Several local wrestlers who are part of the Neillsville-Greenwood-Loyal program competed in Dominate in the Dells, a USA Wrestling Folkstyle Tour of America event in Wisconsin Dells, on March 9 and 10. Kase Erickson wrestled in the 8U beginner division at 47-49 pounds, finishing first. He beat Owen Hansen of Waunakee by pin (0:42), then won against Jaxon Byrd of Illinois 12-5 and finally won against

Area track and field teams got started with the 2024 season this past week, participating in the Neillsville Indoor Invitational on March 15. Competing against seven teams, the Loyal girls placed third, while the rest of the boys and girls teams from Loyal, Greenwood and Granton placed at the bottom of the pack. Loyal track and field The Loyal girls had several first-place finishes at Neillsville.

Hello friends, My last trip was very physical, dangerous and an absolute blast. Every...

Hello friends, This week’s column is all over the map: good, bad, danger and sad! I have to be very vague to fit it all in! Saturday, Feb. 24 – High 40, low 26 The pups and I arrived in Kipling, Mich., which is on the north end of Little Bay de Noc, just as day became night. We actually arrived with a snowmobile in tow and were coming from another trip. There was not enough daylight to head

By Valorie Brecht The Loyal boys basketball team reached the end of their season after losing to a familiar foe, Columbus Catholic, in the second round of the WIAA Division 5 playoffs. The Greyhounds traveled to Marshfield Friday, hungry for a win after losing to the Dons twice in the regular season, the first time, Dec. 21, with a score of 81-42. As a testament to how much the Greyhounds improved

By Valorie Brecht The Loyal girls basketball team has ended its season, after losing in the second round of the WIAA playoffs. Last Friday, the girls traveled to Athens to face the Bluejays, who were the number-four seed in the playoff bracket while Loyal was number five. The Bluejays got out to a quick lead and didn’t look back, putting up 33 points in the first half compared to Loyal’s 11.

By Cheyenne Thomas In 1995, Greenwood High School produced a solid girls basketball team that went all the way to the semifinals in the WIAA Division 2 playoffs. Led by the likes of Janalee Rondorf, Jenny Weyer and Jenni Mayenschein, the team had a very successful season, winning the Eastern Cloverbelt Conference that year with a 14-0 record and going on a 16-game winning streak before their first

By Valorie Brecht It takes a lot of dedication and effort to be successful as a student-athlete. When a studentathlete has a physical impairment, it makes success that much more challenging. However, it also makes it that much more rewarding. Case in point: Greenwood High School senior Andy Mitchell has not let his disability stop him from competing in and enjoying the sport of basketball. Mitchell

Five Seasons retreat center in Willard hosted its second annual Victory for Vets disc golf tournament and fundraiser on Feb. 24. The tournament saw 64 disc golfers play in five divisions: veterans male, advanced male, advanced female, novice male, and novice female. Disc golfers got to choose their division based on their skill level. The participation number was up from last year, when there

Hello friends, Seventeen years ago this week, I woke up on a frozen lake near Mellen and drove to the Florence Resource Center, where I had no idea how many people would attend a meeting about a thought I had to start an organization that would eventually be called KAMO (Kids And Mentors Outdoors), with the emphasis to get kids more involved outside. Mick Milner, Terry Stebers, Dwaine Drewa and Jeff