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05/08/2026

First-place Hillmen put together another late rally to pull out an improbable win The Platteville Hillmen did it again. Coach Randy Knight’s boys scored six runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to cap another wild comeback in a 7–6 Southwest Wisconsin Conference victory over visiting Prairie d...

04/30/2026

PC ends Timberwolves' eight-game win streak PATCH GROVE — Starting off their 2026 softball schedule with an eight-game winning streak, the Timberwolves of River Ridge looked to be the team to beat in the Six Rivers conference this season. Their conference rivals from Potosi/Cassville might have en...

04/24/2026

Anthony Massa, Jr., 3B, UW–Platteville baseball WHITEWATER — The UW–Platteville baseball team concluded three games against UW–Oshkosh Monday, April 13 from Prucha Field in Whitewater. Platteville jumped out to a 10–0 lead after the first two innings, which started with a two-run home run ...

04/24/2026

Host Cassville/Potosi wins girls team title at own 10-team meet CASSVILLE — The Cassville/Potosi girls track and field team won its own 10-team invitational Thursday in near perfect conditions Junior Brielle Fishnick led the way on the sunny 75-degree day claiming gold medals in the girls 100-mete...

04/24/2026

Platteville Cardinals wins Division 9 State Basketball Tournament OSHKOSH — The Platteville Cardinals Special Olympics basketball team win the Division 9 state title over the weekend at the 2026 Special Olympics Wisconsin State Basketball Tournament at UW–Oshkosh. The Cardinals played outstandin...

04/16/2026

Platteville boys win 20-team Lancaster Invitational LANCASTER — Twenty teams congregated at Lancaster High School last Thursday afternoon for the early-season Lancaster Invitational. Platteville won the boys team title with 110.5 points, beating out runner-up Dodgeville/Mineral Point (104) by 6.5 ...

04/16/2026

Sasse walk-off single caps Hillmen four-run rally in the bottom of the 7th to beat SWC rival Dodgers PLATTEVILLE — Platteville scored four runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to open Southwest Wisconsin Conference play with a dramatic 7–6 victory over visiting Dodgeville Friday at Hill Fiel...

A fixture of the community, and this paper, has left us.....
04/16/2026

A fixture of the community, and this paper, has left us.....

I couldn’t have asked for a better first boss than Brian Lund. Lund, who passed away this past Tuesday, April 14, had been the longtime publisher of the Republican Journal.

04/13/2026

Bulldogs walk off win opening win after Miller scores on wild pitch in the 8th inning BOSCOBEL — The Boscobel baseball team opened the season with a 3–2 eight inning victory over visiting North Crawford last Tuesday afternoon. The game was a scoreless tie through seven innings before it was deci...

04/13/2026

Ruah Franzmann-Simmert, Sr., distance, Tri-State Homeschool girls track and field WHITEWATER — Tri-State Homeschool junior Ruah Franzmann-Simmert earned two state champion titles at the Wisconsin State Indoor Track and Field Championships held Saturday at UW–Whitewater.

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