By NATE BEIER | For the County Line The Brookwood girls basketball team flexed its offensive muscles in Friday's conference opener at Cashton, winning 75-32. Coach Greg Dull's squad took a 21-12 first-quarter lead, but then broke away in the second behind a 19-7 run....
Lunde takes the lead for Panther wrestlers
By NATE BEIER | For the County Line Senior Dalton Lunde claimed the 182-pound title at Saturday's Royall Invite after defeating Hillsboro's Max Sebranek with a 12-3 major decision. The win pushed Lunde's record to 4-0 on the season and helped Royall place fifth as a...
Royall splits in early competition
By NATE BEIER | For the County Line Senior Jordan Baeseman opened the Panthers' season with a 16-point effort in a 59-25 win over Kickapoo. Royall, under first-year head coach Scott Uppena, transformed an 8-1 first-quarter lead into a 26-5 halftime advantage to take...
BHS names athletes of the month
Five Brookwood High School students were named athletes of the month for October/November. They are listed below, with coaches' comments following the names. FOOTBALL Josh Marten: Josh recorded 225 yards and four touchdowns on 12 carries in our level-one playoff game...
Brookwood opens season with drought
By NATE BEIER | For the County Line Travis Anderson's first outing at the helm of the Brookwood boys basketball team resulted in a 57-50 loss in Alma Center to the Lincoln Hornets. The Falcons fell behind early but erupted for a 25-19 fourth-quarter effort. That...
Redbirds too much for black birds
Falcons fall in state quarterfinal 47-14 to Darlington By NATE BEIER | For the County Line Brookwood's historic football season came to a close in Darlington on Saturday afternoon, when the Falcons fell 47-14 to the Redbirds in the third round of the WIAA playoffs....
Uncharted territory: Falcon football advances to third round of playoffs after 27–7 win over Iowa-Grant
By NATE BEIER | For the County Line Defense will win you ball games. Just ask the Falcon football team about its 27–7 win over Iowa-Grant on Friday, and the sentiment will be repeated: Defense will win you ball games. Coach Doug Brieske and company knew they would...
Finishing touches: Falcon runners show improvements at state meet
By NATE BEIER | For the County Line Improving on its 12th-place finish in 2012, the Brookwood boys cross-country team took ninth Saturday afternoon at the Ridges Golf Course in Wisconsin Rapids. This year, the average finish time was 18:02.17, compared with last...
Unsatisfied Falcon boys look ahead to state meet
By NATE BEIER | For the County Line There was instant disappointment as Brookwood's Walker Rynes and Dylan Smith counted runners at the finish line Saturday afternoon in Westby. It didn't take them long to realize that their hopes of repeating as Division 3 sectional...
Marten’s big night paves way for playoff win
By NATE BEIER | For the County Line For all of the running Josh Marten did Friday night, you might think he had been training with the cross-country teams all week long. Marten gashed the Riverdale defense for 225 rushing yards and four touchdowns in Brookwood's 28-7...