Mickelson, Hansen homer in loss to Whitehall


By JOHN HANSEN | Norwalk Knights Norwalk traveled to Whitehall to face the Wolves on June 4. Cory Anderson led off with a single, and Dru Mickelson drilled a 2-run homer to left, giving the Knights the early lead. Whitehall got a run in the bottom of the first....

A walk off by Trae Ness

By JOE VITCENDA | Royall baseball coach Three times during the 2014 season, Trae Ness provided the punch that put the Panthers in the winner's circle. The first was April 26 against the Melrose-Mindoro Mustangs. When the Panthers were down by a run in the bottom of...

Ithaca tops Brookwood in regional final

By NATHAN BEIER | For the County Line The Brookwood baseball team was content with its Scenic Bluffs Conference title in the regular season, but was eager to try to get to sectional play for the first time since 2010, as the host site was in Wilton. The final chapter...

Brookwood and Royall volleyball bow out early

By NATE BEIER | For the County Line The volleyball season came to a end quickly, as both Brookwood and Royall were felled in the opening round of regional play on Oct. 22: the Falcons were 0-3 at Lancaster, and the Panthers were 2-3 to Cashton. Brookwood at Lancaster...

Brookwood names athletes of the month for September

Five Brookwood High School students were named athletes of the month for September. They are listed below, with coaches' comments following the names. FOOTBALL Paul Ryan: Paul led our team in rushing yards and touchdowns during September and was big part of our...

Falcon harriers sweep titles

By NATE BEIER | For the County Line The Brookwood cross-country teams traded effort and hard work for a pair of titles at the Scenic Bluffs Conference cross-country championships at Spring Valley Golf Course in Union Center on Oct. 17. "The girls had shown steady...

Falcons close regular season with wins

By NATE BEIER | For the County Line Brookwood volleyball players will take a full head of steam with them into regional play following a pair of wins in the final week of the regular season. The Falcons downed their rival, the Eagles, by 3-0 (25-14, 25-19, 25-16) on...

Panthers stumble to second-place tie

By NATE BEIER | For the County Line A 3-0 loss at Hillsboro in the regular season finale forced Royall into a three-way for second place with Bangor and Wonewoc-Center last week. The Panthers put up a fight in game one, falling 25-21, but couldn't find a way to rally,...

Playoffs elude Panthers

By NATE BEIER | For the County Line The opportunity was there, but the Royall football team couldn't take advantage in its final game of the 2013 season, falling 14-0 to New Lisbon. Royall needed a win to qualify for playoffs for the first time in more than a decade,...

Falcons capitalize against Hillsboro

By NATE BEIER | For the County Line As the Brookwood offense took the field in overtime against Hillsboro, rumors floated among parents and fans that Necedah had upset previously unbeaten New Lisbon. But even if that rumor held true, the Falcons still needed to find a...

Second-half surge keeps Royall’s playoff hopes alive

By NATE BEIER | For the County Line Royall head coach Rick Steffen felt fortunate that his team was tied 6-6 at halftime in Cashton on Friday night. According to him, the Panthers just weren't clicking over the course of the first two quarters. That changed early in...

Panther volleyball takes five losses

By NATE BEIER | For the County Line Royall suffered a series of five losses last week, dropping two conference games and a trio of contests at the North Crawford invite, and fell to 12-16 overall and 7-5 in league play. The week started off with a 3-2 loss at Bangor,...

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