By Adam Roberts – 2/18/2021 The slow but steady attempt to bring back fans in stadiums continues this week. Earlier the Bucks played their first game with fans in close to a year, and now we’ve learned that another major Wisconsin sports staple will be welcoming fans back in 2021. In a video message from…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 2/18/2021 We now know which girl’s basketball divisions will be determining their state champions this year at the La Crosse Center. The WIAA announced yesterday, Divisions 2, 4, and 5 will be at the Center next week Thursday through Saturday, while Divisions 1 and 3 will be at the Menomonie Nation…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 2/17/2021 A member of the Bucks executive team, and son of co-owner Marc Lasry, will make a run at Ron Johnson’s Senate seat in Washington. 33-year-old Alex Lasry announced his intention to run for the seat in 2022 yesterday, marking the first time the Bucks senior VP will run for public…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 2/17/2021 The WIAC announced today that it will begin its 2021 spring sports schedule on time. All springs sports, including baseball, softball, women’s golf, men’s and women’s outdoor track and field, and women’s tennis, will return to play this coming March, weather permitting, after their 2020 seasons were interrupted by the…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 2/17/2021 Throughout the week, members of the Brewers staff and roster are making their way down to Arizona for another spring training in the desert. They’ll be joined by another arm after he received an extension yesterday. The Brewers are adding left-handed pitcher Brett Anderson. ESPN reports the one-year deal is…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 2/16/2021 When I saw this morning that the Brewers had orchestrated a trade for Derek Fisher, my brain kept telling me “I’ve heard this name before, but I can’t remember where…” It wasn’t until about an hour later that I put two and two together and realized I was confused into…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 2/16/2021 Ever since the pandemic, something has just been a little off with the Milwaukee Bucks. The magic of their run up until Game Three of the 2019 Eastern Conference Finals hasn’t been recaptured entirely since, and a nearly year-long stretch without fans at their home games likely is a big…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 2/16/2021 Central High School has a new identity, after the school board last night announced the change from the “Red Raiders” moniker the school has had for years to the new “Riverhawks” mascot that will be phased in over the next year or so. A survey sent to students and staff…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 2/15/2021 My last post was all about the hearts of Badger fans breaking over the men’s basketball team’s loss to #3 Michigan yesterday. But that doesn’t mean all area college basketball was doom and gloom. Including games from Saturday and Sunday, area colleges went 5-1 in their games. The UWL men,…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 2/15/2021 Many Badger men’s basketball fans were left heartbroken on Valentine’s Day. With a double-digit lead at halftime against third-ranked Michigan that was playing its first game in three weeks, it seemed like love at first sight. But then the honeymoon phase ended, and the lead disappeared as quickly as it…… Continue Reading »