January 2018

Winter Fest, the first Veterans reunion of the year in the nation, is celebrating its 32nd year January 11-14, 2018.
On Thursday, January 11, the Early Birds gathering starts at 7:00 p.m., at Tofflers, 200 5th Avenue. There will be a social time with food provided by Tofflers.

The Monticello Ponies competed at the Cambridge Holiday Tournament on Thursday, December 28th.
In the Semi-Final game against Cambridge, the Ponies lost 31-71. Cambridge went on a 27-11 run with most of the points scored by one player on steals and layups. The Ponies were unable to score more than 3 points in a row while Cambridge went on three runs of 10-0 and played a tight defense throughout the game.
Monticello’s Reece Rufer scored 10 points and had four rebounds. Travis McCoy and Jon Errthum each scored 5 points and Jeffery Ace pulled down four rebounds.

The stakes were high in the match held on December 28, 2017, between the Kleeman’s Hay Shakers and Eagle Heights. The winner of this match will play the Hooterville Express for a chance to claim the first spot in the 2017/18 championship match. In the first round, Kleeman’s took an early 4-point lead and hung on to that lead through the second round. It was in the third round when the Screaming Eagles caught the wind beneath their wings and started to overshadow the Hay Shakers.

The Monticello Lady Ponies participated at the Cambridge Holiday Tournament on Thursday, December 28th.
Their first game was against host Cambridge. The Ponies were down by 28 at the half and were unable to overcome the deficit to win. The final score was Cambridge 63, Monticello 21.
Monticello’s Abby Wicker led the team with 9 points while Alyssen Noriega put 5 points on the board and Lindsey Pence scored 4 points.
Their second game took place against Baraboo. Baraboo had the 31-17 lead at halftime, and won the game 55-32.