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Softball state tournament pairings released
After splitting the Capitol - South conference softball title in the regular season, Marshall and Waterloo now turn their attention towards the impending Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) state tournament. Naturally, both teams received high seeds as they both hope to make deep runs. The Pirates of Waterloo made it all the way to the Division 4 state title game last spring, ultimately falling to champion Iola-Scandinavia. This season, the Pirates went 13-8 overall and 7-1 in conference play with one non-conference opponent remaining on...
Wisconsin basketball hires D-II head coach as new assistant
Wisconsin basketball announced the hire of former D-II Saint Leo head coach Lance Randall as an assistant coach on Wednesday. Randall joins head coach Greg Gard’s staff with over 400 career victories as a head coach. He replaces Dean Oliver on a Badgers coaching staff that now includes him, Joe Krabbenhoft, Sharif Chambliss and Kirk Penney as assistants.
Southern Door Forensics Team Earns Award
More than 3,000 students representing 300 schools participated in the Wisconsin State Speech Festival this year at DeForest Area High School, hosted by the nonprofit Wisconsin Interscholastic Speech & Dramatic Arts Association, which serves about 10,000 students from more than 500 high schools and middle schools in Wisconsin. For this...
Softball: Lakeside doubles up Columbus in regular-season finale, 4-2
COLUMBUS -- Lakeside Lutheran's softball team scored three first-inning runs in a 4-2 Capitol North victory at Columbus to conclude the regular season on Tuesday, May 14. "We closed out the regular season with a nice win," Lakeside softball coach Matt Doering said. "The story of the game was good pitching, solid defense and a few timely hits." Lakeside starter Kieghtan Rank tossed a three-hitter to earn the decision, allowing...
Wisconsin HC Luke Fickell plummets in CBSSports' annual college football head coach ranking
CBSSports released its annual college football head coach ranking this week. The service went through all 68 Power Four coaches throughout the week, finally releasing its top 25 on Wednesday afternoon. The bottom of the ranking was full of familiar names — mostly unproven former assistants. It includes UCLA HC...
Wisconsin football offers class of 2026 running back
Wisconsin football extended an offer to class of 2026 running back Kaleb Woods on Tuesday. Woods is yet to receive a ranking from any of 247Sports, Rivals, or On3. His reported offers at this stage in the process are from Appalachian State, Florida A&M, USF and now Wisconsin. The running back’s first gridiron offers arrived from Florida A&M and USF in December of 2023. His other offers arrived in January and May 2024.
Badgers to play Northwestern at temporary lakeside facility amid Ryan Field rebuild
EVANSTON, Ill. -- The Badger football team's Oct. 19 game against Northwestern will be played at a smaller venue this season, as the Wildcats' normal home undergoes reconstruction.
WIAA boys golf: Wednesday's conference championship previews
■ When: Wednesday at 10 a.m. ■ Where: Wild Rock GC-Wisconsin Dells. ■ Defending champions: Team — Madison Edgewood (309). Individual — Finn Jaeger, Madison Edgewood (74). ■ What to watch: Madison Edgewood’s streak of 17 consecutive Badger Conference championships is on the line as the Crusaders return...
Wisconsin football secures official visit for rising 2025 LB target
Wisconsin class of 2025 target LB Elliott Schaper will officially visit the program the weekend of June 7. Schaper is currently unranked by 247Sports, though does have a growing list of offers. The most notable are Duke, Wisconsin, California, Arizona, Arizona State and Arkansas State. In total, the 6’2,” 210-pound linebacker has received 13 offers.
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