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Join the Spooner Golf Club Ladies League
SPOONER — The Spooner Golf Club is now open for the season, and they are encouraging women to sign up for the Ladies League on Tuesdays this summer. The club welcomes female golfers of all skills and handicap levels to participate in the league, which begins on May 14. Board Vice President Darlene Von Arx said the league has been picking up again after the COVID-19 pandemic, and the league offers nine- and 18-hole play options, with tee times beginning at 9 a.m. each Tuesday...
Spooner girls top Ashland
SPOONER — On Tuesday, April 16, the Spooner Rails softball team hosted the Ashland Oredockers. Spooner topped the Oredockers 10-0, winning in five innings. The winning pitcher in the contest was Annalie Lindgren, throwing all five innings, striking out 9, giving up 1 hit and walking 1 batter. At the plate, the Rails were led by Layla Thompson, going 4/4 and 1 RBI, and Chloe Swonger, 3/3 and 2 RBIs....
Rail baseball at Cumberland for doubleheader this Friday
SPOONER — The Spooner Rails baseball team had a busy week on the diamond, beating the Oredockers at Ashland 7-3 on April 16, falling 11-2 to Hayward on April 18 and then losing 5-3 at St. Croix Falls on April 19. Spooner currently sits at 4-5, and coach Josh Villella and his Rails have a busy week coming up. On Monday, April 22, the Rails hosted the Ladysmith Lumberjacks in...
Washburn County battle! Spooner edges Northwood/Solon Springs
SPOONER — It’s always a treat for fans when a pair of Washburn County neighboring towns get together to compete in sports, and that was the case as the Spooner Rails hosted Northwood/Solon Springs (NWSS) in softball on April 15. The two teams were about as even as could be, battling late into the contest. In the end, Spooner picked up a couple late runs to slip past the Evergreens 8-6. ...
Rails softball girls blank Bulldogs
SPOONER — Behind the solid winning pitching of Annalie Lindgren, who threw all 7 innings and recorded 12 strikeouts, the Spooner Rails softball team earned a 6-0 shutout win against Chetek/Weyerhaeuser on April 9. Peyton Steines went 2/2 at the plate and drew a walk and 1 RBI. Lindgren went 2/3 at the plate with 1 RBI, helping her own pitching effort. Lily Bauer had 2 RBIs, and Isabella Ripley had 1 RBI for the Rails. ...
Spring sports off and running! Here’s results, what is coming up
SPOONER– Following some postponed and canceled contests due to a late season snowstorm, spring sports in the area are back on track and going strong this week. BaseballSpooner: The Spooner boys are currently off to a 3-3 start. On Thursday, April 11, they took a close 5-4 home loss against Northwestern. On Friday, April 12, the Rails suffered another 1-run defeat, falling at home 2-1 to Cameron. This week, Spooner...
Spooner athletes sign-up for future college careers
SPOONER — Proud parents, relatives and friends of four Spooner High School students anxiously took their seats in the SHS auditorium on Wednesday, April 10. It was an exciting day for the families, as well as for the four Spooner Rails athletes who crossed the stage and took their seats at a table at center stage. On stage with them was coach Josh Tischer and Athletic Director Matt Lucius. It...
Hayward tops Spooner soccer girls
SPOONER — In Heart O’ North girls soccer on April 9, the Hayward Hurricanes defeated the Spooner Rails 2-0. Hayward grabbed their 2-0 advantage in the first half of the contest, with the second half of the game being scoreless. The loss dropped the Rail girls to 0-3 to start the season, with previous defeats of 11-0 at Ashland on April 4 and 3-0 against Amery on April 5. “We...
Baseball: Cameron gets first win in extra-innings at Spooner
The Cameron baseball team earned its first win of the season in a pitcher’s dual with Spooner on Friday as the Comets’ picked up a 2-1 extra-innings victory at Spooner. Cameron also suffered a pair of close losses earlier in the week to Barron and Chetek-Weyerhaeuser to open its season. In Friday’s win Michael Reynolds hit a sacrifice fly to left field to score Tyson Lucas for what became the...
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