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HTL: Cambridge splits twin bill with Evansville
EVANSVILLE — The Cambridge Blues split a doubleheader against the Evansville Jays on Sunday, winning 2-0 in the first game and losing 4-2 in extra innings in the second game at Lake Leota Park. In the first game, JT Parish held the Jays to just two hits over seven innings in the win. Parish pitched a complete game, recording six strikeouts. After allowing a leadoff walk to start the seventh...
Sport Oregon Announces Passing of Damian Williams
Sport Oregon has announced that Damian Williams, the organization’s former sports tourism services manager, passed away on June 12 after a battle with cancer. Williams worked with Sport Oregon from July 2021 to June 2022, helping the state return to live events following the pandemic and contributing to the development of the new sports tourism department.
Prep sports: Oregon begins search for girls soccer coach
Oregon High School is conducting a search for a new girls soccer coach and several assistant coaches for the 2024-25 school year. Led by head coach Bobby Nichols, the Oregon girls soccer team beat Whitefish Bay 1-0 in the WIAA Division 2 state championship in June. Nichols announced he’s moving to Kansas City, Missouri to take a full-time position with the Kansas City Union soccer club as the assistant director of the youth academy.
Football: Stoughton comes in at No. 11 in WisSports.net’s preseason rankings
The Stoughton football team came in at No. 11 in WisSports.net’s preseason rankings in Division 3. Stoughton tied for fourth in the Badger Small with a 3-4 record, but rattled off three postseason wins to advance to the state semifinals. Stoughton entered the Division 3 playoffs with a 4-5...
College catch-up: Emily Mikkelson shined first two seasons with UW-Parkside women’s soccer
Resume: In two seasons with the UW-Parkside women’s soccer team, 2021 Oregon High School graduate Emily Mikkelson has appeared in 38 games, starting in 35 of those contests. As a sophomore with the Rangers, Mikkelson started in 16 of 19 games and was second on Parkside with 14 points (five goals and four assists).
Home Talent League: Verona sneaks by Hollandale to extend win streak to 67
Verona survived a scare, but clipped Hollandale 3-2 in a walk-off win on Sunday, July 14, at Stampfl Field. With two wins, Verona improved to 11-0 in the Home Talent Sunday League before a showdown of unbeatens against Dodgeville for the Western Section regular season championship and a No. 1 seed in the playoffs. The Cavaliers have won 67 straight games combined in the HTL Sunday and Night leagues.
Former Badger Ziemek stops by local run club before heading to Olympics
VERONA, Wis. (WMTV) - Former Badger runner Zach Ziemek will make his third Olympic appearance in the decathlon in a few weeks. The 31-year-old was a five-time All-American and indoor NCAA Champion at Wisconsin. He placed seventh in Rio de Janeiro in the decathlon and sixth in Tokyo, a won...
Home Talent League: Alex Bailey pitches Stoughton to second straight win
After losing five out of six games, Stoughton has pieced two straight wins in the Home Talent’s Sunday League. The Merchants won their second straight game with a 2-1 Southeast Section win over Albion on Sunday, July 14, at Norse Park in Stoughton. Stoughton pitcher Alex Bailey allowed just...
Summer baseball: Jefferson splits doubleheader with Belleville
JEFFERSON -- Jefferson's summer baseball team split a doubleheader versus Belleville on Wednesday, losing 6-1 before a 17-0 win at Fischer Field on Wednesday. Belleville scored four times in the second inning of the opening game, jumping ahead 5-0. Mason Merz notched two hits for the Eagles (9-3). Gavin Berge started for Jefferson, allowing five...
Baseball: Waunakee two-hits Verona in finale
With about half of the Verona baseball team's summer varsity team playing in a 16U tournament, the Wildcats lost a summer finale to Waunakee 10-3 in eight innings on Wednesday, July 10, at Stampfl Field. Verona finished the summer 1-2 with several other games getting rained out. “We identified early...
Monroe College’s Hassan Washington Offered by Radford University Highlanders Hoops
Class of 2025 Monroe College’s Hassan “Tre” Washington has received an offer from Division I Radford University Highlanders Men’s basketball program, Basketball Club Rhode Island (BCRI) AAU team recently wrote on X. Washington is a 6-foot-7, 230-pound power forward who averaged 9.9 points and 4.7 rebounds...
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