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An Outdoorsman's Journal: WRPCO's Deer Hunt for Hunters with Disabilities was simply amazing
Hello friends, This is a guaranteed week where I simply cannot even put 25% of what I would like to in a column due to space. In simple terms, I had an amazing weekend. First, Chuck and Kathie Stelzner live at Howards Grove and read this column in The Plymouth Review. Several years ago, the Stelzners sent me a Christmas card and, in the years since, we have become very...
Football: Lodi crushes Turner
Throwing for three touchdowns and running for two more, Kale Schneider led the Lodi football team to a 34-14 Capitol Conference victory over Beloit Turner on Friday. Schneider completed 14-of-20 passes for 188 yards, while also rushing for 77 on nine attempts. Brody Ripp paced Lodi’s ground game with 82 yards on 21 carries. Kyle Kurt caught six passes for 101 receiving yards, scoring Lodi’s second touchdown in the first...
Volleyball: Busy week for the Blue Devils
Winners of 11 of their last 12 matches, the Lodi volleyball team went 3-0 at Thursday’s Baraboo quadrangular, knocking off Coulee Christian, Poynette and the home Thunderbirds. The Blue Devils dominated Coulee Christian, winning 2-0 by scores of 25-2, 25-9. They finished the match with 17 aces in improving to 25-7. After Saturday’s Mayville Invite, they were 27-9. Going up against the rival Pumas, Lodi took care of business, taking...
Volleyball: Pumas go 1-2 at Bsraboo quad
It was a rough week for the Poynette volleyball team, as the Pumas were swept at Lakeside Lutheran on Tuesday, Oct. 8, and then went 1-2 at the Baraboo quadrangular on Thursday. Lakeside Lutheran dispatched Poynette 25-12, 25-13, and 25-19 in a Capitol North Conference match, despite two aces and 12 assists from Emma Yelk. Kassidy McCaffery and Karly Rivette tied for the team lead in kills with three apiece,...
Boys soccer: United blanked by McFarland
After beating Mauston 5-2 on Saturday, Oct. 5, the Portage-Poynette boys’ soccer co-op succumbed to McFarland 8-0 on Tuesday, Oct. 8. Ty Sampson had five goals for the Spartans, as United fell to 3-11 overall and 0-6 in the Badger Small Conference. In net for United, Zander Olsen made 10 saves. Thursday’s scheduled game against Wisconsin Dells was cancelled.
Cross country: Melland shakes off injury, wins Columbus Invite
An injury didn’t slow down Lodi’s Roger Melland. After turning his ankle in warm-ups, Melland went out and won the Columbus Invitational on Monday, holding off Columbus’ Caleb Stadler down the stretch. “The course was only 3200 meters, and Roger won it with a time of 10:25,” said Blue Devils’ Head Coach Kurt Wilson. “It was the second year in a row that Roger came away the champion. The hometown...
Football: Pumas hold on to beat Marshall, earn playoff berth
It all came down to a two-point conversion attempt that failed for Marshall. By stopping the Cardinals, the Poynette football team preserved a 29-28 Eastern Suburban Conference victory on Friday at home. “Football can be a game of inches and we were fortunate that the inches came out in our favor,” said Puma Head Coach Greg Kallungi. “The guys played hard, and we had a number of guys step up...
Cross country: Pumas run at Albany Invite
To prepare for the postseason, the Poynette cross country teams like to compete in a big meet. “The Albany Invite is a large 27-team invitational with a mixture of teams from all divisions. It is also split into two divisions with large and small schools. It is a great opportunity to start our championship season with a big meet and race against some very good teams,” said Pumas Head Coach Kevin Frehner. ...
Poynette Weekly Sports Schedule
Cross country 10/19 @ Conference meet, Columbus 10 a.m. Football 10/18 @ Fall River 7 p.m. Boys soccer 10/22 @ WIAA Regionals, @ DeForest 7 p.m. Volleyball 10/22 @ WIAA Regionals TBA 10/24 @ WIAA Regionals TBA 10/26 @ WIAA Regionals TBA
Boys soccer: Lodi plays to draw with Cambridge/Deerfield
CAMBRIDGE - - After Lodi took a 2-0 lead in the second half, the Cambridge/Deerfield boys soccer team rallied for a 2-2 draw on Thursday night at Cambridge High School. Cambridge/Deerfield senior Brian Hottman scored on a penalty kick in the 49th minute, and then junior Santiago Butron tied the game in the 68th minute with a goal. For Lodi, Jack Jones and Dakota Franklin each scored a goal. Cambridge/Deerfield is 2-7-2 overall and 1-4-1 in the Capitol Conference. The Blue Devils are 8-3-4 overall and 3-2-1 in the Capitol Conference.
An Outdoorsman’s Journal: First Bucks
Hello friends, Kids And Mentors Outdoors "KAMO" www.kamokids.org has helped young hunters harvest deer hundreds of times since 2008. This week I was at a camp near Burnett in Dodge County and was able to experience 2 young hunters who had a very active weekend as they hunted hard and at night, played hard. Saturday, Oct. 5 ...
Girls swimming: Lodi tops Portage in dual meet
By a score of 122-39, the Lodi girls’ swim team raced past Portage on Tuesday, Oct. 1, in a dual meet, before heading to the Fond du Lac Invitational on Friday and Saturday. Against Portage, the Blue Devils were led by individual double winner Marley Lagerman, who took first in the 100 butterfly (1:09.76) and the 200 individual medley (2:37.19). Nola Frost gathered up points for Lodi by winning the...
Football: Darlington runs all over Lodi
Rushing for 508 yards, Darlington rolled over the Lodi football team on Friday, winning 55-10 in a non-conference clash. “Darlington was a very tough non-conference opponent,” said Kyle Mack, head coach for the Blue Devils. “They were able to execute their offense at a high level and they had a few big plays that went for long touchdowns. They were an extremely physical team.” Two different Red Birds running backs...
Football: Pumas shut out Deerfield
By blanking Deerfield 20-0 on Friday in an Eastern Suburban Conference clash, the Poynette football team moved above .500 for the season with only two more games remaining in the regular season. “It was another real good, all-around game in all phases,” said Puma Head Coach Greg Kallungi. “Offensively, we were able to run the ball for over 300 yards. Not only did our offensive line play well, but we also got real good blocking from our tight end and fullback as well as receivers...
Cross country: Poynette's See takes second at Nightfall Invite
All the ingredients were there. Combined, they led to strong performances last week for the Poynette cross country teams. “Both meets had perfect weather, great competition and fast courses,” said Puma Head Coach Kevin Frehner. “This led to kids running very fast times in both places. We did a good job of taking advantage of those opportunities on both nights and showed significant improvement.” ...
Cross country: Lodi competes at Lake Mills, Wyocena
Runners for Lodi’s cross country team took a liking to the course at Wyona Park in Wyocena. As a team, the Blue Devil boys placed third at the 13-team meet, finishing behind DeForest (26 points) and Campbellsport (72) with 128 points. Among the teams in Lodi’s wake were Pardeeville (138), Poynette (149), Sauk Prairie (158), Ripon (192), Omro (206), Waunakee (236), Portage (241), Columbus (247), Berlin (270) and Randolph (incomplete). ...
An Outdoorsman's Journal: The Mississippi
Hello friends, Can you say too many sardines to fit in a can? That's what I have when it comes to fitting everything into the space for this week's column. Here it goes. Fifty three duck hunting openers ago I camped and hunted ducks on an island on the Mississippi river across from Ferryville with my dad, the late Robert Walters, and my brothers Mike and Tom. That has been...
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