Oct 7, 2026, 6:12 AM CT
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The River Valley volleyball team defeated Richland Center 3 sets to 1 in conference action played Tuesday night. The host Hornets won the first set, 25-21, before the Blackhawks took the next 3 by finals of 25-13, 25-18, and 25-18.
Senior Ella Myers led River Valley with 18 kills with help from Josie Mahoney who had 37 assists. Paige Stafford and Carlee Burchfield each chipped in 8 kills. Kyllie Smith had an ace on game point of the final set.
Richland Center was paced by by Senior Ellavy Weiss with one kill and 2 blocks in the teams only win. Adelyn Wertz and Kylie Burns each had 2 kills in the opener. Ella Clements had 2 aces in the match.
With the 3 sets to 1 win, River Valley is now 7-1 in the league and 26-5 overall. They will play Dodgeville and Platteville next week to close out the regular season. The Hawks trail Platteville by a match with a chance to play for a co-conference title next week. Richland Center fell to 4-4 in the conference and 19-14 overall. They have Lancaster and Prairie du Chien next week on the calendar to close out the regular season. Seeding for the WIAA playoffs will be held this weekend with the post season to start in less than 2 weeks
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 adam.hess@civicmedia.us.
