Tues., Aug. 31 @ Evansville High School 6:00 p.m.

Tues., Sept. 7 @ Clinton High School 6:30 p.m.

Tues., Sept. 14 Turner High School 6:30 p.m.

Tues., Sept. 21 @ Edgerton High School 6:30 p.m.

Tues., Sept. 28 Brodhead High School 6:30 p.m.

Tues., Oct. 5 Palmyra-Eagle High School 6:30 p.m.

Tues., Oct. 12 @ Big Foot High School 6:30 p.m.

Fri., Aug. 27 @ Boscobel High School 7:00 p.m.

Fri., Sept. 3 Belleville High School 7:00 p.m.

Fri., Sept. 10 @ Turner High School 7:00 p.m.

Fri., Sept. 17 Edgerton High School 7:00 p.m.

Fri., Sept. 24 @ Brodhead High School 7:00 p.m.

Fri., Oct. 1 @ Palmyra-Eagle High School 7:00 p.m.

Fri., Oct. 8 Big Foot High School 7:00 p.m.

Fri., Oct. 15 @ Jefferson High School 7:00 p.m.

Tues., Sept. 14 Brodhead Middle School Parkview JH Gymnasium 4:00 p.m.

Thurs., Sept. 16 Evansville Middle School Parkview JH Gymnasium 4:00 p.m.

Tues., Sept. 21 Edgerton Middle School Parkview JH Gymnasium 4:00 p.m.

Thurs., Sept. 23 @ Turner Middle School 4:00 p.m.

Tues., Sept. 28 @ Clinton Middle School 4:00 p.m.

Thurs., Sept. 30 @ Brodhead Middle School 4:00 p.m.

Tues., Oct. 5 @ Evansville Middle School 4:00 p.m.

Thurs., Oct. 7 @ Edgerton Middle School 4:00 p.m.

Tues., Oct. 12 Turner Middle School Parkview JH Gymnasium 4:00 p.m.

Tues., Sept. 14 Brodhead Middle School Parkview HS Gymnasium 4:00 p.m.

Thurs., Sept. 16 Evansville Middle School Parkview HS Gymnasium 4:00 p.m.

Tues., Sept . 21 Edgerton Middle School Parkview HS Gymnasium 4:00 p.m.

Thurs., Sept. 23 @ Turner Middle School 4:00 p.m.

Tues., Sept. 28 @ Clinton Middle School 4:00 p.m.

Thurs., Sept. 30 @ Brodhead Middle School 4:00 p.m.

Tues., Oct. 5 @ Evansville Middle School 4:00 p.m.

Thurs., Oct. 7 @ Edgerton Middle School 4:00 p.m.

Tues., Oct. 12 Turner Middle School Parkview HS Gymnasium 4:00 p.m.

Thurs., Sept. 9 @ Clinton Middle School 4:00 p.m.

Thurs., Sept. 16 Palmyra-Eagle Middle School 4:00 p.m.

Thurs., Sept. 23 @ Brodhead Middle School 4:00 p.m.

Thurs., Sept. 30 @ Edgerton Middle School 4:00 p.m.

Thurs., Oct. 7 Evansville Middle School 4:00 p.m.

Thurs., Sept. 9 @ Clinton Middle School 5:15 p.m.

Thurs., Sept. 16 Palmyra-Eagle Middle School 5:15 p.m.

Thurs., Sept. 23 @ Brodhead Middle School 5:15 p.m.

Thurs., Sept. 30 @ Edgerton Middle School 5:15 p.m.

Thurs., Oct. 7 Evansville Middle School 5:15 p.m.

Thurs., Aug. 26 Home vs. Brodhead Invitational 4:30 p.m. Sat., Sept. 4 Away vs. Lodi Invitational 9:30 a.m.

Tues., Sept. 14 Away vs. Edgerton Invitational 4:00 p.m. Sat., Sept. 18 Away vs. Mount Horeb Invitational 9:00 a.m. Tues., Sept. 28 Away vs. Rock Valley South Meet 4:30 p.m. Sat., Oct. 2 Away vs. UW Ridges Meet TBA

Tues., Oct. 5 Away vs. Evansville Triple Dual 4:30 p.m.

Thurs., Aug. 26 @ Belleville Invite 5:00 p.m.

