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Seneca Educational Foundation holds 19th Annual Golf Tournament

Submitted by admin on Wed, 08/06/2025 - 10:54

The “winning” golf team of the Last Place Award at the 2025 Seneca Educational Foundation Golf Outing was the Eastman Trotters. The team (pictured above) consisted of Greg Russell, Mark Joy, Scott Feye and Roger Slama. (Submitted Photo/Barb Murphy)

The Seneca Educational Foundation held their 19th Annual Golf Tournament on July 26, 2025 with 144 golfers competing in the event at the Viroqua Hills Golf Course.

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Koenig holds wrestling camp

Submitted by admin on Wed, 08/06/2025 - 10:52

Current Minnesota Gopher and former PdC four-time state champion wrestler Rhett Koenig (alongside his dad Cory) runs a drill for older youth athletes last Wednesday, July 30 on the third night of his PDC Hometown Wrestling Camp at Prairie du Chien High School for local wrestlers. Koenig ran two sessions each night, one for youth wrestlers K-6 and one for older wrestlers in grades 7-12 . (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

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Season comes to a sudden end for Hoppers thanks to Fennimore

Submitted by admin on Wed, 07/30/2025 - 11:48

Westin Marx rounds third base and heads for home on a double by Cael Koenig during the second inning of the Hoppers 11-0 win over Fennimore this past Saturday. He is being waved home by third base coach Drew Bode. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

Home plate umpire Bill Hannah rules Noah Pedretti safe on a steal of home during an at-bat by Blake Reynolds. Abe Amundson waits on-deck in the background. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

By Derick Kelly

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Prairie du Chien Waterhawks host first conference swim meet since 2009

Submitted by admin on Wed, 07/30/2025 - 11:44

Swimmers, coaches and spectators gather around the pool at the Wacouta Aquatic Center in Prairie du Chien on Saturday, July 26 for the annual conference swim meet. It was the first conference swim meet held in PdC in 16 years. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

Porter Bode comes up for air as he nears the finish of his race. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

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Hoppers finish regular season with six wins in final week

Submitted by admin on Fri, 07/25/2025 - 12:03

Brady Lenzendorf gets close to the ground on his bunt attempt during the Hoppers first game against Holmen this past Saturday. The bunt amazingly almost worked as it went halfway down the first base line before going foul at the last second. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

Carter Tonne fires a pitch to home plate as teammate Jack MacEachern plays behind third base as the Holmen takes his lead towards home plate with two outs. Tonne would get the Holmen batter to fly out to center field to strand the runner at third base. The Hoppers would go on to win this game 3-2 before Holmen won the second game 14-4. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

Deacon Chesebro hurries out of the batter box after hitting a pitch during the Hoppers 3-2 win over Holmen. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

By Derick Kelly

The last week of the 2025 regular season was a good one for the Prairie du Chien Grasshoppers legion baseball team.

The Hoppers went 6-2 before heading into regional competition this upcoming weekend at Dillman Memorial Ballpark on St. Feriole Island in Prairie du Chien.

The Hoppers began the week by hosting a doubleheader against Gays Mills last Monday, July 14.

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Sixth annual Hammerfest takes place

Submitted by admin on Fri, 07/25/2025 - 11:48

Keele Redman heads for home past third base coach Peyton Hall after a base hit by a teammate during Jed’s Diamondblades 13-1 win over the Pepin-Alma Eagles during the sixth annual Hammerfest Softball Tournament this past weekend. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

Kristen Nolan smacks a pitch as Jed's Diamondblades offense erupted for 13 runs during their game with Pepin-Alma. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

Addy Davidson gets ready to fire the ball to first base for an out during Jed's Diamondblades win Saturday evening. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

Emme Wikner tags out the Eagle base runner on a stolen base attempt. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

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PdC’s Bryce Lenzendorf named to Football and Legion Baseball All-Star Teams

Submitted by admin on Fri, 07/25/2025 - 11:37

Even though it looks like a quarterback drop back, Prairie du Chien graduate Bryce Lenzendorf is actually dropping back into coverage at linebacker during the 2025 Wisconsin Football Coaches Association’s Small Schools All-Star Game last Saturday at Titan Stadium in Oshkosh. (Jason Nihles/The Platteville Journal)

By Derick Kelly

Recent Prairie du Chien graduate Bryce Lenzendorf competed in the 2025 WFCA Small School All-Star Football game this past Saturday, July 19 at UW-Oshkosh’s Titan Stadium. Lenzendorf was credited with four assisted tackles for the South team during their 19-12 loss to the North team.

Lenzendorf marks the third consecutive year that Prairie du Chien Football has had a player participate in the WFCA All-Star Game (note - it does not include athletes selected but unable participate due to other obligations) and the sixth player selection in the last seven years.

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Thiry earns Pat Richter Male Athlete of the Year Award for ‘24-25 from Wissports.net

Submitted by admin on Fri, 07/25/2025 - 11:35

Blake Thiry (seen here competing in the D2 Long Jump Final at the 2025 WIAA State Track Meet last month) became the first Prairie du Chien athlete to earn the U.S. Marine Corps Three-Sport Pat Richter Athlete of the Year Award from Wissports.net. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

By Derick Kelly

The accolades from the 2024-25 school year keep coming for Prairie du Chien graduate Blake Thiry as he was named the 2025 male winner of the U.S. Marine Corps Three-Sport Pat Richter Athlete of the Year Award by Wissports.net this past Monday, July 21.

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Prairie du Chien Varsity Legion sweeps Westby, fall to Bangor

Submitted by admin on Wed, 07/16/2025 - 13:32

Noah Pedretti started game one for the Hoppers against Westby and held the visitors to just two hits. (Steve Van Kooten/Courier Press)

Brady Lenzendorf gets ready to drive in a run with a single in the bottom of the second inning of the Hoppers 10-0 win over Westby last Wednesday, July 9 at Dillman Memorial Field. (Steve Van Kooten/Courier Press)

By Derick Kelly

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