RV Girls pickup basketball win

The River Valley girls basketball team won 59-29 over New Lisbon in the Blackhawks home opener Thursday night.  First year head coach Joe Woodhouse was able to play several combinations of players in the win which improved the R.V. record to 1-1 on the young season.

Freshman Bella DeViney led the Blackhawks scoring with a game high 22 points.  She made four three pointers.  Karina Osborn had 8 points, Brooklyn Stokes totaled 5,  Mackenzie Woodhouse and Heidi Hegland each had 4 points, scoring 2 points each were Elizabeth Gostomski, Lexi DeViney, Grace Morrey, and Kalia Blakely, and Lucy Spahn had 1 point.  River Valley was 14 for 27 from the line and they made 6 three point baskets.

New Lisbon was led by Olivia Bunker with 8, and Karey Edgerton who added 5 points. The Rockets made 2 threes and were 5 for 15 from the line.  It was the Rockets first game of the season.  They will play at Pittsville tonight.

The River Valley j.v. team won the early game 37-24 over New Lisbon.

Following the 59-29 varsity win, River Valley will prepare to play at Potosi/Cassville on Tuesday night.

Other local girls finals from last night include:

Brookwood 55
North Crawford 39

Bangor 54
Luther 22

Viroqua 67
Royall 34

Wisconsin Dells 57
Reedsburg 22

Hillsboro 55
Ithaca 25

Menomonie 65
Holmen 44

River Ridge 38
De Soto 21

Riverdale 49
Seneca 43

Sparta 53
Westby 45

Boscobel 46
Benton 33

Sauk Prairie 66
Dodgeville 36

Lancaster 48
Wauzeka-Steuben 44

Platteville 51
Mineral Point 49