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Cardinal wrestling sends two to State

Cardinal wrestling sends two to State

By Derek Hoesly, Correspondent – The Brodhead-Juda wrestling program advanced two wrestlers to the WIAA Division 2 Individual State wrestling meet. Junior Jackson Hauri and senior Trent Davis each won sectional titles at the Richland Center sectional last Saturday. The Cardinals secured eighth-place with 47 team points, clipping Monroe by […]

 
 

Whippets withstand rally, sink Cardinals

Whippets withstand rally, sink Cardinals

By Derek Hoesly, Correspondent – The Brodhead Cardinals faced a daunting 23-point halftime deficit, but their rally fell short as the Whitewater  Whippets left with a 64-41 Rock Valley win last Thursday. Brodhead had a disastrous opening half. The Whippets raced out to an 18-5 lead midway through the half. […]

 
 

Nyhus new scoring record-holder

Nyhus new scoring record-holder

By Derek Hoesly, Correspondent – The Cardinals defeated the Evansville Blue Devils leading scorer in program history. Brodhead (9-11 overall, 6-10 Rock Valley) dominated down the stretch to beat Evansville 62-56 in a Rock Valley matchup last Tuesday. “I’m happy for the team and especially happy for the seniors. They […]

 
 

Cardinal wrestling takes sixth at Conference

Cardinal wrestling takes sixth at Conference

By Derek Hoesly, Correspondent – The Brodhead-Juda wrestling squad earned sixth-place out of nine teams with 110.5 points at the Rock Valley conference meet last Saturday. “I thought that we did better than I expected. I was pretty proud of the kids,” head coach Bill Davis said. “We knew certain […]

 
 

Lady Cards drop heartbreaker to Edgerton

Lady Cards drop heartbreaker to Edgerton

By Derek Hoesly, Correspondent – The Brodhead Cardinals (8-10 overall, 5-9 Rock Valley) dropped a tough 54-52 Rock Valley decision to Edgerton last Friday. The Cardinals used a 7-0 run to take a 9-2 lead early. Senior Brooke Bescup finished on the block and junior Alexis Oliver slipped to the […]

 
 

Cardinal boys picking up steam

Cardinal boys picking up steam

Becky Malkow Photo-Independent Register Dawson Van Wyhe was a force in the paint in the Cardinals victory over Jefferson.   The Brodhead Cardinals (7-9 overall, 5-7 Rock Valley) trend of strong play continued, as they picked up their third straight Rock Valley win 74-58 over Jefferson last Friday. “I think […]

 
 

Cardinals best Trojans

Cardinals best Trojans

(Mandy Fields photos The Independent-Register) Kalyn Lawren battles for the loose ball off a rebound. By Derek Hoesly, Correspondent – The Cardinals (8-8 overall, 5-7 Rock Valley) avenged an earlier season gut-wrenching loss to Beloit Turner with a convincing 57-38 Rock Valley win last Thursday. Brodhead and Beloit Turner went […]

 
 

Nyhus drops 31 on Cougars in Cardinal victory

Nyhus drops 31 on Cougars in Cardinal victory

By Derek Hoesly, Correspondent – The Brodhead Cardinals (7-6 overall, 4-6 Rock Valley) won their third straight game beating Clinton 73-70 in a Rock Valley matchup last Tuesday. Clinton set the tone with a 10-4 run to go up 17-9 early in the game. Liz Kalk got to the rim […]

 
 

Cardinals put it together in victory over Big Foot

Cardinals put it together in victory over Big Foot

By Derek Hoesly, Correspondent – The Brodhead Cardinals (5-9 overall, 3-7 Rock Valley) played their best overall game this season defeating Big Foot 72-60 in a Rock Valley matchup last Thursday. “We’ve been competing but in terms of using each other and playing with each other I thought it might […]

 
 

Cardinals fall to Blue Devils

Cardinals fall to Blue Devils

By Derek Hoesly, Correspondent – A shooting drought in the second half doomed the Brodhead Cardinals (4-8 overall, 2-6 Rock Valley) boys basketball team in a 65-53 Rock Valley loss to the Evansville Blue Devils last Tuesday. With the score tied at seven, Evansville went on a 12-2 run to […]