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Father and son suing high school basketball coaches over playing time, being cut from team
WAUNAKEE, Wis. — The current and former leaders of a Madison-area high school basketball program are now named as defendants in a recently filed lawsuit. The plaintiffs are a Waunakee father and son who are suing the two coaches over playing time. The lawsuit filed on April 30 said...
Wisconsin softball makes history in Big Ten Tournament
The Wisconsin women’s softball team became the first No. 11 seed to reach the Big Ten Semifinal Game after a win against Rutgers on Thursday. UW’s 7-3 victory over the No. 3-seed Scarlet Knights clinched the program’s first birth to the semis since 2019. Pitcher Tessa Magnanimo...
Bicycle safety top of mind on Wisconsin roadways
MADISON, Wis. -- Since 2015, Madison has had a Platinum designation by the League of American Bicyclists, ranked as one of the five best cities for biking in the United States. As more cyclists take to Wisconsin roads, the Wisconsin State Patrol has urged all motorists and bicyclists to be...
Wisconsin football offers dual-sport class of 2026 quarterback
Wisconsin football extended an offer to class of 2026 quarterback Jarin Mock on Wednesday. Not any of 247Sports, Rivals, or On3 is yet to rank Mock. His only other offers are from Marshall, UMass and Miami (OH). His first gridiron offer arrived from Massachusetts in February, 2024. His other three...
Pirates finish off sweep of Wisconsin Heights
Getting a season sweep against a conference opponent is never easy. Doing it against that team's ace pitcher is even tougher. Regardless, Waterloo baseball pulled off that feat over Wisconsin Heights, a team that had swept the Pirates the season prior. The Vanguards and Pirates opened 2024 Capitol - South conference play against one another way back on Saturday, April 6, a 10-6 road victory for Waterloo. Rain pushed the rematch all the way to Wednesday, May 8 at Waterloo Fireman's Park. ...
Baseball Game Preview: Wisconsin Heights Leaves Home
The Wisconsin Heights Vanguards will head out on the road to face off against the Lake Mills L-Cats at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Wisconsin Heights is no doubt hoping to put an end to a 17-game streak of away losses dating back to last season. On Wednesday, Wisconsin Heights came...
Janesville Craig routs Madison East/La Follette on Senior Night
Janesville Craig's Senior Night turned into processions of Cougars batters coming to the plate, getting base hits and eventually coming around to score. Craig scored seven runs in each of the first two innings and beat Madison East/La Follette 16-1 in a game shortened to three innings under the WIAA's mercy rule. "After only getting one hit on Wednesday, it was good to get the bats going tonight," Craig coach...
Wisconsin football offers three-star class of 2026 safety
Wisconsin football extended an offer to class of 2026 safety Koby Sarkodie on Thursday. On3 lists Sarkodie as a three-star recruit. His teammate at Milford Mill Academy Damon Ferguson also received an offer from the Badgers today. The Gwynn Oak, Maryland native already holds offers from six other schools including...
Michigan overcomes yet another deficit in win over Wisconsin
IOWA CITY — Lauren Derkowski turned and watched from the center of the circle, as her eleventh pitch of the game was blasted high over the center-field wall. That was pretty much all Michigan’s junior right-hander could do — once Derkowski heard the crack of contact, she knew the ball went yard. While Wisconsin first baseman Hilary Blomberg was still rounding the bases, Derkowski turned to face her defense.
"The honor of a lifetime" Wisconsin Hockey legend Meghan Duggan to deliver Commencement Speech
MADISON, Wis. -- Meghan Duggan is the Commencement Speaker for Wisconsin's 2024 Graduation Ceremony, an opportunity the Gold Medalist couldn't have fathomed when she graduated from UW-Madison in 2011.
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