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Doughty commits to play volleyball St. Cloud State
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Submitted: 08/30/2010 |
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TOMAHAWK - Tomahawk senior Kaitlin Doughty verbally committed to play volleyball at the next level. The Hatchets outside hitter will take her talents to Division two Saint Cloud State next year on a full scholarship. Doughty led Tomahawk to a 44-5 overall record last season as well as a trip to the state tournament in Green Bay. She will officially sign her letter of intent in November after the season ends and feels playing for the Huskies is the right fit. "I have looked at a few different schools and I went there and I really loved it and they did offer me a full ride and yeah, that's another perk, says Tomahawk senior Kaitlin Doughty. "That was pretty nice but I really liked the school, I liked the coach. I like the players and the atmosphere. It's not too far from home so it's nice."
Story By: Newswatch 12 Sports
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WJFW TV-12 Sports Team
Matt Thompson
Sports Director
mthompson@wjfw.com
Sports Director Matt Thompson joined Newswatch 12 in July, 2003.
Matt came to the Northwoods from WGBA-TV in Green Bay where he was the sports reporter/fill-in anchor since 1998. "I had been vacationing in the Northwoods for the last 13 years so I figured I might as well live the good life all the time."
Matt is from Madison and can't think of a better sports state than Wisconsin. "The passion Wisconsinites have for sports is unmatched."
His true passion is breaking stories. "People watch sports for highlights. Viewers remember sports for great stories. That's my philosophy."
Matt spends most of his time away from work watching SpongeBob with his wife and three kids. "I know it's a kids show but I love it. Just about every time one of my teams lose I say "Barnacles" on the air."
You can watch Matt every weeknight on Newswatch 12 at six and ten, and in the morning on Newswatch 12 Today.
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Lee DeJarlais
Weekend Sports Anchor, Reporter
ldejarlais@wjfw.com
Lee DeJarlais joined the Newswatch 12 sports team in November 2009 as the Weekend Sports Anchor/Reporter.
Before coming to the Northwoods, he interned at WQOW in Eau Claire during the summer of 2007. Immediately following the internship Lee was hired as a sports photographer and worked his way into sports reporting and fill-in anchoring until November 2009. Born and raised in Marshfield, he is now happy to call the Northwoods home.
Lee has always loved playing sports, so he decided to take his love into his career. Lee graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire in 2008 with a B.A. in Broadcast Journalism and a minor in Kinesiology. During college, he was also the sports anchor of the University’s news show.
Lee is an avid sports fan, listing the Packers, Brewers, Bucks and Wild as his favorite teams. Sports have always been a big part of Lee’s life. He was a three-sport athlete (football, basketball and baseball) at Marshfield High School, including winning back-to-back division 1 state championships in football in 2001 and 2002.
When he’s not working, he enjoys spending time with his friends and family, traveling, reading, watching movies and of course sports. You can also find him playing basketball or working out at the local YMCA.
If you see Lee out on a shoot, feel free to strike up a conversation with him and email him any sports story ideas you may have.
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Player of the Week candidates are revealed
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Submitted: 08/30/2010 |
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RHINELANDER - The first week of high school football is in the history books. Now it's time to reveal four of the best performances from week one, and you the viewer will decide the weekly winner.
In no particular order the first nominee is Sam Arneson of Merrill. The senior quarterback had a monster game. He rushed for 123 yards and two touchdowns. Arneson also threw for 147 yards and a td in the Bluejays 28-15 win over Lakeland Friday.
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Pointers Hall of Fame Adds Eight and Back-to-Back National Championship Teams
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Submitted: 08/30/2010 |
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STEVENS POINT - The UW-Stevens Point Athletic Hall of Fame will induct eight new members and the men’s basketball back-to-back national championship teams from 2004 & 2005 into the class of 2010. The group will be officially inducted at a banquet held October 23.
Individuals in this year’s class include former basketball coach Jack Bennett, basketball’s Nick Bennett, men’s hockey athlete Frank Cirone, former football and baseball player Jim Hansen, track & field runner Chris Horvath, women’s soccer athlete Michelle Jacob, basketball standout Jason Kalsow and track & field and cross country’s Rebecca (Leback) Suehring. Also in this year’s class are the 2003-04 and 2004-05 Men’s Basketball National Championship Teams.
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Rhinelander names a new head boys basketball coach
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Submitted: 08/27/2010 |
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RHINELANDER - The Rhinelander Hodags named Derek Lemmens their new head basketball coach of the boys team.
Lemmens graduated from Rhinelander high school in 2001. He spent last year as an assistant coach at Wisconsin Rapids and was an assistant for the Hodags the previous season. He replaces Rich Fortier who left Rhinelander to become the principal at Arbor Vitae Woodruff elementary school. Lemmens will also teach 4th grade at Central Elementary in Rhinelander.
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Pigskin Preview-Edgar Wildcats
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Submitted: 08/26/2010 |
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EDGAR - Edgar has an extra bounce in its step at practice. The Wildcats won the school's fifth state championship last season. The day after bringing the gold trophy home, the team was already thinking about this year.
"Friday morning after last season's state championship game we had some guys that are current seniors that were in the weight room at 6:00 a.m., 6:15 a.m. the very next day," says Edgar Head Coach Jerry Sinz. "We never told them to come in. They were just in there."
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Pigskin Preview-Chequamegon Screaming Eagles
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Submitted: 08/25/2010 |
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PARK FALLS - There's no place to go but up for the Chequamegon football team. They finished with a 0-9 record last season. Now the Screaming Eagles are looking to bounce back by getting back to the basics.
"Back to the fundamentals," says Chequamegon Head Coach Jeff Trochil. "We really stress doing the little things correctly."
"Everyone expects the Chequamegon football team, they're not going to do real well because we went 0-9 last year, but we look a lot sharper than last year," adds Chequamegon Senior Christian Newbury.
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