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With spring turkey season, youth Learn to Hunt set
Tom's Guns in Marshall is gearing up for the Spring Turkey Learn to Hunt and Youth Event. The Annual Spring Turkey Youth Hunt is designed to give novice hunters the opportunity hunt wild turkey and gain valuable experience at a time when other hunters are not authorized to hunt. It is open to youths 12-15 who have a valid spring turkey license, stamp and Zone 2 permit. All youth hunters...
Marshall Village Board honors student for earning Eagle Scout
Marshall Village President Chris Campbell and the village board presented student Grayson Armstrong with a proclamation honoring his achievement of Eagle Scout on Tuesday, March 12. Campbell took time to thank Armstrong for his commitment to community service for the Marshall community. In 2023, Armstrong ran a donation drive for used instruments and other band equipment needed by the Marshall Public Schools’ music program for his Eagle Scout project. At...
Stubby's Bowl scores
Monday, March 11- Monday Night: High Team Series-Holy Rollers 1728 High Team Game-Karens 1 more 601. Keith Pocock 587(215), Dan Busch 524, Tony Bosnack 523(209). Tuesday, March 12- Tuesday Night: High Team Series-Handy Appliance-1921. High Team Game-Handy Appliance 724. Ben Zander 554(246), Dean Jurss 553(233), Jonathan Schoemann 525, Tom Bong 505. Ken Scott 502, Kolton...
Cobb, Zimmerman earn wrestling all-conference honors
A pair of Marshall senior wrestlers closed out their high school careers with one last recognition. Both Tucker Cobb and Miles Zimmerman were named to the postseason all-conference list thanks to their performances at the 2024 Capitol Conference tournament. Cobb's strong performance at the conference meet was merely a precursor to a tremendous run through the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) state tournament. He made it all the way to the 2024 WIAA individual state meet at 132 lbs., eventually losing in the first round....
Trevor Firari named Capitol - South Wrestler of the Year
The 2023-24 high school wrestling season was filled with accolades for Trevor Firari. The Waterloo senior finished up his high school career with a bang, qualifying for the 2024 Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) state tournament after winning both a regional and sectional title. Before he found all of this success in the postseason, Firari terrorized the Capitol Conference. He claimed the championship at 190 lbs. at the 2024 Capitol Conference tournament. His run, combined with his body of the work from the regular season,...
Karl Junginger Memorial Library Calendar, March 14-21
Find more information about these events and others on the library website: www.waterloo.lib.wi.us. Thursday, March 14 • Teen Book Club at 4 p.m. “The Inheritance Games” by Jennifer Lynn Barnes. Join any month! • Cook the Book at 6 p.m. Join us for a fun twist on a recipe exchange. This ...
Three Cardinals earn all-conference nods
2023-24 marked a very competitive season of boys basketball in the Capitol - South conference. The teams entered the season all fairly evenly matched, making every matchup of vital importance. It was this environment that helped shape the Marshall program to be ready for the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) state tournament. The Cardinals entered the postseason prepared and came home with their third consecutive regional title. Before that, though, Marshall tied for third in the final Capitol - South conference standings alongside Cambridge at...
Three Pirates selected for Capitol - South postseason honors
It's been awhile since the Waterloo boys basketball program had a season as positive as 2023-24. They set new highs for the last decade in regular season and conference victories with eight and four, respectively. This uptick in success was reflected in the postseason awards handed out from the Capitol - South conference. Prior to this season, Waterloo's last first team all-conference selection came in 2015-16. Since then, the Pirates have had two second team all-conference selections and a handful of honorable mentions. ...
Waterloo VFW awards essay winners
For most organizations, 54 applications would be impressive, but for VFW Post 6614 in Waterloo, “only” receiving 54 submissions for their annual Patriot’s Pen essay contest was a “bad year.” The contest challenges students in 6th through 8th grades to submit a 300-400 word essay, for which the topic changes yearly. This year, students were asked “How Am I Inspired By America?” This year’s high school contest, Voices of Democracy,...
Trio of Pirates named all-conference
Three of the big motors that made the Waterloo girls basketball program go in 2023-24 have been recognized for their efforts. Seniors Brenna Huebner, Tess Blundell, and Bri Lauersdorf helped the Pirates reach some impressive milestones in their final season. Waterloo notched the first season sweep of rival Marshall since the 2006-07 season and knocked off the No. 2 seed in their bracket in the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) state tournament. In addition to those two Marshall wins, Waterloo won two more games in...
