The first ever Saukee Tribe Tailgate party, held Friday night before the homecoming game was well attended and received rave reviews. The next tailgate party will be Friday, Sept. 26, before the Saukees entertain New Berlin. Open to the community, all Saukee fans are welcome. The football team does a brief meet and greet at 5:15 p.m. and Saukettes, cheerleaders, the PHS art department and other organizations have freebies to hand out, as well as games and face-painting for the kids. (Beth Zumwalt/Pike Press)
It took two Olympia Spartans to bring Saukee ball carrier Jake Oitker down Friday night. Despite Oitker and the rest of the team’s best effort, the Saukees fell 60-20. (Doug Pool/River County News)
Pittsfield Jonas Anderson hauls in a pass Friday night in the Saukees first home game of the season and the homecoming game. Anderson played in the receiving corps until quarterback Kody Anderson was injured and then took over as qb. Kody Anderson is questionable for this week. (Doug Pool/River County News)
