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Michael Grueneberg grabs first feature win of season
Wisconsin Dells pilot, Michael Grueneberg, scored his first feature win of the season on Saturday evening at Jefferson Speedway. Grueneberg came from the outside of row four and claimed the lead following a late caution to net the win in the Legacy Auto Sales 50 lap Late Model main event at Wisconsin’s Action Track. Tim Coley and Seth Reamer paced the field to green with Reamer grabbing the early lead...
Home Talent: Montello rallies late to knock off Poynette
So far this season, the Poynette Indians’ defense has been top-notch. It failed them at Montello on Sunday in a 12-4 road loss in a battle of Home Talent Eastern Section teams. “We weren't at our best today and it cost us,” said Davy Tomlinson, manager for Poynette. “After the second, their pitcher settled in and did a good job the rest of the way. We had a few defensive errors today, which is uncommon for us. We need to get back to excellent defense...
Schwab joins exclusive club with second Ray Fischer Amateur Championship crown
JANESVILLE — With a course conducive to making birdies and eagles, no lead is safe during the Ray Fischer 72-Hole Amateur Championship. Dustin Schwab of Lodi learned that lesson — and in turn gave it to another player during third and fourth round play Sunday on Riverside Golf Course. What was a four-shot lead halfway through the tournament evaporated on the final day, and thanks to a double bogey about...
Home Talent: Local 9 pounded by Reedsburg
The Reedsburg Pirates jumped all over Waunakee early on in a 16-4 Home Talent League drubbing of the Local 9 on Sunday. Plating four runs in the first inning, two in the second and two more in the third, the Pirates moved out to an 8-0 lead, before breaking it open with five runs in the fifth inning. Logan Sullivan and Wyatt Molitor did most of the damage, combining to...
Boys golf: Lodi receives GCAW Academic All-State honorable mention
The Lodi boys’ golf team earned Academic All-State recognition for its work in the classroom from the Golf Coaches Association of Wisconsin while participating in the 2024 WIAA boys’ golf season this past spring. The Blue Devils achieved GCAW All-Academic honorable mention in Division 2 for the 2024 season. Established to recognize high school golf teams with the highest team grade point averages (‘team’ is defined as the five golfers on the roster for the boys’ spring 2024 WIAA regional tournament), the GCAW recognizes the three teams with the highest cumulative team GPA in each division (1, 2, and 3) with gold, silver and bronze medals for each student-athlete, and their schools receive a certificate to note this accomplishment. Schools with at least a 3.25 team GPA will receive a certificate acknowledging honorable mention status. Lodi members include Walter Beld, Kogen Baron, Sawyer Baron, Trevor Kutz and Jacey Heinzmann.
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