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Lady Cards remain winless in conference

Lady Cards remain winless in conference

By Derek Hoesly, Correspondent – The Cardinals (2-3 overall, 0-3 Rock Valley) suffered a major scoring drought in a 61-44 loss to Jefferson in a Rock Valley matchup last Tuesday. Jefferson jumped on Brodhead taking a 7-0 lead four minutes into the game. Callie Morrison drilled a wide-open left wing […]

 
 

Cougar girls defeat Cardinals

By Derek Hoesly, Correspondent – In a tale of two halves, the Clinton Cougars dominated the second half en route to a 58-48 victory over the Brodhead Cardinals (1-2 overall, 0-2) Rock Valley in a Rock Valley matchup last Tuesday. The Cardinals jumped out to a 16-8 advantage in the […]

 
 

Cardinal boys look to bounce back

Cardinal boys look to bounce back

By Derek Hoesly, Correspondent – The Cardinals aim for a bounce back year in 2017-2018. Brodhead returns some key playmakers to lead the effort. Brodhead is coming off a 7-16 season and 5-11 in Rock Valley South play. Brodhead lost to Madison Edgewood in a WIAA Division 3 regional quarterfinal. […]

 
 

Cardinal girls win season-opener

Cardinal girls win season-opener

By Derek Hoesly, Correspondent – The Cardinals (1-0) opened the 2017-18 basketball season with a 55-38 victory over the Monticello Ponies in a non-conference game last Tuesday. After Monticello’s Alyssen Noriega drilled a  3-pointer to open the game, Brodhead went on a 29-3 run to seize control and set the […]

 
 

Senior Nyhus to propel Lady Cards this season

Senior Nyhus to propel Lady Cards this season

By Derek Hoesly, Correspondent – The Cardinals girls basketball team returns their leading scorer, but will have to fill a key hole in 2017-18. Brodhead is coming off an 11-13 season overall and 8-8 in Rock Valley play. That 8-8 mark earned a third-place finish in Conference play last year. […]

 
 

Gratz recognized for contributions as cross-country coach at BHS

Gratz recognized for contributions as cross-country coach at BHS

By Derek Hoesly, Correspondent – Curt Gratz’s impact can be felt both on and off the cross-country course, leaving a lasting impression on many of his runners over the past 16 years. Gratz was one of the 50 nominees for U.S. Cellular’s Most Valuable Coach Award. Gratz received an email […]

 
 

Cardinals find mixed results at State

Cardinals find mixed results at State

By Derek Hoesly, Correspondent – Freshman Madelynn McIntyre and seniors Madee Harding and Michael Hatter had strong showings at the 2017 WIAA Division 2 Cross Country Championships last Saturday at the Ridges Golf Course. Madelynn McIntyre McIntyre placed 19th in a time of 20:09.60 to cap an unforgettable freshman season. […]

 
 

Lady Cards drop heartbreaker to Darlington, closing out season

Lady Cards drop heartbreaker to Darlington, closing out season

By Derek Hoesly, Correspondent – The four-seed Brodhead Cardinals dropped a gut wrenching five-set match 22-25, 25-23, 25-18, 17-25, 15-13 to the five-seed Darlington Redbirds in a WIAA Division 3 regional semifinal last Thursday. Facing tough competition in Darlington, the Cardinals were ultimately sunk by their service errors. After the […]

 
 

Cards Crush Demons in Playoff Opener

Cards Crush Demons in Playoff Opener

By Derek Hoesly, Correspondent – The fourth-seeded Brodhead Cardinals (21-16-1 overall, 2-7 Rock Valley) rolled to a three-set sweep 25-18, 25-8, 25-13 over 13-seed Deerfield in a WIAA Division 3 regional quarterfinal matchup last Tuesday. The Cardinals went on a 6-0 run to go up 6-3. Senior Chandra Clark started […]

 
 

Trio of Cardinal runners bound for state meet

Trio of Cardinal runners bound for state meet

By Derek Hoesly, Correspondent – The Brodhead-Juda cross country program will be well represented at the 2017 WIAA Division 2 State meet on Saturday, Oct. 28, at the Ridges Golf Course in Wisconsin Rapids. Cardinal girls 1st, 3rd Freshman Madelynn McIntyre and seniors Madee Harding and Michael Hatter will participate […]