Pair of Lady Cardinals pick up all-conference honors
It was a tough season for the Marshall girls basketball program in Capitol — South conference play in 2023-24. The Cardinals lost nine of their 10 conference games, only nabbing a win over Wisconsin Heights in the final game of the regular season to get in the win column. Still, coaches across the conference noticed the talent and hustle on the Cardinals’ roster. Marshall was represented by a pair of players on the postseason all-conference teams. Senior Wynn Held wrapped up her high school career...
Marshall bows out in sectional semifinal to Randolph
For three consecutive seasons, the Marshall boys basketball program has claimed Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) regional titles. The first iteration of this feat, 2021-22, the Cardinals made it all the way to the UW-Madison Kohl Center for the state semifinals. In the two following, Marshall bowed out in the sectional semifinal round. The most recent iteration of this trend came to be on Thursday, March 7. Marshall, the No. 5 seed, had toppled No. 12 seed Necedah, No. 4 seed Cambridge, and No. 8...
Trevor Firari commits to UW-Platteville football
Waterloo senior football standout Trevor Firari has found his collegiate home. Also a standout in wrestling and baseball, Firari pledged his commitment to the Pioneers of UW-Platteville with a post on Twitter/X on December 19, 2023. He made things official by signing his National Letter of Intent on Wendesday, Feb. 21 at Waterloo High School. “I love the atmosphere they have as an entire football team,” Firari said. “It’s a beautiful campus with really nice football facilities. It’s always been a dream to go play...
Huwe-Dahmen wedding
Aree Huwe married Quint Dahmen at St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church in Middleton on Feb. 16, 2024. The couple currently resides in Montello, Wisconsin, with plans to move to Alaska. Aree works at LabCorp & Quint at Skipper Bud’s, both in Madison. Aree and family are members at St. Paul, Marshall, and worked several years at Little Amerrika. The parents are Jim and Nancy Huwe of Deerfield ad Konnie and Tom Dahmen of Plain, Wisconsin.
Stubby's Bowl scores
Monday, March 4- Monday Night: High Team Series-Forever Young 1839. High Team Game-Forever Young 679. Mike Thompson 619(203-236), Laurie Frey 534, Tony Bosnak 527(220). Tuesday, March 5- Tuesday Night: High Team Series-Handy Appliance-2145. High Team Game-Handy Appliance 752. Kirk Gehler 659(234-226), Jeff Bettin 618(202-240), Kolton Jurss 591(223), Tim Tarnowski 562, Ken Scott 537, Bill Nolan...
Karl Junginger Memorial Library Calendar, March 7-14
Find more information about these events and others on the library website: www.waterloo.lib.wi.us Thursday March 7 • Pajama Storytime at 5 p.m. Recommended for ages 8 and younger. No registration needed. Drop in! ...
Waterloo celebrates 110 years of Arthur R. Setz, “The Insurance Man”
It was May 21, 1914, when Arthur R. Setz took over the A. W. Reddeman Insurance business, which was conducted in a shop owned by his father Robert beginning in 1897. “Bob” Setz was the proprietor of his own harness-making shop, developing harnesses, whips, bridles, halters and blankets, all for horse furnishings for over 40 years. It was in this shop on 143 N. Monroe that Art’s father showed him the business of dealing with farmers, gear for animals and service that met their needs. ...
Marshall Plan Commission considers 148-unit housing development
The Marshall Plan Commission heard a preliminary presentation regarding a proposed residential development on the east side of the village, partially located on the Barth/Rasmussen farm. Matt Rasmussen, the land owner, and Mike Calkins of Snyder & Associates civil engineering firm attended the village’s Wednesday, Feb. 28, meeting to give an overview of their plans for the 100-plus acres of land. The two presented a residential neighborhood concept containing 148...
Marshall village president candidates respond in QA
Incumbent candidate Chris Campbell and former village board member John Schuepbach are both competing to become Marshall’s Village President. With the April 2 spring election approaching, both candidates took time to answer some prompts from the Courier for their community. Tell us about yourself and your education/professional experience. Campbell: Since 2002, my wife Deanna and...
Three straight regional titles for Marshall boys basketball
Success in the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) state tournament is beginning to feel inevitable for the Marshall boys basketball program. Entering this season the Cardinals had made it all the way to the Division 4 state semifinals in 2021-22 and upset the No. 1 seed in their bracket in 2022-23 for a second straight regional title. Making it a three-peat of regional titles would again take some hurdles in the 2024 edition of the state tournament. Given the No. 5 seed in Sectional 3...
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