The Mineral Point Basketball Hall of Fame welcomed its sixth class Saturday afternoon before the Pointer boys took on Belleville. Five players were inducted into this year’s class including Scott Terrill, class of 1967, Bill Mitchell, class of 1978, Carolyn (Kinch) Bossert, class of 1989, Matt Lindsey, Class of 1990 and Claire Poad, class of 2009. Following the basketball highlights, you can watch the introduction.
During the game, Senior Eli Lindsey joined the 1,000-point club, and we captured that moment, along with other highlights and interviews following the game, as Mineral Point knocked off Belleville 68-39.
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Wild game in Mineral Point Friday night as the Southwestern Wildcats visited the Pointers in a SWAL conference game. The Pointers are ranked #1 in WIAA Division 4. But as any basketball fan will tell you, conference games are usually good, and this one was no exception.
We have highlights for you! Remember to pick up The Democrat or The Chronicle for all your local news and sports!
Mineral Point defeated Cuba City Monday night in a make-up game won by the Pointers 52-44. We have some highlights! Don't forget to pick up a copy of The Chronicle or The Democrat for all your local news and sports in your area.
Over $8000 was raised Saturday at the 4th Annual Aaron Lancaster Cancer Awareness Fundraiser Games between both the Highland girls and boys basketball teams playing at Darlington. We have highlights of the event and the games.
Happy New Year Everyone! It felt like a tournament-type atmosphere in Mineral Point Tuesday afternoon in a New Year's Eve Matinee girls' basketball game when Barneveld visited the Pointers in a game won by the Golden Eagles 42-39. We have highlights for you!
Last night in Darlington was an instant classic. The Mineral Point boys' basketball team went wire-to-wire with the Redbirds and survived 64-61, needing every second on the clock to pull this game out in dramatic fashion. And of course, we were there to provide you with the highlights!
The toy drive by area newspapers for the Iowa County Holiday Project wrapped up today. This is the third year that The Dodgeville Chronicle and The Democrat, partnering with the Mineral Point Chamber of Commerce and the Pecatonica Leader Valley, have donated toys for distribution to over 100 families and elderly throughout Iowa County. Today, those toys were delivered to the Iowa County Holiday Project, and we have a short story for you.
The Cuba City girls' basketball team visited Mineral Point Friday night in SWAL action. Unfortunately for the Pointers, cold second-half shooting plagued their effort to defeat the Cubans in a hard-fought effort by both teams on the hardwood. And we have highlights for you!
The Mineral Point Girls’ basketball team hosted Platteville in a non-conference game Thursday night and unfortunately for the Pointers they fell just short in a hard-fought battle, 51-49. We have highlights for you in an exciting game that came down to the wire!
The Mineral Point Girls Volleyball team made their first WIAA State appearance at the Resch Center in Green Bay on Thursday, November 7th in a semi-final game against Eau Claire Regis. The Pointers won the first two sets in the match, but Regis won the next three sets in a thrilling five-set battle 25-21, 25-23, 19-25, 17-25, 12-15.
We have some video footage of the fifth set and comments from Head Coach Kari Kabat. It was a great season for the Pointers. The full story and photos will appear in next week’s Chronicle and Democrat newspapers.
The Mineral Point Boys and Girls basketball programs had their annual fundraiser on Friday, June 28th at Dodge-Point Country Club. The unique thing about this year’s fundraiser is that it was a great chance to congratulate both head basketball coach Dan Burreson and head golf coach Cory Sokol one more time on their state championship titles from this past school year, and a picture opportunity with the two of them holding championship trophies.
Despite Mother Nature delaying the golf event for an hour, 144 golfers hit the links at noon and were able to finish. Several other non-golfers joined as well and there were many items up for auction at this year's event.
The Democrat and The Chronicle covered the event so you can enjoy the video version here, or make sure you pick up one of the two papers this week for more coverage of the event.
Sleep in Heavenly Peace (SHP) is a non-profit organization that provides hand-made single or bunk beds to children who don’t have a bed to sleep in. Founded in Idaho in 2012, SHP now has over 270 local chapters nationwide. There are 19 chapters in Wisconsin, with Grant County being one of them.
I interviewed the Co-President of Grant County’s program, Leon Neuheisel, on how SHP works in their county and the high demand for beds for kids. Neuheisel is spreading the word about SHP and hoping other counties will follow Grant County’s lead in building beds for kids who don’t have a bed to sleep in.
Neuheisel will be the guest speaker at the next Dodgeville Kiwanis Club meeting on Tuesday, July 9th beginning at Noon at Dodger Bowl to bring awareness. The presentation is free and open to the public.
The following story will give you a better understanding of how SHP works locally. You can also read the full story in this week’s Dodgeville Chronicle.
If you live in Grant County and have children ages 3-17, you may be eligible. To learn more visit www.shpbeds.org/chapter/wi-grant-co. On Facebook search for Sleep in Heavenly Peace – Grant County.
