August 28
Girls Golf – The team is traveling to New Richmond for competition. Girls Varsity Tennis – The Mustangs are hosting an invitational starting at 10 AM. Football – Freshman and Varsity Football teams are both traveling to Marshfield. Kickoff for the Freshman game is at 4 PM, followed by Varsity at 7 PM. Boys Soccer – Menomonie is hosting Stevens Point for their home opener. JV kickoff is at 4 PM, followed by Varsity at 6 PM. Girls Swim & Dive – The Mustangs are hosting Wausau East. The meet starts at 6 PM.
August 29
Freshman Football – Menomonie’s Freshman Football team kicked off their season with a strong 42-20 win over Marshfield. The team returns to action next Thursday against Hudson.Varsity Football – Congratulations to the varsity football team on their 30-16 win over Marshfield. The Mustangs will host Hudson next Friday night. Girls Golf – The Mustangs placed 8th at the season’s first 9-hole BRC meet at New Richmond Links. Team score was 226. Scoring players included Maggie Winsand, Evy Asher, Cierra House, and Zoey Cleveland. Boys Soccer – Menomonie battled Stevens Point to a 1-1 draw. Carlos Flores scored his second goal of the season. The team travels to Eau Claire North tomorrow for matches against Sparta and Holmen. Girls Tennis – The Mustangs went 3-0 at Thursday’s home tournament, defeating Holmen, Winona, and River Falls. Emma Lorenzen, Dylan Watkins, Kylah Gilbertson, and Elodie Long now hold a 7-2 season record. The team has two more matches today—good luck!
September 2
Boys Cross Country – Congratulations to the boys cross country team for an excellent opening performance on Saturday at the Husky Invite in Eau Claire. The boys placed 3rd overall in the 15 team meet, with six award winners, including Luke Ray, Logan Topper, Evan Olson, Noah Winder, Owen Pelzel and Karter Livingston. The guys have this weekend off, but will be on our home course the following week for the 50th annual Menomonie Relays on September 13th. Girls Cross Country –
Congratulations to the MHS girls cross country team for their outstanding performances at the Husky Invite on Saturday. The girls finished 1st of 14 teams, defeating all conference schools as well as Minnesota powerhouse Stillwater. The Mustangs had four girls finish individually in the top 10. Lauran McCalla won the meet, finishing the 5k course in a time of 17:52. This is the 2nd fastest time in school history. Bennett Schmitt finished 2nd overall. Bree Barfknecht finished 5th while Bella Drake finished 9th. Rounding out the scorers for the Mustangs was Lexi Thalacker with a 21st place finish. Great job girls team, and a wonderful start to the season.
