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Hall homers in ninth, Brewers beat Cardinals 4-3
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Submitted: 07/22/2008 |
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ST. LOUIS, MO - Bill Hall homered to snap a late-inning tie for the second straight game and the Milwaukee Brewers also caught up with Kyle Lohse, beating the St. Louis Cardinals and their surprise ace 4-3 for their sixth straight victory Tuesday night. Ryan Ludwick hit the longest home run at 3-year-old Busch Stadium for the Cardinals, who have lost two straight after winning five in a row.
But Lohse tired in the last two innings of an eight-inning outing, squandering a three-run lead and missing a chance to win his 10th straight decision. The Brewers bunched all but one of their seven hits off the right-hander in the seventh and eighth. They tied the game with two runs in the eighth on an RBI single by Rickie Weeks and a run-scoring single by J.J. Hardy in consecutive at-bats. (Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
Story By: Associated Press
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Coach with cerebral palsy teaches kids basketball
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Submitted: 07/20/2008 |
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RHINELANDER - Chris Engstrom is an assistant coach and team manager for the UW-Green Bay women's basketball team. Last week she hosted a camp in Rhinelander.
Says Chris Engstrom-"Basketball has been my passion for as long as I can remember."
The Rhinelander native is living with Quadriplegic Cerebral Palsy and isn't letting her disability keep her off the court.
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Tomahawk man races a 57' Chevy
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Submitted: 07/20/2008 |
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TOMAHAWK - Keith Troutman won three track Championships driving a four cylinder bandits car at Tomahawk Speedway.
After a brief move up to a modified the Tomahawk native is now making left turns in a car that is truly turning heads.
It's not grease lightning on the Tomahawk Speedway track Friday nights but it is a 57' Chevy owned and driven by Keith Troutman.
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Dennis Rhyner Chases Watercross World Championship
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Submitted: 07/13/2008 |
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MERRILL, WI - Snowmobiles on the water?
A crazy concept to some but one that intrigued Dennis Rhyner of Merrill.
Dennis Rhyner, IWA Points Champ - "I started going to Grantsburg about 20 years ago and watching a bunch of our friends and after going there for about five years I told my brother in-law we gotta try this once."
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Qualifying for the Million Dollar Challenge
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Submitted: 07/11/2008 |
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ARBOR VITAE, WI - Qualifying is going on Saturday at Trout Lake Golf Club in Arbor Vitae and Pinewood Country Club in Harshaw.
There is also a putting contest to win ten thousand dollars.
Trout Lake Head Golf Pro Mike Osborne says it's not that hard to qualify.
Mike Osborn, Trout Lake Head Pro - "Yeah, you know to qualify really isn't that difficult. Most of the shots around the golf courses are going to be around 120 to 130 yards and it's only a buck a ticket so you can take as many as you want, you can qualify up to 5 times so then come on August 30th when we have the finals you'll have 5 shots to qualify down and shoot for the million."
St. Germain, Eagle River Golf Course, Timber Ridge and Plum Lake will also have qualifying days later this month and in August.
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Polzin Named as Successor to RHS Cross Country Program
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Submitted: 07/08/2008 |
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RHINELANDER - The RHS Activities Department has announced that Christine Polzin has been named as the new RHS Head Cross Country Coach.
Polzin replaces Mike Shay, who retired in late May after five years with the program.
Polzin is a faculty member at RHS and has served as an assistant coach for the RHS Track team since her arrival in the district.
“I’m very excited about her future in leading our cross country program,” said RHS Activities Director Justin Szews regarding the hire. “She’s taking over the program that has been bolster under five years of Coach Shay’s leadership. He did a very nice job of building up the program to where it needs to be.”
The Activities Department press release continues to say that Polzin compete in cross-country and track as a high school athlete and that she has worked as a wellness trained for the YMCA of the Northwoods.
Her transition appears as though it will be a smooth one. Both Polzin and Shay severed as assistants under Coach Jim Moore during the track season. Cross Country Assistant Coach Josh Jaeger also plans to stay on board in 2008.
“He did a nice job of spending a lot of time with Chirstine over the past year preparing for a transition,” said Szews regarding Shay. “Christine, in her own right, is going to do a great job of recruiting kids and keeping them excited about cross country. She’s got a great rapport with kids.”
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Clapper Regretfully Resigns as Gymnastics Coach
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Submitted: 07/08/2008 |
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RHINELANDER - Times come in the course of one’s life where somethings have to give. For coach Justin Clapper, regretfully, that something was the head coaching position of the RHS Gymnastics team.
