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Monroe wins Badger Challenge; Ponies triumphant over Juda
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Monticello’s Lindsey Pence and Juda’s Hannah Powers meet at the net during Monticello’s 3-0 sweep of Juda Oct. 11.

PORTAGE — The Cheesemakers ended the regular season on a solid note with a sweep of Portage in the Badger Conference Challenge Oct. 11, 25-16, 25-13, 25-21.

“Monroe started out a little slow but quickly got in a groove to take the match,” Cheesemakers coach Heidi Witt said. “Everyone was able to play, which was nice to do before heading into the postseason.”

Zoee Pond led the Cheesemakers with 10 kills while Cassi Gersbach added nine kills and three blocks. Lexi Davis had four aces and five digs, Bri Seagreaves finished with three aces and Lily Frehner dished out 23 assists.

“We were due for a win and we were glad to get it before next week where everyone starts with a clean slate,” Witt said.

Monroe earned the No. 11 seed in the WIAA Division 2 playoff bracket and was slated to travel to 6-seeded Richland Center Tuesday.

“We played Richland Center in the regional last year but we are hoping for a better outcome. It’s definitely something we can do, we just have to play our game,” Witt said.

A win would catapult the Cheesemakers into the regional semifinal to play either Platteville (3) on the road or Lodi (14) at home Thursday.

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Monticello's Mackie Errthum tries to spike past Juda's Briana Crull.

Monticello 3, Juda 0

MONTICELLO — The Ponies ended the regular season with a sweep of Juda Oct. 11, 25-10, 25-22, 25-12.

Hannah Zanow led Monticello (8-4 Six Rivers East) with 11 kills, three aces and 10 digs. Mackie Errthum had seven kills for the Ponies, which also received 23 assists from Lindsey Pence, 11 digs from Alyssen Noriega, nine digs from Claire Klossner and a pair of blocks from Abby Wicker.

Juda (5-7 Six Rivers East) got five kills each from Briana Crull and Hannah Powers. Crull added two blocks, Montana Steinmann finished with four aces, Karlee Kesler dished out seven assists and Triniti Elmer topped the court with 24 digs.

Monticello was set to host Faith Christian in the first round of the WIAA Division 4 playoffs Tuesday night with the winner playing either Black Hawk or Albany. Juda, meanwhile, was set to host Cambria-Friesland Tuesday with the winner playing either top-seeded Randolph or bottom-seeded Wisconsin School for the Deaf.