Area Sports

Youth and adults gathered at the Almena Shooting Range for the Almena Sportman’s Club Family Fun Day Sunday, August 15. Some of the events included a running deer target, trap shoot, bench shooting, mechanical targets amd pistol Bingo. The event began at 10:00 a.m. and concluded with the Summer Trap League awards presentation and raffle…

The Laker football program was represented this past weekend at the 44th Annual Wisconsin Football Coaches Association annual All-Star game featuring teams from the North and the South. Coach Trent Nyhus and 2021 Laker Kody Nitchey were a part of the North team. Coaches and players from Divisions 4 through 7 were represented in a…

The 3rd/4th grade Booster Club boys baseball team closed out their 2021 season recently with a game in Cumberland. The boys displayed improvement throughout the year while competing in weekly games and weekend tournaments. Members of the team include, front row, left to right: Blake Bever, Justin Gaede, Braxton Brunclik, Kegan Miller, Marshall Kurschner, Gabe…

The Rice Lake Curling Club started a youth curling program, which is open to children ages six to eighteen. Barron Electric Cooperative recently donated $500 to the Rice Lake Curling Club to help pay for equipment for youth including brooms, shoes, safety headgear, and stopwatches.

     Six Clayton/Turtle Lake baseball players were named to the 2021 West Lakeland All-Conference Softball team. Sophia Ellis and Grace King were named to first team. Abbie Schradle, Corey Leslie and Rhea Bodsberg were named to second team and Morgan Mrdutt received honorable mention honors. SEE COMPLETE STORY IN THE TIMES OR READ ONLINE WITH PAID…

     Three Clayton/Turtle Lake baseball players were named to the 2021 West Lakeland All-Conference Baseball team.      For Clayton/Turtle Lake Brendan Strenke was voted first-team all-conference while Kody Nitchey and Blake Thill were voted second team. SEE COMPLETE STORY IN THE TIMES OR READ ONLINE WITH PAID SUBSCRIPTION.

     Senior Lexie Simeon finished her track and field career on top of the podium at the WIAA State Track and Field Meet. Simeon placed fourth in the high jump to make the podium. She also competed in the 100-meter, 200-meter and 400-meter dashes. SEE COMPLETE STORY IN THE TIMES OR READ ONLINE WITH PAID SUBSCRIPTION.

     The 1-seeded St. Croix Falls Saints scored three times in the bottom of the first and rode the lead to a three-hit, 10-0, six-inning win in round two of the WIAA Division 3 boys baseball playoffs Tuesday, June 15 over 5-seeded TC. SEE COMPLETE STORY IN THE TIMES OR READ ONLINE WITH PAID SUBSCRIPTION.

     Lexie Simeon and Mariah Thill have qualified for the 2021 WIAA State Track and Field Meet that will be held on Thursday, June 24th in La Crosse at Veterans Memorial Stadium, UW-La Crosse. Events on Thursday will start at 11:00 a.m. Simeon qualified in the 100m, 200m and 400m dashes and the high jump. Thill qualified…