South Central Conference
Massey Becomes All-Time Mauston Basketball Scoring Leader in Victory Over Nekoosa
The Mauston Golden Eagles Boys Basketball Team held of Nekoosa and in the process Sr. Brock Massey became Mauston’s all-time leader in career points. Massey had 22points in the game helping Mauston to a 65-62 victory to push them to 1-0 in South Central Conference play. Early in the 1st half, Brock Massey eclipsed Tarren Hall’s boys school record of 1689 pts. Later in half, Brock eclipsed the all-time school record by Andrea Thomas of 1692 pts to become the all-time high scorer at MHS. Massey has now scored over 1700 points in his career. The next milestone may be eclipsing the 2,000 point milestone. Mauston will not play again until January 2nd when they take on another high scorer in Cody Schmitz and G-E-T on the road.
One other local score from last Friday
Wautoma 65 Adams-Friendship 14
Royall Slips By Mauston as Massey Closes in On Scoring Record
The Royall Boys Basketball team was able to fend off the Mauston Golden Eagles 59-56 in an all Juneau County showdown. Mauston had early leads they could not hold and then faced a 9 point deficit late in the game. Two big three point buckets by Jasper Walsh cut the Royall lead to 3 but that is as close as Mauston would get. Mauston was led by Brock Massey who finished with a game high 28 points. Massey is now 18 points away from tying the Mauston Boys all-time points record held by Tarren Hall and 21 points away from tying Andrea Thomas’s school record for points in a career. Royall was led by Carter Uppena who finished with a team high 17points, Ben Crneckiy added 9points for the Panthers who improve to 5-1 on their season and will travel to New Lisbon on Thursday. You can listen to that game on NOW92oneFM and wrjc.com. Mauston drops to 2-4 and will host Portage on Monday. A game you can hear live on SmashCountry92.9FM and WRJC.com.
Mauston Wrestling Crushes Competition in Schluter Quad
The Mauston Golden Eagles wrestling team rolled through their own quadrangular defeating Brookwood, De Soto, and the Onalaska Co-Op. Mauston got off to a hot start defeating Brookwood 76-5. Mauston senior Drake Gosda picked up his 100th career victory with a pin. Mauston carried that momentum into an 81-0 rout of De Soto, Mauston heavyweight Tristian Vallier picked up a key pin fall victory. Mauston got a little more resistance from the Onalaska Co-op winning just 63-18. Espyn Pitts and Sweers each had pins for Mauston in the victory. Mauston improves to 6-0 on the season with the trio of victories.
Massey’s Return Powers Mauston by Necedah in Boys Basketball
The Mauston Golden Eagles Boys Basketball team returned Brock Massey to their lineup Tuesday night and took off as a team blowing by Necedah 66-26. Massey finished with a game high 33 points including 19 second half points. Necedah took an early 6-2 lead of a pair of tough 3 pointers by Jack Herried who finished with a team high 12points for the Cardinals. Mauston would use their size and athleticism to grab a lead they would never relinquish. Keenan Smith and Cody Komisky each had 9points for the Golden Eagles to compliment Massey. Mauston improves to 1-1 on the year and will travel to Sparta on Friday. Necedah will host Weston Thursday night and drops to 0-1 on the season.
