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Monona Grove Invitational: Girls' Saturday meet

At one of the biggest meets in the state on Saturday, the girls ran at the Monona Grove Invitational.

In the 300-meter hurdles, Katy Miller from Verona took first place.

In the 800-meter run, Ava Grosenheider from Madison Edgewood narrowly defeated Autumn Grim from Middleton.

 

Verona boys hockey downs Madison West

Verona boys hockey downs Madison West

Zach Jones and Harry Seid both scored two goals as Verona's boys hockey team defeated Madison West 5-1 Tuesday night at Eagle's Nest Arena in Verona.

Seid scored twice in the first period to get the Wildcats off to a good start.

In the second period, Liam Schmitt started the scoring, then Jones added an even strength goal, and a 5 on 3 power play tally to make it 5-nothing.

Quinn Paskus scored the only goal of the night for the Regents early in the third period.

West goaltender Henry Cutting made 52 saves, while Verona's Alex Jones made 17 stops for the Wildcats.

Verona advances to the sectional championship game Saturday night at 6 pm against Madison Edgewood at Hartmeyer Ice Arena.

Edgewood defeated Middleton 3-2 in overtime in the other sectional semifinal at Madison Ice Arena Tuesday night.

Verona, Middleton, Madison West advance in WIAA Hockey

Verona, Middleton, Madison West advance in WIAA Hockey

The top seeded Verona boys hockey team took the first step toward returning to the state finals this year by beating Sun Prairie at the Eagle's Nest in Verona Thursday.

Verona beat Sun Prairie 7-1 to advance to the next round of the playoffs.

University of Wisconsin to celebrate Darwin Day

University of Wisconsin to celebrate Darwin Day

The University of Wisconsin celebrates Charles Darwin's birthday hosting its annual series, Darwin Day. The event is a series of lectures and screenings commemorating evolution and biodiversity.

The series kicks off Thursday Feb. 14 with a Valentine's Day-themed screening at Union South, titled "Love and Sex in the Natual World." The weekend follows with several talks on natural selection from visiting lecturers.

A biodiversity-themed scavenger hunt is planned for families Saturday at the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery.

A teacher's workshop begins Thursday morning to help science teachers integrate evolution into their curriculum.

More information on the three-day event is available at evolution.wisc.edu.

Dancers to cha-cha for charity

Dancers to cha-cha for charity

Area dance studios are planning to cha-cha for charity Sunday, when dancers will perform a variety of works in Middleton to collect cash and goods for the Second Harvest Foodbank.

The “Dance for Hunger” event from 3-5 p.m. at the Middleton High School Performing Arts Center will include performances by dancers from the Madison Professional Dance Center on the west side, Forte Studios in Mt. Horeb, Midwest Performing Arts in Waunakee, KP School of Dance in Sauk City and Dance Dimensions in Oregon.

Though event organizer and owner of the Madison Professional Dance Center Carol Ceniti didn't mention cha-cha specifically, attendees can count on watching a variety of other styles including contemporary, jazz, lyrical, hip hop and more in the more than 30 numbers planned for the show.

Admission is suggested at $5 or five cans of food, but Ceniti said attendees are welcome to pay or donate what they can.

Prep Mania Game of the Week winter schedule

Prep Mania Game of the Week winter schedule

The Prep Mania Game of the Week will offer live coverage of high school basketball and hockey matches this winter sports season.

The remaining schedule this season includes:

  • Friday - Fort Atkinson at Oregon boys basketball - 7:30 p.m.
  • Feb. 14 - Milton at Monona Grove girls basketball - 7:30 p.m.

Previous Games of the Week were streamed live this season on the following dates:

  • Jan. 29 - Stoughton at Monona Grove boys basketball - 7:30 p.m.
  • Jan. 31 - Middleton at Verona boys hockey - 7 p.m.
  • Feb. 1 - Sun Prairie at Madison Memorial boys basketball - 7:30 p.m.
  • Feb. 5 - Portage at Waunakee boys basketball - 7:30 p.m.

Prep Mania Game of the Week winter schedule

Prep Mania Game of the Week winter schedule

The Prep Mania Game of the Week will offer live coverage of high school basketball and hockey matches this winter sports season. Here's the remaining schedule:

Tues., Jan. 29 - Stoughton at Monona Grove boys basketball - 7:30 p.m.

Thurs., Jan. 31 - Middleton at Verona boys hockey - 7:00 p.m.

Fri., Feb. 1 - Sun Prairie at Madison Memorial boys basketball - 7:30 p.m.

Fri., Feb. 5 - Portage at Waunakee boys basketball - 7:30 p.m.

Fri., Feb. 8 - Fort Atkinson at Oregon boys basketball - 7:30 p.m.

Thurs., Feb. 14 - Milton at Monona Grove girls basketball - 7:30 p.m.