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Ruiz Crowned Miss Arcadia 2024
Arcadia High School senior Briana Ruiz, daughter of Carolina Cruz and Rogelio Ruiz, was crowned Miss Arcadia 2024 during the 70th annual pageant held in the Arcadia High School auditorium Saturday evening. For her talent, Ruiz showed a robot she built and spoke about the importance of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). In addition to receiving the crown, Ruiz was awarded a $1,500 scholarship. First runner-up, and winner of a $1,200 scholarship, was Kanah Slaby, daughter of Noah and Sarah Slaby. Casidi Pehler, daughter of Brian and Trisha Pehler, was the second runner-up, winning a $1,000 scholarship.
Softball Game Preview: Eleva-Strum Heads Out
Eleva-Strum is 8-2 against Whitehall since May of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Eleva-Strum Cardinals will head out on the road to challenge the Whitehall Norse at 5:00 p.m. The last four games Eleva-Strum has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Norse softball team drops three
The Whitehall softball team struggled defensively, allowing double-digit runs in three losses last week. Two of the losses came to Dairyland Conference leaders as the top team in the Large Division, Melrose-Mindoro, took an early lead and won 14-7 last week Monday. The next day, the DC-Small’s top team, Cochrane-Fountain City, blanked Whitehall, 10-0. The Norse fell to Alma/Pepin, 10-0, on Friday, but no further information from that game was provided for the Times.
Former Wisconsin basketball guard transfers to Winona State
Former Wisconsin guard Luke Haertle announced his commitment to Winona State on Thursday via social media. The former walk-on elected to enter the transfer portal in late March after two years with the Badgers. The Hartland, Wisconsin native appeared in 11 contests during his time with the program, all coming during his redshirt freshman season in 2023-24.
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