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Jefferson Speedway: Jefferson's Wangsness, Strese earn wins in rain-shortened Stock Stub Special
CAMBRIDGE — Mother Nature cut exciting racing action short on Saturday evening at Jefferson Speedway. But before the rain began to fall, two of the five features planned for the night ran to completion in the 2024 version of the Stock Stub Special at Wisconsin’s Action Track. Jefferson’s Chase Wangsness scored the big feature win in the Hobby Stock 40-lap main event presented by Ryan’s Auto Care. ...
Hartford Runners Compete at the Nike Outdoor Nationals
Hartford Union High School seniors Brady Kuechler, Domenic Cifaldi and Kyle Zuern with Sophomore Ezra Markos (pictured) competed at the Nike Outdoor Nationals in Eugene, Oregon at Hayward Field at the University of Oregon from June 12 to 15. This is the same place where the USA just held the Olympic trials, and they were setting up for this event while the runners were there!
McKays' game with Braves postponed
Heavy rain on Sunday, July 13 may have saved the Waterloo McKays of the Home Talent Baseball League from a tough day of competition. They were scheduled to hit the road that day to take on the Monona Braves at their place. Monona was set to enter the game as the top team in the HTL’s Eastern Section with a perfect 8-0 record so far this season. Waterloo, on the other hand, went into the weekend in the midst of a six-game losing streak and...
Lake Mills' Max Ruedebusch commits to play college football at Yale
Lake Mills senior outside linebacker/defensive end Max Ruedebusch committed to play college football at Yale University recently. Ruedebusch, a 6-foot-5, 235-pound prospect, also held Division 1 offers from Air Force, Army, Cornell and Eastern Illinois. Ruedebusch led the L-Cats in solo tackles (37) and total tackles (63) last season, adding 4.5 sacks, three tackles for loss and two forced fumbles. He was an honorable mention all-conference selection in the Capitol Conference at outside linebacker and first-team selection at wide receiver, where he caught 15 passes for 338 yards and six touchdowns. Ruedebusch, whose stock flew up last spring, figures to be a key anchor for the L-Cats this fall. Lake Mills checked in at No. 7 on the WisSports.net Preseason Poll in Division 4 and officially will get preparations for its 2024 campaign underway when practice begins on Aug. 6.
Thiel quick with Outlaws at Wilmot; Will work toward crown in IRA King of the Wings trio
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (July 15, 2024) - It was a hard-fought battle in the Badger State for Scotty Thiel and Team 73, joining the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series in a trio of starts at Beaver Dam Raceway (July 10) and Wilmot Raceway (July 12-13), respectively. But when the dust finally settled, the recent IRA Outlaw Sprint Series winner found himself with three main event starts in three tries, highlighting all outcomes with an 11th-place score at Wimot on Friday, July 12.
Nine River Rats selected for DCL all-star game
The hard work from the Maunesha River Rats in the 2024 Dairyland Collegiate League season is paying off. Waterloo's team was well-represented in the league's all-star game, hosted at Waterloo Firemen's Park on Thursday, July 11. Nine River Rats in all made the cut, Lincoln Becker (NIAAC), Jackson Hunley (Lewis University), Nick Guidici (Parkland College), Jaiden Jung (Milwaukee Area Tech), Luke Klekamp (Milwaukee Area Tech), James Love (Eastern Illinois University), Connor Greuel (Southeastern College), Austin Olla (UW-La Crosse), and Alek Zdziarski (Edgewood College). ...
HTL: Fort Generals fend off Jefferson Blue Devils' late push, win 6-5
JEFFERSON — The Generals grabbed the lead with a three-run rally in the first inning, then held on tight as the Blue Devils charged back late in the game. Fort Atkinson withstood four eighth-inning runs from Jefferson to earn a 6-5 victory at Fischer Field in Home Talent League baseball action on Sunday. The Generals engineered a two-out rally against Jefferson starter Ike Roth in the first. Branden Zastrow walked...
Paul Wins WPGA Junior Event
Beaver Dam High School golfer Adam Paul won a Wisconsin PGA Junior event at Hiawatha Golf Course in Tomah on July 9th. The Fox Lake native carded a 3-over par 75 to win the event by one shot over Cameron Lipinski of Alma. On Tuesday Adam Paul, Garret Boettcher, and...
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