South Central Conference
Mauston Boys Cross Country Team Advances to State with Alexys Smith Earning Sport on Girls Side
The Mauston Golden Eagles had a great day at the 2024 WIAA Division 2 Sectional Cross Country Championships held at Skyline Golf Course in Black River falls on Friday October 25th..
The top two teams as well as the top 5 place finishers from non-qualifying teams advance to the state cross country championships held at the Ridges Golf Course in Wisconsin rapids on Saturday November 2nd,,,
In the girls 5000 Meter race, Mauston Golden Eagle, Alexys Smith punched her ticket to race at the state championships with her 4th place overall finish. Alexys covered the 3.1 mile course in 20:11 a new personal best effort for Alexys. The girls Division 2 race starts at 12:40 on Saturday.
The Maustonboys team punched their ticket for the boys Division 2 race with their outstanding 2nd place at the BRF sectional. The top five team scores were: West Salem 30, MAUSTON 46,Richland Center /Ithaca 105, G-E-T 131 and Reedsburg Area 153..There were 14 complete teams in the boys race…The boys team placed five runners in the top 20 places. Josh Ellerman 2nd 16:50, Brekk Peterson 5th 17:18, Weston Pouillie 8th 17:26, Sebastian naquayama 13th 17:50, Haakon Peterson 18th 18:10. The balance of the team Noah Cortez 26th 18:40 and oscar Spindler 52nd 19:15. The boys Division 2 race starts @ 2:40 on Saturday.
Mauston Falls to Darlington to End Volleyball Season
The Mauston Golden Eagles Volleyball season came to an end falling to Darlington on the road in a WIAA D3 Regional quarterfinal matchup 3-1. Mauston had a lead in set 24-20 but could not hang on as Darlington rallied back to win it 27-25. The momentum would carry over for the Redbirds taking set two 25-16. Mauston tried to rally back taking set three 25-21 but Darlington rolled in set four 25-14 to take the match. Maddi Quist led the Golden Eagles with 12kills and 24digs. Quist and Mallory Kastner wrapped up their Mauston volleyball careers both with a solid game. Mauston finishes their season 15-14. Darlington improves to 17-13 and moves on to play La Crosse Aquinas Thursday night.
Mauston Cross Country Teams Have Success at Conference Meet
Senior, Alexys Smith won the 2024 SCC individual championship title at the 2024 SCC girls championships at Westfield yesterday…as well as earning first team all-conference honors. Alexys conquered the 5000 meter course in a time of 20;20. The MHS girls team placed 3rd at the 2024 championships. Team Scores: Westfield 40 Dells 41 MAUSTON 79 Wautoma 80 AF inc..
The boys raced to the team championship with a score of 19 points to win the team title.. Senior, Josh Ellerman won the individual championship with a time of 16:57…earned first team All-Conference honors as well for Josh…The MHS boys team placed six runners in the top seven places at the SCC Meet as well as all seven MHS Varsity runners in the top 13 places.
The MHS “pack attack” took control of the SCC in the first 1000 meters and never looked back…the balance of the team placing…Brekk Peterson 3rd (17:36) Weston Pouillie 4th (17:44)
Sebastian Naquayouma 5th (18:00) Haakon Peterson 6th ( 18:24) Noah Cortez 7th ( 18:56 0 and Oscar Spindler 13th ( 19:54).. Josh, Brekk, Weston, Sebastian, Haakon, Noah were First team All-Conference with Oscar earning second team All-Conference honors… The team scores: MAUSTON 19 Westfield 64 Wisconsin Dells 72 Wautoma 93 Nekoosa Inc and AF inc.This is the 5th consecutive SCC team title for MHS boys CC..
Mauston Runners Dominate Dells Meet
The MHS cross country teams competed at the 2024 Wisconsin Dells Invitational on Saturday October 12th at the Christmas Mountain Golf Course. Teams competing at the invites were: Mauston, Baraboo, Medford, Prairie du Chien and Wisconsin Dells.
The girls varsity race features Mauston’s Aleyxs Smith winning the girls varsity race with a time of 20:44. “Alexys took the lead from the get go and managed the race very well. It is always good to see the blue and gold checkerboards leading the race” commented Coach DeVoe. The girls team raced to a 4th place finish at the Dells Invite. Team scores: Baraboo 37, Medford 45, Dells 65, MAUSTON 108 and PDC 113.
The boys varsity race featured the MHS boys varsity placing five runners in the top 10 places scoring an impressive 25 points to win the Dells Invite. Team scores: MAUSTON 25, Baraboo 31,
PDCh 102, Medford 103 and Dells 114. The boys varsity raced another solid team race..The MHS ” pack attack’ placing five runners in the top nine places: Josh Ellerman 1st /17:10, Brekk Peterson 4th/17;55, Weston Pouillie 5th/17:59, Sebastian Naquayouma 6th/ 18:05 and hakkon Peterson 9th/18:19/9th. The balance of the BV team was in hot pursi=uit with Noah Cortez 17th and Jonah West 19th place. “The boys varsity had and impressive 24 second time gap between our 2nd runner and our 5th runner- any time you are racing fast with a tight pack – good things are going to happen.- classic MHS CC racing” commented Coach John Maki.
The MHS CC teams will be competing at the 2024 South Central Conference Championships on Thursday October 17th at Westfield High School. Competition @ 3:30 middle school race – 4:15 High School Girls and 5:00 High School Boys.