Thurs., Sept. 2 @ Turner High School 5:00 p.m.

Thurs., Sept. 9 Palmyra-Eagle High School

Parkview JH Gymnasium 5:00 p.m.

Tues., Sept. 14 @ Clinton High School 5:00 p.m.

Thurs., Sept. 16 @ Brodhead High School 5:00 p.m.

Sat., Sept. 18 @ Fort Atkinson Invite 9:00 a.m.

Thurs., Sept. 23 Big Foot High School

Parkview JH Gymnasium 5:00 p.m.

Sat., Sept. 25 @ Beloit Memorial Invite 9:00 a.m.

Tues., Sept. 28 Turner High School Parkview JH Gymnasium 5:00 p.m.

Thurs., Sept. 30 @ Palmyra-Eagle High School 5:00 p.m.

Tues., Oct. 5 Clinton High School Parkview JH Gymnasium 5:00 p.m.

Thurs., Oct. 7 Brodhead High School Parkview JH Gymnasium 5:00 p.m

Fri., Aug. 27 @ UW-Whitewater Invite 9:00 a.m.

Sat., Aug. 28 @ UW-Whitewater Invite 9:00 a.m.

Thurs., Sept. 2 @ Turner High School 6:30 p.m.

Thurs., Sept. 9 Palmyra-Eagle High School 6:30 p.m.

Sat., Sept. 11 @ Janesville Parker Invite 8:30 a.m.

Tues., Sept. 14 @ Clinton High School 6:30 p.m.

Thurs., Sept. 16 @ Brodhead High School 6:30 p.m.

Thurs., Sept. 23 Big Foot High School 6:30 p.m.

Tues., Sept. 28 Turner High School 6:30 p.m.

Thurs., Sept. 30 @ Palmyra-Eagle High School 6:30 p.m.

Sat., Oct. 2 @ Janesville Craig Invite 9:00 a.m.

Tues., Oct. 5 Clinton High School 6:30 p.m.

Thurs., Oct. 7 Brodhead High School 6:30 p.m.

Tues., Oct. 12 @ Big Foot High School 6:30 p.m.

August 16 Practice Begins

August 26 @ Abundant Life Quad TBA

August 28 @ Monticello Six Rivers Tournament - 9:00 a.m.

August 31 @ Black Hawk

September 2 Home vs. Barneveld

September 9 Home vs. Monticello

September 11 @ Brodhead Invitational - 9:00 a.m.

September 14 Home vs. Pecatonica

September 16 @ Juda

September 21 @ Argyle

September 23 Home vs. Black Hawk

September 25 @ Belleville (JV Tournament)

September 28 @ Barneveld

October 5 @ Monticello

October 7 @ Pecatonica

October 12 Home vs. Juda

October 14 Home vs. Argyle

October 19, 22, 23 Regionals

October 28, 30 Sectionals

November 4, 5, 6 State

Fri., Aug. 27 @ Janeville Craig / Edgerton Invitational TBA

Sat., Aug. 28 @ Janesville Craig / Edgerton Invitational TBA

Thurs., Sept. 2 Big Foot High School 6:30 p.m.

Thurs., Sept. 9 @ Clinton High School 6:30 p.m.

Sat., Sept. 11 Brodhead Lady Cardinal Invitational 9:00 a.m.

Tues., Sept. 14 @ Turner High School 6:30 p.m.

Thurs., Sept. 16 Parkview High School 6:30 p.m.

Sat., Sept. 18 @ Edgerton Invitational 8:00 a.m.

Thurs., Sept. 23 @ Palmyra-Eagle High School 6:30 p.m.

Tues., Sept. 28 @ Big Foot High School 6:30 p.m.

Thurs., Sept. 30 Clinton High School 6:30 p.m.

Sat., Oct. 2 @ Portage Invitational 9:00 a.m.

Tues., Oct. 5 Turner High School 6:30 p.m.

Thurs., Oct. 7 @ Parkview High School 6:30 p.m.

Thurs., Aug. 26 @ Belleville Quad 5:00 p.m.

Sat., Aug. 28 @ Milton Invitational 8:30 a.m.

Mon., Aug. 30 @ McFarland Quad 4:30 p.m.

