GAME OF THE WEEK (March 31–April 5)
INDOOR TRACK & FIELD: UW–Platteville Indoor Invitational, Thursday, March 31, 5 p.m.
Mother Nature isn’t completely cooperating with the spring sports schedule just yet, but the preseason indoor track and field season continues Thursday with the UW–Platteville Indoor Invitational at Williams Fieldhouse. Lancaster, Albany, Belmont, Benton/Scales Mound/Shullsburg, Boscobel, Cambridge, Cassville, Deerfield, Dodgeville, Monticello, Pecatonica, River Ridge, Southwestern, Riverdale, Westby and Wisconsin Heights are all scheduled to participate. Lancaster will host the meet.
Benton Indoor Invitational (at UW–Platteville), Saturday, April 2, 10 a.m.
Defending Six Rivers Champion Benton/Scales Mound/Shullsburg will host the Benton Indoor Invitational Saturday at UW–Platteville’s Williams Fieldhouse. Participating teams include: Benton/Scales Mound/Shullsburg, Belmont, Black Hakw, Cuba City, Darlington, Dodgeville, Fennimore, Lancaster, Pecatonica, Platteville, Oregon and Southwestern.
OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD:
Cuba City outdoor meet, Tuesday, April 5, 4 p.m.
Cuba City will a four-team meet with Black Hawk, Cassville, and Benton/Scales Mound/Shullsburg to open the outdoor season.
River Ridge outdoor meet, Tuesday, April 5, 4 p.m.
River Ridge will a five-team meet with Belmont, Platteville, Potosi and Southwestern to open the outdoor season.
BASEBALL: Season Openers
Weather permitting, most local baseball team will open the season on Friday. Area games include:
FRIDAY, APRIL 1
Mineral Point at Platteville, 4:30 p.m.
Southwestern at Lancaster, 4:30 p.m.
River Valley at Marshall, 4:30 p.m.
Warren (Ill.) at Darlington, 4:30 p.m.
Iowa–Grant at Highland, 4:30 p.m.
Richland Center at Baraboo, 5 p.m.
SATURDAY, ARPIL 2
Dodgeville at Portage, 11 a.m.
MONDAY, APRIL 4
River Valley at Potosi, 4:30 p.m.
Richland Center at Mineral Point, 4:30 p.m.
Darlington at Boscobel, 4:30 p.m.
Cuba City at Warren (Ill.), 4:30 p.m.
Southwestern at Galena (Ill.), 4:30 p.m.
TUESDAY, APRIL 5
Lancaster at Darlington, 4:30 p.m.
Iowa–Grant at Fennimore, 4:30 p.m.
Riverdale at Highland, 4:30 p.m.
Shullsburg/Benton at Southwestern, 4:30 p.m.
Mineral Point at River Valley, 4:30 p.m.
Belmont at Dodgeville, 5 p.m.
SOFTBALL:
Area teams will look to continue their early season schedules with a full slate of games.
FRIDAY, APRIL 1
Riverdale at Cuba City, 4 p.m.
Prairie du Chien at Potosi, 4:30 p.m.
Highland at Richland Center, 5 p.m.
Southwestern at Iowa–Grant (at Cobb), 5 p.m.
Darlington at Fennimore, 5 p.m.
Boscobel at Mineral Point, 5 p.m.
SATURDAY, ARPIL 2
Boscobel at Richland Center, 10 a.m.
Platteville at Belmont, 1:30 p.m.
Richland Center at Fennimore, 5 p.m.
MONDAY, ARPIL 4
Platteville at Galena, 4:30 p.m.
Iowa–Grant at Boscobel, 4:30 p.m.
Cassville at Lancaster, 5 p.m.
Cuba City at Darlington, 5 p.m.
Mineral Point at Riverdale, 5 p.m.
Fennimore at Southwestern, 5 p.m.
TUESDAY, APRIL 5
Potosi at Platteville, 4:30 p.m.
Shullsburg/Benton at Southwestern, 4:30 p.m.
Belmont at Dodgeville, 5 p.m.
Black Hawk at Darlington, 5 p.m.
Seneca at Fennimore, 5 p.m.
Boscobel at Ithaca, 5 p.m.