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LOCAL SPORTS
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ONEIDA COUNTY - Outdoor sports in the Northwoods draw thousands of people to its lakes, streams, and ponds each year.
This year one of those popular sports seasons will be extended by two weeks.
"Historically inland trout season closed on September 30th, and beginning this year it will be open for another two weeks until October 15th," said DNR Fisheries Biologist John Kubisiak.
The DNR hopes that extra time will give trout fishermen a few more opportunities.
"The main goal was to simplify the number of regulations and number of regulation categories, increase opportunities where we could to try to just make it easier for anglers to get out and fish," said Kubisiak.
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RHINELANDER - Rhinelander hosted the high school girl's tennis conference meet Saturday morning.
Rhinelander claimed their 7th straight Great Northern Conference title. Lakeland Union took second and Antigo took third. Congratulations to all the players.
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ANTIGO - November 12, 1976, was an important day in Antigo football history.
Nearly four decades have passed since that date, but the memories of Antigo's 1976 state championship are still crystal clear.
And the Red Robins made more memories on Saturday when they honored the players, coaches, and personnel from that team.
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NORTHWOODS - Rib Lake/Prentice traveled to Stratford. Stratford stays undefeated, winning this one, 35-0.
Staying in the Marawood conference, Edgar took on Marathon and Marathon won, 21-9.
Amherst went to Rhinelander and shut out the Hodags, 64-0.
Crandon went to Wabeno to take on the Rebels for their big rivalry game. Crandon fell to Laona/Wabeno 24-20.
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ONEIDA COUNTY - You can find silent sports trails all around the Northwoods, and the new Rhinelander Mountain Biking Team is putting them to good use.
The team welcomes riders from all over the Northwoods, giving them a local outlet they didn't have before. In the past, the closest team was down south in Wausau.
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PEARSON - Going out for a run or a bike ride by yourself sounds like fun for a lot of people. But some people want to add to the experience and take their dogs with them.
The Dog Powered Sports 101 training event was held in Pearson Sunday afternoon. With a lot of the dogs being husky breeds, the weather was a little too hot and the dogs' safety is always top priority.
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LONG LAKE - Many Wisconsin residents spend their September afternoons cheering on the Badgers football team, but for some trap shooters in Florence County, the best days are spent at the range.
The Big 4+ Sportsman's Club in Long Lake held its annual fall trap shoot Saturday afternoon, and club leaders say it's the perfect event for new shooters.
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REGIONAL SPORTS
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THREE LAKES - Wisconsin Badger basketball fans know their team plays old-school, fundamental hoops.
It's something of a lost art, but high school coaches hope to bring it back.
So Monday former Badger basketball standout Brian Butch offered to help, teaching kids in Three Lakes the skills he focused on as a kid.
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GREEN BAY - The Packers completed their second week of organized team activities this past week.
Green Bay is using some new drills too.
That's because the wide receiving squad has a new coach.
Luke Getsy is using bricks, Nerf balls, and juggling as tools for drills.
The Packers wide receiving core struggled last year.
Randall Cobb thinks the new mentality will help.
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GREEN BAY - The 2016 NFL Draft wrapped up Saturday.
The Green Bay Packers added seven players to their team:
Round one: Kenny Clark, DT, UCLA Round two: Jason Spriggs, OT, Indiana Round three: Kyler Fackrell, LB Utah St. Round four: Blake Martinez, LB, Stanford; Dean Lowry, DE, Northwestern Round five: Trevor Davis, WR, California Round six: Kyle Murphy, OT, Stanford
The smallest player out of the group stands at 6'1"
Thompson says adding bulk was one of their goals.
"There are things you'd like to add to your team," says General Manager Ted Thompson. "Athletic ability, size, that sort of thing. We do think we were able to do that [Saturday]. You don't have to be big to play in the NFL, but it helps, and we were able to get some bigs on both sides of the ball."
It takes a lot of planning and focus to draft well, but Ted says the process is still far from over.
"It's easy to sit here and proclaim 'okay, everything's good,'" says Thompson. "Quite frankly, everything is just getting started. We've got an extraordinary amount of work and people to talk to and things to see over the course of the next 24-48 hours to get to the point where you start winding up the roster from the draft itself."
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MILWAUKEE - Adeiny Hechavarria had four hits, including one of four Miami solo home runs, to help the Marlins beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-5 on Saturday night.
Giancarlo Stanton, Derek Dietrich and Marcell Ozuna also homered as Miami won its seventh consecutive game. It is the longest winning streak for Miami since it won seven consecutive games May 1-7, 2012. The Marlins are 12-11, the first time they have been over .500 since being 64-63 on Aug. 22, 2014.
Wei-Yin Chen (2-1) allowed three runs with two walks and four strikeouts one night after the team took a combined no-hitter into the ninth inning.
David Phelps pitched the ninth for his first save of the season.
Milwaukee starter Chase Anderson (1-3) had his third consecutive subpar outing, allowing six runs in just 4 1/3 innings.
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MILWAUKEE - Maikel Franco homered twice and Aaron Nola pitched seven strong innings as the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 5-2 on Friday night.
The Phillies snapped a seven-game losing streak to the Brewers.
Franco hit a two-run home run in the fifth to give Philadelphia a 4-1 lead. He blasted a solo shot over the Brewers bullpen in left in the seventh to stake the Phillies to a four-run lead.
Nola (1-2) allowed four hits and retired 11 consecutive batters at one point and 16 of 17 to close out his outing.
Milwaukee starter Zach Davies (0-2) surrendered four runs and nine hits over six innings.
The Brewers took a 1-0 lead in the first on Chris Carter's run-scoring single. The Phillies tied the game in the fourth on Darin Ruf's RBI single.
The Brewers added a run in the ninth on consecutive doubles by Carter and Aaron Hill.
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ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI - Jaime Garcia pitched a one-hitter, allowing only Domingo Santana's lined single into right field with two outs in the sixth inning, as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-0 Thursday.
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MILWAUKEE - Jimmy Nelson struck out nine in six innings, and the Milwaukee Brewers took advantage of early wildness by Houston ace Dallas Keuchel in a 3-2 win over the Astros on Sunday.
The AL Cy Young Award winner walked four in the first inning and gave up a two-run single to Aaron Hill. Keuchel (1-1) left with two outs in the sixth with a career high-tying six walks, including an intentional pass to Ryan Braun in the fourth.
Domingo Santana added an RBI double in the fourth for rebuilding Milwaukee, which took two of three in the interleague series against the AL West contenders.
Nelson (1-1) settled down after allowing a leadoff homer to deep left to Jose Altuve on the game's first pitch. Jeremy Jeffress pitched a perfect ninth for his third save.
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