Tues., Sept. 14 @ Parkview Middle School 4:00 p.m.

Thurs., Sept. 16 Beloit Turner Middle School 4:00 p.m.

Tues., Sept. 21 @ Clinton Middle School 4:00 p.m.

Thurs., Sept. 23 Edgerton Middle School 4:00 p.m.

Tues., Sept. 28 @ Evansville Middle School 4:00 p.m.

Thurs., Sept. 30 Parkview Middle School 4:00 p.m.

Tues., Oct. 5 @ Beloit Turner Middle School 4:00 p.m.

Thurs., Oct. 7 Clinton Middle School 4:00 p.m.

Tues., Oct. 12 @ Edgerton Middle School 4:00 p.m.

Thurs., Aug. 26 @ Belleville Quad 5:00 p.m.

Mon., Aug. 30 @ McFarland Quad 4:30 p.m.

Thurs., Sept. 2 Big Foot High School 5:00 p.m.

Thurs., Sept. 9 @ Clinton High School 5:00 p.m.

Tues., Sept. 14 @ Turner High School 5:00 p.m.

Thurs., Sept. 16 Parkview High School 5:00 p.m.

Sat., Sept. 18 @ Monticello Invitational TBA

Thurs., Sept. 23 @ Palmyra-Eagle High School 5:00 p.m.

Tues., Sept. 28 @ Big Foot High School 5:00 p.m.

Thurs., Sept. 30 Clinton High School 5:00 p.m.

Tues., Oct. 5 Turner High School 5:00 p.m.

Thurs., Oct. 7 @ Parkview High School 5:00 p.m.

Fri., Aug. 20 @  Scrimmage @ Beloit Memorial 6:15 p.m.

Tues., Aug. 31 Mc Farland High School 6:00 p.m.

Tues., Sept. 7 @  Turner High School 6:30 p.m.

Tues. Sept. 14 @  Big Foot High School 6:30 p.m.

Tues., Sept. 21 Evansville High School 6:30 p.m.

Tues., Sept. 28 @  Parkview High School 6:30 p.m.

Tues., Oct. 5 Clinton High School 6:30 p.m.

Tues., Oct. 12 Palmyra-Eagle High School 6:30 p.m.

Tues., Aug. 31 Mc Farland High School 4:45 p.m.

Tues., Sept. 7 @ Turner High School 4:45 p.m.

Tues., Sept. 14 @ Big Foot High School 4:45 p.m.

Tues., Sept. 21 Evansville High School 4:45 p.m.

Tues., Sept. 28 @ Parkview High School 4:45 p.m.

Tues., Oct. 5 Clinton High School 4:45 p.m.

Tues., Oct. 12 Palmyra-Eagle High School 4:45 p.m.

Thurs., Sept. 9 Beloit Turner Middle School 4:00 p.m.

Thurs., Sept. 23 Parkview Middle School 4:00 p.m.

Thurs., Sept. 30 @ Evansville Middle School 4:00 p.m.

Thurs., Oct. 7 Edgerton Middle School 4:00 p.m.

Thurs., Oct. 14 @ Clinton Middle School 4:00 p.m.

Fri., Aug. 20 @ Scrimmage @ Beloit Memorial 4:30 p.m.

Fri., Aug. 27 River Valley High School 7:00 p.m.

Fri., Sept. 3 @ Cuba City High School 7:00 p.m.

Fri., Sept. 10 Big Foot High School 7:00 p.m.

Fri., Sept. 17 @ Evansville High School 7:00 p.m.

Fri., Sept. 24 Parkview High School 7:00 p.m.

Fri., Oct. 1 @ Clinton High School 7:00 p.m.

Fri., Oct. 8 @ Palmyra-Eagle High School 7:00 p.m.

Fri., Oct. 15 Whitewater High School 7:00 p.m.

