MONONA COMMUNITY MEAL MONONA — Monona United Methodist Church will host a free community meal on May 23 at 5:30 p.m. at 606 Nichols Road. On the menu will be burgers, hot dogs, veggie burgers, salads, chips, desserts and drinks. BARKS AND BINGO ...

MONONA FRIDAY MORNING BOOK CLUB MONONA — The Monona Public Library will hold its Friday Morning Book Club on May 17 at 10 a.m. at the library, 1000 Nichols Road, in the municipal room. The club will discuss “How Minds Change” by David McRaney. More information: mymonona.com. PICKLEBALL TOURNAMENT ...

MONONA CITYWIDE GARAGE SALE MONONA — The annual city-wide garage sale weekend will run May 10 to May 12 around Monona between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. The city of Monona is collecting garage sale listings to share with interested shoppers. To see the listing or register your sale, visit mymonona.com. JUNK IN THE TRUNK ...

MONONA ‘THE VIKING SWORD THAT WASN’T’ MONONA — The Monona Senior Center will hold a Badger Talk with the ROMEO Men’s Group at the Monona Senior Center on Friday, May 3 at 9 a.m. at 1011 Nichols Road. This is a free in-person event, about a Nordic-American life in the upper midwest. Marcus Cederstrom will lead the presentation. Cederstrom earned his PhD from UW-Madison in Scandinavian Studies, and is a...

MONONA APRIL COMMUNITY MEAL MONONA — Monona United Methodist Church will hold its monthly free community meal on Thursday, April 25 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at 606 Nichols Road. Event is free and open to the public. GARAGE SALE MONONA —...

The Badger Conference announced all-conference recognition for McFarland and Monona Grove student-athletes competing in individual winter sports. For Monona Grove gymnastics, senior Mya Tweedy split “Player of the Year” honors with Mount Horeb’s Athena Ouradnik and Sauk Prairie’s McKenna Breunig. Tweedy, along with Monona Grove freshman Ella Tweedy earned all-conference honors as well. Mya Tweedy...

Last season, the McFarland track and field team seemed to break a record every week. With a good amount of athletes returning for the upcoming season, that might become the new normal. The 4x200 relay team of Andrew Kelley, a senior, and Remi Burns, a senior, along with graduates Paul Morris and Brandon Dyer-Ysaguirre won the Division 2 State Title last year, setting a new school record at 1:28.07. ...

Coaches from both Monona Grove and McFarland will be coaching in the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association Senior All-Star Game. Monona Grove boys basketball head coach Dan Zwiefel will be coaching in the Division 2 boys game, while McFarland head coach Sara Mallegni will be coaching in the Division 2 girls game. Mallegni will be assisted by McFarland assistant coach Josie Peterson and Monona Grove head coach Brie Murphy. ...

Matt and Becca Hamilton will once again be representing the United States of America in curling. The pair qualified for the 2024 World Mixed Doubles Championships after winning the 2024 Mixed Doubles National Championship in Eden Prairie, Minnesota on Tuesday, Mar. 5. The brother and sister from McFarland won four-straight elimination games to reach the finals. In the finals, the Hamiltons defeated the 2023 World Champions in Corey Thiesse and Korey Dropkin to win the championship. In their match against Thiesse and Dropkin, the Hamiltons trailed by one in the eighth end. Becca Hamilton then scored two after a shot knocked out a Dropkin/Thiesse stone to win the match. The 2024 World Mixed Doubles Championships will be held in Ostersund, Sweden from Saturday, April 20 to Saturday, April 27.

With the McFarland boys basketball team moving to the Badger Small Conference, the move worked just fine for senior Andrew Kelley. Kelley scored 15 points or more in six of the 13 conference games he played in this season, earning second team all-conference honors from the Badger Small Conference. “In the Badger Small Conference, there’s a ton of really good basketball players, and for him to make the second team...

Freshman goaltender Anika Mueller earned honorable mention on the Badger Conference All-Conference Team for the Stoughton Icebergs. Mueller, a student from Stoughton, recorded 1,195 saves in net for the Icebergs for a 93% save rate. Playing in all 21 games, Mueller recorded over 1,000 minutes on the ice and recorded three shutouts.

