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Having won the ‘War on 94,’ the Blugolds’ men’s hockey team now prepares for the ‘Clash of the Titans.’ Eau Claire, ranked number eight in the U.S. College Hockey Organization’s (USCHO) poll, takes on number nine, the University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point, in a home and home series this weekend. And the stakes for the two Wisconsin Intercollegiate Hockey Association (WIAC) rivals couldn’t be higher. ...

From the WIAC -- WIAC Kwik Trip Athletes of the Week. (Week of November 27 - December 3) Logan Pearson, Senior (Kimberly, Wis./Kimberly), Forward of UW-Platteville. Pearson became the 39th player in program history to reach 1,000 career points as he averaged 24.5 points and 6.5 rebounds per game across a pair of Pioneer wins. He opened the week with 23 points of 7-of-12 shooting in a 71-54 win over Ripon College (Wis.) on Nov. 29, before reaching the 1,000-point plateau by scoring 26 points in just 16 minutes in a 97-54 win over Olivet College (Mich.) on Dec. 2. Against Olivet, Pearson shot 10-of-13 from the field and 5-of-6 from three, while adding three rebounds and three assists. He posted his first double-double of the season against Ripon by grabbing 10 boards and dishing out four assists, along with two steals and a block. For the week, Pearson shot 68.0 percent from the floor, 54.5 percent from three, and 90.0 percent from the free throw line.

The Wisconsin Baseball Coaches Association has announced its 2024 Hall of Fame Class:. After spending five years in pro ball as a first baseman, four with the Phillies and one with the Pirates at the AA level, Bigler has forged a career in which he has over 500 career victories as he continues to coach at Brookfield Central. His teams have won six Conference titles, 13 Regional titles and two Sectional Championships. He led the Lancers to a Summer State Title in 2014. He also helped his brother at Cardinal Stritch for three years. With just two more wins, he will move into 8th place on all-time victories for coaches who did the majority of their coaching in the WIAA summer season.

STEVENS POINT, Wis. -- The UW-Stevens Point men's wrestling team picked up its second-straight league dual win and first at home with a 26-19 victory over visiting UW-Platteville on Tuesday night. Luca Paladino (Oak Creek, Wis./Oak Creek) began the night with a 20-5 tech fall victory early in the third...

STEVENS POINT — In a highly anticipated early-season matchup Dec. 2 between the defending D1 state champion Notre Dame Academy Triton and the SPASH Panther hockey teams, the physicality showed as both sides flew around K.B. Willett Arena in Stevens Point for 59 minutes. It needed an extra eight...

STEVENS POINT — A tough opening stretch of the 2023-24 season for the SPASH girls’ basketball team didn’t deter the team after starting 0-4. In the team’s home opener Dec. 1 vs. Holmen, SPASH stayed confident and finished with a 71-46 win inside the SPASH Fieldhouse.

The UW Oshkosh wrestling team fell to UW-Stevens Point on Thursday night (Nov. 30) with a final score of 40-18 at the Kolf Sports Center. The Titans (0-3, 0-3 WIAC) collected three pins in the meet, and dropped the remaining matches to the Pointers (1-0, 1-0 WIAC). Andrew Schad earned...

AUBURNDALE – The Columbus Catholic boys basketball team were back on the court for the first time in over a week and played with a purpose. Head coach Joe Konieczny’s wife and son, Emmitt, were involved in a vehicle crash last Thursday, and the Dons postponed their game that night. The team returned to action Monday, playing without Emmitt, a senior starter, and were able to get off to a fast start on its way to a 66-55 win over Auburndale in a nonconference matchup at Auburndale High School.

The UWS men’s hockey team was electric on Saturday night, upsetting #8 UW-Stevens Point, 3-1. Despite being outshot by three, the Yellowjacket used their physicality and stellar goaltending from Jan Skorpik (26 saves) to outlast the Pointers. In the first period, Blake Holmes found the back of the net,...

