The Richland Observer

The Richland Observer Serving Richland County for over 100 years The paper is published on Thursdays and covers Richland County and its communities.

The Richland Observer is a weekly newspaper based in Richland Center, Wisconsin, in the beautiful hills of southwest Wisconsin's driftless region.

02/27/2026

Jayden Schoepp, Jr., G, Richland Center boys basketball RICHLAND CENTER — Junior Jayden Schoepp and the Richland Center Hornets shot down the first-place Dodgeville Dodgers 75–71 in SWC basketball action at the RCHS Fieldhouse last Friday night. Schoepp made 7 3-pointers and scored 43 points to ...

02/26/2026

Wildcats rally to stun #6 Redbirds, 47–46 HAZEL GREEN — As area high school boys’ basketball teams are putting the wraps on their regular-season schedule this week, coach Clint Nemitz and his Southwestern Wildcats obviously want to close things out on a high note in preparation for a strong pl...

02/26/2026

Temperly scores the final five points in win over Flying Arrows as the Hillmen to force splits of SWC title PLATTEVILLE — What a difference two days makes. Last Tuesday, sophomore Quinn Temperly and the Platteville girls basketball team were left to lick their wounds after a 58–54 non-conference...

02/21/2026

Zeke Zuberbuhler, Jr., G, Darlington boys basketball LIVINGSTON — With the threat of an upset from Mineral Point in the rear view, the Redbirds are in the clear. They proved that with road victories at Lancaster (12–8) on Feb. 10, 76–64, Iowa–Grant (13–7, 6–5 SWAL) two nights later, 62.....

02/21/2026

RICHLAND CENTER — Belmont/Platteville senior Dylan Weigel will have one last chance to win a WIAA Individual Wrestling state title and this year he will be joined by sophomore brother Briggs Weigel. Dylan Weigel won the 144-pound title, while Briggs was the 132-pound champion at Saturday’s 16-te...

02/12/2026

Maddy Klein, Jr., Dodgeville/Mineral Point/Iowa–Grant/Highland gymnastics DODGEVILLE — Junior Maddy Klein won the all-around (35.225), the vault (9.275) and uneven bars, while placing fourth on the floor exercise (9.10) and tied for seventh on the balance beam (8.35) to lead the Dodgeville co-op...

02/12/2026

Kieler, Cubans beat Bulldogs at the buzzer CUBA CITY — Eight days after handing Cuba City a two-point win, the host Cubans returned the favor on a last-second 3-pointer from Hudson Kieler in a 54–53 SWAL win over Boscobel last Tuesday night. Cuba City (7–12, 3–6 SWAL) went back-and-forth wit...

02/12/2026

Davis, Timberwolves rally to upset #5 Braves BELMONT – They held their only lead in the second half for exactly 5.7 seconds, but it was long enough for coach Dan Moris and his River Ridge boys’ basketball team to knock off the fifth-ranked division 5 team in the state last Tuesday night.

02/05/2026

Nolan Hanke, Sr., 190 pounds, and Toay Ragatz, So., 215 pounds, Lancaster wrestling RICHLAND CENTER — Senior Nolan Hanke won the 190-pound title and sophomore Toay Ragatz won the 215-pound championship to lead the Lancaster boys wrestling team to the team title at last Saturday's SWC/SWAL Clash co...

02/05/2026

Flying Arrows nip Iowa–Grant/Highland to win conference tournament title RICHLAND CENTER – With 160 points and two individual champions, the Lancaster boys’ wrestling team captured the team title at last Saturday’s SWC-SWAL Clash held at Richland Center High School.

01/30/2026

Kylie Butler, Sr., PG, Argyle/Pecatonica girls basketball ARGYLE — Senior Kylie Butler scored 36 points, one point shy of tying a career high, and entered rare territory in Wisconsin high school basketball. She became just the 43rd player in state history to reach the 2,000 point career milestone.

01/30/2026

DARLINGTON — A 200th win for the Redbirds’ 10-year tenured head coach wouldn’t come anywhere else, or under any other circumstances. The Wildcats just happened to be in the wrong place and the wrong time in a 70-41 beatdown on Jan. 20 at Darlington (10-2, 5-0 SWAL).

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