High School
Springer is MP’s 51st State Wrestling Champ
Nolan Springer became Mineral Point Wrestling’s 51st WIAA State Champion Saturday, February 29th at the Kohl Center in Madison. Mason Hughes also earned a podium spot with a 5th place finish. Tarrin Riley had a great first state meet, but did not place. 160: Nolan Springer (41-2) placed 1st Quarterfinal – Springer won by fall… Continue Reading Springer is MP’s 51st State Wrestling Champ
SWAL All-Conference Boys Basketball
SWAL BOYS BASKETBALL 2019-20 ALL-CONFERENCE FINAL STANDINGS SCHOOL RECORD COACH Cuba City 14 – 0 Jerry Petitgoue Darlington 12 – 2 Tom Uppena Mineral Point 9 – 5 Dan Burreson Fennimore 8 – 6 Troy Larson Boscobel 5 – 9 Levi Esters Iowa-Grant 4 – 10 Ryan Hill Southwestern 4 – 10 Clint Nemitz… Continue Reading SWAL All-Conference Boys Basketball
SWAL All-Conference Girls Basketball
SWAL GIRLS BASKETBALL 2019-20 ALL-CONFERENCE FINAL STANDINGS SCHOOL RECORD COACH Cuba City 13 – 1 Brad Lutes Mineral Point 13 – 1 Michael Keyes Darlington 9 – 5 Kelly Rose/Jen Wellnitz Fennimore 7 – 7 Kevin Everson Riverdale 7 – 7 Tom Pierick Iowa-Grant 4 – 10 Dan Liddicoat Southwestern 2 – 12 Aaron… Continue Reading SWAL All-Conference Girls Basketball
Forensics Team Advances to Districts
The 2020 Mineral Point High School Forensics team was proud to host this year’s Subdistrict competition Monday, February 24. All of the students who participated advanced to the District festival to be held Saturday, March 21 at UW-Platteville. Students needed to score a 16 (or better) out of 25 possible points in a minimum of… Continue Reading Forensics Team Advances to Districts
SWC Gymnastics All-Conference
SWC ALL-CONFERENCE GYMNASTICS 2020 VAULT First Team Tessa Bockhop, Dodgeville/Mineral Point, Senior Elle Honerbaum, Dodgeville/Mineral Point, Senior McKenzie Kruse, River Valley/Barneveld, Freshman Lorisa Shatrawka, River Valley/Barneveld, Sophomore Brooklyn VanNatta, Platteville/Belmont/Lancaster, Junior Second Team Ashlie Baumgartner, Dodgeville/Mineral Point, Sophomore MacKenzie Champion, Platteville/Belmont/Lancaster, Freshman Cilla Downs, Southwestern/Cuba City/Darlington, Senior Sofia Sanftleben, River Valley/Barneveld, Sophomore Katrina Stastny, Platteville/Belmont/Lancaster,… Continue Reading SWC Gymnastics All-Conference
Uppena and Pierce are Kohl Award Winners
The selection committee for the Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Scholarship, Fellowship, and Leadership Program announced Friday, February 14 the recipients of the 2020 Herb Kohl Foundation awards for students, teachers, and principals. Each student will receive a $10,000 scholarship, and each teacher and principal will receive a $6,000 award. A matching $6,000 award will be… Continue Reading Uppena and Pierce are Kohl Award Winners
Board Approves Virtual Learning Day
At its regular monthly meeting Monday, the School Board unanimously approved administration’s recommendation to make Tuesday, March 3 a Virtual Learning Day for 6-10th grade students. Bus routes will run as normal for all other grades. Video: https://youtu.be/3D7CRqfSFYQ Following last year’s excessive inclement weather days, districts began to explore alternative educational opportunities to make-up missed… Continue Reading Board Approves Virtual Learning Day
MPHS 2nd Quarter Honor Roll
Mineral Point High School is proud to announce its 2nd Quarter Honor Roll for the 2019-20 school year. HIGH HONORS Seniors: McKenna Bowers, Bodhi Broderick, Nicholas DuBois, Ryver Galle, Tessa Hanson, Isaac Lindsey, Cody Pierce, Sage Shemak, Owen Stephenson, Jenna Wedig, Annie Wilbanks, Lily Wong. Juniors: Macy Aschliman, Alexis Berget, Emily Cody, Grant Lee, Skylar… Continue Reading MPHS 2nd Quarter Honor Roll
DuBois Wins State VFW Essay Contest
Senior Nick DuBois won the Wisconsin VFW Voice of Democracy audio essay contest “What Makes America Great.” He presented in Green Bay February 1 at the state convention and will travel to Washington DC in early March for the national competition. To be named one of the top 53 winners from a field of approximately 40,000… Continue Reading DuBois Wins State VFW Essay Contest
Basting, Wilbanks are Students of the Month
The Mineral Point Kiwanis Club honored its February Students of the Month at its meeting Tuesday, February 4 at the Pointer Cafe. The students, who are members of the senior class, are selected for this honor through a voting process by staff at the high school, and their biographies are written by themselves. Ben Basting… Continue Reading Basting, Wilbanks are Students of the Month