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Sauk Prairie’s cross country teams had a terrific start to their 2023 season last Saturday.

The Eagles’ girls finished fifth among 13 teams at the West Bend West Invite, while the boys were eighth out of 14 teams.

Tucker Acker (top), Brett Droessler (right) and Wisconsin Heights’ soccer team rolled past Adams-Friendship, 5-0, in their season opener on Aug. 22.

Wisconsin Heights’ football team left Oakfield broken hearted last Friday.

By the looks of it, the Vanguards may not have that feeling very often this season.

In its 2023 season-opener, Heights took perennial power Oakfield to the wire, before succumbing, 22-20, in an epic battle.

When you saw them last, Sauk Prairie’s girls volleyball team were steamrolling their way to the finest season in school history — finishing second at last year’s WIAA Division 2 state tournament.

Last weekend, the Eagles picked up right where they left off.

Junior quarterback Landon Schultz and junior wide receiver Boden Frosch have been playing toss and catch since they began playing football together in fourth grade.

That connection paid dividends for the Sauk Prairie Eagles last Friday night.

Sauk Prairie’s girls swimming team competed at the DeForest Invite last Saturday.

The Eagles finished in third place in the Blue Division, and sixth in both the Red and White divisions. Blue is generally the most competitive division, followed by Red, and then White.

Here’s a recap of Sauk Prairie’s top-three finishers:

They’re off — and winning.

Sauk Prairie’s girls tennis team enjoyed a tremendous start to their new season by winning two of three matches at the Norski Quad on Aug. 15.

Sauk Prairie edged Sun Prairie West, 4-3, and rolled past Stoughton, 6-1. The Eagles then fell to host DeForest, 5-2.

Andy Sherman doesn’t like to talk about conference titles or sectional championships in August.

No, Sauk Prairie’s boys and girls cross country coach likes to discuss the things he can influence.

Editors Note: The following preview was compiled by Wissports.net. Visit their website to see previews of all the conferences in the state. 

2022 Recap

When Sauk Prairie’s football team opened its 2023 season at Baraboo’s Flambeau Field last Friday, Eagles’ coach Randy Wallace knew he would be fielding a relatively young squad.

With just 13 seniors on the 46-man roster, the Eagles were expected to experience a few growing pains.