Mon., Aug. 16 Home vs. First Practice TBA

Sat., Aug. 28 Away vs. Six River-Monticello at Monticello TBA

Tues., Aug. 31 Away vs. Barneveld TBA

Thurs., Sept. 2 Home vs. Argyle TBA

Tues., Sept. 7 Away vs. Monticello TBA

Thurs., Sept. 9 Home vs. Black Hawk TBA

Sat., Sept. 11 Away vs. Brodhead Invite TBA

Thurs., Sept. 16 Home vs. Albany TBA

Tues., Sept. 21 Away vs. Pecatonica TBA

Thurs., Sept. 23 Home vs. Barneveld TBA

Tues., Sept. 28 Away vs. Argyle TBA

Thurs., Sept. 30 Home vs. Monticello TBA

Tues., Oct. 5 Away vs. Black Hawk TBA

Tues., Oct. 12 Away vs. Albany TBA

Thurs., Oct. 14 Home vs. Pecatonica TBA

Tues., Oct. 19 Away vs. Volleyball Regionals TBA

Fri., Oct. 22 Away vs. Volleyball Regionals TBA

Sat., Oct. 23 Away vs. Volleyball Regionals TBA

Thurs., Oct. 28 Away vs. Volleyball Regionals TBA

Wed., Aug. 25 Away vs. First Practice TBA

Tues., Sept. 7 Home vs. New Glarus TBA

Thurs., Sept. 9 Away vs. Barneveld TBA

Tues., Sept. 14 Away vs. Black Hawk TBA

Thurs., Sept. 16 Away vs. Albany TBA

Tues., Sept. 21 Home vs. Pecatonica TBA

Thurs., Sept. 23 Away vs. Belleville TBA

Mon., Sept. 27 Home vs. Monticello TBA

Mon., Oct. 4 Away vs. First Practice at Juda TBA

Tues., Oct. 12 Home vs. Barneveld TBA

Thurs., Oct. 14 Away vs. Argyle TBA

Mon., Oct. 18 Home vs. Black Hawk TBA

Mon., Oct. 25 Home vs. Pec & Albany TBA

Mon., Nov. 1 Away vs. Belleville & Monticello at Belleville TBA

Fri., Aug. 20 @ Scrimmage @ Beloit Memorial 4:30 p.m.

Fri., Aug. 27 River Valley High School 7:00 p.m.

Fri., Sept. 3 @ Cuba City High School 7:00 p.m.

Fri., Sept. 10 Big Foot High School 7:00 p.m.

Fri., Sept. 17 @ Evansville High School 7:00 p.m.

Fri., Sept. 24 Parkview High School 7:00 p.m.

Fri., Oct. 1 @ Clinton High School 7:00 p.m.

Fri., Oct. 8 @ Palmyra-Eagle High School 7:00 p.m.

Fri., Oct. 15 Whitewater High School 7:00 p.m.

Tues., Aug. 31 @ Monroe High School 5:00 p.m.

Sat., Sept. 4 @ Lodi Senior High School 9:30 a.m.

Tues., Sept. 14 @ RVC Classic @ Edgerton 4:00 p.m.

Fri., Sept. 17 @ Leave for Wausau East Meet 3:45 p.m.

Sat., Sept. 18 @ Wausau East High School 8:30 a.m.

Tues., Sept. 28 @ South Division Meet @ Brodhead 4:30 p.m.

Tues., Oct. 5 @ Evansville High School 4:30 p.m.

Sat., Oct. 9 @ Albany Baertschi Inv 9:00 a.m.

Thurs., Oct. 14 @ Rock Valley Conference Meet @ UW Whitewater 3:45 p.m.

Tues., Aug. 31 Mc Farland High School 4:45 p.m.

Tues., Sept. 7 @ Turner High School 4:45 p.m.

Tues., Sept. 14 @ Big Foot High School 4:45 p.m.

Tues., Sept. 21 Evansville High School 4:45 p.m.

Tues., Sept. 28 @ Parkview High School 4:45 p.m.

Tues., Oct. 5 Clinton High School 4:45 p.m.

Tues., Oct. 12 Palmyra-Eagle High School 4:45 p.m.

Thurs., Sept. 9 Beloit Turner Middle School 4:00 p.m.

Thurs., Sept. 23 Parkview Middle School 4:00 p.m.

Thurs., Sept. 30 @ Evansville Middle School 4:00 p.m.

Thurs., Oct. 7 Edgerton Middle School 4:00 p.m.

Thurs., Oct. 14 @ Clinton Middle School 4:00 p.m.

