GAME OF THE WEEK (prep track & field): Six Rivers Conference Meet

Benton/Scales Mound/Shullsburg sweeps conference title for 6th straight year

THE BSMS boys and girls track and field teams swept the Six Rivers Conference titles for the sixth consecutive season after scoring 189 points apiece at Mondays Six Rivers Meet held at UW-Platteville. The Zephyrs also set nine new records.

ShullsBentonTrackChamps — THE BSMS boys and girls track and field teams swept the Six Rivers Conference titles for the sixth consecutive season after scoring 189 points apiece at Mondays Six Rivers Meet held at UW-Platteville. The Zephyrs also set nine new records.

Thomas Gunnell

Updated: May 17, 2018, 1:40 PM

Published: May 17, 2018, 1:41 PM

GAME OF THE WEEK (May 8–15)

PREP TRACK & FIELD: Six Rivers Conference Meet

PLATTEVILLE – The Benton/Scales Mound/Shullsburg boys’ and girls’ track and field teams turned in record-setting performances on the way to a Six Rivers Conference sweep for the sixth year in a row.
    The Lady Zephyrs set five new conference records and won nine of the 18 events en route to the girls’ team title with 189 points, while the Zephyrs broke four Six Rivers records and won eight events to capture the boys’ crown also with 189 points at the 2018 Six Rivers Conference Meet held at UW-Platteville on Monday, May 14.
    Albany was runner-up with 161.5 points in the girls’ meet with 112 points and Pecatonica/Argyle was second in the boys’ meet with 108 points.
    Black Hawk placed fifth in each meet with 61 points, while Belmont placed sixth in the girls’ meet with 41 points and seventh in the boys’ meet with 44 points.
    BSMS senior Emma Lawrence won four events and set four conference records along the way, breaking her own mark in the girls’ 300-meter low hurdles with her winning time 45.50 seconds and topping Benton alumnus Danielle Dixon’s 2009 record in the 100 high hurdles with her winning time of 15.43 seconds. She added titles and records in the triple jump (35’10”) and the 200-meter dash (26.22) to lead the Lady Zephyrs.
    Junior Trinity Law also set a new record while winning the high jump (5’0”) and she finished first in the long jump (16’0”) and teamed with Chloe Matthews, Maggie Dougherty and Calli Jerry to win the 400-meter relay (52.78).
    Senior Brianna Leahy repeated as Six Rivers’ champion in the girls’ shot put (40’9.25”) and discus (121’5”) for BSMS.
    Black Hawk senior Haley Gertsch won the 400-meter dash (1:01.17), and she placed second in the 100 (13.04) and seventh in the 800 (2:53.75) to lead the Lady Warriors.
    Sophomore Hannah Butler was second in the long jump (15’7.75”) and teamed with Natalie Leuzinger, Bailey Butler and Kaylee Marty to place second in the 400 relay (54.75).
    Belmont sophomore Lizzy Haag finished second in the 800 (2:33.18) and fifth in the high jump (4’2”), while junior Elsie de Haan was third in the discus (106’1”) and fifth in the shot put (29’9”) for the Lady Braves.
    Senior Aaron Pulvermacher claimed three individual titles for the Zephyrs, breaking the Six Rivers Conference record in the 400 (50.97) and adding firsts in the 200 (23.33) and the long jump (18’11.75”). along with a second in the 100 (11.69)
    The Zephyrs also got record-setting performances from the 1,600 relay team of Troy Turpin, Ethan Shetler, Caleb O’Neill and David Germaine in 3:35.29 and the 3,200 relay team of Turpin, Josh Redfearn, Dylan Heim and Chandler Kelly in 8:44.26.
    The Zephyrs’ 400 relay team of Shetler, Zach Wiegel, Brandon Carlborg and Tyler Walton registered a first-place finish in 47.19.
    Sophomore Matt Davis earned a title and set a new record in the high jump (6’2”), and senior Ben Davis won the pole vault (10’6”) for BSMS.
    Belmont senior Jacob Wedig repeated as champion in the shot put (53’2.5”) and was second in the discus (137’7”) to lead the Braves. Junior Seth Peters added a third in the 800 (2:07.57), while joining Christian Fure, Andrew Weber and Zach Mester to take third in the 3,200 relay (9:37.73).
    Black Hawk junior Colby Argall was second in the triple jump (40’1”), third in the long jump (18’5”) and fifth in the 100 (11.98), and he joined with Cody Blosch, Mitchell Quinn and Jaylen Rufenacht to place second in the 400 relay (48.07). Rufenacht also finished second in the high jump (6’0”) for the Warriors.
    The 2018 WIAA Division 3 regional track and field meet will be held at Cuba City High School on Monday, May 21, beginning at 3 p.m. The top four competitors in each event advance to sectional competition.

SIX RIVERS CONFERENCE MEET
Girls team Scores: Benton/Scales Mound/Shullsburg 189, Albany 112, River Ridge 106, Potosi 63, Black Hawk 61, Belmont 41, Cassville 40, Monticello 36, Pecatonica/Argyle 36.

