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Bargender tops Rice Lake Speedway Swant Graber 30
Dan Bargender, a second year Late Model driver from Chippewa Falls, got the jump at the start of the Swant Graber 30 and then led all laps as he took home the $2,000 top prize to top the WISSOTA Late Model special Saturday night at the Rice Lake Speedway. Once he took the lead, Bargender, who has had limited experience here running both a Late Model and a Modified before that, proved to be the class of the field as he pulled away from the...
McDonell, Chippewa Falls each moving on to softball sectionals
Casper Park was the site of two softball regional championships games Thursday. The Division 4 Sectional 1B No. 2 seed McDonell Macks hosted the hot-hitting third-seeded Colfax Vikings while Division 1 Sectional 1 No. 4 seed Chippewa Falls simultaneously took on No. 5 Wisconsin Rapids. It wound up being a fruitful day for both as the Macks beat Colfax 10-0 in six innings and the Cardinals pulled away late for a 9-0 win just a few minutes after McDonell’s win. ...
Chippewa Falls wins girls track and field sectional title at Hudson
Division 1 track and field sectionals were held at Hudson Thursday and Chippewa Falls was atop the girls standings in total points. The Cardinals, along with several other area schools will be sending a number of athletes to state. Chippewa Falls had 79.5 points in the girls team standings. Second place Stevens Point had 68.5. Eau Claire Memorial had 59, good for sixth, and Eau Claire North and Menomonie placed 10th and 11th respectively. ...
Immanuel Lutheran survives late Gilman rally to advance to regional championship
Immanuel Lutheran had kept Gilman at arms length for six innings in its 8-7 softball regional semifinal victory. The Lancers had been in front since the bottom of the first inning and had been able to keep the Pirates from mounting any serious rallies. All that was left for Immanuel Lutheran was to punctuate the game with a seventh inning the Lancers led 8-4 coming into. If only it were that easy. stepped into the circle looking to toss a complete game. The right-hander had...
McDonell downs Augusta in lone softball regional played Tuesday
While almost all regional softball matchups scheduled for Tuesday were pushed back to Wednesday, No. 2 McDonell and No. 7 Augusta were able to get their Division 4 regional matchup in after moving the start time up to 3:30 p.m. at Casper Park. The Macks won 15-0 in four innings but couldn’t quite dodge the weather as the game went into a lighting delay before McDonell came to bat in the fourth already up 9-0. The game ultimately resumed and Macks scored the six runs...
Chippewa Falls handles River Falls in softball regionals
Division 1 softball regionals kicked off Monday. In Sectional 1, No. 4 Chippewa Falls and No. 13 River Falls bumped up their opening round matchup from Tuesday to avoid the potential inclement weather. Chippewa Falls — one of the perennial contenders in Division 1 — used some early runs and a strong performance from starter Violet McIlquham to oust River Falls from the tournament by a score of 9-1. The Cardinals (22-5) wasted little time against River Falls (8-17) starter Audra Adermann, with the top...
Youth soccer opens spring play
Six teams from the Hayward United Soccer Club traveled to Hallie Park in Chippewa Falls on Saturday, April 27, to compete in their first soccer tournament of the season. The 10U Girls team coached by Dan Nelson, split their games with one loss to Rice Lake and one win over Chippewa Falls. Coach Adam Ojibway’s 10U Boys Team played Northland Badgers and Eau Claire United, and although this division does not keep score, the coaches were proud of the athlete’s performances. ...
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