Wednesday, March 7, 2007

North ready to cheer for Oostburg

One of the neat things about this time of year is the way area teams (and their fans) root for each other at postseason tournaments.

North coach Susie Runaas said her Golden Raiders will attend Oostburg's 10:45 a.m. game against defending state champ Cuba City Thursday morning.

"We'll be there, ready to cheer them on," she said.

Oostburg beat North 46-39 early in the season, a result that ended up being great for both powerhouse programs. It gave D3 Oostburg supreme confidence, and it sent D1 North a message.

"The next practice, we really beat up on each other," said North senior Dana Churchill. "That game was a reality check for us. It was like, yeah, we were good last year, but we won't be great this year if we don't pick it up."

--Pete Barth

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