When contacted by HodagSports.com on Monday, Clapper cited that some areas outside of coaching had taken a greater precedent over the last few months. That meant he would not be able to give the team his best effort.
“Due to not being able to make the best of time into the sport for what the girls deserve,” Clapper elaborated on his reasons to step down. “I’m unable to make that time commitment, I feel. I just feel the need to step down.”
Clapper would have been entering his third season at the helm of the RHS Gymnastics program. His teams finished fifth and fourth in the Wisconsin Valley Conference Meet in his two years as coach. He had two state qualifiers with Brittany Terzinski in 2007 and Stephanie Walker in 2008.
Clapper added that he had been contemplating the move over the last few weeks, and that he had talked with RHS Activities Director Justin Szews regarding what might happen.
Szews, who received an official resignation notice this past weekend, was saddened, but could understand the decision.
“I thanked him for his two years of service to our program,” Szews added. “It was very unexpected to hear to him talk about possibly hanging it up as our gymnastics coach. I think some of the skills and techniques he was well versed in were very beneficial to our program. It’s unfortunate.”
As far as the direction the program will head in, Szews says that the search will begin immediately for a new head gymnastics coach.
The team’s gymnastics camp, scheduled to begin on July 14, will still begin as scheduled with assistant coach Jen Pooch serving as the head instructor.
Clapper is confident that the program will carry on well.
“I know they will find another qualified coach to compete,” he said. “It’s going to be a talented team with great girls and I wish them nothing but the best.”
“I think we finished higher than expected over the last two seasons,” Clapper added when asked about the shape he felt he was leaving the team in. “They are a talented team. I think they’ve gotten stronger as a team and support each other. I’d like to tell you that I left the program better than when I took it, but only time will tell.”
Clapper does not plan to get out of coaching entirely. He plans to keep his skills sharp with a three-week trip to International Gymnastics School in Pennsylvania later this month.
He also hinted that he would like a head coaching position again, once things were more settled in his own life.
“Two years is not enough to even get a taste of what you have,” Clapper said candidly about his ability to leave a mark on the program.
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Packers talk to other teams about Brett Favre
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Submitted: 07/22/2008 |
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GREEN BAY - It appears the Packers are a step closer to parting ways with quarterback Brett Favre.
The NFL Network reports Green Bay has had discussions with several teams about their interest in trading for the retired quarterback.
According to the report the list is filled with AFC teams but does include one from the NFC.
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Packers' Jolly appears in Texas court after arrest
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Submitted: 07/22/2008 |
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MILWAUKEE - A hearing for Green Bay Packers defensive
lineman Johnny Jolly in Houston has been rescheduled for Aug. 27.
Jolly appeared in court Tuesday to deal with a felony drug possession charge.
A criminal complaint says he had at least 200
grams of codeine when he was arrested earlier this month.
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Brewers sign Braun's brother
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Submitted: 07/22/2008 |
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MILWAUKEE - The younger brother of Brewers slugger Ryan
Braun has signed with Milwaukee.
Steve Braun was not selected in June's amateur draft after finishing his senior season at the University of Maryland.
But the Brewers announced Tuesday they signed the 23-year-old second baseman to a free agent deal.
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Hall homers in 10th to lift Brewers over Cardinals
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Submitted: 07/21/2008 |
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ST. LOUIS, MO - Bill Hall homered leading off the 10th inning,
and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-3 Monday after squandering a ninth-inning lead.
Milwaukee is 4-0 on its seven-game trip and a National League best 35-19 since May 20.
The win moved the Brewers percentage
points ahead of St. Louis for second place in the NL Central behind Chicago.
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Rivera to retire as a Packer
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Submitted: 07/21/2008 |
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GREEN BAY - Former guard Marco Rivera informed the
Packers he plans to retire as a member of the team.
Packers general manager Ted Thompson said Monday that Rivera was the consummate professional who was a great model for his teammates.
Rivera spent nine seasons from 1996 to 2004 in Green Bay.
During his tenure with the team, Rivera played in 99 consecutive regular season games and was selected to three Pro Bowls.
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Johnson wins PGA event in Milwaukee
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Submitted: 07/20/2008 |
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MILWAUKEE - Richard S. Johnson of Sweden has won the U. S.
Bank Championship by a stroke for his first PGA Tour victory.
He birdied three of his last four holes Sunday for a 6-under-par 64.
He finished at 16-under 264 and became the seventh first-time winner on the tour this year.
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