The Cougars’ No. 1 doubles team of Hailey Smith and Taylor Storbakken and the No. 2 doubles team of Olivia Ehlers and Emily Reshower each won four matches without a loss. Craig’s No. 3 doubles team of Maggie Bolton and Lauden Rezai were 3-0.
P.J. Hill, the Badgers’ bulldozing running back rambled for 108 yards and a touchdown in the first quarter, on his way to 210 yards and two scores for the day as Wisconsin opened the 2008 season with a 38-17 victory over the pesky Akron Zips.
Parker High won eight of eleven events, swept three races and Michelle Kortyna had a hand in four of the victories as the Vikings blasted Beloit, 111-58, to open the 2008 girls swimming season with a Big Eight Conference victory.
Ethan Douglas swept end for 14 yards for the game-winning touchdown in the second overtime to lead Brodhead/Juda to a 13-10 nonconference victory in double overtime at Mayville on Friday night.
Eric Bryson did about everything Elkhorn High needed to open the 2008 football season with a victory.
Bryson completed 12 of 18 passes for 256 yards and three touchdowns and ran for 45 more yards, including a 29-yard touchdown, to lead the Elks to a 52-15 nonconference rout of visiting East Troy on Friday night.
Sadly, this year—whether they know it or not—voters may very well be deciding whether to do away with that sacred tradition when it comes to union organizing campaigns.
Reform legislation called the Employee Free Choice Act would give employees a fighting chance to regain some of their lost rights. This bill would mandate that an employer recognize the union if it obtains the signatures of a majority of employees. There would be no need for the long and costly—especially to the workers who are fired—election campaign.
The pendulum is moving the other way. In a survey released by Pew last week, a majority (52 percent) now want churches to keep out of politics. Here’s the surprising part: The greatest shift in opinion has occurred among conservatives.
The 30-mile state forest offers year-round recreation—beaches, hiking and cross-country skiing—but the best time for mountain bikers is the fall, local riders said.
When more than 100 laid-off workers in Albany and Orfordville look for new jobs after their plants close in coming weeks, they’ll encounter a market with more opportunities than years ago, one expert said.
A group of 75 riders steamed into the Kutter Harley-Davidson/Buell dealership to ride to Milwaukee this weekend to celebrate Harley-Davidson's 105th anniversary.
