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Pickleball friends use CPR, AED to revive man after cardiac arrest
EAU CLAIRE — Dave Rowe plans to gather with friends today to celebrate his 75th birthday. It’s a party that almost didn’t happen after the lifelong athlete and Altoona resident suffered a sudden cardiac arrest and collapsed recently while playing pickleball. Thanks to prompt cardiopulmonary resuscitation and an AED shock administered by his pickleball friends, Dave is among the less than 10% of people who survive an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest...
Crews begin teardown of Zorn Arena
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - A piece of history in Eau Claire is being taken down today. Crews have begun tearing out the floor of Zorn Arena on the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire campus. Zorn Arena closed after the development of the new Sonnentag Center, a major event facility of...
The Arena League team dubbed the "Eau Claire Jammers"
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (Press Release) The Arena League-Eau Claire is proud to announce its official name. Meet the “EAU CLAIRE JAMMERS”!. “We worked hard on several concepts but are pleased with the final name”, said League Commissioner Tim Brown before the formal name and logo reveal Thursday from the main stage at Country Jam, “We hope that it will be a name that we can all be proud of and stand behind when we play football starting next June.”
Janesville drops first two games in Plover American Legion baseball tournament
Janesville’s offense slumbered through much of the first day of an American Legion baseball tournament Friday in Plover, and Post 205 lost its first two games of the event. Carter Berg of Chippewa Falls beat Janesville in the teams’ first game with six innings of one-hit ball in which he struck out seven Janesville hitters and walked two. Berg’s team beat Janesville 5-0. Chippewa Falls grabbed a 2-0 lead in...
Salyers talents on diamond prove he's got game
So many baseball players across the country go straight from the “Rites of Spring” to becoming one of the “Boys of Summer” and Drew Salyers is certainly no exception to that rule. Fresh off his junior season as a vital contributor to the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire baseball team, Salyers dusted off his glove and bat to be one of the key cogs on the Eau Claire Bears Chippewa River Baseball League (CRBL) squad. ...
ECASD students spend summer training for football at youth camp
EAU CLAIRE — In the midst of summer, Sebastian Westerberg said they like to show area students how they do Old Abe football at Memorial High School. Throughout the week, students up to eighth grade have been taking part in a summer camp, called Old Abe Football Youth Camp, that is teaching them all things football. Westerberg said they are running through all of the different aspects over a three day period, tackling offense, defense, special teams and a dance party at the end for...
SportScene 13 for Wednesday, July 17th
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - The Express chase a series win in a home matchup against Waterloo. Plus, Brigs Richartz, the 2024 All-Star Game representative for Eau Claire, speaks on his tenure with the ballclub. Finally, the Eau Claire Cavaliers hit the road taking on Beef River.
SportScene 13 for Friday, July 19th
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - The Eau Claire Express continued their recent winning ways with a dominant performance against the Rochester Honkers to earn the series sweep. In the 17U Legion Baseball regional tournament, Chippewa Falls, Menomonie and Eau Claire all earned wins on Day 1. Over in Oshkosh, Thorp’s...
Richartz among those set to participate in Northwoods League All-Star Home Run Challenge
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA — Eau Claire Express outfielder Brigs Richartz will be among those Northwoods Baseball League (NBL) players participating in the League’s Home Run Derby Challenge as part of the NBL All-Star Game activities. The Northwoods League has announced the participants for the 2024 Northwoods League All-Star Home Run Challenge which will take place the day before the Northwoods League All-Star game on Monday at ISG Field in Mankato, Minnesota. The actual All-Star Game is set for Tuesday evening. ...
UW-La Crosse Tabbed USTFCCCA Men’s Track & Field Scholar Team of the Year; UW-Eau Claire’s Stegeman Receives Top Award To Lead 77 Individual Honorees
NEW ORLEANS --University of Wisconsin-La Crosse has been tabbed the NCAA Division III Men’s Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field National Scholar Team of the Year for the 2023-24 academic year to lead 77 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) programs collecting All-Academic Team honors from the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). In addition, UW-Eau Claire’s Mitch Stegeman received Men’s Indoor Field Scholar Athlete of the Year honors to headline 77 WIAC individuals receiving All-Academic distinction.
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