August 2022

The Raiders won their first game of the season against Dodgeville/Mineral Point on Tuesday, August 23, with a score of 8-0. It was a warm start to the season with it being 80 degrees at the start of the game. We came out ready to play - scoring a total of eight goals in the game. Racking up goals for the Raiders were Jack Leonard, Kiehmi Tazeh, and Tikeh Tazeh with one goal each, and Aiden Hatleberg with five goals. Getting assists were Tikeh Tazeh (2), Brady Mousseau, Nathan Hendrickson (2), Jack Douma, and Jack Leonard (2).

On August 25th, Belleville played at Evansville in a non-conference match losing in three, 8-25, 14-25, 17-25. No further information was provided by press time.
On August 27th, Belleville hosted an invitational. Teams attending included Oregon, Dodgeville, Madison West, Fennimore, Princeton/Green Lake, Poynette and LaFollette.
In Pool A play, Belleville lost to Madison West, 7-25, 14-25, Oregon, 24-26, 20-25, and Princeton/Green Lake, 1-25, 25-6, 5-15.

Pamela Ruschman grew up on a dairy farm near Blanchardville, Wisconsin, and learned to paint from her high school art teacher. Her inspiration comes from her surroundings - the landscape, farms, and animals of southwest Wisconsin. After working twelve years in the agricultural advertising industry, she chose to pursue her passion of painting full-time. She does much of her work plein air painting along country roadsides, capturing the life and landscape before her on canvas. Pamela currently resides in New Glarus, Wisconsin, with her family.

<strong>Belleville FFA</strong>