South Central Conference All-Conference Football Teams
D DEF. BACK Ian Cole Adams-Friendship 12 5’9 175 17 1st**
D DEF. BACK Brock Massey Mauston 12 6’3 185 15 1st**
D DEF. BACK Sam Berruecos Westfield 11 6’1 180 13 1st
D DEF. BACK Lincoln Smith Adams-Friendship 12 6′ 180 10 2nd
D DEF. BACK Julian Sanger Poynette 11 5’9 140 6 2nd
D DEF. BACK Haakon Rosholt Wisconsin Dells 12 6’5 165 11 2nd
D INSIDE LB Hayden Gyllin Mauston 11 5’11 190 22 1st**
D INSIDE LB Logan Goodrich Wisconsin Dells 11 6’4 170 58 1st**
D INSIDE LB Johnny Drankwiecz Adams-Friendship 12 6′ 225 35 1st
D INSIDE LB Jackson Geitner Poynette 12 5’11 215 68 1st
D INSIDE LB Robert Irey Adams-Friendfship 11 5’6 175 27 2nd
D INSIDE LB Brian Kastner Mauston 9 5’9 170 21 2nd
D INSIDE LB Hunter Helf Wautoma 12 6’2 205 7 2nd
D OLB / DEF. END Ryan Weaver Adams-Friendship 11 6′ 170 52 1st
D OLB / DEF. END Alex Suhr Mauston 12 5’9 160 18 1st
D OLB / DEF. END Brady Baldwin Mauston 12 5’6 170 2 2nd
D OLB / DEF. END Landon Keller Wautoma 12 6’3 185 21 2nd
D OLB / DEF. END Raph Berje Wisconsin Dells 11 6’4 175 4 2nd
D LINEMAN Jake Long Adams-Friendship 12 6’4 300 78 1st**
D LINEMAN Espyn Sweers Mauston 11 5’10 180 67 1st
D LINEMAN Payne Carroll Wisconsin Dells 11 5’11 240 55 1st
D LINEMAN Peter Idsvoog Wautoma 12 6’3 280 55 1st
D LINEMAN Kyle Dahl Mauston 12 6’2 200 13 2nd
D LINEMAN Luke Romack Poynette 12 6’2 255 60 2nd
D LINEMAN Holden Hockerman Westfield 12 6′ 200 57 2nd
Offense POSITION NAME SCHOOL YEAR HEIGHT WEIGHT NUMBER TEAM
0 CENTER Clayton Free Adams-Friendship 12 5’9 270 54 1st**
0 CENTER Tanner Paulsen Wisconsin Dells 11 5’11 215 62 2nd
O WIDE RECEIVER Brock Massey Mauston 12 6’3 185 15 1st**
O WIDE RECEIVER Degan Jensen Wisconsin Dells 12 6’3 180 2 1st
O WIDE RECEIVER Ian Cole Adams-Friendship 12 5’9 175 17 2nd
O WIDE RECEIVER Alex Suhr Mauston 12 5’10 160 18 2nd
O Offensive Player Brady Baldwin Mauston 12 5’6 170 2 1st
O Offensive Player Robert Irey Adams-Friendfship 11 5’6 175 27 2nd
O GUARD Peter Idsvoog Wautoma 12 6’3 280 55 1st**
O GUARD Logan Goodrich Wisconsin Dells 11 6’4 170 58 1st
O GUARD Gavin Leach Adams-Friendship 10 6’2 215 65 2nd
O GUARD Jackson Geitner Poynette 12 5’11 215 68 2nd
O TACKLE Jake Long Adams-Friendship 12 6’4 300 78 1st**
O TACKLE Payne Carroll Wisconsin Dells 11 5’11 240 55 1st
O TACKLE Jayce Wikman Adams-Friendship 11 6’7 340 77 2nd
O TACKLE Espyn Sweers Mauston 11 5’10 180 67 2nd
O QUARTERBACK Tyler Link Mauston 11 6′ 200 7 1st**
O QUARTERBACK Lincoln Smith Adams-Friendship 12 6′ 180 10 2nd
O RUNNING BACK Johnny Drankwiecz Adams-Friendship 12 6′ 225 35 1st**
O RUNNING BACK Sam Ersland Wisconsin Dells 11 5’11 170 24 1st**
O RUNNING BACK Hayden Gyllin Mauston 11 5’11 190 22 2nd
O RUNNING BACK Skylar Royston Wautoma 10 5’11 185 11 2nd
D/O/S POSITION SCHOOL YEAR HEIGHT WEIGHT NUMBER
S PLACE KICKER Sergey Jenkins Wisconsin Dells 12 6’1 145 80 1st
S PLACE KICKER Hunter Webster Poynette 11 6’2 180 62 2nd
S PUNTER Owen Breuch Poynette 11 5’10 150 16 1st
S PUNTER Degan Jensen Wisconsin Dells 12 6’3 180 2 1st
S PUNTER Brayden Lentz Westfield 10 6’2 190 3 2nd
S RETURN SPEC. Sam Ersland Wisconsin Dells 11 5’11 170 24 1st**
S RETURN SPEC. Brady Baldwin Mauston 12 5’6 170 2 2nd
Honerable Mention Selections – Per School
Position NAME SCHOOL Position
O Cody Hendricksen Adams-Friendship FB/TE
D Crispin Landon Adams-Friendship ILB
O Dylan Wood Mauston LT
D Caden Walz Mauston CB
O Vance Hathaway Poynette RB
D Austin Buss Poynette OLB
O Trey Reilly Wautoma C
D Graham Vissers Wautoma DB
