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Rails golfers win; host Regional Oct. 2
SPOONER — On a sunny Monday, Sept. 23, the Spooner Rails girls golf team hosted Hayward and St. Croix Falls at the Spooner Golf Club. The Rails girls had a nice day, shooting a team 172 to take first place. Hayward shot 193, and St. Croix Falls totaled 225. Avery Voeltz and Layla Thompson led the way for the Spooner golfers, both girls shooting a 39. Ava Thompson shot 43, Whitney Rohde 51 and Serena Lu 55. All-Conference points for the match included Layla Thompson 5, Voeltz 5 and Ava Thompson 2. On Wednesday, Oct. 2, starting at 9 a.m., Spooner will host Hayward, Cumberland, Northwestern, Rice Lake, Ashland and Grantsburg/Luck/Frederic/Unity in the WIAA Varsity Regional at Spooner Golf Club.
Northwest Express falls to Hudson
SPOONER — In USPHL Premier League action at the Spooner Civic Center on Saturday, Sept. 28, the Hudson Havoc broke open a 4-4 game with 5 goals in the third period to defeat the Northwest Express 9-5. The Express led 2-1 after the first period. Jaden Aguilara, assisted by Dylan Wolf and Derek, McGrew, scored at 1:53. At 15:14, Evan Burchardt scored, assisted by Harrison Browning and Connor Corcoran. In...
Hayward girls golf advances in playoffs
The Hayward Hurricanes girls golf team is advancing to the WIAA sectional playoffs on Oct. 7 thanks to their second-place finish at the Spooner regional Wednesday Oct. 2. The host Spooner Rails placed first at the regional with an 18-hole score of 368 followed by Hayward with 388 and Luck-Unity with 428. All three are advancing to the sectional as teams. Spooner’s Avery Voeltz shot an 80 to win the...
Rails top Beavers; Barron here Oct. 4 for Homecoming
CUMBERLAND — On the road in Heart O’ North Conference action on Friday, Sept. 27, the Spooner Rails football team pounded out a 28-8 victory at Cumberland. “I was proud of the way we played Friday night,” said coach Josh Fizel. “We continued to fight and compete throughout the night even when we didn’t have great rhythm. I thought Cumberland did an excellent job of keeping the ball away from us and really slowing the game down. Our kids responded to adversity well and found...
Golf: Rice Lake's Ahlberg qualifies for sectionals
Rice Lake freshman Annika Ahlberg tied for 12th place and captured an individual qualifying spot during Wednesday's Division 2 girls golf sectional at Spooner Golf Club. Ahlberg scored a 104 during her 18 holes played in Spooner. Her total gave her the third and final individual spot at sectionals to be played Monday at Luck Golf Course. Rice Lake finished fifth in the standings with a score of 439. Advancing...
Rails cross country runs to success at Barron meet
BARRON– The Spooner Middle School and High School cross-country teams raced in Barron on Sept. 24. Leading for the high school boys was Zach Fleishauer in 11th place with a time of 18:37 in the 5K. Trenton Gullickson and Levi Thornley finished 25th and 26th with times of 19:49 and 19:52. Miles Temple (46th), Reid Hagen (50) and Bryce Fleishauer (74) also raced well to help bring their team to a 6th place finish. ...
Spooner volleyball falls to Beavers; Rails girls will host Bulldogs, Comets
SPOONER — In Heart O’ North Conference volleyball action, the Spooner Rails girls fell 3-1 to Cumberland. Spooner coach Megan Danielsen discussed the game. “On Tuesday, we lost in 4 to a much improved Cumberland team,” said Coach Danielsen. “They have 5 seniors playing and their experience showed with their passing; they were right on target nearly every pass. Nerves got the best of us in the first set and...
School Board approves 2024-25 levy
SHELL LAKE — The Shell Lake School Board adopted the tax levy and presented the 2024-25 budget at its annual meeting Monday, Sept. 23. The presented district budget is preliminary based on information available as of that day and reflects a continued commitment to upholding the tradition of excellence and fiscal responsibility, said Supt. Todd Felhofer, and it is a deficit budget. The deficit projection from this year goes from just over $500,000, ...
Hayward harriers to host races at Hwy. 00
The Hayward Hurricanes cross-country team will host their annual invitational meet Thursday Oct. 3 on the Birkebeiner Trail, starting and finishing at the Kortelopet trailhead off Highway 00 east of Seeley. The visiting teams will be Barron, Bayfield, Birchwood, Chetek-Weyerhaeuser, Ladysmith, Spooner, Superior and Washburn. The meet kicks off with the middle school race at 4 p.m. On Tuesday Sept. 24, the Hurricane boys took first place and the girls...
Canes football shut out by St. Croix Falls
The undefeated St. Croix Falls Saints scored touchdowns on their first five possessions as they rolled to a 35-0 football win over the Hayward-LCO Hurricanes in a Heart O’ North Conference game at St. Croix Falls Friday Sept. 27. The Saints improved to 4-0 in the conference and 5-0 overall, while the Canes fell to 1-3 and 1-5. The Canes will travel to Ashland to play the Oredockers this Friday. ...
Red Cedar Symphony presents Colors of the Orchestra
The Red Cedar Symphony will present a concert titled Colors of the Orchestra, featuring two iconic works: Maurice Ravel’s "Bolero" and Modest Mussorgsky’s "Pictures at an Exhibition." Concerts will take place at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 2, at Augustana Lutheran Church in Cumberland and at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 3, at Bethany Lutheran Church in Rice Lake. The full spectrum of the orchestra is on display in these...
Tamarack Health Fitness Center offers students, community world-class facility
“Wow!” I mean … “Wow!” Talking about the new Tamarack Health Fitness Center at Hayward High School. Imagine a fitness center for the Wisconsin Badgers or Green Bay Packers. That’s what we are talking about. ...
Canes girls golf takes second at conference meet
The Hayward Hurricanes girls golf team finished their regular season by taking second at the Heart O’ North Conference tournament at Luck on Sept. 25. Leading the canes was senior Tara Eckes (Heart of the North Player of the year), shooting an 85, followed by Sofia Bonicatto 94, Lexie Sullivan 102, Macie Mavis 103 and Emma Blinkwolt, 133. Heart O’ North Conference tourney team scores: Spooner, 358; Hayward, 384; Superior,...
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