SPORTS
Finding bliss
What happens when a professional athlete retires? Some get into media or entertainment, others move into the business world, while some split time between a variety of different endeavors. (subscriber access)
Skiing family
Rod Olson and son, Benjamin Olson, competed in the Wisconsin State 3-Event Waterski Championships July 21 in Oconomowoc. (subscriber access)
Golfing to battle cancer
The Northwood Ladies League donned pink and took to the greens last week for their annual breast cancer fundraiser at the Northwood Golf Club. (subscriber access)
Hodag BMX shows off West Side track in weekend races
Rhinelander BMX track operator Rob Deede had to pause to catch his breath after a race late Sunday afternoon, the last day of a long weekend at the track which included a Wisconsin BMX state qualifier and the club's biggest charitable event of the season. (subscriber access)
Snowhawks stifle Coaching All-Stars
LAKE TOMAHAWK - After starting the season 0-3, the Lake Tomahawk Snowhawks won back-to-back games and had a chance to get back to .500 on Monday against the Coaching All-Stars. (subscriber access)
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Romo brings competitive fire from the football field to the golf course at MCC
The WSGA State Amateur Championship at Minocqua Country Club featured some outstanding golfers, but the most famous player in the field made his bones in a different sport. (subscriber access)
Ott-lasting the field
MINOCQUA - Harrison Ott had already let two chances to win the 117th Wisconsin State Amateur slip away. (subscriber access)
Eichhorn maintains 1-stroke lead entering final round of State Am
After a big surge late in the third round, Hunter Eichhorn is atop the standings heading into the final round after shooting three-under for the day and 10-under for the tournament.
Eichhorn leads halfway through State Am
Hunter Eichhorn of Carney, Mich., was the only player in the field to post two rounds in the 60s. He leads at the halfway point of the tournament.
Local golfers struggle at State Am
The local flavor of the field in this year's Wisconsin State Amateur at Minocqua Country Club lasted exactly two days. Virtually every local player in the field was heading home early after failing to make the 36-hole cut Tuesday afternoon, which fell at 9-over-par.
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Busy week for Hodag BMX
Rob Deede doesn't mind a little downtime today at the Hodag BMX track. That's because it will be his one day off during the Hodag BMX Club's busiest week of the summer.
Photo: Haug gets first ace
Tony Haug of Rhinelander recorded a hole-in-one at Rhinelander Country Club during men's league play Thursday, July 19.
Decker, Longbella share lead following opening round of Wisconsin State Am
The 117th Wisconsin State Golf Association Amateur State Championship began on Monday at Minocqua Country Club. After 18 holes of golf there is a tie atop the leaderboard as Middleton's Johnny Decker and Thomas Longbella of Chippewa Falls both finished the first round with a 66 and 6-under par.
Stunning Saturday
The Rebels lost an 8-6 decision to the Typhoon, but then were stunned 4-2 by Northwoods Saturday at Stafford Field. Just like that, a team that had lost only once during the regular season, lost double that in a single day and bowed out in last place of the four-team, …
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