O Sam Berruecos Westfield OFF. P
D Keegan Hockerman Westfield DE
O Lex Reittinger Wisconsin Dells QB
D Chris Bautista Wiscoinsin Dells DL
ALL CONFERENCE FOOTBALL – SOUTH CENTRAL CONFERENCE – 2023
SCC Defensive Player of the Year — Jake Long (DT) Adams-Friendship
SCC Offensive Player of the Year — Brock Massey (WR) Mauston
** Unanimous Selection
RELEASE DATE: After last SCC Team is eliminated from the WIAA Tournament
Neutral Site Location
South Central Conference Soccer All-Conference Teams 2023
| 1st Team All SCC | ||
| School: | Player: | |
| Wisconsin Dells | Anthony Juarez | |
| Coulee Christian | Benedict Althoff | |
| Wisconsin Dells | Bryan Alva Salazar | |
| Wisconsin Dells | Deyan Antonov | |
| Wisconsin Dells | Edwin Rivas | |
| Wisconsin Dells | Giovani Rivas (Goalie) | |
| Coulee Christian | Harrison Schaller | |
| Adams-Friendship | Kyle Shaw | |
| Nekoosa | Lane O’Donnel | |
| Wisconsin Dells | Matthew Makowski | |
| Wisconsin Dells | Ryan Sabey | |
| Nekoosa | Sawyer Ostrum | |
| Wisconsin Dells | Sebastian Raskevicius-Marchena | |
| Coulee Christian | Zachary Mertes | |
| 2nd Team All SCC | ||
| Black River Falls | Aeron Hanson | |
| Mauston | Alex Breunig | |
| Wautoma | Ben Miller | |
| Coulee Christian | Benton Arnold | |
| Nekoosa | Dakota Harper | |
| Black River Falls | Jackson Tiedens | |
| Nekoosa | Jarret Wilcox | |
| Mauston | Jonny Mata | |
| Adams-Friendship | Nash Sanchez | |
| Wautoma | Pedro Lopez | |
| Adams-Friendship | Rylan Beaver (Goalie) | |
| Adams-Friendship | Tristan Weglarz | |
| Honorable Mention | ||
| Wisconsin Dells | Daniel Saldivar | |
| Nekoosa | Jerry Carlson | |
| Mauston | Johan Wolf | |
| Adams-Friendship | Lucas Stanley | |
| Coulee Christian | Sam Deleeuw | |
| Wautoma | Sebastian Poulsen | |
| SCC Player of the Year | Ryan Sabey (Wisconsin Dells) | |
2023 SCC Volleyball All Conference
1st Team All-Conference
Name School Year
Evy Shaw Adams-Friendship 12
Makenna Pouillie Mauston 12
Samya Hughes** Nekoosa 11
Hallie Anderson Nekoosa 11
Montana Groskreutz Wautoma 12
Bri Buechner** Wautoma 12
Bryn Janke** Wisconsin Dells 12
Paisley Lindner** Wisconsin Dells 12
Natalie Field Wisconsin Dells 11
** Unanimous Selection
2nd Team All-Conference
Name School Year
Dylan Walsh Mauston 11
Kaelyn Chasenah Nekoosa 12
Mickayla Andrews Nekoosa 12
Allison Botters Wautoma 11
Madalyn Meyers Wautoma 11
Madalyn Chappell Westfield 12
Sade Partlow Wisconsin Dells 11
Ari Partlow Wisconsin Dells 11
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Bryn Janke/Wisconsin Dells
Ellerman Headed to State for Mauston Cross Country
The Mauston Golden Eagle CC teams competed at the LaCrosse Logan CC Division 2 sectional meet on Saturday October 21… The top two teams in each race as well as the top five individuals on non-qualifying teams advancing to the 2023 WIAA State Cross Country Championships held at the Ridges Golf Course in Wisconsin Rapids on Saturday October 28th..
MHS,junior, Josh Ellerman raced his way to the state championships with his 5th place overall finish with a time of 16:50.5. The MHS boys “pack” was in hot pursuit sophomore Brekk Peterson 13th place(17:12), senior Tyler Schwartz 15th place (17:27), Senior, Drake Gosda 26th place
( 17:56), freshman Haakon Peterson 28th(18:02), senior Blake Herrewig 44th( 18:26 ) and freshman Weston Pouillie 45th (18:31) . There were 93 runners in the boys race.. The team scores for the top 5 teams: West Salem 41- D-MP 48- Richland Center 82-MAUSTON 87 and Arcadia 128.
