By Adam Roberts – 10/9/2020 Neither Holmen nor Sparta have been able to play a down of football so far this fall due to the restrictive nature of being in virtual instruction. So perhaps the announcement that both schools will be moving to the alternative fall season shouldn’t be too surprising. Holmen would have been…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 10/8/2020 You may have missed it amidst the start of the 2020 NFL season and the on-going NBA Finals, but the NHL season wrapped up not too long ago with the Tampa Bay Lightning claiming their second Stanley Cup. What you may also not have known is that the NHL Draft…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 10/8/2020 A day after waiving wide receiver Reggie Begelton, the Packers are bringing him right back to the organization. Begelton had been waived by the team yesterday along with linebacker Curtis Bolton, who himself had been on the physically unable to perform list. But with wide receiver depth still an issue…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 10/8/2020 At the time of this writing, it appears that we FINALLY will have a little more full slate of high school football to cover this week. While schools like La Crosse Central, Logan, Sparta, G-E-T, Holmen, Arcadia, Westby, and others remain sidelined, this week we get back West Salem, De…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 10/7/2020 While winter sports officially are scheduled to happen in WIAA schools this year, we’ve become used to news changing on a day-to-day basis this year. Whatever ultimately happens here in Wisconsin, down in Florida an annual event that has recently featured a few La Crosse Central teams is off. The…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 10/7/2020 Green Bay’s tight end depth took a hit this week, with the revelation that Josiah Deguara is out for the season after suffering a knee injury in Monday’s win over the Falcons. Deguara tore his ACL while blocking on a punt, and the rookie played 24 snaps in week one…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 10/7/2020 I consider myself a lucky guy. When I was in high school, I had the opportunity to compete at the state golf tournament in Madison as a part of a great St. Mary’s Springs team, despite the fact that as an individual I likely had no business at the time…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 10/6/2020 Giannis Antetokoumnpo was named the NBA’s MVP for the second straight season this year despite an earlier than expected playoff exit for the Bucks in the bubble. And now, another Buck is receiving an honor for their work off the court. The Bucks’ George Hill was one of five players…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 10/6/2020 Earlier last week, ESPN La Crosse ran a poll on Twitter, asking which Green Bay Packer player would receive the highest number of Aaron Rodgers targets against Atlanta with receivers Davante Adams and Allen Lazard both injured. 23.3% of voters said it would be tight end Robert Tonyan. And Big…… Continue Reading »
Adam Roberts – 10/5/2020 Despite missing out on the postseason due to injury, there was enough resume material from Brewers’ reliever Devin Williams this season to grant him the honor of best reliever in the league. MLB.com’s Adam McCalvy tweeted today that Williams had been bestowed the honor by a panel of writers, broadcasters, former players,…… Continue Reading »