Season ends for Ithaca girls
The Ithaca girls' basketball team saw its season end with a 55-31 loss at Shullsburg Friday night.
Mar 1, 2025, 4:42 AM CST
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SHULLSBURG, Wis (WRCO / WRCE) – The Ithaca girls’ basketball team saw its season end with a 55-31 loss at Shullsburg Friday night. The Bulldogs struggled in the first half against the Miners full court press. By halftime the score was 29-5. Ithaca came out stronger in the 2nd half and played much improved. Down by 32 at one point, the Bulldogs got within 17 with 9 minutes to play but could get no closer.
Shullsburg Freshmen Hailey Alt led all scorers with 21, Senior Taylor Russell added 10 points. Alt hit 3 of the teams 3 point shots. The Miners were 8 for 15 from the line.
Ithaca was led by sophomore Jacey Maxwell with 12, Tristen Peterson added 8, Holly King scored 5, Brooklyn Dickey and Maggie Kershner each had 3 points. The Bulldogs made 3 three pointers and went 8 for 13 from the free throw line. The Bulldogs final season record is 14-11.
Following the 55-31 WIAA regional semi final win, the Miners are now 19-7. They will play host to River Ridge tonight (Saturday) at 7 pm. For Ithaca the high school basketball careers of Seniors Maggie Kershner, Holly King, and Tristen Peterson came to an end.
Adam Hess has been involved in radio broadcasting since 1990, with many of those years spent on the air at WRCO FM in Richland Center. Currently, Adam hosts the Weekend Wake-up and Prime Mover Saturdays on WRCO FM, jumps in and helps out with news duties, handles Social Media duties for WRCO and WRCE, and is the Director of Technology at a Southwest Wisconsin School District. Reach him at [email protected].
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