The 2024-2025 athletic season at Stoughton High School was filled with determination, growth, and school pride. While some teams celebrated victories and others faced tough challenges, all contributed to a season that reflects what it means to be a Viking.
Boys Cross Country
“Sending Eli Judd and Ethan Zywicki to the State Meet!” – Alex Smith (10)
Girls Cross Country
“What I love most about being a part of this team is how close we are. We’re always lifting each other up and pushing one another to do our best.” – Emerson Wozniak (12)
Football
“Season with a record of 7-3, qualifying for playoffs for the 9th time in school history.” – Jason Becker
Boys Soccer
“In our Reedsburg victory, we scored the winning goal with less than 10 seconds left in the game.” – Justin Packard
Girls Golf
“Grace Braund gets a hole-in-one!” – Matt Braund
Dance
“Our dance team preserved bringing home 3 second place wins at a local invitation.” – Audra Jensen
Cheer
“The team worked putting together routines and new stunts and big team bonding as well. The best last season.” – Paige Nelson (12)
Girls Tennis
“Had the most dual wins since the 2019 team. We went 9-12 and 3 of the losses were to Team State qualifiers.” – Brady Behrend
Girls Swimming
“I enjoyed swimming with everyone and getting donuts after every saturday practice.” – Cate Ehle (10)
Volleyball
“We started as the underdogs and shocked teams. Our team chemistry was strong. An aspect when getting third in a conference.” – Ashley Livingston (12)
Girls Basketball
“‘Relentless” This team never quits! Regional Champs!” – Brad Pickett
Boys Basketball
“After losing to McFarland at home on January 3rd, we traveled to their gym on February 14th. The team jumped out to a 16-3 lead and cruised to a 20 point victory. ” – Nolan Weber
Girls Hockey
“We improved on the number of wins, had more player contributing to scoring and had one player make second team all conference and two honorable mentions.” – Rachel Behl
Boys Hockey
“We managed to stay competitive despite having a shortage in players. The team showed perseverance and pushed themselves all year.” – Pete Heinecke (11)
Boys Swimming
“My favorite part of the swim season was after we finished 3rd at state in our relay. It felt great seeing our improvement throughout the season.” – Michael Herheim (12)
Wrestling
“Advance wrestlers to the sectional tournament-five in the boys’ division and two in the girls’. With growing girls wrestling, the future looks bright for Stoughton Wrestling” – Lukas Hartberg (12)
Baseball
“Our season has been a rollercoaster. We have competed with and played with some really good teams” – Jeremy Dunnihoo
Boys Golf
“Jacob Hibner won medalist honors to help the Stoughton boys golf team to a first-place tie at a Badger Small Confrerence mini meet” – Stoughton Courier Hub
Girls Soccer
“When we got our first win against Watertown, it was a full team effort, every player on the pitch working together” – Justin Packard
Softball
“Fun and competitive. We got extra team bonding by going to Tennesse this year” – Samantha Optiz (12)
Boys Tennis
“Gavin (Remy) placed second at conference and Alex (Thiessen) took home fourth” – Josh Phillips (12)
Track and Field
“Strong relays this season, especially the girls 4×2 and boys 4×4. We are seeing how far we can go in the upcoming postseason” – Emilia Hopper (12)