” Our sectional had a very fast and deep talent pool. with two teams ranked in the top six boys D-2 teams in the state ( West Salem ranked 2nd and DMP ranked 6th) so we knew the race was really going to be a challenge for our ” bests’ to do what they could do..Our kids really responded to the challenge – we had five lifetime bests on the boys team. We compete with the “all you can do is all you can do” philosophy and that is exactly what they did at sectionals. sectionals is always an emotional roller coaster. At the end of the day there are some smiles and some tears..The smiles are good and the tears are good because each of them has experienced what it means to give your best possible and what happens- happens . We are so proud of our teams” commented MHS CC coaches Bill DeVoe and John Maki
The MHS girls team raced to a 10th place finish at the sectional meet, MHS senior, Morgan Firlus was the top finisher for the girls team with her16th place finish. Morgan’s time of 21:21 was a lifetime best performance.. The balance of the girls team placing : junior , Alexys Smith 32nd (22:27)- sophomore Maddie Gosda 63rd ( 24:43)-freshman Genevive Hanson 64th 24:51-senior Naome Pouillie 66th ( 25:05 and freshman Scarlet Smith 75th 26:37. : We are so proud of our girls team- throughout their CC journey this season- they gave what they had to give and had some fun in the process” commented Coach Maki and Coach DeVoe.
” The state championships are always pretty incredible- they start out fast and keep getting faster. Josh raced at the state meet last year so he has an understanding of the race management needed for his best to do what it can do..It will be another week of training -race prep and some fun..” commented Coach Maki.
Mauston Volleyball Cant Complete Upset Bid
The Mauston Golden Eagle Volleyball team nearly pulled off a big upset in a WIAA D2 Regional quarterfinal game Tuesday night. Mauston took the first 2 sets over La Crosse Logan but Logan would regroup and take the final 3 sets and the match. Mauston was the #12 seed Logan is the #5 seed in the tournament. Maddie Quist had a solid game for Mauston finishing with 14kills and 3 aces. Lilly Wilke also had 14kills to lead the Golden Eagles. Ellie Poullie notched 40assists. It was a tough way for Mauston to end their season finishing with a 14-16 record.
Golden Eagles Runners Have Solid Showing at Skyline
The MHS Golden Eagle cross country teams competed at the Black River Falls CC invitational on Tuesday october 3rd. The invite featured thirteen teams as well as the always challenging cross country course ath Skyline golf course . ” The course is always a great challenge, the hills always are a test to the competitive soul of every competitor. This year the mid eighty degree temps and humidity made the racing even a bit more of a challenge. We were really proud of the way our teams responded to the challenge of the conditions and competition” commented coach DeVoe.
The MHS boys team raced to a second place team finish at the thirteen team invitational led by the duo of junior Josh Ellerman 6th place/ 18:37 and sophomore Brekk Peterson 8th place 18:44. Mauston had five runners make the podium: Tyler Schwartz 10th place 19:13, Westin Pouillie 12th place 19:28 and Drake Gosda 13th place 19:30. The balance of the boys varsity placing in the top twenty-freshman Haaken Peterson 17th 19:58 and Blake Herrewig 20th 20:22.. The team scores for the top fiver teams: West Salem 17, MAUSTON 49, Ellsworth 121, Black River Falls 130 and Chippewa Valley Bolts 134.
The MHS girls team raced to a top three finish placing 3rd at the BRF invite. the duo of morgan Firlus 4th place 22:41 and Alexys Smith 6th place 23:06 led the girls team with their podium finishes. The balance of the MHS girls team placing: Maddie Gosda 22nd 26:50, Naome Pouillie 28th 28:15, Genevive Hanson 31st 28:57 and Scarlet Smith 34th 29:14. Tean scores for the top five teams: West Salem 30, Viroqua 49, MAUSTON 90, Chippewa Valley Bolts 103 and Ellsworth 105.
The Golden Eagle CC teams next racing action will be Saturday October 7th at the Wisconsin Dell Invitational held at Christmas Mountain Golf Course. Competition begins at 10;00 am..
