Area schools are weighing their options after Marshfi eld Clinic Health System (MCHS) announced it will no longer be providing athletic training services free of charge at over 30 local schools, including Greenwood, Loyal and Spencer. As reported by Nathaniel Underwood in the March 22 Tribune Phonograph, licensed athletic trainers through Marshfield Clinic currently provide on-site medical evaluations

The Spencer track and field team competed in its first meet of the season March 21 at the University of Wisconsin-Stout. The team faced off against more than 20 teams at the invite, participating to start gaining the experience they will need in the outdoor track season. Only a few individuals on the boys and girls teams managed to place in the top eight to score points. Kyle Nieman placed the

As the Greenwood School District continues to pursue its goal of excellence across all of the programs and activities it offers, the school board is now considering a drug testing policy that would hold its student-athletes and club members to a higher standard. The board was presented with a first draft of the policy during its March 22 meeting, and will be going over the details about the policy

The Greenwood, Loyal and Neillsville district administrators met last week to discuss options for sharing athletic training services. “We’re just looking at different ways to tackle this,” said Lindner. “We don’t know what we’re doing yet.” Lindner said one of the challenges with sharing with other school districts is scheduling and figuring out who gets the athletic trainer