Game 12-28-23 4:00PM Holmen Away vs. Holmen, Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau, Logan, Westby Area, New Richmond, Lewiston-Altura, Eastview, Zumbrota-Mazeppa, South Saint Paul, Wausau West, Viroqua, Cannon Falls, Stevens Point (SPASH), West Salem, Hudson, Chatfield, Marshfield, Badger, Spencer, Aquinas, Sparta, Tomah, Adams-Friendship, Neenah, DC Everest, Hutchinson, , La Crescent-Hokah, Stanley-Boyd, Stoughton, Pulaski, Luxemburg-Casco, Stratford – Marawood, Verona Area, Amherst, Belmont, Boscobel, Brillion, Dodgeland, Dodgeville, Fennimore, Kickapoo, Mauston, Mineral Point, Monroe, Nekoosa, Oconto Falls Panthers, Prairie du Chien, Richland Center, River Valley, Stratford – Marawood.

BLACK RIVER FALLS – The Auburndale wrestling team opened its 2023-24 season with a second-place finish at the 21-team Black River Falls Invitational on Saturday at Black River Falls High School. Sparta won the team title with 169.5 points, with Auburndale second with 143.5 points. Derek Godard placed first...

Auburndale collected a 35-28 Marawood Conference win over Abbotsford Friday evening. Abbotsford scoring: Escalera 6, Ruesch 3, Falteisek 9, Diaz 2, Harris 3, Treankler 2, Brodhagen 1. Auburndale scoring: K. Anderson 1, G.Hasenohrl 6, T. Anderson 9, R. Hasenohrl 12, Krings 3, Katzenberger 9. ************************************. Know some top athletic performances?...

1 = 1st Team; 2 = 2nd Team; HM = Honorable Mention. 1) Jocelyn Trzebiatowski JR 2) Sophia Swetz-Wanta FR. Swimmer of the Year: Olivia Schjoneman, Wausau East. Know some top athletic performances? Seeing some great teams in action?. We can use your help, and it’s simple. Witness some great...

Despite leading by five points at halftime, the UWS men’s basketball team couldn’t hold on to their lead on Saturday, losing their first game of the season 58-53 to UW-Stevens Point. The Achilles heel of the Yellowjackets was a 17 point second half, as the Pointers would pour...

Stevens Point thumped Holmen 71-46 in nonconference girls basketball. The Panthers were led by Adaleah Nest, who lit up the scoresheet with 32 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Nest connected on 7 of 9 from three point territory. Stevens Point scoring: Nest 32 Johnson 2, Zdroik 2,...

Multiple area standouts finished the 2023 season among the state’s defensive leaders:. Know some top athletic performances? Seeing some great teams in action?. We can use your help, and it’s simple. Witness some great performances? Hear about top athletes and top teams in our area?. Athlete of the...

STEVENS POINT — In the Pacelli girls’ basketball team’s home opener Nov. 28, the Cardinals had key contributions offensively to help them to a 67-52 victory vs. Menominee Indian. Freshman Jaedyn Zdroik led the team with 26 points, eight rebounds, four assists and 10 steals. Sophomore Ella...

Even with a remarkable 17-0 run to end the game, Ellsworth couldn't catch Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln, which opened a 36-26 lead at intermission and then led by as many as 30 points on the way to a 70-57 win Friday in the opening round of the Just A Game Fieldhouse Thanksgiving Classic.

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - Pacelli Boys basketball was two wins away from state last season and that’s a good thing when you see how much of their roster is returning. They lost just two seniors from that team, and they return their two scoring leaders in Camden Schurk and Jaydon Awe. Both are sophomores.

AUBURNDALE – The Auburndale girls basketball team kept its perfect record intact, grinding to a 35-28 win over Abbotsford in a Marawood Conference crossover game Friday night at Auburndale High School. Auburndale led 14-11 after a low-scoring first half and outscored the Falcons (1-4, 0-3 Marawood North) by four...