April 23
JV Boys Baseball swept Rice Lake last night 10-0 and 14-0 Tyler Sutherland threw a complete game one hitter in game one. Max Jaeger threw a complete game no hitter in game two.
Varsity Boys baseball swept Rice Lake 15-2 and 3-1 last night. AJ Zydowsky threw a complete game in game one while receiving the victory for the Mustangs on the mound. Landon Mittlestadt had 3 extra base hits with 6 RBIs in game one. Bailey Casey threw 6 innings with no earned runs in game 2 for the Mustangs to receive the win in game 2. Rex Drout came in the 7th inning to get the save in game 2. AJ Zydowsky had a go ahead 2 RBI single in the 6th inning to help propel the Mustang offense. The Mustangs are back in action next Tuesday at home vs. Eau Claire North.
Congratulations to Ray Pember who was recently selected as one of 32 statewide finalists for the very prestigious 2025 WIAA Scholar Athlete Award! Only four boys and four girls from each of the four WIAA divisions were selected based on both athletic and academic achievement. Ray will be honored at the WIAA Scholar Athlete Banquet on May 4 in Stevens Point. Join us in congratulating Ray on this incredible accomplishment!
Congratulations to all three MHS Choirs on an outstanding performance last Thursday at the WSMA Large Group Choral Festival. Bass, Treble, and Concert Chorus all performed in Class A and received Division One ratings from a panel of judges. You can catch all these groups perform at their upcoming concert on May 21st at 7:00 PM.
The MHS boys track team took a split squad of athletes to the New Richmond Open yesterday. Top three finishers included DJ Butler in the high jump, Rhiley Pernsteiner in the pole vault and a 1st place finish from Blake Kissh in the discus. Blake threw 140 feet to win by a significant margin. Great job boys team.
Congratulations to the Girls Track and Field team on their excellent performance last night at New Richmond. Top 3 finishes came from Bella Drake in the 400 meter dash. Second place finishes from Izzy Sorensen in the 400 meter dash, Grace Nevin in the 300 meter hurdles, Brianna Klimek in the shot put and Ofelia Prechel in the triple jump and event champion Izzy Sorensen in the 100 meter hurdles. Congrats girls!
Varsity Girls Softball lost a close game to Chippewa Falls last night 6-7. Maci Marlett tallied 3 hits while Livi Sample and Ellie Fisher each had 2. Reese Barfknecht, Amanda Holzhueter, and Livi Sample all hit a homerun accounting for all of the Mustang’s RBIs. JV Girls Softball lost 3-7 to Chippewa Falls. Vivian Lorenzen hit a 2 run triple to get on the board. Tiana Miller was stellar behind the plate as well as hitting a triple. JV2 Girls Softball lost 4-14 to Chippewa Falls. The JV2 was led by Leah Bystol who hit her first homerun! All levels are back in action tomorrow at Chippewa Falls.
April 24
The Mustangs Golf team finished in 4th place (3 shots out of 3rd) out of 18 teams at the Whitetail Invitational @ Colfax Wednesday. Leading the way was 1st place medalist Tyler Recklin shooting a 1 over 72. Others scores were Trent Wold with an 80 good for 12th & Wes Miller & Mitch Kopascewski both with 86’s.
Congratulations to the High School Orchestras, both of which received a rating of 1, for their performances at our district’s annual band and orchestra large group festival that took place at the middle school. Both groups performed well and deserved every bit of praise they received. Well done, orchestras.
April 25
In a steady rain Thursday the Boys Varsity Golf team shot their best team 9 hole round of the past 2 years with a 13 over par 153 at the BRC meet at Turtleback Golf in Rice Lake. It was only good for 5th place but 1 shot back of 3rd & 3 shots out of 2nd. Leading the Mustangs was Mitch Kopaczewski with a 37 good for 10th place. Followed by Tyler Reckin & Wes Miller with 38’s in A
The Girls’ Soccer Team battled hard against New Richmond in the rain last night, but were not able to pull off a win. Penelope Awsumb scored the lone goal for JV and Ariana Beazley scored for varsity. Both teams will play at home again next Tuesday against Rice Lake.
The Girls’ Varsity Softball team fought hard after giving up a big first inning to Chippewa Falls. They battled back but ended up falling short by a score of 4-9. After the first inning we were able to hold Chippewa to one run and played a solid defensive game. Reese Barfknecht, Livi Sample, Siera Auth, Amanda Holzhueter, Jaidyn Stouff, Adison Hasse, and Ellie Fisher all tallied hits. Amanda Holzhueter made multiple outstanding plays at 1st base.
The JV Softball team lost by a score of 3-13 and JV2 lost 1-11. JV2 Softball is back in action with a home double header against Chippewa on Monday and all 3 levels play next Tuesday.
Congratulations to the Girls Track and Field team on their performances last night at the Rice Lake Invite. The team was led by a second place finish from Izzie Whitwam in the pole vault. There were quite a few personal bests despite the poor weather. The girls will be back in action next week on Tuesday at River Falls. Good luck girls!
The Boys Tennis Team was able to beat the rain last night and claim a 7-0 sweep against River Falls. The Mustangs are now 2-0 in conference and 9-1 overall. They are traveling to the Milwaukee area today for a two-day invite.
The Boys Tennis Team traveled to the Milwaukee area over the weekend and dropped some close matches to Slinger, Hartford, and Monona Grove. Earning their first career varsity wins were Will McKnight, Gabe Grutt, and Carter Goodman.
The Girls Track and Field Team sent their distance runners to the UW-Eau Claire Distance Gala on Friday night. It was an awesome event with music, a great announcer, excellent competition and weather while racing under the lights. Our girls performed exceptionally well, with Bennett Schmitt and Lauren McCalla winning the 3200m and 1600m races, respectively, establishing meet records in the process. Lauren’s time also smashed the Menomonie school record by five seconds, and earned her yet another All-American award for this season, her fourth so far! We also had third and fifth place finishes in the 1600 meter from Bree Barfknecht and Bella Drake, and 4th place finishes from Addy Schuller in the 800, and Anika Schoenberger in the 3200. All six girls ran their best times of the season. Congrats ladies!
April 28
The Boys Tennis Team traveled to the Milwaukee area over the weekend and dropped some close matches to Slinger, Hartford, and Monona Grove. Earning their first career varsity wins were Will McKnight, Gabe Grutt, and Carter Goodman.
The Girls Track and Field Team sent their distance runners to the UW-Eau Claire Distance Gala on Friday night. It was an awesome event with music, a great announcer, excellent competition and weather while racing under the lights. Our girls performed exceptionally well, with Bennett Schmitt and Lauren McCalla winning the 3200m and 1600m races, respectively, establishing meet records in the process. Lauren’s time also smashed the Menomonie school record by five seconds, and earned her yet another All-American award for this season, her fourth so far! We also had third and fifth place finishes in the 1600 meter from Bree Barfknecht and Bella Drake, and 4th place finishes from Addy Schuller in the 800, and Anika Schoenberger in the 3200. All six girls ran their best times of the season. Congrats ladies!
