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Rice Lake sprinter Kenny Bednarek confident going into his second Olympic Games
Sprinter Kenny Bednarek can outrun the fastest athletes in the world. But before the track and field star won a silver medal in the men’s 200 meter event in the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, he was a kid racing his brother in Rice Lake. “We used to...
Cimfl, Rahn and Chaplin win 1st Rice Lake Speedway features
Along with the Solution Heating and Cooling 30 for WISSOTA Late Models won by Chad Mahder, four other WISSOTA classes were also in action on Saturday night at the Rice Lake Speedway. Winning their first feature wins of the season at the speedway were Cody Cimfl in the Midwest Modifieds, Joe Chaplin Jr. in the Modified class and James Rahn in the Pure Stocks. For Cimfl, it was his first ever win in the class while for the other two it was their first wins...
Mahder Tops Rice Lake Late Model Feature
RICE LAKE, Wis. — Chad Mahder has had good success over the years at the Rice Lake Speedway. Despite the late models racing at the track on a very limited basis for a number of years, Mahder, following in the footsteps of his late father Duane, has always run well at Rice Lake and has gathered a number of feature wins and special event wins over the years.
WIAA announces spring sportsmanship winners
(WIAA) – The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association, in partnership with Rural Mutual Insurance Company, has selected the team Sportsmanship Award winners for the 2024 Spring State Team Tournaments. The winners of the prestigious award are Oak Creek High School in baseball, Laconia High School in softball, Rice Lake High...
Rice Lake Little League reaches state semifinals
The Rice Lake 12U Little League team won a pair of games, reached the semifinals and placed fourth at the Wisconsin Little League State Tournament held last week in Kenosha. The Warriors won their opening game July 20 over Lakeland Little League of Salem. After losses to the top teams at state, Rice Lake headed into its final round-robin game needing a win to reach the semifinals. A four-run second...
Baseball: Haugen rallies past Brill to take Independent League title
An eighth-inning rally lifted the Haugen Knights to a regular season Independent League baseball title after a 6-4 victory over the Brill Millers on Saturday at Haugen Ball Park. The Knights trailed 3-0 entering sixth when they pushed across single tallies in the sixth and seventh. Down 4-2 entering the bottom of the eighth, Haugen scored four times to get the win. After starting the season 2-3 in the Independent...
Little Dream Race Set For Rice Lake Speedway
RICE LAKE, Wis. — The Street Stock Little Dream Race is set to be run on July 30 at Rice Lake Speedway. The event is one of the most highly anticipated races on the area racing calendar and this year’s edition, set to be run for the 13th consecutive time, looks to break a number of records this year.
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