Boys Scores: Benton/Scales Mound/Shullsburg 189, Pecatonica/Argyle 108, Albany 97, River Ridge 80, Black Hawk 61, Potosi 54, Belmont 44, Monticello 25, Cassville 22.
At UW-Platteville on Monday, May 14

2018 GIRLS’ THROWDOWN IN MADTOWN
Results: SP- 3- Brianna Leahy, BSMS, 42’2.25”; 26- Megan Greenfield, BSMS, 27’10.5”; D- 6- Leahy, BSMS, 128’2”; 20- Greenfield, BSMS, 94’8”.
At Madison, on Monday, May 7

MCDONALD'S SWNEWS4U GAME OF THE WEEK (Six Rivers Baseball): #10 River Ridge 5, #5 Belmont 2

#11 Timberwolves upset #4 Braves to win a share of first baseball conference title

Sophomore Blake Reynolds collected the win on the mound, limiting #4 Belmont to two runs, one earned, on four hits, while striking out five batters and walking four over six innings to lead River Ridge to a 5–2 win over the Braves last Thursday. - photo by A.J. Gates

Sophomore Blake Reynolds collected the win on the mound, limiting #4 Belmont to two runs, one earned, on four hits, while striking out five batters and walking four over six innings to lead River Ridge to a 5–2 win over the Braves last Thursday. - photo by A.J. Gates

Updated: May 29, 2025, 5:54 PM

Published: May 29, 2025, 5:55 PM

MCDONALD'S SWNEWS4U.COM GAME OF THE WEEK (May 20–27)
SIX RIVERS BASEBALL: #10 River Ridge 5, #5 Belmont 2

By A.J. Gates, Herald Independent

#10 Timberwolves upset #5 Braves to win a share of first baseball conference title
PATCH GROVE — Coming into the 2025 prep baseball season, coach Andrew Redman had a hunch his Timberwolves would be a strong contender for this year’s Six Rivers Conference baseball title.

“We have big goals to compete for our first-ever conference title,” coach Redman said this past April in the Grant County Herald Independent’s Spring Sports Preview.” We expect to finish high in the conference standings and rely on our experience from last season to lead us to a successful season.”

After finishing fourth in the conference standings a year ago with a league record of 4-8, the Timberwolves did in fact secure a share of this year’s conference baseball title with a victory in their final regular-season game of the year played last Thursday night.

With a 5–2 victory over visiting Belmont last Thursday night, coach Redman’s Timberwolves (16–7) team concluded the regular season with a league record of 14–2, claiming a share of this year’s conference title along with the Braves (17–5, 14–2).

Belmont, who entered the contest with a league mark of 14–1, could have taken sole possession of the conference crown for themselves with a win Thursday night, but the Timberwolves had other ideas.

“Coming out on top is a great feeling, knowing how much work our players and coaches have put into this,” said third-year head coach Andrew Redman. “My first two years as a head coach we won a total of seven conference games combined. This season alone we doubled that total with 14 conference wins, which was good enough to tie for the top spot.”

“The Six Rivers conference is loaded with great teams, and for us to claim one of the top spots is truly remarkable,” Redman added.

Aside from winning the first conference baseball title since the school’s inception in 1995, this year’s baseball team has also won the most games in a single season, and currently holds an overall record of 16-6 heading into the WIAA postseason tournament.

As they have done all season long, the trio of Blake Reynolds, Carter Copsey and Cael Koenig were at the forefront of last Thursday night’s win over Belmont, doing with their bats, their fielding and their arms.

Reynolds, who pitched the first six innings and collected the win on the mound, limited the Braves to two runs, one earned, on four hits, while striking out five batters and walking four.

Copsey came in to finish the game, pitching a scoreless seventh, striking out one batter and walking one.

At the plate, it was Koenig who led the Timberwolves, going a perfect 4-for-4 with two runs scored and one RBI. The team’s other four hits were scattered among Carter Copsey, Andre Nies, Noah Copsey and Brandon Davis.

After a scoreless tie for two and a half innings, the Timberwolves got on the board in the bottom of the third when Koenig’s one-run single scored Carter Copsey, who led off the inning with a double. Noah Copsey then followed with a one-run single of his own to score Koenig.

The Braves plated a run in the top of the fifth to make it a 2–1 River Ridge lead, but the Timberwolves responded with three runs in the bottom of the fifth.

Following back-to-back singles by Nies and Koenig, and an intention walk to Reynolds, Brandon Davis came up big with a bases-loaded two-run single to right field, scoring Nies and Koenig. Reynolds later scored on a wild pitch to give River Ridge a 5–1 lead.

The Braves added one run to their total in the top of the sixth, but couldn’t put anything together in the seventh with Copsey on the mound and the River Ridge defense behind him.

The Timberwolves are no strangers to close games this season, and have won a total of five conference games this season by one-run. They have also proven that, while Reynolds, Copsey and Koenig are undoubtedly the leaders of this team, they also have a stable of other role players that have come up big throughout the season.

“What makes this team special is that everybody takes their turn coming through in big moments,” said coach Redman. “We rely heavily on Blake, Carter and Cael, but three players alone doesn’t make a team. We’ve had several players who took on new or bigger roles this year and they contributed in big time spots.”

“This year our guys really focused on doing their jobs and accepting their roles on the team, which led us to having a successful season,” Redman added. “I’m proud of all our players and this program.”

Heading into the WIAA postseason tournament, the Timberwolves (16–7) hold the No. 2 seed in their division 4 sectional bracket. Following a first-round bye, coach Redman’s squad will host the winner between No. 7 seed North Crawford (10–9) and No. 10 seed Hillsboro (10–7) next Tuesday, June 3. The No. 1 seed in the bracket belongs to Seneca (20–2).

River Ridge 5, Belmont 2
(from Thursday, May 22, at Patch Grove)
Belmont..........000 011 0 — 2 4 2
River Ridge....002 030 x — 5 8 1
Leading hitters - RR: Cael Koenig 4x4. 2B — Carter Copsey (RR). W — Blake Reynolds (6IN,4H,1ER,5K,4BB). L — Austin (4IN,7H,5ER,4K,3BB). Other pitchers - RR: Carter Copsey (1IN,0H,0ER,1K,1BB).

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