By Adam Roberts – 2/23/2021 We had a feeling that the Mayor of Ding Dong City would be with the Brewers in Arizona this spring, and today the organization confirmed that Travis Shaw will in fact be in Maryvale with the team on a minor-league deal. Shaw’s 2017 and 2018 seasons saw him rack up…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 2/23/2021 One of my great joys has always been playing along with the game show “Jeopardy!” whenever I get a chance. Half of the time I feel like a gahd dang genius, while the other half is spent lamenting the fact that I didn’t pay as much attention in my British…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 2/22/2021 I had a feeling the month of February would fly by once I learned that the abridged WIAC men’s basketball season would be just eight games and be wrapped up by the end of the month. And sure enough, here we are in the final week of the season. The…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 2/22/2021 It’s not too often we get to talk hunting on this page; I think I usually only get to bring it up once a year when the gun deer season opens in the state every November. But another hunting season is giving outdoorsmen and women the chance to help thin…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 2/22/2021 This year has of course brought about numerous changes to the way we conduct sports, and life in general. But one thing remains the same: the Aquinas girl’s basketball team is back at state. And this year they’re being joined by two other programs. The Blugolds, Onalaska, and Bangor are…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 2/20/2021 As the dust cleared from girl’s sectional final basketball today, the Coulee Region will once again be represented at state. And it’s fitting that of the three victorious teams today, two of them will be playing for the gold ball at the La Crosse Center. Onalaska, Aquinas, and Bangor are…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 2/19/2021 With news about the WIAA Division 2, 4, and 5 girl’s basketball state semis and finals coming to the La Crosse Center, there certainly is some intrigue going into this weekend’s high school basketball playoff games. There’s a chance for three girl’s teams to make the state semis tomorrow, with…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 2/19/2021 The Brewers submitted a 350-page paper to the City of Milwaukee on Thursday, asking for 35-percent fan occupancy at the ballpark for their April 1st season opener. If the city approves the team’s plan, a maximum of 16-thousand fans and employees would be allowed in the stadium to open the…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 2/19/2021 While the news may not carry much weight, given that his team is in the middle of its worst losing streak since 2016-17 and the fact that the game itself is being scrutinized by the player community, but the Greek Freak is once again one of the first five Easter…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 2/18/2021 Perhaps Mother Nature is a baseball fan. That’s the only way I can correlate the rise in temperatures around the area from the throat-burning cold of the last week to the arrival of the Brewers in Arizona for the start of spring training. Ahead of their arrival in Maryvale, the…… Continue Reading »