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Girls finish eighth in conference tournament

Girls finish eighth in conference tournament

By Derek Hoesly, Correspondent The Cardinals (13-16 overall, 7-3 Rock Valley) placed eighth with a 0-3 mark at the Rock Valley conference tournament on Saturday. Brodhead dropped the opener to Big Foot, 17-25 and 15-25. The Cardinals fell in match two to Jefferson, 14-25 and 22-25, and lost their final […]

 
 

Cardinals keep the playoff streak alive

Cardinals keep the playoff streak alive

By Derek Hoesly, Correspondent The Cardinals (5-4) were determined to continue their historic playoff streak on Friday night, and that’s what happened. Brodhead-Juda came out on fire in the first half to propel the Cardinals to a 30-21 victory over East Troy and punch their ticket to the playoffs for […]

 
 

Tough Loss Puts High Pressure on Next Week’s Game

By Derek Hoesly, CORRESPONDENT The Cardinals’ playoff streak will come down to the final week, as Evansville-Albany beat Brodhead-Juda 33-19 on Friday night. Evansville-Albany struck on the opening drive of the game. Brennen Banks, who torched the Cardinals’ defense all night, opened the drive with a 13-yard burst. Zachary Mielke […]

 
 

Cross country performs well in Evansville

By Derek Hoesly, Correspondent The Brodhead-Juda cross country program had a perfect day at the Evansville-Albany Triple Dual meet at the Evansville Country Club. The girls’ squad clipped Evansville-Albany, 27-28, and beat Parkview, 18-43. The boys’ squad picked up two wins, beating Evansville-Albany 20-41 and Parkview 19-38. Pick up this […]

 
 

Cardinals fall to Trojans

By Derek Hoesly, Correspondent The Cardinals (11-13 overall, 5-3 Rock Valley) dropped their second straight Rock Valley south contest as the Beloit Turner Trojans walked away with a four-game victory 21-25, 25-23, 25-18, 25-15 on Tuesday night. “When we went to play Turner at their place, we went to four,” […]

 
 

Tough loss puts high pressure on next week’s game

Tough loss puts high pressure on next week’s game

By Derek Hoesly, Correspondent The Cardinals’ playoff streak will come down to the final week, as Evansville-Albany beat Brodhead-Juda 33-19 on Friday night. Evansville-Albany struck on the opening drive of the game. Brennen Banks, who torched the Cardinals’ defense all night, opened the drive with a 13-yard burst. Zachary Mielke […]

 
 

Cardinals dominate in Duck Pond Invitational

By Derek Hoesly, Correspondent The Brodhead-Juda cross country program had a perfect day last Tuesday at the Duck Pond Invitational, as both the varsity boys and girls won the meet. The boys had 30 points, and the girls had 58 team points. The Cardinals also won both the boys’ and […]

 
 

Cardinals soar over Edgerton in Homecoming

Cardinals soar over Edgerton in Homecoming

By Derek Hoesly, Correspondent The Brodhead-Juda Cardinals (3-3) rolled to a 42-16 homecoming win over Edgerton on Friday night. “Our kids did a great job of getting prepared all week, and I was real proud of what they did,” coach Jim Matthys said. Pick up this week’s print edition for […]

 
 

Runners Finish Strong in Rock Valley Classic

By Derek Hoesly, Correspondent The Brodhead-Juda cross country squads took part in the Rock Valley Classic on Tuesday. In the senior race, Jeff Moss placed fourth with a time of 18:34.9. Nate Ciabatti’s strong cross season continued, as he secured sixth in a mark of 18:46.7. Reuben Larson earned eighth […]

 
 

Brodhead Falls to Big Foot in Volleyball Matchup

Brodhead Falls to Big Foot in Volleyball Matchup

By Derek Hoesly, Correspondent The Big Foot Chiefs showed off all their offensive weapons in a sweep (25-7, 25-11, 25-16) over Brodhead (6-6 overall, 2-1 Rock Valley) in a first-place matchup last Thursday, Sept. 15. Game one was all Big Foot, and the Cardinals had no answers. The Chiefs raced […]