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Mount Horeb’s boys soccer team is just one game into its 2022 season.
And one thing has already become crystal clear.
Nate Thompson is going to be a problem. Not for the Vikings of course, but for anyone on Mount Horeb’s schedule.
Thompson, a senior forward, erupted for five goals in the Vikings’...
MH-B’s Tyler Buechner (left) congratulates Landon Ellestad (12) on his second quarter touchdown during the Vikings’ win over McFarland last Friday. News Publishing Co. photo by Mary Langenfeld
Everything about the play was perfect.
The route. The pass. The protection.
And it needed to be, too.
Mount Horeb-Barneveld’s football team, which had a flair for dramatics last season, was back at it again last Friday night. Vikings quarterback Kasey Helgeson hit running back Tyler Buechner with a...
Mount Horeb’s Ava Newman won a pair of races last Friday in the Vikings’ first-ever dual meet as a stand-alone program. News Publishing Co. photo by Mary Langenfeld
A new era of Mount Horeb swimming began Friday.
And the Vikings started their new chapter against a familiar foe.
Mount Horeb — in its first season as an independent team — dropped a 117-51 decision to Verona. The Vikings and Wildcats had formed a co-op for several seasons until the Big Eight...
Katherine Straka will lead Mount Horeb’s girls cross country team this year. File photo
Brian McIntyre isn't messing around.
As Mount Horeb’s cross country coach discusses his goals for the 2022 Vikings, there is no “coach speak.” There’s no tap dancing.
McIntyre and the Vikings have extremely high hopes — and they don’t care who knows it.
“The potential to have both teams win...
Owen Schmidt is one of the key returnees for Mount Horeb’s boys soccer team this season. News Publishing Co. photo by Mary Langenfeld
Continuity. Stability. Consistency.
These are some of the things John Malecki hopes to provide Mount Horeb’s boys soccer this fall — and in future seasons.
Malecki takes over for longtime coach Mark Newman, who stepped down after last season. And Malecki, who’s coached soccer since the late-1980s...
Mount Horeb’s Ella Fager shot a career-low 91 at the Ringen Invite held at Darlington Country Club on Aug. 19. News Publishing Co. photo by Mary Langenfeld
Mount Horeb’s girls golfers had a jam-packed and largely successful week.
Here’s a recap of the Vikings’ week:
• Madison Memorial Shootout — The Vikings finished seventh at the 10-team event with a team score of 436. Oregon won the event held at Blackhawk Country Club on Aug. 15 with a 368.
Junior...
Payton Almquist will be one of the leaders for Mount Horeb’s girls swimming team this fall. News Publishing Co. photo by Mary Langenfeld
There is no indoor pool in the Village of Mount Horeb.
Building numbers remains a work in progress.
And there are multiple day-to-day challenges that come with starting a program.
But as Mount Horeb’s girls swimming team gets set to begin a new era — one in which it’s no longer part of a co-op with...
Katie Manchester is one of the returning standouts for Mount Horeb’s girls volleyball team. News Publishing Co. photo by Mary Langenfeld
Their 2021 campaign was derailed by injury.
Today, Mount Horeb’s girls volleyball team is largely healthy and hoping for a big season.
The Vikings open their new campaign Aug. 23 by hosting Dodgeville at 7 p.m. And Mount Horeb believes with good health and a few breaks it could be a factor in the...
Kate Donaldson and Mount Horeb’s girls golfers started the year strong. News Publishing Co. photo by Mary Langenfeld
If first impressions are indeed the most lasting, it could be a terrific girls golf season at Mount Horeb.
The Vikings defeated Portage, 190-212, in a Badger West Conference dual meet last Thursday. Mount Horeb then finished in sixth place at the 17-team Reedsburg Invite last Friday.
Junior Ella...
Ryan Skogen (right) tries to elude Spencer Stadele during an MH-B practice last week. News Publishing Co. photo by Mary Langenfeld
It's something a motivational speaker might say. Or something that might be plastered on the wall in a locker room.
Cliché as it may be, though, it rings true in the Mount Horeb-Barneveld football program.
“Teams don't win championships, families do,” MH-B senior running back Tyler Buechner said...
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