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WIAA Regional softball tournaments
SPOONER – WIAA Regionals are getting close for area teams. The Spooner Rails in Division 3, Shell Lake Lakers in Division 4 and Northwood/Solon Springs Fusion in Division 5 are all playing hard, good softball as the tournament season begins. Spooner: Spooner enters the WIAA Division 3 Regionals seeded No. 2. On Tuesday, May 21, the Rails will host either No. 7-seeded Cumberland or No. 10 Webster/Siren. If the Rails win, they will host either No. 3 St. Croix Falls or No. 6 Cameron in...
Rails defeat Ashland; Shell Lake, Northwood/Solon Springs get wins
SPOONER — The Spooner Rails picked up a big Heart O’ North Conference victory in a close game on Monday, May 6, as they hosted the Ashland Oredockers. The Rails played hard, edging Ashland 3-2 to earn the victory. The win kept Spooner in third place in the tough HON Conference with a record of 8-5. Coach Josh Villella and the Rails are currently 11-6 in all games this season. ...
Spooner track and field competes at Amery Invite
AMERY — The Spooner track and field team competed at the Amery Invitational on Tuesday, April 30. The Rail boys finished eighth, and the girls took a 14th place. For the boys, Prescott took first place with a team score of 126. In second place was Grantsburg with 100 team points. The rest of the top 10 were Somerset with 98.5, Ellsworth 79.5, St. Croix Central 78, Amery 45, Turtle Lake/Clayton 39, Spooner 33.5, Glenwood City 33 and Barron 21.5. Boyceville was 11th with 19...
HHS girls soccer tops Spooner, 3-0
The Hayward Hurricanes girls soccer team shut out the Spooner Rails 3-0 on April 30 at Heidi Friermood Field to earn their second win of the season. Hayward’s first goal came when Kylie MattMiller gained a penalty kick from a rough play in the box. Kendra Gunn stepped up to take the penalty kick and converted it for a 1-0 lead for the Hurricanes. ...
Baseball: Brill Millers, Haugen Knights to begin season; Haugen Hornets won't field a team this summer
Baseball games for the Independent League teams Brill Millers and Haugen Knights will be starting soon. Brill opens its season Wednesday night with a non-league game at the Eau Claire Bears, and the Millers are also at the Chippewa Falls Lumberjacks on May 15. The Haugen Knights start their season Sunday in hosting the Bruce Belters. ...
Laker girls defeat Mellen
SHELL LAKE — In Lakeland West Conference softball, the Shell Lake Lakers took a pair from Mellen on Thursday, April 25. Shell Lake 11, Mellen 6 In game one, Maddie Melton pitched a complete game win, striking out 14 Mellen batters. Melton had control of her fastball and change up all game. “Maddie pitched an...
Spooner boys top Grantsburg
SPOONER — The Spooner baseball team is picking up steam, winning four out of their last five ball games, including defeating Grantsburg 12-4 on Monday, April 29. Coach Josh Villella and the Rails are now 8-6 following their most recent win over the Pirates. Since April 22, the Rails have been hot and playing well. In that game, they topped Ladysmith 11-5 in Heart O’ North Conference action. ...
Rails girls double up for sweep of Beavers
SPOONER — In Heart O’ North Conference doubleheader action on a wet and cold Thursday, April 25, the Spooner Rails softball team came up big, putting it all together for a sweep and double shutout of the visiting Cumberland Beavers. In the first game, Spooner topped Cumberland 9-0. The second game saw the Rails continue to dominate as they again held the Beavers scoreless in a 13-0 win. Spooner 9,...
Spooner soccer girls show grit as they pick up first win
SPOONER — On a cold and rainy Thursday, April 25, the young Spooner Rails girls soccer team hosted Phillips. At 0-5 in the Heart O’ North Conference and 0-8 overall, the Spooner girls had been playing hard but were still searching for their first win of the season. They got it! “We won 4-1,” said a happy coach Nick Merkt. ...
Competition for 70th Rodeo queen, princess is Saturday
SPOONER — On Saturday, May 11, competition will be held for the 70th Spooner Rodeo queen and princess. Starting time will be 10 a.m., rain, shine or snow. The horsemanship portion and crowning will be livestreamed from the Spooner Rodeo Facebook page. Crowning of the new queen and princess will take place at 2:15 p.m. Everyone is invited to the horsemanship portion in the arena to cheer on the girls. ...
Trick Rider Lindy Lica will provide thrills at 70th Rodeo
SPOONER — Excitement is starting to build for the upcoming 70th Spooner Heart of the North Rodeo, set for July 11-13. Many of the top professional rodeo contestants from around the country will compete at Spooner for points and prize money that could ultimately help them qualify for the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas in December. The 69th Spooner Rodeo last July was a record breaker. A combination of record ticket sales, great action inside the arena, spectacular special acts and perfect weather all...
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