Just two days after falling out of first place in the Wisconsin Valley Conference with a loss to Merrill, Stevens Point finds themselves back in first after a win Thursday combined with a Marshfield loss. The Panthers jumped on Wausau East early and beat the Lumberjacks 11-1 in five innings. Ryan Roman had a pair ...
Rochelle Koshalek throws a no-hitter as the Mosinee softball team beats Lakeland 13-0 in five innings to clinch at least a share of the Great Northern Conference championship on Thursday. Macee Beste had five RBI for the Indians, who are 10-2 in the GNC and 15-4 overall. Stevens Point remains atop the Wisconsin Valley Conference ...
While they won’t be winning the Wisconsin Valley Conference, the D. C. Everest girls’ soccer team makes a statement on Thursday. Everest hands Stevens Point their first loss of the season in a dominate 4-0 win. Maddie Middelsteadt and Mail Theiss got Everest off to a good start with first half goals and a 2-0 ...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – The Tennessee Titans have hired Green Bay police chief Jim Arts as the team’s new director of security, replacing Steve Berk who’s retiring. Arts spent 26 years with the Green Bay Police Department, including the last five as chief. He worked closely with the Green Bay Packers on planning and coordinating ...
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) – Green Bay’s all-time leading rusher Ahman Green says he would come out of retirement if an NFL team presents the right opportunity. The 35-year-old Green said Thursday he’s in excellent shape physically but also quite content in retirement. Green last played in the United Football League in 2010 for his ...
HOUSTON — Many times this season when J.A. Happgot into trouble on the mound, the left-hander was unable to make the pitches necessary to escape those jams. That wasn’t the case Thursday night. Jed Lowrie hit a two-run homer, and Happ threw six effective innings before three relievers completed the Houston Astros‘ 4-0 ...
Marshfield holds a slim 1/2 game lead over Stevens Point in the Wisconsin Valley Conference baseball standings after the Panthers’ upset loss at Merrill on Tuesday but the Tigers still have plenty of work to do before they can win a league championship. Both teams are in action today before next Tuesday’s showdown when Marshfield ...
HOUSTON (AP) – Carlos Lee had three hits, including his first homer since April 22, and three RBIs to back another solid outing by Bud Norris, and the Houston Astros beat the Milwaukee Brewers 8-3 on Wednesday night. Lee’s home run was a solo shot to left-center field in the seventh inning that put Houston ...
HOUSTON (AP) – Former NFL defensive end Johnny Jolly has been given 10 years of “shock” probation by a judge in Houston. This week’s updated punishment came six months after Jolly was sentenced to prison for violating probation on a drug conviction. He also must do 200 hours of community service. Jolly, who grew up ...
Merrill entered play at 1-8 in the Wisconsin Valley Conference while Stevens Point was 8-1 but records didn’t matter on Tuesday as the Blue Jays jumped out to a quick 6-0 lead after two innings and went on to beat the Panthers 6-3. It was a critical loss for SPASH, who fell behind Marshfield in ...