Lewis said she thought about waiting until next April to sign but decided to sign now in case she got hurt during the season. Other schools she considered where Toledo and Michigan Tech, “but I wanted to do something new and they didn’t really trip my trigger.” Lewis still has her senior season at Brodhead but it definitely looking forward to playing college basketball. “I’m so excited to be a college athlete.”

Last year she averaged 14.5 points, nine rebounds and two blocks for an 18-4 Brodhead team. She likes that the school is near Baltimore but not in it. She also likes that the school is close to the ocean, “which is cool.”

The University of Maryland-Baltimore County, nicknamed the Retrievers, has been looking at her for the last year and a half, said her dad, Dan. “They were really honest and they stepped forward and put the offer out there.”

Dana said that Retriever coach Phil Stern has “always been straight up with me and he’s a genuinely nice guy.” He never lied to her or told her only what she wanted to hear, she said. The program is similar to Brodhead because it plays against good competition. They also run the style of offense that she is used to. Chuck Chandler, her AAU coach, says Lewis is ready for the challenge. “She definitely has got a Division I body,” said Chandler. “She did a great job this summer with extending her offensive game. She knocked down some three’s this year and just wasn’t a true back to the basket, five player, which is really going to help her at the next level. I think she will do well. In fact, I will be very surprised if she doesn’t play her freshman year.”

Of course, her parents Dan and Rhonda Lewis are definitely proud of her. It wasn’t just innate ability that got her to where she’s at, he said. She’s also worked hard. “Since junior high she’s worked hard. It took a lot of work. It’s not as easy as some people think. We’re extremely proud of her.” It’s exciting for a school the size of Brodhead to have a Division I recruit, said Brodhead girls basketball coach Brad Pickett. Pickett is the new girls coach this year and doesn’t coach Dana in a game until Saturday.

Lewis’ size will help her tremendously, said Pickett. “She does have a nice soft touch around the basket,” and her work ethic will help her, too.

Now the squad is hoping for more. The team returns many of its players from last year, said coach Brian Kammerer, but the coach notes they will have to replace the senior leadership last year of Ryan Miller and Micah Wallace. The team is still young with only one senior but last year’s experience and success should bode well for this year. “Hopefully, we can build on that year’s success,” said Kammerer.

Jacob Cole, the team’s only senior, will man one guard spot at 5-9. He averaged 11 points, three rebounds, 1.5 steals, and 3.2 assists per game last year.

J.J. Panoske, a 6-9 forward center, looks to build on a fine sophomore season. He averaged 16 points and 6.2 rebounds. Panoske is already getting attention from college scouts.

Nick Jacobs, a 6-4 junior, gives the Cardinals more height up front.  He averaged almost five points each game last year and grabbed 3.2 rebounds per contest.

Kammerer said last week that the team was still determining the other two starters. Brandon McKee, a 6-2 junior, played in 21 games last year. He scored 48 points and grabbed 56 rebounds.  Michael Peterson, a 6-3 junior, played in 17 games last year. He scored nine points and had 33 rebounds.

Carson Scheidegger, a 5-10 junior, saw action in 15 games and scored 14 points. Junior Alex Wallace, 5-11, is another guard. He scored two points and got into 13 contests last season. Three juniors who didn’t see varsity action last season are 5-9 guard Blair Chapman, 5-10 guard Noah Trueblood and 5-11 guard/forward Donnie Nieman.

Kammerer said almost every-one is back in the conference this year and hopefully, Brodhead will finish among the top three spots. “We all know it’s going to be a tough conference race.” However, he feels “the sky’s the limit for this group,” depending on how hard players want to work.

The Lady Cardinals had a stellar 18-4 season last year and Pickett is excited about this year.

“I think we’ve got a pretty decent group that work pretty hard,” he said last week. The best part, he said, is how well they get along together. “Sometimes you find kids not getting along well, but they seem to get along well on and off the court.” The Cardinals return six seniors: Dana Lewis, Megan Heller, Amanda Johnson, Riley Olson, and Janae Squires. Lewis and Heller both started last year and Olson and Johnson both got some playing time, noted Pickett.

“We got a little bit of experience coming back. Hopefully, a few juniors are able to step in and then we’re going to actually have a couple freshman who are going play some varsity, too, so hopefully they will be able to step in.”

Pickett doesn’t see this season as a rebuilding year, although he admits that other people might.

