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Noll added to Women's Basketball staff
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (blugolds.com) - University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire women's basketball coach Tonja Englund has announced the hiring of Jackson Noll as the team's assistant coach. Noll comes to Eau Claire with a wealth of basketball knowledge from his time as the Team Wisconsin AAU Basketball Club Coordinator, Recruiting, and...
'Fore the Kids' golf outing tees off
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - Nearly 150 golfers teed off ‘fore’ the kids at Eau Claire Golf and Country Club on Monday. The ‘Fore the Kids’ fundraiser is put on annually by the Clearwater Kiwanis Club. The event, emceed by WEAU’s own Justus Cleveland, raises money...
Superior Reds Walk-Off Against Chippewa Falls, Set to Meet Eau Claire in Regional Title Game
SUPERIOR, Wis.- It took extra innings to decide a winner between the Chippewa Falls Post 77 and Superior Reds baseball teams on Tuesday. Eventually in the bottom of the 13th, Superior walked it off, taking the 4 to 3 victory to begin regional play. Superior later faced Eau Claire in...
SportScene 13 for Tuesday, July 23rd
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - Ahead of hosting the Single A 19U legion baseball state tournament, Osseo takes on Bloomer. Plus, Eau Claire, Chippewa Falls, and Superior battle it out in a Triple A 19U legion regional. Finally, the Eau Claire Express’s Brigs Richartz appears in the 2024 Northwoods League...
Express back in action in two pivotal series in next four days
It’s back to business for the Eau Claire Express following a three-day NBL All-Star break that saw its star outfielder excel in the League’s Home Run Challenge. The Great Lakes All-Stars beat the Great Plains All-Stars 9-2 in the annual Northwoods League All-Star game on Tuesday night before more than 2,300 fans at ISG Field, in Mankato, Minnesota. Express outfielder Brigs Richartz was one of the many Northwoods Baseball League...
The Menomonie Blue Caps Will Take You Out to the Ballgame, 1860s Style
For the Menomonie Blue Caps, going to the ballgame involves more than visiting a physical location. There’s time travel involved, too. And not just the nostalgic time travel that many of us experience when we watch – or take part in – America’s pastime. Everything about the Blue Caps – including their uniforms, equipment, attitude, and the rules they follow – hearkens back to a time long passed.
Focus on teamwork is fitting for local 17U baseball team
Eau Claire is fortunate to have a multitude of summer baseball teams and all have a significance to contributing to the future players of the game. However, one local squad especially seems to be benefiting from all that the Chippewa Valley baseball community has built. The Eau Claire A’s Blue 17U team has a plethora of talent, as well as experienced coaches who not only love the game, but who also stress how important teamwork is to succeeding in the sport. ...
Steel summer camps keep area hockey players' skills sharpened year round
CHIPPEWA FALLS — It may be the middle of summer — with actually below-average temperatures for this time of year — outside, but inside the Chippewa Area Ice Arena, it’s the perfect climate to play hockey. Having recently completed two camps where the Chippewa Steel — or even NHL — players of tomorrow can both learn and master their game, the local North American Hockey League (NAHL) team has another camp and also a positional clinic planned for next week. ...
Eau Claire A’s enjoy Milwaukee Milkmen Stadium and attention of college coaches
Believing that you can achieve a goal is just as important as accomplishing it and having leaders who emphasize that point certainly can help athletes achieve success. “Since they were young, we’ve told these boys that they could play college ball,” said John Bugher assistant coach for the Eau Claire A’s Blue Team. “We play in these tournaments to face the best players around and get in front of college coaches” ...
Bears ready for huge week ahead as CRBL South Division race heats up
It doesn’t get much bigger than this for the Eau Claire Bears. They have three huge Chippewa River Baseball League (CRBL) games this week. Win all three and they are the South Division champions. Currently sitting at 14-3 and in second place in the South Division, 1.5 games behind the first-place Osseo Merchants, a win against Osseo on Wednesday night, followed by a sweep of the Eau Claire Cavaliers in a double header on Sunday afternoon, would put the Bears in first place. ...
A NEW JAMMER IN TOWN: Eau Claire Football Team Name Unveiled
Unveiled at 3pm on Thursday, July 18 – the first day of Country Jam, one of the area's annual music festivals – Eau Claire's newest athletic team officially has a name: The Jammers. The team is poised to enter The Arena League in its 2025 season, beginning that June, and will play five home games in the new 3,200-seat arena at The Sonnentag Event Center.
Superior Reds close out season as Regional runners-up
The Superior Reds fell to Eau Claire 4-2 in their American Legion baseball regional final Wednesday at the NBC Spartan Sports Complex. Bo Teal scored two runs off of fielding errors by Eau Claire at third plate. His first came off a first inning hit by Austin Lahti to give the Reds a 1-0 lead. Eau Claire then tied it up in the fourth. Superior got back in front when Dawson Ahlborg drove in Teal for a 2-1 lead.
Pickleball Park Set to Open in Lake Hallie
“This park will be a pickleball destination and we look forward to welcoming visitors that will patronize our local businesses.” -Gary Spilde, Village President. The Chippewa Valley Pickleball Club (CVPC), in partnership with the Village of Lake Hallie, invites the public to attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony and grand-opening celebration for 12 new pickleball courts at Lake Hallie Pickleball at Gower Park, 11510 17th Avenue in Lake Hallie. The event will take place on Monday, July 29th at 2 pm. The new courts opened for a Senior Pickleball tournament held this past weekend.
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