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Eggebrecht is a scholar athlete finalist
Phillips High School senior Kacy Eggebrecht is among 32 scholar athletes statewide who were announced as finalists for the 2024 Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association’s (WIAA) Statewide Scholar Athlete Award and will be recognized at a May 5 awards ceremony in Stevens Point. This year more than 836 seniors were nominated for the award by 422 high schools throughout the state. To determine the top 32 finalists, four boys and four girls were selected (based on both athletic and academic achievement) from each of the four...
Schools Give Prep NIL Thumbs Down
The member schools of the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) defeated a much-deliberated Name, Image, Likeness (NIL) proposal at the 128th annual meeting last week in Stevens Point. The membership voted 219-170 to reject the proposed NIL language that would have allowed student-athletes to engage in promotion and revenue opportunities and...
Stevens Point surges past Wausau West baseball to stay unbeaten
STEVENS POINT – Stevens Point used a six-run third inning to pull past Wausau West 8-4 in a Wisconsin Valley Conference baseball game Tuesday at Bukolt Park. West led 3-1 after scoring twice in the top of the third before the Panthers (13-0, 5-0 Wisconsin Valley Conference) surged ahead with the big inning.
Three local gymnasts prepare for national competition
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAW) - Three local gymnasts will represent central Wisconsin on a national level over the next two weeks. Russell Gymnastics in Stevens Point will send level ten gymnasts Arianna Ostrum and Addison Brock to Nationals in Daytona Beach next week, while level nine gymnast Isabelle Berens will compete at Western Championships in Clintonville, Iowa this weekend.
Highlights: Wausau West, D.C. Everest girls soccer claim victories
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - Wausau West and D.C. Everest girls soccer were victorious in their games Thursday night, with Wausau West beating SPASH and D.C. Everest beat Wisconsin Rapids. D.C. Everest pitched a shutout against Wisconsin Rapids on a rainy Wisconsin Rapids field, taking a 4-0 win. Ava Hopper led...
Softball Recap: Rice Lake wins going away against Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln
Rice Lake put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Saturday. They blew past the Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln Red Raiders 15-9. The win was some much needed relief for Rice Lake as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak. Rice Lake got a...
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