Sports
Arcadia area man Bob Steenlage has been selected to be enshrined in the Army Sports Hall of Fame. A native of Iowa, Steenlage has lived with his wife, Bobbi, in Arcadia for five decades. (Submitted photos)
Bob Steenlage’s life in wrestling is one like few others — a story of overcoming odds, battling through injuries and creating history along the way. His wholly unique path in wrestling is set to make one more stop later this year, when Steenlage is formally inducted into the Army Sports Hall of...
Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau pitcher Mitch Thell looked to throw to first for an out during his relief outing against Bangor this past Thursday. (Times photograph by Zach Rastall)
Last Monday and Tuesday, the G-E-T Post 354 19U Legion baseball team found themselves on both ends of doubleheader sweeps but secured a winning record on the week with a win over Bangor this past Thursday.
Post 354 swept Black River Falls at home before themselves getting swept by Tomah the...
Zach Rastall
When it comes to Wisconsin Badgers athletics, it still feels like all roads lead back to Barry Alvarez.
After Alvarez’s handpicked successor as athletic director, Chris McIntosh, flamed out in the role, the University Wisconsin–Madison decided to replace him with the man who would have likely been...
G-E-T third baseman Wyatt Oines fired toward first to get an out against Holmen on the road last week. (Times photograph by Zach Rastall)
Though plenty of sporting events around the area were axed due to another week of stormy weather, the Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau Post 354 Legion baseball team managed to squeeze in three games ahead of Fourth of July weekend.
G-E-T picked up a road win over Holmen and split a road doubleheader with...
Shandler Herman delivered a pitch in Pleasantville’s win over Ritter Hardware at the annual Pleasantville Lions Club Fourth of July tournament. Herman’s two-hitter was one of several standout pitching performances in the tournament, including a no-hitter by My Second Home’s Ethan Ringlien in the championship game. (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)
One of the top hurlers in the area came through for My Second Home as Ethan Ringlien threw a no-hitter in the championship game of the annual Pleasantville Lions Club Fourth of July Tournament on Sunday.
The tournament began Friday and concluded with the championship Sunday afternoon. The game...
Whitehall’s Jake Bjerke threw to first for an out early in the Whitetails’ game against Osseo last Tuesday. (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)
It looked like Whitehall’s losing streak could come to an end after the team scored three runs in the first three innings, while Osseo had trouble making contact against pitcher Tavian Shramek. However, the Merchants scored nine unanswered runs to beat the Whitetails last Tuesday.
Whitehall took...
Even though there has been an air of inevitability to the impending end of the Giannis Antetokounmpo era for a bit now, the fact that the reality has arrived brings about all sorts of emotions.
Most obviously, there is sadness and frustration that this day has come. Like many Bucks fans, I wanted...
Five teams are lined up to compete in the Pleasantville Lions Club’s annual Fourth of July men’s fastpitch softball tournament this weekend.
Play begins on Friday when Weiner’s Bar takes on Jacobson Electric at 6 p.m. My Second Home will play Pleasantville Lions Club in the nightcap.
Play...
After weeks of cancellations due to unfavorable weather, the Arcadia Post 17 Legion softball team was finally able to take to the diamond to play their first game of the summer, where they won in dominating fashion.
Post 17 turned a decisive advantage into a full-on blowout with a nine-run fifth-...
Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau senior Caiden Brady punctuated his Red Hawk baseball career by being named the 2026 Coulee Conference Pitcher of the Year. (Times photograph by Zach Rastall)
Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau’s Caiden Brady already solidified himself as the Red Hawks’ ace and a first-team all-conference talent during his breakout junior season. As a senior, he took the next step forward, becoming the top pitcher in the conference.
Brady was named the 2026 Coulee Conference...
