GAME OF THE WEEK: Prep volleyball

IowaGrant at Cuba City for 1st-place in the SWAL

Sophomore Annie Spurley and the IowaGrant Panthers will travel to Cuba City Tuesday night with first-place on the SWAL on the line.

ig vb — Sophomore Annie Spurley and the IowaGrant Panthers will travel to Cuba City Tuesday night with first-place on the SWAL on the line.

GAME OF THE WEEK (Sept. 14–20)

PREP VOLLEYBALL: This week’s area matchups

Iowa–Grant (6–2, 3–0 SWAL) at Cuba City (11–2, 3–0 SWAL), Tuesday, Sept. 19, 7:15 p.m.

Coach Marla Simon’s Panthers will take their shot at coach Kari Lawson’s prohibitive SWAL favorite Cuba City Cubans in a key SWAL volleyball match Tuesday night. The Cubans have raced out to an 11–2 start to the season and are currently 3–0 in the conference behind the stellar play of junior Brinley Wood (109 kills, 20 blocks, 53 digs) and seniors Megan Hartl (63 kills, 128 digs, 22 aces) and Mykenzie Vaassan (80 kills, 102 digs).

Simon’s Panthers are the only other team still unbeaten in SWAL play, but will need a big night from seniors Katie Olson (59 kills, 26 digs, 12 aces) and Shea McIntyre (33 kills, 33 blocks) as well as junior setter Kendall Peterson (178 assists, 8 aces) if they are going to knock off the Cubans.

SWC

Platteville (3–0 SWC) at Lancaster (0–3 SWC), Thursday, 7:15 p.m.

Dodgeville (1–2 SWC) at River Valley (2–1 SWC), Thursday, 7:15 p.m.

Prairie du Chien (1–2 SWC) at Richland Center (2–1) SWC, Thursday, 7:15 p.m.

Lancaster at Dodgeville, Tuesday, 7:15 p.m.

Richland Center at River Valley, Tuesday, 7:15 p.m.

Platteville at Prairie du Chien, Tuesday, 7:15 p.m.

SWAL

Boscobel (1–2 SWAL at Darlington (3–1 SWAL), Thursday, 7:15 p.m.

Cuba City (3–0 SWAL) at Riverdale (0–3 SWAL), Thursday, 7:15 p.m.

Iowa–Grant (3–0 SWAL) at Southwestern (2–1 SWAL), Thursday, 7:15 p.m.

Mineral Point (0–3 SWAL) at Mineral Point (1–3 SWAL), Thursday, 7:15 p.m.

Boscobel at Mineral Point, Tuesday, 7:15 p.m.

Fennimore at Riverdale, Tuesday, 7:15 p.m.

Southwestern at Darlington, Tuesday, 7:15 p.m.

SIX RIVERS WEST

Benton (4–1 SRW) at Potosi (3–1 SRW), Thursday, 7:15 p.m.

Cassville (1–3 SRW) at Highland (1–2 SRW), Thursday, 7:15 p.m.

Belmont (1–4 SRW) at Potosi, Tuesday, 7:15 p.m.

Highland at River Ridge (5–0 SRW), Tuesday, 7:15 p.m.

Shullsburg (0–4) at Cassville, Tuesday, 7:15 p.m.

Iowa–Grant Invitational, Saturday, Sept. 16, 10 a.m.: The Panthers will host an eight-team tournament with Belleville, Dodgeville, Highland, Mineral Point, New Glarus, Portage and Seneca.

Benton Quadrangular, Saturday, Sept. 16, 9 a.m.: The Zephyrs will host Argyle, Barneveld and Southwestern in a four-team round robin tournament on Saturday.

PREP FOOTBALL: Week 5 area games (all games, Friday, 7 p.m.):

SWC

Dodgeville (3–1, 0–0 SWC) at Prairie du Chien (4–0, 0–0 SWC)

Lancaster (3–1, 0–0 SWC) at River Valley (3–1, 0–0, SWC)

Richland Center (0–4, 0–0 SWC) at Platteville (4–0, 0–0 SWC)

SWAL

Fennimore (3–1, 1–1 SWAL) at Darlington (0–4, 0–2 SWAL)

Cuba City (2–2, 2–0 SWAL) at Southwestern (2–2, 0–1 SWAL)

Iowa–Grant (3–1, 1–1 SWAL) at Boscobel (0–4, 0–1 SWAL)

Six Rivers Conference

Pecatonia/Argyle (3–1, 2–1 SRC) at Potosi/Cassville (3–1, 2–1 SRC), at Cassville*

Black Hawk (4–0, 2–0 SRC) at Belmont (1–3, 1–2 SRC)

Highland (1–3, 1–2 SRC) at River Ridge (2–2, 2–1 SRC)

Non-Conference

Wauzeka/Seneca (3–1) at Shullsburg (1–3)

Benton/Scales Mound (2–2) at Brookwood (3–1)

Marshall (2–2) at Mineral Point (3–1)

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