys finished third among eight teams last Thursday thanks in large part to a first place finish from Jack Boerger. The Eagles’ girls were fourth out of eight teams.

The Badger Conference dual meet season has arrived.

And by the looks of it, Sauk Prairie’s girls swimming and diving team could do some damage.

Sauk Prairie’s girls tennis team won a pair of matches last week.

The Eagles defeated Baraboo, 5-2, on Aug. 31. Sauk Prairie also topped Portage, 7-0, on Sept. 2.

Here’s a recap of the Eagles’ two wins:

There was no panic, no fear.

Instead, there was just confidence, optimism and focus.

And because Wisconsin Heights’ football team never flinched, the Vanguards left Belmont with a remarkably satisfying win.