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Familiar performers honor tradition at the 58th Wisconsin State Water Ski Show
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis. (WSAW) - If you’re looking for something to do this weekend, head out to Red Sands Beach in Wisconsin Rapids for the annual State Water Ski Show. It’s the world’s largest water ski tournament and it’s right here in north central Wisconsin. This...
1977 -Trickle is SPS Champ
Wausau, Wis. (July 21, 1977) – Dick Trickle, Wisconsin Rapids, combined a feature victory with a King-of-the Mountain win to capture the mid-season championship title at the State Park Speedway here Thursday night. Trickle passed Wausau's Larry Detjens on lap 29 of the second 30-lap feature after Detjens led...
Chucks Win Slugfest Against Rafters
Wisconsin Rapids, WI – The Chucks won game one of the doubleheader, 12-6. The game saw five home runs combined across both teams. Grant Siegel (UCF) made his seventh start of the season, pitching 5.0, striking out five, and allowing just 4 runs. Siegel picked up his third win, bringing his overall record to 3-1.
Friday Night Fish Fry: Rafters Best Chinooks 10-3
Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. – The Rafters love to score runs in bunches. A three-run first, a two-run fourth, and a three-run sixth told the story for Wisconsin Rapids in their 10-3 win against Lakeshore on Friday night. After getting swept in their doubleheader on Thursday against Wausau, this win...
Rafters Top Woodchucks on Friday
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) — The Woodchucks to the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters 6-2 on Friday, as they split the home and home series. They are now 39-12 and 13-4 in the second half. The Chucks had some struggles with starter Houston High for the Rafters as he went six full and only allowed one hit. The Chucks did find a run as Max Soliz Jr. (Kansas) scored in the second after an error.
Marshfield Junior Legion drops extra-inning game to Wisconsin Rapids at 17U regional
SCANDINAVIA – The Marshfield Post 54 Junior Legion baseball team suffered its first loss in the 17U Legion Regional on Sunday night, falling in eight innings to Wisconsin Rapids 12-4. Marshfield rallied from a 4-0 deficit to tie the game with four runs in the fourth innings. Three-straight Wisconsin Rapids errors, a bases-loaded walk, and another error led to the big inning for the Blue Devils.
Big Inning Drains Rafters In First Game of Doubleheader Against Wausau
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis. – A massive inning for the Wausau Woodchucks guided them to victory against the Rafters in game one of the doubleheader at Witter Field on Thursday afternoon. The Woodchucks began the scoring in the ballgame with an RBI single off the bat of Colin Bruggeman in...
Loggers drop pair to Rapids, as second-half struggles continue
The La Crosse Loggers baseball team’s second-half struggles continued last weekend. La Crosse dropped a pair against Wisconsin Rapids, losing on the road Saturday 6-3 and at Copeland Park on Sunday 14-2. With the two Rapids (26-26) losses, the Loggers (28-25) are now 6-13 in the second half of...
Three Rafter Bats Selected to 2024 Northwoods League All-Star Game in Mankato
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis. – The Wisconsin Rapids Rafters will send three players to the 2024 Northwoods League All-Star game in Mankato, with the final ballot results coming out Friday morning. Max McGwire, Jack Mathey, and Jorge De Goti will be representing the Rafters in Minnesota in the game of the summer on July 23.
HIGHLIGHTS: Rafters bounce back over Woodchucks, win 6-2 at Athletic Park
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - After the Woodchucks defeated the Rafters on Thursday, July 18th at Witter Field, the Rafters bounced back and won 6-2 at Athletic Park the following day. Each team traded runs in the 2nd inning, but the Rafters would score four-straight runs through the following four innings....
Janesville drops first two games in Plover American Legion baseball tournament
Janesville’s offense slumbered through much of the first day of an American Legion baseball tournament Friday in Plover, and Post 205 lost its first two games of the event. Carter Berg of Chippewa Falls beat Janesville in the teams’ first game with six innings of one-hit ball in which he struck out seven Janesville hitters and walked two. Berg’s team beat Janesville 5-0. Chippewa Falls grabbed a 2-0 lead in...
Abby Merchants Fall to Pittsville in Exhibition Game
Abby Merchants Fall to Pittsville in Exhibition Game. The Pittsville River Bandits defeated the Abby Merchants 11-8 in exhibition adult baseball play. *********************************************************************. Know some top athletic performances? Seeing some great teams in action?. We can use your help, and it’s simple. Witness some great performances? Hear about top athletes...
Janesville limps into American Legion regional play with two more losses at Plover tournament
As it seems to do every summer, the American Legion baseball tournament in Plover provided a stern test to Janesville's squad Friday and Saturday. Post 205 will need to find more answers than it had in its four tournament games if it wants to make a postseason run. The team lost to Manitowoc 9-6 and Plover 5-2 on Saturday, going 0-4 on the weekend. Manitowoc took the lead right away...
Free Rapids swim events set
WISCONSIN RAPIDS — The Wisconsin Rapids Aquatic Center will be open to the public for a free swim event on Sunday, July 21 from 6 to 8 p.m. This event is sponsored by McCain Foods and is free to anyone. A similar event will be held on Sunday, July 28, also from 6 to 8 p.m. That event is sponsored by ERCO Worldwide.
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