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10/02/2025

Michael Lambert, Cycling, Platteville LA CRESCENT, Minn. — Platteville’s Michael Lambert won his second USA Cycling national championship two weekends ago. The UW–Platteville lecturer and 2006 graduate of Platteville High School raced his way to the men’s 35–39 age group national champions...

10/02/2025

Fennimore girls win title, boys finish second at Golden Eagle Relays DODGEVILLE — The Platteville/Lancaster boys soccer team improved to 5–0 in the Southwest Wisconsin Conference with a pair of narrow victories last week. Last Tuesday, the Hillmen (7–3–1) edged host Dodgeville/Mineral Point ...

10/02/2025

Fennimore girls win title, boys finish second at Golden Eagle Relays FENNIMORE — The Fennimore girls cross country team finished first out of eight complete teams at Saturday’s Golden Eagle Cross Country Invitational, which was held at the Hickory Grove Golf Course. The Fennimore boys finished s...

09/25/2025

Tyler Sasse, RB/DB, Platteville football RICHLAND CENTER – Senior running back Tyler Sasse tallied 209 yards and scored five touchdowns in Platteville dominating 47–22 Southwest Wisconsin Conference victory at Richland Center Friday night. He also kicked five extra points and accounted for 35 of...

09/25/2025

Cubans rally to knock off #9 Golden Eagles in five sets FENNIMORE — The Cuba City Cubans improved to 12–8 on the year, and 3–0 in SWAL play following an upset over Division 4’s No. 9 Fennimore in five sets last Tuesday night.

09/18/2025

Job Wetter, Sr., RB/DL, Boscobel football WARREN, Ill. — Two football programs faced each other on Saturday, but a moment between two students from opposing sides of the gridiron match-up stole the show this past weekend. Boscobel’s Job Wetter, a senior running back/defensive end, is deaf and ha...

09/18/2025

Hillmen rally from 38–27 deficit in final 10 minutes to stun Flying Arrows PLATTEVILLE — Platteville’s 40–38 comeback win over Southwest Wisconsin Conference rival Lancaster was one for the ages. Junior quarterback Brody Digman launched a 63-yard touchdown pass to senior Jauron Blevins with ...

09/11/2025

Reece Kelley, Jr., RB, Fennimore football Junior halfback Reece Kelley rushed for 258 yards and three touchdowns on just 22 carries to lead Fennimore to a dominating 41–14 victory over visiting Southwestern/East Dubuque last Friday night at the Rock.

09/11/2025

Host Redbirds win girls title at Darlington Invitational DARLINGTON — Just over 365 days removed from a second-place finish to the Lancaster girls in its home meet, 41 points to 60, the Redbirds flipped the standings with a meet-best 45 points. The state-caliber Flying Arrows finished a distant se...

09/11/2025

DARLINGTON — As the starting gun kicked off the 40th Alumni Meet on the Miehe Cross Country Course at Darlington on Aug. 30, athletes had a new piece of hardware to run through.

09/04/2025

Brody Digman, Jr., QB, Plattevile football MINERAL POINT —Junior Brody Digman piled up 406 yards of total offense and five total touchdowns to lead Platteville to a 41–14 non-conferece victory at Mineral Point Friday night.

09/04/2025

Hinderman rallies Panthers to wild overtime victory TOWN OF MIFFLIN — Following junior Brock Hinderman’s 1-yard touchdown run, classmate Treaton Loeffelholz lined up for the first extra point of his high school career. Loeffelholz put a charge into the ball out of the hold off senior Sam Lundell...

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We are a weekly paper that serves the citizens of Lafayette County to bring them the news that is happening around the area. We have a yearly subscription rate of $46 for those who live in Green, Grant, Iowa, and Lafayette County. Those who live out of the area have a yearly subscription rate of $54.

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