By NATE BEIER | For the County Line One of the surprise girls basketball teams this season has been the Hillsboro Tigers. At one point, as they rattled off eight wins to open the season, the Tigers were ranked in the top 10. The Tigers seemed ready to hand Brookwood...
Falcons roll on: Balanced effort secures wins over Necedah, Kickapoo
By NATE BEIER| For the County Line Amber Brueggen was the only player in double-digit scoring, tallying 12, but the Falcons used a team effort to knock off the Necedah Cardinals 64-28 on Jan. 17. Brueggen had more points than any other of the 16 scoring players in the...
Royall girls’ woes continue
By NATE BEIER | For the County Line The Royall girls' skid continued last week, as the team dropped two more games, one of them in conference and the other out of conference. First-year head coach Mike Huntzicker led Cashton to its first win over Royall since the...
Marten breaks school record
By NATE BEIER | For the County Line Brookwood's Josh Marten became the all-time wins leader during a 51-28 dual win against Necedah on Jan. 16. Though Marten had tied Eric Flock for 121 career wins the weekend prior, he used his win during the Necedah dual to take...
Necedah’s timely buckets sink Falcons
By NATE BEIER | For the County Line The visiting Necedah Cardinals used some key plays to upend host Brookwood 50-42 in Scenic Bluffs Conference play on Jan. 16. After falling into an early hole 16-6, the Brookwood boys rallied and trailed 35-28 entering the final...
Baeseman, Retzlaff lead Royall to win
By NATE BEIER | For the County Line Seniors Jordan Baeseman and Brandon Retzlaff combined for 47 points as Royall (4-5, 3-2) defeated Wonewoc-Center (0-10, 0-5) by 84-52 on Jan. 10. The Wolves emerged from a high-scoring first quarter with a 16-15 lead, though. Royall...
Nelson powers Falcons past Bangor
Brookwood's win, Hillsboro's loss leaves Falcons atop league standings By NATE BEIER | For the County Line In the bedlam that was the first of two crucial conference games for Brookwood against Bangor, it was clear to see that sophomore Briana Nelson wasn't fazed by...
Grappler duo claims Lee Griffin titles, helps team take first
By NATE BEIER | For the County Line Josh Marten and Levi Dunwald won their respective weight-class titles Jan. 11 at the annual Lee Griffin Invitational at Kickapoo High School. Improving to 19-1, Marten defeated Kickapoo/La Farge's Noah Harris by fall in 1:53 to take...
Brookwood students named athletes of the month
Three Brookwood High School students were named athletes of the month for December. They are listed below, with coaches' comments following the names. BOYS BASKETBALL Dominic Luxton: "Since the season began, Dominic has demonstrated on the court both in practice and...
Lunde second, Marten third in holiday tournament
By NATE BEIER | For the County Line Dalton Lunde suffered his first loss of the season in the 182-pound championship match at the 32nd annual Bi-State Classic in La Crosse on Dec. 28. Squaring off against Lancaster's David Chadd, Lunde faced the wrong end of a 5-0...
