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Coach celebrates victory over hometown team Cardinals top RVC with recent winning streak

BECKY MALKOW The Independent-Register
	
Owen Leifker lays it in for 2 of his 16 points in the Cardinals 55-50 win over Big Foot last Thursday night. The Cardinals remain undefeated in conference and are currently in first place.

By Trenten Scheidegger, Correspondent The Brodhead boys basketball team and Head Coach Tommy Meier are riding a five-game winning streak, that includes a win over Meier’s alma mater, Black Hawk High School in South Wayne. It’s a winning streak that has the Cards in first place in the Rock Valley […]

 
 

Leifker reaches 1,000 points in Cardinal victory.

Cardinals senior Owen Leifker, scored 18 points Dec. 29 during a game against Deerfield to bypass the-1,000 point milestone. Leifker came into the contest needing 10 points to reach the mark. Coach, Tommy Meier (left) who said the achievement was “impressive,” presented Leifker with a commemorative ball honoring the feat.

Trenten Scheidegger, Correspondent After beginning the 2021-22 season on a five-game winning streak, the Brodhead boys’ varsity basketball squad hit a rough patch. It was something Brodhead Head Coach Tommy Meier was well aware could happen. Before the team hit the road for three consecutive away games, Meier admitted it […]

 
 

In it to win it. Brodhead teams peg a few more wins

BECKY MALKOW The Independent-Register
	
Right: Brodhead’s Onni Oliver drains a 3 during the girls defeat against McFarland last week. Above: Abbie Dix goes up for 2 of her 19 points in the winning game.

Trenten Scheidegger, Correspondent Both Cardinal basketball squads have continued their winning ways to tip off the 2021-22 basketball season. The Lady Cards are a perfect 8-0 through their first eight games, while the boys have managed to come out on top of a couple nail biters. Coach Brian Kammerer and […]

 
 

Cards fall to the ’cats in third round of playoffs

Gage Boegli gets the edge and heads to the end zone for a TD

Trenten Scheidegger, Correspondent The 2021 Brodhead-Juda Cardinals went on one of the best runs the program has ever seen. Including the 2021 spring season, this year’s senior class on 17 consecutive games. After going 9-0 through the 2021 regular season, the Cards kept their momentum rolling into the postseason as […]

 
 

Brodhead-Juda rolls to Level 3 in playoffs

BECKY MALKOW The Independent-Register
	Aidyn Vondra brings in a pass for a touchdown dur-ing last Friday’s home game against Richland Center.  The Cardinals are 11-0 this season, following a 7-0 a spring season

By Trenten Scheidegger, CORRESPONDENT It was a chilly 54 degrees on Friday night as the Brodhead-Juda Cardinals played host to the Richland Center Hornets for round two of the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association football playoffs. It was a repeat matchup of two Southwest Wisconsin Conference members as the Cardinals faced […]

 
 

Seven years in the making. Brodhead-Juda rolls to first playoff win since 2014

BECKY MALKOW Brodhead Independent Register
	Brodhead-Juda quarterback Cole Hoesly gains big yardage on a keeper play in Friday’s 42-13 win over Watertown Luther Prep in the first round of the WIAA playoffs. The Cards will host Richland Center this Fri-day at 7 p.m.

By Trenten Scheidegger, Correspondent The Brodhead-Juda varsity football program was once known for its long-running postseason record. The Cardinals held a state record for appearing in the high school football playoffs for 25 consecutive years. That streak came to an end in 2017, however, and head coach Jim Matthys and […]

 
 

Brodhead-Juda completes perfect regular season

BECKY MALKOW The Independent-Register
	Gage Boegli hauls in a touchdown pass for the first score of the game against Prairie du Chien on Friday night. The Cardinals didn't score again until the fourth quarter winning a nail-biter 22-19 to remain undefeated on the season.

By Trenten Scheidegger, Correspondent      The Brodhead-Juda Cardinals and head coach Jim Matthys have had plenty to celebrate on the football field in 2021. After completing a perfect 6-0 alternative spring season, the Cards have carried those fortunes into the fall as they have now won 15 consecutive games. Perhaps […]

 
 

Team effort propels volleyball girls to conference wins

BECKY MALKOW The Independent-Register
	Kirsten Fish and Abbie Dix team up for a block in a game last week. The Cardinals’ net play has helped them get off to a good start of the conference season, including defeating both Big Foot and Jefferson last week. The girls also won the Sept. 17 Edgerton invite, beating all but one of the six teams they faced. Dix was named MVP of the tournament and Alexis Kammerer was all-tournament.

By Trenten Scheidegger, Correspondent The Brodhead volleyball team has continued its success through the first half of the 2021 campaign.  After competing in the Janesville Invite and winning their own invite on Sept. 11, the Cardinals are just getting into conference play.  Hoping to compete as one of the top […]

 
 

Cardinals on a roll with 4-0 start

Cardinals on a roll with 4-0 start

By Trenten Scheidegger, Correspondent The Brodhead-Juda varsity football team is off to an excellent start as the newest member of the Southwest Wisconsin Conference.  After going 2-0 against non-conference opponents to start the season, the Cardinals continued their winning streak as they moved into league play. On Sept. 3, Brodhead-Juda […]

 
 

Cardinals off to a dominant start heading into conference play

Cardinals off to a dominant start heading into conference play

By Trenten Scheidegger, Correspondent It was 90 degrees and humid just before kickoff on Aug. 27, but the weather was not the hottest thing in Brodhead, as the Cardinals football team is off to a scorching start in their 2021 campaign. Despite transferring to a new conference, the Southwest Conference, […]