New conference, same results for the McFarland girls basketball team. After five juniors earned spots on the 2023 Rock Valley All-Conference Team, the same five players earned spots as seniors on the 2024 Badger Small All-Conference Team. We are very excited to have five people recognized as All-Conference Badger Small players," said McFarland head coach Sara Mallegni. "All of them are very deserving, and is fitting that they received the...

It’s not every day that history is made in the UW-Whitewater women’s basketball program, but lately it’s been fairly commonplace. In the Warhawks’ 89-65 victory over Millikin University in the Division III NCAA tournament’s round of 32, Kacie Carollo etched her name into the record books with the first triple-double in program history. Carollo racked up 27 points, grabbed 13 rebounds and handed out 10 assists. ...

Katie Hildebrandt, a native of McFarland, WI, studying Marketing at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, was one of three members of the Warhawk women’s basketball team who garnered All-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference accolades for the 2023-24 season. Senior forward Aleah Grundahl (DeForest, Wis./DeForest) has been selected as the WIAC Player of the Year for the third consecutive season to headline a contingent of three Warhawks named All-WIAC this season. Junior guard Kacie Carollo (Whitewater, Wis./Whitewater) added First Team and All-Defensive Team honors while Hildebrandt received honorable...

Trevon Chislom, a native of McFarland, WI, who is studying Journalism at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, was one of three members of the Warhawk men's basketball team who were selected All-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference based on their performances during the 2023-24 season. Trevon Chislom and Miles Barnstable (Sheboygan, Wis./Howards Grove) were named to the All-Conference First Team and Delvin Barnstable (Sheboygan, Wis./Sheboygan Lutheran) was an All-Conference Honorable Mention. Trevon Chislom...

Ahead by double digits with less than two minutes to go, it looked like West Salem had their trip to Green Bay booked with ease. McFarland, however, made the Panthers sweat it out. The Spartans late comeback, however, was dashed when West Salem’s Sydney Quick made two free throws with two seconds left to clinch a 65-61 win over the Spartans on Saturday, Mar. 2 at Baraboo High School in...

Ahead by double digits with less than two minutes to go, it looked like West Salem had their trip to Green Bay booked with ease. McFarland, however, made the Panthers sweat it out. The Spartans late comeback, however, was dashed when West Salem’s Sydney Quick made two free throws with two seconds left to clinch a 65-61 win over the Spartans on Saturday, Mar. 2 at Baraboo High School in...

MILTON - - When the lights are shining the brightest, Ava Dean shines even brighter. The three-sport student-athlete has set a state record in volleyball for most digs in a five-set state match and has scored a game-winning goal in overtime for the girls soccer team in the playoffs. Now the senior has her signature moment with the McFarland girls basketball team. ...

A second-half run in favor of Fort Atkinson doomed the Spartans’ chances of cutting into the Blackhawks’ lead as the McFarland boys basketball team was eliminated 63-41 by Fort Atkinson in the regional quarterfinal on Tuesday, Feb. 27 at Fort Atkinson High School. Fort Atkinson, the No. 8 seed, led 28-25 at halftime against McFarland, the No. 9 seed. By the 12:42 mark in the second half, Fort Atkinson’s lead ballooned to 44-27, aided by a 17-0 run at one point. For McFarland, freshman Eli Krueger led the team with 15 points. Junior Ben Forbes added seven points, seniors Andrew Kelley and Braylan Roder both recorded six points, junior Brady Ochalla chipped in four points and senior Kaden Meinholdt contributed three points. The Spartans finish the year with a record of 9-15. The seniors who will graduate from the roster are Kaden Meinholdt, Andrew Kelley, Braylan Roder and Kaden Westphal.

The McFarland boys basketball team closed out the regular season with a 73-66 win over Portage on Thursday, Feb. 22 at Portage High School. The Spartans had five players reach double figures with senior Andrew Kelley leading the way with 15 points. Kelley led the team with four 3-pointers. Junior Ben Forbes scored 12 points, going 5-6 from the field. Junior Brady Ochalla recorded 11 points, six assists and five...