Ryan Pfaff Named New Mauston Varsity Baseball Coach
Ryan Pfaff has been named the new Varsity Head Baseball coach for Mauston. Pfaff is 2002 graduate of Mauston High School and served as pitching and assistance coach to previous head coach Mike Stoughtenger for the previous few year. Pfaff takes over a baseball team that has won back to back South Central Conference Championships.
Golden Eagles Knock Off Green Devils in Tough SCC Volleyball Match
The Mauston Golden Eagles hung on to defeat Adams-Friendship 3-2 Tuesday night in South Central Conference volleyball action. Mauston got off to a slow start dropping the first set but bounced back to take the next two to take a 2-1 lead. Adams-Friendship bounced back to take down Mauston in the 4th set to force a winner take all 5th set. The 5th set was back in forth but Mauston came away with the win 16-14. Maddi Quist led the team with 16kills and 13digs and Ella Franek had some crucial blocks in the Mauston victory. Mauston improves to 5-2 in the South Central Conference and 11-12 overall. Adams-Friendship got a strong game from freshman Piper Moyer. Adams-Friendship drops to 1-6 in conference play.
Mauston Volleyball Takes Down Rival Dells
The Mauston Golden Eagle Volleyball team won a thriller over Wisconsin Dells 3-2 Tuesday night. Mauston and the Dells split the first 4 sets Mauston winning sets 1 & 3 25-22 and 25-21, Wiscosnin Dells took sets 3 & 4 25-18 and 25-16. Mauston jumped out to the early lead in set 5 and hung on for the win 15-9 to pull off the victory. Bre Heller had 10kills and 3blocks for the Golden Eagles while Ellie Poullie notched 34assists. Maddie Quist added 4aces in the victory. Mauston improves to 4-1 in the South Central Conference and 10-11 overall. Mauston will host Nekoosa on Thursday night Nekoosa is just one game ahead of Mauston in the Conference standings.
Mauston Cross Country Teams Continue to Take Flight
The MHS Cross Country teams have had a very positive week of competition having three races in the last week with very positive results.
The Golden Eagles traveled to Baraboo on Tuesday September 24th to compete at the 26 annual Thunderbird Challenge. The girls team had a 5th place team finish led by senior Aleyxs Smith’s 1st place finish. The boys team placed 1st at the 2024 Thunderbird-led by senior Josh Ellerman.s 1st place finish.The boys team placed five runners in the top eleven places: Brekk Peterson 4th, Weston Pouillie 6th, Sebastian Nauquayoma 10th and Hakkon Peterson 11th.
The team traveled to Naga Waukee County park in Waukesha on Saturday September 28th to compete at the 2024 Peter Neilsen invite.. The boys team placed 1st in their division as well as placing 3rd overall in the 22 team invite.Senior Josh Ellerman raced to a 2nd place finish with a time of 16:40 for the 5K race. In the girls races, the girls team was led by senior, Aleyxs Smith’s 11th place finish out of 146 runners..
Tuesday, the teams traveled to Black River Falls to compete at the 2024 Black river Falls Invitational. The boys team raced to a 2nd place team finish out of 11 teams. West Salem won the meet with 28 points -mauston scored 34. West Salem is currently the top ranked boys CC team in Division 2 in the state of Wisconsin. The boys team swept the top two places, Josh Ellerman 1st and junior Brekk Peterson 2nd, the balance of the boys team placing:
Weston Pouillie 8th,Sebastian Naquayoma 10th,Hakkon Peterson 13th, Noah Cortez 24th,Jonah West 30th and Oscar Spindler 31st.
The teams will travel to Altoona on Saturday October 5th to compete at the 2024 Railsplitter Invite.
Mauston Cross Country Has Successful Week
The Mauston High School cross country teams have a very positive week of competition.
The teams competed at the 58th Annual Verona Invitational on Saturday September 7th.The meet featured over thirty teams from Wisconsin and Illinois. The boys varsity team placed 2nd in their 13 team division with senior Josh Ellerman the top finisher for the boys varsity with a 34th place finish out of 232 varsity runners.
The MHS CC teams Traveled to G-E-T to compete at the 2024 Redhawk Invitational held at the Ettrick Golf course. Fourteen teams competed at the meet. The boys varsity earned the team championship with a score of 19 points placing five runners in the top eight places. Josh Ellerman was the individual meet champion winning the 5K race in 17;02. The balance of the medalist finishes for the MHS CC crew: Brekk Peterson 2nd, Westin Pouillie 5th, Sebastian Naquayouma 6th and Hakkan Peterson 8th place. The girls varsity team placed 5th led by senior Alyexis Smith 5th place finish. It was a great night for the Golden Eagles.
Mauston Volleyball Loses Heartbreaker to Nekoosa
The Mauston Golden Eagles Volleyball team lost a heartbreaker to Nekoosa Tuesday evening falling 3-2 in 5 sets. Mauston dropped the opening set but came back to take set two. Nekoosa went on to win the third set but Mauston dominated set 4 to force a winner take all race to 15 set five. Mauston built a 9-3 lead in the deciding set but saw Nekoosa finish on a 12-3 run to win the set and the match. Maddi Quist had 16kills while Bre Heller had 5 blocks. Ellie Poullie had 37assists for the Golden Eagles who drop to 4-3 overall and 0-1 in the South Central Conference.
