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Seneca volleyball team tangles with the Benton Zephyrs
Seneca crawford wi
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Updated: Sep 13, 2017, 5:41 PM
Published: Sep 13, 2017, 5:44 PM

SENECA - The Seneca girls hosted 36th Annual  Seneca Classic, where eight teams travel for a full day  of volleyball.

After pool play in Pool A Seneca was 3-0, Brookwood 2-1, Shullsburg 1-2 Edger 0-3.  In Pool B it was Benton 3-0, Boscobel 2-1, Cassville 1-2, DeSoto 0-3.

Taking the second place teams to play off for third place, Boscobel took on Brookwood with Boscobel coming out on top  25-18, 25-23.

Then came a rematch of last year's Seneca Classic and a rematch of sectional semifinals with Benton taking on Seneca. The play was some great volleyball for early on in the season.

Game one went to Benton 25-21 with some very good volleyball being played.   

Game two was at one point Seneca 22-6 over Benton. The Seneca girls were powerhouse hitting and blocking and controlling the net, while the Indian defense was shutting out any hits Benton was trying to put down.  Game 2 ended up with Seneca winning 25-13. 

In game three there was a cap at 17. It  was a back-and-forth battle defensively by both teams. In the end, Benton was able to come out on top 17-16.  

“Credit should go to both teams for wanting the win and playing their hearts out,” Seneca coach Dawn Ray said wheh it was over. 

Complete statistics for Seneca were not available, but coach Ray noted Liv Swanson came up with 51 kills for the day, while Emily Garfoot had 18 kills, and Haley Wall and Erin Sime each had 16 kills for the day.  Garfoot also came up with 94 assists. 

Behind the line Haley Wall led the team with 46 serves and 12 aces, Alivia Salinas had 49 serves and 10 aces, Makenna Greene had 28 serves, Garfoot had 32 serves 9 aces. 

“This was a well-fought game by both teams and an exciting championship for the 36th Annual Seneca Classic,” Ray said.
Riverdale wrestlers pick up two wins
Muscoda
Wrestling Generic
Published: Jan 5, 2023, 3:00 PM

MUSCODA - The wrestling team had one final warm up before the Bi-State Classic, heading to Belmont on Tuesday night. The team picked up two wins defeating Belmont/Platteville 42-33 and Pecatonica Argyle 48-24.

Rylee Wanek started the

Belmont/Platteville dual with a pin at 170 pounds. After a forfeit to Dietrich Buchholz at 182 Kadin Rynes moved up to 195 and won by pin. At 220 pounds Dreyton Deglow competed in a back and forth match and ended up on the losing end 10-7. Riverdale forfeited at heavyweight and had a 18-9 lead moving into 106.

Jordan Bomkamp would put together a great performance. He scored two takedowns and rode his opponent hard on his way to a 4-0 victory. This was a big swing match and Jordan came through when called on. Terry Sage jumped back into the varsity lineup with a fighting performance before falling by pin late in the third period. Brody Miess would follow with a pin at 120 to move to 16-1 on the season.

Carson Knight jumped up a weight class and would fall by pin to a tough Belmont/Platteville wrestler. Sean Duffy picked up a forfeit at 132 and Nick Stitzer would avenge a loss at the Richland Center Invite with a 6-2 win to secure the dual for Riverdale. After two Riverdale forfeits Ashton Miess would collect a big lead before securing the fall at 160 pounds.

In the dual against Pecatonica/ Argyle Nick Stitzer and Sean Duffy would pick up pins on the way to the 48-24 victory. The team is now 8-0 on the season and their next dual will be at home on Thursday, January 12 when they wrestle Boscobel/Wauzeka- Stueben and River Valley.

The team is off until the Bi- State Classic December 29-30 at the La Crosse Center. You can follow the progress of the wrestling team through trackwrestling.com, WRCO radio, or check out the Riverdale Wrestling Club Facebook page for updates.

JH wrestling begins

Riverdale Junior High wrestling will hold their first practice of the season in the RES small gym after school until 5:15 on Tuesday, January 2. This is open to any boys or girls in grade 6-8. This is a great time to try the sport in an environment conducive to learning basic moves and competing against kids of your own ability. Contact JH head coach Nick Brewer or head wrestling coach Jeff Campbell with any questions.