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Jefferson Speedway honors racing legend Jerry Eckhardt in Orange Blossom Special
CAMBRIDGE Wis. (WMTV) - Saturday was the Orange Blossom Special Super Late Model Race and Jefferson Speedway in Cambridge honored local racing legend Jerry Eckhardt. The 81-year-old is from Johnson Creek and still races. His car is number 61, so he was honored on the 61st lap. Fans wore orange...
Jefferson Speedway: Casey Johnson wins Orange Blossom Special
Some of the best Super Late Model drivers in the Midwest gathered at Jefferson Speedway on Saturday evening to pay tribute to a Wisconsin racing legend. Jerry Eckhardt of Johnson Creek has been behind the wheel of a race car for over 59 years, winning multiple races, feature events and championships. Jerry currently still competes on a weekly basis at Wisconsin’s Action Track. The inaugural running of the Orange Blossom Special race event is a way to say thank you to a man that has...
Talen Jourdan set to compete in Paralympics for Team USA
With the Olympic Games about to start on Friday, July 26, be on the lookout for one Deerfield graduate competing. Talen Jourdan, a 2018 Deerfield graduate, will be competing on the Team USA Paralympic Men’s Basketball Team. Jourdan will be 1 of 12 players competing on the basketball team that will attempt to win their third-straight gold medal. Jourdan, who has won gold medals with Team USA at the 2022 World Championships and 2023 Parapan American Games, will be competing in his first Paralympics. The Paralympic Games will begin on Wednesday, Aug. 28 and run through Sunday, Sept. 8.
Gundelach, Marshall represent area at all-star game
Both Marshall and Waterloo were among the best small school football programs in the area in the fall of 2023. The Cardinals of Marshall tied for the Eastern Suburban Conference title at 6-1 (8-2 overall) while Waterloo wasn't far behind in the standings at 5-2, eventually adding up to a total record of 7-3. While that season on the gridiron seems far in the rearview mirror, both teams are still being recognized for their efforts. Marshall and Waterloo each had a player selected for the...
Beloit Junior Bandits go 1-1 to start 16U Watertown Regional play
WATERTOWN, Wis. — The Beloit Junior Legion Bandits split its first two games in the 16U Watertown Regional. Jaxon Walenga went 5-for-5, but Beloit fell to Germantown 14-10 on Friday. The Junior Bandits then blanked Oconomowoc Gold 10-0 on Saturday. The Bandits outhit Germantown 16-11, but never fully caught up after falling behind 9-0. Walenga had a pair of doubles and scored two runs. Austin Driver, Carter Middleton, Willmy Henriquez...
HTL: Jefferson upended by Evansville, 4-1
EVANSVILLE — Will Peterson and Jameson Lavery combined on a six-hitter with 16 strikeouts as the Evansville Jays beat the visiting Jefferson Blue Devils 4-1 in Home Talent League baseball action on Sunday. Peterson started for the Jays (8-5), allowing an earned run on two hits with 10 strikeouts and five walks over five innings. Lavery, who earned the decision, pitched four shutout innings of four-hit ball, fanning six while walking one. ...
HTL: Generals unable to find clutch hit, lose to Merchants on walk-off single, 1-0
STOUGHTON — Devin Gudenschwager drove home the walk-off run in the ninth inning as Stoughton edged visiting Fort Atkinson 1-0 in Home Talent League baseball action on Sunday, snapping the Generals’ four-game win streak. Connor Blaney led off the Stoughton ninth by drawing a walk on a full count pitch versus Fort starter Austin Paul. Blaney moved up to second on Trevor Wallace’s sacrifice bunt. Gudenschwager, the team’s No. 3 hitter, quickly fell behind 1-2 in the count before, on a 3-2 offering, singling on...
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