“I like what we have so I’m hoping that we’re able to get some things worked out, we’re able to compete.”

Any talk about the Lady Cardinals starts with senior Dana Lewis, a 6-2 post player who just signed to play Division I basketball next year. She averaged 14.5 points and 9 rebounds a game last year on her way to first team all-conference honors.

“We’re hoping for big things from her, obviously,” said Pickett. Running down some other players, Pickett said that Megan Heller, a 5-6 guard, is a pretty good shooter. Amanda Johnson, a 5-7 guard, handles the ball really well. Pickett calls Riley Olson, a 5-7 forward, “a strong kid” who rebounds well and has a good shot. Janae Squires, a 5-7 guard, and Meaghan McGuire, a 5-6 guard, are not bad shooters, he said.

Looking at some juniors, Mariah Mohns, a 5-9 junior, had a good year on the jv team last year, he said. “Hopefully she can step into some minutes on the varsity this year.”

Those are the players they are looking at right away, he said, “and maybe we’ll get a few surprises in there, too.” Other players are Blair Baumgartner, a 5-11 junior forward, Shianne Strommen, a 5-6 junior guard, freshmen Taylor Douglas, a 5-7 guard, Amanda Pickel, a 5-5 guard, and Mariah Ahrens, a 5-8 forward. Pickett said last year’s team “liked to get up and down the floor” and he expects that to be true this year as well. With their quickness they should be able to get up and down the floor offensively and defensively, he said.

“I think we’ll be able to pressure some teams and force some turnovers with some of our quick guards.” Pickett was 47 and 59 in his coaching stint at Monticello but the conference championship was their first one in about 10 years, he said.

While it worked out coaching at Monticello and teaching here, it should be a lot easier teaching and coaching in the same building, he said. “It’s ten times easier just because you’re seeing the kids every day and that sort of thing and able to communicate with them.” Pickett has coached girls softball at Brodhead as an assistant coach and doesn’t see a big difference between coaching boys and girls basketball.

“You still got the orange basketball and you’ve still got to put that orange basketball in the orange basket.” You still have to rebound, protect the basketball on offense and play good defense, he added.

Tues., Aug. 31 @ Evansville High School 4:45 p.m.

Tues., Sept. 7 @ Clinton High School 4:45 p.m.

Tues., Sept. 14 Turner High School 4:45 p.m.

Tues., Sept. 21 @ Edgerton High School 4:45 p.m.

Tues., Sept. 28 Brodhead High School 4:45 p.m.

Tues., Oct. 5 Palmyra-Eagle High School 4:45 p.m.

Tues., Oct. 12 @ Big Foot High School 4:45 p.m.

Tues., Aug. 31 Mc Farland High School 4:45 p.m.

Tues., Sept. 7 @ Turner High School 4:45 p.m.

Tues., Sept. 14 @ Big Foot High School 4:45 p.m.

Tues., Sept. 21 Evansville High School 4:45 p.m.

Tues., Sept. 28 @ Parkview High School 4:45 p.m.

Tues., Oct. 5 Clinton High School 4:45 p.m.

Tues., Oct. 12 Palmyra-Eagle High School 4:45 p.m.

Tues., Aug. 31 Mc Farland High School 6:00 p.m.

Tues., Sept. 7 @  Turner High School 6:30 p.m.

Tues. Sept. 14 @  Big Foot High School 6:30 p.m.

Tues., Sept. 21 Evansville High School 6:30 p.m.

Tues., Sept. 28 @  Parkview High School 6:30 p.m.

Tues., Oct. 5 Clinton High School 6:30 p.m.

Tues., Oct. 12 Palmyra-Eagle High School 6:30 p.m.

Fri., Aug. 27 River Valley High School 7:00 p.m.

Fri., Sept. 3 @ Cuba City High School 7:00 p.m.

Fri., Sept. 10 Big Foot High School 7:00 p.m.

Fri., Sept. 17 @ Evansville High School 7:00 p.m.

Fri., Sept. 24 Parkview High School 7:00 p.m.

Fri., Oct. 1 @ Clinton High School 7:00 p.m.

Fri., Oct. 8 @ Palmyra-Eagle High School 7:00 p.m.

Fri., Oct. 15 Whitewater High School 7:00 p.m.