The WIAA Board of Control approved several changes at last week's meeting, including allowing a maximum of 24 games to the boys and girls varsity basketball schedules beginning with the 2020-21 season.
Onalaska bounced back from an early two-goal deficit to top the second-seeded Rock County Fury 4-3 in a WIAA sectional semifinal girls hockey game at Edwards Ice Arena in Beloit.
The Janesville Bluebirds and Rock County Fury will each play in WIAA sectional semifinal hockey games Tuesday night against teams that beat them earlier this season.
Haley Knauf notched a hat trick to lead the area's co-op team to a 6-0 victory over Badger Lightning at Edwards Ice Arena in Beloit.
Janesville Craig juniors Mya Maslonka and Sara Nerad connected on the game-winning goal to help the Rock County Fury win 2-1 at Cap City on Monday to finish an unbeaten Badger Conference season.
The area's girls hockey co-op continued its recent offensive slump Friday evening, when it lost 3-1 to Wisconsin Valley Union in a nonconference game at Janesville Ice Arena.
Shannon Dwyer and Emma Burkard scored in the second period as the Warhawks edged the Fury 2-1 in a nonconference girls hockey game at Howard G. Mullett Ice Center.
Alyssa Knauf scored four goals, including two during a four-goal third period, and the area's girls co-op high school hockey team beat Viroqua 6-1 in a Badger Conference game at Edwards Ice Arena in Beloit.
Kiya Bronston scored three goals and Kaley Manglitz added two goals and three assists as the Onalaska Hilltoppers defeated the Rock County Fury 5-3 on Saturday in a nonconference girls hockey game in Monroe.
Six different players scored as the local girls high school co-op hockey team blanked the Stoughton Icebergs 7-0 at Monroe's arena.
Five notable performances from the past week in area high school sports, and five events to watch out for over the next seven days:
The Rock County Fury lost a 2-1 nonconference game to Central Wisconsin on Saturday.
The Rock County Fury saw their eight-game unbeaten streak come to an end Saturday with a 6-2 loss to the Fox Cities Stars.
The area's co-op girls high school hockey team beat Black River Falls 3-1 and Chippewa Falls 5-1 on the opening day of a holiday tournament hosted by Appleton Xavier.
Haley Knauf had a hand in two goals Saturday, including the game-winner in overtime, as the Rock County Fury girls hockey team defeated the Viroqua Blackhawks 2-1 on Saturday at Viroqua Community Arena.
Sara Nerad and Alyssa Knauf each scored as the Rock County Fury blanked the Lakeshore Lightning 2-0 on Friday in a nonconference girls hockey game to extend their unbeaten streak to five games.
Five notable area high school performances from this past week and five events to watch for over the next two weeks.
The Rock County Fury girls hockey team fell behind in the first period Tuesday night but rallied to a 4-1 victory over visiting Metro Lynx.
Five notable high school performances and five events to watch in the week to come of high school sports.
In the first meeting of this season between the Badger Conference rivals Thursday night at Edwards Ice Arena, there was no separating the two girls hockey teams. Rock County, the area's co-op team, and Cap City, the co-op based out of Sun Prairie, skated to a scoreless draw.
Knauf scored three times, including twice off feeds from Presley Kovacevich and Cammi Ganshert, in the first 5 minutes, 21 seconds, and the Rock County Fury blanked the Badger Lightning 7-0 in a high school girls hockey game in Beloit.
Five different players scored as the Fury beat the host Stoughton Icebergs 5-1.
The Rock County Fury's up-and-down season continued Saturday as the area's girls hockey co-op team was shut out, 4-0, in a road loss to the University School of Milwaukee Wildcats.
Alyssa Knauf registered a hat trick, and the Rock County Fury defeated Brookfield 4-3 to earn third place in the Hartland Turkey Tournament on Saturday.
Mya Maslonka had two goals and goalkeeper Olivia Cronin made 16 saves as the area's girls hockey co-op earned an easy win in its first game of the 2018-19 season.
The Rock County Fury open up the 2018-19 season Saturday at home against Brookfield. The area's high school girls hockey team won the Badger Conference title last season.
Gazette sports writer John Barry wraps up the winter sports season with a couple of individual and team awards, along with a look at his crystal ball predictions for the state basketball tournaments.
Rock County's Maggy Henschler and McKaylie Buescher were named to the Wisconsin Girls Hockey Coaches Association first team, while Dani Heitsman was a second-team selection.
Rock County fell into a 3-0 deficit and its comeback ran out of time Saturday against Cap City, which advanced to state
Zoie Steig scored on a rebound in the third minute of overtime to lift the Rock County Fury, the area's girls co-op hockey team, to a 4-3 win over the visiting Metro Lynx in a WIAA sectional semifinal game at the Janesville Ice Arena.
Five notable performances from area high school athletes over the past seven days and five games or events to watch for over the next week.
Rock County sets program record for goals in a game in blowout of Badger Lightning
Rock County senior needed just 5 minutes, 23 seconds to score three goals during the third period in a 4-3 win Saturday
Rock County goalie leads the state in goals against average (1.20), shutouts (11), and is tied for first in wins (18).
Rock County overcomes Wisconsin Valley 3-2 thanks to senior's goal
Cap City scores four times during second period to upset Rock County 5-3
Five notable performances by area high school athletes in the past week and five games or events to keep an eye on over the next seven days.
Rock County beat Madison Metro Lynx 6-0 in a Badger Conference girls hockey game Thursday night.
Five notable performances from the past week of high school sports and five events to watch for over the next week.
Rock County scores despite being one player and two players down in 4-0 victory.
Rock County defeats Stoughton 7-0 to increase lead atop Badger Conference
Five notable area high school sports performances from the past week and five games or events to look forward to in the next seven days.
A one-goal deficit after one period apparently did not sit well with the Rock County Fury on Friday night.
The area girls co-op hockey team got two goals just eight seconds apart and skated to a 3-0 Badger Conference victory over Viroqua on Tuesday.
Five top performances by area high school athletes from the past week and five games/events to watch over the next seven days.
The area's co-op girls hockey team beat a state-ranked Beaver Dam team Wednesday but lost Thursday morning to go 2-1 over a two-day span.
The Rock County Fury extended their unbeaten run to seven games with a 6-0 rout of Viroqua in a Badger Conference game Saturday in Viroqua.
The Fury (8-1-2) down Cougars (6-2-1) with two late goals in a Badger Conference win
Despite a litany of newcomers, the Fury currently sit with a 7-1-2 record and are ranked fifth in the state
Milton High junior is a dual-threat athlete for Rock County Fury girls hockey and Milton girls soccer
