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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...
The Arena League comes to Eau Claire with unique rules aimed at fan involvement
The Arena League is planning to bring an expansion football team to Eau Claire in 2025. The new league is beginning play in the summer of 2024 and will have a far different look than what football fans will be used to in the National Football League or even other indoor football leagues. Something to note about The Arena League is that the league is conscious of the need to be smart financially to keep it up and running. For that reason, the league is...
Spooner Cardinals return: Red Birds open 2024 baseball season with win
SPOONER — Now it feels like summertime! Baseballs are flying, bats are cracking out long hits and the Spooner Cardinals baseball team is back in action. The Cardinals opened their 2024 baseball season with a nice win at Merchant Park on Saturday, May 18. Cardinals 7, Eau Claire Cavaliers 4 The Spooner Cardinals opened their 2024 season with a home win over the Eau Claire Cavaliers by a score of...
Altoona finishes second at tennis sectionals
The Altoona Rails finished as the runner up at the Regis sectional tournament Thursday. Altoona had 39 total points, six behind sectional champion Aquinas who advances to team state. Regis finished third with 27 points and Baldwin-Woodville came in fifth with 17. The Rails did advance Ryan Hays to individual state after he finished in third in flight one singles competition. Trenton Navarre came up just short of a bid for state after losing in the flight two singles sectional to Aquinas’ Mitchell Fortney. Regis’...
Eau Claire Memorial golf wins New Richmond regional
Golf regionals around the state continued Wednesday and several Big Rivers teams advanced to sectionals play in the Division 1 New Richmond regional. Eau Claire Memorial took home the regional title plaque, winning Wednesday’s tournament by 11 strokes over second-place Hudson. The Old Abes had a score of 303. River Falls’ score of 316 placed them third and New Richmond secured the last sectional spot with a 321. Chippewa Falls was the first team out with a 326. ...
Menomonie tennis wins sectional title to punch ticket to state
For the first time in program history, Menomonie boys tennis is headed to the team state tournament. The Mustangs won the Eau Claire Memorial Sectional by double-digit points on Wednesday to punch their ticket to Madison. Menomonie finished the sectional with 46 points. Eau Claire Memorial finished in second with 34 and no other team reached the 30-point mark. Individually, Menomonie’s Isaac Johnson fell in the championship round of the...
Menomonie, Memorial have strong showings in tennis subsectionals
Division 1 boys tennis subsectionals got underway Monday and the top three teams in the Big Rivers Conference made up the top three team scores in the Eau Claire Memorial subsectional. Menomonie, who snapped the Old Abes streak of winning every Big Rivers title since 1997 this season, finished the day in the lead with 22 points. Memorial wasn’t far behind with 18 and Hudson came in third with 16. ...
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