Hello friends, Just when I think my job could not be any more fun, it is. This week’s column is all over the map, as there is a lot to say and not enough space to say it. On Feb. 16, I arrived at The Waters Pub and Pier, which is the official headquarters for what I think may be the coolest fisheree in the state. It takes place over the course of two days. There were five bands playing on Friday

Three wrestlers from the Neillsville-Greenwood-Loyal (NGL) wrestling team will participate in the WIAA State Wrestling Tournament after placing in the top three at the WIAA Division 2 Sectionals held in Tomahawk on Feb. 17. Hudzon Sebesta-Opelt, Rydge Tibbett and Dane Luchterhand will compete in the state tournament at the Kohl Center at UWMadison from Feb. 22-24. At the sectional tournament,

In their first meeting this season, Owen-Withee controlled the paint against Loyal, winning by 19 points. Loyal was ready to not let that happen again as the Greyhounds hosted the Blackhawks on Feb. 13, getting inside much more frequently but also relying heavily on the 3-point shot. Both teams were deliberate as they looked to find any possible chink in the armor of their opponent. Jacob (“Mr.

Hello friends, Before I go any further with this week’s column, I would like to thank all of the good people who sent me emails and texts after the column my daughter Selina wrote, as well as the one I wrote about Selina. I would have to say Selina’s column was one of the top two or three with readers in the last 34 years. We speak every day, and she truly has become a woman of the Rocky Mountains.

The Neillsville-Greenwood-Loyal wrestling team competed at the WIAA Division 2 Regional at Medford Saturday and found success. Eight wrestlers placed high enough to advance to the sectional meet in Tomahawk this weekend, with three of those wrestlers claiming first place in their individual weight classes. First-place winners included Dane Luchterhand at 190 pounds, Jakob Luchterhand at 165

Hello friends, I have all the right tools to do some heavy-duty ice camping/fishing this winter and unfortunately keeping good ice has made ice travel (at least coming home alive) a bit of a challenge. One of my newest toys is the ION Alpha ice auger, and mine is with a 10-inch auger. Last winter I used an ION for the first time and was amazed at how easy and quiet it was to handle. I got an extra

By Valorie Brecht When the Spencer Rockets traveled to play the Greenwood Indians in boys basketball last week, the Rockets fired up, up and away as they increased the scoring gap between the two teams. Heading into the Feb. 8 game, Spencer had a 2-9 record while Greenwood had yet to tally a win in conference play. Spencer quickly went to work, with Sam Bezlyk hitting a jumper from the paint

The Neillsville-Greenwood-Loyal (NGL) wrestling team hosted the Cloverbelt Conference Tournament at home in Neillsville on Saturday, and walked away as champions, taking first place among the 10 wrestling programs represented. NGL also boasted four individual winners in their respective weight classes. Individual results for NGL were as follows. Adam Kautzer won the 132-pound weight class. He defeated

The Spencer/Columbus Catholic/Granton (SCG) wrestling team traveled a short distance to compete at the Cloverbelt Conference Tournament Saturday in Neillsville, with one wrestler taking second place in his weight category. Wyatt Karl of SCG took second in the 215-pound weight class, after losing to Axel Tegels of Cadott in the first-place match by fall (5:42). He pinned Aiden Burt of Abbotsford/

Cold shooting against a fast and scrappy Neillsville team brought an end to Loyal’s four-game winning streak last week Tuesday. The Greyhounds hosted the Warriors at home in what proved to be a challenging contest for Loyal. The game started slow as each team tried to find the other team’s weakness. The first three minutes saw a 3-3 tie on the scoreboard. A Jacob Schill 3-pointer, Reed Stieglitz