In today’s prep landscape, athletes can be pulled in many different directions. It makes it tougher and tougher to compete in more than one sport.
During a normal spring, Lodi athletic director Sue Meffert spends a lot of time rescheduling games due to typical Wisconsin weather. Not being able to make up some games is common.
While dealing with a dangerous virus is new to most, the Lodi track and field program has been through it before.
The Lodi prep baseball team was coming into the 2020 season with its highest expectations since qualifying for the state tournament in 2016.
Golfers in the Lodi and Poynette areas can once again hit the links at Lodi Golf Club, Shepherds Meadow in Poynette or their other favorites. However, there are restrictions in play as the state is still under the “Safer at Home” order due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
These are tough times for sports fans. Life would be a lot better if we got to watch the Milwaukee Brewers’ early-season rise to the top of the National League Central Division and the Milwaukee Bucks’ playoff drive to an NBA title, but that will have to wait as the sports world is on hold d…
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The DeForest boys hockey co-op took a turn in the right direction this season under first-year coach Brent Richter.
The Lodi boys basketball team had a lot to cheer about this winter. The Blue Devils were in the hunt for a Capitol North Conference title and played for a WIAA regional title.
Although they didn’t repeat as Capitol North Conference champions, the Lodi girls basketball team put together a successful season.
The Lodi prep wrestling team continued to add to its impressive history this winter. The Blue Devils captured a Capitol Conference title, a regional title, a sectional runner-up finish and garnered four state placewinners.
For the 28th straight year, the Lodi prep wrestling team was the cream of the crop in conference action.
It was a long season in the Badger North Conference for the DeForest boys hockey co-op. The Norskies went 0-10 in conference play for a third straight year.
STEVENS POINT — The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Board of Control voted to cancel the 2020 Annual Meeting and to delay making a determination on the continuation or cancellation of the spring sports seasons and tournaments at a special meeting today.
The Lodi and Poynette girls basketball team had roller coaster seasons. But, each enjoyed some form of success this winter.
The Poynette and Lodi boys basketball teams combined for five selections to the All-Capitol North Conference list. The Blue Devils had three players recognized, while the Pumas had two.
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STEVENS POINT — The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association determined all remaining games of the State Girls Basketball Tournament, and the boys basketball sectional finals and the State Tournament will be canceled in response to the evolving concerns over the spread of COVID-19.
WIAA RESTRICTS ATTENDANCE AT BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT SERIES EVENTS
The Lodi boys basketball team entered the WIAA Division 3 postseason looking for its first regional title since 2016.
The Lodi girls basketball team faced a daunting task in its WIAA Division 3 regional semifinal game in Platteville last Friday. The Blue Devils had to find a way to slow down the top-ranked and undefeated Hillmen.
The Lodi prep wrestling team left the Kohl Center after last weekend’s WIAA Division 2 state tournament a little heavier, but not just because they don’t have to make weight any more this season. The Blue Devils had all four of their wrestlers competing, come away with medals.
The threat of getting beat in transition by the Lake Mills boys basketball team eliminated the man power Lodi could commit to attack offensive rebounds.
The Lodi boys basketball team put itself in position to earn a share of the Capitol North Conference title after defeating both Lakeside Lutheran and Columbus last week.
The 46th Annual American Birkebeiner was held in Hayward under ideal winter and snow conditions with over 7,000 skiers from 47 States and countries participating in multiple racing events last weekend.
The DeForest boys hockey co-op had its season come to an end one game into the WIAA Division 1 playoffs.
As they have traditionally done in the past, the Lodi prep wrestling team is wrestling its best in the WIAA postseason.
The Lodi girls basketball team had a busy finish to the regular season last week with games against Lakeside Lutheran, Lake Mills and Baraboo.
The Lodi prep wrestling team added to its impressive WIAA postseason streak by capturing its 27th straight regional title last Saturday.
The Lodi boys basketball team is still in the thick of the Capitol North title hunt after picking up its second straight conference win last week.
The Lodi girls basketball team will not be adding to its conference championship banner this season after the defending co-champs lost their third Capitol North game last week.
The DeForest boys hockey co-op closed out the regular season last week with a split.
The Lodi girls basketball team celebrated Rock the Gym night last Friday by capturing its fourth Capitol North win of the season.
The Lodi and Poynette wrestling teams represented the area very well at last Saturday’s Capitol Conference Tournament in Belleville. They combined to put 16 wrestlers in the finals and crowned 10 champions.
For just the second time this season, the DeForest boys hockey co-op earned wins in back-to-back games.
The Ice Age Nordic Ski team traveled to Cable last weekend for the state championsips.
The Lodi and Poynette boys basketball teams opened up the second half of the Capitol North Conference season with a matchup against each other at Lodi High School last Friday.
The Ice Age Nordic Ski team recently took part in the South Conference Nordic Ski Championships under the lights at Lapham Peak State Park.
In its final preparation for the conference tournament and the WIAA postseason, the Lodi prep wrestling team faced another ranked opponent last Friday. The Blue Devils made the trip to Fennimore to face the second-ranked team in Division 3.
The Lodi boys basketball team had a chance to take sole possession of first place in the Capitol North Conference on Jan. 30, but fell short against host Columbus.
The DeForest boys hockey co-op broke out of a slump with a tie and a win during the Sun Prairie Groundhog Tournament last Friday and Saturday.
Big games by Lauryn Milne and Jaden Kolinski helped the Lodi girls basketball team take care of long-time rival Poynette last Friday.
The Ice Age Nordic ski teams traveled to Iola for the 6-kilometer Iola Norseman races.
The Lodi boys basketball team continued its strong start to the season with two more wins at home last week. Both victories came in Capitol North Conference play.
The Lodi prep wrestling team was looking to defend its title at the Blue Devil Invite on Friday, but came up short.
The Lodi girls basketball team had mixed results on the court last week.
The Lodi girls basketball team suffered its first Capitol North Conference loss of the season on Jan. 14, but the Blue Devils went down swinging.
The Lodi prep wrestling team continued its unrelenting non-conference schedule last week with home duals against the top two teams in Division 1.
The DeForest boys hockey co-op had an opportunity to win its first Badger North Conference game on Jan. 16, but came up a goal short against visiting Baraboo at the Ice Pond.
The Ice Age Nordic ski team traveled to Rhinelander last week end and joined 325 skiers and 16 teams from Wisconsin and Michigan to compete in two days of racing at the Hodag Challenge.
The Lodi and Poynette boys basketball team continued their storied rivalry on Jan. 16 with a tussle in Poynette to open the Capitol North Conference season.
For the fourth time this season, the Lodi prep wrestling team squared off against a ranked team in a non-conference dual. The Blue Devils traveled to Wisconsin Rapids, which is ranked No. 10 in Division 1, on Jan. 9.
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